Former players remember Springdale coaching great Dave Meloni
Apr. 15—Skip Yakopec's introduction to varsity soccer at Springdale came as a freshman in 1968. "We had a game early in the season at Sewickley Academy, and I was only in ninth grade and was on the junior high team," he said.
"But coach (Dave) Meloni invited me to come on that trip. There were two games that day, and I played in the junior varsity game. I scored two goals in the first half.
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Apr. 15—Skip Yakopec's introduction to varsity soccer at Springdale came as a freshman in 1968. "We had a game early in the season at Sewickley Academy, and I was only in ninth grade and was on the junior high team," he said.
"But coach (Dave) Meloni invited me to come on that trip. There were two games that day, and I played in the junior varsity game. I scored two goals in the first half.
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