By Josh Verln
If Radnor’s boys needed any reminder of how long it’s been since their program last competed for a district championship, they got one at their District 1 Class 5A semifinal win over Upper Moreland. That’s when one of the members of the last Radnor boys’ squad came up to introduce himself, to pass along words of good wishes for Jamie Chadwin and his Raptors.
A gentleman who was pushing 80 years old, reliving the memories from that 1960-61 year season, speaking to a group of 16-to-18-year-olds whose parents weren’t even around the last time the Main Line public school hoisted a District 1 trophy.
It’s been exactly six decades since Radnor’s even had the opportunity to play for a district title, a year after longtime head coach Ellis Dwyer led the team to the last of his seven district titles, a reign that started in 1945 and continued in ‘46, ‘49, ‘51, ‘56 and ‘60 before the final win in ‘61, a 68-59 decision over Norristown.
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