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Haverford Beats LM In OT After Frantic Late 4th-Quarter Comeback

by Gerry February 10, 2022

Crowd Storms The Court

Click above and advance video to 5:41:47On Tuesday night (February 8), at Haverford, Lower Merion's Sam Brown hit a three-pointer with 3:40 left in the game, giving the Aces a 56-47 lead. It was looking like Lower Merion was about to close out Haverford. But the Fords  proved once again that Yogi Berra was right when he said "It's not over 'til it's over." And when this one was … [Read more...] about Haverford Beats LM In OT After Frantic Late 4th-Quarter Comeback

Harriton Wins League Match-Up Against Strath Haven

by Gerry January 26, 2022

Harriton beats Strath Haven

https://youtu.be/Wp7-H1YS_oI?t=5738 On Tuesday night (January 25), at Strath Haven High School, Strath Haven hit a three-pointer with about a minute left in the game, to come within a point of Harriton, 46-45. But the Rams hung on and won this game, 49-46. Harriton is now 4-10 overall, and 3-8 in the Central League. But they are a better team than their record might … [Read more...] about Harriton Wins League Match-Up Against Strath Haven

After 500 Wins At Villanova, A 2001 ‘Dynasty Prediction’ Seems To Have Been Correct

by Gerry January 7, 2022

Joe Juliano's lead in the Inquirer on November 21, 2001, after rookie coach Jay Wright's Villanova Wildcats had beaten Grambling read - To Mark Jay Wright's debut last night as Villanova's head coach, a group of fans behind the Wildcats' bench wore sweatshirts that said Villanova Basketball on the front and Dynasty Begins 11-21-01 on the back. Well, Duke doesn't have anything … [Read more...] about After 500 Wins At Villanova, A 2001 ‘Dynasty Prediction’ Seems To Have Been Correct

17 Main Line High School Players Made It To The NBA – Besides Kobe, How Many Can You Name?

by Gerry December 29, 2021

NBA and Local Schools

By the time Kobe Bryant donned the Lakers' purple and gold, and logged minutes in an NBA game (November 3, 1996), he was already the fifth Main Line hoop star to play in the league.Radnor's Doug Kistler was the first among the Main Liners who preceded Bryant. Kistler played a career total of five games with the 1961-1962 New York Knicks. Throughout Kistler's NBA "career" (which … [Read more...] about 17 Main Line High School Players Made It To The NBA – Besides Kobe, How Many Can You Name?

When Harriton Won A Football Championship

by Gerry December 24, 2021

Harriton Season to Remember

That's not a fake headline or a typo.On November 7, 1992, the Harriton Rams lost a football game to Bishop Kenrick, 16-0. In their brief write-up, the Inquirer wrote, "Kenrick manhandled the Rams who entered the game averaging 41points over their last three games."The Rams clinched the American Conference championship of the Del-Val League by virtue of Garnet Valley's win over … [Read more...] about When Harriton Won A Football Championship

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Want to Try Luge? From Lower Merion, It Starts With a Drive to Lake Placid

I was watching the Luge on NBC over the weekend. I thought it was boring, especially when juxtaposed against the more dramatic events, like curling.  The color commentator kept explaining how each “slider” was doing something slightly better or worse than the others, but to my untrained eye, they all looked the same: feet first, […]

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These Garments Have Been Politically Maligned

Most non-Arabs who wear the keffiyeh do not intend it to be Anti-Semitic in any way. They wear it as an expression of sympathy for Palestinian civilians, support for human rights, concern about war, or identification with a broader cause of national identity and self-determination. In their minds, it is directed toward Palestinians, not against […]

What Does My Fountain Pen Have In Common With The Former Lord & Taylor In Bala Cynwyd?

Both come out of the work of Raymond Loewy and his design firm. Raymond Loewy (1893–1986) helped define what modern America looked like in the mid-20th century. Through his design firm, he worked across an unusually wide range of industries—transportation, consumer products, branding, and architecture—often simultaneously. No one in history is more closely associated with […]

January 16-18: The Philly Pen Show — A Delightfully Analog Experience

f you’re looking for a break from screens, alerts, and endless scrolling, the Philly Pen Show might be the cure—at least temporarily. It’s an unapologetically analog event: pens, paper, ink, and the people who still care deeply about them. Whether you’re a serious collector, someone who misses the feel of writing by hand, or just […]

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