Wyoming Valley West High School - Spartan Yearbook (Plymouth, PA)

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Coaches: Mr. Jones, Mr. Wilson. The 1978 Wyoming Valley West soccer team posted its first winning season in the short history of the sport. The team was led to the outstanding season by tri-captains John Goryl, Hugh Jones, and Mike Chisarick. The year started slowly as the team struggled to a 1-5 record in exhibition play against Allentown- Dieruff, Benton, Salisbury Township, and Millville, The first win of the year came against Millville, a team that the Spartans had never defeated. The Spartans were later to lose to Millville, at Millville, 2-l in overtime. During the exhibition season, Coaches Wilson and Jones made numerous changes in personnel and offensive and defensive formations. Because of these changes and the experience gained in playing a difficult exhibition schedule, the team proceeded to have an outstanding record in league play. The team played in the Southern Division of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Soccer League and won the division with a record of6 wins - l loss - l' tie. Highlights of the league season were numerous, but most satisfying to the team was defeating Bishop Hafey of Hazelton and Montrose, defending league champions, for the first time ever and defeating Wyoming Seminary 5-3 under the lights at Spartan Stadium before a large turnout of ans. The team played Forest City, winner of the Northern division, for the overall league championship and defeated them by a score of 2-0 on goals by John Goryl and John Phillips. For goalie Mike Chisarick it was his eighth shutout of his three-year career.

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