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Peoria, Glendale schools hire girls basketball coaches

Anastasia Preston is the new Mountain Ridge girls basketball coach.

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The following schools from Peoria, Glendale and Phoenix hired new girls basketball coaches this offseason:

Liberty - Hired Jami Johnson on April 30. Johnson coached at Prescott High School last year. Former coach M.J. Walker is now the girls basketball coach at Valley Vista.
Centennial - Hired Penny Fossman on April 17, but Prescott High announced the hire of Fossman as its new coach later, replacing Johnson. Brady Rath stepped down from the job right after the season.
O’Connor — Hired Leah Dasovich April 28. Dasovich most recently coached at Minnetonka High School in Minnesota. Former coach Charles Wilso n left earlier in April to coach Hamilton High School in Chandler.
Mountain Ridge - The school announced the hire of Anastasia Preston on April 1. She had been the JV coach since 2023 and also coached the middle school team at West Wing Elementary School. Jaime Carreon was the MountainLions' coach for eight seasons.

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Anastasia Preston is the new Mountain Ridge girls basketball coach.

Posted Friday, June 26, 2026 12:02 am

The following schools from Peoria, Glendale and Phoenix hired new girls basketball coaches this offseason:

Liberty - Hired Jami Johnson on April 30. Johnson coached at Prescott High School last year. Former coach M.J. Walker is now the girls basketball coach at Valley Vista.
Centennial - Hired Penny Fossman on April 17, but Prescott High announced the hire of Fossman as its new coach later, replacing Johnson. Brady Rath stepped down from the job right after the season.
O’Connor — Hired Leah Dasovich April 28. Dasovich most recently coached at Minnetonka High School in Minnesota. Former coach Charles Wilso n left earlier in April to coach Hamilton High School in Chandler.
Mountain Ridge - The school announced the hire of Anastasia Preston on April 1. She had been the JV coach since 2023 and also coached the middle school team at West Wing Elementary School. Jaime Carreon was the MountainLions' coach for eight seasons.

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