Sports briefs: 6-02-05
SPORTS DEADLINE
The deadline for sports notices is Monday at noon. Due to space restrictions, all briefs must be limited to 30-50 words. Submissions should be typed or neatly printed, with both a contact...
Making a state-ment
Today, either Central or Frankford will be crowned Public League baseball champion. That's the title both Girard Academic Music Program and Edward Bok High were hoping to secure, but both squads were eliminated...
CAPA Dragon behind Masterman
The CAPA boys' volleyball program achieved the ultimate level of success with Public League championships in 2001 and 2004. Two other times, in 2000 and 2003, the squad entered the title contest with...
Bringing their AAA game
The 2004-05 school year should be dubbed the Year of the Wildcats. In the fall, the Bok Wildcats football team became the first Public League squad to qualify for the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic...
Playing a familiar June?
The Girard Academic Music Program baseball team is accustomed to playing in June, but it's usually for the Public League semifinals or finals. This year, the Pioneers had the opportunity to qualify for...
Positive notes in playoff-key showing
First-time performances can be nerve-racking, especially when a trip to the Public League championship game is on the line. The stage fright ultimately got the best of the Girard Academic Music Program softball...
Aiming for perfection
Seventeen down, one to go. With a win in today's Public League boys' volleyball championship game against Masterman, the High School for the Creative and Performing Arts would defend its crown with an...
Bat’s more like it!
The Girard Academic Music Program softball team finally made it to the Public League semifinals. And in convincing fashion, thank you. "It feels great to finally get there after all our hard work,"...
A successful sign
Frankie Talarico is standing outside the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf dressed for a workout, wearing his blue running shorts and tank top. The 17-year-old athlete typically spends his Wednesday afternoons running around...
In any language, this spells success
In some ways, sophomore Duong Sy is the most valuable member of the Furness boys' volleyball team. The Vietnamese-born student understands and speaks Chinese, Vietnamese, Cantonese and English, and that comes in especially...
