Pohle, Durham send Abington past Garnet Valley in District 1-AAA opener
ABINGTON >> The course of events that led to Robby Durham’s header in overtime Tuesday almost seem impossible to replicate. In the end, it didn’t matter because that string of moments had come...
View ArticleTwo goals in two minutes catapults Wildcats over Penn Wood
BUCKTOWN >> Owen J. Roberts boys soccer coach Eric Wentzel must have a special talent for pregame speeches. Or maybe his players were especially hungry after losing in the Pioneer Athletic...
View ArticleMykhylyk sparks Council Rock North district playoff win over Radnor
NEWTOWN – Looking for its first win on its first trip to the postseason since 2011, Council Rock North needed a spark in the second half of its district playoff battle with No. 18 seed Radnor. Moments...
View ArticleLazaric header puts Pennsbury past Great Valley in district opener
FALLS TWP. – Pennsbury had not trailed in the first half in any game this season, yet here they were, behind 1-0 early facing 27th-seeded Great Valley. Five minutes into the contest, a pair of Patriot...
View ArticlePottsgrove stays cool, overtakes Pope John Paul II in District 1-AA first round
Drenched, down a goal, facing an opponent who knew them as well or better than any other, the Pottsgrove boys should have been frantic. “It’s happened before to us so we’ve learned to just shake it...
View ArticleDyson tabbed as Central League MVP
The two-man show of Hunter Dyson and George Lambritsios led Marple Newtown all season long, taking them to a home game in the District One Class AAA tournament and second place in the Central League in...
View ArticleNorth Penn squeezes past Pennridge in District 1-AAA 2nd round
TOWAMENCIN >> As he watched Eric Rosenblatt’s long, arcing throw-in soar towards him, everything slowed down for North Penn’s Noah Kwortnik, his mind focused on only one thing. “Get anything on...
View ArticleAstrino doesn’t miss his second chance as Springfield advance
SPRINGFIELD >> As the clock ticked under three minutes in regulation, Nick Jannelli offered Andrew Astrino a little pat on the back. One midfielder to another, the message was to go get the next...
View ArticlePennsbury boys and girls, Council Rock North girls, Neshaminy field hockey...
FALLS TWP. – The Pennsbury boys soccer team, the Council Rock North girls and the Neshaminy field hockey team all emerged with wins Thursday afternoon. For that, they all earn trips to the District...
View ArticleWork rate leads Abington past Upper Dublin in District 1-AAA 2nd round
ABINGTON >> On Tuesday, Abington defender Jacob Katro was denied a penalty kick goal against Garnet Valley. Put in a similar position Thursday afternoon against Upper Dublin, Katro would not be...
View ArticleMansaray edges Lopez in Del Val MVP battle
The Del Val crown came down to a pair of battles between Interboro and Penn Wood. The Bucs won the title; the Patriots earned a place in the District One Tournament by a minute fraction of a point. In...
View ArticleDonnelly back in time to spark Springfield’s run
SPRINGFIELD >> Justin Donnelly contorts his face when recalling his recent injury past. It’s not for length of time — the Grade 2 MCL strain only happened three weeks ago, a truth he reveals with...
View ArticleCurtis’ goal helps Dock knock out Christian Academy
After the match was delayed two days due to rescheduling, The Christian Academy’s foray into the District One boys soccer tournament was brief, as the fourth-seeded Crusaders were ousted Friday by No....
View ArticleJannelli makes the call that sends Springfield to states
SPRINGFIELD >> Andrew Astrino could sense the clock wasting away, could feel the pressure of a Pennsbury defender as he held possession in the box Saturday. But above all, the midfielder could...
View ArticleNorth Penn falls to CB East on PKs
DOYLESTOWN >> By design, penalty kicks are set up for goalkeepers to fail. It pits one man against another, only the keeper is trying to prevent a ball from entering the gaping net behind him and...
View ArticleMcFadden, DeRosa send W.C. Henderson to states
WEST CHESTER >> Aiden McFadden and Frank DeRosa have played soccer together long enough between West Chester Henderson and their club team at Penn Fusion 98. The pair are similar to the...
View ArticleAbington has season to remember
The final scoreline of the 2015 Abington boys’ soccer team will always stand as a 4-0 loss at Conestoga in the District I quarterfinals. But simply looking at that one-sided result doesn’t tell how a...
View ArticleLancaster Mennonite returns PK favor to Fleetwood in District 3 semifinal
HERSHEY>> A year ago, the Fleetwood Tigers knocked Lancaster Mennonite out of the District 3 Class AA playoffs on penalty kicks. Monday night at Hersheypark Stadium, in the exact same spot, the...
View ArticleTulpehocken defeats West Shore Christian, 2-0, to return to District 3-A final
LEBANON>> Last season, the Tulpehocken Trojans made it to the District 3 Class A boys’ soccer finals before losing a heartbreaker in overtime. Now they’ll take a shot at an alternate ending,...
View ArticleSmith’s 2nd-half explosion carries New Hope-Solebury past Dock in District...
WARMINSTER >> It felt like it was merely a matter of time. From practically the first tap of the game, New Hope-Solebury started asking questions of Christopher Dock’s defending. Far too often,...
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