Kids on the Pitch (Scholastic and Youth Soccer in Western PA)

The WPIAL Boys and Girls Soccer Playoff brackets are out!   John Krysinsky and Brandon Rossi shared their reaction and spoke with a pair of boys coaches for Part I of a two-part special podcast. Joining John and Brandon were Pine-Richland's Jordan Wiegand and Greensburg Central Catholic's Rob Fabean, to get their thoughts on the seedings and their teams' prospects in the upcoming playoffs.

Among the topics John and Libby tackled on this Podcast include: Her thoughts on Mt. Lebanon's Mia Bhuta, who is playing with US Youth National Women's Soccer team at the U17 Women's World Cup Stigma associated with mental illness and disorders Female athlete mental health (four young female athlete suicides this year) Her personal story and other personal stories Addressing ongoing challenges for...

North Catholic's Devin Paschell, Oliver Joseph and Marcus Kurtz join PSN's John Krysinsky to talk about Muscular Dystrophy Awareness game when they take on neighboring Mars in a key WPIAL Boys Soccer Class 3A Section 1 showdown.   

Kolankowski's Plum squad is off to a strong, 3-0-1 start after two weeks, including a big 2-0 win last Thursday against section rival Franklin Regional.  Among the topics discussed on the Kids on the Pitch podcast included:  Plum's positive start to the 2022 against tough competition Measuring up a very deep group of strong teams contending in Class 3A this season A look back at how WPIAL Soccer h...

In our first episode of KOTP, we preview the 2022 WPIAL High School Soccer season. PSN's Jordan Smith (who is also an assistant boys varsity and head JV boys coach at South Fayette) joins John Krysinsky to discuss the upcoming high school soccer season, the impact of this year's realignment, as they run through all classifications and sections ahead of the official start date of the season on Frid...