Stories By Matthew De George
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WINTER SPORTS
/ 5 days agoDe George: Battle-tested and loss-toughened Carroll proves itself when it counts
CONCORD TWP. — The Archbishop Carroll girls basketball team, if you’ll pardon the expression, took it on faith. Patriots coach Renee...
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WINTER SPORTS
/ 6 days agoPIAA Swimming: Banner states performances could be harbinger of success to come
It had been 11 years, before Thursday afternoon, since the last Delaware County boy won a gold medal at the PIAA...
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WINTER SPORTS
/ 1 week agoPIAA Class 2A Swimming: Interboro freshman Kylie Arnott takes gold in state diving
Kylie Arnott is finding this high school diving thing really works for her. The Interboro freshman took home a gold medal...
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WINTER SPORTS
/ 1 week agoPIAA Class 3A Swimming: Training buds from different schools Shane Eckler, Jake Kennedy flash medals at states
It’s been a long, fallow period for boys from Delaware County at the PIAA Championships. Not since Shane Ryan won four...
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WINTER SPORTS
/ 1 week agoPIAA Class 6A Girls Basketball: Archbishop Carroll bursts from halftime gate, runs to state semis
BENSALEM — The clock at Bensalem High School showed 15 seconds when Brooke Wilson allowed herself to crack a smile. The...
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WINTER SPORTS
/ 1 week agoPIAA Class 5A Boys Basketball: Archbishop Ryan’s Darren Williams repels Jackson Hicke, Radnor
BENSALEM — It made sense that the game would find Darren Williams at its most crucial juncture. All day, the Archbishop...
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WINTER SPORTS
/ 2 weeks agoPIAA Class 6A Boys Basketball: Garnet Valley can’t get shots to fall in loss to Parkland
READING — Basketball can get complicated, though at times it stays refreshingly simple. Sometimes, mundane as it sounds, it’s all about...
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WINTER SPORTS
/ 2 weeks agoPIAA Class 2A Girls Basketball: Megan Donahoe’s buzzer beater sends Sacred Heart to quarterfinals
HAMBURG – Megan Donahoe knew, as soon as the first free throw from Hannah Ruohoniemi clanged off the back iron with...
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WINTER SPORTS
/ 2 weeks agoPIAA Class A Boys Basketball: Ice cold early, Chester Charter keeps pounding, breaks through for win
HAMBURG – Kevin Miller is quick to offer a qualifier. Yes, the first quarter from Chester Charter Scholars Academy in Tuesday...
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WINTER SPORTS
/ 3 weeks agoDe George: Radnor’s district champions belong among Delco’s best ever
PHILADELPHIA — When the COVID-19 pandemic started and our staff tried to devise how to cover sports when there were no...