Matt Popchock

Stories By Matt Popchock

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  High School

  / 3 months ago

  Get the Frock Out: Winchester Thurston Boys Grab WPIAL Gold from GCC

  PITTSBURGH — The Winchester Thurston boys soccer team finally scratched a seven-year itch, rallying for its second WPIAL championship in a...

  By Matt Popchock
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  College Soccer

  / 3 months ago

  Drawn Together: RMU Women Optimistic After IUPUI Impasse

  MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — The Robert Morris women’s soccer team has learned a lot about itself in defeat and in victory...

  By Matt Popchock
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  College Soccer

  / 4 months ago

  Rain Men: Resilient RMU Wins Messy Homecoming Match

  MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — For the Robert Morris men’s soccer team, the rainbow it found after weathering literal and figurative storms...

  By Matt Popchock
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  High School

  / 4 months ago

  Eight is Enough: Plum boys stop Franklin Regional streak, share section lead

  PITTSBURGH — Not only did the Plum boys’ soccer team turn the tide in the WPIAL Class AAA Section 4 race...

  By Matt Popchock
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  College Soccer

  / 4 months ago

  Head Games: Late Goal Not Enough for RMU Rally Against Milwaukee

  MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — The perennial end-of-summer heat wave over Allegheny County left the Robert Morris men’s soccer team looking for...

  By Matt Popchock
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  WPIAL

  / 5 months ago

  Started from the Bottom: Defense Helps Pine-Richland Boys Climb Sec. 1-4A Ladder

  GIBSONIA, Pa. — When head coach Jordan Wiegand was preparing for the start of his third season in charge of the...

  By Matt Popchock
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  College Soccer

  / 5 months ago

  The Qualm Before the Storm: Valparaiso Spoils Lightning-Delayed RMU Women’s Home Opener

  MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — The Robert Morris women’s soccer team positioned itself for a grand Finale to its Fall 2021 home...

  By Matt Popchock
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  College Soccer

  / 5 months ago

  ‘Ambitious’ Robert Morris Men’s Soccer Team Looks to Begin Turnaround in 2021

  To say the least, the Robert Morris men’s soccer team is an unproven side entering its 38th season in NCAA Division...

  By Matt Popchock
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  College Soccer

  / 5 months ago

  For Robert Morris’ women’s soccer, road to glory begins with small steps in 2021

  In 2015, the Robert Morris women’s soccer team was a first-time postseason participant that finished just one win, and effectively, just...

  By Matt Popchock
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  High School

  / 1 year ago

  Semi-Charmed Life: Determined Deer Lakes Advances in PIAA Boys 2A Tournament

  CHESWICK, Pa. — The WPIAL Boys Class 2A soccer champions, returning triumphantly to home turf on Saturday, avoided the perils of...

  By Matt Popchock
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  High School

  / 1 year ago

  Putting a Beaux on It: Seneca Valley Retakes Boys 4A Title on Sophomore’s OT Strike

  WPIAL Boys Soccer Class 4A Final FINAL: Seneca Valley 4, Peters Township 3 SUMMARY An impromptu symphony of car horns feted...

  By Matt Popchock
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  High School

  / 1 year ago

  Year of the Deer: Lancers Capture Elusive 2A Boys Title in Heart-Stopping Shootout

  WPIAL Boys Class 2A Final FINAL: Deer Lakes 1, Shady Side Academy 1 (Deer Lakes wins 3-2 on penalty kicks)  SUMMARY...

  By Matt Popchock
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  High School

  / 1 year ago

  Open Mike Night: Deer Lakes Keeps 2A-2 Title Hopes Alive Against Shady Side

  CHESWICK, Pa. — Deer Lakes refused to freeze under the headlights of Lancer Stadium Wednesday evening, with Shady Side Academy just...

  By Matt Popchock
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  High School

  / 1 year ago

  Brace Yourself: Myers, Seton LaSalle overwhelm Bentworth in key Class A clash

  PITTSBURGH — While the WPIAL and its member schools continue to navigate the perils of a global health crisis with two...

  By Matt Popchock
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  High School

  / 1 year ago

  East Coasting: Franklin Regional Flexes in Renewed 3A Rivalry with Plum

  PITTSBURGH — In a match played every bit as hard as both coaches anticipated, one of last year’s sectional champions received...

  By Matt Popchock