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Allentown Cheerleader's Sudden Death Prompts Outpouring Of Support
Gabriella "Gabby" Velazquez, a rising sophomore at Allentown Central Catholic High School died on Thursday, July 11, according to her obituary on the Schantz Funeral Home website. As of press time, more than $6,500 had been raised on a GoFundMe for her family launched by Sarah Kleppinger. "Gabby was a...
Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson's childhood home in Montgomery County to be demolished
The abandoned Wyncote property where baseball legend Reggie Jackson grew up will be torn down to make way for a proposed parking lot, the Cheltenham Board of Commissioners decided Wednesday. The two-story property at 149 Greenwood Ave. doubled as a family home and a tailor shop that Jackson's father, Martinez,...
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.
Here's our top 18 golf holes in the Bucks County area
If only this golf course existed that had all of the great holes from the Bucks County area in one place. It would be a public course (and we're only using public courses for this wish list) that everyone could play. And holes that everyone would know. ...
Longtime Bucks County soccer coach set to retire as team eyes championships in Orlando
The Yardley Makefield Soccer 2010 Boys United Premier team is practicing for the biggest moment of their soccer career.After winning four games in the national league, YMS is competing in the 2024 USYS National Championships in Orlando, Florida next week."I'm feeling excited and ready to play," said Max Garner who is a center midfielder. "We worked hard for it, and I feel like we deserve to play."The team practiced at Holy Ghost Preparatory field in Bensalem on Thursday.The 18-person team will travel this weekend to the ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex."The boys did a great job. They had to...
Conwell-Egan’s Julia Horger Secures Gold at Wrestling Nationals
Conwell-Egan's Julia Horger, emerged as the top local girls' finisher at the prestigious U.S. Marine Corps Junior. Conwell-Egan’s rising junior, Julia Horger, emerged as the top local girls’ finisher at the prestigious U.S. Marine Corps Junior and 16-and-under Wrestling Nationals, securing a gold medal, writes Drew Markol for the Bucks County Courier Times.
Kutztown U. trainer headed to Paris to help Team USA wrestlers bring back gold... again
Bethlehem resident Shelby Hoppis and Team USA wrestling took home nine gold medals in Tokyo in 2021. Hoppis, who joined Kutztown University as its athletic trainer when she returned from the Olympic Games, is now gearing up for Paris with high hopes — and invaluable experience. “We did remarkable...
Doylestown Man Has New Goal for Burpee Park: Repave the Basketball Court
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The man who helped revitalize the pavilion at Doylestown’s Burpee Park two years ago is working on a new project—to repave the basketball court that is widely used—and he’s looking for help from the community. Brian Guerriero, a borough resident who lives within a stone’s throw of Burpee Park, was honored by borough officials last year for his work on washing and painting the pavilion and then leading the effort to install plantings around the building. The pavilion is the small brick building in the park.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER (For more...
Lehigh Valley wrestling: Medals galore in Fargo, North Dakota
Pennsylvania continued its domination this week of the U.S. Marine Corps Junior and 16U Nationals, the nation’s largest tournament, at the Fargo Dome in Fargo, North Dakota. It repeated as the team champion in the 16U and junior men’s freestyle tournaments and several area wrestlers earned stop signs with championships in their respective weight classes. The state’s junior squad set a scoring ...
Lehigh Valley Varsity Boys Basketball Summer League Small and Large School Division Championship games | PHOTOS
Lehigh Valley Varsity Boys Basketball Summer League Small and Large School Division championship games were held at Whitehall High School on Friday, July 19, 2024. The Small School Division championship game was Salisbury against Warren Hills and Large School Division championship game was Parkland against Wilson West Lawn.
Carrodo led Liberty softball back to championship status after dealing with tragic loss
Coach Sam Carrodo and his Liberty softball team celebrated the program’s first District 11 Class 6A championship since 2017 this season. A few years ago, the Hurricanes struggled to a 3-17 record and Carrodo wasn’t sure if he’d continue coaching when his wife Chrissy passed away in 2022 after a battle with brain cancer.
Lehigh Valley gets decimated by the Red Sox on Friday night
The Lehigh Valley IronPigs (46-46) returned from their All-Star break on Friday night to Coca-Cola Park against the Worcester Red Sox (44-49) to finish off a nine-game homestand. Lehigh Valley starter Max Castillo (0-4, 8.82 ERA) was on the mound against Worcester’s Grant Gambell (3-6, 4.56 ERA). In the...
The Decision of A Lifetime.
Doylestown’s Chase Harlan Is One Of Many American High School Graduates With Perhaps the Biggest Decision of His Life Right In Front of Him. Each July, just over 600 young men at the peak of athletic perfection and ascending baseball careers face a once in a lifetime decision. Pursue a college experience and education that will reap benefits for both one’s career development and formative adult years — or capitalize on the once and a lifetime chance to play major league baseball.
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