Sports

by Tom Utescher Last week women’s basketball action got underway in the Philadelphia/Suburban NCAA Summer League, which got its start many years ago at Chestnut Hill’s Water Tower Recreation Center and now is based outside of Willow Grove. As usual, former high school players from the area, some of whom just graduated earlier this month, […]

by Tom Utescher The Mount St. Joseph roster was not a long list last Wednesday evening, when the Magic opened play in the SMG Sportsplex Summer Basketball League in Warminster. With only one returning starter (rising junior forward Kelly Rothenberg) among a total of just six players on hand, the Mount lost its first game, […]

by Tom Utescher The girls’ hoops teams from Germantown Academy and Penn Charter both suffered close losses in their first outings last week in the Gwynedd Mercy Academy summer league. In the last scheduled game of the week, the two traditional Inter-Ac League rivals faced one another, and the GA Patriots prevailed, 41-24, after leading […]

by Jonathan Vander Lugt Last Friday night was the wrong day to go see the Mt. Airy Stars in action. Twenty-four hours after peppering hard contact all over the field in their 8-6 win over Huntingdon Valley, Mt. Airy got shut out in a 1-0 loss to Centennial. Coach Jeff Istvan didn’t seem terribly concerned. […]

by Christina Grierson The end of the school year is just around the corner, which is the first indicator of the beginning of summer. Children and parents alike will soon be looking for ways to make use of their new-found free time and warm weather. Philadelphia Youth Basketball, a nonprofit organization geared towards enriching children […]

by Christina Grierson This past Saturday, the Wissahickon Skating Club hosted its Spring Skating Exhibition. Sixteen skaters from a range of different proficiencies, spanning from six to 25 years old, performed their own special routines on the ice. This exhibition is one of two that the club puts on every year – one at the […]

by Tom Utescher Germantown Academy swung into action in the Gwynedd Mercy Academy Summer Basketball League last Wednesday evening, and fared well despite having only seven active players on hand. In attendance but sitting out for medical reasons were two of the best Patriot athletes, senior shooting guard Rachel Balzer (a George Mason University recruit), […]

by Tom Utescher Opening night in the Gwynedd Mercy Academy Summer Basketball League proved challenging for the girls of Penn Charter last Tuesday. A youthful group of just six players showed up for the Quakers’ first game against Lansdale Catholic High School, and then one of them left before the start of the following contest […]

by Brendan Sample As his senior year comes to a close and a decision between going to college and playing professionally must be made, William Penn Charter School outfielder Michael Siani is now able to add another award to his growing list of honors. The Gatorade Player of the Year Program announced on May 29 […]

by Maddie Clark Traditionally, children are taught their ABCs before they begin writing. When it comes to sports, however, most kids just go right into playing without having the skills to do so, and this is not the proper way to go about it, said Abayomi “Yomi” Awodesu, founder and president of the Germantown Soccer […]