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Pennsylvania’s First StretchLab Location Opens in Collegeville
StretchLab, the assisted stretching franchise, has opened its first Pennsylvania location in Collegeville, writes Grant Hennessy for the Patch. The studio is owned and operated by married couple Jason Guy and Elizabeth Shen. The pair live an active lifestyle and were looking to partner with a brand that they could philosophically align with. Shen is…
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Cheltenham High Star Got Another Shot at Basketball Thanks to Career-Saving Surgery
After a broken leg sidelined him for months, David Pope, a Cheltenham High School star, got another chance at playing thanks to career-saving surgery, writes Shriners Hospitals for Children for the Philadelphia Magazine. By his high school graduation year, Pope led the varsity basketball team to a state championship, securing his position on the Lackawanna…
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Hank Stofko, Legendary Plymouth Whitemarsh Boys Basketball Coach, Dies at 93
Hank Stofko, the legendary Plymouth Whitemarsh High School boys basketball coach who led the team to 583 wins and the 1963 PIAA championship, died on September 27 aged 93, writes Mike Cabrey for the PA Prep Live. Stofko was the one who brought success to the boys basketball program. “He built the foundation,” said Al…
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Legendary Germantown Academy Basketball Coach Subject of Philly Artist’s Illustration
To raise awareness about a rare blood cancer they are both fighting, Jeff Jones, a renowned Philadelphia graphic artist, has illustrated Jim Fenerty, the legendary former Germantown Academy basketball coach, writes Phil Anastasia for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The illustration is part of the “Rare Reflections: MPNs Unmasked” campaign that focuses on shining a light on…
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Audubon Native’s USL Championship Goalie Debut Goes Off Without Hitch
Vince Tasca, an Audubon native and former Philadelphia Lone Star keeper, did not originally see his next move in his USL Championship debut as being to Austin Bold FC last week, writes Matthew Ralph for the Brotherly Game. The game was played in front of fans at home. It was not a particularly hard night…
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“I Went To Lower Merion High School, Nobody’s Gonna Punk Me!” Was How 18-Year-Old Kobe Bryant Introduced Himself to His Laker Teammates
A new book – Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty by Jeff Pearlman – recounts the bravado with which basketball legend Kobe Bryant, then a rookie straight out of high school, introduced himself to his teammates at their first practice in the fall of 1996, writes Stephen Beslic…
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Huntingdon Valley Sports Announcer Used Pandemic Lockdown to Contemplate Life
For Dan Black, a recently graduated Huntingdon Valley sports announcer, the coronavirus pandemic arrived just a few months after he started his first job at WWJQ in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, writes Frank Fitzpatrick for The Philadelphia Inquirer. His tasks were to do a four-hour on-air show during the day and to do play-by-play for the local…
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Kobe Bryant’s Lower Merion Coach Remembers Basketball Legend During His High School Days
Before becoming an NBA legend, Kobe Bryant was an absolute superstar at Lower Merion High School, writes David Wysong for the Sports Casting. Gregg Downer, his coach at the time, quickly realized just how special he was. “I heard a lot of buzz about a 14-year-old in our middle school, so I went to watch…
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Cecil Mosenson, Who Coached Wilt Chamberlain During His High School Days, Dies Aged 90
Cecil Mosenson, a former basketball coach at Upper Moreland High School who also coached one of the best players of all times, Wilt Chamberlain, at Overbrook High, has died aged 90, writes Mike Jensen for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Mosenson got a job at Overbrook High right after graduating from Temple University. The team already featured…
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North Wales Native Looking to Build on Breakout Soccer Campaign at Duke in Her Junior Season
Mac Pluck, a North Wales native, is looking to build on her breakout soccer campaign at Duke University during her junior year, writes Andrew Robinson for the Montgomery News. Pluck, who is a Germantown Academy graduate, is preparing to start an unusual season with the Blue Devils next week. “My favorite part about soccer is…
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Havertown ‘Last Dance’ Producer Swivels to Documenting Career of Former Phillies Slugger
Mike Tollin, a Phillies fan from Havertown going back to 1964, first met Dick Allen in 1977 when he was a college radio station reporter trying to get a post-game interview, writes Matt Breen for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Allen initially brushed off Tollin’s “silly question” but invited him to sit down and have a beer…
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After Over Three Decades in Perkiomen Valley School District, High-School Athletic Director Larry Glanski Retiring
After more than three decades working in the Perkiomen Valley School District, the last 16 serving as high-school athletic director, Larry Glanski is ready to retire, writes Jeff Stover for the PA Prep Live. Glanski’s departure, which he announced in August, will become effective on October 30. For Glanski, the last 34 years offered both…
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Local Youth Baseball Team Donates $9K to CHOP’s COVID-19 Fund
When the long-awaited tournament Montgomery Spartans, a North Wales youth baseball team, was preparing for got canceled due to the pandemic, the young players decided to use the money they had collected for their trip to do some good, writes Marc Narducci for The Philadelphia Inquirer. During preparations for the 12-and-under at Cooperstown Dreams Park,…
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After 2nd Round Upset, King of Prussia-Born Ann Li Prepares for 3rd Round of US Open
After upsetting No. 13 seed Alison Riske in the second round, Ann Li – born in King of Prussia – is ready to take on former US Open champion Angelique Kerber in the third round, writes for the US Open News. Li started playing tennis as a 5-year-old because she was tagging along with the…
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Wissahickon High School, Shipley School Star and Son of Basketball Legend Billy Owens Joins Syracuse
Chaz Owens, Wissahickon High School and The Shipley School star and son of basketball legend and All-American Billy Owens, will join Syracuse this season, writes Neil Adler for the Inside the Loud House. Owens, who suited up for two stanzas each at the two schools, is unranked by 247Sports and Rivals.com but is considered to…
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Sculpture by Glenside Artist Made It to PGA Championship in San Francisco on Time
Despite a journey fraught with problems and delays, a statue of former U.S. Golf Association president Sandy Tatum created by Glenside sculptor Zenos Frudakis has made it to the PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco on time, writes Joe Juliano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The cross-country odyssey was especially hard on Frudakis,…
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Calling all Ghouls and Goblins: Hobart’s Ram Run 5k to Help Pottstown!
While Hobart’s Run has hosted the “Ram Run 5K”in the past, due to pandemic concerns, this year’s “Ram Run 5K” and Mile Walk event will take place any time and on a course of participants’ choosing during the week of Oct 26. Crowd prohibitions have led organizers to create a “virtual” race sure to provide…
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MONTCO Golf: The PGA Wants Golfers to Feel Good, More Relaxed When Teeing it Forward
By Rick Woelfel It’s no secret that golf can be an exercise in frustration. But golfers add to their frustrations if they play a longer golf course than they should; i.e. from tees that make the course play too long for their ability level. Moving up to a forward set of tees offers a golfer…
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