![]() ![]() In all, Maize spent 41 years working with Peters Township athletics.Īmong his various jobs, he was the school’s athletic director from 1986-2006. Here’s his impressive letter reflecting on a long career at PT /87U8vF1RVm Maize won two #WPIAL titles but “more important than the number of wins and losses … I am proud of the way our players have represented our school district, our high school athletic program and our community.” “I started thinking this would be a nice way to go out,” said Maize, who was voted as this season’s section coach of the year. Nowadays, he said, fewer and fewer high school coaches are able to leave on a positive note. Maize started thinking about retirement last spring when he sat down with athletic director Brian Geyer for his year-end talk. He emphasized he felt no pressure to quit, but decided to step away after a strong 13-7 season and alongside a “fun group” of graduating seniors. He’s interested in working with the Miracle League of South Hills, a charity run by former MLB player Sean Casey, and might consider joining a WPIAL coaching staff as an assistant if the fit is right.īut after more than three decades leading Peters Township, Maize decided the time was right to leave the Indians to someone else. Maize has resigned as Peters Township’s baseball coach after 35 years, 422 wins and two WPIAL championships, but he’s confident the sport will remain part of his life. “I used to have it over our entrance way when you walked into our house, and my wife after about five years finally said that needs to go somewhere else,” he said with a laugh. A sign in Joe Maize’s game room reminds visitors that “Baseball Lives Here,” an item he picked up while visiting Cooperstown, N.Y. ![]()
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