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Despite Pandemic, North Penn High School Marching Band Will Have a Season
North Penn High School marching band will not lose out this season, but their experience will be significantly different than what the members are used to, writes Marcus Espinoza for FOX 29. “Our number one priority was to make sure that the kids would be safe and create an environment where we could successfully have…
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Local Who Caddied for Kirk Triplett at Horsham Club Stand Up for Golf Pro Following BLM Sticker Uproar
The reaction of many golf fans to Kirk Triplett’s Black Lives Matter bag sticker during Bridgestone Senior Players Championship continues to perpetuate a stereotype of the popular sport’s fans as being an out of touch group, writes Joe Wowk in an opinion for the Golf City. Wowk worked as a caddie at Commonwealth National Country…
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St. Joseph’s University Is Preparing Students to Enter Growing Billion-Dollar Esports Industry
St. Joseph’s University is preparing its students to enter a growing billion-dollar esports industry with the launch of its new esports class and club, writes Kennedy Rose for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The program will debut this fall. The goal is to engage the latest generation of students and get them ready for a career…
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Podcast Tries to Determine If Hot Dogs Cost Norristown’s Frank Monastero His Professional Baseball Career
A new podcast focuses on Frank Monastero, a Norristown native and Bishop Kenrick High School graduate, and whether or not a hot dog incident cost him his professional baseball carrier, writes Ed Morlock for the Montgomery Media. Monastero, a West Chester University graduate, was drafted in the 59th round of the 1990 MLB draft by…
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Local High School Coaches Reiterate Importance of Football
Many local football head coaches are passionate about having a high school season this year due to its importance to many students, writes Ed Morlock for the PA Prep Live. “For certain kids in Cheltenham and particularly for a significant amount of kids in Philly, they view football as their only way out,” said Cheltenham…
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Local High School Athletes Hope for Best Amid Uncertainties Surrounding Fall Season
Local high school athletes are continuing workouts and hoping for the best as uncertainties continue to loom over the fall season of high school sports, writes Phil Anastasia for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “We can control what we can control – this is out of our hands,” said Cheltenham High senior running back and linebacker Sam…
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Philadelphia Eagles Increase in Value by Estimated $300 Million, Jump One Spot in Forbes’ Rankings
The Philadelphia Eagles have increased in value by approximately $300 million over the last year and have thus climbed one spot in Forbes’ annual ranking of the world’s most valuable sports teams, writes Kennedy Rose for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The team is now worth $3.05 billion, an increase of almost 10 percent from last…
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Area Home to Pair of Golfweek’s 10 Best Public Courses in Pennsylvania
Southern Chester County is home to two of the 10 best public golf courses in Pennsylvania, writes Jason Lusk for Golfweek magazine. The courses featured in Golfweek’s Best Courses You Can Play in each state were ranked based on 10 criteria, some of which include design, challenge, and quality of greens. All of the courses…
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Video of Malvern Teen Swinging Golf Club for First Time After Stroke Lands on ESPN
In 2014, Kendall Kemm from Malvern lost the use of her left hand after having a stroke, according to a report from CBS3 Philly. Now, a video of the 16-year-old swinging a golf club with one hand for the first time in six years has gone viral. It has even aired on ESPN. . Click…
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MONTCO Golf: Linfield National’s Greens and Fairways Offer a Relaxing Round of Golf
By Rick Woelfel Linfield National Golf Club has been serving the golfing public for close to a quarter century. Open since 1997 and located just of Route 422 in Montgomery County, a few miles east of Pottstown, the layout has been tweaked in recent years to play a bit longer than it once did. Today,…
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NY Daily News: New Knicks’ Coach Develop Kobe Bryant During His Lower Merion Years
Tom Thibodeau, New York Knicks’ new coach with an eye for talent, helped develop a teenage Kobe Bryant even when he was still attending Lower Merion High School, writes Stefan Bondy for the NY Daily News. Before serving as a head coach for Chicago Bulls for five years and Minnesota Timberwolves for three years, Thibodeau…
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Eagles Honor Kobe Bryant with Tribute Wall Depicting LA Lakers Legend Wearing His Lower Merion Jersey
Philadelphia Eagles have honored Los Angeles Lakers and Lower Merion legend Kobe Bryant with a tribute wall inside the team’s practice facility, writes Ron Gutterman for the Lakers Nation. The tribute is especially moving since Eagles were Bryant’s favorite football team. The video of him celebrating with his family the team’s Super Bowl win remains…
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Conshohocken’s Firstrust Bank Is New Official Bank Sponsor of Philadelphia Eagles
Conshohocken-based Firstrust Bank is the new official bank sponsor of Philadelphia Eagles, write John George and Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The bank has signed an eight-year deal with the team which includes new Eagles-themed banking products such as Eagles checking accounts with debit cards featuring the team’s logo, in-stadium signage, and naming…
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Players Who Helped MCCC’s Mustang’s Secure Place at NJCAA Tournament Announce Their New Teams
Three leading members of the 2019-2020 Montgomery County Community College Men’s Basketball Team who helped the Mustangs secure a place at the National Junior College Athletic Association championship tournament in Rochester have announced their new teams. Seth Compas will join Bull Dogs of Union College in Barbourville, KY, while Ryan Black will play for Aggies…
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Skippack Man With Down Syndrome Awaiting Double-Organ Transplant Receives Thousands of Cards from Strangers
Joe Eitl, a 37-year-old Skippack resident with Down syndrome and cardiac defects who is awaiting a double-organ transplant, has been showered with thousands of cards and letters from strangers, writes Rita Giordano for the Philadelphia Inquirer. “Mr. Personality,” as his mother Peg calls him, fully enjoys life despite the many open-heart procedures he has had…
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Philadelphia Women’s Amateur a Time to Celebrate the Game of Golf
By Rick Woelfel In Greek mythology, the Elysian Fields were a place where those deemed worthy could rest from their labors on Earth and engage in an occupation or pastime they enjoyed. The 120th playing of the Philadelphia Women’s Amateur championship offered the same sort of blissful, celebratory atmosphere. The fact that Samantha Perrotta of…
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Sports Agent from Coatesville Brokers Richest Player Contract in History of American Sports
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes just signed the richest contract for an athlete in the history of American sports. And a Coatesville native helped broker the deal. Mahomes, the 2018 NFL MVP who led the Chiefs to their first championship in 50 years with a victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl…
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MONTCO Golf: Honeybrook Golf Club Offers Golfers a Welcoming, ‘Feel Good’ Experience
By Rick Woelfel Two decades ago, a golf course was laid out over a 165-acre site in western Chester County that had once been a farm. The goal of the management team was to create an atmosphere that let visitors feel good about themselves and about the game of golf. As Honeybrook Golf Club prepares…
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