Donovan’s hat trick spells victory for Conestoga in district semifinal
Tredyffrin >> Just four days after scoring both of Conestoga’s goals in a District One quarterfinal win in overtime, Pioneer senior forward Chris Donovan continued his scoring binge, tallying a...
View ArticleRediscovering love of game, Barr has Kennett set for states
TREDYFFRIN >> Mike Barr opens his notebook, takes out his pen and jots down notes just feet from a game proceeding at a breakneck pace along the Kennett sideline Wednesday. Missing from the Blue...
View ArticleShipley boys’ soccer team wins Friends’ Schools League title
Gladwyne >> Winning by losing might sound like an old adage but it’s a lesson the Shipley boys’ soccer team will take any day. The Shipley boys’ soccer team, which captured the Friends’ School...
View ArticleLa Salle hits stride, tops Northeast for District 12-4A title
PHILADELPHIA >> La Salle senior defender Joseph Brigidi was looking across the field, trying to find who he was supposed to congratulate and celebrate with. Not even five minutes in to Thursday...
View ArticleShanahan nips Harriton in OT to capture first-ever district crown
EAGLEVILLE – When Bishop Shanahan’s Harrison Coron swooped in toward the goal, teammate Connor Bailey knew exactly what to do. He sent a perfectly lofted pass toward the near post and Coron headed into...
View ArticleTaylor’s hat-trick leads Archbishop Wood to District 12-3A title
PHILADELPHIA >> Cody Taylor wasn’t worried. The Archbishop Wood junior forward knew his team was creating chances against Franklin Towne Charter, it was just a matter of finishing them. With the...
View ArticleFaith Christian edges Dock Mennonite, defends District 1-A title
FRANCONIA >> For Faith Christian’s Hunter Jones, a district title was even better the second time around. “It’s honestly the best thing I’ve ever felt in my life cause soccer’s my whole life and...
View ArticleSluggish 1st half costs LC against New Hope-Solebury in District 1/12-2A final
DOYLESTOWN >> Lansdale Catholic has struggled with the first half all season. Saturday afternoon though, the Crusaders seemed especially off in the first 40 minutes of the District 1/12 AA boys’...
View ArticlePerk Valley drops Wissahickon, earns first ever state playoff berth
GRATERFORD >> For the first time in school history, the Perkiomen Valley High School boys soccer team has qualified for the PIAA state tournament. The ninth-seeded Vikings achieved that feat with...
View ArticleConestoga boys’ soccer team captures first district title since 2011
East Whiteland >> Minutes after capturing the PIAA 4A District 1 title Saturday evening with a 2-0 win against Council Rock North, the Conestoga boys’ soccer team savored its feeling of...
View ArticleCouncil Rock North boys soccer falls to Conestoga in District 1 final
FRAZER – Entering their District 1 Class 4a Championship battle with top-seeded Conestoga, Council Rock North (15-7-1) had not surrendered a goal in the run of play during four D1 playoff duels, a...
View ArticleAll-Central Boys Soccer: Conestoga’s Donovan earns MVP honors
Conestoga forward Chris Donovan has been busy in the postseason, scoring nine of his team’s 12 goals en route to the District 1 Class 4A titles as the Pioneers chase a second successive PIAA crown....
View ArticleConestoga goalie Luke Smith is Main Line Boys Athlete of the Week
The Pioneers’ goalie, a starter on last year’s PIAA 4A state championship boys’ soccer team, has a 0.67 goals-against average over 16 games this fall (as of Monday Nov. 6), including 10 shutouts....
View ArticleLansdale Catholic falls to Lancaster Mennonite in PIAA-2A 1st round
LOWER PAXTON >> Lancaster Mennonite’s multiple weapons were not at all slowed by the rain and cold of Tuesday night, as the Blazers shot early and often and raced away to a 5-1 win over Lansdale...
View ArticleDistrict 3 champ Hempfield halts Perkiomen Valley, 1-0, in 4A first round
HERSHEY >> No Perkiomen Valley boys soccer player had been on a stage this large. Heck, head coach Bob McCabe, in his 21 years leading the Vikings, hadn’t. Perk Valley rode a wave to reach the...
View ArticleSuper-sub Wheatley leads Archbishop Wood past Manheim Central in PIAA-3A 1st...
PHILADELPHIA >> Zach Wheatley saw his team controlling play and getting chances, so he knew exactly what he had to do when he got on the pitch. In a downpour on a sopping wet field Wheatley...
View ArticleFaith Christian falls to Camp Hill in PIAA Class A opener
LOWER PAXTON >> With one minute and 20 seconds left to play, a potential game-tying shot by Faith Christian bounced over the Camp Hill net, the Lions coming ever so close to forcing overtime with...
View ArticleKennett’s state debut ends in loss to Parkland
Allentown >> Walking off the rain-covered field at J. Birney Crum Stadium following Kennett’s 3-1 loss to Parkland in the opening round of the PIAA Class 4A state tournament Tuesday evening, Blue...
View ArticleConestoga edges Ephrata in PIAA state opener
Downingtown >> Prior to the start of Conestoga’s PIAA 4A state tournament opener against Ephrata Tuesday, Pioneer head coach Dave Zimmerman reminded his team that patience would be key in order...
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