HS SPORTS: Swaha leaving North Pocono for athletic director position at Upper Dublin – Scranton Times-Tribune

Nick Swaha submitted his resignation as athletic director at North Pocono to take the same position at Upper Dublin High School.

Swaha, who started his career as the athletic director at Blue Ridge, spent two years at North Pocono.

North Pocono posted an opening for an interim athletic director on the school’s website and social media on Monday.

“I very much appreciated my time at North Pocono and working with the coaches and building great team success,” Swaha, 29, said. “I loved the community. During Swaha’s tenure, North Pocono achieved success, including championships in football, girls’ basketball, and softball. We had some excellent teams and great state runs, and I enjoyed being a small piece of that.”

Upper Dublin is a Class 6A school that recently won District 1 and PIAA team championships in baseball (2025) and last season’s girls’ basketball title (2026).

“I am excited for this opportunity,” Swaha said. “Upper Dublin is building into a powerhouse in sports. They won the Class 6A state championship in girls’ basketball and baseball and have had champions in swimming and diving. I aim to build on that success and work with the coaches and administrators. It is a very tight-knit community that supports all of the programs and works with the youth programs. All of the administrators at the school have been athletic directors before, so they understand the role.

“I want to make the position my own and develop ways that we can work to always better support our student-athletes.”

Swaha, a PIAA official and umpire, has a bachelor’s degree in sports management from SUNY Cortland and a master’s degree in organizational development and leadership from Shippensburg University.

He was appointed athletic director at Blue Ridge, his alma mater, in 2022. He accepted the position at North Pocono in 2024 and served as the Lackawanna Interscholastic Athletic Association volleyball president.

“The reason that I got into athletics, and the reason I enjoy it, is because of the late Jill Hoffman, my athletic director at Blue Ridge,” Swaha said. “She taught me that it is not just about the games, getting officials, and the transportation schedule, but it is most importantly about supporting our student athletes. Everywhere I have been, I tried to build relationships with the whole student body, not just the athletes. I will continue to do that and carry that belief, because Jill had that great an influence on me.”