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Amateur Sports

Kensington: Rise of the Kensington Tigers Football Team

February 16, 2013

The sun gleamed over the tall, white wall looming next to the coarse and patchy field by the El stop at the corner of Front and Berks streets. It wasn’t long ago that the turf

Amateur Sports

Kensington: Football and Dreams of Friday Night Lights Ender the El

February 16, 2013

At first sight, the field on Front and Berks Streets that the Kensington Tigers call home is unremarkable but manageable. It seems to be about the right size. There is good clearance from any obstacles

Education

Kensington: The Kensington Multiplex of High Schools Grapple Budget Cuts

February 16, 2013

The Kensington Multiplex of High Schools is made up of four schools–Kensington Creative and Performing Arts, Kensington Health and Science Academy, Kensington High School for International Business and Kensington Urban Education Academy. Once one large

Amateur Sports

Kensington: The Families of Kensington Football

February 16, 2013

Family is a strange term. While it is immediately recognizable what a family is, the definition varies wildly across cultures and individuals. To some, family simply means mom, dad and siblings.To others, it includes an

Amateur Sports

Kensington: Members of the Team Look Toward Their Futures

February 16, 2013

The Kensington Tigers ended their 2012 season with a matchup against Northeast High School in the blistering cold of a nor’easter. While the game ended in a loss and left the Tiger’s without a win

Hunting Park

Hunting Park: Football Field Groundbreaking Is Big Score In Revitalization

October 7, 2012

The North Philly Aztecs football team has been a vital presence in Hunting Park since 1993, but the Aztecs haven’t played a home football game in 19 years because of the poor conditions at their

North Philadelphia Aztecs Registration
Amateur Sports

Hunting Park: North Philadelphia Aztecs Keep Children Pointed in a Positive Direction

June 15, 2012

In cheerleading and football, a team’s success is primarily defined by the number of championship trophies it has accumulated. However, for the North Philadelphia Aztecs, the definition of success goes way beyond the shiny statues

Amateur Sports

Al Dia: Football Brings Kensington Together

March 28, 2012

American football is a sport that has been bringing people together for decades. In Kensington, football is more than just a game to the boys and men who play at Scanlon Park every week. In

Amateur Sports

Hunting Park: Renovations Being Made to Hunting Park Football Field

March 27, 2012

The football field at Hunting Park has been degrading for some time now, so why is there a bulldozer digging more holes in its surface? That is because there are plans to have the field

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