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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
 
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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.
  *Ex-Dobbins Tech star Linda "Hawkeye" Page is available to teach shooting to teams or individuals. She may be contacted at 610-864-3662 or tribeus@netzero.net. Also, please visit her website at http://lindapage100points.com.