By Chris Goldberg – Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 8/24/21
David Sowers, who guided Hatboro-Horsham and Upper Dublin to PIAA lacrosse playoff berths, has accepted the head coaching job at Harriton.
The appointment can be made official at the Sept. 20 board meeting of the Lower Merion School District, Harriton Athletic Director Shawn Albert said this morning.
Sowers was head coach at Hatboro-Horsham from 2002-2010 and compiled a record of 137-44. He led the Hatters to a share of the Suburban One Continental Conference crown and a state playoff berth in his final year.
After an assistant coaching stint at Wissahickon for a year Sowers served as an assistant at Upper Dublin for three years before taking over as head coach of the Cardinals. In his 3 seasons there, Sowers had a 50-14 record, won two Suburban One American championships (2016, 2018) and a District 1 title (2016). The 2016 season ended with a berth in the PIAA quarterfinals.
“Coach Sowers brings a wealth of knowledge and experience; not just coaching lacrosse but building a program,” said Albert. “We have a great group of student athletes and we’re really excited to get a coach of his caliber in the program.”
Sowers – who was also head coach for the Upper Moreland girls’ program in the late 1990s and has posted 203 career wins as a head coach – also is an assistant football coach at Upper Dublin. He is a teacher at Hatboro-Horsham.
