Friends’ Central squash program on the rise with Coleman hire
Shane Coleman (right) and Gina Stoker are two of the Cynwyd Club pros who will be working with the Friends’ Central squash team. Wynnewood >> Midway through the 2017-2018 season, the Friends’...
View ArticleFriends’ Schools League adopts 35-second basketball shot clock
Picture your basketball team holding a slim lead with time winding down in the game, and the coach has called for you to hold the ball and let the opposition foul you. Normally that would be the...
View ArticleFriends’ Central hoopster Raanee Smith commits to University of Colorado
Wynnewood – As Friends’ Central standout Raanee Smith signed her National Letter of Intent to play basketball at University of Colorado-Boulder Nov. 15 on the Shimada Athletic Center court in front of...
View ArticleShipley’s Camden, Ross reflect on their memorable careers at Shipley
Bryn Mawr >> As the 2018-19 high school girls’ basketball campaign tips off, Shipley seniors and 1,000-point scorers Anna Camden and Lauren Ross reflected on their memorable careers with the...
View ArticleChemistry key to Shipley’s early-season success
Bryn Mawr >> Shipley boys’ basketball head coach Phil D’Ambrosio knew he had a talented team and wasted no time providing early-season tests for his Gators, who had advanced to the Friends’...
View ArticleLower Merion girls finish second at inaugural Aces Shootout
Ardmore >> Lower Merion girls’ basketball head coach Monique Boykins is always looking for creative ways to get more publicity for her sport. Following some productive discussions with her...
View ArticleArchbishop Carroll persevering through peaks and valleys
Philadelphia >> During the course of a season a team will experience peaks and valleys. Senior Harlem Jennings and Junior Erin Sweeney have certainly experienced both throughout their career as...
View ArticleFamily atmosphere key for Episcopal Academy squad
Marple Newtown >> Family – it’s the one word emblazoned on the white long-sleeved warm up shirt of the Episcopal Academy boys’ basketball team above the official EA logo. “We have a really close...
View ArticleAnna Camden becomes Shipley’s all-time leading girls’ basketball scorer
Shipley’s Anna Camden became the school’s all-time leading girls’ basketball scorer Tuesday. Bryn Mawr >> Shipley senior Anna Camden entered Tuesday afternoon’s Friends’ Schools League contest...
View ArticleFormer Merion Mercy hoopsters meet in 1st annual alumni game
Merion >> When construction was complete on Merion Mercy Academy’s new gymnasium in 2017, Golden Bears’ assistant varsity girls’ basketball coach Rick Pergolini started thinking about a way to...
View ArticleYoung Harriton girls basketball squad continues to improve
Rosemont >> Harriton seniors Christina Brown and Reilly Short, along with junior Ava Paternoster, have certainly experienced both ends of the spectrum during the career on the Ram girls’...
View ArticleLower Merion celebrates 5th Annual Hope Classic; Jack Forrest scores 1,000th...
Ardmore >> Throughout his standout basketball career, Lower Merion senior Jack Forrest has always circled the date of the Hope Classic each year, when the Aces get the chance to do something...
View ArticleShipley celebrates special 125th anniversary on SWAMP Night
Bryn Mawr >> One hundred twenty-five years ago the Shipley Sisters – Hannah, Elizabeth, and Katharine Shipley – created a school committed to educational excellence and character development. On...
View ArticleShipley girls’ basketball team savors Friends’ Schools League title
Philadelphia >> Shipley School seniors Anna Camden, Lauren Ross, Elizabeth Talluto, Kate Scutt and Jasmyne Nkala had accomplished almost everything one could dream throughout their career as...
View ArticleLower Merion gives Aces Nation one last hurrah at States
Marple Township >> While the Lower Merion boys’ basketball team lost to defending state champion Roman Catholic, 74-55, in the second round of the PIAA 6A state tournament at Cardinal O’Hara...
View ArticleSenior leadership key for Harriton baseball success
Wallingford >> Past experience has shown that senior laden Harriton baseball teams have produced successful results. The last time Harriton had a high concentration of seniors they advanced to...
View ArticleMemorable season for Shipley softball team
Bryn Mawr >> One game does not define a season, which certainly was the case for the Shipley softball team following a difficult loss to Friends Select in the Friends’ Schools League championship...
View ArticleResilient Friends’ Central baseball squad completes special season
Wynnewood >> Friends’ Central was trailing 6-5 with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning against Chagrin Falls (Ohio) during their trip to South Carolina in March when Phoenix sophomore...
View ArticleHarriton pitcher Jack Kochanowicz taken by LA Angels in third round of MLB Draft
Jack Kochanowicz Bryn Mawr >> Jack Kochanowicz, who graduated from Harriton in June, had a memorable baseball career for the Rams, as he was a member of a Central League championship team his...
View ArticleFriends’ Central runner Lydia Russsell setting records one step at a time
Lydia Russell Wynnewood >> What started out as a way to relax and take a break from competitive swimming for Friends’ Central School rising senior Lydia Russell has quickly turned into a passion....
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