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Strath Haven repeats on Young’s penalty kick
PHOENIXVILLE — The venue was different. The score was different. The number of the Strath Haven player running jubilantly toward an exultant spectator’s section in overtime was different. But if you...
View ArticleSchreiber’s last-minute goal gives Dock Mennonite District 1-1A title
DOYLESTOWN >> Thomas Schreiber had no plans to play overtime. “Here’s the thing — we’ve done the overtime several times, it’s very stressful,” the Dock Mennonite senior said. “We just want to get...
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Hertzog: Boyertown soccer bouncing because of special bond between teams
The Boyertown boys soccer team had just finished arguably its biggest win to date, a hard-earned road victory against its nearest rival Spring-Ford. Postgame high-fives and hugs were barely done, but...
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Mercury Roundup: Hill School football ends season with win
It was the happy conclusion to a season that was anything but. The Hill School football team was oh-for-2019 headed into Saturday’s game with archrival Lawrenceville School. But it got redemption by...
View ArticleWard saves 3 PKs, Lansdale Catholic edges New Hope-Solebury in District...
BUCKINGHAM >> Kellan Ward has a straightforward approach to stopping penalty kicks. “It’s usually just guess one of the two sides,” the Lansdale Catholic junior goalkeeper said. “And try to get...
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Stites’ goal enough as North Penn fends off Boyertown in District 1 boys...
ROYERSFORD >> The last time North Penn’s Carter Houlihan played a soccer match on Spring-Ford’s field, it didn’t end well for him. That was three years ago as a freshman in the second round of...
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BOYS SOCCER 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A GIRLS SOCCER 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A FIELD HOCKEY 3A | 2A | 1A GIRLS VOLLEYBALL 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A
View ArticleDifferent Strath Haven team aiming for another state soccer ride
A year ago, a 13-win Strath Haven team entered the PIAA Class 3A boys soccer championship off an overtime win against Holy Ghost Prep in a hotly contested District 1 final. That journey would end in...
View ArticleDock Mennonite routs Devon Prep in PIAA-1A opener
SPRINGFIELD >> It has been 10 years since the Dock Mennonite boys soccer team reached the state playoffs. In their first state playoff game since the 2009 1A state championship game, the District...
View ArticleJones, North Penn too much for Wilson in PIAA-4A first round
PENNSBURG >> At 6-foot-4, North Penn’s Josh Jones has spent the entire 2019 season winning 50-50 balls in the air and scoring with his head. On Tuesday, as the Knights took on District 3’s Wilson...
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Kerr’s return boosts Boyertown to comeback win over Whitehall in PIAA opener
BUCKTOWN >> Matt Kerr missed most of Boyertown’s district title game on Saturday with an injured ankle. He wasn’t expected to play in Tuesday’s PIAA Class 4A opener against Whitehall either. But...
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Lowman, Young allow Strath Haven to slip past Susquehannock
LOWER MERION — Strath Haven coach Ryan O’Neill wasn’t too bothered by the one-goal deficit just three minutes into Tuesday’s PIAA Class 3A first-round game. The Panthers have faced adversity – early...
View ArticleROUNDUP: Laackman helps Haverford School roll into PAISSA semifinals
Two goals by sophomore Asher Laackman and one by junior Bernie Rogers kick-started a comeback Tuesday for the Haverford School boys soccer team, which defeated Germantown Friends 4-2 in a PAISAA...
View ArticleThird time the charm as Cole, Lansdale Catholic finally top Lancaster Mennonite
MARPLE >> The third time is the charm. First, it was beating New Hope-Solebury in the District 1/12 2A final for the first time in three tries. That needed a shootout from the penalty spot to...
View ArticleMorgan’s aggression helps Archbishop Wood top Northern York in PIAA-3A opener
MARPLE >> Ryan Morgan heard the cries for him to shoot coming from the bench in the first half. The Archbishop Wood senior knew he’d been too wasteful at times in the half, taking an extra touch...
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Hill School stunned by Kiski on PKs in PAISAA semifinal
POTTSTOWN >> After The Hill School boys soccer team clawed back from an early two-goal deficit, the game-winner seemed like it was coming. And still coming. And then, once penalty kicks were made...
View ArticleROUNDUP: Haverford School rallies, advances to PAISAA final
The third-seeded Haverford School advanced to the championship game of the Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association boys soccer tournament with a 2-1 victory over Springside Chestnut Hill...
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In first season at Malvern Prep, Susan Barr focused on being present, not a...
MALVERN — Susan Barr calls her team together for a postgame huddle. It’s early October, and Malvern Prep had just lost a 1-0 decision to Haverford School, a tight game in keeping with the Inter-Ac’s...
View ArticleLansdale Catholic falls to Lewisburg in PIAA-2A quarterfinals
MANCHESTER >> Lansdale Catholic ran into quite an opponent on Saturday. “If they don’t win the state title, I’m gonna be very surprised,” Crusaders coach Casey Farrell said of Lewisburg. The...
View ArticleSchreiber helps Dock Mennonite dispatch East Juniata in PIAA Class A...
SOUTH LEBANON >> Dock Mennonite Academy has been waiting a decade to make a run in the PIAA boys soccer tournament. So being made to wait more than a half-hour Saturday evening for a goal thanks...
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