Congratulations to Lady Cougars’ head coach Pam Hitchner for being named the Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference (TSCAC) Varsity Girls’ Basketball Coach of the Year. TSCAC President Chris Storr made the announcement at the conclusion of the Tournament’s Girls’ Championship game on Saturday, February 25. He presented Coach Hitchner with a plaque and congratulated her for her 25 years of dedication as a coach and mentor to hundreds of young women in southern New Jersey.
Two days earlier, Coach Hitchner announced that she would be retiring from coaching at ACS, after marking her 250th win over the past 11 years as the head coach of the Lady Cougars. In the 2014-15 season, Hitchner received national recognition when she was named Coach of the Year by the National Christian School Athletic Association. She has also been inducted in the Hall of Fame at Summit College, formerly Baptist Bible College, her alma mater. In addition to coaching at ACS, Mrs. Hitchner has also coached teams at Cape Christian Academy and Cumberland Christian School. Over her coaching career, she has had 10 TSCAC Championship wins, 6 at ACS and 4 at Cumberland Christian.