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Anybody who just liked track and field before coming to the 109th edition of the Penn Relays on Saturday at Franklin Field probably loves the sport now. The athletes standing in unison at the finish line to cheer on the last-place sprinter along with thousands of fans in the…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Two defending PIAA Class 3A track and field champions, Beth Crocus of Freedom and Liberty’s Lauren Birckhead, will head the list of local athletes who will compete in the 109th Penn Relays today at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. An intriguing question is: Will both try to peak…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Bethlehem Catholic sprinters stampeded the grass field, perhaps awakening the dead the faster they ran, and passed the baton from hand-to-hand at Wednesday’s practice. Odd as it seemed, practice was at Memorial Park Cemetery, located across the street from the high school. “This…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Tony Lattimore is an assistant track & field coach at Easton and the father of one of the area’s top female sprinters. But he doesn’t brag much about daughter Danielle. Sure, he’s always happy about her accomplishments in high school and the Junior Olympics. But Tony is just as…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Losing wasn’t anything Freedom High thrower Beth Crocus feared in a dual meet against Easton on Tuesday at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium. It wasn’t a district, state or national meet. That’s where Crocus, a senior and two-time defending PIAA Class 3A champion in the…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →If they had played on the same high school basketball team, Allen’s Ray Barbosa and Emmaus’ Aaron Gray believe they would have won a PIAA Class 4A title. “No question,” said Barbosa, The Morning Call’s Player of the Year who has a scholarship to James Madison University. “If we…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Parkland senior Austin Scott had many breakaway runs en route to a 53-touchdown football season last fall. Often, he seemed on the verge of being off to the races the second he took handoffs. But a change of season has brought a different result for Scott. His football feats…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Darryl Dawkins, the former Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets center, is currently being more outspoken than during any of his 14 seasons in the NBA. He is more vocal about many NBA issues, including those involving inflated salaries and egos. He is naming names and telling…
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Read on mcall.com →Who’s back? Who’s fast? Who’s faster? Who’s stronger and hungrier? Every spring those are the No. 1 questions in track and field. Nothing has changed, except the weather has been absolutely horrible, making it difficult for sprinters and field performers to train like normal.…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Emmaus center Aaron Gray will be playing Division I basketball next season, but it is no longer guaranteed that he will be wearing a University of Pittsburgh uniform. The 6-11 Gray was disappointed to learn last week that Ben Howland had resigned as Pittsburgh’s coach to take…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins destroyed another overmatched opponent in another mandatory title defense Saturday night at the First Union Spectrum. His opponent, Frenchman Mourade Hakkar, dropped to the canvas five times. Finally, referee Frank Cappuccino stopped the…
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Read on mcall.com →Hasim Rahman’s quest to regain a portion of the heavyweight championship belt won’t be realized anytime soon. At least, not until Rahman beats David Tua. Rahman, the former WBC and IBF champion, thought he had done that Saturday night in the co-featured main event at the First…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins wanted to fight Roy Jones Jr., but was not willing to be cheated out of money. He would have settled for Oscar de la Hoya, but the Golden Boy has stayed clear. Welterweights Shane Mosley and Vernon Forrest know how to find Hopkins, but…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins has been to a place he called the “bottom of the world.” Listen up. It’s a place Hopkins said he is not willing to be exiled back to, not by Frenchman Mourade Hakkar, whom he’ll defend his WBA, WBC and IBF titles against Saturday…
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Read on mcall.com →South Carolina tried to bump and hold, but Penn State retaliated with roughhouse play of its own in a women’s basketball NCAA Mideast Region second-round game Tuesday night at the Bryce Jordan Center. Penn State also had offensive punch, led by Kelly Mazzante. Tanisha Wright led…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Penn State guard Kelly Mazzante did not touch the ball in the early moments as Holy Cross defenders hawked her every move Sunday at the Bryce Jordan Center. When she went left, there was Liz O’Connor blanketing her. When she worked to the top of the key, hands flew in her face.…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The Atlantic 10 Conference has qualified multiple teams to the NCAA Tournament for the 12th time in the last 13 years. Even more impressive is that the conference enters the Big Dance with tournament champion Dayton (24-5) and Xavier (25-5) having received their highest ever…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Senior forward Nicole Druckenmiller tightly held onto the television remote control from her front row seat and braced herself for the NCAA Selection Committee’s announcement on Sunday. She anxiously waited to see which team she and her Villanova Wildcats teammates were going to…
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Read on mcall.com →Gerry Cooney is satisfied with his life 21 years after he failed to win the heavyweight championship from Larry Holmes. That loss has not haunted him. It only made him stronger and more committed to helping other boxers get their lives in order after they retire. His health is…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Larry Holmes’ arms were raised in victory. His reign as heavyweight champion would continue after a 13th-round technical knockout of Gerry Cooney, the man many thought of as “the great white hope.” With the victory, Holmes hoped the racial barrier that he believed separated…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The conference and NCAA Tournament games of March should not be overshadowed by the scandal and controversy of a few naughty programs. Because for every Georgia, Fresno State and St. Bonaventure, there are dozens upon dozens of Lehighs and Lafayettes, Penns and Princetons —…
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Read on mcall.com →Saint Joseph’s has a blazing backcourt, led by All-American candidate Jameer Nelson and shooters galore. The Hawks also have a coach, Phil Martelli, who does as much cheering as anyone with pompons. Their 22-5 season includes a 4-0 record against Philadelphia rivals, giving them…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The game moved faster than Lafayette College probably would have liked Sunday night. So did American. As a result, Lafayette coach Fran O’Hanlon doesn’t have to worry about trying to get any more miles out of his players. American saw to that, using its speed on both ends of the…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →First-year Lehigh coach Billy Taylor is ready and confident as he leads the Mountain Hawks into the Patriot League tournament this weekend. These are the games that can lead to tears trickling down the faces of the losers and exuberance overwhelming the winners. It takes three…
· Andre D. Williams
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