Keep tradition alive
When I talk with old-timers who played football at South Philadelphia High or Bishop Neumann, one of the first things they mention is how they played Thanksgiving Day in front of a standing-room-only crowd...
Bon Voyage, Pirates
It's a historic day for the St. John Neumann football team: It's the final time the St. John Neumann Pirates will play a football game at 11th and Bigler streets before the Saints come...
CAPA upstaged
Diana Surma told herself she wasn't going to cry Tuesday afternoon. The senior at the High School for the Creative and Performing Arts expected to face a wave of emotions as her...
Man on the run
Gaeten Dominic doesn't believe in easy modes of transportation like driving a car or riding the subway. Those would be pretty simple ways to get to Pennsylvania Hospital, where he works as a...
Sports Briefs: 11-13-03
BEACON BASKETBALL
The Beacon community program at Bok Tech High, Eighth and Mifflin streets, is offering high-school division and 13-and-under basketball leagues. The 13-and-under games will be played at 10 a.m. and high-school games...
In the running
The Bok Wildcats have another Division D football championship to add to their locker-room wall. The season is far from over, though: Tomorrow, the team's focus switches to winning the PIAA District XII...
Allied forces
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Take one look at the roster for the Furness boys' soccer team, and it'll be tough finding more than two players from the same country. There is such diversity on the 24-member squad...
Sports briefs: 11-06-03
BEACON BASKETBALL
The Beacon community program at Bok Tech High, Eighth and Mifflin streets, is offering high-school division and 13-and-under basketball leagues. The 13-and-under games will be played at 10 a.m. and high-school games...
In Team USA’s corner
Anthony Bradley enjoys a good cheesesteak from Pat's or Geno's and visiting the Liberty Bell -- when he is home, that is. These days, that's a rare occurrence for the resident of...