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Neumann University Wins NBA 2K23 ECAC Esports Title
Neumann University won the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Esports NBA 2K23 championship, sweeping Cumberland University 3-0 in a best-of-five series on April 25. Sophomore Darius Bryant notched straight victories of 49-42, 67-61, and 48-36 to claim the title. He was cheered on by his esports teammates and some student spectators, who watched the competition…
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Downingtown Country Club Hosting Golf Tournament for Military, First Responder Families
Downingtown Country Club, in partnership with Folds of Honor, will be hosting a mass golf outing to honor members of the military, first responders, and their families. On July 3, more than 750 golfers of all skill levels will participate in playing 117 holes of exceptional golf across six Ron Jaworski Golf properties in Pennsylvania…
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Jason Kelce Brings Enthusiasm to Union Game in Chester and Almost Breaks a Drum Mallet
Eagles Center Jason Kelce of Haverford brought boisterous enthusiasm to the crowds at Subaru Park Wednesday in a game between Philadelphia Union and Charlotte FC. And he almost broke the Union’s drum mallet, writes Jonathan Tannenwald for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Union started having celebrity pregame drummers last year. Kelce is the latest to participate…
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John Shackleton Built a Fitness Legacy for the Villanova Wildcats
John Shackleton was the guy who made big contributions to Villanova’s 2016 and 2018 NCAA titles, but he never sunk a basket and no one ever announced his name at games, writes Mike Jensen for The Philadelphia Inquirer. He was the strength and conditioning coach and team nutritionist for the Wildcats men’s basketball and now…
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Brother and Sister Support Each Other On and Off the Track
Ben and Bella have been running track together since they were five years old in the Pee Wee Division of Sacred Heart CYO in Havertown. These days, the brother and sister duo of Benjamyn and Isabella Daily belong to the Delco United Track Club. Last March, they competed in the Adidas Track Indoor Nationals in…
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Penn State Brandywine Softball Team Crowned PSUAC Champions
Crystal Cassario pitched a four-hit shutout and delivered a game-ending three-run double Monday afternoon as No. 1 Penn State Brandywine’s softball team captured its eighth consecutive Penn State University Athletic Conference championship by defeating third-seeded Penn State New Kensington 8-0 in five innings. In NCAA Division I softball, a run-rule states that the game can be…
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Eye Ailment Focused LaChelle Wong on Son Isaiah’s Basketball Career
LaChelle Wong, was about 35 years old when an autoimmune condition caused inflammation in her corneas, slowly affecting her ability to see, writes Aaron Carter for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “I was staring at a screen, and then I couldn’t see it anymore,” she said. Her vision stayed blurry for six months, sometimes going completely black.…
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At 97, Legendary MLB Player Returns to Pottstown High School to Throw First Pitch
A legendary Major League Baseball player headed back to his old stomping grounds in Pottstown at the ripe age of 97 years old. Bobby Shantz has years of athletic accolades to brag about. He’s played 16 seasons with teams such as the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Yankees. He was also voted the…
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Wall Street Journal: Phillies’ All-Star Likes to Wind Down with Romance Novels
Philadelphia Phillies’ designated hitter Bryce Harper is among the growing number of men who are picking up the traditionally female-targeted romance novels, writes Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg for The Wall Street Journal. In his recent interview with GQ, the seven-time All-Star said he enjoys reading novels by Elle Kennedy, a prolific romance novel author, to wind…
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A Doctor’s Work Is Never Done: From Riddle Hospital to Citizen’s Park
Steven Cohen started his day April 27 at Riddle Hospital in Media. A high school baseball player had elbow pain. Cohen, an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist, came up with a treatment plan for the player. It was a treatment plan not much different than any he’d prescribe if a member of the Philadelphia…
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Sun Valley Grad, Rolling Green Instructor Makes It to PGA Championship
Sun Valley grad Braden Shattuck, a golf instructor at Rolling Green Golf Club in Springfield, will be heading with 19 others to the PGA Championship in two weeks, according to the Associated Press, as reported in the Daily Times. Pennsylvania club pro Shattuck was the All-Delco Golfer of the Year in 2011. He got into…
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Sydney Pappas Is Helping Villanova Lacrosse Have a Historic Season
Villanova University’s Sydney Pappas is only a sophomore and she’s already earned Big East’s co-Offensive Attacker of the Year in lacrosse, writes Colin Beazley for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Through 17 games she’s scored 52 goals, ranking in the top 30 nationally. Pappas was also named Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association co-offensive player of the week…
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50 Years After Playing His Last Game, Overbrook’s Wilt Chamberlain Remains One of Best NBA Players of All Time
Half a century after playing his final NBA game, Overbrook High School alumnus Wilt Chamberlain is still one of the best and most accomplished players, writes Erin Clark for the Report Door. His career — which came to an end on May 10, 1973 — encompassed: Throughout his years with the NBA, he scored 31,419…
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Cabrini University’s Sam Sturkey Unites Student-Athletes for 2nd Annual Wheelchair Basketball Game
The first time Sam Sturkey rolled her wheelchair onto a basketball court, she was only five years old. Within an hour, young Sam was certain wheelchair basketball was not for her. A year later, with all the wisdom of age six and a newly fitted wheelchair, Sturkey gave basketball another shot. This time, she found…
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Strath Haven’s Allie Wilson Works as a Pro but has Olympic Dreams
Allie Wilson, a graduate of Strath Haven High School from Wallingford, is ranked 12th in the world in the 800 meters, setting her career-best time of 1:58:09 last summer in Switzerland. But in 2019, the five-time All-Delco honoree wasn’t sure if she even wanted to take the track in the 800-meter run at the NCCA…
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For World Champion Sisters, Baton Twirling Is Family Legacy
Downingtown sisters Sterling and Shay Busza, baton twirling world champions, followed in the footsteps of their mother, Alysha Busza, writes Melissa Kiebort for BVM Sports. Alysha was four-years-old when she started twirling. She took to the sport with a passion and over the years started performing first individually and then with the highest nationally ranked…
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Record-Breaker at Episcopal Academy Runs at the Penn Relays
You might say that Abaas Hunter, an Episcopal Academy freshman, was born to run. “As soon as he was able to walk,” said Hunter’s father, Ron Asaad Hunter. “I don’t even think he crawled. I think he went straight from sitting on all fours, to waddling, and then running.” Earlier this month, Hunter set a…
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Neumann University Wins Roller Hockey National Title
Neumann University won the Division III roller hockey national title on April 23 with a convincing 9-1 victory over Quinnipiac University at the sport’s national tournament in Irvine, California. The win solidifies Neumann’s reputation as a national roller hockey powerhouse. The Knights also won the roller hockey national title in 2006, 2008, 2015, and 2016.…
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