Matt Popchock

Stories By Matt Popchock

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  College Soccer

  / 8 months ago

  Head Coach Chris Shaw Leaves RMU Women for Temple

  MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — RMU Vice President and Director of Athletics Chris King has announced Thursday that women’s soccer head coach...

  By Matt Popchock
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  High School

  / 10 months ago

  Minute to Win It: Late Golazo, Set Piece Defense Secure WPIAL 2A Three-Peat for Avonworth Girls

  PITTSBURGH — For Avonworth girls soccer head coach J.C. Mahan, there’s nothing like waiting until the last minute. It was the...

  By Matt Popchock
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  High School

  / 10 months ago

  The Lion Kings: Eldridge’s Boys Complete South Fayette Sweep of WPIAL 3A Finals

  PITTSBURGH — History never repeats itself, Mark Twain once said, but it does often rhyme. And there was something poetic about...

  By Matt Popchock
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  High School

  / 10 months ago

  It All Came Out in the “Wash”: Bentworth Stuns Washington County Rival Charleroi for First WPIAL Title

  PITTSBURGH — The third time was the charm for the Bentworth boys’ soccer team against the Washington County counterparts who had...

  By Matt Popchock
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  WPIAL

  / 10 months ago

  FINAL: WPIAL Boys 1A Soccer Final – Charleroi 2 : 3 Bentworth – AET

  7:29 p.m. EDT – Just arrived at Highmark Stadium and got pink-banded. Which can only mean one thing: It’s WPIAL Soccer...

  By Matt Popchock
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  High School

  / 11 months ago

  Knauff tries to navigate Mars through WPIAL Boys Soccer Class 3A asteroid field

  MARS, Pa. — In 2020, the Planets were in their own solar system. For the first time ever, the Mars boys’...

  By Matt Popchock
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  College Soccer

  / 12 months ago

  10-Man Dukes Persevere Past RMU in “Cross-Tahn” Rivalry

  PITTSBURGH — Despite being slapped on the wrist, much to the chagrin of head coach Chase Brooks, the Duquesne men’s soccer...

  By Matt Popchock
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  High School

  / 1 year ago

  JRK Classic Day Two: Host Pine-Richland rebounds for first 2023 victory

  GIBSONIA, Pa. — The same Pine-Richland boys side that was stymied by one of the premier teams in West Virginia 24...

  By Matt Popchock
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  High School

  / 1 year ago

  RDA Star Tresz McLeod Sparks Wheeling Park at Pine-Richland Tournament

  GIBSONIA, Pa. — It had been over a decade since the Wheeling Park boys’ soccer team got to face western Pennsylvania...

  By Matt Popchock
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  College Soccer

  / 1 year ago

  New coach, Robert Morris men look to build upon rebuild in 2023

  MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Chris King found himself in uncharted territory on Dec. 20, 2022, when, for the second time in...

  By Matt Popchock
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  College Soccer

  / 1 year ago

  Season Preview: Robert Morris women seek recipe for ending postseason drought

  MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Robert Morris defender Kristi Kania is hungry to end her collegiate career on a winning note. So...

  By Matt Popchock
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  WPIAL

  / 2 years ago

  The Bear Necessities: RDA duo lead Winchester Thurston to Boys 1A repeat

  PITTSBURGH — In a playoff year marked by lower-seeded teams making playoff runs lengthier than usual, the Winchester Thurston boys relied...

  By Matt Popchock
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  High School

  / 2 years ago

  FINAL: Winchester Thurston 3, Charleroi 2, (WPIAL Boys Class 1A Championship)

  WPIAL Soccer Boys Class 1A Championship FINAL:  Winchester Thurston 3, Charleroi 2 Live Stream:  TribHSSN Match Updates STARTING XI: WINCHESTER THURSTON:...

  By Matt Popchock
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  WPIAL

  / 2 years ago

  New Moon on Saturday: Tiger Boys Follow Girls to WPIAL 3A Final Sweep

  WPIAL Boys 3A Soccer Championship – FULLTIME (14-7-1) Ambridge 0 : 3 Moon (20-0-1) Saturday, November 5, 2022  |  3:30 p.m. ...

  By Matt Popchock
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  High School

  / 2 years ago

  Dam It! Deer Lakes blanks Beaver for WPIAL 2A boys soccer title

  PITTSBURGH — As far as Deer Lakes head coach Aaron Smith was concerned, it was only fitting that a new class...

  By Matt Popchock