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Amateur Sports: Reminiscing About a Bygone Era of Catholic League Basketball

December 16, 2015 pnadmin 0

Regarded as one of the best high school basketball leagues in the country, the Philadelphia Catholic League presents some of the toughest competition anywhere. But for those old enough to remember the glory days of […]

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Concussion Series: The Tau of Brain Injuries

May 8, 2015  0

The brain is a complicated organ. Containing billions of neurons, it is responsible for controlling the body, from reflexes to memories to body organs. In a way, it acts as a central computer, storing a […]

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Concussion Series: ““You Almost Don’t Know What a Concussion is Like Until You Go Through One.”

May 8, 2015  0

From the turf field at 11th Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue, one can hear the high-pitched frequency of whistles blowing mixed with the unmistakable sounds of coaches yelling as the St. Joseph’s Prep lacrosse team […]

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Concussion Series: “All Athletes are Taught to be Tough.”

May 8, 2015  0

In sports, one play can change everything. For Tracy Yatsko, then a 17-year-old athlete for Tamaqua Area High School located in Schuylkill County, PA, that play occurred during a basketball game. Jumping for a loose […]

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North Philadelphia: Speedy Morris, Philadelphia’s Coach

March 31, 2015  2

Few people ever get their dream job. Fewer people get to do that job for over 45 years. And far fewer get that job without a college diploma. St. Joseph’s Preparatory School head coach Speedy […]

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University City: Drexel Lacrosse Player Looks Back

March 13, 2015  0

The night of Dec. 8, 2012 had started off like any other Saturday night for Brendan Glynn, then a lacrosse player entering his senior season at Drexel University. Glynn was coming off a successful junior […]

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North Philadelphia: Andy German of The Prep Says, “It All Comes Down to Coaching.”

February 11, 2015  0

Andy German is about to begin his first season as the head coach of St. Joseph’s Prep’s lacrosse team. He was hired in October, replacing Eric Gregg, who stepped down after a six year tenure. Prior […]

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Veterans’ Affairs: Leadership Boot Camp

October 9, 2014  0

The question “if not me, then who?” is central to a new program developed by the Travis Manion Foundation. In the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, 1st Lieutenant Travis Manion was killed when his group was […]

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