Jerin Steele stories, Page 19

Toby Kitay stood over a 10-foot putt needing to sink it to qualify for the WPIAL tournament. It was an all too familiar feeling for the Pine-Richland senior. “My sophomore year I was in the same situation and missed a 5-foot putt,” Kitay said. This time he got his revenge....

For 89 minutes, it looked as if the Pittsburgh Riverhounds were going to secure three important points. Instead, they were left with another disappointing home draw against a bottom-of-the-table team. Milan Iloski scored in the 90th minute for Orange County for the tying goal in a 1-1 draw Saturday night...

It was the performance Seneca Valley coach Ron Bustchle has been waiting for. A havoc-wreaking defense that forced six turnovers and an offense that took advantage of its opportunities combined for a dominant performance for the Raiders in a 24-6 win at Mt. Lebanon on Friday night in a clash...

For a high school athlete who plays both soccer and basketball the first buzzer-beater typically comes on the hardwood. For Nate Litrun, however, his first one came on the pitch. Litrun scored in the waning seconds of double overtime to propel Deer Lakes to a 1-0 win over Shady Side...

Angela Seman coached nine individuals affected by cancer. Kaili Doctor played for her aunt and grandfather, who both passed away from cancer. Those are just two anecdotes of many between the Pine-Richland and North Allegheny girls volleyball programs of knowing someone affected by a disease that has impacted so many...

In seventh grade, Ben Rishel took a year off from playing for the Pine-Richland middle school boys soccer team, but he caught wind of a new player who was turning heads. “I heard through the grapevine of some amazing player that had just moved in from Virginia,” Rishel said. That...

All week, Highlands coach Matt Bonislawski told his team the Greater Allegheny Conference opener with North Catholic was a statement game. Statement made. The Golden Rams were dominant on defense and made key plays on offense on their way to a 17-7 win over the Trojans on Friday night at...

For the second year in a row, a group of local youth golfers made their mark on a national stage. The 17U Northern golf team from Treesdale Golf Club in Gibsonia won the National Car Rental PGA Jr. League 17U Regional Championship over Labor Day weekend at Milham Park Golf...

The Pine-Richland girls cross country team graduated two runners who are now competing at NCAA Division I schools, but there’s still a wealth of talent in the program. There’s four returning varsity runners and some youth with good resumes. The two runners who graduated are Meredith Price (Utah State) and...

Not all draws are equal. After a pair of disappointing draws to teams at the bottom of the table in their previous two home games, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds faced off against the top team in the Eastern Conference, Louisville City, and went toe-to-toe with them. The only thing they didn’t...

Burrell coach Shawn Liotta had no doubts about calling upon his junior kicker Ryan Croushore with a potential game-winning field goal late in the fourth quarter. And a week after missing a potential winner from the exact same distance, Croushore got his redemption Friday night. Croushore booted a 31-yard field...

Pine-Richland girls volleyball has a unique mix, and it’s one that could be very dangerous. The Rams have experience, depth and a pair of dynamic freshmen who figure to be key players right away. They came close to making the semifinals a year ago, losing a five-set heartbreaker to Moon....

The Pine-Richland field hockey team is still hungry for more. The Rams have won three straight WPIAL championships, and if they are going to win a fourth this fall they’ll have to replace seven graduates, including All-American Rylie Wollerton, who is now at Louisville. Rams coach Donna Stephenson said her...

One thing the Pittsburgh Riverhounds have been consistent with this season is being inconsistent. A grind-it-out style win on the road over Atlanta on Saturday was a positive step for the Riverhounds, but they did not build on it at Highmark Stadium on Wednesday night, settling for a 0-0 draw...

The Pine-Richland boys golf team was a young group last year, and the Rams saw their streak of five consecutive section titles come to an end. Through it all, each player gained experience and is looking for continued improvement this fall. The Rams have four seniors in their starting lineup,...

The Pine-Richland boys soccer team has the right ingredients for a promising fall. The Rams are experienced with eight returning starters and have depth in every part of the field. Coach Jordan Wiegand is entering his fourth year working with the team, so there’s familiarity with the system. With all...

The Plum boys soccer team has been agonizingly close to breaking through the last few seasons. Last year, a pair of 2-1 losses — to West Allegheny in the semifinals and Franklin Regional, on penalty kicks, in the consolation game — denied the Mustangs a shot at WPIAL gold and...

Shane Ziats will be tasked with trying to turn around a Jefferson-Morgan football program that has won three or fewer games the last six seasons and hasn’t qualified for the playoffs in a decade. He’ll start the process with a culture shift for 2022. “I want to instill a competitive...

Losing a quarterback who passed and rushed for more than 1,000 yards and a player who set the program’s all-time scoring record to graduation would be a lot for any high school team, let alone one in Class A. That’s the situation Carmichaels finds itself in in 2022, but Mighty...

Pittsburgh Riverhounds coach Bob Lilley opened his postgame press conference after Saturday’s 2-2 draw with last place New York Red Bulls II in which his team squandered a two-goal lead with a poignant sentence. “It was one of the worst performances we’ve had in the four and a half years...

Two years ago the Pine-Richland girls golf team had only six players and Jared Slimm was worried about the program’s future. In a short time however, participation has picked up and the program is the healthiest it’s been in Slimm’s time as the Rams coach. A total of 14 girls...

Molly Rottinghaus grew up in a football family and spent many Friday nights watching games in the bleachers dreaming that one day she’d be involved in the sport. Her great grandfather and grandfather were high school football coaches and her dad and uncles played collegiately. Now she’s on the frontier...

Eryck Moore has lived in a few places in his life, including overseas in Spain, but he’s certainly found a home in the backfield for Plum. And after consecutive 1,000-yard seasons he has his sights set on breaking the school rushing record. He’s done the math, so he knows his...

The Armstrong River Hawks are ready for one last ride with their standout quarterback Cadin Olsen at the helm. Olsen eclipsed 2,500 yards passing and threw 28 touchdowns last fall coming off a year in which he led the WPIAL in passing yards. He’s committed to Penn, but first he...

One thing Pittsburgh Riverhounds coach Bob Lilley made clear in the postgame press conference is his team will be working on runs in the box this week. He also said his team’s effort was solid, but the execution was lacking and it led to a rare home defeat, a 2-0...