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ALLEN Coach: Chris Kinane (first year) Last year: 0-10 (0-9, LVC) Impact players: QB Justin Quaye, sr.; QB Nick Rhodes, jr.; WR Matt Wingler, sr.; WR Nik Davis, sr.; WR/RB David Gibbs, sr.; WR Siddiq Shabazz, sr.; OL Lance Troxell, sr.; OL Eddy Torres, sr.; RB/LB Luciano…
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Read on mcall.com →Philadelphia Force assistant general manager Erin Statmore is looking for a big sparkle in her life. She’ll have it if the Force win the National Pro Fastpitch league championship tournament in Kimberly, Wisc. this weekend. “I’m looking to fly back with a diamond ring on the…
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Read on mcall.com →Spain, Argentina, Greece and China could combine to form an all-world team and the scoreboard at the Beijing Games wouldn’t read any differently than it has after any other game the United States has played at the Wukesong Basketball Arena. Redeem Team would crush any collection…
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Read on mcall.com →The Northampton Community College athletic program is making the transition from small-time to a bigger and more competitive level of play. That was Troy Tucker’s No. 1 goal after he was hired as the Spartans’ athletic director on June 2. Coming from the University of Maryland…
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Read on mcall.com →Parkland senior Jaleel Clark stood at the podium, his two diamond-stud earrings sparkling, and spoke enthusiastically about the upcoming football season and the Trojans’ attempt to go undefeated a third straight season in the Lehigh Valley Conference. Clark, the 2007 Morning…
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Read on mcall.com →Fantasy baseball and football camps are cool, but nobody is supposed to get hurt. In fantasy boxing, well, that may not be the case, if NBC 10 (WCAU) sports anchor and ex-Philadelphia Eagles return man Vai Sikahema is able to sneak inside on the much larger Jose Canseco and…
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Read on mcall.com →Joey Orlando always just found a way. He was a two-way starter on a Liberty football team last season that had an All-American linebacker in Brendan Beal, who’s now at the University of Florida on a scholarship. There also was Ahkeem Smith, now at Temple on a scholarship. But…
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Read on mcall.com →He has long legs, long strides and speed. They all became winning ingredients for Wilson’s Anthony Davidson, who won the Class 2A 400-meter dash title at the PIAA Track and Field Championships Memorial Day weekend. Davidson, a rising senior, was the only District 11 athlete to…
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Read on mcall.com →Jarred Holley could have been mistaken for Krazy Glue on a hot Saturday night at HersheyPark Stadium. The Easton High defensive back started at left cornerback for Pennsylvania against Ohio in the Big 33 Football Classic and made two sensational plays in the end zone — one an…
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Read on mcall.com →Jarred Holley could have been mistaken for Krazy Glue on a hot Saturday night at Hersheypark Stadium. The Easton High defensive back started at left cornerback for Pennsylvania against Ohio in the Big 33 Football Classic and made two sensational plays in the end zone — one an…
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Read on mcall.com →Jarred Holley will not be a utilityman in tonight’s Big 33 Football Classic. Which means he will not play quarterback, running back, wide receiver, kick returner or punt returner when Pennsylvania meets Ohio at Hersheypark Stadium. He played all those positions in four stellar…
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Read on mcall.com →He’s a Big 33 replacement player, but Parkland quarterback John Laub is also a proven winner. Last season, he led Parkland to a 15-1 record and PIAA Class 4A runner-up finish. It was his first season as a starter, and Laub ran coach Jim Morgans’ Wing-T offense to near perfection…
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Read on mcall.com →Speaking with passion and nearly breaking down throughout his marathon speech, former heavyweight champion Larry Holmes thrilled the crowd on the museum grounds of the International Boxing Hall of Fame on Sunday. He was frank and funny as he talked about life, family, career and…
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Read on mcall.com →Larry Holmes returned to the spotlight Saturday, signing autographs, pictures, posters and other boxing memorabilia. This afternoon, the former heavyweight champion will brave the heat to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. The buildup to the moment has been…
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Read on mcall.com →Larry Holmes fought 581 rounds during his legendary boxing career. Along the way, he persevered in a classic 15-round bout against Ken Norton on June 9, 1978, to win the heavyweight title. He also beat Muhammad Ali, Earnie Shavers and Gerry Cooney. But there is one heavyweight…
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Read on mcall.com →Larry Holmes fought until age 52, beating Muhammad Ali once and Earnie Shavers twice along the way before retiring for good with a 10-round unanimous decision over Eric “Butterbean” Esch on July 27, 2002. Now, six years after whipping the fat off Butterbean in Norfolk, Va.,…
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Read on mcall.com →Anthony Davidson appeared to be facing a daunting challenge when he showed up later than expected for the finals of the Class 2A 400-meter dash. Lucky for the Wilson junior, he had rival sprinter Austin Cseh of Palmerton to help settle his mind and help him prepare for a…
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Read on mcall.com →The two-day PIAA Track and Field Championships begins at Shippensburg University this morning with one major question for District 11. Can it get any better for the district than in 2003, when Bethlehem Catholic won the Class 2A team title, becoming the first school in the…
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Read on mcall.com →Adam Eckhart has a crazy passion for jumping over things, which is why it’s best for him to always wear sneakers. “I jump everywhere I go,” he said. “It’s like everyone knows me for that. I just jump and jump and jump.” This weekend, the Wilson senior will be jumping in the…
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Read on mcall.com →Jesse Sell would prefer to smash a volleyball over crashing the books any day of the week. But the Emmaus senior never lost sight of the fact that he needed to be successful in both. On Wednesday, Sell was rewarded for his hard work in both at the Lehigh Valley Conference…
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Read on mcall.com →It was an arena football game that ended like a wild, wild west brawl. There were still 3 minutes, 22 seconds left on the clock in the fourth quarter when the officials called the CIFL game between the Lehigh Valley Outlawz and Rochester Raiders Saturday night at Stabler Arena.…
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Read on mcall.com →It was an arena football game that ended like a wild, wild west brawl. There were still 3 minutes, 22 seconds left on the clock in the fourth quarter when the officials called the CIFL game between the Lehigh Valley Outlawz and Rochester Raiders Saturday night at Stabler arena.…
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Read on mcall.com →He’s not all hulked up, but Palmerton sprinter Austin Cseh had all the speed and endurance necessary to prevail over Wilson’s Anthony Davidson in a thrilling race to the finish line in the finals of the 400-meter dash at the Colonial League Track and Field Championships on…
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Read on mcall.com →Bethlehem Catholic junior sprinter Tevrin Brandon is an underdog no more. Fast and confident since his freshman year, Brandon still entered this spring unfulfilled because he had yet to win the 100-meter dash at the Lehigh Valley Conference Track and Field Championships. But…
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