Sports
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Penn Wood High Athletes Learn About Sports Jobs That Go Beyond the Field
Penn Wood High athletes in Lansdowne are discovering alternative sports careers beyond playing or coaching, thanks to a sports broadcasting partnership at the high school, writes Aaron Carter for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Ari Bluestein, owner of the Sports Fan Base Network, called in March looking to broadcast Penn Wood athletic events for SFBN, an online…
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For These Golfers, Blind Follow Through Actually Improves Their Game
Dave Zimmaro, youth golf director at Villanova’s Overbrook Golf Club, learned first-hand that blind people can play golf, and they can play it well, writes Natalie Pompilio for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Zimmaro saw teenager Patrick Molloy, blind since birth,send a drive soaring with a left-handed swing so smooth that it had once been compared to…
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Wrestling Great Bob Backlund Stops by Burman’s Health Shop for Chat With Owner
It’s nice when a childhood hero takes the time to visit your shop and chat. That’s what happened to Marty Burman of Burman’s Health Shop in Brookhaven when former World Wrestling Federation World Heavyweight Champion Bob Backlund stopped by last week, writes Colin Ainsworth for the Daily Times. Backlund, who was champion from 1978-1983, made…
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Villanova Professor’s Love of Golf Has Made Him a Golf Course Archivist
A Villanova University professor from Wayne has taken his love of golf and created an online catalog of 500 golf courses, writes Jim Finnegan for Main Line Today. Each course is documented hole by hole with pictures, scorecards, a map and other factoids. Joe Bausch was a competitive high school golfer in the Midwest and…
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Parx Casino Joins Philadelphia Union’s Roster of Corporate Partners
The Philadelphia Union has added Parx casino to its roster of corporate partners, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. Financial terms of the sponsorship deal are being kept confidential. Under the agreement, Bensalem-based Parx Casino will be the presenting partner of the halftime show on local broadcasts of Union games. Parx street teams will…
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Haverford Teen Named a Tennis Ace in New U.S. Tennis Association Program
Saige Roshkoff, 16, of Haverford has been chosen to be part of the inaugural Net Generation Aces Program from the United States Tennis Association, writes Max Bennett for Patch.com. The program identified athletes between 13 and 17 making a positive difference in their local communities through creative and impactful tennis programs. Roshkoff is most recognized…
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Tending Golf Courses Is in His Blood, Going Back to the 1956 PGA Championship at Llanerch
It was the first year of his new job as superintendent of two golf courses at the Royce Brook Golf Club in Hillsborough, New Jersey. Elizer “Eli” Rodriguez was stymied by a plague of dollar spot fungus, writes Rick Woelfel for Golf Course Industry. An agrochemical product soon had him back on track. Another golf…
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Lacrosse Community Grieves Loss of Radnor ‘Legend’ Peter Samson
The sudden death of Peter Samson last Saturday sent shock waves through the Radnor lacrosse community and in Southeastern Pennsylvania, writes Bruce Adams for mainlinemedianews.com. Radnor High School boys lacrosse coach John Begier said Monday, “He was such a positive person, and I remember how selfless he was – always looking to make other people’s…
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From MONTCO: Topgolf Gets Preliminary OK to Tee Up in King of Prussia
By Mark Schiele Hey local golfers, it’s time to set up tee-times. Topgolf has received a go-ahead to proceed with building a facility in Upper Merion Township. The site is located at what had been referred to as the “Holy Donut,” located at 588 N. Gulph Rd. In a county that loves golf, it appears…
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This 15-Year Pro-Golfer Played Junior Golf at the Llanerch Country Club. Now He’s Got a PGA Tour Card.
Vince Covello, a 36-year-old Delaware County native, is finally seeing the rewards of playing golf for years on various tours in the U.S. and Canada. On Sunday, he was awarded his PGA Tour card for the 2019-20 season, writes Joe Juliano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The news was greeted enthusiastically in Springfield, where Covello was…
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El Paso Soccer Club Gets Generous Donation and Support From Ridley United Soccer Club
When the El Paso shootings took place Aug. 3 at a Walmart store, the El Paso Fusion Soccer Club was fundraising outside for equipment, writes Kevin Tustin for Delaware County News Network. Twenty two people were killed in the shooting and many others injured, including two of the youth soccer team’s coaches, a coach’s wife…
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Philadelphia Union Game Wins Earns Manager Jim Curtin Two-Year Contract
After coaching for the last few years on one-season extensions to his original 2015 contract, Philadelphia Union Manager Jim Curtin received a two-year contract from sporting director Ernst Tanner, writes Jonathan Tannenwald and Jackson Satz for the Philadelphia Inquirer. “After roughly half a year into the season now and doing extraordinarily well, I think Jim…
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Chester’s Ronell Williams Went From Linebacker to Coach for the Chicago Bears
Chester High graduate Ronell Williams couldn’t believe it when he was asked Jan. 16 to join the Chicago Bears coaching staff, writes Joseph Santoliquito for the Philly Voice. The 2010 grad and Division II All-American West Chester linebacker found himself at age 27 the Bears’ new defensive quality control coach. Williams was a standout linebacker…
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Marisa Pilla Goes from Philadelphia Union TV Host to National Stage
Marisa Pilla has been the Philadelphia Union’s host for three years but now she’s making a national leap to Fox Sports 1,writes Jonathan Tannenwald for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Pilla grew up watching Italian soccer games on TV in Bucks County with her late father. She knew in high school she wanted to get into sports…
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Philadelphia Union Head Coach Jim Curtin Points Franchise in the Right Direction Hoping Philly Will Follow
Jim Curtin doesn’t get glamour being head coach for the Philadelphia Union, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t putting his all into his job, writes Kerith Gabriel for Philadelphia Weekly. In July, Curtin locked up a multi-year contract with the franchise, which made him the club’s longest tenured head coach and provided proof that hard…
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Philadelphia Union’s Alejandro Bedoya Game Response to Mass Shootings Goes Viral
Philadelphia Union’s midfielder Alejandro Bedoya was moved to send a message from an on-field microphone during a Sunday game following the shootings in El Paso and Dayton, writes Grant Wahl for Sports Illustrated. He implored Congress to “Do something now. End gun violence. Let’s go”. His remarks, carried during the nationally televised game, went viral…
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Chadds Ford Woman Named All-Around Lumberjill at Lumberjack Competition
Martha King of Chadds Ford won her first All-Around Lumberjill title during this year’s Lumberjack World Championships at the 60th annual Lumberjack Bowl in Hayward, Wisconsin, writes Terrell Boettcher for Blue Mountain Eagle. A 2016 Philadelphia Inquirer article by Dan Geringer described King as one of a small group of lumberjills who chop, saw, and…
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From Football to Real Estate, Eagles’ Brent Celek Picks a New Career in Media Borough
When Eagles tight end Brent Celek was released from the franchise last year, another profession opened up for him—part owner of a Media real estate company, writes Jenny DeHuff for Philadelphia Weekly. “I was just thinking about potentially playing football, but if I was going to play, I would have to play for another team,…
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