Fernandez, Webster help Lansdale Catholic roll past Pope John Paul II
LANSDALE >> Eric Fernandez put his corner kick in the perfect spot for Owen Webster to rise up and head it into the back of the net for the Lansdale Catholic boys soccer team’s opening goal...
View ArticleDelco Roundup: Haverford’s Quartermain, Strath Haven capture Central League...
Haverford High’s Riley Quartermain captured the inaugural Central League tournament girls championship, shooting even par 72 Monday at Downingtown Country Club. The boys championship was won by...
View ArticleDelco Roundup: Cunningham, Fedor net a Haverford win
Sophomore Sam Cunningham and senior Ella Fedor clinched Haverford’s 4-3 Central League victory over Marple Newtown with a 6-0, 6-1 win at fourth doubles. Catherine Corbett earned a 6-3, 6-4 decision at...
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Mercury Roundup (10.27): Pottsgrove rises in district rankings, dashes...
Boys Soccer Boyertown seals up PAC title with win over Methacton … and a little help Pottsgrove 2, Spring-Ford 0 >> The Falcons claimed one of its biggest wins of the season and dashed the Rams’...
View ArticlePennridge makes most of second chance, tops Hatboro-Horsham for playoff spot
HORSHAM >> Someone was going to earn their playoff spot Wednesday afternoon. With one of the 16 spots in the District 1-4A boys soccer bracket hanging in the balance, Pennridge traveled to...
View ArticleMercury Roundup (10.28): Spring-Ford girls tennis makes state semis
Girls Tennis Spring-Ford 5, Cardinal O’Hara 0 >> The Rams cruised to a victory over the District 12 champs in their first match of the PIAA Class 3A tournament on Wednesday, advancing to the...
View ArticleCoronavirus issues have complicated District 1 tournament fields, brackets
It’s not like District 1 tournaments in boys’ soccer, girls’ soccer, field hockey and volleyball aren’t usually ultra-competitive, but things are even more uncertain in 2020 due to an abridged regular...
View ArticleDistrict 1 Soccer, Field Hockey & Volleyball Brackets
As of Friday night, the District 1 website was still having technical issues that prevented the publication of District 1 playoff brackets. But the first-round matchups are now finalized and can be...
View ArticleMercury Roundup (10.30): Methacton soccer teams cap seasons with wins over...
Girls Soccer Methacton 2, Upper Merion 0 >> The Warriors ended their season with a victory over the Vikings on Friday. Julia McCann scored in the 25th minute off an assist by freshman Aubrey...
View ArticleHERTZOG: ‘Let Us Play’ loses its way when title chasing jeopardizes...
Simultaneously a moment and an eternity ago, I found myself repeating a line late in the summer when schools in the region were toiling with the decision to compete in fall sports. “There isn’t a right...
View ArticleDistrict soccer playoff format leaves coaches frustrated
After a summer spent under a rallying cry of giving high school athletes the chance to compete, the last stage of the fall begins with a curiously limiting postseason. District 1’s decisions regarding...
View ArticleLower Merion’s Owen Downey is Main Line Boys Athlete of the Week
The senior striker has been a productive scorer for a powerful Aces squad during the past two LM boys’ soccer seasons. As a junior, he received second team All-Main Line honors as his scoring and...
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Spring-Ford thwarts thorn in side Boyertown, 1-0, in District 1-4A first round
BOYERTOWN >> The Spring-Ford boys soccer team has endured its share of disappointment thanks to Boyertown. Last year’s Pioneer Athletic Conference championship comes to mind, the Rams’ third...
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Upper Dublin blows past fourth-seeded Downingtown West on wind-swept afternoon
DOWNINGTOWN >> A fierce crosswind provided a major obstacle in the opening round of the District 1 4A boys’ soccer playoffs at DiSerafino Stadium on Monday. And even though both sides had to deal...
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Gleason’s OT game-winner lifts Pottsgrove into District 1-3A final, 1-0 over...
The Pottsgrove boys soccer team returned nearly its entire lineup from last season, which gave it the benefit or burden, depending on how you look at it, of clearly remembering how last season ended....
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Pennridge tallies another late goal, battles past Abington in District 1-4A...
ABINGTON >> Carlos Erazo doesn’t mind if people are shocked. He prefers it, really. At daybreak on Wednesday, Oct. 28, the Pennridge senior and the rest of his teammates weren’t in the District...
View ArticleDalwadhi’s OT goal gives North Penn District 1-4A first-round win over Perk...
TOWAMENCIN >> According to JoJo Dalwadhi, he had the easy part. Locked in a scoreless battle in overtime with visiting Perkiomen Valley, a headed ball from Josh Jones in the 18-yard box gave...
View ArticleDelco Roundup: Scarduzio tallies twice in O’Hara’s victory
Mia Scarduzio scored twice to lead Cardinal O’Hara to a 3-0 win over Bonner-Prendergast in Catholic league field hockey action Tuesday. Maeve Boston also scored, and Lexi Culp handed out two assists....
View ArticleSpring-Ford knocks off top seed West Chester East in district quarterfinal
[See image gallery at papreplive.com] WEST GOSHEN >> Spring-Ford junior goalie Eric Moriarity was ready when the call came Thursday night – and the result was a 1-0 win against top seed West...
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Upper Moreland edges Pottsgrove in 2OT for District 1-3A boys soccer title
UPPER MORELAND >> It was renowned for stingy defensive play and solid goalkeeping this fall. Watching Upper Moreland perform against both aspects was the ultimate blow for Pottsgrove Thursday...
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