All as one: North Penn claims SOL Continental title with win over Pennridge
EAST ROCKHILL >> No matter what happened Wednesday night, the North Penn boys soccer team was going to be Suburban One League Continental Conference champions. While the Knights have played all...
View ArticleWest Chester Henderson handles its own business, clinches Ches-Mont National...
UWCHLAN >> Moments before sending West Chester Henderson onto the field against Downingtown East on Thursday afternoon, Warriors coach Sean Ryan made his final instruction very simple. “Go out...
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Phoenixville’s defense, Tucker’s two goals lift Phantoms to first ever PAC title
BUCKTOWN >> The Phoenixville boys’ soccer team came into 2017 with a veteran squad. But two first-year players, senior midfielder Kyle Tucker and freshman goalkeeper Gavin Perillo, proved to be...
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North Penn scores 4 late goals in win over Upper Dublin
UPPER DUBLIN >> It didn’t mean anything, except perhaps for district seeding. But North Penn sure played like it. Deadlocked with host and non-league opponent Upper Dublin late in the second half...
View ArticleLa Salle keeps focus to top Cardinal O’Hara, advance to PCL semifinals
SPRINGFIELD >> Soccer is as much about physical talent and possession as it is mental fortitude. La Salle knew Cardinal O’Hara was going to be playing a style meant to slow and frustrate the...
View ArticleHershey ends Hamburg’s season, 1-0 in OT, in District 3-AAA opener
HERSHEY >> The Hamburg Hawks showed up at Hershey High School Monday evening as decided underdogs for their District 3 3A first-round boys’ soccer clash with the homestanding and fourth-seeded...
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Shipley midfielder Ronan Higgins is Main Line Boys Athlete of the Week
Ronan Higgins The senior central midfielder and second-year captain for the Gators (5-1-2 in the Friends’ Schools League as of Oct. 24) is the leading points scorer in the FSL. Last fall, he was a...
View ArticleKing’s OT goal lifts Upper Dublin over Plymouth Whitemarsh in District 1 opener
UPPER DUBLIN >> It’s tough to beat a team three times. The Upper Dublin girls soccer team only lost one game all year and out-scored Plymouth Whitemarsh by a total of seven goals in two wins. But...
View ArticleWeir, Holmes lead Perkiomen Valley to first ever district win
GRATERFORD >> Michael Weir and Matt Holmes each scored a goal for Perkiomen Valley as the Vikings defeated Downingtown West 2-1 in the first round of the District One Class 4A playoffs Tuesday...
View ArticleFonder’s OT goal lifts Owen J. Roberts past Strath Haven
BUCKTOWN >> It could have been a deflating moment. Owen J. Roberts saw its chance for a regulation-time victory over Strath Haven dashed when the Panthers forced a 2-2 tie with five seconds left...
View ArticleWissahickon shuts out Methacton 3-0 in District 1-4A first round
LOWER GWYNEDD >> A goal was not Eddie Fortescue’s intention when he lofted a ball from a tight angle along the right sideline towards the front of the net. “I was just trying to make something...
View ArticleUpper Dublin’s season ends with loss to CR North
UPPER DUBLIN >> The Upper Dublin boys soccer team’s season came to an end Tuesday night. The No. 14 Cardinals lost to No. 19 Council Rock North, 1-0, in the first round of the District 1 Class-4A...
View ArticleLairdieson goal not enough for Marple
Chad Lairdieson scored in the first half, but Pope John Paul stormed back with a pair of tallies to beat Marple Newtown, 2-1, in a District 1 Class 3A boys soccer first round game Tuesday. Matt Moroz...
View ArticleSele lifts Penn Wood into second round once again
YEADON >> As the ball looped high into the box, Varnie Sele Jr. planned exactly what he would do. The diminutive Penn Wood forward tracked the ball tapped on by teammate Luseni Nyei, saw...
View ArticleHunter’s first career goal lifts Episcopal
Nate Hunter scored his first varsity goal off an assist from Nate Ekpo as Episcopal Academy hung on to claim a 1-0 Inter-Ac win over Malvern Prep. Goaltender Jake Hodlofski had eight saves for the...
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Werner’s saves lead La Salle past St. Joseph’s Prep, to PCL final
BENSALEM >> Brett Werner lives for this time of the year. The La Salle senior goalkeeper showed why as his season came down to a penalty kick shootout with St. Joseph’s Prep in their Philadelphia...
View ArticleHaverford School edged by Penn Charter
Nick Brill-Edwards scored just before halftime, but a 77th-minute tally by Penn Charter gave the Quakers a 2-1 win over Haverford School Wednesday night. Parker Gravina assisted on the goal for the...
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Roman Catholic’s defense the difference in PCL semifinal win over Archbishop...
BENSALEM >> Roman Catholic had a tough enough time dealing with Archbishop Wood in the regular season. So when the Cahillities found themselves matched up against the Vikings in the Philadelphia...
View ArticleShanahan tops Pottsgrove to advance to district semifinals
DOWNINGTOWN – For the second seeded team in the District 1 Class 3A Boys’ Soccer Tournament, Thursday’s pregame optics didn’t look very good for Bishop Shanahan. The Eagles were matched up against a...
View ArticleKaffey’s late score lifts Wissahickon past Spring-Ford
ROYERSFORD >> Locked in a 3-3 battle with Spring-Ford, Wissahickon was making a last-ditch effort to put the Rams away once and for all. The Trojans had already blown three leads in the preceding...
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