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Former West Allegheny, Duquesne standout signs with Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
Nate Dragisich became the first member of the Riverhounds Academy to sign a contract with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC on Wednesday. The former West Allegheny and Duquesne University midfielder inked a one-year contract with a club option for 2025, the team announced. Dragisich played youth soccer for the Riverhounds Development...
2023 in Pittsburgh professional sports: Kenny Pickett’s highs, lows an ongoing storyline for Steelers
The first day of the calendar year brought a sense of anticipation and hope for a fruitful future for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The last day of 2023? It shows just how complicated and unsettled the outlook for the organization really is. When Kenny Pickett directed an 80-yard winning drive in...
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC schedule set for 2024 season
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC will open the 2024 USL Championship schedule on the road at New Mexico United in Albuquerque March 9. The team then will begin the home portion of its 25th anniversary season against Orange County on March 16 at Highmark Stadium. The Hounds, winners of the 2023 Players’...
Riverhounds coach Bob Lilley named USL Championship coach of the year
After leading his team to one of best seasons is franchise history, Bob Lilley was recognized Wednesday as the USL Championship coach of the year. It was the second time, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds’ sixth-year coach was honored with the award. Lilley led the Hounds (19-10-5) to the Players’ Shield this...
Riverhounds’ Arturo Ordonez named USL Championship’s defender of the year
Arturo Ordonez anchored the best back line in the USL Championship’s Eastern Conference this season, and the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC defender was honored Tuesday for his efforts. Ordonez, 26, was named the 2023 USL Championship defender of the year. The Spain native ranked second in the league with 106 aerial...
Riverhounds’ Albert Dikwa named USL Championship Player of the Year
Postseason honors continue to roll in for Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC forward Albert Dikwa. The Cameroon native was named the 2023 USL Championship Player of the Year on Sunday night during halftime of the USL Championship Final between the Charleston Battery and Phoenix Rising FC on ESPN2. The fourth-year member of...
Dream season for Riverhounds ends in 1st-round playoff nightmare
Pittsburgh Riverhounds coach Bob Lilley said Saturday’s stunning 1-0 loss to Detroit City in the first round of the USL Championship playoffs will not define the season, but it will sting for a very long time. The Hounds had home-field advantage sitting ahead of them for the duration of the...
Riverhounds plan to use home field to their advantage in playoff opener
It’s been five years since the Pittsburgh Riverhounds hosted a playoff game in front of fans, so a fervent atmosphere is expected Saturday night when Detroit City FC comes to Highmark Stadium for a USL Championship first-round game. That’s an element that Hounds coach Bob Lilley wants to use as...
Riverhounds head into playoffs with 8-game unbeaten streak after scoreless draw in Detroit
They may not have gone about it in the most exciting way possible, but the Pittsburgh Riverhounds will head into the USL Championship playoffs on an eight-game unbeaten streak. Rookie Christian Garner recorded his first pro shutout as the Riverhounds and Detroit City FC played to a scoreless draw Saturday...
Riverhounds blank Tampa to clinch top seed in USL Championship playoffs
The USL Championship playoffs will run through the city of Pittsburgh. Albert Dikwa and Arturo Ordonez scored a goal each and the Riverhounds clinched the USL Championship Eastern Conference title, and home-field advantage throughout the postseason, with a 2-0 road win over the Tampa Bay Rowdies on Saturday night. The...
Albert Dikwa scores twice, Riverhounds win home finale in front of record crowd
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds wrapped up the most successful home campaign in franchise history with a 3-2 victory over FC Tulsa on Saturday night. Albert Dikwa scored twice to lead the Riverhounds to their 13th league win and 16th win overall at home this season, both team records. The game was...
Riverhounds use their heads in victory over New Mexico United
Kenardo Forbes always looks for a signal from his center backs before he lines up to take corner kicks. “Joe (Farrell) and Arturo (Ordonez) will tell where they want me to put it, and I try to get it there as accurate as possible,” Forbes said. Forbes was certainly on...
Robbie Mertz buries winning goal in 90th minute to lift Riverhounds past Miami
Upper St. Clair’s Robbie Mertz scored a dramatic late-game goal to give the Pittsburgh Riverhounds a 2-1 road win over Miami FC on Saturday night. The Riverhounds (16-5-9, 57 points) lengthened their lead in the USL Championship Eastern Conference standings on Charleston and Tampa Bay, who are tied with 53...
Riverhounds scrap out home victory over Loudoun
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds got the result, winning 3-1 over a struggling Loudoun United team Saturday night at Highmark Stadium, but coach Bob Lilley was less than pleased with the way they achieved it. He called it a poor performance, and though his group is the current league leader in points,...
Riverhounds, San Antonio play to scoreless draw in battle of contenders
Nothing was decided in a matchup of two of the top teams in the USL Championship standings Saturday night as the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and San Antonio FC played to a scoreless draw at Toyota Field in Texas. Jahmali Waite made a season-high four saves for the Hounds (14-5-9), who remain...
Riverhounds blow 3-goal lead, escape from Hartford with wild win
Second-half substitute JC Obregon saved the Pittsburgh Riverhounds from a humiliating result Wednesday night. Obregon scored the game-winning goal in the 88th minute after the Riverhounds blew a three-goal lead, escaping with a 4-3 victory over Hartford Athletic. The Riverhounds (14-5-8) remained in first place in the USL Championship’s Eastern...
Riverhounds suffer road loss at Orange County
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds saw a three-game winning streak come to an end on the West Coast on Wednesday night, falling 1-0 to Orange County FC. Milan Iloski scored late in the second half to send Orange County (11-9-4) to its fifth straight win. The Riverhounds (13-5-8) remain in first place...
Riverhounds punish Hartford after 3-hour weather delay
J.C. Obregon said some of his Pittsburgh Riverhounds teammates played games and others watched Netflix as they tried to relax and wait out a three-hour plus weather delay Saturday night. For Obregon, it was understandable to have some nervous energy because he was about to play against his former club,...
Riverhounds strike early, add to conference lead with win over Tampa Bay
After the Pittsburgh Riverhounds fell behind early several times in the last few weeks, Albert Dikwa said the team talked about having a fast start Saturday night. Dikwa played a big part in putting that plan into action by scoring a goal in the third minute. The Hounds saw the...
Riverhounds rally for victory over Memphis 901 FC
Riverhounds coach Bob Lilley said when a team is in a little bit of a hole, sometimes everything needs to go right before it turns. The Hounds had quite a turn of events Saturday night. On the back of a two-game losing streak the Hounds found themselves down a pair...
Riverhounds lose first home game of season, 3-1 against Charleston
On Saturday, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds saw their unbeaten streak within the USL Championship end at 13 with a loss at Charleston. Four days later, another notable streak went by the wayside. The Hounds dropped their first home match of the season in a 3-1 loss to Indy Eleven on Wednesday...
Longtime Riverhounds, Quaker Valley soccer coach Gene Klein dies after battle with brain cancer
Gene Klein did not have just an iconic, hall-of-fame coaching career. He lived an exemplary, hall-of-fame life, according to those who knew him best. The former Quaker Valley soccer coach, who was inducted into the WPIAL, Quaker Valley and Pittsburgh Riverhounds halls of fame, died Monday at age 71 after...
Charleston ends Riverhounds’ unbeaten streak at 13 games
The longest unbeaten streak in USL Championship play this season ended with a thud Saturday night. Juan Sebastian Palma scored in the 11th minute and the Charleston Battery didn’t look back, rolling to a 3-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. It was the first loss for the Hounds since an...
Riverhounds blank Detroit City, extend USL Championship unbeaten streak to 13 games
Edward Kizza said it was an emotional week both physically and mentally given the Riverhounds had three games in eight days. After a big 1-0 win at Louisville City Wednesday, he said it was imperative the team come home and finish the job. Kizza helped the Hounds do so with...
Riverhounds run unbeaten streak to 12 with win in Louisville
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds ran their unbeaten streak in USL Championship competition to 12 with a 1-0 victory at Louisville City on Wednesday night. Albert Dikwa scored in the 68th minute for the Riverhounds (9-2-8), who improved to 7-0-5 in their last 12 games to move back ahead of Tampa Bay...
