He’s been batting around
Usually when a team gets a new coach, it involves an adjustment period for both sides. But the Neumann-Goretti softball squad is bypassing the introductions with new skipper Mark Snyder. Some...
An all-around guy
Jim Grazione doesn't need to hear stories about the great Wilt Chamberlain; he has his own. In 1954, Grazione was a Southeast Catholic player with the unenviable task of guarding Overbrook's Chamberlain...
Perfect ending
Gena Brown knew the Central Lancers won a lot of Public League basketball games over the last four years. She just didn't know exactly how many. After all, it's easy to lose...
Second to one
If the Central girls' basketball team would have just taken a year off, it would have made Jasmine Pinkins a very happy camper. The pesky Lancers were a persistent obstacle for Pinkins,...
Sports briefs: 3-17-05
AAU GIRLS' BASKETBALL
Next Level Basketball Inc. will hold girls' Amateur Athletic Union tryouts on Sunday at Ss. John Neumann and Maria Goretti High, 10th and Moore streets. Tryouts for ages 13-14 will...
Moving forward
Malik Perry can't help but be a little jealous of his South Philly buddies. The Roman Catholic senior watched his good friends Earl Pettis, Antonio "Scoop" Jardine and David Burton help Neumann-Goretti crush...
Sports briefs: 3-10-05
AAU GIRLS' BASKETBALL
Next Level Basketball Inc. is holding girls' Amateur Athletic Union tryouts this Sunday and next at Ss. John Neumann and Maria Goretti High, 10th and Moore streets. Tryouts for ages...
State of survival
The field of 16 Public League District XII basketball teams that had qualified for the PIAA state tournament was quickly whittled to three. Thirteen teams, including all eight girls' squads, were eliminated in...
Sports briefs: 3-03-05
BOCCE LEAGUES
The South Philadelphia Men's and Women's Bocce Leagues play Tuesdays and Thursdays at Guerin Recreation Center, 16th and Jackson streets, starting 7:30 p.m. Last Thursday's women's games were canceled due to weather....
Saints keep soaring
It's no wonder Derrick Rivera was able to dazzle the crowd at La Salle's Tom Gola Arena with the kind of slam-dunk that normally shows up on highlight reels. As the nephew of...
