Coaching changes at Coudersport

There's a coaching shakeup at Coudersport High School. Head football coach Paul Simcoe and long-time assistant Tom Russell made their retirement official at last week's school board meeting. Also stepping down are Chris Fink, varsity basketball; Gary Francis, girls' golf, and James Wilkinson, boys' golf. Even before Simcoe made it offi- cial, following record of 204- 78-8 over 29 years as head coach, speculation over who would succeed him focused on his youngest assistant coach, Brendon Hathaway. He's a high school English teacher who plans to apply for the position.