Girls Basketball
Varsity
HC: Adam Warren (coachwarren101@gmail.com)
Assistants: Emily Williams, Kelly Santorilla
Junior Varsity (Blue and Gold)
HC: Mike Kanitz (kanifami@aol.com)
Assistants: Leighten Koepke, Tyler Eising
Athletic Director – Elementary/Middle School
Kelly Coffman (kcoffman@gtacs.org)
Middle School
8th Grade Coach: Mark DeNoyelles (mden2112@gmail.com)
7th Grade Coach: Mike Lesinski (lesinskimin@gmail.com)
About The Program
Philosophy: Success is a Choice
Basketball is a team sport that continuously tests an individual’s character throughout a season. We will achieve success by choosing to W.I.N. (Focus on What’s Important Now). We will focus on the fundamentals, choosing to develop a strong character foundation, and choosing to focus on the things we can control…all while becoming the best versions of ourselves. It’s important for our program to embrace the W.I.N. process and what it takes to be successful in school, in basketball, AND in life.
Traverse City St. Francis Girls Basketball has a rich history of success and has been building off that in the past two seasons under the current leadership, winning 79% of their games with a record of 37-10. Although, the success of our program will not solely be measured by its win-loss record. We certainly play to win games, but success will come if we all choose to work together in mastering a strong character foundation and a W.I.N. mentality. Alongside our willingness to make smart, impactful choices and focusing on the things we can control, we will utilize Christian values and John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success as our guides.
The season runs from early-November to late-March, with offseason opportunities from April to October, and team organized events & tournaments in June and July each year. Youth camps can be found at the website link below when they are available, and usually run annually in the Spring & Fall. Updates throughout the year can also be found on the team’s Facebook page, see below.
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/groups/4661695723845509
Website: https://www.gtacsgirlsbasketball.org/
“Love One Another.” – John 13:34
Boys Basketball
Varsity
HC: Sean Finnegan (sfinnegan84@gmail.com)
Assistants: Chuck Schuba, Andrew Schaub, Brady Stoerkel
Junior Varsity
HC: Steve Strasko (steven.strasko@gmail.com)
Assistant: Zack McGuire
Freshman
HC: Jeremy Martinchek (jmartinchek@gtacs.org)
Assistant: Dave Shutler
Youth & Middle School (K-8th)
Director: Chuck Schuba (cschuba@swishhouse.com)
About The Program
Traverse City St. Francis Boys Basketball has a rich history of success and has been building off that in the past 6 seasons under the current leadership, winning 80% of their games with a record of 107-27 over the past 6 years. Our program has been State Runner-Up twice, 2012 & 2023, with 4 Final Four appearances in 1930, 1974, 2012 & 2023. Winning the Lake Michigan Conference League Title in 5 of the past 6 seasons, as well as earning Academic All-State Honors for each of the last 6 years. The season runs from mid-November to late-March, with offseason opportunities from April to October, and team organized events & tournaments in June each year. Youth camps can be found at the link below when they are available, and usually run annually in the Spring & Fall. Updates throughout the year can also be found on the team’s Facebook page, see below.
Traverse City Saint Francis Basketball is a family that will work hard and unselfishly to excel as a team and a program. We expect and demand discipline, communication, and excellence in everything we do. We will lead by example in our school, church, and community, by our faith in God and our actions towards others.
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/GoGlads/
Youth Camps – Stay tuned for fall of 2023 Camp info.
2023-24 Game Schedule – https://www.mhsaa.com/schools/stfrancis/boys/varsity/basketball/2023
“If God is for us, who can be against us?” – Romans 8:31