Boys Basketball Notebook: Penncrest’s Doyle stays involved while maintaining caution
Penncrest boys basketball looks different for Mike Doyle these days. Instead of the whiteboard, the huddle, the blazer ever in risk of being jettisoned,...
Purnell’s late trey helps seal Penn Wood upset of Chichester
UPPER CHICHESTER — Things haven’t worked out the way Naeem Purnell and his Penn Wood teammates wanted his season. With two wins on their...
District 1 Swimming: Springfield’s Jake Kennedy well prepared for a freshman
Jake Kennedy’s first Central League championships didn’t bring the usual fanfare. Even if it had, the Springfield freshman likely would’ve been unmoved. A veteran...
For Marple Newtown, it’s all about the pass
RIDLEY – Ryan Straub apologizes for the cliché, though that doesn’t diminish its truth. A season ago, Marple Newtown lived and died by its...
Central League championships not normal, but Radnor’s Cullen, Haven’s Yancey will take it
NETHER PROVIDENCE — It’s been about a year (49 weeks, but who’s counting?) since the COVID-19 pandemic brought high school sports to a halt...
Parks, Greer get Delco Christian going in win over TCA
BROOKHAVEN — The call from the Delco Christian bench, time and again in the second half, was “whatever you want.” Less a set play...
Fisher, Chester Charter solve zone, takes down Faith Christian
CHESTER — By the fourth quarter of Monday’s boys basketball game with Faith Christian, the problem that needed solving for Chester Charter Scholars Academy became...
For Sun Valley, virtual meets offer way to swim through pandemic
ASTON – At first blush, Tuesday seemed a weird day for Nicole Ferraccio to don a racing suit. The atmosphere at Northley Middle School,...
Cage’s defense boxes in Strath Haven, enabling Penncrest to prevail
NETHER PROVIDENCE — Penncrest’s plan of attack against Strath Haven Tuesday didn’t originally star Jimmy Cage. Then again, it also didn’t include being down...
Boys Basketball Notebook: Checking in on the first two weeks of an unusual season
The basketball season is, in most corners of Delaware County, under way. It’s usually a helter-skelter run through the winter months, between Christmas tournaments,...