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Amateur Sports

Keeping a Tradition Alive, The PCL Thrives as the Big 5 Fades at the Palestra

May 23, 2023 Javon Edmonds 0

Although Big 5 basketball is leaving The Palestra for Wells Fargo Center, PCL hoops aren’t going anywhere. [continue reading…]

Amateur Sports

Amateur Sports: Philadelphia Catholic League Has Traditions That Extend Beyond the Court. But Can It Continue? 

April 26, 2023 Cayden M Steele 0

For 103 years, the Philadelphia Catholic League (PCL) has influenced generations of basketball players and coaches. That history is rivaled by few, if any, high school basketball leagues across the nation [continue reading…]

Amateur Sports

South Philadelphia: Coach Finds Passion for Educating Through Basketball

December 22, 2016 Benjamin A McWilliams 0

Coach Troy Holiday took a circuitous route to rediscover his love for basketball. The New Jersey native was once himself a standout basketball player at Germantown Academy before attending Loyola University Maryland. After graduating, he [continue reading…]

Education

Strawberry Mansion: Revamped High School Trying to Make a Comeback

December 11, 2014 0

In the 2011-2012 school year, 26 assaults and eight serious incidents involving weapons took place within the walls of Strawberry Mansion High School, according to school district data. The following year, those numbers dropped to nine assaults [continue reading…]

Amateur Sports

Amateur Sports: Josh Verlin Shows Basketball a Lot of Love

July 10, 2014 0

Josh Verlin, the owner of City of Basketball Love, can often be seen frantically scribbling notes as he scouts high school basketball talent and conversing with coaches gauging their interests in prospects. There are only a [continue reading…]

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