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

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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

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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

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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

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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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PC boys first, SCH girls second in Inter-Ac Track

Sports May 13, 2013 0 Comments

by Tom Utescher As the foursomes assembled last Saturday afternoon for the 4 x 400 meter relay races that always make up the final act at the annual Inter-Ac League track and field championships, the boys’ team champion had already been determined, but the girls’ title was still very much in play. In the boys’ [...]
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PC softball edges EA, will at least tie for title

Sports May 13, 2013 0 Comments

by Tom Utescher Doing all of its scoring in the bottom of the first thanks to freshman Nikki Ray’s two-run shot over the fence in right center, host Penn Charter clung to the lead for the next six innings to down visiting Episcopal Academy last Friday, 2-1. The outcome secured at least a share of [...]
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