In this week’s notebook, we dive in-depth into the success of the Northwestern Lehigh girls squad; we look at the re-emergence of Freedom’s boys, led by senior striker Peter Tichy; and we check in on the Northwestern Lehigh boys,

La Salle College and Farrell are new No. 1s in the latest state football rankings, while Whitehall is the only EPC team being recognized

APPLETON - Max Nelson had 11 kills, four aces and five blocks as the Lightning swept the Patriots 25-18, 25-13, 25-18 at East. Connor Cantrell added 40 assists and three aces, Kaden Kornaus had 12 kills,

In the end, the race for the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference boys soccer championship could be paced by perennial powers Emmaus and Parkland ... but watch out for Nazareth and Pleasant Valley.

Parkland will try to stay unbeaten with new quarterback Luke Spang taking the snaps against a physical Freedom defense

While coach Stephen Ott’s Parkland squad was able to sneak up on some rivals last season, this year’s Trojans start off the season as the team to beat.