Chestnut Hill Sports

CHC hoopsters top Cabrini, bow to Gwynedd
by TOM UTESCHER
The Chestnut Hill College women closed out their summer basketball season in the Malvern League by splitting two games last week, defeating league host Cabrini College, 57-52, on Monday, then losing on Wednesday night to Gwynedd Mercy, 61-50.

The scoreboard was allowed to loaf at the start of Monday’s game, as the teams managed just one field goal between them during the first five minutes. Cabrini was up 5-1 early, then center Eli Cook rallied Chestnut Hill, making four baskets and shooting eight-for-nine at the free throw line to account for 16 of the Griffins’ first 17 points.

That gave the locals a 17-14 edge with six minutes to go in the first half, and later a jumper by Aubrey Saylor and three-for-four foul shooting by Andrea Carter helped Chestnut Hill to a 26-22 advantage at the intermission.

GFS hires new boys’ basketball coach
by TOM UTESCHER
William Dooley of Warrington has been hired as the Head Coach of the Germantown Friends School Boys’ Varsity Basketball Team.

“Bill brings both the high level experience and the energy to the program that we were looking for. His coaching credentials speak for themselves and I couldn’t be happier to have him on board,” remarked GFS Boys’ Athletic Director Tom Myran of Chestnut Hill.

Coach Dooley is a graduate of the University of Richmond where he earned a B.A. in economics and a Master’s degree in sports management and administration. He played college basketball for the University of Richmond and later became an assistant coach for the Spiders for eight years. In 1993, he was appointed head coach for the University of Richmond, a post he held until 1997.

A Run to Remember
Runners converging on Northwestern Avenue early Saturday morning for the 18th annual Run for the Hill of It 5 mile run and 1 mile fun walk were greeted by cloudy skies and no rain — perfect weather for a vigorous run down dusty Forbidden Drive to Valley Green Inn and back. After a pep talk and applause for this year’s beneficiary, Nate Makowicz, and his family, the race was on, and the first to cross the finish line 24 minutes and 31 seconds later was Philadelphia’s Bryan Skelly, followed closely by fellow Philadelphian Ryan Fennelly (24:33). Rounding out the top five were Tom Haxton (24:47) of Philadelphia, Art Dicola (25:04) of Bryn Mawr and Mike Padilla (25:59) of Phoenixville, Pa.