Guarded condition
Michael Brino is approaching 1,000 career points, which would make him only the fourth basketball player in Girard Academic Music Program history to accomplish such a feat. But he would trade every...
Rookie success
All season long, St. John Neumann head coach Carl Arrigale has preached the importance of consistency. With a dominating win over visiting Monsignor Bonner Friday night, the Pirates showed the coach...
Sports briefs: 1-22-04
BOCCE LEAGUES
In Tuesday's men's games of the South Philadelphia Bocce League, Camilli Chiropractor defeated Chef's Market, 12-7, and Rudi's Formal Wear, 12-10; Rudi's beat Cacia's Bakery, 12-11; Cacia's took the win over Casa dei...
Winning window closed for now
If you listened closely enough, you may have heard the proverbial window of opportunity slam on the Eagles Sunday night. It wasn't a loud sound -- it couldn't compare to the pregame...
Green around the gills
Eagles fever is a contagious virus that strikes every January. Local bakeries sell Eagles cakes, bank tellers trade their vests and ties for their favorite Eagles jersey and midnight green suddenly becomes...
Riding high
Carlene Hightower remembers her freshman year, when she would sit on the Archbishop Prendergast bench, wondering why she was getting so little playing time. The athlete knew she had enough talent to break...
Sports briefs: 1-15-04
BOCCE LEAGUES
In Tuesday's men's games of the South Philadelphia Bocce League, Rudi's Formal Wear defeated Casa dei Pazzi, 12-6, and Pine Nuts, 12-6; Camilli Chiropractor beat Pine Nuts, 12-3, and Cacia's Bakery, 12-5; Cacia's...
Greece lightning
Competing against the best gymnasts from around the world is nothing new for South Philadelphia native Tia Orlando. Last year alone, the 15-year-old won gold in the Dominican Republic, a silver at...
Shepherding the flock
The St. Maria Goretti basketball program hasn't often been associated with words like "playoffs" and "college recruiters." But with a 10-1 record and a strong co-captain in Janae Ostrowski, the squad is...
Pitcher perfect
When people talk about the most famous out in Phillies history, they inevitably talk about Frank Edwin "Tug" McGraw. His final strikeout of Willie Wilson in Game Six of the 1980 World Series...
