Head Coach: Scott Mang – First Season
Assistant Coaches:
Ryan Kleintop – Head Coach Junior Varsity
Andrew Meeker – Assistant Coach Junior Varsity
Brendan Burk – Set Piece Coordinator
Mike Sprunk – Varsity Assistant Coach
Ben Sipling – Goal Keeper Coach
Brian Scholl – Technology Coordinator
Kyle Eckhoff – Assistant Coach
Josh Rueda – Strength and Conditioning Coach
Sport: Soccer (B)
Team Name: Parkland Trojans
League: EPC18
2021 Record: 19-4-1
Key Players Lost:
Zach Morales – Forward, playing at Bloomsburg University
Zach Reightler – Forward, playing at Virginia Wesleyan
Will Wagstaff – Forward, playing at Wilkes University
Kyle Rothwell – Midfield, playing at Stevens Institute of Technology
Rocco Birns – Forward, playing at Slippery Rock
Jack Smith – Outside Back, playing at Slippery Rock
Kai Mangahas – Midfielder, playing at Jefferson University
Anthony Cusumano – Outside Back, playing at DeSales University
Michael Palmieri – Outside Back, running track and field at Weidner University
Jake Seed – Center Back
Michael Li – Center Midfield
Dom Reiger – Center Midfield
Azar Sumar – Center Back
Key Returning Players:
Grant Berger – Senior, Center Back (1 goal)
Sean Wood – Senior, Outside Back (1 goal, 2 assists)
Owen Lambinus – Senior Center Midfield (2 goals, 2 assists)
Lucas Heberling – Senior, Center Back, (2 goals, 1 assist)
Ty Sosik – Senior, Forward (10 goals, 1 assist)
Kai McGalla – Senior, Midfield (2 assists)
Brian Slodkowski – Senior, Midfield (8 goals, 3 assists)
Stathis Motsenigos – Senior, Forward (4 goals, 4 assists)
Douglas Martinez, – Senior, Forward, Midfield (5 goals, 3 assists)
Gabe Blitzhken, Senior (4 goals and 2 assists)
Key Newcomers:
Trevor Grice – Junior, Midfield, Forward
Josh Daniels – Junior, Outside Back, Midfield, Forward
Luke Blenis – Junior, Center Back, Midfield, Forward
Jack Maier – Junior, Midfield, Center Back
Logan Thrash – Junior, Midfield, Forward
2022 Outlook:
1. “We have a junior varsity and a varsity roster that has trained and played in a ton of games with excellent club teams and coaches throughout the course of the year. That said, the team has very little experience at the EPC18 varsity level because of last year’s roster of 12 seniors, 8 of which are now playing in college. It was “Kind of tough to crack the line-up with a team full of that kind of talent.”
2. “We are a team that will be very fit, players have the ability to play multiple positions and in a variety of tactical formations, they are brothers on and off of the field and they “work their socks off” in training. I’m hoping that training with the 2021-2022 team last year puts the boys in a better position to meet the demands of playing in the EPC18 sooner rather than later.”
3. “It’s always concerning whenever the program loses a coach (Patrick Birns) who has been the face of the program for the past 11 years and has a 181 – 48 – 10 record. That said, we have the entire coaching staff back with the addition of 2 excellent coaches, which will surely help us to improve in some of our weaker areas. Our goal is to provide the boys with consistency as we try to maintain and improve upon the tradition and standards of excellence set forth by teams from the past.”
5. “Everyone knows the expectations of playing for and coaching at Parkland. We will continue to work on being great students, caring for our community, building a strong team bond and improving our craft as soccer players and coaches. Our end goal is to always compete for the League, District and State Championships.”
