Chestnut Hill Local

by TOM UTESCHER
After enjoying a first-round bye in the PIAA District One AAA field hockey tournament, eighth-seeded Mount St. Joseph Academy advanced to the semifinals last week with home field wins over Downingtown East on Wednesday (1-0) and Methacton High School on Friday (2-1).
The Magic (14-5-1) will continue to play for the district crown...

Springside hockey falls short of playoffs

by TOM UTESCHER
It was a Friday Smack-Down in Girls Inter-Ac League field hockey. Near the end of last week, Germantown Academy, Penn Charter and Notre Dame had each secured a place in the league's first-ever championship tournament, but the fourth and final playoff berth was still up for grabs between Springside School, Agnes Irwin and Episcopal Academy.

The odds were longest for the Springside Lions, who...

CHA cross country falls to Fords

by TOM UTESCHER
The only runner to break 17 minutes on Chestnut Hill Academy's 3.1 mile course on October 14, Blue Devils senior Evan Lodge was timed in 16:40 as he led the locals against visiting Inter-Ac rival Haverford School.
First place may have belonged to CHA, but the Fords snatched up the next seven spots to win the meet, 43-20. The outcome raised the visitors' record to 2-3 in...

U-10 boys, Roxborough tie in CHYSC soccer action

by J. COOPER ROBB
The Chestnut Hill Youth Sports Club’s U-10 boys 4th Division soccer team took on the Roxborough Indians recently and played to a hard-fought 1-1 tie. Henry Bushnell scored from in close to put Chestnut Hill on the board. Augie Frank chased down a breakaway near the end of the half to fend off the Indian attacker and preserve the lead. Roxborough applied intense pressure throughout the second half and eventually scored to tie...

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