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Montgomery County Community College Mustangs Take Down Brookdale in Region XIX Playoffs
The Montgomery County Community College congratulates the college’s Mustangs Men’s Basketball team in defeating Brookdale Community College on Tuesday night, Feb. 25, with a final score of 74-70. Brookdale gave them a tough battle, but the Mustangs pulled out the win in the second round of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XIX…
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Jenkintown Girls Basketball Team Continues Amazing Winning Streak
The Jenkintown girls’ basketball team is looking to crown amazing three seasons with another district title when they face Chester Charter in the Class A final on Feb. 27, writes Kevin Cooney for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Over the last three years, the team has managed to win 86 of its last 89 games, two District…
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Auction House Puts Kobe Bryant Signed and Inscribed Bala Cynwyd Middle School Yearbook That Features Lakers Reference Up For Bids
Iconic Auctions in Scottsdale, Arizona has put a Kobe Bryant signed and inscribed Bala Cynwyd Middle School yearbook with an L.A. Lakers reference up for bids. The 1992 yearbook is from the NBA legend’s eighth-grade year at the Montgomery County school. It is inscribed in blue ballpoint pen on the second-to-last left page. The inscription…
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Fox TV: Kobe Bryant’s Formative Years At Lower Merion HS Helped Mold Him Into World-Known NBA Icon
While many people associate Kobe Bryant primarily with Los Angeles due to his Lakers years, it was actually his formative time at Lower Merion High School that helped mold him into a world-known NBA icon, writes Fox 29. Bryant got his love for basketball from his father, who played professionally in the NBA before moving…
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Kim Chinh’s One-Woman Performance ‘Reclaiming Vietnam’ To Be Featured As Part Of MCCC’s Bennett Lectureship Series
As part of Montgomery County Community College’s annual Richard K. Bennett Distinguished Lectureship on Peace and Social Justice series, Kim Chinh’s will present her one-woman performance “Reclaiming Vietnam” on March 9 at Parkhouse Hall Atrium on the College’s Central Campus in Blue Bell. The performance will also be simulcast to the school’s South Hall Community…
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Barrack Hebrew Academy Wins Tri-County Independent School League Championship With Help From Former NBA Analytics Guru
The Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy in Bryn Mawr has won the Tri-County Independent School League for the first time in more than two decades with help from its new coach and former analytics guru Ben Falk, writes Gabe Friedman for the Sun Sentinel. Thirty-one-year-old Falk developed an affinity for basketball statistics as a teenager.…
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Forbes: Are the New York Knicks in Jay Wright’s Future?
Villanova coach Jay Wright as head coach of the Knicks? Could be, according to League sources, writes Adam Zagoria for Forbes.com. “There is a strong possibility that Jay Wright in New York could happen,” one league source said. Jay Wright himself is not talking. Neither is Villanova. Wright had a shot at the Knicks two…
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Subaru Partnership With Philadelphia Union Brings Stadium Name Change, Community Programs
The Philadelphia Union welcomes you to Subaru Park. Say again? It’s true. Chester’s major league soccer team, the Philadelphia Union, now have a multi-year stadium sponsorship with Subaru, writes Joe Tansey for prosoccerusa.com. That gives Subaru naming rights over the former Talen Energy Stadium. The deal was announced Tuesday morning. “Today is the start of…
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Philadelphia Union Contributes to Philadelphia Effort to Win Hosting Rights for 2026 World Cup
The Philadelphia Union soccer team in Chester has offered up a $1 million grant in the hopes of attracting the World Cup to Philadelphia in 2026, writes Kennedy Rose for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Another $1 million grant came from the Greater Philadelphia Hotel Association and the Philadelphia Comcast Corp. executive David L. Cohen chairs…
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Conshohocken Gallery Is Hosting Exhibit of Bruce Springsteen’s Rare Photographs Taken By Local Photographers
Coll’s Custom Framing and Gallery in Conshohocken is hosting an exhibition of rare Bruce Springsteen photographs taken by local photographers, called “Greetings from Conshohocken, PA,” writes Pat Ralph for the Philly Voice. The exhibition opened Feb. 5 and runs through Feb. 29. It is a celebration of the 45th anniversary of The Boss’ Bryn Mawr…
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Citadel Country Spirit USA Announces GMC Sierra Stage Lineup and Aug. 28-30 Schedule
Citadel Country Spirit USA, a three-day country music festival held at Ludwig’s Corner Horse Show Grounds in Glenmoore, has announced the GMC Sierra Stage lineup and schedule. Brantley Gilbert headlines the festival on Friday, Aug. 28. Justin Moore, Rodney Atkins, Lindsay Ell, and another entertainer yet to be announced will perform. Dierks Bentley headlines on…
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Pottstown Area Artists Guild to Host Talk by Sculptor Val Bertoia on Sounds His Metal Sculptures Make
Pottstown Area Artists Guild is sponsoring a talk by artist Val Bertoia on March 17 in the Boyer Gallery at The Hill School Center For The Arts in Pottstown. Bertoia, who studied Mechanical Engineering at Indiana Institute of Technology, followed in the footstep of his father Harry Bertoia, a renowned sculptor. Over the last several…
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MCCC to Host Exhibition of Works by High School Students in Berks, Chester, Montgomery Counties
Montgomery County Community College will host the 7th Tri-County High School Exhibition from Feb. 18 through March 20 at North Hall Art Gallery at its West Campus in Pottstown. The opening reception will be held on Feb. 18 from 5-7 PM. Both the exhibition and the reception are free and open to the community. The…
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Osmo Vänskä Leads the Curtis Symphony Orchestra on its First-Ever United States Tour
Conductor Osmo Vänskä teams up with the Curtis Symphony Orchestra for the ensemble’s first-ever tour of the United States, Jan. 30 to Feb. 8. The student musicians from the Curtis Institute of Music perform in Immaculata, Philadelphia, and Bethlehem before heading south to Athens, Georgia; Blacksburg, Virginia; and Durham, North Carolina. The tour concludes at…
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La Salle College High School Grad to Attend Super Bowl LIV as Member of Chiefs
Kyle Shurmur, a La Salle College High School graduate and undrafted free-agent rookie quarterback, will attend Super Bowl LIV in Miami as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, writes Joseph Santoliquito for the Philly Voice. Shurmur is the son of former Giants’ head coach and current Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur. The elder…
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With Kobe Bryant’s Death, Local Dads Lost Global Icon and Brother In “Fraternity of Fathers and Daughters”
Many local fathers who coach their daughters were affected by the death of the Lower Merion and NBA legend Kobe Bryant not just as fans, but also on a deeper level, writes Gary Thompson for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “We lost a global icon, but in the fraternity of fathers and daughters, we lost a brother…
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Jim Algeo, Legendary Lansdale Catholic Football Coach Whose Influence on Players Ranged Beyond the Field, Dies at 83
Jim Algeo, the legendary Lansdale Catholic football coach whose influence on his players extended far beyond the field, died at 83 on Jan. 19, writes Phil Anastasia for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Algeo’s teams were well known for their competitiveness, toughness, and attention to detail. But most of all, they were always ready for a game.…
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Call for Artists for Montgomery County Studio Tour
Artists interested in participating in this year’s Montgomery County Studio Tour are invited to apply for the fourth annual event that will take place on June 13 and 14. Montgomery County Studio Tour gives artists the chance to showcase their creative work environment to the public as part of a professional, well-publicized, and anticipated event.…
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