After the thaw, baseball
It might have been snowing as recently as last week but, believe it or not, it's baseball season. And as long as the weather holds up, local high-school teams will be playing...
Sports briefs: 3-25-04
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 number...
Good sports
I can laugh now It's a long foul ball, sailing high over the Packer Avenue fence, coming in for a landing ... straight into the windshield of a black Acura Integra ......
Tracking progress
Richard McMickens remembers a time when his classmates at St. John Neumann High didn't exactly respect the school track team. Whenever he would try recruiting people for the squad, he would...
Sports briefs: 3-11-04
BOCCE LEAGUES
In last Thursday's women's games of the South Philadelphia Bocce League, PFC defeated Mazza Bros., 12-10; Southern Auto beat City Pizza, 12-5, and Mazza, 12-4; and City Pizza took the win over PFC,...
Sports briefs: 3-04-04
ALL-CATHOLIC NODS
St. Maria Goretti basketball players Natasha Scott and Shonte Skinner both earned All-Catholic recognition for their play this season. Skinner, a 5-foot-8 junior forward, picked up her Second Team nod after leading...
The right frame of mind
Not too many high-school athletes get the opportunity to play for a championship, but South Philadelphia bowler Mark Rubbo has competed for three. Unfortunately, all of his tries with St. Joseph's Prep...
Sunken treasure
At halftime, the score was 38-19, and Neumann wasn't the team on top. The Pirates had reached a crossroads in their Catholic League semifinal game against Cardinal Dougherty: Either play out the string...
Turning points
Jason Dogan goes the extra mile to get the best high-school education he possibly can. Actually, he goes a little farther than that. The Mount Airy resident wakes up every morning at...
Making it count
The Prep Charter Lady Huskies might be a second-year basketball squad, but they sure don't play like one. On Friday, the team forced John Bartram High into overtime and kept on pushing...
