Coach Sunderland is in her 2nd year as head coach for the Girls Junior High Basketball team. She has coached both basketball and soccer for the past decade in Wellsboro through the Parks and Recreation programs. She was also the assistant coach for the Junior High Soccer team during the 2023-24 season.
Coach Sunderland is originally from Kamloops, BC, Canada where she played both basketball, soccer and field hockey for her high school team. After high school, she continued to play both basketball and soccer at Cariboo College (now Thompson Rivers University) and then focused on basketball after transferring to University of Alberta to complete her BA.
Coach Sunderland moved to the US to finish her education and received a MA from Wichita State University and a PhD in Political Science from Temple University. She lives in Wellsboro with her husband, JC Rothermel, and her two children, Luke and Lena Grace.
Coaching History | |
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YEAR | POSITION |
2023-2024 | Middle School Head Coach |