On Phoenixville hiring Randy Reber

Phoenixville High School’s hiring of longtime St. Pius X basketball coach Randy Reber seems like a really positive move from all angles.
Reber is familiar with the area since he grew up here and played sports in the area. He has coached his whole life at Pius X and still enjoys coaching despite his many years facing the rigors of the time-consuming job.
I feel this is somewhat of a steal for Phoenixville to get someone of Reber’s ilk in terms of experience and success. Hopefully, he will bring the much-needed stability to the job that has faced transition and turmoil in the past few years.
Reber brings with him 35 years of experience, including 27 as a head coach. He has coached both boys basketball and girls basketball at St. Pius X, which closed in 2010 to merge with Kennedy-Kenrick to form Pope John Paul II in Upper Providence for the start of the 2010-11 campaign.
While at Pius X, Reber was fortunate to have a number of talented players from the Phoenixville area on his ballclubs. He said now the situation has changed. Instead of trying to lure players away from Phoenixville, he wants them to stay at home to play at the public school for him and his staff of Cal Benfield, Lew Hoffman and Dave Staten.

Janet L. Fritsch to retire

Spring-Ford Area High School administrative assistant, better known as athletic secretary, Janet L. Fritsch is retiring at the end of the 2010 school year. She will be leaving her job as of July 1.
Fritsch has been a valuable asset to current Spring-Ford athletic director Mickey McDaniel and his predecessors as well as other members of the Spring-Ford staff for 30 years. Prior to that time, she spent 10 years serving the Boyertown School District.
Fritsch has assumed a variety of duties, including keeping track of the schedule of the many scholastic events that are held throughout the school year and her voice was heard on the Spring-Ford Hotline.
Fritsch was recognized during Tuesday night’s Spring-Ford Senior Athletic Banquet held at The Radisson Hotel Valley Forge in King of Prussia.
Her work in a variety of areas, including with local members of the media covering sports at Spring-Ford and the rest of the Pioneer Athletic Conference, will be missed.