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by Greg Starks The Philadelphia Reign swept their season series against the New Jersey Sting, winning the third of three games by a score of 82-71. Both teams traded baskets early in the first quarter, as the score was only 6-6. Even though the game was tied, it looked as if New Jersey wanted the […]

by Tom Utescher The college summer league teams representing Jefferson University (Team Black) and University of the Sciences (Team Maroon) arrived at the middle of July tied for first place. Archrivals in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference during the regular season, the two squads faced one another in summer ball last Tuesday, when Maroon handed […]

by Greg Starks The Philadelphia Reign took one step closer to an undefeated season, as they demolished the Baltimore Lions 88 to 57 on Saturday, July 6. A win wasn’t always certain. The Lions were the first team that the Reign played this season, and in that meeting, they scraped by with a close 83-80 […]

by Tom Utescher Last Wednesday. the Germantown Academy girls performed in the second installment of their summer basketball league series, and aside from the fact that only seven players were on hand, GA didn’t look anything like a team that was on vacation. Appearing fit and focused, the Patriots overcame two teams with deeper benches […]

by Tom Utescher In the Philadelphia/Suburban College Summer League, the last contests before the July 4 holiday interlude were played last week, and Mount St. Joseph grad Caitlyn Cunningham and Team Black (Jefferson University) headed into the hiatus undefeated at 4-0. The only other unbeaten squad was Team Red, a mixture of players from West […]

by Greg Starks This weekend, the Philadelphia Reign was once again matched up against the New Jersey Sting. With an undefeated record at the top of the WBDA, the Reign continued to show New Jersey why they earned that spot. Though the team was originally scheduled to play the Lake Erie Strive, they were able […]

by Tom Utescher The Germantown Academy girls had played basketball in the Gwynedd Mercy Academy summer league since its inception, but with the demise of that league this year, the Patriots looked elsewhere for warm weather competition in 2019. They landed in another high school league based at the Warminster Sportsplex across the street from […]

by Greg Starks The Philadelphia Reign silenced any doubters in their 81-74 victory over the Atlanta Monarchs, who are the defending WBDA champions. Early on in the first quarter, the Reign dominated the battle on the boards, with both teams playing at a high tempo. As soon as there was a defensive rebound, both Atlanta […]

by Tom Utescher Last week, basketball players with ties to area schools and colleges returned to warm weather hoops action in the Philadelphia/Suburban NCAA Women’s Summer League. Games have been played at the Renegades AAU gym in Hatboro in recent years, but the long-running league actually traces its origins back to Chestnut Hill’s Water Tower […]