Downingtown West’s Zapf ready to face challenge of defending a state championship
It’s been a dozen years since a returning champ called Chester County its home, so forgive Downingtown West’s Doug Zapf if when he walks...
Against Coatesville, St. Joe’s Prep’s Sanders will have a homecoming of sorts
DOWNINGTOWN >> For the first three-plus years of his high school career, Brandon Sanders drove by Kottmeyer Stadium on his way to St. Joseph’s...
Downingtown West falls to Penn Manor in PIAA 3A title game
WHITEHALL—Well, one team or the other was going to see its unbeaten streak come to an end at the end of the PIAA Class...
Downingtown West advances to PIAA-3A final with convincing 3-1 win over Emmaus
REFTON >> Emmaus came into Tuesday’s PIAA, Class AAA semi-final as the two-time defending state champs, riding an 81-game winning streak. For the season,...
Whippets, Hurricanes a win away from state finals berths
REFTON—Way back on September 1st, Villa Maria and Downingtown West lined up against each other for the first field hockey game of the year....
Whippets edge Lower Dauphin to advance to state semis
REFTON–It might take until Tuesday’s state semi-final game for coach Liz Bradley’s heart to stop racing. But with her Whippet field hockey team’s 1-0...
Johnson breakaway the difference in D-West state opener win over Manheim Twp
WEST GOSHEN—It was cold. It was windy. It rained, and rained hard for the entire second half. It was, in a nutshell, altogether unpleasant....
Downingtown West comes back to edge Conestoga for first-ever District 1 title
WORCESTER >> For once, Conestoga and Downingtown West played a field hockey game that didn’t need overtime to determine a winner, like the last...
Whippets reach first-ever District final with win over CB East
DOWNINGTOWN—The Downingtown West field hockey team has come close on a number of occasions, but never quite made it into a District 1 championship...
Whippets go out on high note with runaway win over West Chester Henderson
DOWNINGTOWN >> Even though Downingtown West boasts some young talented players, it was a senior rushing attack that led the Whippets to a 40-14...