Giroux should be given a longer look for Olympics
The 2022 Winter Olympics will be here in just a few short months, and debates are already in full gear, dissecting potential rosters for the major competing nations.
Olympic hockey comes around only every four...
N-G football dominates All-Catholic vote
Thirteen players from Neumann-Goretti’s football team achieved All-Catholic honors this year. The Saints won the Philadelphia Catholic League Blue Division with a perfect 7-0 record.
First-team All-Catholic selections were Brett Kwoka (Sr., OL, DL), Yazeed...
Early observations on the Flyers
Through the weekend, the Flyers had played 13 of their 82 games on the regular season schedule. We’ve seen a few inspiring wins, a couple of duds and just about everything in between. It’s...
Always Sonny in South Philadelphia
Sonny Conto’s image is larger than life on the casino’s gigantic LED promotional board, towering over traffic on a busy stretch of Packer Avenue.
His feet are fast. His punches are powerful, but the South...
Flyers couldn’t afford Eichel
Following a tumultuous offseason in Buffalo, superstar center Jack Eichel was available to the highest bidder on the trade block.
Arguably a top-five player in the league when he’s healthy, Eichel had demanded a trade...
Packer Park brothers help Masterman win soccer crown
Kai and Maddox Rosser trusted each other. And then they trusted the process.
It’s a common sports term thrown around South Philly these days, but the two brothers made a great example of it in...
Important division games loom for Flyers
The start was good. But the lifting will be heavy moving forward.
So far this season, the Flyers have done a decent job at picking up points through a four-game season-opening homestand and a three-game...
N-G and Southern to renew Turkey Day rivalry
Neumann-Goretti and South Philadelphia high schools will renew a Thanksgiving rivalry this year as the teams are set to clash on Nov. 25 at 10 a.m. at the South Philly Super Site.
The teams will...
Vaccines mandated for Philly Public League athletes
Scholastic athletes will need to be fully vaccinated to participate in high school sports in the Philadelphia Public League.
The School District of Philadelphia announced vaccine requirements on Oct. 29 for the upcoming winter and...
Overreacting to early trends
It’s still incredibly early, and it’s much too soon to overreact as the Flyers completed the first small stretch of their 2021-22 schedule before heading out on their first road trip of the season.
After...