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Paul Zeise

Paul Zeise: High school and youth coaches deserve a lot better from parents

PITTSBURGH — Dana Petruska has been a high school coach for 37 years. She has won more than 500 games, a state championship as recently as 2018 and a Pennsylvania coach of the year award by state sports writers.

This year she had a frustrating year by her standards, and yet they went 18-9, were co-section title winners, made it to the quarterfinals of the WPIAL and played in the state playoffs.

That would be a banner year for most programs, but not for the program she has established.

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