MECHANICSBURG A year ago, Pennridge made a promise. Devastated at losing the PIAA 4A title match, the Rams players drew a proverbial line in the sand that they’d not only be back at Cumberland Valley’s Eagle View Middle School to play for a state title, they’d win. It was a lofty goal, but if […]
By Neil Geoghegan ngeoghegan@21st-centurymedia.com @NeilMGeoghegan on Twitter MECHANICSBURG >> Like trying to name a favorite child, it is very difficult for head coach Dave Zimmerman to single out any of his favorite soccer teams at Conestoga. And when you orchestrate as many state boys’ championships as he has, it makes the task even more challenging. Zimmerman and his Pioneers did it again Friday evening with a come-from-behind 2-1 double overtime win over upset-minded Central Bucks South to cap off an unbeaten season and capture the PIAA Class 4A State Title in an all-District 1 contest. “It was an epic game,” […]
PENNSBURG As soon as the final horn sounded, Pennridge’s Tori Angelo made a beeline to Lindsey Balmer. The two seniors had both played a key role in the Rams’ opening goal of Tuesday’s PIAA-4A semifinal against Parkland, but had not engaged in their trademark celebration. Now, with the result secured and a second straight […]
The Conestoga girls soccer team didn’t have many opportunities in Tuesday’s PIAA Class 4A girls soccer semifinal against North Allegheny, but as they have proved on more than one occasion this season, they don’t need many. The Pioneers scored twice off corner kicks in the second half and the defense authored another clean sheet en […]
By Neil Geoghegan ngeoghegan@21st-centurymedia.com @NeilMGeoghegan on Twitter LANSDALE >> The early 1980s Pittsburgh Steelers rallying cry was ‘one for the thumb,’ as in a fifth Super Bowl ring. But the current situation for the Conestoga boys’ soccer squad is more than one hand can accommodate. Following Tuesday’s 3-0 triumph over Council Rock North, the Pioneers […]