2 days ago
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — In an unofficial start to the football season, the Schuylkill County Football Coaches **** ociation hosted its 23rd annual Schuylkill League Football Media Day on Wednesday morning at the Schuylkill Haven Sports Performance Center.
The event has grown exponentially over the years and has become a staple of the local high school athletic scene, offering one of the few opportunities when all 14 coaches in the league are **** embled in one location.
"I think really the true benefit is, from the players' standpoint, getting them exposed to the media and to this type of setting and situation, I think helps them grow as leaders," said Mike Farr, Schuylkill Haven coach and leader of the Schuylkill County Football Coaches **** ociation.
"From the coaching standpoint, we have a lot of stuff going on. We have our physicals and all kinds of paperwork. All these media outlets coming after us every other day for information," he continued. "So, being able to get the media and the coaches in one place where we can kind of sort through the majority of that, I think, is really where the benefit comes in."
While it serves as an opportunity for student-athletes to get comfortable with interviews, it also allows first-year head coaches an opportunity to meet the media.
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The event has grown exponentially over the years and has become a staple of the local high school athletic scene, offering one of the few opportunities when all 14 coaches in the league are **** embled in one location.
"I think really the true benefit is, from the players' standpoint, getting them exposed to the media and to this type of setting and situation, I think helps them grow as leaders," said Mike Farr, Schuylkill Haven coach and leader of the Schuylkill County Football Coaches **** ociation.
"From the coaching standpoint, we have a lot of stuff going on. We have our physicals and all kinds of paperwork. All these media outlets coming after us every other day for information," he continued. "So, being able to get the media and the coaches in one place where we can kind of sort through the majority of that, I think, is really where the benefit comes in."
While it serves as an opportunity for student-athletes to get comfortable with interviews, it also allows first-year head coaches an opportunity to meet the media.
#schuylkill #think #association
1 month ago
An illegal immigrant truck driver who authorities said remained in the U.S. despite being ordered to leave has been charged in the death of a Pennsylvania State Police trooper who had recently moved home to help care for his mother during her cancer treatment.
The crash is the latest in a series of fatal wrecks involving noncitizen commercial truck drivers that have prompted the Trump administration to tighten commercial driver's license rules.
Michael E. Pahira Jr., 44, was conducting a commercial vehicle inspection along Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County on Wednesday morning when another semi-truck left the roadway, struck his marked patrol vehicle and the truck he was inspecting before hitting the trooper, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Both semi-truck caught fire after the crash. Pahira later died at a local hospital.
The driver, identified as 33-year-old Michael Bon, a Haitian national living in Brockton, Massachusetts, was charged with homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter, reckless driving and six additional lesser charges. He is being held at Schuylkill County Prison on $700,000 bail. His next court date is scheduled for July 15.
The Department of Homeland Security has lodged an immigration detainer against him.
The crash is the latest in a series of fatal wrecks involving noncitizen commercial truck drivers that have prompted the Trump administration to tighten commercial driver's license rules.
Michael E. Pahira Jr., 44, was conducting a commercial vehicle inspection along Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County on Wednesday morning when another semi-truck left the roadway, struck his marked patrol vehicle and the truck he was inspecting before hitting the trooper, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Both semi-truck caught fire after the crash. Pahira later died at a local hospital.
The driver, identified as 33-year-old Michael Bon, a Haitian national living in Brockton, Massachusetts, was charged with homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter, reckless driving and six additional lesser charges. He is being held at Schuylkill County Prison on $700,000 bail. His next court date is scheduled for July 15.
The Department of Homeland Security has lodged an immigration detainer against him.
