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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...

Batting above average

Jillian Murray is the Jim Thome of the Philadelphia Spirit's 12-and-under travel team, and not just because she plays first base. The cleanup hitter has enough power to smack a softball more...

Olympic ring

Anthony Bradley never stays in one town for long. No matter what country he is in, however, the 49-year-old boxing coach stills considers his home to be the 2700 block of South Marshall...

Sports briefs: 8-05-04

When the Miami Heat play the 76ers this season, South Philly's own Rasual Butler could be in the starting lineup. The 6-foot-7 forward recently re-signed a free-agent contract, the terms of which were undisclosed....

At home on the range

Golf is a way of life for Sean Forster. His uncles bought the native of 18th and Johnston his first set of clubs at age 5. Two years later, he was playing at...

Double playing

Billy Canady had hoped for much more than a 2-16 end to his final season of baseball at St. John Neumann High. It would have been much more fitting to go to...

Hitting the road

Wearing her number 49 Philadelphia Wizards jersey, Shara Borelli steps to the plate. Her dad Mike delivers a soft toss from the pitcher's mound, and the 14-year-old slaps it right up the middle....

Miniature golfers

Most visitors to the FDR Golf Course at 20th and Pattison come there -- naturally -- to play golf. So it seemed a little strange at first when a group of kids started...

Going through hoops

A new athletic team that wants to make a name for itself has to score victories. That's even more the case when the squad is actually an old team getting a fresh...

Lucky Stars

Lillian Santiago stands outside the first-base gate at Citizens Bank Park with a red, white and blue sign that reads "Philadelphia Stars '04" on the top and "Proud mom of Brian" on the...
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