Jerin Steele stories, Page 9

Clairton went to the locker room down a touchdown at halftime, but Wayne Wade thought his team was controlling the game. He just needed his team to limit its mistakes and penalties after being flagged eight times. Once it came back to the field, the miscues subsided and the Wright...

With a trip to Highmark Stadium for the WPIAL championship on the line last week, Burrell and Bentworth put on an entertaining match that the Bearcats won 2-1 in overtime. The Bucs left that night with a feeling that they played well enough to win but didn’t get the job...

Two weeks ago, the Fox Chapel girls soccer team was the sixth seed in the WPIAL bracket. Now the Foxes are two games away from playing for a state title after a 3-0 win over Landisville Hempfield in the first round of the PIAA Class 4A playoffs Tuesday. It’s a...

Led by a pair of goals by Jessica Albertson, Pine-Richland field hockey advanced to another Class 3A field hockey championship with a 3-0 win over North Allegheny in the Class 3A semifinals Oct. 28. The Rams were seeking their fifth consecutive WPIAL championship when they faced No. 2 Peters Township...

The last time Freeport had a chance for three girls volleyball titles in a row was in 2017 and Beaver ended up thwarting that attempt. Despite a furious rally by the Yellowjackets on Saturday after dropping the first two sets, history ended up repeating itself. Beaver regrouped and got a...

South Park came to Saxonburg Friday night with a clear objective to run the ball and got a special performance from running back Eric Doerue. The Eagles also took advantage of a litany of mistakes by Knoch and walked out with a lopsided upset. Doerue rushed for 159 yards and...

With as dominant as Freeport volleyball has been in recent years, including seven titles since 2010, it may be hard to find areas to make history. But Saturday, the current group has a chance to do just that. The Yellowjackets never won three WPIAL titles in a row, which is...

Pine-Richland gave North Allegheny a stern test in the second set of Wednesday’s WPIAL Class 4A girls volleyball semifinal and the Tigers responded like six-time defending state champions. Faced with the prospects of a squared-up match, Jamie Frisco had a pair of kills and Kyra Schmidt served a crucial ace...

There weren’t any tricks needed for the Freeport girls volleyball team on this Halloween night. The top-seeded Yellowjackets used the same sound dominance they’ve had all year and for over a decade as a program. Their treat? Another trip to a WPIAL championship after a 3-0 sweep of No. 5...

Burrell threw everything it had at Bentworth in the final 15 minutes of regulation and Luke Postupack delivered a tying goal. But Ryan Moessner wasn’t going to be denied the chance to make history for the Bearcats. Moessner scored his second goal of the game with just under 10 minutes...

It’s important for coaches to have the pulse of their team, and Pine-Richland girls volleyball coach Angela Seman could sense something wasn’t quite right. After a 2-4 start, Seman noticed her girls were pressing a bit and worried more about defending their WPIAL title than focusing on the present. “We...

Pine-Richland girls volleyball coach Angela Seman kept hearing that it would be worth the wait as her team waited for their opportunity to play in its newly renovated gym. As construction was wrapping up, the Rams were vagabonds of sorts, playing a road-heavy schedule and select home matches in an...

What started out as a chance for Freeport to increase its lead turned into the spark South Park needed to catch fire. In the 19th minute, the Yellowjackets had a free kick just to the right of South Park’s 18-yard box, and Camryn Woods put in a strong cross, but...

Montour was the only team that didn’t lose to Plum in the regular season. Now the Spartans can say they’ll be the only team that beat the Mustangs in 2023. Behind a pair of goals from Grace Bannon and a sterling performance by goalkeeper Allison Armitage, No. 7 Montour upset...

It was one of the rarer calls rarely seen in a soccer match. In the 56th minute, Plum keeper Owen Zalewski was punting the ball away when the whistle blew and officials deemed he handled the ball outside the 18-yard box before he kicked it and awarded South Fayette a...

Between overtimes, Montour girls soccer coach Alex Hobbs told his players to imagine the moment they would be celebrating. It took nearly the entire length of play, but that moment finally came to fruition. Marin Torrens scored on a header with 13 seconds remaining in double overtime, and No. 7...

Pine-Richland standout basketball player Madison Zavasky has made her college decision. Zavasky, a senior, will continue her career at IUP. Zavasky made the announcement on social media on Oct. 12. She also had offers from Pitt-Johnstown and Clarion. Zavasky was one of the top players in Class 6A last season,...

Slippery Rock football coach Shawn Lutz has seen the landscape of college recruiting change over the last few years with the transfer portal and NIL becoming prominent parts of the process. It has made it more of a challenge for high school seniors to find a college home, let alone...

Pittsburgh Riverhounds coach Bob Lilley said Saturday’s stunning 1-0 loss to Detroit City in the first round of the USL Championship playoffs will not define the season, but it will sting for a very long time. The Hounds had home-field advantage sitting ahead of them for the duration of the...

East Allegheny football coach Dom Pecora admitted he wasn’t sure it would ever happen. But after 11 long years and a blocked kick in overtime, he and his Wildcats can say they are conference champions. Brandon Penn blocked Knoch’s extra-point attempt in overtime to secure a 14-13 victory and the...

It’s been five years since the Pittsburgh Riverhounds hosted a playoff game in front of fans, so a fervent atmosphere is expected Saturday night when Detroit City FC comes to Highmark Stadium for a USL Championship first-round game. That’s an element that Hounds coach Bob Lilley wants to use as...

The Burrell boys soccer team has had to wait a full year for a chance to erase the sting of last year’s first-round playoff loss at home. The Bucs grinded their way through the regular season, earning a share of the Section 3-A title and will get the opportunity they...

The excitement in Deer Lakes hockey coach Jonathan Merlo’s voice for the upcoming season was easy to discern. A former hockey player with the Lancers, Merlo guided his alma mater to the PIHL Division 2 semifinals, and now the goal is to get a couple steps further. The Lancers lost...

Every year, the Pine-Richland cross country teams ramp up to be in peak condition for the WPIAL championships. It’s a formula that’s worked well lately as the Rams girls team has been one of the best in the district, making trips to the state meet each of the last three...

It was a sight Sebastian Mason and the Leechburg defense had seen all afternoon. Carlo Buzzatto running right at them. The Riverview back had rolled up 418 yards on the ground, but this time Mason was determined to make a play. Mason stuffed Buzzatto on a potential winning 2-point conversion...