Appolonia retires after 10 seasons at Yough
December 2, 2021

Appolonia retires after 10 seasons at Yough

By Jeremy Sellew

By JOSE NEGRON
jnegron@yourmvi.com

After a decade spent guiding the Yough girls soccer program, Dann Appolonia has decided to call it a career.
The veteran head coach is stepping down following 10 seasons at the helm of the Cougars, a stretch that has included four semifinal appearances and the program’s first-ever appearance in the WPIAL championship game.
“I’ve gone into the last several years taking it one year at a time and it just felt like it was time to move on,” Appolonia said. “I’ve been doing it for a long time and at some point you just have to say to yourself that there are other things you wanna do in your life, and for me there are. I just felt like it was appropriate.”

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