Kevin Lohman stories, Page 5

• Anglers are enjoying plenty of action at Conemaugh River Lake, bringing in an assortment of catches, including smallmouth bass, yellow perch, walleye and a handful of freshwater drum. Bass are the most popular catch, with fishermen reeling in solid numbers from the higher concrete walls bordering the lake. Some...

For the third consecutive season, the Northern Steel Soccer Club’s 2004 Girls Fire team won the Great Lakes Alliance league championship, clinching an automatic berth for the National Premier Leagues Finals from July 11-15 in Commerce City, Colo. The 2004 Girls Fire is composed of local players 15 and under....

• Anglers fishing Pymatuning Reservoir are hitting on smallmouth bass, with a few largemouth bass catches being reported as well. The walleye bite has slowed but fishermen are still catching them, albeit mostly at night. The strategy for picking up the walleye appears to be drifting crawler harnesses, per reports....

For their skills in their sport and their commitment in the classroom, Aquinas Academy fencers Harry Hardman and Steven Giacobbe have both been distinguished as members of the 2019 USA Fencing All-Academic Teams. Hardman, a recent graduate, was named to the All-Academic first team, which requires a 3.85 GPA or...

Pine-Richland rising senior Donnie Professori is looking to tee up a summer’s worth of strong performances on the golf course, and is already off to a productive start as he finished in a tie for fourth place at the 99th Western Pennsylvania Golf Association Junior Championships at Westmoreland County Country...

• The Allegheny River in Venango County is offering up a variety of fish to anglers trolling its waters, including walleye, northern pike and smallmouth bass. • According to reports, fishermen are gearing up with soft plastic baits and are receiving a good deal of interest from the fish. A...

Nate Lukez still has one more year to build his status as one of the winningest wrestlers in Pine-Richland history. But that didn’t stop the rising senior from solidifying his plans beyond high school as he fulfilled a longstanding goal of his by committing to attend, and wrestle at, the...

Former Pine-Richland tennis player Alyssa Sarver has cemented her college decision, planning to continue her athletic pursuits at Lafayette. The recent graduate said she took a considerable amount of time to deliberate on her decision, and ultimately narrowed her prospects to a pair of Patriot League schools before her recent...

• The largemouth bass bite is going strong at Yellow Creek Lake, with anglers catching bass in numbers from the shore and by boat. Fishermen are also picking up northern pike, some of which are measuring in at substantial lengths with one report claiming a 35-inch-plus catch. • Keystone Lake...

Pine resident Ty Voit recently received two of the biggest honors of his hockey career within the span of one month when he was selected in the 2019 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection draft and the 2019 United States Hockey League Phase I draft. The honors were a significant thrill...

The Washington & Jefferson baseball team had a season to remember, and Pine-Richland graduate Joey Bolick was there for every milestone as a starting infielder. The Presidents’ season ended June 2 when they lost to eventual champion Chapman, 8-4, in the NCAA Division III World Series in Cedar Rapids, Iowa....

For Pine-Richland track and field athlete Danielle Bryant, her sophomore season wasn’t just encouraging or promising. It was a total breakout. After bringing home the gold in the 300-meter hurdles (42.92 seconds) at the WPIAL Class AAA track and field championship meet, Bryant punctuated her stellar season at the PIAA...

• Despite the heavy rain last week, anglers at Lake Arthur are seeing a good deal of hybrid striped bass populating the deeper water. Meanwhile, in the shallow areas of the lake, the crappie are hitting well on nightcrawlers. Anglers also are using jigs and tube jigs in their setup...

Former North Hills football player Lirion Murtezi put an exclamation point on his impressive high school football career May 27 when he suited up for the 62nd annual Big 33 Football Classic at Landis Field at Speed Ebersole Stadium. Murtezi, a four-year starter for the Indians, entrenched himself in the...

The Pine-Richland boys lacrosse team left little doubt as to which WPIAL Class AAA team was the best this year after toppling Mt. Lebanon, 12-5, to win the program’s first title last Friday at Robert Morris. The score was a solid indicator of the team’s eminence, but it still took...

• Yellow Creek Lake is a hot spot for northern pike, with anglers reporting some fairly large catches of late. According to reports, one fisherman reeled in a northern pike that measured over 35 inches this past week. At the lake, anglers are also doing well with panfish and catfish....

North Hills seniors Brandon Manning and Natalie Babicz are two members of a dying breed, and on May 22, they were honored for it at the Northern Athletic Director’s Association Tri-Athlete Banquet at the Chadwick. The annual luncheon honors high school seniors in the area who have participated in three...

For his performance on the mound and in the classroom, Pine-Richland alumnus and Virginia Tech sophomore pitcher Ryan Okuda was a recipient of the Skelton Award for Academic Excellence in Athletics at the Virginia Tech Athletics Director Honors Celebration. Okuda received the award, described as the highest designation granted by...

The Pine-Richland girls lacrosse program was well-represented at the 2019 U.S. Lacrosse Women’s national tournament on May 25-26 in Baltimore. Junior Olivia Hanulak and sophomore Mia Petzuk played for the Pittsburgh team in the prestigious competition. The annual tournament takes place on the same weekend and at the same site...

• In Allegheny County, the Ohio River is shaping up to be a good spot for anglers who are aiming to catch walleye and muskellunge. Catfish also are biting, mostly at nightcrawlers. The hot spots in this section of the Ohio are apparently around the base of the structures that...

The North Hills track and field team received stellar performances from two of its athletes at the WPIAL Class AAA championships May 16 at Slippery Rock, with both punching their tickets to the PIAA championships. For the boys, Tommy McDonough accumulated top-10 finishes in three events at the WPIAL meet....

The Rams were on the charge at the 2019 WPIAL Class AAA track and field championships last Thursday at Slippery Rock, toppling a school record and earning a handful of bids to the PIAA meet. For the most part, it was the Pine-Richland girls who led the charge in the...

• The trout bite at Keystone Lake isn’t overwhelming any of its visitors, but fishermen are claiming a steady number of catches throughout the majority of the lake during the last few days. One area that does not appear to be providing a lot of action, however, is the dam...

On May 10, North Hills High School sent off 16 of its student-athletes with its third annual College-Bound Student Athlete Recognition Reception, celebrating their significant accomplishment in securing a roster spot on a collegiate athletic team. Athletic director Amy Scheuneman implemented the burgeoning tradition at North Hills three years ago...

The Pine-Richland boys lacrosse team was on a roll, toppling three straight opponents by a total score of 53-2 as it headed into its season finale against rival North Allegheny. Then, in that final regular-season game, North Allegheny stopped the Rams (15-2) dead in their tracks, winning 11-6. Still, Pine-Richland...