Award created to honor Rosensteel
November 4, 2019

Award created to honor Rosensteel

By Mon Valley Independent

By BILL BECKNER JR.

For the MV Independent 

When the Rosensteel family tragically lost their daughter, the Western Pennsylvania soccer community embraced them, consoled them and did their best to help them through the grieving process.

Kaitlyn “Moe” Rosensteel died in June, the result of a lightning strike at a Westmoreland County park. 

Five months later, her father has formed the Kaitlyn “Moe” Rosensteel Scholarship Foundation — along with a unique award.

The foundation will present the inaugural Moe Rosensteel Most Outstanding Player of the Year Award to the WPIAL’s top girls soccer player at the end of the season.

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