Panama senior Brandon Keefe just lately signed a signature kind to attend the College of St. John Fisher and pitching for the Cardinals observe staff. Pictured, entrance, from left, are: Dan Keefe, Brandon's father; Brandon Keefe; and Helen Keefe, Brandon's mom. Within the again are: Aaron Wolfe, Panama superintendent; Chris Payne, Panama athletic director; Pam Warner and Dave Becker, Clymer/Sherman/Panama observe and discipline coaches; and Scott Costantini, director of Panama. Payne served as Panama's athletic director by the top of the 2023-24 college 12 months.
PANAMA — Panama Central Excessive Faculty just lately crammed the place of athletic director together with hiring a brand new bodily training and science trainer.
Former athletic director Chris Payne retired on the finish of the earlier college 12 months, however Superintendent Aaron Wolfe mentioned he continued to assist and fill that function for this 12 months.
“It served us one other 12 months which we have been very grateful for,” Wolfe mentioned. “He actually believes in Panama blue and he confirmed us that by being prepared to assist us this 12 months.”
Payne crammed in and continued to educate the college for the ultimate college 12 months. The place of athletic director is to be taken over by one other Panama trainer for subsequent 12 months, Ed Nelson. Wolfe mentioned Payne has mentored Nelson in current months to assist make a clean transition.
The varsity has additionally just lately employed a number of new academics.
“We just lately employed a number of new academics, together with Madeline Bowen to be our PE trainer and Beth Styers for s,” Wolfe mentioned. “We additionally employed two extra academics and two new bus drivers.”
Along with a brand new athletic director and bodily training trainer, different athletic division focuses for the college have targeted on current points with drainage and weeds on the baseball and softball fields.
“Our property is at a excessive to low elevation, so we've had points with drainage particularly on the baseball discipline,” Wolfe mentioned. “Weeds have additionally been a problem, particularly after the moist spring we simply had. It was a problem to maintain our pitches dry sufficient to play on.”