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Mother-Daughter Duo from Spring City Take On Bike Ride to Support Fight Against Multiple Sclerosis
Laura and 12-year-old Gabriella Geiger are preparing for their long ride in September. Laura and 12-year-old Gabriella Geiger, a mother-daughter duo from Spring City, decided to participate in the Bike MS: City to Shore Ride to support the fight against multiple sclerosis (MS), inspired by her cousin who has long participated, writes Courtney Diener-Stokes for The Daily Local News.
Casey Schaum is a Pillar of the Skateboarding Community in Chester County
Casey Schaum is a passionate skateboarder who grew up in West Chester, writes J.F. Pirro for Main Line Today. Coached by his father, Andy Schaum, he was a West Side Little League All-Star until he was 12, always wanting to be involved in team sports. He graduated from Penn State in 2017 with a degree in recreation, parks, and tourism management. However, his true passion lay in skateboarding.
Santander Areana prepares for 'Bulls, Bands and Barrels' this weekend
READING, Pa. - This ain't your grandpappy's rodeo... "Bulls, Bands and Barrels" is bringing the southern summer feels to Reading this weekend. The event features bull riding, barrel racing, bullfighting and country music performances from up-and-coming artists. Crews were hard at work Friday laying down dirt at Santander Arena ahead...
Reading powers its way to a lead and hangs on for the 6-5 win
PORTLAND, Me - Reading scored 5-runs in the first inning and held on from there for a 6-5 win over Portland on Saturday night. Each team would be held scoreless from the sixth inning on. Three Fightin Phils home runs in the first inning opened the scoring. Gabriel Rincones Jr....
Quakertown mercy rules Reading in Legion Region 2 opener
EMMAUS, Pa - Reading and Quakertown took to the diamond in the Legion Region 2 tournament. Quakertown rolling in this one with a 10-0 mercy rule win in five innings. In the bottom of the first things getting going early, Cole Reich hits an RBI single to drive in the first run. Still in the opening inning, Cooper Natisin lines one past second base to drive in the second run.
Greencastle wins Section 7 Championship, clinches state berth
The Greencastle 10-12 All-Stars defeated East Side 10-0 at Reading Friday night to win the Section 7 Championship and advance to the Pennsylvania State Championship in Newvile July 24-29. It went down to a winner-take-all game, as East Side defeated Greencastle 3-0 in the first game to force the deciding game.
Teel collects four hits in 6-5 loss to Reading
Portland, Maine- The Portland Sea Dogs (11-7, 47-40) came up short in 6-5 loss to the Reading Fightin Phils (7-13, 38-50) on Saturday night. Portland crushed three homers by Phillip Sikes (6), Roman Anthony (11), and Kyle Teel (9). Teel notched a 4-for-5 day finishing a triple shy of the cycle with two RBI. Mayer and Blaze Jordan both went 2-for-5.
Local Taekwondo athletes to compete at ATA World Championships
WEST CHESTER — A large contingent of local Chester County-area martial arts athletes will be competing at the American Taekwondo Association’s Tournament of Champions which takes place July 23rd through 28th in Phoenix, Arizona. T.O.C. qualifiers must hold the rank of Black Belt and either finished in the...
Downingtown West Downs Keystone 9-4
ATHENS – The Keystone 9-11 team has been battling in the state tournament. On Friday, the team took on Downingtown West from Section 7 for the winners’ bracket final. Downingtown West emerged victorious with a 9-4 win over Keystone. Downingtown West scored first, getting four runs across in...
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