Firebirds tennis team enjoys life at the top

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PHOTO COURTESY OF Emily Goulet
The Holy Ghost Prep tennis team has claimed two of the last three district titles, the most recent of which came in a 3–2 win over…

Bensalem track lives life in the fast lane

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MARIA POUCHNIKOVA / WIRE PHOTO
The Bensalem High School track team practices on the hurdles last week. The Owls won their first five Suburban One National Conference…

Wilson calling the shots

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MELISSA YERKOV / WIRE PHOTO
Holy Ghost Prep graduate Kevin Wilson helps St. Joseph University first baseman Mike Muha train at CK Performance in Bensalem last week.[/caption]

Marching through history

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PHOTO COURTESY OF JOHN PHILLIP SOUSA IV
John Phillip Sousa IV will narrate a concert by the Southampton Community Band on May 11.[/caption]

Glory bound: Pugh’s road to the NFL

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PHOTO COURTESY OF CHARLES WAINWRIGHT
Justin Pugh, a graduate of Council Rock South High School, is pictured competing at Syracuse University. He was recently drafted to play…

Bensalem tennis fights to the finish

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By Mike Gibson

For the Wire

Pugh is first-round NFL draft pick

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PHOTO COURTESY OF CRSFOOTBALL.COM
Council Rock South graduate Justin Pugh was drafted into the NFL in the first round by the New York Giants.[/caption]

Council Rock South grad signs with LA Galaxy

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PHOTO COURTESY of Robert Mora/LA Galaxy
Council Rock South High School graduate Greg Cochrane recently was drafted by Major League Soccer’s LA Galaxy.[/caption]

Montgomery County Calendar March 12–19

Wednesday March 12

Irish Music Concert: This event will take place at the Huntingdon Valley Library, 625 Red Lion Road in Abington, at 7 p.m. Bill Monaghan and his band, Celtic Pride, will be performing. Light refreshments will be…

Benninghoff soars to success

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PHOTO COURTESY OF Amanda Benninghoff
Council Rock South’s Amanda Benninghoff has decided to continue his athletic and academic endeavors at University of North Carolina.[/caption]

Visco is getting his kicks

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PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAEL PRONZATO
Nick Visco claimed the state record for extra-point kicking percentage (192 out of 200, a 96 percent clip).[/caption]

Returning to his roots

By Megan Badger
Wire Managing Editor

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PHOTO COURTESY OF DA’REL SCOTT
Da’Rel Scott, a Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School graduate who now plays for the New…

Modern day plays at Archbishop Wood

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WIRE FILE PHOTO
Jim DiGuiseppe Jr. (left) and his father, Jim Sr., coach the Archbishop Wood baseball team.[/caption]

It’s a figurative family for Bensalem volleyball

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MEGAN BADGER / WIRE PHOTO
The Bensalem High School men’s volleyball team lost 3–1 against Abington High on May 8. Shown are Rahul Patel (№23) and Shawn…