Boyertown rolls into PIAA 4A Final Four by blanking Palmyra 3-0
BERNVILLE >> The Boyertown boys soccer team took another step further than any other in program history Saturday afternoon with a 3-0 win over Palmyra in a PIAA Class 4A quarterfinal at...
View ArticleStewart’s OT strike sends North Penn past Conestoga in PIAA-4A quarterfinals
ROYERSFORD >> Ryan Stewart has scored two of the biggest goals of the season for North Penn and both have come against Conestoga. The North Penn senior blasted in a close range finish after Josh...
View ArticleArchbishop Wood edges Holy Ghost Prep, returns to PIAA-3A semifnals
WORCESTER >> The Archbishop Wood boys soccer team is once again moving onto the PIAA Class 3A semifinals. And the Vikings are enjoying leaving the doubters behind them. “We’re a very young team...
View ArticleLa Salle reaches PIAA-4A semifinals with shutout win over Lower Merion
WORCESTER >> Brandon Curran was denied on one good chance but the La Salle junior forward was confident he was due for a goal on a cold Saturday night. “In the first half, they had a complete...
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Barrack Hebrew Academy’s Jordan Naim is Main Line Boys Athlete of the Week
Jordan Naim The senior midfielder and captain, the MVP of the Cougars’ Tri-County League championship team this fall, scored 18 goals and dished out 12 assists in 14 games and received all-conference...
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Banner weekend: EA captures Sweater, Banner
Episcopal Academy celebrates capturing the Banner vs. Agnes Irwin. Newtown Square >> Last weekend was a banner one for Episcopal Academy, as the EA girls’ and boys’ teams won both the Banner and...
View ArticleDock Mennonite falls to Moravian Academy in PIAA-1A semifinals
NEW TRIPOLI >> Dock Mennonite’s run came to an end on a freezing Tuesday evening at Northwestern Lehigh High School. But the Pioneers had broken through this season, reaching the PIAA-A State...
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Strath Haven’s Holstein shakes nerves, helps Panthers return to Hershey
WORCESTER — It had been a while since J.T. Holstein made the walk to the Strath Haven bench while the clock was still running. Certainly it was the first time in the Panthers’ six postseason games that...
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North Penn advances to PIAA-4A final with win over La Salle
WARRINGTON >> At this point, Paul Duddy is not messing with success. “We don’t change a whole lot,” the North Penn boys soccer coach said. “When you look at our record, you say, ‘How much are you...
View ArticleArchbishop Wood’s growth leads to final four finish in PIAA-3A tournament
WORCESTER >> Ryan Morgan told his teammates all season it wasn’t going to be a rebuilding year. Outside the Archbishop Wood boys soccer program, it might have come across as a bit crazy. Sure,...
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Central Bucks West beats Boyertown in PKs for spot in PIAA title game
Lower Merion >> Goalkeeper Ryan Van Pelt stood on the line first to begin penalty kicks, the season and a trip to the state championship game on the line for his Central Bucks West boys’ soccer...
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Steady Shankweiler hasn’t had to be spectacular during Strath Haven’s state run
WORCESTER TWP. — By design, Charlie Shankweiler isn’t supposed to have much to do in Strath Haven’s goal. It’s not because he’s a sophomore. It’s not because he split time for most the season with Rob...
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North Penn, CB West take different paths, reach same destination in PIAA-4A...
The last two Class 4A boys soccer teams left playing in the state of Pennsylvania couldn’t have taken more different paths to Hershey. On one side, North Penn has spent the season looking every bit the...
View ArticleHarriton holds commitment signing ceremony for 7 athletes
A signing ceremony was held Nov. 13 for seven Harriton High School athletes who announced their college commitments. These athletes were Andrew Wallace (golf, Drexel University); Mikkel Anderson...
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Houlihan’s Heroes: North Penn senior helps solve Van Pelt, CB West to win...
HERSHEY >> Carter Houlihan didn’t try to stop the tears of joy, he just let them flow. Everything he had worked for this fall was about to come to fruition and the North Penn senior felt it start...
View ArticleNorth Penn leans on depth to bring home first PIAA title
HERSHEY >> Ryan Stewart had a little extra motivation Friday night. On top of trying to help his team win a state title, the North Penn senior wanted to make sure one teammate unable to be in...
View ArticleStrath Haven believes it has one more surprise to give in PIAA soccer final
One year ago, Strath Haven went from being in the top half of the Central League to the PIAA Class 3A boys soccer final in its first year in the state’s second-largest classification. More than half of...
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Fombu’s spacing spells doom for Strath Haven in PIAA Class 3A final
HERSHEY — Daniel Fombu’s name didn’t end up on the score sheet in the PIAA Class 3A final Saturday night. But of all the players on the field at Hersheypark Stadium, the Lower Dauphin striker was...
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McCaffery: Even in defeat, prestige is back for Strath Haven soccer
HERSHEY — The silver medal around his neck was ample in size, the lights high above Hersheypark Stadium adding to its shine. The plaque in his hand was nicely designed in wood, appropriately engraved,...
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North Penn honors 17 senior student-athletes for college commitments
TOWAMENCIN >> Answering what it meant to sign his National Letter of Intent to Lafayette College, North Penn boys soccer’s Carter Houlihan’s showed his timing for comedy maybe as good as his on...
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