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Perk Valley Coach Plays Key Role for USA Football, Helps Emphasize Player Safety at Clinic in New Jersey
Don Lindberger, a football coach at Perkiomen Valley High School in Collegeville, was one of 17 coaches to attend USA Football’s Player Safety Coach Clinic recently held at Upper Township Middle School in Woodbine, N.J., writes Erin Grugan for the Press of Atlantic City. The goal of the clinic, one of many across the country,…
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Prominent Sports Psychologist and Lower Merion Graduate Discusses Unique Pressures on Olympic Athletes
Dr. Joel Fish, a Lower Merion High School graduate and nationally-renowned sport psychologist, took the time on the eve of the Summer Olympics to talk about the pressures of competing in the global event, writes Bruce Adams for the Main Line Media News. Fish discussed various issues, including high expectations and the need to focus…
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Mike Piazza, Hall of Famer Forged in Phoenixville, Enters Cooperstown as Baseball Immortal
The same legendary commitment to hard work that forged the foundation of Phoenixville also strengthened young Mike Piazza, a man born to play baseball who picked out the fastest route to success and worked his way to the major leagues and now Cooperstown. “He outworked everybody,” fellow Phoenixville player Jim Johns said in a New York…
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Two Montgomery County Initiatives Still Producing Amazing Results After 15 Years
Started 15 years ago to promote Montgomery County as a great place to live, work, and play, the Montgomery County Amateur Championship and the Montgomery County Coaches Hall of Fame initiatives are still producing amazing results, writes Tony Leodora for The Times Herald. The Montgomery County Amateur Championship was started by golf professionals and committed…
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National Lacrosse League Moves Its Headquarters from NYC to Conshohocken
A professional sports outfit, the National Lacrosse League, has announced that it is relocating its corporate headquarters from New York City to Conshohocken, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. According to George, the new operations center for the professional indoor lacrosse league will occupy a top floor suite at the Spring Mill Corporate…
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Wissahickon Field Hockey Star to Return to Olympics in Search of Medal
Blue Bell native Katie O’Donnell Bam, widely considered the best female field hockey player in the country, will soon make her second trip to the Olympics as a key cog for Team USA. Team USA finished a disappointing 12th out of 12 in the 2012 Olympics in London. However, the fast-rising Americans, who train at…
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Mini-Fitness Centers Spreading Like Wildfire in Montgomery County
Mini-fitness centers are popping up throughout the suburbs, particularly in Montgomery County, and often at your local shopping center, writes Suzette Parmley for the Philadelphia Inquirer. “It’s a huge trend,” said Todd Sussman, senior vice president of retail for Colliers International, who recently placed an I Love Kickboxing studio in Jenkintown. “People want an experience,…
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Lafayette Hill Native, Owner of King of Prussia’s Dub Fitness a Finalist for Ms. Veteran America
Lafayette Hill native Erica Walsh, an Army veteran who started her own fitness business in King of Prussia, has been named one of the 25 finalists in the Ms. Veteran America contest, writes Michaelle Bond for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Walsh, a Kennedy-Kenrick High School graduate who currently studies health and physical education at West Chester…
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Constellation Focuses on Golf to Drum Up Business
The biggest sports marketing event designed to drum up business in the region for Constellation happened last week at the Philadelphia Cricket Club’s Wissahickon Course in Flourtown, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The retail supplier of gas and energy products is sponsoring the Professional Golfers Association’s Senior Players Championship for the ninth year…
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BeBalanced Brings Natural Hormone Weight Loss to Blue Bell
BeBalanced, the weight loss franchise focusing on natural hormone balance to achieve healthy weight loss is coming to Blue Bell, writes Gary Puleo for the Pottstown Mercury. Founded by Dawn Cutillo, BeBalanced Hormone Weight Loss Centers have been promoting their alternative approach to weight loss through a steadily increasing chain of franchises, including the recent…
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Bachelorette Parties a Popular Feature of Ardmore’s New SoulCycle
In a move long anticipated by indoor-cycling devotees throughout the area, Ardmore’s SoulCycle finally opened a studio at Suburban Square on Memorial Day Weekend, writes Carrie Denny Whitcraft for Philadelphia Magazine. A favorite among future brides who spend hours on SoulCycle’s lemon-hued indoor bikes trying to improve their shape before the wedding, the indoor-cycling innovator also…
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Ursinus Grad Packs a One-Two Punch with Boxing and Cycling at Her New Fitness Studio
Ursinus College graduate Jen Cohen and her husband Jeff Crompton recently opened Fuel Cycle Fitness in Ardmore, helping members stay in shape through indoor cycling and boxing. “I was always involved in teaching fitness, and Jeff and I started taking boxing classes together in 2011 when we got engaged,” said Cohen, who majored in media…
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MONTCO Poll Results: Phillies Slugger Ryan Howard Stays!
While its highly unlikely Phillies’ management care about what MONTCO Today readers think, but according to results of yesterday’s MONTCO Poll asking whether the Phillies should keep Ryan Howard on the team’s roster or release him to find a spot on another Major League team, 62 percent of respondents said the The Fightins should keep…
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MONTCO Poll: Preserving Ryan Howard’s Legacy
According to Daily News columnist David Murphy, “[Ryan] Howard has been a model teammate, and he hasn’t said a word about his ever diminishing role.” and that even if the Phillies wanted to trade him there isn’t another major league team with, “a need at first base or designated hitter.” With the beer bottle-throwing incident…
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Norristown Native, Former Harlem Globetrotter, and World’s Greatest Dribbler Teaches Kids About Respect, Preparation
Former Harlem Globetrotter Corey Rich, a Norristown native and graduate of the now-defunct Kennedy-Kenrick High School, was once referred to by ESPN as “the most-amazing dribbler in the world.” Rich, who played collegiately a few years at Division III Arcadia University in Glenside, now makes a living appearing as a guest at school assemblies, birthday…
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Golf’s Constellation Senior Players Championship Tees Off at Flourtown’s Philadelphia Cricket Club
As part of this year’s Constellation Senior Players Championship in golf, nine nonprofit organizations from Greater Philadelphia will receive grants totaling $500,000, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The golf tournament will take place at the Philadelphia Cricket Club’s Wissahickon Course in Flourtown from June 9-12. The main sponsor of the event is Exelon…
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Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board Launches Destination Montco Golf
As part of National Travel and Tourism Week, the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board has launched its latest brand: Destination Montco Golf. The initiative – comprising a multifaceted ad campaign, golf-centric website and social media component – is designed to attract players to 54 of the most historic, scenic, and challenging holes in the…
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Judge Group CEO Takes Arena Football to China
Martin Judge, the CEO of West Conshohocken’s The Judge Group, has taken arena football, a distinctly American sport, to China. The Judge Group is an award-winning, global provider of technology, talent, and learning solutions. Its founder, Martin Judge, is the chairman of the new China Arena Football League. He is also a member of the…
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