September 10, 2024
PHOTO COURTESY ROGER BARONE BY Alex Lloyd Gross In the first game this year at Roxborough High School, Overbrook won the game by a score of 16-0. This is the first game with the new scoreboard that was donated by a local Shoprite, This scoreboard honors Nicholas Elizaldi, who was shot and killed while leaving…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross PHOTO COURTESEY ROGER BARONE It’s the start of the school year and that means football season is starting up again. From the NFL, where the Eagles got romped by the Minnesota Vikings to high school. Locally, St.Joes and Imhotep are the favorites to go far, that does not mean there are…
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PHOTO COURTESY OF ROGER BARONE The support staff of the Roxborough Football team has fun trying to stay dry over the weekend as the team plays a scrimmage. by Alex Lloyd Gross It’s the middle of August and if you check out the football stadiums at any local high school, chances are good you may…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross food service workers for Aramark have gone on strike for one day. This is the company that serves food at the sports complex, among other places. Sports fans in attendance at area games that get services by Aramark were greeted by striking workers from local 274 ,with inflatable rats and signs….
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by Alex Lloyd Gross A block party was held outside Citizens Bank Park earlier today, and the new uniforms that the Phillies will wear to every home game PLAYED ON A FRIDAY were revealed. They are not red. In fact, they have no red in them at all. They are blue. Fans are mostly supportive….
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by Alex Lloyd Gross The first law of promotion is to respect your audience. Apparently, the folks that ran the WWE weekend event at the Pennsylvania Convention Center did not learn that fundamental rule. This was billed as an extravaganza ,where wrestling fans could see and possibly meet their favorite characters of the ring. Cody…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross The Phillies are going to hold a free block party this Friday night, to celebrate their new City Connect uniforms. These uniforms will be available to purchase starting Friday, April 5, 2024 at the New Era team store at the ballpark. The free block party will take place between 3:00 PM…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross 15 years ago you could watch your home teams play a professional football game over broadcast TV, for free. Now, fans are being held hostage by having to pay a subscription service to Peacock ( NBC) if they want to see a crucial playoff game involving the Miami Dolphins and Kansas…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross From the first few minutes of the game, St.Joe’s Prep dominated the game over Nazareth. Some of it was skill and some of it was luck, including a blocked punt to wind up just a few yards short of the goal line, which allowed St.Joe’s to score. The final score was…
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High School Football rivalries are long entrenched. Some go back 50-60 years or even more. One game is played in Somerton is George Washington Eagles V Archbishop Ryan Raiders. Alex Lloyd Gross -Photo-Delaware Valley News.com As Washington gets some gain, Ryan was there to stop it. From the first quarter kick off, Ryan was in…
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