Amid tragedy, great memories
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Sandra Guerrera always enjoyed attending her son Jason's games, no matter what the sport -- football, ice hockey or baseball. He mastered them all. In 1995, Guerrera saw her son crowned the...
Ace under fire
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Tony Meccariello is well aware that being the staff ace comes with high expectations. Every time the sophomore steps on the mound for the Widener University baseball team, he knows his team is...
Painful pauses
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One night last October, Jeff Myers was wearing his Toronto Raptors uniform, playing in his first NBA game. Three minutes later, he twisted his right knee, and what looked to be a very...
Leaving base
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Tom DeMarco can feel it every time he takes the field: The end is near. Sometime next month, the senior outfielder-pitcher will hang up his Philadelphia University uniform and say goodbye to a...
Winner in the outfield
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Heather Cacciola has felt the exhilaration of a huge win. Four times, in fact. The St. Maria Goretti senior is a member of the Southwest Fillies, a softball team that has...
Sticking it out
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By the time an athlete joins his high-school baseball or football team, chances are he has swung a bat or thrown a pass countless times. Not so with lacrosse, especially at St....
Beating the odds
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Lou Pucillo is enjoying retirement in Raleigh, N.C., but hasn't forgotten his South Philadelphia roots as a scrappy basketball player. As a teenager, he would spend night after night practicing his game...
Diamond girls
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One of these days, South Philadelphia softball teams are going to surprise the rest of the city. Some of the local squads believe that day is nearing. But as great as winning...
A run on optimism
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Last month's massive snowfall has finally melted away, but it took some preparation for the Public League baseball season along with it. Opening day had been scheduled for today, but soggy field...
