Smoke Under the Teepee

SMACKDOWN

Last week, a board member from the Shamokin Area School District made a motion to open the football job in the middle of the season. In yesterday's editoral in the News-Item, the same board member was chastised for not asking the really question about the school district's computer security. Here is the link to the article.

IN MEMORIUM

On September 14th, former Shamokin Area head football coach Jack Murdock passed away in Charlotte, VT. He was two days shy of his 77th birthday. Murdock known for his drill intructer type behavior coached the Indians in the mid-1980's and was replaced by current head coach Dave Zielinskie when Murdock decided to return to the college ranks in Massachusetts. Always colorful and a favorite of his players, fans will remember a lockroom fire and the police protection at a game against Mount Carmel. To this day, Mount Carmel fans remember the Indians arriving at the Silver Bowl moments before game time and taking the field.

Here is link to Coach Murdock's obituary and guestbook.