Sports
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Cathy Rush, Immaculata Started a Revolution in Women’s Basketball; Their Impact on the Sport Still Resonates Today
Despite retiring from coaching in 1977, former Immaculata women’s basketball coach Cathy Rush’s impact on the sport resonates to this day, writes Mike Sielski for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Rush coached Immaculata to three national championships in the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women. At the time, the AIAW (not the NCAA) was the governing body…
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Former St. Joe’s Coach Phil Martelli Makes Hall of Fame
Phil Martelli, who was head basketball coach at St. Joseph’s University for 24 years before heading over to Michigan, will be inducted into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame Nov. 3, writes Andrew Kahn for mlive.com. The Upper Darby native has served three seasons as the University of Michigan basketball assistant head coach. He stepped…
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High School Runner Who Cracked the State’s H.S. Four-Minute Mile Barrier Considers Throwing Next Race
A record-setting athlete at a competition immediately following the standout performance can face an awful burden. Competitor and fan expectations are understandably high, ramping up pressure. But Archbishop Wood runner Gary Martin — who recently ran a state-historic under-four-minute mile — is taking a unique approach to his next appearance: the Bucks County Mile. Wayne…
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Summer Sports Season 2022: Bucks County Fishing Fans Can’t Seem to Catch a Break
Bucks County fishing fans will need two things this summer: greater patience and a fatter wallet. Gregory Vellner netted the reasons behind these inconveniences for NewsBreak. The drop in the number of catchable fish — at least at Core Creek Park in Langhorne — is because of a stocking issue earlier this spring. According to…
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Before Title IX, West Chester Coach Organized First National Championship in Women’s College Basketball
Before Title IX was signed into law, pioneering coach Carol Eckman built a powerhouse women’s basketball program at West Chester University and organized the first women’s national championship in 1969, writes Mike Jensen for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Eckman’s former players remember her as an innovator, someone ahead of her time. She took over as a…
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After Suffering Stroke, Conestoga Grad Hosts One-Armed Celebrity Golf Challenge with More Than 100 Participants
More than 100 people showed up for the One-Armed Celebrity Golf Challenge to support local teen Kendall Kemm, a recent graduate of Conestoga High School, and her nonprofit, Kendall’s Crusade, writes Caroline O’Halloran for SAVVY Main Line. Kemm has been battling an arteriovenous malformation in her brain for nearly a decade. She lost full use…
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Swimmers from Central Bucks High School – East Tutor Upcoming Pool of Next-Gen Competitors
After a two-year pandemic drought, a local high school’s swim clinic was back in the pool. The legacy educational program pairs swimmers and coaches from Central Bucks High School – East with competitors just diving into the sport. Suburban One Sports floated the story. The tutoring session targets competitive swimmers 6–12 years old with veteran…
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Doylestown July Tennis Event Celebrates the Sport’s Grassroots Beginnings
The Lower Bucks Times reports that the 2022 National Public Parks Tennis (NPPT) Championships is coming to Doylestown this summer. The competition celebrates tennis’ beginnings, which were directly influenced in the 1830s by the invention of the lawn mower in Great Britain. The pushed clippers enabled grass to be trimmed short enough to enable a…
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Levittown Bike Rider Saddles Up for 500-Mile Charity Ride
Levittown cyclist Joe Boyce will pump his pedals for 500 miles next month, raising money for Anchor House, a N.J. nonprofit that helps homeless children. Wayne Fish spun through the details in the Bucks County Courier Times. The 500-mile achievement over eight days of cycling is impressive enough. But this isn’t Boyce’s first time covering…
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Bristol-Bred Sports Guru Mike Missanelli Throws in the Towel on His Popular Radio Show
Bristol-born radio sports talk show host Mike Missanelli announced his departure from 97.5 The Fanatic. The unplugging of his latest gig was covered by Rob Tornoe in The Philadelphia Inquirer. Missanelli, whose career included covering sports for the Inquirer and rival sports station 610 WIP, made the announcement rather suddenly, wrapping up the May 31…
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Cochranville Man of International Renown Welcomes Horse Racing Reform: It’s Been ‘a Long Time Coming’
Cochranville resident George Strawbridge Jr., a prominent horse breeder and safe racing advocate, welcomed the reforms recently adopted by the Pennsylvania Racing Commission, saying they were “a long time coming,” writes David Wenner for the Harrisburg Patriot-News. “At last, they’ve arrived, and we do have a chance now, with these reforms, to preserve racing for…
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St. Joe’s University Recalls a Time When College Varsity Women’s Basketball Was New
When St. Joseph’s University went co-ed, it made sense to have a women’s varsity basketball team, writes Mike Jensen for The Philadelphia Inquirer. When Title IX was passed in 1972, it became essential. The Philadelphia area was already a hotbed for women’s basketball at the CYO and high school levels. The university turned a women’s…
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Jefferson Health – Abington Holds Its Way-More-Than Fair Fair, 109th Annual Cancer Patient Fundraiser
A dog and pony show is a somewhat pejorative term for an overblown, over-hyped event. A horse and pony show, however, is an altogether different animal. It’s a competition among beautiful equines, groomed to perfection, and evaluated under the professional eye of a team of breed experts. It’s also, referring to this weekend’s Jefferson Health…
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Kyle Neptune’s Roots at a Brooklyn Playground Led Him to Villanova
Two big influences in the life of Villanova University’s new head coach Kyle Neptune were his Clinton Hill neighborhood in Brooklyn and a playground off Willoughby Avenue, writes Mike Jensen for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “A big mix of people,” the 37-year-old said of his neighborhood. “Very diverse. A lot of close-knit families. It had a…
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Area Swim Clubs Tread Water to Keep Up with Recent Demand
Swim clubs in the Phila. suburbs are awash with business. Roslyn Swim Club, a private pool in West Chester, is a prime example. It has managed to weather the pandemic and is now doing better than ever, writes Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer. According to board president Adam Search, Roslyn Swim Club saw 20…
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West Chester Native’s Husband — an International Cricket Star — Brings New Life to Region’s History with the Sport
Last summer, Liam Plunkett, a cricket star who won the World Cup with England in 2019, moved with his wife, West Chester native Emeleah Erb, to her hometown. Now, he’s playing for the local pro team and breathing new life into the region’s deep history with the centuries-old sport, writes Jonathan Tannenwald for the Philadelphia Inquirer. …
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Yardley Baseball Phenom Poised to Win Same Accolade Bryce Harper Once Did
Ryan McCarty, Yardley resident and Pennsbury High School grad, is swinging for the fences in pursuit of achieving a prestigious college baseball player of the year award. And best of all, local fans can help him get there, as reported by Penn State Abington, his home field. McCarty is under consideration for the 2022 USA…
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U.S. Golf Association Identifies Bucks County Public Golf Courses as Best Picks to Bring the Sticks
The United States Golf Association (USGA), the sport’s domestic governing body, has compiled a national list of best public courses. Fifteen of them are right in our own backyard. If the mention of public golf conjures images of divot-pitted fairways, pockmarked greens, and boorish players, the stereotype is unfounded. The USGA finds that many of…
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