Skyler Eckenrode ~ Baseball Coach, Northern Cambria Roster
Coming off last year’s Heritage Conference title, I’m sure there will be plenty of people who understandably expect a weaker Colts squad this season, especially after graduating 10 seniors. This year’s team is ready for the challenge that comes with defending a title, and I expect them to be ready to do so when we take the field March 17th against Homer Center. The pitching staff returns 4 major contributing arms from years past with Reese Wagner, Levi Czar, Brady Hoover, and Zak Kirsch. If you throw strikes in high school baseball, a lot can go right, and with these 4, supplemented by Zach Cavallo and Connur Solley, our pitching staff will still be one of the better in the conference. The offense might not have the same level of pop as last year, but there are many ways to be a good offensive team. I think this team has plenty of fight in the batter’s box to make for tough outs. Kirsch, Czar, Wagner, Cavallo, Hoover, Parker Shutty and Braden Bougher have experience in big games and put in a lot of work this offseason, from the weight room to the field, in an effort to play again under the lights in May for shot to repeat.

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Kandi McCabe ~ Softball Coach, Northern Cambria
Our girls have been working very hard in the off season to improve themselves as well as their team. We are hoping their hard work pays off as we go through our season this year. The Heritage is such a tough conference with many very good teams so our girls are going to have to work just as hard and prove what kind of talent they have. We have challenged our girls this year and are hoping they can rise to that challenge and see that hard work does pay off. We only lost 2 seniors last year and we only have 2 seniors this year, so our team will be young, but full of talent. We have a few freshmen that are going to make a big impact on our team this year. Our pitching should be strong as well as they have been working very hard in the off season on a weekly basis. Hitting will be key for us this year.
Roster – (Grade, Last name, First name, Jersey #)
12 Mitory Julia #17
12 Yahner Alyssa #11
11 Formeck Makayla #6
11 Fox Alexa #2
11 Hollingsworth Devany #8
11 Lockard Ashley #15
11 Messina Ava #13
11 Pattison Braelyn #3
11 Vasil Lainey #1
10 Davis Chloe #4
10 Rylee Hassen #14
10 Price Madison #10
10 Receskey Elizabeth
10 Winings Chloe
9 Bernecky Quinn
9 Czar Eva
9 McCabe Izzy
9 Weller Alayna

Derek Bearer ~ Boys Track and Field, Northern Cambria
For the first time in my 6 years we have a roster of over 30 kids. We have a good mix of some very experienced returners coming back and some young/new athletes who will be able to grow and help out the team this year. As far as returning student-athletes, we return Junior Daniel Farrell who is the defending district champion in the triple jump. He also placed 3rd at the state track meet last season. As well as Junior Tommy Costello and Senior Parker Shutty who placed 4th and 5th respectively in the Javelin at Districts last season. Junior Levi Czar will be back hoping to make a run at the finals at districts in the 100m as well as part of the 4x100m relay with teammates Zak Kirsch, Daniel Farrell, and Colton Brawley. An outlook on our season is that we are going to be very competitive. We will need some young guys such as sophomores Nick Arotin and Dylan Bodek, and freshmen Colten Brawley, Simon Meese, and Wesley Vella to grow and get better as the season goes. Along with those young guys we need to bring along some newer guys to the sport. Juniors Zak Kirsch, Joey Buterbaugh, Braydon Lamont, and Jude Dumm will have to also have to grow and step up if we want to compete for a conference title this season.
Name Grade
Nicholas Arotin 10
Wyatt Barr 9
Lucas Blickenderfer 11
Dylan Bodek 10
Jacob Booterbaugh 9
Tim Born 9
Colton Brawley 9
Joseph Buterbugh 11
Thomas Costello 11
Levi Czar 11
Issac Depetro 9
Jude Dumm 11
Daniel Farrell 11
Brayden Lamont 11
Levi Lanzendorfer 10
Tyler McCreery 12
Simon Meese 9
Zakari Nagle 9
Zander Nagle 9
Connor Riddell 9
Parker Shutty 12
Logan Smarsh 10
Wesley Vella 9
Matthew Yuhas 9
Aiden Rezk 12
Nolan Wargo 12
Darrien Coryle 11
Ace Drumm 11
Ben Shutty 11
Orlando Vazquez 10
Maddix Gracey 12
Greg Hassen 11
Lucas Prasko 12
Camryn Slasky 11
Zach Kirsch 11
Hunter Smith 11
Matt Allen 12
Zach Bradley 11

Jennifer Zeanchock and Jim Rocco ~ Girls Track and Field, Northern Cambria
The Northern Cambria Girls Varsity Track team is excited to kick off a new season with strong momentum and one of the largest rosters in years. The team is led by its only senior, Emilee Depetro, who is committed to continuing her academic and athletic career at Seton Hill University. Emilee’s dedication and leadership make her a role model both on and off the track. She exemplifies what it means to be a strong competitor With a deep lineup, renewed energy, and growing participation, the program looks forward to continued improvement and competitive success throughout the season. The coaching staff is proud of the effort the athletes have already shown and is eager to see what this group will accomplish. This year’s team features several returning letter winners, whose experience will be key in leading a talented group of underclassmen. Among these returning athletes are Alexa Fox, Alyssa Depetro, Ava Messina, Sophie Fry, and Larissa Dolney, all of whom made significant contributions to the team last season. Their dedication and skills will play an important role in team spirit and competitive performance. Overall, the coaching staff is enthusiastic about the potential of this dynamic group and eagerly anticipates their accomplishments this season.
Name Grade
Emilee Depetro 12

Chloe Davis 11
Alyssa Depetro 11
Alexa Fox 11
Aadyn Hoover 11
Elle Karlheim 11
Ava Messina 11
Emma Neff 11
Ava Paronish 11
Lainey Vasil 11

Larissa Dolney 10
Sophia Fry 10
Camryn Venesky 10
Abby Dumm 10
Lizzy Recesky 10
Chloe Winnings 10

Ava Kirsch 9
Allie Lieb 9
Emmy McCracken 9
Avery Shutty 9
Maycee Weakland 9

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