IN Peters Township August/September 2019 | Page 50

A WINNING COACH
After more
than four
decades of
coaching and
teaching, Joe
Maize retires
as head coach
for the Peters
Township
baseball team.
BY NICOLE TAFE
F
or the past 41 years, Joe Maize
has helped Peters Township High
School’s athletic program become
one of the top programs in the
WPIAL. This year, the award-winning baseball
coach will retire after more than four decades
of taking on many different roles, all while
being involved with the athletic department
throughout his entire PT career.
Maize has served the Peters Township
School District in the following roles: Physical
Education Teacher at PTMS (1978 to 1985),
Driver Education/PE teacher at Peters
Township HS (1986 to 2013), Assistant
Athletic Director under Jerry Debolt (1983 to
1986), Head Girls Basketball Coach (1978),
Head Middle School Boys Basketball Coach
(1979 to 1986), Head Softball Coach (1978
to 1984), Head Baseball Coach (1985 to
2019), Director of Athletics (1986 to 2006),
Middle School Boys Basketball Coach (2012
and 2013), 9th Grade Boys Soccer Coach
(2012 and 2013) and Faculty Manager at
PTHS (2006 to present).
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