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POTTSTOWN PA – A pancake breakfast fund-raiser supporting the Pottsgrove High School girls’ basketball team will be held Saturday (Jan. 21, 2012) from 8-10 a.m. at Applebee’s Restaurant, 833 N. State St., Pottstown, according to an e-mail sent Wednesday from the Pottsgrove School District.

• This event has been added to The Post calendar.

Tickets cost $7 for the general public, and $3 for participants in the Lower Pottsgrove Athletic Association. For more information or to buy tickets, call Coach Mike Brendlinger at 610-970-2868, or ask a team member.

Photo from Google Images

ON THE COURT AT POTTSGROVE HIGH – The girls’ junior varsity basketball squads of Pottsgrove and Upper Perkiomen high schools played Tuesday night (Dec. 13, 2011) at the Falcons’ home gym on Kauffman Road, Pottstown PA. See a gallery of 9 photos, below; enlarge any individual photo by clicking on its thumbnail image.

PHILADELPHIA PA – In an discouraging end to what was otherwise a stellar season that no one expected, the Pottsgrove High School Falcons’ football team ended its quest for more championship glory Friday (Dec. 2, 2011). Their opponents, the Archbishop Wood Vikings, scored the first six times they had the ball en route to a 41-22 victory in PIAA Class AAA quarterfinal playoff game at Northeast High School’s Charles Martin Memorial Stadium in Philadelphia.

• Read a story by reporter Tom Moore, titled “Wood rolls into state semifinal” and published Saturday (Dec. 3) by PhillyBurbs.com online news service, here.
• Read a story by writer Brian Zarley, titled “Falcons Faithful Make Philadelphia Exodus” and published Saturday by The Pottstown Patch online news service, here.
• Watch a video posted Saturday in which PhillyBurbs.com conducts post-game interviews with Archbishop Wood players, here.
• Read a story by reporter Darryl Grumling, titled “H.S. FOOTBALL: Pottsgrove exceeded expectations,” and published Saturday by The (Pottstown PA) Mercury newspaper, here.
• Read a story by Rick O’Brien, titled “Wood cruises into state semifinals” and published Friday (Dec. 2) by The Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper, here.

Photo from Google Images

POTTSTOWN PA – It’s Homecoming Week (Oct. 3-9, 2011) at Pottsgrove High School, Kauffman Road, Pottstown PA, and the days are chock-full of activities intended for both students and the public to enjoy, its staff says.

• Today (Monday, Oct. 3) kicks off the week with “Bum It Day,” during which students get to dress pretty much however they feel (within the boundaries of good taste, of course).
• Tuesday (Oct. 4) is Spirit Day, and wearing team jerseys will be the desired wardrobe.
• Wednesday (Oct. 5) will be Dress Up Day, possibly with a preview of things to be seen later during the weekend. Tune up your singing pipes that night, with a karaoke competition beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the school auditorium. The cost is $5 for adults and $3 for students.
• Thursday (Oct. 6) is Clash Day, and visitors to the high school may want to bring sunglasses to endure its attire. Later that night, from 6:30-8 p.m. in the high school’s south parking lot, the traditional bonfire will blaze away under local fire company supervision.

Friday is when Homecoming comes into its own, according to Pottsgrove School District Athletic and Student Activities Director Gary DeRenzo. Its activities start at 1 p.m. with a pep rally at 1 p.m. in the football stadium, weather permitting. Two hours later, at 3 p.m., the Falcon Football Club and Music League jointly offer a pre-game dinner to members of the football team, marching band, and cheer leading squad.

The week’s official homecoming ceremony is scheduled for Friday at 6 p.m. in the school auditorium, to be followed at 7 with Pottsgrove’s football game against Methacton High School.

The newest members of the high school alumni honor roll will be recognized Saturday (Oct. 8) during a 12:30 p.m. luncheon at Cutillo’s Restaurant, East High Street, Sanatoga. Tickets are still available; call Charlie Yohn at 610-367-6605.

A fund-raising home run derby sponsored by Mishock Physical Therapy will be held Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the baseball field on the high school stadium’s west side. Bring your best swing and pay only $10 or 10 pitches with which to “knock one outta the park;” $25 for 30 pitches and the chance to win some cash; or bring your own personal pitcher and pay $50 for 30 pitches.

Finally, on Saturday night, the Homecoming Ball opens at 6 p.m. in Sunnybrook Ballroom, 50 Sunnybrook Rd., Sanatoga. Tickets cost $42 and are available from Heather Renn at the high school.

Photo from the Pottsgrove School District

PHOENIXILLE PA – Falcon golfers may have lost their match Tuesday (Aug. 30, 2011) against Phoenixville High School, but various Pottsgrove team members’ individual scores since play began late last month have already earned the group respect within the Pioneer Athletic Conference (PAC-10), The Pottstown Patch online news service reported Wednesday (Aug. 31).

The Falcons’ lowest score Tuesday was a 3-over-par 50 by senior Brandon Neikam in Phoenixville’s 259-282 league win at Pickering Valley Golf Club, Phoenixville PA.

• Read a story by reporter Dave Conard, titled “Neikam Leads Falcons In League Battle With Phantoms” and published Wednesday by The Patch, here.

The Pottsgrove boys varsity team plays its counterpart at Boyertown Area Senior High School today (Thursday, Sept. 1) at 3 p.m.

Amber Hansley, left, and T.J. Demetrio

POTTSTOWN PA – Student athletes, proud parents, Falcon sports booster club members and Pottsgrove School District officials Tuesday (June 7, 2011) happily united to honor the 2010-2011 year successes in Pottsgrove High School sports, during the club’s annual athletic awards banquet at Brookside Country Club, Pottstown PA.

The year’s female and male “Outstanding Athlete Awards” (left) were presented to Amber Hansley, and T.J. Demetrio, respectively.

Female Falcon Award recipient Bethany Lang (below) accepted her honors from club representative Dee Pettine, the Falcon mascot, and district Athletic Director Gary DeRenzo. Male Falcon Award recipient Alex Abdalla (bottom), also was joined by The Falcon and DeRenzo.

Pettine, The Falcon, DeRenzo, and Falcon Award winner Bethany Lang

Falcon Award winner Alex Abdalla, The Falcon, and DeRenzo

Photos for The Post by Aimee M. Herbert, Aimee Marie Photography

POTTSTOWN PA – Six coaches and five sports could add up to a busy summer this year for students athletes in the Pottsgrove School District.

Permission was granted last Tuesday (May 10, 2011) by the district Board of School Directors for six of its varsity sports coaches to operate summer camps using district facilities. In all cases the coaches are volunteering their time, primarily for the betterment of future teams, and will not be compensated, Superintendent Dr. Bradley Landis reported.

Approved were:

• Football camp, run by Falcons head football coach Rick Pennypacker, from June 20-24 (2011), for students entering grades 4-9. Its cost will be $65 for district residents, and $75 for non-residents;

• Field hockey camp, run by Falcons head field hockey coach Christine Campbell, from June 20-24, for students entering grades 3-8. Its cost will be $75 per person;

• Soccer camp, run by Falcon boys head soccer coach Jay Witkowski and girls assistant soccer coach Rich Wood, from June 20-24, for students entering grades 1-8. Its cost will be $75 per person;

• Basketball camp, run by Falcon girls head basketball coach Mike Brendlinger, from June 27-30, for students entering grades 4-8. Its cost will be $90 per person, of $75 per person for families with two or more participants enrolled; and

• Wrestling camp, run by Falcons head wrestling coach Jeff Madden, from June 27-July 1, for students entering grades 6-12. The camp is free to all participants.

Related (to the Pottsgrove Board of School Directors’ May 10 meeting):

• Six Pottsgrove Coaches + Five Camps = Busy Summer
• Pottsgrove 2012 Travels Include Italy, Latin America
• School Board OKs Personnel Items Affecting 25 Positions
• Does Pottsgrove Have An Administrative Cut-In-Waiting?
• Red And Yellow Items Left On Pottsgrove Budget Table
• Pottsgrove OKs 2.8% Tax Hike In Tentative Budget
• Teachers’ Contract Extension On Pottsgrove Agenda

POTTSTOWN PA – On the Pottsgrove School District sports schedule for today (Monday, April 11, 2011) through next Monday (April 18):

Today (Monday, April 11)

• Boys Varsity Tennis vs. Phoenixville, 3:30 p.m.
• Girls Varsity Lacrosse @ Boyertown, 3:45 p.m.
• Boys Varsity Lacrosse vs. Pope John Paul ll High School, 3:45 p.m.
• Boys Junior Varsity Baseball @ Pope John Paul ll High School, 4 p.m.
• Girls Varsity Softball @ Chichester, 4 p.m.
• Girls Junior Varsity Softball @ Chichester, 4 p.m.
• Girls Junior Varsity Lacrosse @ Boyertown, 5 p.m.
• Boys Junior Varsity Lacrosse vs. Pope John Paul ll High School, 5 p.m.
• Boys Varsity Baseball @ Pope John Paul ll High School, 7 p.m.

April 12 (Tuesday)

• Boys Varsity Tennis @ Pope John Paul ll High School, 3:30 p.m.
• Coed Middle School Track @ Spring-Ford HS, 3:30 p.m.
• Boys Middle School Baseball vs. Boyertown East, 3:45 p.m.
• Boys Varsity Lacrosse vs. Interboro, 3:45 p.m.
• Girls Middle School Lacrosse vs. Boyertown East, 3:45 p.m.
• Girls Varsity Softball vs. Upper Perkiomen, 4 p.m.
• Girls Junior Varsity Softball vs. Upper Perkiomen, 4 p.m.
• Boys Junior Varsity Lacrosse vs. Interboro, 5 p.m.

April 13 (Wednesday)

• Coed Varsity Track vs. Phoenixville, Pottsgrove @ Pottstown, 3:15 p.m.
• Girls Middle School Softball vs. Arcola Intermediate School, 3:45 p.m.
• Girls Varsity Lacrosse @ Perkiomen Valley, 3:45 p.m.
• Boys Varsity Baseball vs. Upper Perkiomen, 4 p.m.
• Boys Junior Varsity Baseball vs. Upper Perkiomen, 4 p.m.
• Girls Varsity Softball @ Pottstown, 4 p.m.
• Girls Junior Varsity Softball @ Pottstown, 4 p.m.
• Girls Junior Varsity Lacrosse @ Perkiomen Valley, 5 p.m.
• Boys Junior Varsity Lacrosse @ Owen J Roberts, 5:30 p.m.
• Boys Varsity Lacrosse @ Owen J Roberts, 7 p.m.

April 14 (Thursday)

• Boys Varsity Tennis vs. Upper Perkiomen, 3:30 p.m.
• Boys Middle School Baseball @ Pottstown, 3:45 p.m.
• Boys Varsity Lacrosse vs. Southern Lehigh, 3:45 p.m.
• Girls Middle School Lacrosse @ Pottstown, 3:45 p.m.
• Boys Varsity Baseball vs. Phoenixville, 4 p.m.
• Boys Junior Varsity Baseball vs. Phoenixville, 4 p.m.
• Girls Junior Varsity Softball @ Owen J Roberts, 4 p.m.
• Boys Junior Varsity Lacrosse vs. Southern Lehigh, 5 p.m.
• Girls Varsity Softball @ Owen J Roberts, 7 p.m.

April 15 (Friday)

• Girls Varsity Softball @ Interboro, 3:45 p.m.
• Girls Junior Varsity Softball @ Interboro, 3:45 p.m.
• Girls Middle School Softball vs. Owen J Roberts, 3:45 p.m.
• Boys Varsity Lacrosse @ Methacton High School, 3:45 p.m.
• Girls Varsity Lacrosse vs. Owen J Roberts, 3:45 p.m.
• Boys Junior Varsity Baseball @ Owen J Roberts, 4 p.m.
• Boys Junior Varsity Lacrosse @ Methacton High School, 5 p.m.
• Girls Junior Varsity Lacrosse vs. Owen J Roberts, 5 p.m.
• Boys Varsity Baseball @ Owen J Roberts, 7 p.m.

April 16 (Saturday)

• Coed Varsity Track @ Great Valley Relays @Great Valley, 9 a.m.

April 17 (Sunday)

• None scheduled

April 18 (Monday)

• Boys Varsity Tennis vs. Perkiomen Valley, 3:30 p.m.
• Girls Varsity Lacrosse @ Southern Lehigh, 3:45 p.m.
• Boys Varsity Baseball @ Methacton High School, 4 p.m.
• Boys Junior Varsity Baseball @ Methacton High School, 4 p.m.
• Girls Varsity Softball @ Methacton High School, 4 p.m.
• Girls Junior Varsity Softball @ Methacton High School, 4 p.m.
• Girls Junior Varsity Lacrosse @ Southern Lehigh, 5 p.m.

Schedules from HighSchoolSports.net; photo from Clipart.com

POTTSTOWN PA – On the Pottsgrove School District sports schedule for today (Monday, April 4, 2011) through next Monday (April 11):

Monday (Today, April 4, 2011)

• Boys Varsity Tennis vs. Boyertown, 3:30 p.m.
• Boys Varsity Lacrosse @ Perkiomen Valley, 3:45 p.m.
• Girls Varsity Lacrosse vs. Interboro, 3:5 p.m.
• Boys Varsity Baseball vs. Boyertown Area Senior High School, 4 p.m.
• Boys Junior Varsity Baseball vs. Boyertown Area Senior High School, 4 p.m.
• Boys Junior Varsity Lacrosse @ Perkiomen Valley, 5 p.m.
• Girls Junior Varsity Lacrosse vs. Interboro, 5 p.m.

Tuesday (April 5)

• Coed Middle School Track @ Perkiomen Valley East, 3:30 p.m.
• Boys Middle School Baseball vs. Arcola Intermediate School, 3:45 p.m.
• Girls Middle School Lacrosse vs. Arcola Intermediate School, 3:45 p.m.
• Girls Varsity Softball vs. Perkiomen Valley, 4 p.m.
• Girls Junior Varsity Softball vs. Perkiomen Valley, 4 p.m.

Wednesday (April 6)

• Coed Varsity Track @ Perkiomen Valley, 3:15 p.m.
• Girls Middle School Softball vs. Boyertown East, 3:45 p.m.
• Boys Varsity Lacrosse @ Spring-Ford HS, 3:45 p.m.
• Girls Varsity Lacrosse vs. Pope John Paul ll High School, 3:45 p.m.
• Boys Varsity Baseball @ Pottstown High School, 4 p.m.
• Boys Junior Varsity Baseball @ Pottstown High School, 4 p.m.
• Boys Junior Varsity Lacrosse @ Spring-Ford HS, 5 p.m.
• Girls Junior Varsity Lacrosse vs. Pope John Paul ll High School, 5 p.m.

Thursday (April 7)

• Boys Varsity Tennis vs. Lansdale Catholic, 3:30 p.m.
• Boys Middle School Baseball @ Boyertown West, 3:45 p.m.
• Girls Middle School Lacrosse @ Boyertown West, 3:45 p.m.
• Girls Varsity Softball @ Pope John Paul ll High School, 4 p.m.
• Girls Junior Varsity Softball @ Pope John Paul ll High School, 4 p.m.
• Coed Middle School Track @ Penn Relay Qualifier, 4:40 p.m.

Friday (April 8)

• Boys Varsity Tennis vs. Perkiomen Valley, 3:30 p.m.
• Boys Varsity Lacrosse vs. Phoenixville, 3:45 p.m.
• Girls Varsity Lacrosse vs. Spring-Ford HS, 3:45 p.m.
• Boys Varsity Baseball vs. Perkiomen Valley, 4 p.m.
• Boys Junior Varsity Baseball vs. Perkiomen Valley, 4 p.m.
• Girls Varsity Softball vs. Methacton High School, 4 p.m.
• Girls Junior Varsity Softball vs. Methacton High School, 4 p.m.
• Boys Junior Varsity Lacrosse vs. Phoenixville, 5 p.m.
• Girls Junior Varsity Lacrosse vs. Spring-Ford HS, 5 p.m.

Saturday (April 9)

• Coed Varsity Track @ Great Valley Relays @Great Valley, 9 a.m.

Sunday (April 10)

• None Scheduled

Monday (April 11)

• Boys Varsity Tennis vs. Phoenixville, 3:30 p.m.
• Girls Varsity Lacrosse @ Boyertown, 3:45 p.m.
• Boys Varsity Lacrosse vs. Pope John Paul ll High School, 3:45 p.m.
• Boys Junior Varsity Baseball @ Pope John Paul ll High School, 4 p.m.
• Girls Varsity Softball @ Chichester, 4 p.m.
• Girls Junior Varsity Softball @ Chichester, 4 p.m.
• Girls Junior Varsity Lacrosse @ Boyertown, 5 p.m.
• Boys Junior Varsity Lacrosse vs. Pope John Paul ll High School, 5 p.m.
• Boys Varsity Baseball @ Pope John Paul ll High School, 7 p.m.

Schedules from HighSchoolSports.net; photo from Clipart.com

NO MATTER THE WEATHER! – The junior varsity lacrosse teams of Pottsgrove and Methacton high schools met Wednesday afternoon  (March 30, 2011) for a game on a field behind Lower Pottsgrove Elementary School, Buchert Road, Pottstown. A handful of parents and other fans joined the athletes in braving hand-numbing cold rain and even a little sleet to get the contest completed.