PETE’S PICKS: Oxford (2-0) faces toughest test as Owen J. Roberts comes calling
Week 3 got started a day early as Phoenixville topped Kennett in a competitive nonleague matchup. Friday night, we have a full slate of...
Football Friday: With community’s help, Upper Darby’s McCullough rises from tragedy
UPPER DARBY >> Life changed in a hurry for Shawn McCullough and his family one morning last March. Then a junior at Upper Darby,...
Wait worth it for ‘program kid’ Dotsicas, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD >> Following his team’s 19-16 come-from-behind Central League victory over Upper Darby, Springfield coach Chris Britton called Geo Dotsicas a “program kid.” Britton...
It’s not pretty, but Upper Darby gets it done in rivalry game with Bonner & Prendergast
UPPER DARBY >> Trash talk on Twitter morphed into trash talk on the field, which morphed into 48 minutes of some fittingly sloppy late...
Offense is for kicks as Red Team all-stars squeeze by Blue Team at Hero Bowl
MARPLE >> Originally, Jack Coary of Springfield wasn’t on the Hero Bowl Red Team roster. He had to lobby for himself to head coach...
Delco Girls Basketball Roundup: Colbert, Chester cruise to first win
Chester’s first win of the season was never in doubt. Behind Monique Colbert’s double-double of 18 points and 12 rebounds, the Clippers crushed host...
Ruane-to-Mosley connection comes through in the clutch for Haverford
HAVERFORD >> Jake Ruane was waiting all morning for the play that unfolded to start the fourth quarter Thursday. He didn’t know when it...
Toohey: Turkey Day games increasingly at risk of extinction
There was a time when you could throw a dart at a map of Delaware County and stand an excellent chance of hitting a...
For Gallagher and Gentile, tradition is worth fighting for
UPPER DARBY >> The two thoughts will come on schedule, which is as soon as Joe Gallagher wakes up on Thanksgiving morning. One, then...
Thanksgiving football: Long journey has landed Becker at home in Upper Darby
UPPER DARBY >> From the sandy beaches of Sierra Leone to Upper Darby, Henry Becker’s path has been unique. Born to an English-speaking father,...