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Retired Postal Worker Plays Collegiate Baseball for MCCC; He’s Not Just Mailing It In, Either
A steady figure at the baseball games of the Montgomery County Community College Mustangs is a bit more jowly, portly, and grayer than the other players — enough so that it’s easy to mistake him for a coach or a player’s dad. He’s neither. He’s Jim Fullan, a legit member of the squad at age…
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Conshohocken Coach Breathes New Life into Spring-Ford Basketball Team
Conshohocken native Joe Dempsey is finding a new home as the coach of the Spring-Ford High School boys’ basketball team, and he’s already leading them to success. The Rams made it to their first District 1 final, albeit after a 59–54 loss to Plymouth Whitemarsh. Dempsey was a coach at La Salle High School…
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Germantown Academy Grad Wins ‘Greatest Heptathlon Competition the World Has Seen’
Germantown Academy graduate and University of Georgia star Kyle Garland has won the men’s heptathlon and set a new collegiate record in the 2023 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. Sean Reider reported the achievement for the Albuquerque Journal. Men’s heptathlon (a seven-component track-and-field challenge) stood out among a sea of great events. “It exceeded…
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Seattle Mariners Turn to Conshohocken Yoga Studio to Bring Zen to the Pen
As players on the Seattle Mariners prep for the 2023 opening day, they’ll be incorporating equipment from JadeYoga, a Conshohocken yoga equipment manufacturer. The Chinook Observer fielded the story for readers. JadeYoga has shipped mats, cork-yoga blocks (a strength-building tool), and cotton yoga straps (belts used to increase flexibility and stabilize joints) to the spring…
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Final Word on Eagles Loss: Elkins Park Fan Fixes Case of Buyer’s Remorse
Malcolm Garland, of Elkins Park, is a proud Eagles fan who was utterly convinced of a Birds win. His faith was so deep, he got an Eagles tattoo celebrating the victory, an adornment that lost its luster in the aftermath. Dave Uram reported Garland’s solution for KYW Newsradio. “I just felt like we were gonna…
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Flourtown Jiu-Jitsu Expert Grabs Hold of Statewide Distinction: First Black Dojo Owner-Operator
Almost two decades ago, Omar Cruickshank took a free class at the local dojo of a national karate chain. He unexpectedly pinned the black-belt instructor. Eighteen years later, that small victory has grown into his own business, as reported by FOX 29 Philadelphia. Cruickshank is now owner-operator of Crush Crew Jiu-Jitsu, a role that sets…
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St. Joseph’s Women’s Basketball Team Bonds over Crumbl Cookies
A traditional Crumbl Cookies visit each week has built greater camaraderie among women’s basketball teammates at St. Joseph’s University. Aaron Tully reported the not-so-half-baked idea to unite for routine team snacks in The Philadelphia Inquirer. All teammates are invited for the weekly trips to try different flavors of cookies. The tradition started about a year…
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Norristown-Raised Basketball Player Shows On- and Off-Court Agility
Norristown’s Donta Scott is all about being adaptable. “Life is going to change how it wants to,” Scott told the Baltimore Sun in a story picked up by online publisher ArcaMax. “You just want to be the type of person that can adapt to your environment.” It’s a wise outlook coming from a 22-year-old University…
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Sports Media Industry Trailblazer Joins Conshohocken’s SportsDATAIO
Conshohocken’s SportsDataIO has new leadership in its role as statistical analysis provider. The company’s technology parses results of tens of thousands of competitive events for global clients. Industry veteran Greg Kirkorsky will be joining the team as the Chief Commercial Officer, with a résumé of over 25 years’ experience in the sports media world. TMCNet reported…
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Lansdale’s Lady Crusaders Make History, Earn Philadelphia Catholic League Title
The Lady Crusaders of Lansdale Catholic came out on top in a historic Feb. 27 game at the Palestra, winning 50–47 against Archbishop Wood. This earned the school its first Philadelphia Catholic League title, wrote Aaron Carter for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The sold-out crowd watched the Crusaders break the tie with wood after a…
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Perkiomen School Basketball Player Takes One Step Backward to Take Two Steps Forward
Thomas Haugh, a basketball forward for Perkiomen School, received an ability-based invitation to play for the Pennsburg prep school. As he now considers college, a sportsmanship lesson learned in Montgomery County will go with him. Joey Platt explained in The Philadelphia Inquirer. Haugh grew up near Gettysburg. As a high-school underclassman there, he played a…
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From Oxford to Avondale to Westtown, This Chester County Eighth-Grader ‘Got Game’ Beyond Her Years
Eighth-grader Jordyn Palmer has basketball acumen beyond her years and is already making a big impact on the varsity team at the Westtown School, writes Aaron Carter for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The 6-foot-1 Palmer exhibits elite athleticism combined with a deft touch and exquisite footwork. Last week, she led her team with 19 points, seven…
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Lower Merion’s Kobe Bryant: Still an Enduring Source of Inspiration for Temple Basketball
NBA legend and Lower Merion High School graduate Kobe Bryant continues to be an inexhaustible source of inspiration for many players within Temple University‘s basketball program, reported Javon Edmonds for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Temple basketball coach Aaron McKie played against Bryant in the 2001 NBA Finals during his professional career and later spent two seasons…
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Fiancée of Late Collegeville Sergeant Brings His Memory to the Super Bowl
Collegeville’s Staff Sergeant Marc Small had an extensive bucket list, including traveling to all seven continents and running a marathon. After he was killed in Afghanistan in 2009, his fiancée Amanda Charney-Berardi took it upon herself to complete it, as reported by ABC7 Chicago. “I went to Africa and started working in a child’s…
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Wall Street Journal: For Jalen Hurts, Super Bowl Loss Provided a Lesson for a Bright Future
During last week’s Super Bowl, Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts played like someone who deserved to win, even if that was not what happened in the end, writes Jason Gay for The Wall Street Journal. In the post-game press conference, the 24-year-old field general made a comment that again reflected what he is all about. “You…
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Upper Merion’s Vikings Snap Playoff Losing Streak with Upset of Rivals
The Upper Merion Area High School Vikings broke the cycle of first-round exits in a major upset against the Trojans at Pottstown High School for the District 1 Class 5A tournament, reported Evan Wheaton for PAPrepLive. Things started out dismal for the Vikings, since the sophomore starting guard had fractured his right ankle 24…
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Emlen Tunnell, Football Legend and Bryn Mawr Native, Has an Even Bigger Story
New York Giants’ all-time great Emlen Lewis Tunnell, a Bryn Mawr son and Radnor High School graduate, became the first African-American to play football for the Giants in 1948. That should be enough for any one man. But Tunnell’s story goes much deeper, writes Otis Livingston for CBS News. During World War II, Tunnell was…
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Basketball Star from Collegeville ‘Finds Her Joy’ as a Villanova Wildcat
Lucy Olsen has managed to position herself as one of the top point guards in the Big East in her second season as a starter for the Villanova Wildcats. Meghann Morhardt covered the Collegeville native and Spring-Ford High School grad in The Philadelphia Inquirer. In her sophomore campaign, the 5-foot-9 athlete is averaging 12.6 points…
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