Jerin Steele stories, Page 3
Georgia Rottinghaus carries on family’s championship tradition at Pine-Richland
Georgia Rottinghaus has two older sisters, Molly and Ella, that she looked up to growing up and that included watching them play field hockey. Both Molly and Ella made an impact on the Pine-Richland field hockey program and Georgia has continued to build on the legacy the family has in...
Pine-Richland notebook: Volleyball team plans annual cancer benefit
The Pine-Richland girls volleyball team will host its annual “Spike Out Cancer” event Oct. 3 during a home match against North Allegheny. The event will start at 6 p.m. It has become an annual fundraising event since Angela Seman took over the Rams program in 2021. Various activities will be...
Central Catholic’s Xxavier Thomas puts on a show in win over Hempfield
With Penn State football coach James Franklin in attendance, future Nittany Lion Xxavier Thomas showed he can make an impact in every aspect of the game Thomas caught two touchdown passes, returned a punt 83 yards for a score and had an interception on defense all in the first half...
A-K Valley soccer notebook: Deer Lakes boys pushing for another section title
Another year and another opportunity for Deer Lakes boys soccer to win a section title. Matchups with an old rival and a newcomer to Section 1-2A next week will go a long way toward determining if the Lancers will add hardware to their collection. They play at North Catholic on...
Pine-Richland girls tennis thriving without top player
It’s been another superb season thus far for Pine-Richland girls tennis, and for the most part, it’s been without the team’s strongest player. Caroline Prisk, who qualified for states as a freshman last season, has only played in a handful of matches because she’s been focusing on playing junior tournaments...
For Pine-Richland’s Emme Kline, hard work pays off with commitment to Cincinnati
Emme Kline has been playing soccer since she was 3 years old, and she’s always wanted to play college soccer, but that dream came into focus in 2020. With the down time that came during the covid shutdowns that year, Kline spent a lot of time in her backyard practicing....
Tyler Courtney holds off Apollo’s Sye Lynch to win High Limit Commonwealth Clash at Lernerville
Saturday night’s High Limit sprint car race at Lernerville Speedway turned into a battle of survival for the leader. First it was Corey Day, who crashed while leading. Then, Brent Marks suffered a flat tire and lost the top spot. The final test, however, was left for Tyler Courtney. Courtney...
Late defensive stand lifts Deer Lakes past Freeport, gives coach win on birthday
Deer Lakes football coach Tim Burk got his birthday wish. But before Lancers could blow out the candles on a victory, one more play needed to be made. With Freeport driving down the field in the final two minutes for a potential tying score, the Deer Lakes defensive line stuffed...
Despite young roster, bump up to Class 2A, Burrell boys feel they ‘can play with anybody’
Coming off a state quarterfinal appearance in Class A, the Burrell boys soccer team moved to 2A this fall. Though it’s a step up for the Bucs, it might not be as big as one would assume. For Bucs coach Andrew Kariotis, the biggest difference is internal. That’s because a...
Riverhounds get goal from debuting forward, move into playoff spot with win over Rhode Island
With former striker Albert Dikwa making his return to Highmark Stadium, it was the newest forward for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds who made the biggest impact. Bertin Jacquesson, who was acquired via loan from Real Salt Lake of MLS on Wednesday, scored in first half stoppage time and the Hounds picked...
Pine-Richland girls volleyball ready to walk tough road to playoffs
The road to the playoffs in Section 1-4A girls volleyball has always been tough, but the addition of North Catholic for 2024 has made the group even stronger. Add in the fact that only three teams from the section will qualify for a postseason berth instead of four, like in...
Young linemen, skill players vault Pine-Richland to strong start
The pair of victories the Pine-Richland football team earned to start the season were welcomed results, but it’s the development that has occurred during them that has Jon LeDonne and his coaching staff excited. The Rams have a young offense that is coming together fairly quickly, scoring 57 points in...
Under new coach, Springdale boys in position to add to program’s storied history
It wasn’t that long ago that Mario Liberati played for the Springdale boys soccer team. He was a senior on the 2017 Dynamos team that went to the WPIAL final. Seven years later, he’s back at his alma mater as the team’s new coach, and he sees some similarities between...
Pine-Richland notebook: Mac Miller off to fast start as lead runner
Mac Miller has been a strong wrestler at Pine-Richland with a 69-17 record in two years, and in his varsity debut as the featured running back on the football team, he showed he can be a force on the gridiron as well. Miller, a junior, rushed for 234 yards and...
Experienced roster has Pine-Richland in position for 6th straight WPIAL field hockey title
Pine-Richland’s incredible run in WPIAL field hockey continued last year with a fifth straight Class 3A title. With 10 seniors and nine starters returning, the Rams look to be the favorite again, but they know there’s a lot of work to be done to increase the streak to six. “I...
Valley boys soccer dives back into WPIAL competition
Erik Kidwell’s journey to coaching started with trying to sign up his son Hayden for the Valley boys soccer team. That’s when they found out the school didn’t have a team. The program went dormant but since has been revived. After a three-year hiatus, the Vikings are back to playing...
New coach sees potential to reach new heights in Pine-Richland girls soccer
After four years at the helm of the Pine-Richland boys soccer program, Jordan Wiegand has decided to pull double duty this fall and coach the Rams’ girls program as well. It’ll be a unique challenge to balance, which Wiegand has a plan for, but how impressive the Rams girls have...
Pine-Richland boys counting soccer savvy to get back to playoffs
After reaching the summit of WPIAL Class 4A boys soccer in 2022, Pine-Richland went into its title defense with a much younger group and narrowly missed out on the postseason. But Rams coach Jordan Wiegand looks at the positives that came from it, which included gaining experience in one of...
Bethel Park opens season with breezy win vs. Seneca Valley
One pick-6 in a quarter is a momentum shifter, but two? That is typically a game changer. And that was the case for Bethel Park on Friday night. Jack Bruckner and William Sabatos each intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown in the first quarter to set the...
A-K Valley boys soccer preview: Deer Lakes opens season with chip on its shoulder
It was another strong regular season for the Deer Lakes boys soccer team that concluded with a section title, but its reign as defending WPIAL champs didn’t last as long as they wanted. The Lancers were stunned 4-0 by Hopewell in the first round of the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs....
Plum’s Darian Nelson offers all-around talent, leadership in senior season
At the beginning of Plum’s football practices, Darian Nelson is one of the vocal leaders, counting out with a booming voice while everyone stretches. Nelson has been playing on both sides of the ball since he was a freshman and has learned from the older guys along the way. Now...
Stoppage time goals lead to draw between Riverhounds, Colorado Springs
In about five minutes of second half stoppage time the Pittsburgh Riverhounds went from jubilation to the sensation of a gut punch. Sean Suber’s header into the net 25 seconds into the five minutes of added time gave the Hounds the lead, but they couldn’t see it out. Colorado Springs’...
Knoch welcomes new quarterback with open arms
Colt Sprankle is probably the only current WPIAL quarterback to appear on a nationally televised game show. Sprankle and his family appeared on two episodes of “Family Feud” in April. It wasn’t long before those shows that he entered a new school, transferring from Armstrong to Knoch. There haven’t been...
Pitt national champion John Falvo gets call from Pine-Richland hall of fame
The announcement for the 2024 Pine-Richland Sports Hall of Fame class was made a few weeks earlier, but John Falvo had no idea he was included. That was until he received a phone call from a family member. “Nobody knew where I was or my phone number, so they were...
Senior LB Sean Selinger ready to step up, get Freeport back to playoffs
Sean Selinger is a lead-by-example type, which is a trait that runs in the family. It’s the method his older brother Conor used when he was a senior, and he is trying to emulate it as he gets ready to play his final season at Freeport. Leadership is a role...
