Jerin Steele stories, Page 5

Drake Troutman proves he can hang with the big boys during Firecracker weekend at Lernerville

Drake Troutman and his group of young helpers are teens living out a dream. Troutman, 19, has been going up and down the road following the Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model tour with a crew of kids the same age or younger than him, and there have been some humbling...
Pine-Richland soccer coach Wiegand doubles up with girls gig

There’s little doubt Jordan Wiegand loves soccer. So much so that he’s willing to tackle a rare coaching double. Already established as a WPIAL champion boys soccer coach at Pine-Richland, Wiegand now will lead the Rams’ girls program as well. He was hired as girls soccer coach at Pine-Richland’s school...
19-year-old Drake Troutman earns emotional feature victory at Lernerville Speedway

With tears in his eyes, Drake Troutman shook his head while he was standing in victory lane. The moment was washing over the 19-year-old native of Hyndman in Bedford County. He was a Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Dirt Series winner. Troutman took the lead for good on lap 9...
Alex Ferree has legacy at Lernerville through his car, name

Every time Alex Ferree is on a racetrack, he helps carry on multiple legacies. There’s the legacy of his last name, which he shares with his hall of fame father Ed. There’s also the prestige of the #1 Cochran car he drives, which once was piloted by another hall of...
Defending champion Ricky Thornton Jr. off to fast start at Firecracker 100

Ricky Thornton Jr. picked up right where he left off. The defending Firecracker 100 champion and current Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series points leader led flag to flag to claim one of the Twin 25-lap preliminary races Thursday night at Lernerville Speedway in Buffalo Township. Jonathan Davenport won the...
14-year-old driver ready for pros at Lernerville’s Firecracker event

At 14 years old, Brock Pinkerous is much younger than most of the competitors he races against, but he’s already making his presence known. In his first super late model race last Friday at Lernerville Speedway, the teen from Ellenville, N.Y., led the first 17 laps of the feature. The...
Riverhounds suffer another shutout loss, falling to Louisville City

The same issues are cropping up match after match for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. They can’t score, and they give up untimely goals to their opponents. Over the weekend, it was two early goals against Hartford that put them in a hole. On Wednesday, it was an early second-half tally that...
Michael Norris riding momentum heading into Firecracker 100 at Lernerville Speedway

Michael Norris has had some excellent years at Lernerville Speedway, but what he’s done so far this year may be his most impressive run yet. There have been six super late model races contested at the Buffalo Township track this year, and he has won five of them, including four...
Passion for WPIAL basketball leads North Allegheny grad Hailey Zeise to Pine-Richland job

Hailey Zeise spent the last year coaching in college at George Washington, but in her heart, she knew high school basketball was where she wanted to be. Seven years ago, Zeise helped lead North Allegheny to a WPIAL title and now she hopes to do the same as a coach...
Inspired by his late mother, Derry motocross rider eager to compete at High Point National

TJ Squib’s motocross racing career started with his mother Tracy by his side in the pits at every race. Now every time he puts his helmet on and enters the starting gate, he does so to honor her memory. Tracy died in 2020, a little over a year into Squib’s...
Mars boys lacrosse weathers early South Fayette storm, advances to 4th straight state title game

South Fayette couldn’t have dreamed of a better start to Tuesday’s PIAA Class 2A boys lacrosse semifinal, but Mars got the ending it wanted. After seeing the Lions score the first five goals, Mars stormed back to squelch any upset hopes and earned a 20-10 victory at North Allegheny to...
After solid season, Pine-Richland boys volleyball looks ahead to exciting future

Four wins in Section 2-3A might not seem like a lot to those that do not follow WPIAL boys volleyball closely, but for Pine-Richland, it signaled a gigantic leap in the right direction. Coming off a year in which the Rams went winless, they narrowly missed the playoffs, finishing fifth...
Armstrong’s early offensive outburst too much for Latrobe to overcome in PIAA softball playoffs

Calise Czekanski brings a boombox to the field so she and her Armstrong softball teammates can listen to music and get pumped up before every game. “They love their music, and they love it loud,” Armstrong coach Keith Shaffer said. “I know sometimes it irritates opponents, but our girls certainly...
‘Struggling’ Riverhounds lose at home to Indy Eleven

For about 25 minutes following Saturday’s 2-1 loss to Indy Eleven, Pittsburgh Riverhounds coach Bob Lilley stood on the field at Highmark Stadium with his team huddled around him. Lilley said there were some pointed words, in what was very much a one-way conversation, because some of the same problems...
Top-seeded Elizabeth Forward flexes muscles in WPIAL Class 4A final win over Hampton

There’s been plenty of heartbreak over the last three years, but this time, Shelby Telegdy and the Elizabeth Forward softball team were not going to be denied. The top-seeded Warriors showed why they’ve been the favorite in WPIAL Class 4A softball all season. Their strong hitting, pitching and defense were...
North Catholic surges past Indiana to claim WPIAL Class 4A baseball crown

After hitting a one-out triple in the second inning, North Catholic’s Josef Safar flexed his right bicep and pointed at it while staring at his teammates in the dugout. Safar said it was a light-hearted moment and that he was just having fun, but it also symbolized the power to...

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