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Tennis Player Who Grew Up in King of Prussia One of Only Seven American Women To Have Won Australia Open
Barbara Jordan, who grew up in King of Prussia, was the winner of the Australia Open in 1979, writes Cindy Shmerler for The New York Times. Jordan and her sister Kathy learned tennis from their father, Robert H. Jordan, who would take them to a local club for lessons after work. The lessons took and…
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Norristown’s Beloved ‘Ambassador’ Hank Cisco Dies at Age 97
Hank Cisco, professional boxer, police officer, and Norristown’s beloved “official ambassador to the world,” died on Tuesday morning aged 97, writes Justin Heinze for the Patch. “He was a great man who grew and developed as a man throughout his life and contributed to the community with consistent passion and care,” reads a statement on…
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St. Joseph’s Prep Grad Kevin Stefanski Is Cleveland Browns’ New Head Coach
The Cleveland Browns’ new head coach was a student at St. Joe’s Prep. Kevin Stefanski , the former Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator, replaces Freddie Kitchens, who was hired as the Browns’ head coach one year ago, writes Chris Manning for Forbes.com. Stefanski, who grew up in Drexel Hill, got his coaching start in 2005 as…
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Norristown’s Geno Auriemma Went from Not Speaking English to Achieving the American Dream
Geno Auriemma, head coach of University of Connecticut Huskies women’s basketball team, went from not knowing the language when he first arrived in Norristown from his native Italy to achieving the American dream, writes Al Bruno for the Art Voice. At seven years old, Auriemma started to quickly pick up English. Before long he began…
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Ardmore’s Cambridge Road among Eight Most Expensive Streets in Golf
Golfers looking to move should consider Cambridge Road in Ardmore, one of the eight most expensive streets in golf, writes James Colgan for the GOLF.com. With an average home price of $2.25 million, Cambridge Road is seventh on the list. . Click Here for your free guide to public golf courses in Montgomery County! Buying…
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Collegeville Racer Moves to Tucker/Boat Motorsports for 2020 Season
Collegeville’s Andrew Layser, the NOS Energy Drink USAC National Midget Series Rookie of the Year, has moved to Tucker/Boat Motorsports for the new season, writes Jacob Seelman for the Speed Sport. Layser, who spent his first season with the Clauson/Marshall Racing, will now compete full time on the USAC National Midget trail. “I think it’s…
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North Penn Boys Soccer Coach Named 2019 Pennsylvania Coach of the Year
North Penn High School boys soccer coach Paul Duddy has won the Pennsylvania Coach of the Year award for 2019, writes Justin Heinze for the Patch. The Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association gives out the W. Gene Davis Memorial Award annually to one coach for each high school classification. The award for the AAAA male category…
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Emotions Ran High At Horsham’s Mixed-Abilities Rugby Team Exhibition Game
Emotions ran high as the two teams took to the field after weeks of practice for the mixed-abilities rugby team exhibition game at College Settlement Camp in Horsham, writes Helen Ubiñas for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The team members all belonged to the same club, the Blackthorn Rugby Football Club in Horsham. The idea for the…
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Panther Pride Rises As Team Readies To Play For State Title For First Time in Cheltenham High History
Panther Pride is building among alumni across the country as the team readies itself to play for the Pennsylvania State title for the first time in Cheltenham High history, writes Jon Marks for the Forbes. Even though it is the former home of Reggie Jackson who went on to hit 563 home runs during his…
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MCCC Student Receives Montgomery County Coaches Hall of Fame Scholarship
Avian Garcia, a student at Montgomery County Community College, has been awarded a $2,000 scholarship by Montgomery County Coaches Hall of Fame Board of Directors. The Hall of Fame found its home at MCCC in fall 2018. The scholarship is a way to honor the partnership between the two institutions while helping students be successful…
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Fake Super Bowl, World Series Rings Heading to Delaware County Seized by U.S. Customs
Nine counterfeit Patriots Super Bowl rings and two counterfeit World Series rings destined for Drexel Hill were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on the eve of the hometown Philadelphia Eagles game against the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, according to cbp.gov. If authentic, the Patriots rings and Houston Astros and New York…
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UConn Women’s Basketball Coach Recalls Time When He And His Family Emigrated to Norristown from Italy
November 22 holds a special meaning in the life of astonishingly successful UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma, writes Carl Adamec for the Journal Inquirer. On that date in 1961, Auriemma, his mother Marciella, brother Ferrucio, and sister Anna arrived in the United States after an 11-day trip from Italy. They joined Auriemma’s father, Donato,…
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Kind Gesture of Wesley College President, West Chester East Grad Comforts Injured Football Player
Wesley College president Robert Clark, a graduate of West Chester East High School, visited Rowan University football player Pryce Bouchard in the hospital after the visiting player suffered an injury in a game earlier that day, writes Damichael Cole for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Clark, who is the former commanding officer of the USS Connecticut and…
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Main Line Friends of ‘Villainous’ Ford Executive in ‘Ford v Ferrari’ Movie Renounce His Portrayal As Inaccurate (Video)
Leo Beebe’s friends from his time living on the Main Line have called his portrayal as a villainous Ford executive in the new “Ford v Ferrari” movie inaccurate, writes Gary Thompson for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In the movie, Matt Damon plays car designer Carroll Shelby who works with volatile driver Ken Miles, played by Christian…
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Not Long After It Was Forced to Cancel a Season, Springfield-Montco Football Team Returns to Playoffs
The seniors on the Springfield-Montco High School football team have orchestrated the program’s renaissance three years after it was forced to cancel the season, writes Joesph Santoliquito for PhillyVoice. In the fall of 2016, the school’s administration canceled the season, as the Spartans only had 18 players and then competed in the rugged Suburban One…
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Why the New York Giants Signed This Avondale Native, Then Released Him Five Days Later
The New York Giants signed Avondale native Sean Smith to their practice squad on the last day of October, then promptly released him five days later. The Giants inked Smith, a left-footed punter, to occupy the 10th and final spot on their practice squad, as they prepared to face the Dallas Cowboys in Week Nine…
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Why a 30-Year-Old White Veteran Chose to Play Football at Historically Black Lincoln University
A 30-year-old former Air Force meteorologist, who is white, is currently playing football and maintaining a 4.0 GPA while majoring in English at the historically black Lincoln University, writes Mike Sielski for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Cole Klubek’s journey to southern Chester County was an eventful one and included a tour in Iraq and coaching hockey…
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Villanova Basketball Looks to be Heading Forward With Team Makeup
You might say Villanova is looking forward to its 2019-20 basketball season, writes Mike Jensen for The Philadelphia Inquirer as reprinted in the Chicago Tribune. You start counting all the Villanova players who could start at power forward in some game this season, you get to five, maybe six players. Some forwards will start at…
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