Spirit of giving and local thanks fills county post holiday
After a festive season a countywide cheer moves on with Santa’s spirit. The West End Boat Club gets a long awaited steel delivery for renovation thanks to community support and Joe Laird’s promised spring opening. Local anglers, sportsmen and residents share gifts, humor, and good will, with deer tales and small acts of generosity closing a reflective year and ushering in a hopeful New Year.
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Anther
Santa
West End Boat Club
Santa’s Express
Joe Laird
Joe
Pete Nolan
Delta Airlines
Sam Farnell
Sam
Airlines
Rich
Jim
Delaware County
Chester City
Joe Vandergrift
Sun Village B blanked Sun Village AA in league play
Sun Village B shut out Sun Village AA 50 in the Southern Division to stay in eighth place. Dave Dewees led the win with a 51. In other South games Millview beat Martinique and Fun House blanked Upland. In the North Darby A defeated Darby B as Jack Fletcher shot 51. Maximillians defeated Colonial and O’Hagan’s A blanked O’Hagan’s B.
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SUN Village Sports Robts
Sun Village SC
Sun Village AA
Dave Dewees
Millview
Martinique
Fun
Darby
Jack Fletcher
Maximillian
Colonial
O'Hagan
Morton Vets
Danny Murphy
Dolan
Quaker City Tournament Upsets Open with Penn State Win
In Philadelphia the 13th Quaker City Basketball Tournament opened with Penn State rallying to beat Fordham 73-67 in overtime and California upsetting Penn 64-63. Ron Brown led Penn State with 13 points, while Carl Meier scored 17 for Cal as the Bears stunned the Quakers late.
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Philadelphia
St. Bonaventure
Harvard
Quaker City
Cincinnati
Temple
the Palestra
Penn State
Fordham
California
Penn
Nittany Lions
Ron Brown
Lions
Brown
Jon Marshall
Darryl Brown
Cal
Carl Meier
Meier
Bears
Ron Haigler
Quakers
Larry Lewis
Bowl games haunt Lions' Cappelletti
Cappelletti reflects on bowl game challenges and LSU, noting his wish to play a full game in a bowl. He comments on LSU’s strong defense and the need to mix passing plays to keep them honest, while recounting a report from Montana State about the first half.
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Cappelletti
Ronnie Metchiore
Montana State
Ronnie
Ed O'Neil
Driving champion eyes Brandywine winter racing future
Davis shows enthusiasm for Brandywine winter meet in Wilmington Delaware praising the track and the potential for winter racing. He expresses strong belief in the event and notes the opportunity for driving champions to compete in cooler conditions at Brandywine.
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Wilmington
Del
Brandywine
Gregg Kanyer receives Pride of the Lions award at Pennerest banquet
Gregg Kanyer, a senior interior lineman from Moylan, earned the Pride of the Lions award for leadership loyalty and courage at the Pennerest High School Football Awards banquet held at the Brandywine Club in Chadds Ford. Chester Recreation Basketball League to meet for 8:30 pm in council chambers. team rosters due.
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Middletown
Gregg Kanyer
Chadds Ford
Kanyer
Moylan
Chester Rec League
Chester
Chester Recreation Basketball League
Council Chambers
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Oni
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Stan Jarosinski
Joe Bartucci
Beagles
Federation of
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John Plaisant
Sun Village
Cappelleti
CCR
Richfield School
Pickering Creek Industrial Park
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Exton
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Davis
Eddie Davis
Eddie
Brandywine Raceway
Clayton
del. Jeinsman
Dover Downs
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William Penn
Swayin Butler
Mark Dean
Swayin
Butler
Eigher
Delaware Valley
New York
Cravk
Warren
Larente
Eddie Dunnigan
Walt Laudien
Joe Greene
Cameron
Alan Myer
Bik Carrall
Carlton Williams
Butch Tancale
Sy King
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Hanya
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America
Banker’s Club
Banker's Club
London
Eid
Bankers Club Vodka
Bley
Stiller Pruitt
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