Ship shape
Deborah Crabtree never heard of dragon boat racing. One day, as she walked her greyhound around South Philly, Crabtree noticed another woman who was also walking a greyhound. That woman was in incredible...
Ahead in the game
Team: Bok Wildcats Coach: Tom DeFelice, 13th season Home field: 11th and Bigler streets Division: AAA PIAA classification: AAA The Bok players and coaches were extra excited about Friday's trip to Upper Moreland....
True patriot
Years from now, Kyle Eckel will be able to tell of his time playing fullback for Super Bowl champs the New England Patriots. His short-lived NFL career might've lasted just four preseason games,...
True believers
Believe. Call it the word of the season for the Ss. John Neumann-Maria Goretti football team. The players and coaches even have the word stamped across the back of their new gray T-shirts....
Journey worthy of the destination
When Mike Gillespie graduated from St. John Neumann two years ago, he pretty much had two choices - enroll in the Valley Forge Military Academy or don't go to school at all. The...
Patriot through and through
Being a South Philadelphia native, Kyle Eckel, like other diehard Eagles fans, rooted for the Birds to beat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXIX. Like the rest of the Delaware Valley,...
Building on success
Stephanie McAllister never saw it coming. The 2004 Catholic League girls' soccer season had come to a close and the athlete, from the 2400 block of Fairhill Street, received an unexpected call from...
Saints march on
The scoreboard said it all: Southern, 30, Ss. John Neumann-Maria Goretti, 26. This is the same Southern the former Neumann Pirates, who became the Neumann-Goretti Saints last year, had beaten every Thanksgiving since...
Continuing the conversion
The Bok football team opened training camp Monday with the impression it would have no chance at Public League title competition. The prediction wasn't based on talent or the potential win-loss record, but...
Quick on her feet
If Jonaé McAllister gets a Division I track-and-field scholarship one day, she can credit it to soccer. Like the other 5-year-olds, she enjoyed running up and down the field for the Marian Anderson...
