Westmoreland County boys soccer notebook: Key players out of Norwin’s lineup

By: Bill Beckner Jr.
Thursday, August 21, 2025 | 11:01 AM

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Four players who likely would have had an impact for Norwin are nonfactors — at least for this season.

Junior Chase Molinaro, sophomore Turner Raibel, and freshmen Christian Wilson and Mateo Yezovich are playing for the MLS Next, a youth developmental league that does not permit players to dual roster with middle or high school teams.

They could return next season, Norwin coach Scott Schuchert said.

Opening weekend

Only a few local teams will be in action on the opening weekend of the season.

Greensburg Salem will play the host Little Indians at 3 p.m. Friday at the Indiana Tournament.

On Saturday, Hempfield will visit Penn-Trafford at 12:30 p.m. while Jeannette goes to Freeport for a 6 p.m. kickoff.

Double duty

Norwin senior forward Tristan Josephic is playing two sports this fall.

Already a key player on the soccer field, Josephic is now kicking for the football team.

Last Saturday, he played in back-to-back scrimmages at Knights Stadium. After kicking several extra points in the football scrimmage against Franklin Regional, he had an assist in a 5-0 soccer win over Kiski Area.

Ranking ‘em

Norwin is the only Westmoreland County team in the TribLive WPIAL preseason rankings. The Knights are No. 4 in Class 4A.

The preseason No. 1 team are Canon-McMillan (4A), Hampton (3A), South Park (2A), and Bentworth (A).

Bill Beckner Jr. is a TribLive reporter covering local sports in Westmoreland County. He can be reached at bbeckner@triblive.com.

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