Our Coaches

Coach Jake Bow

WPIAL Coach of the Year

Coach Jake Bow is from Buffalo, NY and was an NCAA DIII player from Washington & Jefferson College. He joined as head Coach of Peters Township Boys Varsity Lacrosse during the 2022-2023 season. He previously was the head Coach of the High School and Youth programs at Hempfield from 2018-2022.

Joey Tritschler

WPIAL Assistant Coach of the Year

Coach Joey Tritschler is from Lower Burrell, PA, and a 2015 Greensburg Central Catholic graduate. He was an NCAA DIII player at Washington & Jefferson College. He joined as Assistant Coach of Peters Township Boys Varsity Lacrosse during the 2022-2023 season.

Ean Cafaro

Ean Cafaro returns to Peters Township Boys’ Lacrosse after coaching with the team from 2019-2022. Ean is 2015 graduate of Mt. Lebanon High School where he was member of the boys’ lacrosse team. Ean graduated from the University of Dayton in 2019 where he was member of the men’s lacrosse team. 

Reilly Oliverio

Reilly Oliverio has been playing and coaching lacrosse for 14+ years. Originally from Carlisle, PA where he played lacrosse and soccer at Trinity High School (Camp Hill). He was a NCAA DIII lacrosse player at Washington and Jefferson College where he earned PAC honors his junior and senior seasons. Reilly moved to Pittsburgh after his graduation in 2021.

Kevin Dowd

For the last seven years, Kevin has been coaching within the Canon Mac Youth ranks and for the Pittsburgh 79er’s Lacrosse Club - Class of 2027. He spent a year at Trinity High School as an Assistant Coach under Coach McBride. Kevin comes from Syracuse, New York where he played lacrosse for Liverpool High School and also ran cross country, track, and field. He continued his running career at Fredonia State University garnering all-conference honors in the 800-meter dash.