PC, SCH reach Stotesbury finals, Charter boys medal

Sports May 20, 2013 0 Comments

by Tom Utescher Overall, good things came in two’s for local sculling programs at last weekend’s Stotesbury Cup Regatta, since all three of the boats to reach the final round of this venerable and expansive spectacle happened to be two-person vessels known as doubles. Last year, Penn Charter had 11th-graders Kevin Kelly and Spencer Grant win [...]
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PC stickwomen climb over Hill in Indy opener

Sports May 20, 2013 0 Comments

by Tom Utescher Scoring the first three goals of the afternoon, host Penn Charter led the whole way in last Thursday’s Pa. Independent Schools Tournament opener, but visiting Hill School hung around for quite awhile before the Quakers wrapped up a 16-10 victory. Building a 7-5 halftime edge into a 10-5 advantage early in the [...]
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Area schools excel at Indy track meet

Sports May 20, 2013 0 Comments

by Tom Utescher Last Wednesday, two girls track and field teams from the area delivered a one-two punch at the Pa. Independent Schools Championships at the Hill School, where Springside Chestnut Hill Academy won the 2013 title by scoring 98 team points, and Germantown Friends School was runner up with 91. Germantown Friends has ruled [...]
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Mount lacrosse breaks long District 1 drought

Sports May 20, 2013 0 Comments

by Tom Utescher After earning a share of the Catholic Academies lacrosse championship this season with a 12-1 record, there was at least one more goal that the talented senior class at Mount St. Joseph Academy wanted to accomplish before they departed with their diplomas. The Magic had not won a game in the PIAA [...]
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Multiple FC threats trouble Tigers in final

Sports May 20, 2013 0 Comments

by Tom Utescher If the lacrosse players at Germantown Friends had known beforehand that they would hold Friends Central’s top two scorers to a combined five goals in last Friday’s Friends Schools League finals, the host Tigers would’ve probably figured they were going to win. However, the visiting Phoenix were able to distribute their scoring [...]
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Stroke caused problems with brain, speech – Mt. Airy activist Mark Goodman a very, very Good man

Local Life May 17, 2013 0 Comments

by Carole Verona Mark Goodman was a very busy man. In addition to managing Earthcraft, his Mt. Airy-based landscaping/gardening business, he taught courses at the Mt. Airy Learning Tree for more years than he can remember and wrote a column for The Shuttle, Weavers Way Co-op’s monthly newspaper. Mark received a B.A. in English from [...]
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Internal spring cleaning; time to let go of grudges

Local Life May 17, 2013 0 Comments

by Constance Garcia-Barrio In April I threw open the windows of my house and took a swipe at winter’s dirt. As I carried cleaning rags and a bucket of soapy water from room to room, I decided that year’s spring cleaning should include more than the walls and floors. I wanted to rid myself of [...]
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