Mercury-area season in review
From the first day of heat acclimation practice Aug. 6 to Owen J. Roberts’ Thanksgiving Day victory over Pottstown at a snow-covered Bernat Field,...
Tremendous Pottsgrove tenure has Pennypacker entering Montco Coaches Hall of Fame
When Rick Pennypacker took over as Pottsgrove football coach back in 1989, not a lot of folks knew what to expect. Falcons assistant Mike...
Five Mercury-area players to be honored with Mini-Max awards
Five area high school senior football players have been selected by the Maxwell Football Club as Mini Max award winners. Pottsgrove’s Patrick Finn, Spring-Ford’s...
All PAC-10 Teams
FIRST TEAM Lauren Benner, Phoenixville Cecilia Knaub, Phoenixville Sarafina Valenti, Boyertown Laura Suero, Spring-Ford Gabrielle Vagnozzi, Spring-Ford Lauren Dao, Pope John Paul II Dakota...
All PAC-10 Field Hockey Teams
Liberty Division First Team Gabby Binando, senior, Boyertown, swing player Emily Sayre, junior, Methacton, offense Samantha Steele, senior, Methacton, goalie Corinne Gerber, junior, Owen...
Allen bounces back as Springfield scrapes into final
SPRINGFIELD — Brian Allen walked off the field late in the third quarter of Friday night’s PIAA Class AAA District One semifinal game against...
Springfield-Delco staves off Pottsgrove, 10-6
SPRINGFIELD >> Patrick Finn stood forlorn on the near end zone, fighting back tears. Mike Fowler, meanwhile, sat silently outside the locker room, his head...
Mercury-Area Week 12 Preview Capsules
Friday’s games DISTRICT 1-AAA SEMIFINAL POTTSGROVE (8-3) at SPRINGFIELD-DELCO (11-0), 7 p.m. Last week: Fourth seed Pottsgrove defeated fifth seed Academy Park 13-12; top...
Pottsgrove’s Finn a formidable force on both lines
Patrick Finn entered the Pottsgrove high school football scene as a green and somewhat gangly freshman reserve. More than three years later, Finn will...
Academy Park falls short in loss to Pottsgrove
LOWER POTTSGROVE — He’ll be pursuing a state-level gold medal when wrestling season takes place this winter. But don’t get the idea Pat Finn...