Sports
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Phillies Fan of Seven Decades: Freda Schopfer Thinks this Team is Special
Freda Schopfer, an 89-year-old former Upper Moreland middle school teacher and Bucks County resident, has been a fan of the Philadelphia Phillies for over seven decades, writes Dave Uram for KYW Newsradio. Throughout those years, she has seen a lot of baseball. Some of it bad, some good, and some great, like in 1980 and…
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Abington Friends School Names Mark Carberry Coach of Cross Country, Track and Field Teams
Abington Friends School has named Mark Carberry the coach of its cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field teams. Carberry boasts 15-plus years of experience coaching and recruiting at the collegiate and scholastic levels. Recently, his coaching at Villanova University resulted in an individual NCAA cross country champion and two Olympic athletes. In…
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After Falling in Love with the Game, Former HR Executive Decides to Open Forward Pickleball in Audubon
After being introduced to pickleball four years ago, it did not take long for Keca Ward to fall in love with the game, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Thus, Forward Pickleball was born. “I got the bug and needed to know everything about it,” she said. “I even learned how to become…
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Best Chester County Restaurants to Catch the Game This Football Season
With football season starting, there are plenty of eateries in Chester County where you can enjoy delicious fare and the big game, writes Ben Silver and Regan Bradley for Main Line Today. Iron Hill, with locations in Exton, Phoenixville, and West Chester, celebrates the Eagles with limited-edition brews, such as the Philly Phavorite IPA. The…
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Coaching Is Still a Joy for Mark Ferrante at Villanova University
Villanova Wildcats didn’t need a head football coach in the summer of 1987, still fresh from an 8-1 season that came only two years after the program was reinstated. But they could use an assistant coach, writes Ben Istvan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. For that job, they tapped Mark Ferrante, an assistant at Lafayette who…
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Following Spinal Injury, Resilient Former Runner Makes Debut at Paralympics in Paris
Before she broke her spine seven years ago, Emi Perry was a runner, writes Ani Freedman for Fortune. Accepting that she would not be able to run again was not easy, as it was such a big part of her identity, but turning to “adaptive sports so early on was really helpful for me to…
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Philly Sports Fans Focusing Less on Booing, More on Positivity
Philadelphia sports fans have been showing more kindness and positivity in recent years, sometimes with great results, writes Patrick Rapa for the Philadelphia Magazine. During his first season with Philadelphia Phillies last year, $300 million shortstop Trea Turner was struggling and being razzed for it by fans. But then a grassroots movement emerged to stop…
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Villanova Loses Athletic Director Mark Jackson to Northwestern
Mark Jackson, Villanova University’s director of athletics, is leaving to take a similar position at Northwestern University, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. Under Jackson’s nine-year tenure, Villanova saw two NCAA men’s basketball championships. Jackson’s headed the university’s athletic department since 2015 and was named vice president of the university in 2020. A transition…
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Local Family Steps Up, Files Title IX Complaint Against Phoenixville Area School District
A Phoenixville family recently filed a complaint against the Phoenixville Area School District citing alleged disparities between the boys’ and girls’ teams, writes Maddie Hanna for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Kenzie Padilla, an all-American swimmer headed to Harvard, observed many discrepancies in the district’s treatment of boys’ and girls’ sports. When her cross-country team won the…
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A Future Forged In France: Sasha Burton Represents Ardmore in International Ironman Championship
Ardmore’s Sasha Burton will represent Montgomery County at the International Ironman Championship, reports Ben Silver for Main Line Today. Burton finished fourth at the Florida Ironman competition in November 2023 and immediately had to decide whether or not she would accept the invitation to the World Championship held in Nice, France. The event is on…
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Lafayette Hill Native, Billionaire Michael Rubin Bets Big on Fanatics’ Future
Former 76ers part-owner and Lafayette Hill native Michael Rubin is all-in on his company, Fanatics, reports Christian Red for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Last week, Rubin attended Fanatics Fest in New York, a three-day sports fan festival showcasing the Fanatics brand. Fans gathered to take pictures with the likes of Jay-Z, Allen Iverson, Derek Jeter –…
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Philadelphia Eagles Push Women’s Flag Football Closer to PIAA Sanction
With the help of the Philadelphia Eagles, girls’ flag football is growing in popularity and getting closer to being sanctioned by the PIAA, writes Olivia Reiner for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In 2022, the Birds established their girls’ flag football league with 16 participating teams from the Philadelphia Public and Catholic Leagues. Three seasons into the initiative, there…
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Golf with Saquon Barkley, Meet and Greet with Nick Foles: Cool Items, Experiences Available Via Eagles Radiothon
The Eagles Radiothon Presented by Firstrust Bank and The Green Family Foundation is now underway. Bidding will close on Thursday, Aug. 29 at 5 PM. All proceeds support the Eagles Autism Foundation’s mission to raise funds for innovative autism research and care programs in Philadelphia, throughout the country, and globally. This year’s auction features: As…
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Bridgeport Native Returns Home With Olympic Bronze Medal in Rugby
Bridgeport native Ariana Ramsey was recently honored with a homecoming after returning with a bronze medal from the 2024 Paris Olympics with Team USA women’s rugby team, reports Dave Edwards for 6abc. Her success has helped bring the very proud Montgomery County community together. “Ariana has worked so hard to get to this point and…
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After 30 Years of Teaching, Conestoga High School Swimming Coach Leaves His Mark
After 30 years of being a health and physical education teacher and boys swimming head coach at Conestoga High School, Mark Tirone has surely left a huge impact on his students and athletes, writes Bruce Adams for The Daily Local News. A West Chester University graduate, Tirone started coaching swimming in 1985 at Sun Valley…
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16-Year-Old Haverford School Star Leads Ireland Lacrosse to Gold
Chris Burnetta of the Haverford School leads Ireland’s lacrosse team to the gold in the U20 European Lacrosse Championship, writes Chris Goldberg for The Haverford School. 16-year-old Burnetta was the youngest on Ireland’s team, but that didn’t stop him from leading the team in scoring. He scored 15 goals and 10 assists over the seven-game…
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St. Joe’s Alum Targets the NBA with Olympic Experience
Saint Joseph’s University alumni Langston Galloway was a practice player for the US Olympic Basketball team, writes Mike Sielski for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Now, he hopes this experience will get him back into the NBA. Galloway graduated from St. Joe’s in 2014 as the second all-time leading scorer for the Hawks as well as the…
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Flourtown’s Philadelphia Cricket Club Set to Host Prestigious Truist-sponsored PGA Event in Spring 2025
The Philadelphia Cricket Club in Flourtown will host a PGA event next spring, writes Erik Spangburg and Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. North Carolina-based Truist Financial Corp. will replace Wells Fargo as the main sponsor of the event in 2024. The bank has a strong presence in the Philadelphia area and ranks No.…
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