Sports
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Holy Ghost Baseball Coach Greg Olenski Named Coach of the Year as Firebirds Return to State Championships
Holy Ghost Preparatory School’s baseball team has made a habit of playing in big games in June. The Firebirds recently returned to the PIAA Class 4A state championship for the second time in three seasons, marking another successful year under coach Greg Olenski, writes Tom Moore for Bucks County Courier Times. The road back to…
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How Philadelphia Is Making the 2026 World Cup Affordable for Everyday Fans
Philadelphia is determined to make World Cup season feel less like a luxury event and more like a block party the whole city’s invited to, writes Tim Craig for The Washington Post. That ambition isn’t coming out of nowhere. After controversies in other host cities over transportation costs, parking prices and whether local communities will…
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Where to Play Pickleball in Bucks County: The Best Courts, Clinics, and Beginner-Friendly Spots
Listen closely on a weekday evening near a Bucks County recreation center, and you’ll likely hear it before you see it: the distinct, hollow pop of a plastic ball meeting a paddle, echoing across a parking lot full of cars. That sound has become one of the defining notes of recreation in America. Part tennis,…
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Neshaminy High School Claims First PIAA State Baseball Crown in Program History
Neshaminy High School baseball has etched its name into the record books with the team’s first-ever PIAA state championship win, writes Mia Messina for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The team clinched the title with a 7-3 win over Butler Senior High School in the Class 6A game last Thursday. The hard-fought victory survived a rain delay…
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Ridley Park Native Diane McGraw’s Decades-Long Push to Bring the World Cup to Philadelphia
Diane McGraw helped bring the World Cup to Philadelphia. She just had to wait more than three decades to see it happen. Her path to the city’s soccer moment began far from any pitch, as Alex Coffey reports for The Philadelphia Inquirer. A Ridley Park native who once dreamed of becoming an actress, McGraw had little interest…
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Saint Joseph’s Field Hockey Came Within One Game of Glory. Sam Brown Is Here to Finish the Job.
Saint Joseph’s University field hockey has a new head coach. The harder question is what comes after one of the most remarkable runs in program history, writes Mia Messina for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Sam Brown has been hired to lead the Hawks into their next chapter, inheriting a program that spent the last decade quietly…
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