Upper St. Clair Schools Name Danny Holzer Athletic Director

UPPER ST. CLAIR, PA — School directors have given boys basketball coach and longtime social studies teacher Danny Holzer a five-year contract to serve as the school district's athletic director. Holzer had been serving since interim athletic director since October.

“It is incredibly humbling to have this opportunity to give our student athletes and coaches all the support and positive guidance they need to be successful on and off the playing fields,” Holzer said in a district news release.

Holzer will continue to serve as the boys’ varsity basketball coach. Now in his 27th season as head coach, Holzer has led his teams to three WPIAL Championship titles, one WPIAL runner-up finish and eight sectiontitles. His teams have advanced to the playoffs 22 out of the past 26 years. This season, Mr. Holzer exceeded 450 career wins and the Panthers are currently in the race for the section title.

Holzer previously served as an assistant coach at Duquesne University, California University of Pennsylvania and his alma mater, Thomas Jefferson High School.

In high school, he was a three-year starter and continued his athletic career at Alliance College before earning a bachelor’s degree from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and a master’s degree from California University of Pennsylvania.

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