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View MoreLower Merion boys soccer goes 9-0 as fall sports surge
Lower Merion fall sports are delivering historic results, with boys soccer unbeaten at 9-0, girls tennis chasing a third straight state title, and girls volleyball at 12-1, while Harriton's varsity football season was suspended after one game due to low participation and the PIAA's rejection of a proposed merger.
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View MoreLower Merion volleyball's Rothberg sets all-time assist mark
Senior setter Stevie Rothberg has broken Lower Merion's all-time assist record with 1,277 and counting as the Aces chase a sixth straight playoff appearance in the 2026 season.
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View MoreVillanova women's soccer tops Georgetown for first time since 2012
Villanova women's soccer beat Georgetown 1-0 for the first time since 2012, extending its unbeaten start to 8-0-3 and giving head coach Samar Azem her 100th career win in a two-win Big East week.
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View MoreVillanova sweeps Providence, UConn in Big East play
Villanova women's volleyball earned its first two Big East wins with 3-0 sweeps of Providence and UConn at Jake Nevin Field House, led by Campbell McKinnon's 13 kills in each match.
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View MoreVillanova builds around 7-foot-3 Italian freshman for Rome opener
Villanova men's basketball will start four newcomers when the season opens Nov. 1 in Rome, led by 7-foot-3 Italian freshman Luigi Suigo, who withdrew from the NBA Draft to enroll. On the women's side, senior forward Brynn McCurry will miss the season after tearing her ACL.
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View MoreVillanova soccer falls 2-0 at Xavier despite Yagudayev's 11 saves
Villanova men's soccer lost 2-0 to Xavier on Sept. 26 despite 11 saves from goalkeeper Alex Yagudayev; the Wildcats host Connecticut at Higgins Soccer Complex on Friday, Oct. 2 at 3 p.m. on ESPN+.
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View MoreVillanova lands three on preseason All-Big East teams
Villanova men's basketball was picked third and the women second in the Big East preseason coaches' poll, with senior guard Tyler Perkins earning First Team honors and transfers Kwame Evans Jr. and Devin Royal making the Second Team at the conference's Oct. 1 media day.
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View MoreSenate sports bill limits Villanova's transfer strategy
The U.S. Senate passed the Protect College Sports Act 77-22, capping athlete revenue sharing at $21.5 million and limiting transfers to one free move in five years, changes that directly affect how Villanova builds its rosters.
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View MoreHarriton Rams lose lone game 53-0 before season suspension
Harriton High School's varsity football season ended after one game, a 53-0 loss to Pottstown on Aug. 28, with principal Stuart Warshawer and athletic director Shawn Albert citing low participation, player safety concerns and a decade without a Central League win in an Aug. 31 letter to families.
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View MoreHarriton suspends varsity football over player shortage
Harriton High School suspended its 2026 varsity football season after just one game, citing low participation and safety concerns. The Rams are one of two Montgomery County schools to cancel football this fall, as a proposed cooperative with Lower Merion High awaits PIAA approval.
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View MoreVillanova reporter finishes 127th at Main Line Invitational
Dylan Johnson, co-editor-in-chief of The Villanovan, lined up against 131 other runners from NCAA programs at the Main Line Invitational on Sept. 18 and finished second-to-last in 26:17.3, capping a personal journey from 305 pounds to competing alongside the athletes he covers.
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View MoreVillanova's COMfest brings ESPN cameras to campus Wednesday
Villanova University's second annual COMfest on Wednesday, Sept. 23, will feature 14 tables in Garey Hall, including a first-time ESPN partnership that brings professional broadcast cameras for students to explore sports broadcasting careers.
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