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25 questions entering 2024 PA high school football season in Bucks County area
It's almost time. Heat acclimatization for most Pennsylvania high school football teams in the Bucks County area begins Monday, Aug. 5, with scrimmages Aug. 16 or 17 and the first PIAA games scheduled for Friday, Aug. 23. Here are 25 questions with the start of the season 32 days away. The answers to...
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.
Becahi and Lehigh wrestling great Darian Cruz took wild ride to become an Olympian
Darian Cruz didn’t have a long time to celebrate qualifying for the Olympics, at least not at first. Cruz, who won back-to-back PIAA Class 2A individual wrestling titles at Bethlehem Catholic in 2012-13 and a national championship at Lehigh University in 2017, will represent Puerto Rico at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris after a 3-0 run at the Pan Am Olympic Qualifier on March 1.
Darick Hall makes history in Lehigh Valley's 4-3 win
ALLENTOWN, Pa - Lehigh Valley bounced back in game two against Worcester on Saturday night. History was made in the 4-3 win, Darick Hall launched the 70th home run of his IronPigs career, a new franchise mark. Kody Clemens would homer in the first inning to get things started and...
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...
Collegeville’s Lucy Olsen to Replace Caitlin Clark as Iowa’s Point Guard
After three seasons at Villanova, Collegeville native and Spring-Ford grad Lucy Olsen will replace Caitlin Clark as Iowa’s point guard. After three stellar seasons at Villanova, Collegeville native and Spring-Ford High School graduate Lucy Olsen will replace Caitlin Clark as University of Iowa’s point guard, writes Scott Dochterman for The Athletic.
Upper Moreland Sr. Little League advances to East Region semifinal, Fort Washington Legion drops to Mt Airy
The Upper Moreland Senior Little League took down Rhode Island 10-4 on Sunday, July 21 in the Senior East Region Tournament in Bangor, Maine. The team advances to today’s semifinal at 1:00pm against Maryland, who previously gave Upper Moreland their only loss of the tournament. They won the Pennsylvania...
Summer Check-In: Lydia Jenkins-Ford
Muhlenberg athletes are spending the summer of 2024 enjoying fantastic experiences on campus, in their hometowns, across the country and even around the world. Rising junior cross country and track & field runner Lydia Jenkins-Ford wrote about her experience working at the U.S. Open in Pinehurst in North Carolina. She is pictured above at the far left of the front row, just five away from U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau. This summer I was given the wonderful opportunity of working the U.S. Open with MSG Promotions. MSG Promotions excels in managing major events, marketing and client entertainment. Throughout the course…
Blazers get hot down the stretch, win 3 in a row as team clinches play-in berth
Entering the final weekend of the East Coast Collegiate Baseball League regular season, the Quakertown Blazers needed to win four of their final six games. Playing 43 innings from a first pitch at 7 p.m. Friday night to a 4 p.m. first pitch Monday, it wasn’t going to be easy to accomplish this.
LEHIGH SEASON IN REVIEW: Growing Pains In 2-9 Season of Refocus
BETHLEHEM, PA – Late in 2021, Kevin Cahill was introduced as Lehigh’s 30th head football coach. He inherited a team that had just gone 2-9 and lost to Lafayette on the final week of the season. In that press conference, he said the following:. “You’ve got to win...
NASCAR Modified & Sportsman Plus Vintage This Saturday, Forrest Rogers Memorial Plus Fireworks August 10 At Grandview Speedway
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – Grandview Speedway is gearing up for two nights of racing action this upcoming weekend, with racing set for Friday and Saturday nights. The T.P. Trailer NASCAR Modifieds and the T.P. Truck Equipment NASCAR Sportsman will be joined by the Outlaw Racing Series Vintage cars this Saturday night at Grandview Speedway as part of a NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series program starting at 7:30 pm.
Proper preparation key when it comes to fall athletics, Meritus doc says
You have to walk before you can run. When it comes to preparing for fall sports, a physician with Meritus Sports Medicine suggests young athletes run before they practice. “Before the season starts, they should start working on general aerobic and cardio exercise,” said Geoffrey Sanyi, D.O. “They should be overall healthy before they start doing their work for the season.”
LCCC gets one more year of intercollegiate athletics, after all
Lehigh Carbon Community College will have intercollegiate athletics for a final year beginning next month, as the college is finalizing a contract with St. Luke’s University Health Network for athletic trainer services. The college received a contract for services on July 16, according to college spokesperson Linda Baker, and a “final contract will be signed in the next few days,” she wrote in ...
Top 10 Stories of 2023-24 - #4 Hajel & Smurla Run at NCAA DIII Cross Country Championships
BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Moravian University is continuing its look back at its 2023-24 athletic campaign. The next entry in our second countdown of the summer – the Top 10 Stories of the Year selected by the athletic administration – is our No. 4 highlight – sophomores Nathan Hajel and Tara Smurla running in the 2023 NCAA Division III Cross Country National Championships.
District invests in music for sports
The Parkland School Board approved acquisition of Neptune Game Time software for music at athletic events at a cost of $4,575 for a one-year subscription and initial set up fee. The music is designed for specific events and is fully screened. At a June committee meeting, Superintendent Dr. Mark Madson...
Four Student-Athletes Earn ITA Scholar Athlete Recognition
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Four Lehigh student-athletes were listed as Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Scholar Athletes on Monday afternoon. Junior Marc Blekhman, junior Luke Donovan, sophomore Jackson Morash and senior Jordan Paul all earned recognition from the governing body of college tennis. Overall, 1,059 men's student-athletes across the country earned...
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 68: Noah Keating, Pennridge HS
Coaches Comments: Threw for 1318 yards and 12 touchdowns in his 1st full season as a starter. Started 6 games his freshman season in 2022 as well. Has a big arm and continues to improve as a passer. We look forward to Noah developing more as a runner as well.
Former Chestnut Hill College assistant named Abington’s new head football coach
Bruce Fleming, a former assistant coach and defensive coordinator for Chestnut Hill College, has been named the new head football coach at Abington Senior High School. Fleming is also the former head coach of Wissahickon High School (2019 – 2022) where he is currently a history/social studies teacher. He...
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