By Matt Breen Dan Jackson, boys’ basketball coach at Math, Civics and Sciences Charter School, said he was outraged Tuesday when his school’s athletic director showed him a post on Twitter. This was not anything he or athletic director Lonnie…
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Chester played pivotal role in Bo Ryan’s success
By Rich Wescott Long, long ago, when I was starting out as a young sports writer with the Daily Times, we, as they do now, covered Chester High School. The only difference between the two vastly separate eras was…
Bo Ryan, Wisconsin are Final Four bound after OT win over Arizona
By: Beth Harris, Associated Press Frank Kaminsky carried Wisconsin to the Final Four with 28 points, including six in overtime, as the Badgers defeated Arizona 64-63 in a physical West Region final Saturday night. Kaminsky had 11 rebounds and…
NCAA Tournament: West final has Chester feel
By Christopher Vito When the lights go on Saturday, a ticket to the Final Four will be the prize. All the while, John Linder was wondering the other night when his lights would go out. Linder, the mayor of…
Ryan, Hollis-Jefferson talk about Chester connection
By Terry Toohey Bo Ryan ran into Rondae Hollis-Jefferson during a rare visit to the Boys & Girls Club in Chester last summer. As fate would have it, two of Chester’s finest will meet again, this time in Anaheim, with…
History of Undefeated PIAA Boys HS Basketball State Championship teams
By Dave Burman, 105.5 WCHX radio 2014 New Castle (“AAAA”) 31-0 2012 Chester (“AAAA”) 32-0 2006 Elk County Catholic (“A”) 33-0 2003 Lancaster Catholic (“AAA”) 35-0 2003 Trinity (District-3) (“AA”) 33-0 (click on this link to see all the undefeated teams)
Top Winning PA basketball teams
By Dave Burman, 105.5 WCHX radio CHESTER CLIPPERS 43 Appearances (107-35 = 142 games) 28 Final Four ’54 ’55 ’57 ’59 ’66 ’67 ’72 ’73 ’83 ’ 85 ’87 ’88 ’89 ’91 ’93 ’94 ’96 ’00 ’01 ’03 ’05, 06…
‘Canes make history with state title!
By The Staff of the New Castle News The Perfect Storm. That’s how the 2013-14 New Castle High Red Hurricane basketball team will forever be remembered after capping an unbeaten season with a state title on Saturday. Playing in front…
New Castle finishes perfect season by stomping La Salle College in PIAA Class AAAA boys’ basketball championship
Unleashing a determined defensive effort fueled by the energy generated by an fervent fanbase, Ralph Blundo’s basketball-playing New Castle Hurricanes capped a perfect season by powering past LaSalle College 52-39 in the PIAA Class AAAA championship game Saturday night at Hershey’s Giant…
La Salle halted in title game
By Rick O’Brien La Salle’s impressive and surprising run at its first state basketball championship finally ended. With considerable athleticism and toughness, much of it gained on the gridiron, New Castle completed a perfect season by beating the Explorers,…