Kateri Whitebean '08 is featured in a Utica Observer-Dispatch article (1/30/08) about her serving as coach for the Clinton Central School seventh grade girls' basketball team. The article, "Hamilton's Whitebean still doing what she loves," was written by Hamilton alumnus and Observer-Dispatch reporter John Pitarresi '70.
Whitebean, who played basketball throughout high school (Fabius-Pompey) and during her first year at Hamilton, had served as an assistant coach for the Clinton eighth grade girls' team for the past two years. When a vacancy occurred for the seventh grade head coach position, she applied for and got the job. She had been cut from the Continentals as a sophomore but wanted to stay involved in basketball. "I definitely felt basketball was a passion of mine," she said in the article. "I wanted to continue. I think it worked out for the best."
Tom Trevisani, Clinton varsity girls' basketball head coach, is quoted in the article about the team's attitude toward Whitebean. "They seem to really love her…She's really positive and I think if they like being there, they're going to like the sport," he said.
Whitebean, who played basketball throughout high school (Fabius-Pompey) and during her first year at Hamilton, had served as an assistant coach for the Clinton eighth grade girls' team for the past two years. When a vacancy occurred for the seventh grade head coach position, she applied for and got the job. She had been cut from the Continentals as a sophomore but wanted to stay involved in basketball. "I definitely felt basketball was a passion of mine," she said in the article. "I wanted to continue. I think it worked out for the best."
Tom Trevisani, Clinton varsity girls' basketball head coach, is quoted in the article about the team's attitude toward Whitebean. "They seem to really love her…She's really positive and I think if they like being there, they're going to like the sport," he said.
