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Amateur Sports

Amateur Sports: Holy Ghost and the COVID-Infected High School Hockey Season

May 31, 2021 Dylan Robert Coyle

Holy Ghost hockey has played through a season full of protocols and stoppages only to keep pushing through.

Amateur Sports

Fox Chase: How A Hockey Coach Intertwines Sport And Family

April 5, 2018 Hanslin Thomas

Lawncrest resident Rick Heydt is entering his 11th year coaching in the Fox Chase Roller Hockey league. He currently coaches the Under-16 team, but he previously directed the Under-10 and Under-8 teams as well. Although Heydt

Amateur Sports

Amateur Sports: Activities to Stay Fit During the Winter

February 24, 2015

With the winter season in full effect, finding activities in the city to stay in shape might seem a little difficult. For those looking do something other than working out at the gym, here are

Amateur Sports

Cobbs Creek: Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation Promotes Healthier Lifestyle For Kids

May 16, 2014

In a small and stuffy locker room at the Laura Sims Skate House, kids scramble to dissemble their hockey gear. They are loud and exhausted as they just stepped off the ice from a long

Amateur Sports

Sports Beat: Five of the Best Places to Catch a Game

April 18, 2014

Philadelphia’s vibrant bar scene may seem like too much too handle. So, we searched high and low for the five best sports bars in the city. Buffalo Billiards (118 Chestnut Street) Buffalo Billiards is located

Amateur Sports

Amateur Sports: Five Places For The Beginner Amateur Athlete

April 11, 2014

Although most schools and communities offer youth recreational sports, not every person chooses to participate as a youngster. Often times, gyms and high intensity sport clubs can potentially intimidate an individual that has zero or

Amateur Sports

Pennsport: Rizzo Rink Scores a Hat Trick

March 17, 2014

A little boy of about six years old comes careening across the ice. He moves alarmingly fast for his small frame, bulked up only by the pads under his jersey. He hits the wall, falls,

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Amateur Sports

Amateur Sports: Rizzo Rinks seeks new location

March 17, 2014

No matter where you stand in South Philadelphia’s Rizzo Rink on any given Saturday, you’re in the middle of a hockey game. On the ice, the rink’s Mites compete in a friendly, beginner-style contest that

Amateur Sports

Germantown: Youth Hockey League Putting Kids On The Right Path

December 18, 2013

Any child or teenager, regardless of how shaky he or she might be on skates, can learn how to skate and play hockey for absolutely no charge. They don’t have to pay a single cent

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