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

Nov 01 2023
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From the maker's of Pittsburgh Soccer Now comes a show all about scholastic and youth soccer across Western PA.

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Gearing up for WPIAL Soccer Finals, plus Quaker Valley senior forward Bennett Haas knows no boundaries

Nov 01 2023 29 mins  
In the latest edition of Kids on the Pitch Podcast, Pittsburgh Soccer Now's John Krysinsky provides a quick rundown of the WPIAL Soccer Finals, which kickoff on Thursday night, at Highmark Stadium, plus brings on Quaker Valley's senior forward, Bennett Haas, who has scored six goals in the past two matches to help lead the Quakers to the WPIAL Boys Class 2A Finals. Haas shares his

WPIAL Girls Soccer Playoff Brackets are out! Reaction with Ed Rosensteel and OLSH's Paige Petroval

Oct 18 2023 45 mins  
The WPIAL Soccer Playoff Brackets were announced on Wednesday.Shortly after the brackets were revealed, PSN's John Krysinsky and Matt Popchock went on the Kids on the Pitch Podcast -- and brought a few coaches on to the show for their reaction, as they connected longtime PSN colleague, and current Ringgold girls coach Ed Rosensteel and OLSH's Paige Petroval.

WPIAL Soccer Playoff Brackets are out! Reaction with Plum's Raf Kolankowski, Charleroi's Jon Ducoli (Part I)

Oct 18 2023 59 mins  

Pittsburgh area native Tanner Rosborough is running with the Red Bulls

Oct 02 2023 36 mins  
In the latest edition of the Kids on the Pitch Podcast, PSN's John Krysinsky catches up with Tanner Rosborough, who currently trains and competes with the Red Bulls Academy/NYRBII on an MLSNext Pro contract, has also been signed to join the senior team, NY Red Bulls on a MLS Homegrown contract in 2025.Tanner discusses his soccer journey, which began at age four with Beadling Soccer

North Catholic students Raise Awareness for 'Rise Again' and spinal cord illness; plus why HS soccer rankings mean little

Sep 26 2023 35 mins  
When North Catholic boys soccer team hosts Mars in a key WPIAL Class 3A, Section 1 match at J.C. Stone Field in North Park, it will also serve as an awareness game to help bring attention to Rise Again a non-profit organization formed and started by a North Catholic family (the Browns) in honor of their son Alex, to support individuals with spinal cord injuries and the professional

High School soccer is back! Pine-Richland's Jordan Wiegand and South Park's TJ O'Brien on opening weekend tournaments

Aug 24 2023 34 mins  
The Kids on the Pitch Podcast, presented by Glory on the Grass Tournaments, returns for a special opening weekend of the High School soccer season edition, as PSN's John Krysinsky and Matt Popchock are joined by Pine-Richland Boys Head Coach Jordan Wiegand and South Park Girls Head Coach T.J. O'Brien.

Glory On the Grass tournaments are in full swing, plus Ben Fiore on return to Kiski Area

Jul 10 2023 39 mins  
We're back! In the first episode of 2023, Pittsburgh Soccer Now's John Krysinsky brings on Kris Schemm, who is the founder of the Glory on the Grass 5v5 and 3v3 soccer tournaments, which are being played at various locations in and around Western Pennsylvania during the summer. Learn more about the unique, 5v5 and 3v3 competition, how it came to be and where there are still opportu

Putting a bow on WPIAL/PIAA 2022 soccer season + 'A Beautiful Gift' project

Nov 27 2022 77 mins  
PSN's John Krysinsky begins the pod by bringing on Lydija Amayo, a senior at Avonworth High School, who came up with a special name for a project that is very important to her and her family: 'The Beautiful Gift' -- as she's collecting soccer related donations for her family's native town Cajamarca, Peru. Lidija is hoping to collect donated soccer gear that she can bring to the kid

WPIAL Boys and Girls Soccer Championship preview

Nov 02 2022 100 mins  
On the eve of the WPIAL Boys and Girls Soccer Championships, the Pittsburgh Soccer Now team came together for our preview show looking ahead to the eight matches in three days at Highmark Stadium, on Thursday, November 3, Friday, November 4 and Saturday, November 5.

WPIAL Soccer 2022 playoff brackets are out! (Part 2: Girls)

Oct 19 2022 48 mins  
The WPIAL Boys and Girls Soccer playoff brackets were released on Wednesday. Shortly after, PSN's John Krysinsky and Brandon Rossi shared their reaction and spoke with a pair of coaches, Our Lady of Sacred Heart's Paige Petroval and Avonworth's J.C. Mahon, to get their thoughts on the seedings and their teams' prospects in the upcoming playoffs.