Sports
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Montgomery County Leadership: Brian Selander, Entrepreneur In Residence at SeventySix Capital
Brian Selander, Entrepreneur In Residence at SeventySix Capital and the speaker at next week’s Suburban Philadelphia Speaker Series presentation on the emergence of eSports, speaks to MONTCO Today about growing up in Piscataway, finding his way into journalism and then politics before he graduated high school and working on Senator Bill Bradley’s 1992 presidential campaign. Selander…
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Philadelphia Union Academy Hopes to Find Next American Soccer Star
Four-year-old Philadelphia Union Academy is hoping to find and train the next world-famous American soccer star who will make the sport more accessible for local fans, writes Michael Bradley for Main Line Today. The program’s goal is to create a pipeline for the team and promote the sport nationwide. The academy is modeled after its…
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Conshohocken’s Fran Brett Named Pennsylvania’s Special Olympics Coach of the Year
Fran Brett, the head basketball coach and assistant volleyball coach for the Special Olympics programs at Conshohocken Community Center, has been named Pennsylvania’s Special Olympics coach for 2017, writes Dan Geringer for Philly.com. Currently there are 30,000 Special Olympics coaches and volunteers across the state. They mentor close to 20,000 children and adults with intellectual…
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Nike American Open Weightlifting Event to Return to Montgomery County in 2018
USA Weightlifting, the sport’s national sanctioning body, has announced that the Nike American Open Series 2 powered by Rogue Fitness will come to the Valley Forge Casino Resort from July 26-29, 2018. “I can’t overstate just how big this event is for us and for Montgomery County,” said Mike Bowman, President and CEO of…
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Tucker Durkin Combines Coaching at Bryn Athyn College with Playing Lacrosse for Florida Launch
While coaching usually comes after a successful playing career, Tucker Durkin is bucking the norm by balancing coaching at Bryn Athyn College with playing lacrosse for the Major League team, Florida Launch, writes Matt Leon for CBS Philly. Durkin is about to start his third season as coach for men’s Division III lacrosse team at…
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From Chesco: Clip of Kennett Square Baseball Player’s Acrobatic Catch in World Series Goes Viral
A baseball team from Kennett Square may have come up just short of its ultimate goal of winning the Junior League Baseball World Series with its 12-1 loss to Chinese Taipei in the nationally-televised championship game Sunday in Taylor, Mich. However, Jack Regenye’s highlight-reel catch in center field that robbed a Chinese Taipei player of…
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Great Summer for Conshohocken Electric Force Track Club
Conshohocken Electric Force Track Club’s athletes and coaches have had a stellar summer, with several top finishes and a number of personal records, writes M. English for The Colonial. The two-decade-old club has helped hundreds of children participate in its activities over the years. In fact, close to 100 youths learned track and field techniques…
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Buffalo Bills’ New Coach Honed His Skills Growing Up in Lansdale
Sean McDermott, the new head coach of the Buffalo Bills, made it clear he was headed for success during his early years in Lansdale, writes Chris Brown for Buffalo Bills News. McDermott and his brother Tim grew up in a strict and loving family that focused on core values. According to McDermott this helped prepare…
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New England Patriots James Develin Discusses New Season and Keeping Fit
New England Patriots Fullback, James Develin, is spending his off-season at his Douglassville home to enjoy some family time while making sure he stays in shape for next season, writes Michelle Tompkins for Inquisitr. In a recent interview with Inquisitr, West Chester native Develin talked about his home life, being a workout warrior, and his…
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Pottstown Welcomes World’s Largest Grass Doubles Volleyball Tournament
The 26th annual edition of the Pottstown Rumble, the largest grass doubles volleyball tournament in the world, will take place this weekend, from June 24-25, at Memorial Park on West King Street in Pottstown. More than 3,500 men and women from across the United States and Canada will vie for nearly $20,000 in prize money.…
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Four Coaches to Be Inducted Into the Montgomery County Hall of Fame
Montgomery County Coaches Hall of Fame is adding four new inductees to its already impressive roster, according to a staff report from The Times Herald. The four distinguished coaches from a variety of sports will be honored during the 16th annual induction banquet held at Normandy Farm in Blue Bell on November 21. Jim Donofrio,…
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Glenside’s Matt Rambo Wins Best American College Lacrosse Player Award
Glenside’s Matt Rambo, already regarded as one of the best ever lacrosse players from the Philadelphia area, has won this year’s Tewaaraton Award for the most outstanding American college lacrosse player, writes Joseph Santoliquito for Philly Voice. Rambo, who turns twenty-three next month, started his lacrosse career playing for LaSalle College High School. He then…
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Valley Forge Casino Resort’s Owner Donates $5M to Penn State
Ira Lubert, principal owner of King of Prussia’s Valley Forge Casino Resort and chair of Penn State’s Board of Trustees, has donated $5 million to the university, writes Mark Wogenrich for The Morning Call. $2.4 million of this will go to the Millennium Scholars program while another $1.75 million will help finance renovations to Penn…
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Sunnybrook’s Andrew Turner Wins PGA Event on Home Course
Honey Brook’s Andrew Turner took full advantage of his home turf to win the coveted $100,000 first prize at the Haverford Trust Philadelphia PGA Classic held at Plymouth Meeting’s Sunnybrook Golf Club, writes Joe Juliano for Philly.com. “I think the biggest check I ever won before this was five or six thousand bucks,” said Turner.…
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Abington Ultra-Marathoner to Run in Five Challenge Marathons for New England Innocence Project
Ultra-marathoner and Abington native, Will Swenson, will compete in five Ultra Challenge races this year to raise funds for the New England Innocence Project, writes Dave Dyer for Eagle Tribune. Swenson, an experienced long distance runner, is hoping to help the organization that fights for prisoners who have been unjustly convicted and imprisoned. He was…
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TruMark Financial Provides Significant Gift for Naming Rights to La Salle’s Athletic Facility
Headquartered in Fort Washington, TruMark Financial Credit Union – one of the region’s strongest credit unions with 22 branches and 115,000 members – is providing a significant gift to La Salle University for naming rights to its major athletic facility. As part of a multi-year agreement, Tom Gola Arena at Hayman Hall – the home of Explorer…
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Search for Mystery Phillies Owners Leads to the Main Line
Uncovering the mystery of the Philadelphia Phillies owners is a tricky task, but some clues indicate that some of them are business owners in Radnor and Bryn Mawr, writes E Scott Butler for Josic. The team’s owners from three decades ago are not hard to ascertain. Bill Giles, the Buck brothers, Fitz Dixon, Bob Levy,…
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Architect-Turned-Artist from Bala Cynwyd Converts Baseballs into Keepsakes
Bala Cynwyd resident Emily Wolfson has been painting baseballs for 22 years. The former architect who reveled in the detail that architectural drawings demand ditched her career in the mid-1990s to paint baseballs, and she’s never looked back, writes Dan Geringer for the Philadelphia Inquirer. “You couldn’t find souvenir baseballs with images on them anywhere,”…
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