High School Sports
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TikTok Star Draws Crowds at Blue Bell Basketball Game
A famous TikTok influencer drew crowds of teens at Wentz Run Park in Blue Bell Saturday for fierce competition, writes Aaron Carter for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Jake West has risen in popularity, accruing one million followers, thanks to his viral dances. However, the court is the place that the seventeen-year-old has called home. “He…
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Collegeville Native Selected by Detroit Tigers on Final Day of 2023 MLB Draft
UConn star David Smith, a Collegeville native and Perkiomen School graduate, got selected on day three of the 2023 MLB Draft by the Detroit Tigers, writes the UConn Huskies. Smith was the team captain at UConn for the 2023 campaign and he was an instrumental part of multiple Huskies teams that broke several records over…
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Hatboro-Horsham Track Star Gatorade Pa. Boys Track & Field Player of the Year
Gatorade recently announced that Hatboro-Horsham senior Brian DiCola is the 2022-23 Gatorade Pennsylvania Boys Track & Field Player of the Year, writes Ed Morlock for PA Prep Live. DiCola has had a great track season this spring winning at the league, district, and state level. He is the first Gatorade Pennsylvania Boys Track & Field…
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A ‘Rising Star’: Boston Celtics Hire Friends’ Central Grad as Assistant Coach
The Boston Celtics have hired Amile Jefferson, a former Duke University and Friends’ Central star, as an assistant coach under Joe Mazzula, writes Gustav Elvin for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Jefferson, 30, a Philadelphia native, joins the Celtics after serving as an assistant coach at Duke. Considered a “rising star in the coaching profession,” he also…
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Cheltenham High School Grad Receives Atlantic 10 Conference Postgrad Scholarship
Justin Grady, a 2019 Cheltenham High School graduate and 2023 George Washington University alumnus, was named the school’s recipient of the Atlantic 10 Conference Postgraduate Scholarship this year, writes Ryan Genova for Glenside Local. The program awards $75,000 in scholarship funding to former Atlantic-10 student-athletes. It was first established to provide continuing education opportunities for…
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Friends’ Central Athlete Named Gatorade Pennsylvania Girls’ Track and Field Player of the Year
Avery Lewis, a rising star in track and field at Friends’ Central School in Wynnewood, has been named Gatorade Pennsylvania Girls’ Track and Field Player of the Year, writes Isabella DiAmore for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The junior recently set a girls’ state outdoor record in the long jump of 20 feet, 9½ inches at the…
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North Penn Grad to Continue Her College Softball Career at Penn State
Former Coastal Carolina righty Mady Volpe, a graduate of North Penn High School in Lansdale, will continue her softball career at Penn State, writes Andrew Buckman for The Daily Collegian. Volpe announced via Instagram earlier this week that she would be committing to the blue and white. After graduating high school, Volpe spent two seasons…
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New Head Coach at Shipley School Receives Pivotal Wake-up Call
T.J. Ferrick, the new head coach of the boys’ basketball team at The Shipley School in Bryn Mawr, credits an important wake-up call for helping him realize that full-time coaching was his dream job, writes Joseph Santoliquito for City of Basketball Love. Ferrick was an English teacher and junior varsity basketball coach at Penn Charter…
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North Penn Senior Is Gatorade Pennsylvania Softball Player of the Year Again
North Penn High School senior Julia Shearer, the University of Maryland commit, is the 2022-23 Gatorade Pennsylvania Softball Player of the Year, writes Ed Morlock for the PA Prep Live. Shearer learned she had been awarded the prestigious title after she finished her Advanced Placement Statistics final last week. She checked her phone and found…
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Royersford’s Kevin Heywood, Four-Star Offensive Tackle, Commits to Wisconsin
Royersford’s Kevin Heywood, a Pope John Paul II High School four-star offensive tackle, has decided he wants to continue his football career at Wisconsin, writes Evan Flood for Badger 247. After his official visit to the school over the weekend, Heywood committed to head coach Luke Fickell and the Badgers. The 6-foot-7 junior had plenty…
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Hatboro Native Honored by Lehigh Valley Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women
Hatboro native and Upper Moreland High School graduate Emma Meakim, of the Kutztown University women’s lacrosse team, has been named 2022-23 Outstanding Athletes of the Year in her sport by the Lehigh Valley Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, according to a staff report from Kutztown News. Meakim fully developed into one of the elite…
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Despite Family Losses, Malvern Prep Student Fulfills Wish to Continue Basketball at Division I School
Malvern Prep’s Andrew Phillips has fulfilled his wish to continue his basketball career at a Division I school by accepting a basketball scholarship to Lafayette College, writes Joseph Santoliquito for the City of Basketball Love. The Chester Springs native already had a preferred walk-on opportunity at the University of Delaware as well as a Division…
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King of Prussia Golf Pro, an Upper Merion High School Grad, Switching Clubs After Three Years
Golf pro Keith Clawson, a King of Prussia native and Upper Merion High School graduate, is leaving Merion Golf Club after three years for East Hampton Golf Club, writes Michael Bradley for the Main Line Today. Clawson will take on the role of the head pro at his new club. Clawson lived down the street…
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Lansdale Native Earns High Praise for His ‘Closer’s Demeanor’ for the Rider University Baseball Team
Lansdale native and North Penn High School graduate Danny Kirwin, a graduate student at Rider University, has been named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Relief Pitcher of the Year, writes Kyle Franko for The Trentonian. In the regular season, Kirwin went 6-1 with a 1.91 ERA and 13 saves, a MAAC best. His 13 saves…
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After a Quarter-Century, Germantown Academy’s Girls Basketball Coach to Step Away from the Sidelines
Germantown Academy’s girls basketball coach Sherri Retif said she will retire at the end of the school year after 25 seasons with the program, writes Isabella DiAmore for The Philadelphia Inquirer. She will remain at the middle school as a member of the faculty. Throughout her years as a coach, she has impacted players who…
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Schwenksville Native’s Social Media Stardom Propels Her Professional Softball Dreams
AnaMarie Bruni, a Perkiomen Valley High School graduate, recently signed with the Texas Smoke of the Women’s Professional Fastpitch softball league, writes Aaron Carter for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Bruni, a Schwenksville native, started playing in middle school. She spent years perfecting the craft, before she became a first-team all-state selection at shortstop during her junior…
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Haverford School Star Asim Richards Answers Call of the Dark Side, Joins Dallas Cowboys
Haverford School and University of North Carolina football star Asim Richards got selected by the Dallas Cowboys in Saturday’s NFL Draft, writes Devin Jackson for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Richards, who first played tight end in high school before switching to offensive line and the position of a tackle, was selected 169th overall in the fifth…
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Glenside’s Matt Rambo Continues to Stand Out in the World of Pro Lacrosse
One of the best — if not the best — pro lacrosse players today, Glenside’s Matt Rambo, has managed to find a way to set himself apart throughout high school, college, and his professional careers. Josh Russell’s Sept. 2021 coverage in LaxAllStars profiled him. Rambo attended La Salle College High School, where he was a…
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