Sports
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Norristown Company Poised to Solve a Critical Problem in This Fast-Growing Sport
Norristown-based Superior Play Systems is meeting the fast-growing demand for backyard pickleball courts with a recently developed PickleGrip surface, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Superior Play Systems became an authorized dealer for flooring products by SnapSports a few years ago. The company’s tiles are used to make courts where people can enjoy…
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At 97, Legendary MLB Player Returns to Pottstown High School to Throw First Pitch
A legendary Major League Baseball player headed back to his old stomping grounds in Pottstown at the ripe age of 97 years old. Bobby Shantz has years of athletic accolades to brag about. He’s played 16 seasons with teams such as the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Yankees. He was also voted the…
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Montgomery County Roller Rink Glides onto List of Parental Blogger’s Recommendations
The ongoing draw of roller skating goes back centuries. A 2017 article from Mary Bellis at the website ThoughtCo credits a Holland inventor with devising the idea of adapting ice skates to summer use by nailing wheels onto shoe soles in the 1700s. By 1819, the invention was formalized with a patent in France. The…
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Baseball’s Backstory in the Basement: Glenside Fan ‘Phils’ Rec Room with Team Memorabilia
The baseball décor in David Backer’s home has been a work in progress since he was a Glenside boy. Now, it comprises a veritable museum’s worth of curated Phillies items, including Veteran’s Stadium seats in which Backer still nestles to watch games on television. Vittoria Woodill, of CBS3 Philadelphia, got a tour. Backer’s basement shelves…
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Cabrini University’s Sam Sturkey Unites Student-Athletes for 2nd Annual Wheelchair Basketball Game
The first time Sam Sturkey rolled her wheelchair onto a basketball court, she was only five years old. Within an hour, young Sam was certain wheelchair basketball was not for her. A year later, with all the wisdom of age six and a newly fitted wheelchair, Sturkey gave basketball another shot. This time, she found…
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50 Years After Playing His Last Game, Overbrook’s Wilt Chamberlain Remains One of Best NBA Players of All Time
Half a century after playing his final NBA game, Overbrook High School alumnus Wilt Chamberlain is still one of the best and most accomplished players, writes Erin Clark for the Report Door. His career — which came to an end on May 10, 1973 — encompassed: Throughout his years with the NBA, he scored 31,419…
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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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Montgomery County Native Has Busy Weekend, Handling Publicity at the Kentucky Derby
Like other busy employees, Gilbertsville native Kevin Kerstein is worked this past Saturday. But as reported by Tom Rader of WFMZ 69 News, he wasn’t sitting behind a desk or logging a retail shift. Kerstein was overseeing publicity at Churchill Downs, site of the 149th edition of the Kentucky Derby. After graduating Boyertown Area Senior…
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Wall Street Journal: Bryn Mawr Billionaire Plans to Invest $1B in Sports Betting
Bryn Mawr billionaire Michael Rubin, owner of manufacturer and retailer of licensed sports merchandise Fanatics, plans to invest $1 billion in the company’s new sports-betting division. Katherine Sayre reported the brand’s expansion for The Wall Street Journal. Despite being late to the game, Rubin believes that he has a strong hand, thanks to Fanatics’ 95…
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After Nine Years, Hill School Field Hockey Coach Leaving for Prestigious Prep School in New England
Jennifer Weissbach is leaving The Hill School field hockey program after nine years, according to a staff report from the Ex Bulletin. During this time, she led the program’s rise to second place in the national ranking after she won last year’s state Independent Schools Championship. The 31-year-old Weissbach is leaving for the position of…
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For World Champion Downingtown Sisters, Baton Twirling Is Family Legacy
Downingtown sisters Sterling and Shay Busza, baton twirling world champions, followed in the footsteps of their mother, Alysha Busza, writes Melissa Kiebort for BVM Sports. Alysha was four-years-old when she started twirling. She took to the sport with a passion and over the years started performing first individually and then with the highest nationally ranked…
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‘Race for Peace’ Basketball Game in Lower Merion Aims to Create a Better Place
A May basketball game between members of the Lower Merion community and township police officers is being positioned as a community-relations building event. Danielle Elllis, of CBS News Philadelphia, reported the game, organized by Race for Peace, a cross-county coalition working to build trust between residents and law enforcement officers. The event at Lower Merion…
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Horsham’s Allie Riches Heads to Penn Relays with Several New Records Under Her Belt
Horsham’s Allie Riches, a Temple University pole vaulter, is headed to the Penn Relays with high expectations and several new records under her belt, reported Cayden Steele for The Philadelphia Inquirer. This year, Riches captured both the indoor and outdoor program pole vault records at Temple, where she is currently the only pole vaulter. “She’s…
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Neumann University Wins Roller Hockey National Title
Neumann University won the Division III roller hockey national title on April 23 with a convincing 9-1 victory over Quinnipiac University at the sport’s national tournament in Irvine, California. The win solidifies Neumann’s reputation as a national roller hockey powerhouse. The Knights also won the roller hockey national title in 2006, 2008, 2015, and 2016.…
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Diehard Sports Fan from Fairless Hills to Sideline His Pastime for Newlywed Bliss
Brian Brown of Fairless Hills, a diehard sports fan, is planning to sideline his devotion to Philadelphia sports teams while he enjoys his wedding and honeymoon. Dave Uram wrote abut the local fan for KYW Newsradio. “I kinda made a promise to my fiancé from April 28 to May 7, only time I will have…
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Local Author Describes Teen Years Growing Up with Wilt Chamberlain as Elkins Park Roommate
David Richman’s father Ike had a nontraditional career, co-owner of the Philadelphia 76ers. That position opened the Richman family to some unique experiences. For instance, there was the period in 1965 when David had Wilt Chamberlain as a roommate in his Elkins Park home. The period of Chamberlain’s residency was his initial entry in Philadelphia…
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Former Plymouth Meeting Mall Employee Trades Trash Bags for Boxing Gloves
Through sheer determination, Philadelphia’s Gabriel Rosado went from changing trash bags at Plymouth Meeting Mall to boxing professionally. Matt Breen reported the radical career shift in The Philadelphia Inquirer. Rosado wanted to fulfill his dream so much that he decided to drop out of Roxborough High School before the end of his freshman year in…
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