Sports

 

Mount co-captain Rebecca Naab is always one of the hardest-working players on the floor. (Photo by Lene White)

Balanced attack takes Magic past Monarchs
by TOM UTESCHER

Mount St. Joseph Academy’s Laura Johnson, Elle Hagedorn, and Sarah McGorry pulled down five rebounds apiece and scored 16, 13, and 11 points, respectively, as the host Magic turned away Gwynedd Mercy last Saturday afternoon, 53-35.

 

Friday Night League Sixers nip Celtics
by TOM AMODIE

The Sixers out-pointed the Celtics 7-0 on the overtime period, went on to a 51-44 win and an undefeated start to their season. Both Celtic losses have been in overtime.

 

CHA squash wins Inter-Ac opener
by TOM UTESCHER

Chestnut Hill Academy began the defense of its 2005 Inter-Ac squash championship last Tuesday, going on the road to knock off Episcopal Academy, 5-2. In individual bouts, the visiting Blue Devils won at the third through seventh positions, and also captured an exhibition match at number eight, raising their season record to 3-1.

 

Mount swimmers conquered by Colonials
by TOM UTESCHER

Mount St. Joseph Academy’s swim team launched the second week of the new year with a short road trip to Plymouth Whitemarsh Senior High School, where the Magic turned in a number of strong individual performances, but came up short in the final team score, 109-76.

 

CHA’s Sam Gilbert

Chestnut Hill Academy wrestlers fall to Fords
by TOM UTESCHER

Last Friday’s Inter-Ac League wrestling opener at Chestnut Hill Academy got underway almost an hour behind schedule, and with a total of six matches decided by pins and two more by forfeit, the actual meet didn’t last much longer than the delay beforehand.

 

Owls overcome Springside squash, 6-1
by TOM UTESCHER

Springside School was on its home courts for last Thursday’s squash rematch with Girls Inter-Ac rival Agnes Irwin, but despite the familiar surroundings the Lions suffered another 6-1 loss to Irwin’s Owls.

 

 

Must battle social exclusion
Blind promoter sees talent in young musicians
by GWEN TUXBURY

One of Philadelphia’s most trustworthy and knowledgeable music connoisseurs works as a music journalist, talent scout, promoter, booking agent, show host, manager and publicist. In addition to his many talents, he is also blind.

 

Isolation and loneliness at Chestnut Hill’s ‘Bus Stop’
by HUGH HUNTER

This past Friday, Stagecrafters openedits production of Bus Stop. Directed by Marilyn Yoblick, the William Inge play debuted in 1955 to critical acclaim.

 

Hill’s new Diamond Spa sparkles on the Avenue
by PAT STOKES

In the midst of the world’s ongoing turmoil, ranging both far and near, it’s encouraging to note that Chestnut Hill is presently making a pronounced bow to beauty and inner peace. How? Well, one example is the appearance of yet another spa on the Avenue, Diamond Spa at 8430 Germantown, former home of simplycottage (I think they preferred all lower case letters, all you grammarians).

Old soliders never die; they just put on the pounds
by AL ERLICK

Al Erlick, of West Mt. Airy, is the now-retired former editor of The Jewish Exponent

Nostalgia is the opiate of the aging, the brain-candy of retirement. There are mornings when I wake up and can’t remember my name, but I can recite the lineup of the 1948 Cleveland Indians flawlessly. Still, some history is better left forgotten.

‘Point’ fails to ‘Match’ Woody Allen’s best films
by NATHAN LERNER

Woody Allen is the Mike Tyson of filmmakers. Like the erstwhile heavyweight champion, Allen’s greatness of yesteryear has earned him a legion of loyal follower