Sports
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Pottstown’s Hill School Played a Key Role in Making This Region the ‘Ground Zero’ of Field Hockey
The Hill School in Pottstown was crucial in making the Philadelphia region the nation’s “ground zero” of field hockey, writes Christian Red for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Hill started admitting girls in 1998 and soon formed its field hockey program. Eight years ago, the school hired Jen Weissbach — who starred for four years at…
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Want to Go to an Eagles Game? The Cost Will Punish Your Wallet
Taking the whole family to an Eagles game will become much more punishing to fans’ wallets in the next three years, according to a staff report from CBS Philly. A new study from Betway found that the costs of going to a game are expected to soar over the coming years. The study looked at…
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Diversity-Focused Pro Golf Event Returns to Montco from Sept. 20-21
The APGA Tour, which has a mission to bring greater diversity to golf by developing African-Americans and other minorities for careers in the sport, will return to Montgomery County from Sept. 20-21 at Bluestone Country Club in Blue Bell. The event is one of 18 on the burgeoning APGA Tour. A total of $25,000 in…
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In Scoring the Best Area Bowling Lanes, Philadelphia Magazine’s Montco Recommendations Are a Split
Philadelphia Magazine writer Laura Swartz donned proper Lysol-sprayed bowling shoes to compile her list of the best alleys in the region. Two of them, she found, are in Montgomery County. Nationally, bowling as a sport has been drifting toward a gutter since the late 1990s, according to a USA Today. The biggest lane losses have…
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Max Patkin, ‘Clown Prince of Baseball’: Born in Paoli, Buried in Collingdale
Max Patkin enjoyed a long career as an entertainer in baseball, writes Irwin Cohen for JewishPress.com. Known lovingly by many as the Clown Prince of Baseball, the Paoli man saw his first game as a child with his Hebrew school class. Years later, he become a pitcher in the minor leagues. While he was serving…
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Blue Bell Landscaper Makes It a Double Header for Recreating ‘Field of Dreams’ Diamond in Iowa
Blue Bell commercial landscaper BrightView has once again pulled off something of a miracle in Iowa. For the second time in its corporate history, it was engaged by Major League Baseball (MLB) to recreate the retro baseball diamond from Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa, the setting for the 1989 movie. The Montgomery County firm…
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Montgomery County 1960s Record from a Niche Sport Pokes Its Way to the Surface
The Pa. record for largest deer antlers from a long-ago Montgomery County hunt remained something of a legend for years. But Josh Honeycutt, writing for the Realtree Store (a gear supplier from Georgia), has verified it. The buck was tagged sometime in the late 1960s or early 1970s by hunter Frederick Kyriss, near what is…
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Coppa Rage, with Key Montco Players, Is the First Area Youth Soccer Club with National Title Since 1967
Montgomery County athletes were key in the recent 2022 U.S. Youth Soccer National Championship. Coppa Rage, the victors, becomes the first Phila.-area players to take that title since 1976, reports Andrew Robinson for PR PrepLive. In the final, rising junior Emma Levin (Hatboro-Horsham H.S) scored just 35 seconds into the fray against Tonka Fusion Elite…
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Valley Forge Sports Teams with Eastern Youth Soccer for 2023 Event, a $4.8M Score for the Economy
The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board (VFTCB), Valley Forge Sports, and Eastern Youth Soccer are collaborating on one of the largest youth sporting events to ever be brought to the county: the 2023 U.S. Youth Soccer Eastern Presidents Cup. Representatives from Valley Forge Sports and Montgomery County shared details on the June 16–20, 2023,…
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Football Player from Hatfield Earns High Praise as Anchor of Villanova’s Defense
Garrett Zobel of Hatfield — a defensive lineman for the Villanova football team — has been picked by the sports press and head coaches for inclusion on the preseason All-Colonial Athletic Association team. It is his second consecutive year earning his way on the roster, as reported by Villanova Football. Zobel, a LaSalle High School…
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Holy Family University Athletics to Add Acrobatics & Tumbling and Men’s Lacrosse in 2023-24
The Holy Family University Department of Athletics has announced the addition of acrobatics and tumbling and men’s lacrosse as its 16th and 17th varsity programs. The programs are for the 2023–2024 academic year. “I join our students in their excitement over the addition to our athletics programs of acrobatics & tumbling and men’s lacrosse,” said Dr.…
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Bensalem Engineers Tee-Off New Company to Manufacture and Sell Their Revolutionary Golf Putter
Two Bensalem engineers designed a revolutionary golf putter in 2021 and have since started a new company to manufacture and sell their invention, writes Matteo Iadonisi for 6abc. After his job was curtailed due to the pandemic, Everett Farr spent most of his spare time at home watching YouTube videos about golf putters. Despite the…
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Downingtown 12-Year-Old Is One of Nation’s Top Youth Female Figure Skaters
Downingtown’s Meghan Huffman, a rising seventh grader at Villa Maria Academy, has blossomed into one of the nation’s top youth female figure skaters, writes Neil Geoghegan for the Daily Local News. At the age of 12, Huffman is so advanced that she skipped Intermediate Girls competitive level and went straight from Juvenile Girls to Novice…
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In July’s Swelter, Nation’s First Ice Skating Club in Montco Fights to Keep From Melting Away
The Philadelphia Skating Club and Humane Society in Ardmore is in jeopardy. It’s an indoor rink, so the threat is not from the soaring July temperatures of late. Rather, the nation’s first skating club — dating to 1849 — needs funds to keep its building from gliding further into disrepair. Paul Jablow shaved down the…
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Broadcaster Mike Missanelli Connects with Jenkintown Media Partner, Scores New Show at the Shore
Mike Missanelli has found a new perch for his sports radio content, just in time for the Phila. Eagles Sept. 11 home opener. The new gig comes via a business connection with JAKIB Media Partners, Jenkintown. Michael Potter suited up to cover the story for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Missanelli’s new show will broadcast from…
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Remembering Washington Crossing Runner Who Spent Most of His Time Encouraging Others to Be Their Best
Longtime Washington Crossing resident Greg Grace died on July 2 at age 65 after a heroic 17-year battle with Parkinson’s Disease, but his legacy will live on for generations, writes Wayne Fish for the Bucks County Courier Times. Grace is a past president of the Bucks County Roadrunners Club. He forged many friendships and relationships…
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Six MCCC Competitors Blow Away ‘Athletes = Dim’ Stereotype with National Recognition
Six Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) student-athletes were named to the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) 2021–2022 All-Academic Individual Teams. The program recognizes student-athletes across the U.S. for classroom excellence. The brilliant ball-players placed as follows in NJCAA rankings: First Team: Mustangs’ women’s volleyball player Amanda Grubb of Royersford Second Team: Men’s basketball team…
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Malvern Pro Golfer — One of ‘Game’s Most Colorful Personalities’ — Is Widely Popular on PGA Tour
Thanks to his outgoing personality that is refreshing and authentic, Malvern’s Harry Higgs has become widely popular on the PGA tour, writes Neil Geoghegan for the Daily Local News. “Harry is one of the game’s most colorful personalities,” said Vince Pellegrino, Vice President of the Western Golf Association. Last winter, 30-year-old Higgs provided a viral…
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