New coach hired after hazing claimsLEECHBURG — A Leechburg School District has hired a new boys’ basketball coach in the wake of hazing allegations.The school board on Monday hired Corey Smith to replace Damian Davies.Davies’ contract wasn’t renewed after police and the district investigated allegations that a stick was used to haze some players in a sexually suggestive manner. No criminal charges have resulted, though police say the allegations stretched back a decade.Parents, players and others complained Davies was unfairly made a scapegoat. Davies denied wrongdoing and had reapplied for the job.He remains a social studies teacher in the district and will continue to serve as a volunteer coach on the girls’ basketball team.Smith was an assistant coach in the neighboring Armstrong School District.

Deer interrupts classroom nap timePOTTSTOWN — Nap time ended early Monday for toddlers at the YWCA when a deer burst through a classroom window.No one was hurt in the incident but an animal control official said the animal later died from its injuries.YWCA toddler center teacher Erin Merriam said the animal went through the window into the room she and eight toddlers were in. The children were all asleep when the incident occurred and were shuttled out of the room.The facility’s executive director says the deer was trapped in the classroom for about 15 minutes before it broke through a second window to escape.