SPECIAL EVENT
*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.
SPECIAL EVENTS
*The Indianapolis Colts' Raheem Brock,
along with teammates and other pro/semi-pro athletes, will host a panel
discussion for Public League athletes and coaches June 6, 6 to 8 p.m., at
Murrell Dobbins Tech, 22nd and Lehigh. Topics: importance of athletics,
options after high school, how to stay involved in athletics on all levels,
etc. Space limited to the first 500 RSVPs. Contact Marissa Klein at
877-725-4377 or
brockskids@raheembrock.com.
*The fourth annual Miles Miller
Memorial Golf Outing will be held May 12 at Bensalem Golf Club; registration
at 8, shotgun start at 9:30. A 4-hour open bar and buffet dinner will start
at 4 p.m. across the street at the Eddington House. Send check for $150 to
Miles Miller Memorial Fund and mail to Ken Miller, 1348 Virginia Avenue,
Bensalem, PA 19020 by May 5. For further info, email Tiffany Sloss at
TSloss@centralsalvageco.com.
*La Salle High hosted an
alumni game Dec. 1 to support the
Wounded Warriors Project in honor of 1st Lieutenant Dawn Halfaker, whose arm
was severed from the shoulder down in a roadside bombing in Baghdad several
years ago. Dawn was a college basketball teammate, at West Point, of
Christina Canelli, the daughter of former La Salle star Lou Canelli ('73).
WWP helps soldiers who have lost limbs.
Those wishing to donate to WWP may
send a check to Wounded Warriors Project, PO Box 758517, Topeka, KS
66675-8517, In Honor of Dawn Halfaker.
RADIO TALK SHOW
*"Sports Chatter -- More Information Than
You'll Ever Need" airs every Friday night, 10 to midnight, on WPEN 950-AM.
You may also listen on your computer at
www.wpen.com. Your
hosts are Gene Giello, Paul Solari, Kevin Midgette and Dave Dougherty. Call 610-632-0950 to
participate. Enjoy! Also, visit
www.sportschattertalk.com.
MULTIPLE SPORTS
*Check out the area’s newest
sports camp, to be held June 16-19 at La Salle High, by clicking
here.
*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.
SOFTBALL
Click here for
details on a special softball event to honor the memory of Joseph A.
McGowan.
BASEBALL
*Camps hosted by Temple coach Rob Valli will be held July 1-2, July 7-10 and
July 14-17 at the school's Ambler campus. For more info, contact the Temple
baseball office at 215-283-1465 or e-mail
baseballcamps@temple.edu.
Register online at
www.owlsports.com.
*The
Extra Bases Baseball Camp, for boys and girls ages 8 to 12, will be held
at the Conshohocken little league complex, at Sutcliffe Park in Conshohocken, July 7-10
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.. For more info, contact Marty Eckert at 484-744-1667
or CoachMartyE@aol.com.
*The Craig Scioscia Baseball Camp, for
boys and girls ages 9 to 13 and hosted by Southern High's coach, will be
held in weekly sessions ($40 per week) from June 23 to Aug. 5 at Sacks RC,
4th and Washington. For more info, contact Craig at 215-485-1743.
FOOTBALL
*Bensalem
HS seeks a varsity game for week 3, Sept. 12 or 13. Contact
coach Dan McShane at 267-979-4617 or
dmcshane!@bensalemsd.org.
*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 second annual Frankford HS football reunion,
for players/coaches/fans/cheerleaders, will be held May 10, 7 to 11 p.m., at
Dugan's, 7900 Roosevelt Blvd. Please visit
www.frankfordpioneersfootball.com for complete info and to view photos from
last year's reunion.
*Chester High has an open date for
week 9 (Oct. 24-25).
Call assistant coach James Howard
at 484-995-3206 or e-mail
james_howard@elwyn.org.
Will play home or away. Also have open dates
for the freshman team in October.
*The Delaware Valley Football Camp, run by college
coaches, will be held June 3 at Cardinal O'Hara HS. For more info, call
Danny Algeo at 267-218-3625.
*The fifth annual golf outing to benefit North
Catholic football will be held May 31 at the Byrne GC, 9500 Leon Avenue in
NE Phila. For more info, call Lenny at 267-226-2302 or send an email to
4fclub@northcatholicfootball.com.
*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.
*Click
here for
full information on the annual Battle of the Hogs event, competition in
strength and endurance for teams of linemen in the Delaware Valley to be
held May 31 at Lansdale Catholic HS.
*The second annual Cardinal O'Hara football golf outing
will be held May 19, 1 p.m., at the Edgemont Country Club. For more info,
contact associate head coach Tony Naab at 610-789-6250 or
naaba1@nationwide.com.
*Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church will hold its annual FREE clinic
for boys 7 to 17 on June 21, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Vernon Road and Pickering
Street. Former city greats such as Rich Drayton, Bruce Carthon, Albie
Crosby, Virnest Beale, Keita Crespina, Charles Peoples, Jon Clark, Chuck
Cohen, Charles Way, Antowine Graham, Chris Downs, Rich Sago, Keith Singleton
and Darren Swift will be among the clinicians. Contact Enon's athletic
director, Redell Crabbe, at 215-276-7200, ext. 2807, for information forms.
On the day itself, just bring cleats and water/Gatorade.
*Football University (FBU), which is staffed by current
NFL players and former NFL coaches, will hold an invitation-only camp for
rising seventh to 11th graders from June 20-22 at Widener University. For
more info, and to see how you could be one of those to earn an invite, visit
www.Air7QBU.com.
*Delaware State will hold prospect camps for rising
seniors June 14 and July 12 on its campus in Dover, Del. For more info,
contact recruiting coordinator Jeff Braxton at 302-857-7258.
*Neumann-Goretti High seeks three volunteer assistants for
its freshman team. Contact varsity coach Bill Sytsma at 267-202-1856.
*Lauren's First and Goal Football Camp, open to students
in grades nine through 12 in Fall 2008, will be held June 1, 9 a.m. to 3
p.m., at Lafayette College. For more info, visit
http://laurensfirstandgoal.org.
*The Extra Mile Football Camp,
for ages 8 to 14, will be held June 23-27 at Ambler-Whitpain Sports Park.
For more info, please call Dom D'Addona at 610-304-9457.
*Frankford High seeks a varsity scrimmage, preferably at home, for Aug.
16. Contact coach Mike Capriotti at 267-228-5850.
*Downingtown East High, a Class AAAA school, seeks to plays a Public
League team in Week 1 of the 2008 season. Contact coach Michael Matta at
610-269-8440, ext. 7804, or mmatta@dasd.org.
*The annual Air Algeo QB camp will be held June 1 at O’Hara. For more
info, call Danny Algeo at 267-218-3625.
*Cardinal O’Hara High will host a youth
camp June 23-26 & July 21-24. For more info, call Danny Algeo at
267-218-3625.
*The Cardinal O’Hara youth camp at Dealy Field, in Sea Isle City, N.J.,
will be held from June 30 through July 3. For more info, call Danny Algeo at
267-218-3625.
*Philadelphia Sports Training Center will host a 7-on-7
Passing League at Belmont Plateau, in Fairmont Park, April 26
through Aug. 2. There will be three divisions (middle school, JV and
high school) and participants must have at least a 2.0 GPA. For more
info, call 267-432-6778 or visit
www.PhillySportsTC.com.
*Directors and coaches are being sought for non-contact
youth camps (ages 6-14) being run by the Eagles. The dates are June
23-27 and July 7-11, 14-18 and 21-25. Contact Tom Finks, executive
director, Phila. Eagles Youth FB Camps, 866-246-9919, or
tom@prosportsexperience.com.
*La Salle High seeks assistant coaches. Call coach Drew
Gordon at 215-233-2911 or email a resume to
gordonb@lschs.org.
*Bensalem High seeks a scrimmage for Aug. 16 and a game for Sept. 5.
Contact coach Dan McShane at 267-979-4617.
*Neumann-Goretti High seeks assistant coaches for quarterbacks and
d-backs. Fax resume to coach Bill Sytsma or AD Chip Reitano at
215-462-2410.
*The International Student Athlete Academy will hold the
following events: Youth Combine, ages 10-13, May 17, at Chestnut
Hill Academy; Raheem Brock's Youth Combine, ages 10-13, June 7, at
Dobbins' field, 29th and Chalmers; High School 7-on-7 Tournament,
June 14, at Chestnut Hill Academy; QB/WR Clinic, ages 10-17, June
28, at Chestnut Hill Academy; High School Overnight Passing Camp
(teams and individuals),
July 17-20, at Neumann College. For more info, visit
www.isaainc.com or contact
Antowine Graham at 215-266-6206 or ISAA, 4160 Monument Ave., Suite
112, Phila., PA 19131.
*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.
*The 5th
annual Gregory Hennigar Memorial Rough-Touch FB Tournament was held July 28
at Ramp Playground, across the street from Greg's alma mater, Father Judge HS.
For ongoing updates, please contact Greg's Judge teammate, Ryan Nase, at
naser@lafayette.edu. Also, here's a
link to a myspace page that has been set up to honor greg:
http://www.myspace.com/rememberinggreg.
BASKETBALL
*Former NBA player Jimmy Wilson is hosting weekly camps, for boys
and girls 7 to 19 years of age, each Thursday evening through June in
the gym at St. Charles School, 20th and Christian. There will also be a
summer league at Hawthorne Rec Center, 12th and Carpenter, for 19u, 15u
and 11u. For more info, contact Jimmy at 215-545-6178, 215-732-6495 or
redbird1059@yahoo.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.
*A YBOA state tournament for boys and girls teams 9u through 18u
will be held May 30-June 1 at John Bartram HS (Friday night) and the
Academy of the New Church, in Bryn Athyn (Saturday and Sunday). To
register, click
here
or contact Lynnell Williams at 267-278-2917 or
philly_rocstarz@mail.org.
*Click
here for information on Nike camps, being held in
conjunction with Winning Ways, this summer at Swarthmore College.
Reduced tuition for local residents.
*The Phila. Metro Basketball Leagues, for boys in grades 5 to 12,
will be held this summer at Temple's Ambler Campus. For more info, call
1-877-286-1248 or e-mail
psjevents@gmail.com.
Or register online at
www.leaguelineup.com/bballevents or
www.pennjaguars.org.
*The Gene Banks City Legends Birthday Bash, hosted by the former
NBA player (also West Philly HS, Duke) and designed to celebrate
Philly's rich basketball tradition, will be held May 17, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.,
at The Bottom of the Sea restaurant, 714 South Street, 19104. Advance
tickets $30. Or $50 at door. Partial proceeds to benefit scholarship
funding. For more info, contact Gene Sr. at 336-303-5103 or
thegenebanksleague@yahoo.com, Gene Jr. at 267-850-3804 or
genebanks23@hotmail.com,
or visit
www.TheNetworkInvasion.com.
*The Philadelphia Select AAU
Basketball Club is recruiting boys ages 12, 16 and 17 to compete in
highly competitive AAU tournaments. During the April recruiting period
our high school teams will compete at the Solebury Showcase, the Charlie
Weber Hoop Fest in DC, and the Quaker City Shootout at Saint Joseph’s
and Temple University. There will be college coaches at all 3 events
recruiting for the 2008-2009 season. All candidates must have good
basketball skills, and at least an 850 on the SAT with a 2.8 or better
GPA. For more info, contact Alvin Jones at 267-971-6504.
*A symposium for coaches, hosted by the father-son
coaching team of Steve (Abington Friends School) and Jamie Chadwin
(Immaculata University) and featuring an exchange of principles, plays
and concepts, will be held May 17, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Abington
Friends. For more info, contact Jamie Chadwin at 610-496-4880 or
jchadwin@immaculata.edu.
Proceeds will benefit Coaches vs. Cancer.
*ISAA seeks six female high school teams for its new league, to be
held at Community College of Phila. from June 3 to July 1. Also, skills
and drills sessions for female athletes will be held each Wednesday in
June from 6 to 8 p.m. For more info, contact Antowine Graham at
215-266-6206 or
isaainc@gmail.com.
*Click
here for information on a Nike camp for boys, to be held
this summer at Swarthmore College.
*Germantown Academy seeks multiple games for the 2008-09 season.
Call coach Jim Fenerty at 215-260-4363.
*A Reebok Headliner Camp, open to players in the classes of 2009
through 2012, will be held June 7 and 8 at Philadelphia University. For
more info and to register, go to
http://www.prepchamps.com/headliner.html.
*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.
*Drexel University's camps for boys and girls ages 7 to 17 will be
held June 23-27 and Aug. 4-8. For more info, contact Mike Mannix, coordinator of
basketball operations, at 215-895-1418, or via email at
mcm82@drexel.edu.
*AAU program is looking for experienced coaches. We
prefer high school and college assistant coaches who would like to improve their
coaching experience over the spring-summer months coaching highly skilled 12u -
17u players. Our program will compensate you for all travel expenses and
stipend. Send short e-mail resume of your basketball coaching (playing)
experiences to
psjevents@gmail.com. We are looking for experienced assistant coaches (We
prefer area college basketball players in their junior and senior years).
*Click
here for a website
being maintained by former Widener assistant Jonathan Michels.
*Germantown Academy seeks six teams -- three boys, three girls --
for its Make a Wish Tournament, to be held Dec. 12 and 13, 2008. Contact AD Jim
Fenerty at 215-646-3300, ext. 217.
*A clinic for officials, directed by John Koskinen, will be held
May. 30-June 1 in Wildwood, N.J. For more info, contact John at 215-235-8896 or
jmkkos@verizon.net.
Also, you may click here
for complete details.
*The Coaches vs. Cancer Coaches Clinic, held in memory of former
assistant coach Danny Craige and open to coaches at all levels, was
Sept. 16 at Germantown Academy.
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.
*Former Kennedy-Kenrick star
Ryan Rich, along with long-time friend Mike Ames, is marketing a instructional
video on how to improve ballhandling skills. Ryan may be reached at
contact@drillz4skillz.com.
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