As winter sports wrap up, spring sports are just ahead. The Lady Warriors are gearing up for what they hope is another successful season. Head Coach Tim Wesesky and assistant Kyle Eyerly are back again this year to lead the Lady Warriors. Chad Koleno, Tim Eyerly, and Todd Bainey are returning as volunteer assistant coaches, and they welcome Haley McCracken as the new volunteer assistant.
After successful 2024 and 2025 seasons, Coach Wesesky is entering his third season as head coach with excitement. He states, “ As always, I am excited to see the team and players be successful. We strive to set the team and players up for success, and I am excited to get that started. I am also super excited to see how far this team can go. We again are full of talent and potentional and if we work as one unit and put all of that together, we should do great things. I really look forward to that!”
The 2025 season ended for the team in the District 6 semi-finals. Although the team is bringing back the majority of its roster, they have lost three valuable players who played a role in the team’s past success. The team is looking to fill those positions and come back stronger this year.
The team is led by five returning seniors: Cheyanne Bush, Gracie Eyerly, Bella Koleno, Mackenzie MacTavish, and Haley Woodling. They have all held key positions in the past seasons.
Behind them is a small but valuable junior class: Elaina Sabol and Shasta Manahan will return to the roster. The team will also welcomejJunior Montgomery Van Buskirk back to the program.
Underclassmen Megan Eyerly and Bella Nelson are set to fill the key position on the mound. Sophomore Lindsay Baniey will return after a successful season defensively and offensively for the Lady Warriors.
To round up the roster, the Lady Warriors will bring up freshmen Aubrey Chukto, Sofia McCracken, and Finley O’Hare. After leading the junior high team, they are promising players who will fill the gaps of the 2025 graduating class.
The Lady Warrior’s season didn’t start on the official day set by the PIAA. Players had an opportunity to get off-season work done throughout the fall and winter months at open gyms and returned to the Windber Winter League, where they got live playing time against great teams all over the state. Before their game schedule officially kicks off, they have preseason scrimmages scheduled against Philipsburg-Oseola and Bellwood-Antis. Both teams will face off in the regular season.
The Lady Warriors have a tough schedule ahead of them, but they start their season at home against an ICC North rival, the Glendale Vikings. Come out and support the team on Thursday, March 19th, at 4:30 PM.
