Sports
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Springfield’s Jack Cunningham Excels in Sports Beyond His Prosthetics
Jack Cunningham received his first set of prosthetics after his first birthday. He had been diagnosed in utero with bilateral fibular hemimelia, born without a fibula bone in either leg, and both legs were amputated below his knees, writes Matthew DeGeorge for the Daily Times. Those prosthetic legs got him into youth soccer and ice…
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Friendship Is the Name of the Game for Ridley Park Wiffleball League
Fifteen years has taken the Ridley Park Wiffleball League a long way. It started when some buddies in a Ridley Park backyard decided to play some Wiffleball. Today, it’s a bona fide national league with a draft, schedules, team uniforms, live-streamed games, a trophy, and lots of trash talk, writes Matt Breen for The Philadelphia…
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‘Track Sisters’ at Episcopal Academy in Newtown Square Are the School’s Most Decorated Athletes
Episcopal Academy‘s track stars Avery Elliott and Saige Forbes hold 19 combined school records and helped the school win its first PISAA girls’ track title since 2016. Elliott excels in the hurdles, high jump, long jump and pentathlon. Forbes is a star sprinter and jumper, writes Aaron Carter for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “I think it’s…
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A Shopping Trip for a Chester Nail Salon Led to RareFootage Sports
Two years ago, Shawn Rodgers and his wife, Egypt, were shopping at a Best Buy for a television to put in Egypt’s Chester nail studio. Instead, Egypt picked up a digital camera and snapped a picture of her husband. “I was like, ‘Dang, this looks good,’ so we bought the camera,” Rodgers said. “And I’ve…
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Jason Kelce Will be the Best NFL Analyst Since John Madden
Jason Kelce will be the best of what NFL analysts can be—the passion of John Madden, the knowledge of Troy Aikman and the candor of Chris Collinsworth. With a sense of humor, no less. That’s the conclusion of columnist Marcus Hayes, writing in The Philadelphia Inquirer. This season Kelce will serve as a pregame and…
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Former Archbishop Wood Star Ryanne Allen Transferring to Villanova
Ryanne Allen, a former standout at Archbishop Wood, is returning to her roots after two seasons with Vanderbilt, writes Andrew Robinson for The Philadelphia Inquirer. On May 3, Allen announced her transfer to Villanova University, bringing her back to the Philadelphia area. Allen’s move to Villanova reunites her with former high school teammate…
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Bonner-Prendie’s Deuce Ketner Commits to Millersville for His Best Basketball
Bonner-Prendie senior Deuce Ketner decided after high school he wanted to go to a school that really wanted him. The 6-foot-7 forward got a lot of interest from Division I schools, but also a lot of unfulfilled promises from coaching staff not fully committed to him, writes Joseph Satoliquito for The Philadelphia Inquirer. He got…
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Seven Pennsylvania Athletes Qualified for the Upcoming Summer Olympics, Two are from Chester County
Seven athletes from across Pennsylvania have qualified for the Paris Summer Olympic Games, as Team USA continues to form, writes Nicole Rosenthal for Patch. Two of those athletes are from Chester County. The county will be represented amongst the 10,500 athletes from around the world who are set to compete this summer, in the official…
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Jason Kelce Agrees in Secretariat Doping Post He Likely has CTE
Jason Kelce has revealed on X that he likely will suffer from CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a form of brain damage experienced by post-career football players from repeated head trauma. Kelce made that revelation during a social media post May 9 suggesting that Secretariat had an enlarged heart, a symptom of being on steroids,…
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Havertown Dunkin’ Unveils Jason Kelce Mural Outside Store
For those hoping to catch a glimpse of Jason Kelce somewhere around Havertown, now they can, by visiting the local Dunkin’ Donuts. The Havertown Dunkin Donuts on West Chester Pike unveiled a new Jason Kelce mural Monday. The unveiling included a $13,000 donation from Dunkin’ to Kelce’s (Be) Philly Foundation, writes Gabriela Carroll for The…
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Wall Street Journal: England’s Richest Soccer Club Locks Down Norristown Teen Cavan Sullivan
Manchester City, the richest club in England, recently locked down Norristown’s 14-year-old Cavan Sullivan, who can join the team as soon as he turns 18, writes Joshua Robinson for The Wall Street Journal. For now, the soccer wunderkind will continue to train with his hometown club, the Philadelphia Union. If all goes well, he is…
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Fighting Through Tears for a Last Season of Sports at Cabrini
It’s been hard to acknowledge that Cabrini University’s last sports season ends in June, with the sale of the university to Villanova, writes Bob Grotz for the Daily Local. Five years ago, Cabrini was at the top of the Division III sports world, with the men’s lacrosse team winning the NCAA national championship. “It’s kind…
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Montgomery County Golf Course Selected as Qualifying Site for U.S. Open
The United States Golf Association has chosen three Pennsylvania golf courses as local qualifying sites for the 124th U.S. Open Championships and one of them is in Montgomery County, writes Amber Charnoff for abc27 News. The local qualifying event in Montgomery County will be held on May 6 at Union League Liberty Hill in Lafayette…
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Horsham Native, Founder of Philadelphia Blind Hockey Is Finalist for NHL Hero Award
Kelsey McGuire, a Horsham native and the Founder of Philadelphia Blind Hockey, is one of the three finalists from the United States for the NHL’s Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award, writes Jackie Spiegel for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Another three finalists were chosen from Canada. The award is presented to individuals who have positively impacted their…
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New Coach Sees Team Potential for Springfield’s Cardinal O’Hara Boys’ Basketball
As Cardinal O’Hara High School’s new boys’ basketball coach, Ryan Krawczeniuk, sees nothing but potential for his team in a community totally invested in the program, writes Andrew Robinson for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “I think it’s a sleeping giant over there,” said Krawczeniuk. “A lot of people want to be invested, a lot of people…
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Drexel Hill Native Natasha Camy Has Journeyed From Referee to Team Owner
Archbishop Carroll High School graduate Natasha Camy is a veteran referee who has officiated all the big games—BIG 10 conference playoffs, SEC conference playoffs, and WNIT Finals, writes Esfandiar Baraheni for Forbes. She was there for Caitlin Clark’s final regular-season home game and, most recently, she officiated at the most-watched women’s basketball game ever—Iowa vs.…
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Jason Kelce Gives Young Girl a Close Encounter With Taylor Swift
Ella Piazza was thinking positive before the Bills-Chiefs game on Sunday, convinced she would meet Taylor Swift. And she did, thanks to some help from Jason Kelce, writes Anna Lazarus Caplan for People. A shirtless Jason Kelce lifted the 8-year-old Penfield, New York girl up and helped her wave at Swift during the playoff game.…
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Philadelphia Eagles Rookie Linemen Talk Shop With Haverford’s Jason Kelce
It was a first-time meeting in the weight room this week between Philadelphia Eagles 3-day rookie offensive linemen Trevor Keegan and Dylan McMahon, and retired Eagles legend Jason Kelce, writes John McMullen for Sports Illustrated. The six-time All-Pro center and future Hall of Famer made an impression when he stopped by., according to Eagles GM…
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