Kevin Lohman stories, Page 7
Pine-Richland hockey earns bid to national tournament
The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League is comprised of 56 teams across four separate classifications. Out of those teams, only one finished the 2018-19 regular season without a loss in regulation time — Pine-Richland. For their efforts this season, the Rams (20-0-1) were selected to participate in the USA Hockey Division...
Loaded Pine-Richland baseball squad stresses team dynamic
The Pine-Richland baseball team enters the 2019 season boasting a roster bursting at the seams with talent and experience. The senior class alone has four players who will be at the Division I programs: Troy LaNeve (Vanderbilt), Matt Wood (Penn State), Josh Johnson (Kent State) and J.D. Armstrong (High Point)....
Outdoors notices: Week of March 11, 2019
• Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania is holding an outing at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve. Join a naturalist for a free walk on the reserve’s trails. Register online at aswp.org/events/8220 • Franklin Regional High School is hosting a Sustainable Backyard Workshop seminar from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m....
Pine-Richland boys lacrosse players commit to play in college
A quartet of Pine-Richland boys lacrosse players pledged their commitments to their future colleges of choice Feb. 27 at the high school athletic office, gathering to both celebrate the future and enjoy the unique moment together before embarking on their senior seasons. Seniors Ben Barnes, Brendan Hein, Will Harnick and...
Limited time in pool doesn’t keep Aquinas swimmer Schirra from making WPIALs
There were plenty of reasons for Sam Schirra not to swim this season. The most glaring reason is his high school, Aquinas Academy, did not field a swim team. Beyond that, Schirra had a starring role in the school play, a rendition of “Pride and Prejudice,” a commitment that would...
North Hills swimmers break school records at WPIAL meet
A number of school records fell when the North Hills swim team took to the pool at Pitt’s Trees Hall for the WPIAL Class AAA championships Feb. 28 and March 1. Three program records were broken by some of the Indians’ youngest swimmers on both the boys and the girls...
6 Pine-Richland wrestlers punch tickets to WPIALs
The high school wrestling postseason is in full swing, and Pine-Richland is seeing positive results, starting with the WPIAL Section 3-AAA individual championships Feb. 23 at Fox Chapel. The Rams exited the event boasting a pair of first-place finishers, a pair of second-place showings and another pair of wrestlers who...
Sitting down with Pine-Richland director of athletics Sean Simmons
Sean Simmons began his tenure as director of athletics at Pine-Richland on Nov. 14. Prior to his hiring at Pine-Richland, Simmons served as the assistant athletic director of student services and sports operations at Robert Morris, a position he held since 2004. From 2000-04, Simmons filled the role of academic...
Northgate girls, Indiana boys crowned WPIAL Class AA swimming champions
Throughout the entirety of the second day of WPIAL Class AA championship swimming action at Pitt’s Trees Pool, both the boys and girls teams for Northgate and Indiana were jockeying for pole position in the standings, trading off the Nos. 1 and 2 spots with each passing event. Both meets...
Pair of Belle Vernon boys break records at WPIAL swimming championships
A pair of Belle Vernon boys left the WPIAL Class AA swimming championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool not only as WPIAL champions, but also as freshly minted record-holders Friday. Sophomore Ian Shahan and senior Robert Spekis distinguished themselves among the all-time greats by tearing down noteworthy marks, albeit in different...
North Hills wrestlers turn in strong performances at sections
The North Hills wrestling team put together a strong showing at the Section 3-AAA individual championships Feb. 23 at Fox Chapel, showcasing plenty of improvement across the board. One wrestler, however, who is hard-pressed to improve on his previous successes is Sam Hillegas. The Indians junior dispatched each opponent he...
Blackhawk’s Wright defeats teammate to win WPIBL boys singles title
More than 100 of Western Pennsylvania’s top boys bowlers competed in the WPIBL singles championship Wednesday at Wildlife Lanes in Burrell. None of them threw more games then Blackhawk’s Jordan Wright. And none of them will go home with the championship trophy, because now it belongs to Wright. The senior...
Rochester girls advance to 1st WPIAL title game after defeating Quigley Catholic
After battling neck-and-neck through the first three quarters of their WPIAL semifinal matchup, the Rochester girls basketball team exploded for 26 points in the fourth quarter to topple rival Quigley Catholic, 66-55, on Tuesday night at North Hills. The victory for the Rams (18-6) could very well be the biggest...
Outdoors notices for Feb. 25, 2019
• Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania is holding an outing at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve. Join a naturalist for a free walk on the reserve’s trails. Register online at aswp.org/events/8220. • Forbes State Forest is offering a moderate 8-mile hike in the Roaring Run Natural Area...
Pine-Richland gymnastics team finishes 3rd at WPIALs
The Pine-Richland gymnastics team’s strong season ended Feb. 15, when the Rams secured third place at the WPIAL team championships at Moon. It was the program’s highest finish in the event since 2014. The Rams (6-2) recorded a total score of 144.265, finishing behind champion Thomas Jefferson (146.375) and second-place...
Balanced scoring leads Quigley Catholic girls past GCC in Class A quarterfinals
Greensburg Central Catholic kicked off its WPIAL Class A girls basketball quarterfinal contest piping out, knocking down its first four shots. Then, Quigley Catholic brought out the hose to secure a 71-55 victory. After GCC ran out to a 13-0 lead, the Spartans (14-10) outscored the Centurions, 49-19, over the...
North Hills hockey in position for postseason success
The PIHL regular season has come to a close for the North Hills hockey team, a group with a 13-5 record that has the No. 4 seed in the Class A North Division sewn up. The finish to the regular-season schedule represents the conclusion of a journey that began back...
Greensburg Salem’s White captures WPIBL singles title
In addition to battling fatigue and a field of 90 other bowlers, Greensburg Salem’s Mattie Mae White said she typically finds herself combating nerves in championship-level events. On Thursday at the WPIBL girls singles championships at Sims Lanes in Beaver Falls, White overcame all three challenges to earn first place,...
Pine-Richland graduate Petcash carves out role with Boston University
About this time two years ago, Andrew Petcash was leading the Pine-Richland boys basketball team to a WPIAL Class 6A title and a PIAA Class 6A championship-game appearance. Since then, the former point guard has settled in at Boston University, transitioning into a different type of player in a different...
Outdoors notices for Feb. 18, 2019
• Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania is holding an outing at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve. Join a naturalist for a free walk on the reserve’s trails. Register online at aswp.org/events/8220. • Venture Outdoors is offering a Presidents Day Walk from 10 a.m.-noon Monday at North Park....
Thomas Jefferson claims 1st WPIAL gymnastics title
Last year, the Thomas Jefferson gymnastics team came so close to a WPIAL title, they could taste it as they finished as runner-up to Moon by just one-tenth of a point. This year, the Jaguars got their WPIAL gold. And they did so with a couple of points to spare....
Pine-Richland swimmers set for WPIAL championships
The Pine-Richland swimming teams are gearing up for the WPIAL Class AAA championships set for Feb. 28 and March 1 at Pitt’s Trees Pool. The Rams are armed with athletes who are experienced in the itle meet and others who are qualifying for the first time. Regardless of their experience...
Pine-Richland competitive cheer team places at nationals
The Pine-Richland competitive cheer team put together a number of strong performances at the 2019 UCA National High School Cheerleading Championship in Orlando, Fla., surviving the cut to the the final round before collecting 11th place at the annual event. The solid finish marked a notable improvement for the Rams,...
Outdoors notices for Feb. 11, 2019
• Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania is holding an outing at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve. Join a naturalist for a free walk on the Reserve’s trails. Register online at aswp.org/events/8220. • Three Rivers Birding Club is holding an outing at Sewickley Heights Borough Park at 9...
Hempfield captures 2nd straight WPIAL rifle championship
For the second straight season, the Hempfield rifle team fended off all comers to emerge as WPIAL champion. The Spartans accrued a team score of 800-62x to nail down first place in the championship event held at the Dormont-Mt. Lebanon Sportsman Club in Canonsburg. The victory represents their second title...
