By Neil Geoghegan ngeoghegan@21st-centurymedia.com @NeilMGeoghegan on Twitter TREDYFFRIN >> In the midst of outstanding teammates, competing in a great league and district, and among all of the premier players across the state and nation, Brady Costin stands out. And in a game like soccer, where most of the attention goes to the goal scorers, Costin’s […]
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. […]
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,” […]
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 […]
By Neil Geoghegan ngeoghegan@21st-centurymedia.com @NeilMGeoghegan on Twitter BERWYN >> Conestoga boys soccer head coach Dave Zimmerman often says that a draw at halftime is a win for his program. And he is rarely, if ever, wrong. The Pioneers have been deadlocked at the half in each of their last three playoff games, and each time […]