Sports briefs: 9-09-04
Saints lose opener
The Ss. John Neumann-Maria Goretti football team lost 15-12 to North Catholic in Saturday's Catholic League Blue regular-season opener in Wildwood, N.J.
It wasn't the desired start for the newly christened Saints, but...
Touching down
South Philly's two public high-school football teams are about to start their seasons, but this time, they're playing in a whole new league. City teams are now official members of the Pennsylvania...
Giving success a shot
It's one of the final Wednesday mornings of summer vacation, and most teenagers are taking the opportunity to sleep in. But by 8 a.m., one group of dedicated young soccer players already...
Carrying on
When the Neumann-Goretti Saints took to the football field last week, they wore their new black helmets and white practice jerseys. But underneath, some of the players wore orange T-shirts -- the...
Playing in a new field
Just as the Philadelphia Eagles were breaking camp, the South Philadelphia High and Edward Bok Tech football teams kicked off their summer training sessions. The players put on the shoulder pads and...
Saints will be gym-dandy
A white cinderblock wall has replaced the stage inside the Ss. John Neumann-Maria Goretti High gymnasium. An old storage room above the gym has become a new athletic office. The space offers...
Getting a jump on things
So much still seems the same. The football players are using their old practice field. The locker rooms haven't changed either. And quite a few of the athletes are back from last year....
Winning another chance
Frank Negro walks around his living room wearing a white "Team Philadelphia" T-shirt and a bronze medal around his neck. The souvenirs of last month's U.S. Transplant Games signify much more than a...
Proud record
When the Southeast Youth Athletic Association started its baseball program in 1994, 200 kids signed up. Ten years later, 750 players ages 4-19 take their swings at the sports complex based at...
Kicking it up a notch
Like all of the athletic teams at Ss. John Neumann-Maria Goretti, the girls' soccer squad is getting an extreme makeover. The team name will switch from the Lambs to the Saints, and...
