Changing fields
Around Edward Bok Tech, most know Joe "Pepe" DeSalis as the All-Public shortstop for the school baseball team. Far fewer realized that DeSalis played football for the Wildcats. That was always the...
Great save
It was July 2003, and Frank "Roscoe" Natale was standing in the kitchen of his South Philadelphia home, enjoying a beer and sharing a few laughs with some friends. The gathering was in...
Driven to help others
Anthony Turchi spent most of his life driving -- not always behind the wheel, but always behind the scenes. The steering force of the South Philadelphia Sabres organization made sure every kid...
Father-son team
Many high-school athletes look to their coaches as father figures, and that's especially true for Southern quarterback Jalil Harris. His assistant coach, after all, is his father, former Rams starter Greg Harris....
Defending their honor
When the Neumann-Goretti boys' soccer team tied Franklin Towne Charter 2-2 in last week's non-league contest, it was a much-needed confidence booster. The goals happened to be the first two of the...
Not just for kicks anymore
Most of his neighbors know Hugo Armando Jr. as the guy walking his 6-year-old Bichon, Spunky. What they don't know is that Spunky's 50-year-old owner has kept company with the likes of...
Football in a Flash
A neighborhood rivalry will be renewed at 10:30 a.m. Saturday as the Southern Rams and Bok Wildcats kick off at 11th and Bigler streets. Defending division champ Bok won last year's meeting 22-0....
Golden years
As a student at Bok High School, Anthony Morrone was told he was too small to try out for the football team. "The coach laughed at me when I came out for...
Saints march in with win
When the Neumann-Goretti volleyball team defeated Cardinal Dougherty last week, it marked a milestone in the school's short history. It wasn't just the first victory for the Saints girls' squad -- it...
Sports briefs: 9-16-04
The South Philadelphia High football team overpowered William Penn, 36-6, in a non-league game Friday at 11th and Bigler streets.
It marked the Rams' first win since Oct. 24, 2002, when the team defeated University...
