Saints marching into playoffs
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The Neumann-Goretti boys' basketball team finished first in the Catholic League Southern Division with a 13-1 record and will begin its quest for a third-straight league championship Feb. 24 against fourth seed Monsignor Bonner...
Battle for fields
Imagine a football field with artificial turf in the heart of South Philadelphia that doesn't belong to a pro team. Imagine an athletic complex within walking distance of the stadium district that would...
Sports Briefs: 01-29-09
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EOM BASKETBALL
EOM, Front and Moore streets, is holding basketball registration for boys and girls in grades first through third. Fee is $30 and includes six weeks of instruction, practice, games, uniform and trophy. Games...
Redemption
If ever a team's season were about one player, it is the Philadelphia Eagles of 2007 and their quarterback Donovan McNabb. For a star athlete in his prime, McNabb is coming off a season...
Filling a tall order
At 5-foot-2, Ashley Pearsall doesn't look like much of a basketball player. That is, until she steps on the court. The Prep Charter senior point guard regularly blocks opponents who are much...
St. Richard is CYO champ
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It took nearly three hours to crown this year's Region Six baseball Catholic Youth Organization champ, but in the end, St. Richard defeated St. Monica 13-12. The victory completes a perfect 11-0 season....
Griffins’ cheerleading program taking flight
Academy at Palumbo High School sporting events are going to be a little bit louder this year.
Thanks to a pair of juniors who took the reins, the Griffins cheerleading team has new choreography and...
Packing a Punch
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When most people are putting in their 9 to 5, Paul Koon is probably napping. The snooze time is necessary after working the graveyard shift at a security job followed by an early-morning...
Sports Briefs: 02-19-09
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BOCCE SCORES
In last week's women's bocce action: City Pizza defeated Southern Auto, 12-6; Mazza Bros. defeated Southern Auto 12-5, and Pastificio, 12-6; and Pastificio defeated City Pizza, 12-7.
CYO REGION 6 PLAYOFFS
Catholic Youth Organization Region...
No horsing around
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For fall high school seniors Ashley Pasquarello and Shara Borelli, summer has been all softball all the time - including the 18 innings they played one Saturday afternoon. For these two friends, vacation...