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ALLIANCE -- Former Lisbon High School boys and girls basketball coach Joe Fuline is in his eighth season as an assistant men's basketball coach at the University of Mount Union.
Mount Union is playing in the NCAA Division III final four for the first time as the Purple Raiders (29-2) play Wisconsin-Whitewater (25-7) in a national semifinal at 8 p.m. today at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Joe's nephew, Mike Fuline, is in his 12th season as Mount Union's head coach. The Purple Raiders are champions of the Ohio Athletic Conference and set a school record for wins in a season.
Joe Fuline spent 11 years with Lisbon schools before 24 years with Struthers High School. He was a two-time Columbiana County Coach of the Year.