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Ashley Sessa, Schwenksville’s Field Hockey Star Makes ‘SportsCenter’s’ Top Ten Plays
Ashley Sessa made Friday night’s SportsCenter Top 10 with her second goal in the No. 1 Wildcats' win over No. 4 Iowa. Ashley Sessa, a Schwenksville native and the youngest field hockey player on the U.S. national team to compete at the Paris Games, scored twice in the Wildcats’ win over Iowa on Friday, with her second goal making the night’s SportsCenter Top 10, writes Isabella DiAmore for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Pennsylvania boxing coach preparing to fight Sugar Shane Mosley
DOWNINGTOWN, Pa. (CBS) – A Chester County boxing coach is getting ready for what could be one of the biggest fights of his life.Bob Kofroth is the owner and head coach at Elite Edge Boxing in Downingtown and Malvern. He is getting in the ring and training to go up against seven-time world champion Sugar Shane Mosley this weekend."I feel like my situation is almost like a Rocky story," Kofroth said. "I came from nothing. A lot of people don't know anything about me. I got a huge opportunity."It's an opportunity to show the world what he's made of.Mosley, now...
SU Women’s Swimming opens season with narrow win over Kutztown, 133-128
Shippensburg University’s women’s swimming team secured a win against Kutztown with a score of 133-128 in their season opener at Donald N. Miller Pool. The Raiders dominated the 200-yard medley relay, securing the top two spots. 1st: Makennah Fickett, Charlee Shaw, Laurel Gingrich, Gracie Wetzel – 1:53.79.
New Hope Resident Raises Over $2K in New York City SEAL Swim
Kyle Patton (right), a New Hope resident and Alvernia University student, took part in the New York City SEAL Swim and raised over $2,000. Kyle Patton, a New Hope resident and Alvernia University finance major, took part in the New York City SEAL Swim this summer and raised more than $2,000 for veterans and Gold Star families who lost family members while serving in the military, writes Jeff Werner for the Patch.
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