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GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS *Bill Shank, productive

sixth man for Roman Catholic's 1992 Catholic League basketball champs, is

approaching one year of recovery (Sept, 27) after struggling with 15 years

of addiction, homelessness, health setbacks, etc. He is now telling his

story to school/youth groups and may be reached at willshank577@gmail.com.

Thank you. Stay strong, Bill! *

and how he could help YOU! *Paid scorekeepers and/or

interns are being sought for games in adult basketball leagues. The leagues

run over three time frames through the calendar year and the games -- most

are played on Saturday afternoon/evening and Sunday morning -- are held at

FiDonce Gym, 3640 G Street (near Erie Avenue), in Philadelphia. If

interested, contact Steve Reid at 215-941-0714. Thanks. *The revised second edition of Joe

Rapczynski's book on the amazing feat of North Catholic's 1968 basketball junior varsity can now be purchased via Barnes&Noble. Click here . *Jimmy Grant just finished his 5th book on football

history. Holy Wars chronicles the history of Catholic School football

at the high school and collegiate level. There is a short feature on the

North Catholic/Frankford Rivalry. The book is available here . *The Narberth Summer

Basketball League, for players from seventh grade through 12th, is preparing

for its 74th season. Players/parents: Send an email to administrator

Mike Herron at herronm13@gmail.com to receive an application. The draft will take place in mid-April

and the league will run from early May through late July. Ted Taylor, who long lit up

this website with columns on baseball cards and other sports memorabilia, is

hosting two radio shows each week on www.wrdv.com and www.wrdv.org -- Tuesday, 8 a.m. to noon, big band and

swing. Wednesday, 10 p.m. to 1 a.m., old time rock 'n roll. On the radio . .

. WRDV FM 89.3 Bucks/Montgomery; 107.3 Philadelphia; 97.1 Bensalem and WLBS

FM 91.7 Bristol-Levittown. *Coaches/league

administrators/organization leaders: Click here for

info on Modell's Team Weeks program. The Philly area rep is Jake Tarlini -

917-453-3841 or jacob.tarlini@modells.com . *If you have a film of the 1968

Catholic League football championship game, Cardinal Dougherty vs. Monsignor

Bonner, please contact Earl "Skip" Ziegenfuss at eziegenfuss@comcast.net . Thanks! * Coaches,

education majors, phys ed teachers, student-athletes . . . Would you like to

work at Future Stars Day Camps in summer 2020? Start the process now . Click here and submit your application. *David Richman has written a

book about the early years of the 76ers . . . His dad, Ike, was the owner

and a guy named Wilt was his roommate. "Wilt, Ike, & Me" may be

purchased here . * Robert

D. Oberst has written a second book, Renaissance Olympian , about Gene

Oberst's very interesting life. Gene played football at Notre Dame for

coach/mentor Knute Rockne, medaled in the javelin in the Olympics, coached

two championship football teams at Roman and later became a professor and artist. The book may be purchased via

Amazon. Please click here . Thank you. *Cardinal Dougherty grad

Shaun Ellis ('04), a former Phillies draftee and pitcher in the minor

leagues and independent ball since 2009, is offering pitching lessons. He

may be reached at 856-617-3557 or shaunellis08@gmail.com . *John Shiffert, who long

entertained readers of this website with columns about baseball history, is

looking for freelance writing opportunities. He now lives in the Philly

area. If you know of any, please email John at jas2writer@gmail.com .

Thank you! Click here for a link to the High School Sports Show, which airs every Monday, 7 p.m.,

on 610-AM. *If you happen to have a copy

of the Sept./Oct. 1990 edition of Philly Sports Magazine, please contact

Isaiah Montgomery at hbgsharks25@gmail.com . Thank you! *Jim Lannigan, former football star at

Father Judge High, has created a LinkedIn group for former All-City honorees

in football, basketball and baseball. Post promotions

that your company has. Promote a beef and beer that you are having for a

charity event, Connect with those that are coaching or involved with the

sport that you were involved with during your high school years, network, or

just get back in touch, etc. Click here for the group's page. SOCCER *Matt Davis, former Bishop

McDevitt multisport athlete and student writer for this website, is now the

head coach at Mount Aloysius College, a D-III school in Cresson, Pa. (near

Altoona). If you've got game and think you'd like to be part of Matt's

program, send him an email at mattdavissoccer@gmail.com . FOOTBALL *Jimmy Grant just finished his 5th book on

football history. Holy Wars chronicles the history of Catholic School

football at the high school and collegiate level. There is a short feature

on the North Catholic/Frankford Rivalry. The book is available here . *If you have a film of the 1968 Catholic League championship game,

Cardinal Dougherty vs. Monsignor Bonner, please contact Earl "Skip"

Ziegenfuss at eziegenfuss@comcast.net . Thanks! * Robert

D. Oberst has written a second book, Renaissance Olympian , about Gene

Oberst's very interesting life. Gene played football at Notre Dame for

coach/mentor Knute Rockne, medaled in the javelin in the Olympics, coached

two championship football teams at Roman and later became a professor and artist. The book may be purchased via

Amazon. Please click here . Thank you. *Bill Clausen is selling City Title programs from 1945 to 1979

(almost all seasons). Cost: $10 apiece. He may be reached at billpclausen@gmail.com . *If you have a film of the 1973 Mastbaum-Southern game, please

contact Michael Anderson at tandm1214@gmail.com . *Chestnut Hill College has started a sprint team (weight limit: 172

pounds). Would you like to give it a whirl? Contact coach Mike Pearson at PearsonM@chc.edu . *The

commemorative book -- "La Salle College High School - 100 Years of Football

History" -- has been released. It was written by 1969 grad Bill Wasylenko.

Proceeds on book sales will benefit the school's Touchdown Club. The book is

on sale at home games and can also be purchased on this eBay page . *Several game films from Bonner's 1984 season (with '83 to come) are

available for viewing through Dropbox. For more info, contact Paul Golden at paul.golden@gmail.com . *Bill Wasylenko, La Salle High's football historian, seeks tapes of games

involving the Explorers from all eras. He already has many tapes

from 1988 to 2012, along with a few from '75 and '76 and some

from the early '60s. Bill may be reached at explorerfb@gmail.com . BASEBALL *Cardinal Dougherty grad Shaun Ellis ('04), a former Phillies

draftee and pitcher in the minor leagues and independent ball since

2009, is offering pitching lessons. He may be reached at

856-617-3557 or shaunellis08@gmail.com . *John Shiffert, who long entertained readers of this website with

columns about baseball history, is looking for freelance writing

opportunities. He now lives in the Philly area. If you know of any,

please email John at jas2writer@gmail.com .

Thank you! *Former Episcopal Academy star Dan Williams ('04) is the director of D-Will Performance,

which is based in King of Prussia and helps players reach their

potential by taking a cutting-edge approach to baseball development.

Pitchers and position players are encouraged to contact Dan at

610-213-1958 or dwillperformance@gmail.com . BASKETBALL *Paid scorekeepers and/or interns are being sought for games in

adult basketball leagues. The leagues run over three time frames

through the calendar year and the games -- most are played on

Saturday afternoon/evening and Sunday morning -- are held at FiDonce

Gym, 3640 G Street (near Erie Avenue), in Philadelphia. If

interested, contact Steve Reid at 215-941-0714. Thanks. *Joe Rapczynski, the only

member of North Catholic's 1968 junior varsity AND varsity basketball teams, has written a book about

the game that drew national attention . . . the victory by North's JV,

filling in for the suspended varsity, over McDevitt in a quarterfinal

playoff at the Palestra. All angles are explored; even some new ones! Joe

played at La Salle University and coached for 40 years on the high

school/college level. Click here for more info and instructions on how to purchase the book. Congrats on this

project, Joe! . . . *The Narberth Summer Basketball League, for players from seventh

grade through 12th, is preparing for its 74th season.

Players/parents: Send an email to administrator Mike Herron at herronm13@gmail.com to receive an application. The draft will take place in mid-April

and the league will run from early May through late July. David Richman has written a book about the early years of the 76ers

. . . His dad, Ike, was the owner and a guy named Wilt was his

roommate. "Wilt, Ike, & Me" may be purchased here . *Bill "Mr. Bill"

Williams, long-time assistant at Southern, is selling DVDs of Philly

high school games going . Click here for his website page and contact info and here for an updated list of available DVDs. *If you happen to have a copy of the

Sept./Oct. 1990 edition of Philly Sports Magazine, please contact

Isaiah Montgomery at hbgsharks25@gmail.com . Thank you! *Games involving city-leagues teams are being telecast this season

on www.sportsfanbase.com , with former Northeast High

baseball star Ari Bluestein as the play-by-play man. Ari's twitter

handle is The_SFBN. And click here for SFBN's Facebook page. Click here for ISAA's assorted offerings. Joseph DeMayo, son of Joe DeMayo, long-time college basketball referee

and the assigner of referees for the Catholic League, is experiencing a health

issue (kidney failure) that has left him out of work and facing financial

challenges. To help Joseph and his family, referees Wally Rutecki, Michael

Chesney and John Hughes have started a tax deductible fund. If you can

contribute, please send a check to Joseph DeMayo Kidney Fight Fund, 533 Vernon

Road, Springfield, PA 19064. Thank you. SPECIAL NOTES *Please check out a business

owned by Ed Kerr, Jr., a 1960 West Catholic grad and long-time supporter of

the school's athletic programs (also mover/shaker in alumni association) -- www.SafetyBroadcast.com .

Thanks! *Joseph DeMayo, son of Joe DeMayo, long-time college basketball referee

and the assigner of referees for the Catholic League, is experiencing a

health issue (kidney failure) that has left him out of work and facing

financial challenges. To help Joseph, referees Wally Rutecki, Michael

Chesney and John Hughes have started a tax deductible fund. If you can

contribute, please send a check to Joseph DeMayo Kidney Fight Fund, 533

Vernon Road, Springfield, PA 19064. Thank you. SPECIAL NOTES *The family of John

Wagner is proud to announce the formation of The Coach Wags Memorial

Foundation, which honors the late, beloved former freshman football coach at

St. Joseph's Prep. The foundation's sole mission is to raise money

for The Cancer Center at Children's

Hospital . For more information, email THECOACHWAGSMEMORIALFOUNDATION@yahoo.com and/or check out The Coach Wags Memorial Foundation on Facebook. Please

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