*John McFadden, formerly a FB assistant at Archbishop Wood HS, is now the president of a company, Global Circulation Services, with ties to ESPN the Magazine. John is able to help high school teams and youth organizations sell subscriptions to the magazine at greatly reduced rates while raising funds to help charities and/or the high school programs/organizations. For more info, contact John at 215-962-9894 or jmcfaddenjr@gmail.com.
SPECIAL EVENTS
*The 19th annual Notre Dame Harvey's "Fightin' Irish" Summer Pep Rally, hosted by mega-fan (and basketball ref) Bob "Notre Dame Harvey" Sumner, will be held Aug. 30, 3 to 7 p.m. at Keenan's Irish Pub, 113 Olde New Jersey Ave., in North Wildwood, N.J. Cover charge: $25 for beer, wine, food and music by DJ Jimmy Mulholland. ND T-shirts will be sold. ND "Victory March" will be played every half hour. Proceeds benefit the Barrett-Nabuurs Senior Center and the St. Gabe's gym fund.
*Please click here for information on fund-raising efforts to help Kevin McCloskey, former North Catholic athlete who suffered severe injuries while serving in Afghanistan.
*A fundraiser to benefit the family of the late Matt Brannau, former St. Joseph's Prep football player (and producer of Catholic League football telecasts in the 2005 season), was held Sept. 22, 2007, at Brownies in Ardmore. If you would still like to help, please contact Frank DeBenedetto at 610-623-4994, 610-324-4232 (cell) or Fdebenedet@aol.com.
Here's a photo of Matt with his wife, Sheila, and seven children. He died in February '06.
RADIO TALK SHOWS
*Former
Northeast HS baseball star Ari Bluestein is now hosting an internet radio
sports show, running from 10 a.m. to noon Mondays through Fridays. Click
here.
MULTIPLE SPORTS
*Call 215-602-2293 for information about ISAA's
after-school program, held at the Community College of Philadelphia, and
other services.
The After-School Program
offers student-athletes a quiet place to
come and do homework as well as receive tutoring in Math and English.
ISAA provides preparation for the SAT and ACT standardized tests and
registers student athletes for unlimited SAT/ACT exams. Also covered are
the cost for the NCAA Clearinghouse and all other college
admission expenses such as application fees. Also taught are college and
career readiness skills, and the organization conducts a variety of
college tours and athletic events to showcase the student-athletes.
GOLF OUTINGS
*Click here
for info (including a registration page) on an outing, to be held Oct. 11,
that will benefit the Narberth Basketball League's scholarship fund in
memory of Bill "Mr. D" Draper.
*Click here
for info (including a registration page) on an outing, to be held Sept. 19,
that will benefit Archbishop Wood's basketball program.
COACHES SOUGHT
*Episcopal Academy has openings for the following positions:
varsity girls water polo, varsity girls softball, and varsity boys golf
(spring). Interested parties should contact athletic director Gina Buggy at
484-424-1400 or
buggy@episcopalacademy.org.
BASEBALL
*Click here for complete information on
a pitching clinic -- open to pitchers, parents, coaches, scouts, etc. -- to
be offered Sept. 20 by former California Angel lefty Frank DiMichele.
*Cardinal O'Hara HS will again host the Fall Wood Bat League. An
organizational meeting will be held Aug. 27, 7 p.m., at O'Hara's field. The
league has two divisions: U16 and U18. For more info, contact John Grossi,
O'Hara's new varsity coach, at
grossi@detk.com.
*The Marzano Red Sox, a team honoring the memory of the league's late
founder, John Marzano, will compete in the Marzano Scout League in the 2009
season. Outdoor tryouts/workouts for the team will be held during weekends
in September and October at sites to be announced; the goal is to finalize a
25- to 30-man roster. High school players in the class of 2009 and younger
are encouraged to try out. Active participants on 2008 MSL teams are NOT
allowed to try out. If interested, please send name, high school, position,
graduation year and contact number(s) via email to assistant Frank DiMichele
at
dimich48@comcast.net
by Sept. 8, and put "tryout" in the subject line. The coaching staff: head
coach, Al Barbieri, former Camden Rivershark; bench coach, Bob Santore,
former Neumann coach; pitching coach, Frank DiMichele, former major leaguer;
assistant, Lou Spadaccini, current Neumann-Goretti coach.
*Click
here for
information on how to purchase a book, "Bridging the Statistical Gap," by
former George Washington HS player Eric Seidman (son of website legend Randy
Seidman.)
FOOTBALL
*Click
here to see a
breakdown on what's contained in the amazing 2008 Pennsylvania Football News
Resource Guide. There's also info on how to order; a PayPal option is
included.
*Imhotep Charter seeks a varsity game, preferably at home,
for Sept. 13. Contact coach Marc Wilson at
mwilson@imhotepcharter.org.
*John Grone, the head coach at new Pub FB member Esperanza
Academy, is hoping to bring two NFL-offered programs to Philly -- JPD
(Junior Player Development) and HSPD (High School Player Development). If
you would like to help John in his effort, contact him at
jgrone@neacademy.org. Click
here for the website with info on both programs.
*Pennsauken HS will name its football field after
long-time former coach Vince McAneney on Sept. 13. Vince once coached at
West Catholic as did his brother, John, most recently the long-time
offensive coordinator at George Washington HS. Visit
www.vincefootballfield.com
for complete info on the field dedication and the dinner to follow.
*Terry Henderson, who for the past two
years was the coach at William Penn HS, is interested in becoming an
assistant at a Catholic League school. Terry also has coaching experience at
the semi-pro level. He may be reached at 215-360-1256 or
ovbchargers@aol.com.
*West Philadelphia HS seeks varsity opponents for weeks
three and four. Contact coach John Lay at 267-979-7111 or assistant Larry
Bledsoe at 267-779-4829.
*The Bill Sytsma Hero Football Camp, for all youth players
and coaches, will be held Aug. 23, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Murphy RC, 4th and
Shunk. Bill is asking for donations of $10 from players and $20 from
coaches, with all money going to A Hero's Welcome (www.aheros-welcome.org.)
For more info, contact Bill at 267-202-1856.
*Conwell-Egan High parents held a
Mike Tos memorial benefit March 15, designed to raise scholarship funds,
erect a memorial and purchase new equipment. To contribute please contact
Susan
Singlar (215-741-7168,
slsinglar@comcast.net)
or Michele Golin (267-981-6883,
mdgolin@yahoo.com).
Or send a check, made out to Eagles for Tos Foundation, to Michele Golin at
508 Ehret Road, Fairless Hills, PA 19030.
*Click here for information on La Salle High's second annual alumni event; doubleheader this year.
*A coaches' clinic featuring John Chaney, Speedy Morris and Rick Brunson, among others, will be held Sept. 14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Wheeling Jesuit University, in Wheeling, West Virginia. For more info, contact Gene Ammirante at 304-242-4041, Dr. Gregory Minnick at 304-243-3490, or Danny Sancomb at 304-243-2365.
*The Cancer Research Classic (CRC), a premiere high school boys’ basketball event, will be held Jan. 3 at Wheeling Jesuit University, in West Virginia. Invited schools include traditionally top-rated powerhouses from Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC, New York City, New Jersey, and Ohio. Proceeds from the Classic assist in funding the academic scholarships at WJU and ongoing cancer and men’s health research at the Urologic Research Institute. More info to be posted when it becomes available.
*"It All Began With Wilt," a book by Cecil Mosenson, Wilt Chamberlain's high school coach at Overbrook High and a long-time coach/educator, is now available in bookstores and on sites such as www.amazon.com.
*Bodine HS seeks varsity and JV games. Express interest on the schedule section of www.bodinebasketball.com.
*The second annual 4 the Kidz basketball experience, pickup games played in a controlled indoor environment, will be held Monday, Wednesday and Thursday nights, ages 12 to 16, throughout the entire month of August at Dan Rumph RC (formerly Mallery), at Morton and Johnson streets, in Mt. Airy. For more info, contact Brent Hawthorne at 267-847-0042 or speak with Lee Berry at Rumph RC.
*Conwell-Egan HS seeks one scrimmage and one non-league game. Call 215-945-3533.
*Click here for info on the 2008 Coaches vs. Cancer Coaches Clinic, to be held Sept. 14 at Germantown Academy. The 2007 clinic was held Sept. 16. The speakers were Pete Gillen, John O'Connor, Steve Chadwin and Gregg Downer. To obtain a DVD, please send a check for $30, made out to Germantown Academy, to Jim Fenerty, c/o Germantown Academy, 340 Morris Road, Fort Washington, PA, 19034.
*Bodine High seeks teams for holiday JV tournament. Contact Rob Moore at bodinebasketball@gmail.com.
*Haverford High seeks one team for its holiday tournament (also involved are Academy Park and Haverford School). Contact coach Terry McNichol at TMcNichol@CBIZ.com.
*Germantown Academy seeks multiple games for the 2008-09 season. Call coach Jim Fenerty at 215-260-4363.
*Holy Name High, a Class AA school in Reading, seeks five teams (three boys, two girls) for its tipoff tourney Dec. 5 and 6. For more info, contact Bill Hess at 610-374-8361 or bhess@gohnhs.org.
*Click here for a website being maintained by former Widener assistant Jonathan Michels.