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Homecoming heroes: Thousands show out to DeVonta Smith's celebrity softball game
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A wave of Kelly green washed over Coca-Cola Park on Saturday as fans from all over the tri-state area descended upon Allentown for the chance to catch a glimpse of their favorite NFL player. Fans were lining up outside of the park as early as 9:30...
Matt Kreider lands head football coach job at Lenape
Matt Kreider has handled the first days of his new job with the speed and precision of a two-minute drill. It was a whirlwind 48 hours for the Delran native and defensive whiz, who was approved as the new head football coach and special education teacher at Lenape High School on Wednesday. ...
Swim instructor’s tips to keep your child safe this summer
Drowning is one of the leading preventable causes of death for children under the age of 14. Emily Speer, owner of Speer Swim School, joined PHL17 with ways to keep your child safe around the pool this summer. “I kind of take it from a mom perspective and the teaching perspective and the swim background […]
South Jersey coaching legend Joe Kessler retires after 37 seasons at Shawnee
One of the most successful coaches in South Jersey basketball history has retired. Joe Kessler made the announcement earlier this week after 37 seasons as the head boys’ basketball coach at Shawnee High School. He also retired from his teaching position in the mathematics department after 44 years in the district.
Philly seniors fulfill one wish before graduation – to save their sports teams
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — At Mastbaum Technical High School, a group of seniors had one wish before graduating — to save their sports teams.A student documented the journey in a short film about how sports may have saved his life.Mastbaum is a vocational school in the heart of Kensington with options ranging from culinary classes to filmmaking and this time football.As a junior film student, Hector Rios worked on a short documentary called "Breaking the Cycle," following a star high school baseball player navigating fatherhood and his senior year.This year, as part of Rios' senior project, he tells his own...
BOYS LAX: La Salle's Brotherhood Bond Remains Strong Despite State Championship Defeat
STATE COLLEGE – One of the more debatable adages is that time heals all wounds. Although they orchestrated a fabulous season, it will take the lacrosse players from La Salle High School some time to label their 23-2 record, Philadelphia Catholic League championship, and advancement to the PIAA Class 3A state championship as a success.
After mysterious & disappointing exit, this N.J. boys hoops coach lands at Highland
Respected for his knowledge of X’s and O’s as much as for what he brings to a program off the floor, Mike Ricci will be back on the sidelines this winter. The former longtime boys basketball coach at Haddon Heights, Ricci was approved as the new coach at Highland by the Black Horse Pike Regional School District Board of Education on Thursday.
LSU gymnastics signee Kaliya Lincoln finishes strong, in sixth halfway through US trials
LSU gymnastics signee Kaliya Lincoln started and finished strong Friday to wind up the first session of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Minneapolis in sixth place in the all-around. Lincoln is set to enroll at LSU this fall and compete for the Tigers in 2025. She finished with a...
Former Shore high school star making Jersey baseball return with start against BlueClaws
Patrick Reilly's baseball career has taken him all over. From the highest collegiate ranks in the SEC at Vanderbilt to the professional ranks being drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates and down to Florida to embark on his professional career before moving on to his current destination with High-A Greensboro in North Carolina, .
Rowan alum Pat Ruley hired as university's new head football coach
Ruley, a former standout Rowan University linebacker and 2013 alumnus will become the university’s eighth head coach in program history, replacing Jay Accorsi, who retired after 22 years at the helm.
Mike Ricci returns to basketball court as Highland's new head coach
Mike Ricci is back in the game. The 53-year-old was approved as the head boys’ basketball coach at Highland Regional High School by the board of education on Thursday night. Ricci is among South Jersey’s all-time winningest coaches with over 400 wins on his resume with stops at Gateway, Paulsboro and Haddon Heights.
Former Phillies mascots live in Atlantic County
When attending a Phillies game at Citizens Bank Park, it’s impossible to miss the furry, green, muppet-like creature known as the Phillie Phanatic interacting with the crowd, players, coaches and umpires. While he’s a Philadelphia sports icon, he wasn’t the first. The team’s original mascot– or mascots–...
Charlie Manuel helps deliver largest donation of gear ever to Philly schools' sports programs
It's hard to beat the excitement of opening a box full of new stuff. The new stuff presented at Benjamin Johnson Stadium included 10,000 pieces of brand new sports apparel. “It is a game changer. It's a game changer for a lot of programs in our city," Frankford High School head baseball coach Juan Namnun said.
While Nuckols Had a Plan, Life Changed His Course
Haddonfield senior Alexander Nuckols can attest that when life makes you pivot, it can lead you to a new passion. A prolific diver, Nuckols was diagnosed freshman year with two benign, but agressively growing tumors in his leg. At the time he had thought he had already chosen his life path. “Since I was a little kid, I feel like I’ve had my whole life planned out. I was going to go to college…
Olympic hopeful looking to qualify for Paris games at Penn Relays Summer Showcase
A community track and field event at the University of Pennsylvania's Franklin Field has grown more competitive in recent days.According to Aaron Robison, the meet director for the Penn Relays Summer Showcase, the event has been promoted to a World Athletics Challenger Meet on the World Athletics Continental Tour.That means the event will now accrue additional World Athletics points for those athletes looking for points toward qualification for this summer's Olympic Games in Paris.The change was sparked by James Corrigan, a 22-year-old sophomore at Brigham Young University in Utah, who participates in steeplechase."It's a 3,000-meter run, which is just under...
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