A legend has retired. East Catholic-Manchester baseball coach Jim Penders announced Friday he no longer will coach the Eagles. “I’ll be 70 in September and my health is good,” he said.

Jim Penders Sr. coached each of his three sons at East Catholic High, where he has coached since 1969. Rob, who is younger than Jim, played at Wake Forest and became a coach. "I knew I was going ...

At some point, Hank Penders thought, East Catholic’s explosive offense would turn its singles and stranded runners into runs against fourth-seeded Waterford in the Class M state baseball ...

While Tom went on to a nomadic life of college basketball coaching while Jim spent 43 seasons as the baseball coach at East Catholic, raising his family in Vernon. Penders grew up feeding ducks on ...

Jim Penders enters his 22nd season at the helm for the Huskies in 2025. ... High School from 1931-68 and won four state championships, a record matched by Penders' father at East Catholic.

Apr. 27—MANCHESTER — Hank Penders was 5-foot-2 and barely 100 pounds when he joined the East Catholic High baseball program as a freshman in 2018. Three years later, Penders has developed into ...

While one can say coaching is in the Penders blood – Penders’ grandfather was the head baseball coach at Stratford High School from 1931 to 1968; his father was the head baseball coach at East ...

It’s no surprise Tommy Penders is a coach. Tommy’s grandfather, Jim Penders, was a legendary baseball coach in Stratford, Conn., from 1931-68 where he won four state championships. The ...