Unified Bocce

Mike Bashioum

Coach

Mike Bashioum teaches health & physical education at Pine-Richland High School. Mike graduated from Yough High School in 2009. During his time at Yough, he played both football and basketball earning all-conference and all-section honors in both sports. He was a captain of both team during the 2008-2009 seasons. In football he helped his team to conference titles in 2005, 2006, and 2008. 

Mike continued his athletic career at the collegiate level playing football, specifically quarterback, for the Ohio Wesleyan University Battling Bishops. He received his bachelor’s degree in Health & Physical Education from Bethany College in 2013, and graduated with his master’s degree in Sports Administration from Arkansas State University in 2017.

He coached during his time at his previous school district, Bethlehem-Center. He was an Assistant High School Girls Basketball Coach for 5 seasons, Assistant Middle School Girls Basketball Coach for 4 seasons, and Assistant High School Softball Coach for 3 seasons. He settled into head coaching positions at the middle school level as Head Football Coach for 5 seasons, and Head Boys Basketball Coach for 4 seasons.

During the unified bocce team's 1st season under Mike, the team as a whole went 5-0 during the regular season. Both Pine-Richland teams had winning records with one team going into the sectional playoffs as the 2-seed. The goal moving forward is to continue having 2 teams, and for both of those teams to make the sectional playoffs! Hopefully from there we can have a team win sectionals, and move on to the regional playoffs where we can win that and make our way to Hershey to compete in the state playoffs.

Beth Sipe

Coach

hawn Leydic

Coach

Shawn Leydig teaches Air Force JROTC at Pine-Richland High School. A 1999 graduate of Baldwin High School, Shawn was a two-sport varsity athlete, earning letters in both football and javelin.

He continued his athletic career at Mansfield University, where he played Division II football from 1999-2001. Following the events of 9/11, Shawn enlisted in the United States Air Force in December 2001. After 24 years of dedicated service, he retired from the Air Force in December 2025.

In addition to his military and teaching career, Shawn has served as a varsity lacrosse head coach for the past 17 years, with coaching stops at North Hills, Baldwin, and most recently South Fayette. During his tenure, his teams have been three-time WPIAL runners-up and reached the Pennsylvania state final four in 2024. He is a two-time WPIAL Coach of the Year and was named Pennsylvania State Coach of the Year in 2024. That same year, he was honored as the NFHS Section 2 Coach of the Year, representing Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky.

Shawn is excited to be a part of the unified bocce team and to support an incredible group of athletes as they compete. With his daughter, Hope, who has Down syndrome, this opportunity is especially meaningful. He looks forward to watching the team grow both as athletes and as individuals while giving back to a community close to his heart.