Sports
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Bryn Mawr’s Shipley School Basketball Program Rises to New Level Under the Leadership of New Coach
Old school friends Michael Turner and Alvin Williams used to help each other with their homework back at Germantown Academy when they were high schoolers, but now as adults, they’ve both come to work at The Shipley School in Bryn Mawr. While Turner is the head of school, Williams is the Gators’ new boys basketball…
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Valley Forge Military Academy’s Will Anozie Makes Top 5 Scorer in Nation
Valley Forge Military Academy has a record-breaking 6-foot-2, 165-pound basketball guard, Will Anozie, in its midst, writes Ed Morlock for pappreplive.com. Anozie is the leading scorer in Pennsylvania and among the top five scorers nationwide with a career total of 1,000 points after scoring 43 points against MaST Charter Tuesday night. He came to VFMA…
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Jenkintown’s Manor College Sophomore Stars as Three-Sport Athlete
Eddie Fortescue Jr. isn’t the kind of leader known for yelling on the field or for giving impassioned speeches to his teammates. Instead, he leads through his play. It’s a focus, he says, a phase where he’s not messing around, a phase where you zone in and forget everything around you. That fierce but calm…
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Villanova Men’s & Women’s Basketball Teams Win Even as They Weather COVID-19 Challenges
Villanova University’s basketball teams have been weathering the rise in COVID cases pretty well, thanks in large part to team physician Michael P. Duncan, writes Tyler Small for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “He’s been going through this with us since the start back in 2020,” said Assistant Coach George Halcovage. “With his leadership and guidance through…
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Norristown Resident and Eagles Graphic Designer Provides Much-Needed Help to Local Nonprofits
Graphic designer Christine Dorn of Norristown is one of the Philadelphia Eagles creative team members who volunteered their design expertise and technical assistance to provide much-needed help to several local nonprofits in 2021, writes Kevin Riordan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Even established nonprofits do not have staff that oversees their social media accounts, annual reports,…
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Montgomery County Community College Mustangs Esports Student-Athlete Wins National Title
A Montgomery County Community College esports student-athlete just won the first national title in the program’s two-year history. Taking three games in a best of five series, Mustangs eSports student-athlete Paul Dovidio was recently crowned the 2021 Fall National Junior College Athletic Association esports (NJCAAe) “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate” champion. The title cements him as…
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Swimming Lessons at Horsham’s Aqua-Tots Swim School is a Great Winter Activity and Critical for Safety
Owners of Aqua-Tots Swim School in Horsham, Andrea and Brad Sahl, opened the first Aqua-Tots franchise in the Northeast in 2017 with the goal of creating a fun atmosphere where they teach children how to swim and become safe in the water. They were customers at first, sending their children to Aqua-Tots to a North…
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Registration Open for 16th Annual In-Person & Virtual Valley Forge Revolutionary 5-Mile Run
The Valley Forge Revolutionary 5-Mile Run registration is now open and runners and walkers all over the world are invited to participate. Organized by the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board (VFTCB), event options include an in-person 5-mile run or 3-mile walk at Valley Forge National Historical Park on Sunday, April 24th, and a virtual…
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Warrington Speedskater Rockets into Qualification for 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
In an Instagram post brimming with “a roller coaster of emotions,” 20-year-old Warrington speedskater Andrew Heo announced his qualification for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Reporter EeE of radio station 94.5 PST shared the athlete’s joy. “By His will; for His glory,” is how Heo started his long post of gratitude for the numerous supporters that…
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New Podcast Chronicles Kobe Bryant’s Lower Merion Years, Meteoric Rise from Basketball Obscurity to Legend
The new 12-episode podcast “I Am Kobe,” hosted by Philadelphia Inquirer journalist and author Mike Sielski, chronicles the early years of basketball legend Kobe Bryant, including his time at Lower Merion High School through his first year for the Los Angeles Lakers, writes Shawn Grant for The Source. The 12-episode series reveals never-before-heard tapes of…
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New Podcast Chronicles Kobe Bryant’s Lower Merion Years, Meteoric Rise from Basketball Obscurity to Legend
The new 12-episode podcast “I Am Kobe,” hosted by Philadelphia Inquirer journalist and author Mike Sielski, chronicles the early years of basketball legend Kobe Bryant, including his time at Lower Merion High School through his first year for the Los Angeles Lakers, writes Shawn Grant for The Source. The 12-episode series reveals never-before-heard tapes of…
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Custom Golf Club Fitter Opens New Location in King of Prussia
Golf club manufacturer and apparel retailer PXG has recently opened a facility in King of Prussia that allows customers to get fitted and test out custom golf clubs, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Much of PXG’s business model is based on providing custom fits for their customers, which is why their clubs…
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Neumann University Students Raise Funds at Union Matches for Chester High Soccer
A team of four student volunteers from Neumann University set a new standard for fundraising during Philadelphia Union matches this season, collecting more than $40,000 to support Chester High School soccer during six home games at Subaru Park. Dace Bell, Sean Flannery, Ava Irwin, and Riabene Troilo worked the crowd at each match, selling 50/50…
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Bryn Mawr Native, Fanatics CEO, and Co-owner of 76ers Named Sports Business’ Most Influential Person
Bryn Mawr’s Michael Rubin, Fanatics CEO and co-owner of Philadelphia 76ers, has been named the most influential person in the sports business at Sports Business Journal, a sister publication to the Philadelphia Business Journal, writes Terry Lefton. Rubin has been a disrupter in the sports industry for the last decade. He transformed the merchandising model…
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Spring-Ford Starting Basketball Season with New Coach at Helm
Spring-Ford boys basketball team has been working hard, preparing for the new season with Joe Dempsey, the former La Salle College High School head coach, at the helm, writes Joseph Santoliquito for the City of Basketball Love. Dempsey replaces Chris Talley, who left the head coach position to take a job promotion within the Spring-Ford…
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Montco Native Co-founds ‘Proud to Be in Baseball,’ Nonprofit Supporting LGBTQ+ Athletes
Montgomery County native Bryan Ruby is one of the founders of Proud to Be in Baseball, a nonprofit that provides support to LGBTQ+ athletes, writes Sarah Bloomquist for 6ABC. Ruby is a professional baseball player and country music songwriter who has spent a good part of his life in the closet. He has played professionally…
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MCCC Mustangs Men’s Basketball Team Ranked First in Its Division
Two years after an appearance in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) championship tournament, and a year waiting to return to the court due to the pandemic, the Mustangs Men’s Basketball Team from Montgomery County Community College is back in action and on an undefeated 13-game winning streak. The team was unanimously ranked first…
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Conestoga High School Senior Who Stands One Inch Shy of Seven Feet Makes College Commitment
Conestoga High School senior Michael Walz, a 6-foot-11 center who towers over his opponents on the basketball court, has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend the University of Richmond. Walz had nine scholarship offers from Division I schools, including Saint Joseph’s University and Penn State. He nearly averaged a double-double last season at…
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