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As Speaker Series Will Discuss, Colleges Digging Deep Into Their Pockets for eSports Talent
What was once seen as a major distraction on college campuses is now viewed as an asset for university athletics. The rise of competitive electronic gaming has sparked the creation of popular club teams, a few varsity programs, and an increasing offering of college scholarship money. “eSports is quickly on its way to becoming a…
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Chicago Cubs Prospect, Haverford College Product Working Way Back to Full Strength
Stephen Ridings, a former Division III baseball standout at Haverford College, has had a challenging start to his professional career with the Chicago Cubs organization, writes Matt Leon for CBS Philly. The right-handed pitcher discovered soon after being drafted in the eighth round last year that he required Tommy John surgery. Ridings went under the…
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New Philadelphia Union Position Tattooed into Pro Sports’ Record Books
The Philadelphia Union inked a spot in pro sports’ record books when it hired new Chief Tattoo Officer Jay Cunliffe this week. Cunliffe’s resume at Bonedaddys Tattoo in Aston impressed the Major League Soccer players and staff the most, according to a Philadelphia Business Journal report by John George. [uam_ad id=”52851″] Advertisement “After consultation with…
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Baseball Star Switches to Cricket at Haverford College
Four back surgeries and two spinal fusions have finally put Haverford College junior Nate Rolfe back on the field — just not the same field he started on. Rolfe grew up in California playing baseball, but multiple back injuries threw him a series of curveballs. Now at Haverford College, he’s finally learned how to hit…
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Broomall Native, Cardinal O’Hara Alum Enjoying Her WNBA Career
Though no longer starting for the WNBA’s Washington Mystics, Broomall native Natasha Cloud’s shots come a little easier these days. “Coming off the bench has helped me in the sense that it takes a little pressure off of me,” Cloud said in a CBS Philly report by Matt Leon. “It allows me to just go…
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Springfield Native Has Key Advocate for Potential Role as Texans’ Starting Quarterback
In a battle for the role of starting quarterback of the Houston Texans, Springfield native Tom Savage has a key advantage: the full faith of top receiver DeAndre Hopkins. “If anybody should be a judge of quarterbacks, I’ve played with the most quarterbacks in NFL history throughout my first four years,” Hopkins said in an…
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Former Lacrosse Star from Broomall Added to New Pro League’s Front Office
Rachael Dececco (nee Becker), a Broomall native and 1999 graduate of Marple Newtown High School, has been added to the front office of the newly formed Women’s Professional Lacrosse League, which will launch next summer with four teams. Dececco, who possesses a novel-length list of accolades from her playing career at Princeton University, has been…
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Big Prizes Lure Gamers to Aston for eSports Event
Gamers flocked to Delaware County over the weekend, drawn by the $65,000 prize pool during an eSports event at Sun Center Studios in Aston, writes Dan Linehan for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The NSG Summer Championship saw gamers compete in four different games over three days for a piece of the alluring prize pool. The event…
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Brookhaven Woman Achieves a First in Ultra Marathon in South Africa
A Brookhaven resident and Pennsylvania State Trooper recently raced onto the scene of one of the world’s most prestigious ultra marathons, and became the first wheelchair athlete to finish its 56-mile course on her own power. Jean Marie Altomari is only the third wheelchair-bound athlete to complete the 95-year-old Comrades Marathon in South Africa, and…
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The Making of a Legendary Heart: Lansdowne-Aldan’s Char Morett-Curtiss
She really just wanted to compete, and being surrounded by brothers, cousins, and neighbors — all boys — transformed her interests in sports into an unstoppable competitive heart. “I always wanted to compete. I always wanted to play,” said Char Morett-Curtiss, the Lansdowne-Aldan High School graduate who went on to become a star athlete and…
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Wiffle Ball League a Hit in Ridley Park
What started as a backyard game amongst friends has become a hit in Ridley Park. The growing Ridley Park Wiffle Ball League has transformed its home ballpark and recently yielded an all-star team that just qualified for a national tournament, according to a CBS Philly report by Don Bell. “A lot of people, when they…
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Global Cricket Star Impressed by Haverford College’s Tribute to the Sport
Far from the epicenter of the world of cricket, 20-year international legend Charlotte Edwards of England recently found a surprising passion for the sport and a shrine to its storied history on the campus of Haverford College. “I wouldn’t have expected to come to the U.S. and be stood in a cricket library and to…
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Senior Games Draw 681 Athletes, Including 101-Year-Old Bowler
The 27th Annual Delaware County Senior Games, held June 12-23 at 13 separate venues across the county, were an overwhelming success with 681 participants ages 50 and older. The games featured 10 days of competitive events, medal presentations, and inspiring performances from the participants, who perseveringly competed despite some hot, humid, and threatening weather. The…
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Swimming Coach at Garnet Valley Wins 100 Straight Meets with Wilmington Club
His winning streak just splashed across the milestone of 100 swim meets, and it now spans 20 years. But it’s not the trophies that coach Clark Bickling hoists up; it’s the lives of his swimmers. “It’s not about the winning for him,” said his wife, Ashley Bickling, in a Wilmington News Journal report by Alonzo…
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Amherst-Bound Softball Player from Broomall Named Foot Locker Scholar Athlete
Broomall native RonnieMarie Falasco, a star softball player and recent graduate of Delco Christian, is one of just 20 students chosen from a nationwide pool of 37,000 applicants to become a 2017 Foot Locker Scholar Athlete. The Foot Locker Foundation, the charitable arm of the popular athletic retailer that has stores in 23 countries, has…
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Trio of Delaware County Women Excel at Cape May Triathlon
A trio of Delaware County women excelled at the fifth annual Escape the Cape Triathlon, which recently drew 1,700 participants to the Cape May-Lewes Ferry Terminal in North Cape May, N.J., writes Brian Cunniff for Shore News Today. The triathlon included separate sprint- and Olympic-distance triathlon races. Sprint and Olympic aquabike races were also held.…
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Former Assistant Basketball Coach at Villanova Escapes the Shadows
He’s lived in the shadow of the former NBA coach he calls his father, as well as Jay Wright, Villanova’s media darling of a coach. But now, Baker Dunleavy is taking his first shot at head coach, at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn., according to a New Haven (Conn.) Register report by David Borges. “If…
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Strafford Native, Episcopal Academy Grad Caps Impressive Rowing Career at Princeton
He got into the boat later than most rowing athletes, but that didn’t stop Strafford native Nick Mead from making waves in high school and college rowing. The Episcopal Academy alum just concluded his college rowing career as captain of the Princeton University Varsity 8, according to a Town Topics report by Bill Alden. “I…
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