Sounding Off on Soccer with John Krysinsky

The Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC kicked off the 2025 campaign with its first preseason training session on Monday.  Pittsburgh Soccer Now's John Krysinsky was there to catch some of the session and caught up with three players including the newest Hound, Augustine Williams, Danny Griffin and Eric Dick, before wrapping things up with Head Coach Bob Lilley.   

Pittsburgh Soccer Now's John Krysinsky caught up with Riverhounds President Jeff Garner, discusses numerous topics including:  -- Looking back at the organization's biggest accomplishments since taking over in mid-2022  -- Timetable on Highmark Stadium renovations  -- Excitement is high, and tickets are selling for debut of Riveters SC   -- Importance of community partnerships  and much more.

The first episode of Sounding Off on Soccer Podcast for the New Year features a special guest -- former Pitt and North Allegheny standout Sarah Schupansky -- joining Pittsburgh Soccer Now 's John Krysinsky.   Schupansky signed a two-year deal, through the 2026 NWSL season with a club option for the 2027 season, with Gotham FC.   Sarah discusses her soccer journey and much more, including the hecti...

Shortly before the Holidays, Michael Sullivan experienced a whirlwind end to 2024, as his collegiate career came to an end but in a little more than a week's time, was selected in the MLS SuperDraft by Toronto FC. Pittsburgh Soccer Now 's John Krysinsky caught up with Sullivan for an interview in the latest edition of Sounding Off on Soccer Podcast.  The Pittsburgh area native who is from Tarentum...

Following the news that his club's men's and women's first teams will be joining USL, Tom Ovenden, owner / director of Steel City FC, joins Pittsburgh Soccer Now's John Krysinsky to discuss the big move and look back at his club's incremental growth over the years.   Among the topics discussed include:  Steel City's ascension and growth as a club  Men's team's move from NPSL to USL League Two, tho...

Pittsburgh Soccer Now's John Krysinsky has more on Pitt men's soccer's NCAA Tournament run which has them on the precipice of another College Cup. John is joined by ACC Network / ESPN+ broadcaster Jason Earle, who was on the call for Pitt's NCAA tournament win on Sunday (3-2 extra time thriller vs Kansas City) and has called many Pitt men's and women's soccer matches in the past few years. In addi...

Captain Gabe Norris & HC Jonathan Potter, fresh off RMU Men's Soccer's Horizon League championship, joined PSN's John Krysinsky as they now look forward to the Colonials' first @NCAASoccer Tournament appearance since 2005  https://pittsburghsoccernow.com/2024/11/18/robert-morris-mens-soccer-captain-gabe-norris-hc-jonathan-potter-look-forward-to-ncaa-tournament/

Pittsburgh Soccer Now 's John Krysinsky & Colton Coreschi discuss and break down the Riverhounds SC's season ending 1-0 loss at Charleston.  For Pittsburgh, they were eliminated from the playoffs in the first round for the second consecutive season. https://pittsburghsoccernow.com/2024/11/02/battery-1-hounds-0-final/

The USL Championship's Longest Running rivalry between the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC and Charleston Battery will have a new chapter in the 44th match to be played between the clubs, as they'll face off in the USL Cup Playoffs Eastern Conference Quarterfinal round on Saturday at Patriots Point in Charleston, SC (6:30 p.m. kickoff).   Ahead of the match, PSN's John Krysinsky caught up with USL Champ...

In the newest episode of Sounding Off on Soccer Podcast, John Krysinsky is joined by Robert Morris University women's soccer Head Coach Michelle Rick, who's led the Colonials to a berth in Horizon League playoffs in her first season at the helm.    Plus, John is joined by PSN's busiest contributor, Griffin Floyd, who's been covering both Riverhounds and Pitt men's soccer home matches, to talk abou...

The Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC wrap-up the 2024 regular season on Saturday facing a must-win situation -- as they can clinch a playoff berth for the seventh straight season under the direction of Head Coach Bob Lilley.  Team Captain and midfielder Danny Griffin joined Pittsburgh Soccer Now's John Krysinsky at midweek, as the team is preparing for yet another 'do-or-die' match -- this time at home (...

Pittsburgh Soccer Now's John Krysinsky is joined by Robert Morris Men's Soccer Head Coach Jonathan Potter, who has the Colonials in first place in the Horizon League with three matches to go.   

Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC goalkeeper Eric Dick joined PSN's John Krysinsky in the latest episode of the Sounding Off on Soccer.  With the Riverhounds in the thick of USL Championship playoff race, with five matches remaining, they currently are two points behind the playoff line despite a strong second half season push that has included many strong performances from the veteran keeper, who is seco...

 On Wednesday, PSN's John Krysinsky was joined by Pitt Women's Soccer's Randy Waldrum to discuss the team's start to the new season and previews the upcoming matches this weekend in California vs Loyola Marymount & Cal-State Fullerton.  In this interview, Coach Waldrum talks about the challenges he has faced personally and the team's start to the season. Waldrum will not be making the trip, as...

Pittsburgh Soccer Now 's John Krysinsky is joined by Al Alvine , who was named the fifth head coach in Duquesne women’s soccer history on Dec. 29, 2011 and in just four seasons he accomplished what nobody did in the program history of Duquesne women’s soccer – win an Atlantic 10 championship.  The 2024 season will be Alvine's 13th at the helm of the Duquesne's women's program, 

Riverhounds midfielder Jackson Walti joins Pittsburgh Soccer Now's John Krysinsky to discuss the ups and downs of his first season with the club, and his second pro season.  Walti began the season in the starting lineup, then saw his playing time decrease, but in the past month, has been a regular part of the Hounds' starting eleven.  

In his sixth season as a professional, Pittsburgh-area native Robbie Mertz has taken a leadership role with his hometown club, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC.    The former Upper St Clair, University of Michigan standout joins Pittsburgh Soccer Now's John Krysinsky to talk about the Riverhounds' challenging 2024 season, the ups and downs, and how he's and the team have persevered.

On the latest episode of the Sounding Off on Soccer Podcast, John Krysinsky is joined by Michael Wottreng, who will be on the call when the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC host Hartford Athletic FC on Saturday night (8 p.m. kickoff) in what will be a Nationally televised match on ESPN 2. John and Michael preview what both describe as a match of two desperate teams in search of points, at one point the p...

Before Pitt's Randy Waldrum departs Pittsburgh for the Olympics, where the veteran coach will lead Nigeria's women's soccer team, he sits down with Pittsburgh Soccer Now 's John Krysinsky on the latest episode of Sounding Off on Soccer podcast. Among the topics discussed included: Managing and importance of delegating responsibilities with Pitt's program and the Nigerian National team duties Keepi...

Sounding Off on Soccer Podcast returns from its hiatus with one of our favorite guests, as Pittsburgh Soccer No w's John Krysinsky is joined by The Sporting News ' Mike DeCourcy, to talk Copa America, the USMNT getting CONCACAF'd and Mike's column about the 1994 World Cup and the impact that had on soccer in the United States.  

With one season under his belt as Robert Morris University's men's soccer head coach, Jonathan Potter has really begun to put his stamp on the program. This week, as part of our series of interviews with area college soccer coaches as we look ahead to the Fall 2024 season, Potter joins PSN's John Krysinsky on the latest edition of the Sounding Off on Soccer Podcast. With a largely retooled roster,...

In early February, Robert Morris University Vice President and Director of Athletics Chris King announced that Michelle Rick will be the next head coach of the Colonials’ women’s soccer program , after Head Coach Chris Shaw left for a the Head Coaching position at Temple. In some respects, it might be considered a bold move in hiring such a young coach without Division I head coaching experience -...

John Krysinsky is back with the latest edition of the Sounding Off on Soccer podcast -- as he takes a look at the 0-3-0 (!!??) Pittsburgh Riverhounds'  -- and brings on second-year winger Langston Blackstock for an in-depth interview to discuss the Marietta, GA's native's experience thus far in the Steel City, his thoughts on the team's tough start, upcoming match-up vs the Tampa Bay Rowdies and m...

The Pittsburgh Riverhounds were punished for their failure to convert a host of chances as they fell 2-0 to Orange County SC in their home opene r, on Saturday night at Highmark Stadium.  It was a far from ideal start from the Riverhounds, who have been shut out in consecutive matches to begin the 2024 season.  It's the first time the Hounds have been shut out in back-to-back contests since mid-20...