Tag: Springdale

Springdale keeper Mike Zolnierczyk (1) makes a save during the WPIAL Class A championship game Friday, Nov. 3, 2017 at Highmark Stadium. North Catholic won 2-0.
Springdale goalkeeper Zolnierczyk offered by Harvard
August 23, 2018
Despite his all-WPIAL goalkeeper status, Mike Zolnierczyk had no desire to stop Harvard from presenting him his first Division I soccer offer. Zolnierczyk, the senior

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Coach Matt Morgan during practice at Plum High School on August, 8, 2018.
A-K Valley high school notebook: 9 A-K Valley teams to play Week Zero game
Friday marks the third iteration of Week Zero since the PIAA began allowing football teams to start playing an optional nonconference game instead of a

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Springdale lineman Justin Dvorsak works out during practice Monday, Aug. 6, 2018, at the high school.
Dvorsak’s transformation into starting lineman could lead to success at Springdale
August 22, 2018
Justin Dvorsak began his summer days in the offseason with a protein-filled omelet and some eggs. He then would take a trip to the local

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After considering holdout, The Birdie is back prognosticating A-K Valley games
August 18, 2018
After flying back north this summer from his undisclosed offseason home, The Birdie heard all about the contract dispute between the Pittsburgh Steelers and a

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Springdale rebuilds roster after heavy losses to graduation
Seth Napierkowski experienced success and overcame challenges last season in his first year as coach of the Springdale Dynamos. This year, however, he has to

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Aaron Epps tabbed to lead Springdale boys basketball program
August 15, 2018
Aaron Epps has been coaching on and off in the WPIAL for almost 15 years, but all of his stints have been with girls teams.

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Fox Chapel football head coach Tom Loughran shakes hands with Cole Waxter after the Foxes scored a touchdown in the first half of a game against West Allegheny on Sept. 1, 2017. (Tribune-Review file)
A-K Valley notebook: Teams endure high temps during opening heat acclimatization workouts
August 6, 2018
The PIAA's mandated heat acclimatization period for football began Monday, and Mother Nature obliged. With temperatures reaching into the upper 80s and lower 90s in

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Springdale set to begin boys basketball coach interviews
July 3, 2018
Springdale is getting ready to enter the second phase of its boys basketball coaching search. Athletic director Ray Davis said interviews will begin next week

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Springdale goalkeeper Mike Zolnierczyk makes a save next to Seton LaSalle's Gabe Rosario during their WPIAL Class A semifinal Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017, at North Allegheny High School.
Springdale’s Zolnierczyk on radar for Division I coaches
June 25, 2018
Mike Zolnierczyk didn't really expect to play college soccer until a few years ago. A multi-sport athlete, he got a late start into the world

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Springdale goalkeeper Mike Zolnierczyk makes a save between Seton LaSalle's Gabe Rosario (30) and Kaleb Krebs during their WPIAL Class A semifinal Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017, at North Allegheny High School.
A-K Valley notebook: Springdale’s Zolnierczyk trains at D.C. United Academy
June 14, 2018
Mike Zolnierczyk's last name isn't andquot;Smith,andquot; but he went to Washington just the same. Zolnierczyk, a rising senior goalkeeper at Springdale, received an opportunity to

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