Mar 31, 2026 By Jerin Steele 3 min read

In 11 years as the Avonworth softball coach, Jenna Muncie fostered a program that became one of Class 3A’s best.

The Antelopes won three WPIAL titles and one state championship in Muncie’s time at the helm.

Now she’s ready to try and build Peters Township into a winner.

Muncie is in her first season coaching the Indians and is trying to turn around a program that hasn’t produced a winning season since 2018 when it went 9-8.

That was also the last year Peters Township won a playoff game.

“I’m not going to sugarcoat it, all sports programs at Peters have won except the softball team,” Muncie said. “It’s a chance to get to do something great with a really great group of kids. That was really appealing to me.”

Muncie is correct on the other girls sports programs at Peters Township.

The Indians’ girls soccer team is a perennial power with three WPIAL titles. The girls golf team has won multiple WPIAL and state titles. The field hockey team has three WPIAL titles. The volleyball team won its first WPIAL title last fall. The girls basketball team won the WPIAL title last season and has made two consecutive appearances in the state semifinals.

The goal is to get the softball team to that level and Muncie has plenty of experience to draw on.

Muncie guided Avonworth to WPIAL Class 3A championships in 2019, 2022 and 2023 and won more than 150 games. The Antelopes won the state title in 2022 when they were led by standout outfielder Leah Kuban and pitcher Alivia Lantzy, who’s currently pitching at Grove City College.

At the end of last season Muncie decided she wanted to make a change in her career and when she learned the Peters Township job was available it was a no-brainer to apply.

Part of the reason she wanted to make a change was to have a job closer to home.

“I have two little boys and moved into the (McMurray) area, so I got to a place where I was a little too far from home coaching at Avonworth,” Muncie said. “I wanted to be there for my two boys and at the same time still coach, so the location was right. I was looking for a change and a step up in my career with a chance to get into a (Class) 5A school. My roots are from Upper St. Clair, so to come back and be in 5A again is really appealing.”

Peters Township is 2-4 overall and 1-2 in Class 5A Section 4 play. They are one win away from matching last year’s total.

Muncie has already seen some progress in her short time with the team. In Monday’s game against Trinity, the Indians fell behind 10-1 early, but scored four runs in the top of the fifth to cut into the lead and loaded the bases in the sixth, but did not score.

They ended up losing 14-5, but there were some encouraging signs.

“I’ve really enjoyed my time coaching these girls,” Muncie said. “They’re really good girls with really good families. I’ve liked their attitudes, their ability to play hard and accept what we’re talking about. They were looking for a little jolt and something that can give them some pride in what they’re doing. They’ve really taken to that. We just have to take a couple more steps in the right direction and I think we’ll have something.”