Sports
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Two Philadelphia Area Athletes Join Northwestern University’s Wildcats Team
Northwestern University’s Wildcats basketball team will have three Philadelphia area players this year, writes Isabella DiAmore for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Souderton High School graduate Casey Harter joins current Wildcats stand-out Paige Mott, another Montgomery County native, on the team. Mott is a former Abington Friends student. This season West Chester native and Academy of Notre…
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Vans Make Their Mark in Major League Baseball History Thanks to Phillies Pitcher Michael Lorenzen
The Philadelphia Phillies’ pitcher Michael Lorenzen made MLB history last week when he threw a no-hitter for his team wearing a customized pair of white Vans UltraRange Exos with spikes attached to them, writes Lindsey Adler for The Wall Street Journal. Several years ago, Lorenzen decided to walk away from a Nike shoe deal. Being…
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‘We Run the World’ Flag Football Tournament Held in Conshohocken over Weekend
The female-only We Run the World flag football tournament took place at the Proving Grounds in Conshohocken this past weekend and the athletes were excited about how much the tournament has grown in the past few years, writes Matteo Iadonisi for 6ABC. “I could not even throw a football before, like, five years ago,” said…
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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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All-Female Flag Football Tournament Arrives in Conshohocken
The Flag Football Life We Run the World Flag Football Tournament is coming to the Proving Grounds in Conshohocken August 11-13. The event will feature a record-breaking 154 female youth teams with players representing 18 different states and 3 countries. Other highlights: 8u, 10u, 12u, 14u to 17u girls, 10-plus a Showcase on Friday night,…
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Los Angeles Clippers Rookie Inspired by Lower Merion Namesake
The night in 1996 Greg Brown watched a young Kobe Bryant play basketball for Lower Merion High School had such a profound effect on him that years later he named his son after the rising star. Now that son, Kobe Brown, is a rising star athlete with the Los Angeles Clippers, writes Andrew Greif for…
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Longtime Sports Anchor Inducted into Philadelphia JCC Maccabi Hall of Fame
Michael Barkann, longtime sports anchor and reporter at NBC Sports, was inducted into the Philadelphia JCC Maccabi Hall of Fame at a recent ceremony in Wynnewood. Barkann, 61, has been an on-air sports personality for decades. His daughter Emily, who coaches Maccabi tennis, did the honors. He said, “I don’t know if I’ve ever felt…
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Chadds Ford Native, Former UNC Field Hockey Star One of Youngest Division I Coaches in History
Erin Matson, a Chadds Ford native and former University of North Carolina field hockey star, is one of the youngest Division I coaches in history at 23, writes Isabella DiAmore for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Matson’s field hockey career started early and progressed rapidly. At 13, she joined the U.S. women’s national indoor field hockey team.…
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International Pickleball Tournament Making Stop in Berwyn Later This Month
The Association of Pickleball Players is planning to make a tour stop in Berwyn later this month for the APP Philadelphia Open, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The event will take place at Upper Main Line YMCA from Aug. 23 to 27. The Association of Pickleball Players serves professionals, senior professionals, and…
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Chester County’s Martha King Named Timbersport Champ a 3rd Time
Lumberjill Martha King of Chadds Ford is the first woman to win three U.S. Championships at the Stihl Timbersports U.S. Championships competition, writes Hayden Mitman for NBC 10 Philadelphia. King competed over the weekend in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She took on competitors across the country in the National Women’s Championship competition in a hard-fought wood-shopping sports…
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Rare Wilt Chamberlain Lakers Jersey From NBA Finals Up For Auction
A Los Angeles Lakers jersey worn by Philadelphia’s Wilt Chamberlain in the 1972 NBA finals is being auctioned by Sotheby’s. Wilt Chamberlain’s Philadelphia experience began with his standout performance at Overbrook High School, continued with his professional career with the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors and the Philadelphia 76ers, where he won an NBA championship in 1967,…
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Point Breeze’s Chaz Franklin Landed His Job in WNBA Thanks to His Philly Connections
Chaz Franklin, who grew up in Point Breeze, landed his director of player development for the WNBA’s Chicago Sky job thanks to his Philadelphia connections, writes Mike Jensen for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Franklin was one of the big-time players in Philadelphia when he was a kid, but in “turnovers and missed shots,” he joked. However,…
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The Best Bike Shops in Montgomery County According to Philadelphia Magazine
Summertime is the perfect time for long bike rides, both for exercise and the beautiful scenery. To get the most out of these warm, sunny days, it is important to keep your bikes in tip-top shape. The best shops in Montgomery County that cater to all your biking needs are Keswick Cycle in Glenside, Main…
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Limerick Student Receives Coveted Gochman Grant for USEF Pony Finals
Limerick’s Liam Hissong, 14, is one of this year’s three recipients of the United States Hunter Jumper Association’s Gochman Grant for United States Equestrian Federation Pony Finals, writes Ella Doerr for The Chronicle Of The Horse. The grant allows first-time competitors with limited financial resources to compete in the show. It also gives them access…
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Basketball Community Remembers Penn Wood High School’s Rap Curry
The basketball community is remembering former Penn Wood High School Athletic Director and St. Joseph’s University basketball star Rap Curry who has died, writes Joseph Santoliquito for City of Basketball Love. Curry, 51, had a tremendous impact on the area’s basketball community. He was a 2008 Philadelphia Big 5 Hall of Fame inductee and a…
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Philadelphia 76ers Star Joel Embiid Exchanges Vows with Model Anne de Paula at Beachside Ceremony
The Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid married his longtime girlfriend, Sports Illustrated model Anne de Paula, in a Hamptons wedding ceremony on Saturday, writes Michael Lee Simpson for People. The couple, who are parents to two-year-old Arthur, exchanged vows in a church ceremony after posing for pictures on Cryder Beach. The 29-year-old Embiid wore a…
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Nike’s Kobe 4 Sneakers Returning to Honor Lower Merion High School Grad
Several sources are reporting that Nike will re-release the Philly-flavored Nike Kobe 4 in 2024 in honor of the late Kobe Bryant who was a graduate of Lower Merion High School, writes Robert Mavi for LeBron Wire. The five-time NBA champion was born in the Philadelphia area, but his family moved soon after to support…
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Youth Sports Company Acquires Huntingdon Valley Baseball Training Site
MLB partner EL1 Sports, a youth sports company, is continuing its expansion in the Philadelphia Region with its acquisition of D1 Baseball Academy of Huntingdon Valley, writes John George for The Philadelphia Business Journal. EL1 Sports, which is based in Tacoma, Washington, also has recently acquired On Deck in Newtown Square and additional training sites…
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