Mercury Boys Soccer Roundup Oct. 5
Boyertown 4, Wilson 1 >> Nick Wilson scored twice Saturday, including a penalty kick in the second half, and the Bears rallied from an early deficit to defeat the Bulldogs in non-league play....
View ArticleMalek’s goal a winner for Strath Haven
Ellie Malek came through two minutes from time for Strath Haven, her 78th-minute goal leading the Panthers to a 1-0 nonleague win over Avon Grove Saturday. The win improves the Panthers’ record to...
View ArticleLower Merion’s Philip Monos is Main Line Boys Athlete of the Week
Monos, a senior midfielder, leads the Aces (13-0-1 as of Oct. 8) in points scored with a dozen assists and seven goals. He scored the game-winner in a 1-0 win against West Chester Rustin and dished out...
View ArticleLast minute Shanahan goal hands Unionville its first setback
EAST MARLBOROUGH – The Ches-Mont boys’ soccer title chase that seemed like a forgone conclusion Monday afternoon suddenly isn’t so certain. Unionville’s victory lap to the title was derailed, at least...
View ArticleCleary, Bowes lift Garnet Valley over Haven
Second-half goals from John Cleary and Matt Bowes propelled Garnet Valley to a 3-1 Central League win over Strath Haven. Bowes assisted on Ethan Hensinger’s tally midway through the first half. The...
View ArticleMercury Boys Soccer Roundup: Upper Merion gives Pottsgrove first Frontier loss
Upper Merion 1, Pottsgrove 0 >> Sam Schwartz scored the game-winner in the final 15 minutes as Upper Merion dealt Pottsgrove its first PAC Frontier defeat of the season. The Vikings (6-2-1...
View ArticleLa Salle edges Father Judge for top spot on PCL table
PHILADELPHIA >> One bounce of the ball was all that separated the top two sides in the Philadelphia Catholic League boys’ soccer table. In many ways, La Salle and Father Judge are similar. Both...
View ArticleMercury Boys Soccer Roundup Oct. 9
Pope John Paul II 6, Pottstown 1 >> David Lattanze scored twice Wednesday to head the Golden Panthers’ PAC Frontier Division victory over the Trojans. Lattanze had unassisted tallies in each...
View ArticleMain Line soccer wrap-up: Lower Merion ace-ing opponents
Ardmore >> Both of the Lower Merion High School soccer squads – boys and girls – are among the strongest teams in District 1 4A as the PIAA postseason approaches. The LM boys improved their...
View ArticleChambers powers TCA past Chichester
Caleb Chambers scored a hat trick while Jesse Brittain matched his teammate’s hat trick and added an assist in the Christian Academy’s dominant 9-1 nonleague win over Chichester. The Crusaders scored...
View ArticleMercury Soccer Roundup: Boyertown boys clinch PAC Liberty title
Boys soccer Boyertown 2, Norristown 0 >> Goals by Landon Wenger and Nick Willson fueled the Bears’ shutout of the Eagles Thursday, a win that clinched the PAC Liberty Division title for Boyertown...
View ArticleAbington gets job done in win over Wissahickon
ABINGTON >> Resse Gibbs had to chuckle when it came up. The Abington senior defender has been in the game long enough to know 80 perfect minutes of soccer just doesn’t exist at the high school...
View ArticleChaffee’s work ethic leads North Penn past Archbishop Wood
TOWAMENCIN >> Carter Houlihan has an easy pick for the hardest worker on his team. Mike Chaffee might say a ton, but the way he plays soccer speaks plenty about him. The senior forward rarely...
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Field hockey Hill School 7, Hun School 2 >> Kenedy Cliggett netted four goals as Hill (13-1) improved to 2-0 in the Mid-Atlantic Prep League on Saturday afternoon. Riley Bauer, Sarah Rogalski and...
View ArticleVaughan helps Sun Valley cling to one-goal win
Brendan Purfield’s first-half goal held up Saturday, thanks to great work in goal by Ryan Vaughan, as Sun Valley held off Springfield for a 1-0 nonleague boys soccer win. It was Vaughan’s fourth...
View ArticleHarriton goalie Daniel Katz is Main Line Boys Athlete of the Week
The sophomore goalkeeper has posted five shutouts for Harriton (9-4-2 as of Oct. 14), including a 0-0 tie against powerful Lower Merion, their only non-win of the season (through Oct. 14). He has...
View ArticleTobey, Louricki lead Ridley over Chichester
Keith Tobey and Adam Louricki had one goal and one assist as Ridley beat Chichester, 8-2, in nonleague action. Christian Praizner, Anthony Dueh, Eric Christensen, Robbie Geddes, Fernando Ibarra and...
View ArticleMercury Roundup Oct. 14
The Phoenixville field hockey team was in a win-and-in situation Monday against Pope John Paul II. With the Pioneer Athletic Conference Final Four looming Tuesday, the Phantoms needed a victory over...
View ArticleFreedman’s volley sends Hatboro-Horsham past Abington in overtime
HORSHAM >> All Jake Freedman was really trying to do was keep possession for his team and play a dangerous ball back in front of goal. The Hatboro-Horsham freshman had chased the ball to the...
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PAC Boys Soccer Final Four Preview: Boyertown-Owen J. Roberts,...
The Pioneer Athletic Conference Boys Soccer Final Four commences Tuesday, 5 p.m. at Owen J. Roberts. Top seed and Liberty Division champion Boyertown meets wild card Owen J. Roberts in Wildcat Stadium...
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