WEST CHESTER >> First a warning for all Ches-Mont girls basketball teams prepping for the 2021 postseason: if Central Bucks South is the 19th best team in all of the District 1 6A bracket, look out for the rest of the Suburban One League participants. In district play-in action on Saturday afternoon, the 19th seeded…
WESTTOWN >> Coatesville’s Nate Lucier won his 100th career bout, Saturday, tributing an impressive past, while a pair of team wins by Kennett highlighted a promising future. Kennett and West Chester Rustin finally kicked off their wrestling seasons, going 2-0, with wins over Coatesville and West Chester East in Ches-Mont League crossover dual meets. The…
EAST WHITELAND >> Prior to the start of the girls’ basketball season, Unionville coach Fred Ellzy said that Great Valley and West Chester Rustin were the teams to beat in the Ches-Mont American title chase. But in the span of three days, the Longhorns have gone from potential contender to the early frontrunner after knocking…
EAST MARLBOROUGH >> It was an evening of firsts on Tuesday at Unionville. For the first time since unveiling its new nickname a day earlier, the UHS girls’ basketball squad did something it had previously been unable to do during Fred Ellzy’s six-season stint as head coach: beat West Chester Rustin. “A lot of special…
High school and recreational sports are being put on hold for the remainder of 2020 after Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced statewide restrictions to combat the spread of coronavirus on Thursday. “The decision makers have it tough,” said Kennett girls’ basketball coach Vince Cattano. “I know the players and coaches are looking forward to getting…
CALN >> The most storied boys basketball program in Chester County, if not the entire state of Pennsylvania, is back in the gym for the strangest season in history. And even behind masks, and spread out to maximize social distance, the Coatesville boys basketball team is continuing one school tradition: young stars are looking to…
The Chester County high school golf scene this fall features a true bumper crop of returning stars, including the both 2019 Daily Local News Golfers of the Year, Conestoga senior Morgan Lofland (boys) and West Chester East junior Victoria Kim (girls), plus all but one of the 10 golfers who were named to the Daily Local…
Decisions concerning high school athletics this fall have been agonizing for principals everywhere, and Jason Sherlock is no exception. The West Chester Henderson principal not only represents his Warriors, but he is also president of the Ches-Mont League. Oh, and he also has two sons who are student-athletes at rival West Chester East. On Aug….
EAST ROCKHILL >> Just like Reese Witherspoon’s iconic character in Legally Blonde, Shaylin Banks knew what college was the right fit for her. “I’m very good with smaller groups and it was between Chestnut Hill and Millersville – Millersville was just way too big, had a panic attack the first time I was on campus,”…
Grace Plona, who was captain of the West Chester Rustin girls’ soccer, basketball and lacrosse teams during her just-completed senior year, received a pleasant surprise recently when she was named the school’s Outstanding Female Athlete for the 2019-20 school year. “Receiving this award was an incredible honor,” said Plona. “I absolutely loved playing sports for…