Sports
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Elkins Park’s Salus University Faculty Member Living Boyhood Dream With Philadelphia Hockey Team
As a kid, David Meltzer, OD, FAAO, played street hockey and was a big fan of the Philadelphia Flyers. He recalls watching the Flyers teams of the 1980s, which made the Stanley Cup finals three times during that decade. Now he gets to share the ice with some of his boyhood idols like Brad Marsh and Bob…
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WCU Announces Summer Camps, Programs for Youth of All Ages
West Chester University has announced dates and information for summer programs and camps to entertain and enrich area students from ages 7-22. In all, more than 20 camps offer high-quality, low-cost programming to keep students mentally and physically active this summer. Information and links to registration can be found here. Programs are taught by expert faculty,…
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Great Valley Grad Under Fire from NBA Legend: ‘I Will Take This All the Way to the Supreme Court’
Winning Time, the HBO miniseries about the dynastic rise of the Los Angeles Lakers that was produced by Great Valley High School graduate Adam McKay, has irked Jerry West for its depiction of the NBA legend, writes Chuck Schilken for The Philadelphia Inquirer. McKay, who moved to Malvern when he was 10 years old and…
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Blue Bell Man, La Salle Professor Runs at Penn Relays at Age 85
At 85, Finance Professor Dr. Josh Buch is going on his fifth decade of teaching, reports Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Buch is a Professor of Finance at La Salle University, Philadelphia, teaching International Business, Global Finance, and Financial Markets and Institutions both on the undergraduate and graduate level. He also pushes himself to…
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Telford’s Dawson Anders, Captain of Temple’s Golf Team, Utilized His Strong Work Ethic to Overcome Adversity
Dawson Anders, a Telford native, has led by example over the past three seasons as golf team captain at Temple University, writes Nick Gangewere for The Temple News. Already as a Souderton Area High School sophomore, Anders could drive a ball more than 300 yards and had the meticulous short game that is necessary for…
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Firstrust Bank Puts Eagles Swag Up for Grabs in Promo Tied to Tomorrow’s Draft
Firstrust Bank is so eager for the 2022–2023 Philadelphia Eagles season that it’s stirring excitement around football’s earliest indication of its possible outcome: this week’s NFL Draft. The bank’s Top Pick Sweepstakes is a chance for fans to enter a series of bank-sponsored drawings for memorabilia that any Eagles fan would covet. Two prizes are…
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New York Post: Jay Wright Reveals Why He Retired
Jay Wright know it was time to retire as Villanova University’s head basketball coach when he found himself at Mass texting his players during the homily, reports the Associated Press as printed in the New York Post. “I look forward not to live that way.” Wright choked back tears Friday explaining his sudden retirement at…
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Firstrust Bank Huddles with Philadelphia Eagles for High-School Business Proposal Competition
The competitors arrived ready to battle, an apt outlook considering their surroundings. Five teams of students were at Lincoln Financial Field, home of the Philadelphia Eagles, unfazed by the presence of media, conferring with coaches in the pre-game lull, shaking off nerves by reviewing their business proposal content. The contest they were gearing up for…
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Former Tennis Director at Ambler’s Talamore CC Earns 200th Win as Head Coach for Temple Men’s Tennis Team
Steve Mauro, who started his coaching career at Ursinus College, earned his 200th win as head coach for the Temple University men’s tennis team last month, writes Danny Heller for The Temple News. During his 17 years with the program, Mauro has also led the women’s team to All-Atlantic 10 awards 13 times. Before becoming…
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Norristown’s Geno Auriemma Brings ‘Philly Tough’ Attitude to His UConn Team
Norristown’s Geno Auriemma brings an intensity and pride to his UConn women’s basketball team that has been characterized by many as a ‘Philly Tough’ attitude, writes Jim Souhan for the Star Tribune. Auriemma’s team played in the women’s national championship game on Sunday. His winning streak of 11-0 was sadly stopped by another Philadelphia coaching…
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Jay Wright Announces He’s Retiring as Head Coach From Villanova
The greatest coach in Philadelphia college basketball history is retiring. Jay Wright’s Wildcats team won two national championships in 2016 and 2018 and went to the Final Four four times, most recently this month. Now the 60-year-old head coach, after weeks of weighing his decision, has announced he is retiring from coaching, writes Mike…
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Former Lakers Coach, Whose Career Began in Montco, Recalls Winning NBA Title Over His Hometown 76ers
Paul Westhead, a former Cheltenham High School basketball coach, was a huge fan of Philadelphia Sixers – until the moment he got a chance to clinch the NBA championship in 1980 with LA Lakers on enemy turf, writes Christian Red for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “I was a fan of the Sixers and especially Julius Erving,”…
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The Best Female Amateur Golfers in the U.S. — and Great Britain and Ireland — Will Descend Upon Montco in June
Merion Golf Club is honored to host the 42nd Curtis Cup Match on June 10-12, 2022, writes Riley Hamel for USA Today. The biennial match features international competition between the top female amateur golfers in the United States against those from Great Britain and Ireland. The Curtis Cup is jointly organized by the USGA and…
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DeSales University Women’s Basketball Coach Enters PA Sports Hall of Fame; Taught Basics the ‘Right Way’
Fred Richter, player for and coach of the Quakertown High School basketball team, has long been called a legend. But later this month, he’ll officially be bestowed the title. Karen Sangillo reported his induction into the Pa. Sports Hall of Fame in the Bucks County Herald. Richter was a three-year starter for Quakertown’s basketball team…
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Montgomery County Community College Seeking Women’s Volleyball Head Coach
Montgomery County Community College invites applications for the Women’s Volleyball Head Coach position. The Women’s Volleyball Head Coach is the individual charged with the responsibility for planning, programming, directing, supervising, and implementing the duties and functions of the individual sports program. The head coach must work closely with all others involved in the department, college,…
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Injury Forces St. Joseph’s University Student-Athlete to Trade One Sport for Another
Wills Montgomery, a graduate student at St. Joseph’s University, pursued baseball until an injury forced him to switch gears and take up golf – with great success, writes Nicholas Klingman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Exton native was playing baseball all through elementary and middle school. However, a serious foot injury leading into his freshman…
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Plymouth Whitemarsh Girls’ Hoops Praised as ‘Greatest Team in PA’s Girls Basketball History’ After Perfect Season
Plymouth Whitemarsh High School girls’ basketball team won its first state title in program history in a perfect season that ended in 34 wins and no losses, writes Dave Uram for the KYW Newsradio. “They will forever be remembered as the greatest team in Pennsylvania girls’ basketball history,” said Dan Dougherty, the team’s head coach.…
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Can’t Afford Phillies Tickets? The ‘Perky’ League Offers Free Fun for the Whole Family
Baseball fans in the Philadelphia region have a plethora of ways to enjoy their national pastimes in addition to rooting for the Phillies, including following one Montgomery County league, writes Manning Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Perkiomen Valley Twilight League runs from mid-May to mid-July, with the playoffs taking place from late July through…
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