Chestnut Hill Local

by TIM MCMANUS
Chestnut Hill Academy’s visit to Lower Moreland had all the classic markings of a trap game — on the road, against weaker competition, the temptation to look ahead to next week’s league-deciding game. But the letdown never came. In a game televised on CN8, the Blue Devils (4-2 overall, 4-0 league) used their superior size and speed to decimate the Lions 35-6.
CHA unleashed their balanced attack on their opening drive. Senior superstar Phillip...

U-10 boys team ties with Springfield in CHYSC action

by J. COOPER ROBB
It was a clash of undefeated teams in the Chestnut Hill Youth Sports Club when the fourth division U-10 boys Blue Lightning visited the similarly unbeaten Springfield Lightning. In a highly competitive first half, Springfield scored the only goal to put the Blue Lightning behind for the first time all season.
Augie Frank and Gilman Myran's stellar defense and Gabe Buchanan's tenacious goal tending helped the team survive a number of fierce attacks in keeping the game close...

Three Episcopal teams defeat Springside

by TOM UTESCHER
In December of 1862, Union forces led by General Ambrose E. Burnside crossed the Rappahannock River to face a well-entrenched Southern army at the Confederate transportation hub of Fredericksburg, Va. Following the battle, the Federals withdrew back across the river, having suffered one of the most costly defeats of the U.S. Civil War.
Last week on October 9, Springside School sent all of its varsity sports teams...

PC runners top CHA for first league win

by TOM UTESCHER
Both the visiting Chestnut Hill Academy Blue Devils and host Penn Charter came into their October 7 cross-country encounter still in search of a dual-meet victory in the Inter-Ac League. It was the Quakers who claimed the elusive "W," raising their record to 1-3 by taking six of the top seven places for a 19-35 victory over CHA (0-4).
Usually a league power in the sport, Charter finished second to Germantown...

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