The competition within the Olympic Conference, in any sport, is rarely stale and is often electric.
Town rivalries are on the line. Regular season games result in jockeying for better postseason position.
And in order to reach the ultimate prize in...
Three years ago next month, on the night before Thanksgiving in the final game of what was a forgettable season at Cherry Hill West, Nick Arcaroli threw his first career touchdown pass.
The freshman connected on a 15-year pass with...
Mario Patrizi patrolled the middle of the field on a pristine early autumn afternoon with his assistant coaches, preparing for his 15th year as Cinnaminson High School’s football coach.
First-year quarterback Conlan Holt got his left arm loose with a...
From the time she suffered a season-ending ACL injury one month into her sophomore season at Haddonfield Memorial High School until the time she stepped on the field with her teammates at the Under Armor All-America East Regionals in...
Two years ago, Paul VI High School’s field hockey team won two playoff games. They also tied one of the top teams in their conference, current Non-Public state-runner-up Camden Catholic, when a scoreless tie was called after lightning canceled...
When the pop-up landed in second baseman C.J. Lovelidge’s glove, capturing the game’s 18th out, Cherry Hill National 9U completed a remarkable summer run, one they weren’t even sure would be possible a few months earlier.
For the second straight...
Field hockey coach Alexandra Marshall takes reins at Eastern
The penultimate week of August was a pivotal week for the potential of high schools sports returning in 2020.
Within the span of four days, Gov. Phil Murphy gave his endorsement in a press conference – while leaving the decision...
Bob Kenney covered seven Olympic Games as a longtime Philadelphia-area journalist. He worked a half-dozen Super Bowls and World Series, too, and his 45 years as the official scorer in the Philadelphia Phillies press box spanned three ballparks and...
Navigating how to make sports function amid a pandemic isn’t easy, and if you’re attempting to follow CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) protocols, it can be downright impossible, as with wrestling, for example.
Fortunately some sports are adaptable....
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