Youth movement

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George Anderson is calling the first South Philadelphia High boys’ basketball tournament a success.

The main reason is his Rams won the four-team event, which took place in the Broad Street and Snyder Avenue gym Dec. 7 and 8, with victories…

Son confesses to killing dad

At the scene of a 62-year-old father’s homicide, his 37-year-old son admitted his guilt to cops, police said. The incident happened at 7:14 a.m. Tuesday on the 1900 block of South Mole Street, where the two lived.

Joe Pesce

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I am always delighted when a new restaurant opens in the theater district. Long-standing fine eateries like Caribou Caf� and Portofino have been taking care of theater-goers for years.

Bellwether win

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If the Furness boys’ basketball team continues playing like it did Dec. 5, they will enjoy exciting times this season.

A true confidence-booster for a squad coming off a 4–13 season is opening the new year with a convincing 51–35 victory…

Additional reinforcement

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Dozens of adults and children who packed Houston Community Center, operated by…

Sports Briefs: 12–13–07

KOPLOVE UPDATE

South Philly native Mike Koplove has come to terms with the Los Angeles Dodgers on a split contract with a spring training invitation for the 2008 season. He spent this past year with the Florida Marlins and Cleveland Indians.

Wrinkled release

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Sunoco’s plans to build an 859 Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Unit at its refinery are still in the approval stages, but residents and community members aren’t backing down from their protests of an act they say will do more harm than good.

Starting the week off right

Monday was a good day for three South Philadelphia boys’ basketball teams, as each recorded victories.

Neighborhood squads seem to enjoy beating up on Swenson. Furness did last week and Girard Academic Music Program did less than a week later in the form…

Geno’s Steaks’ ‘speak English’

“I don’t think they should get involved. It’s a free country, [Geno’s owner Joey Vento] could do whatever [he] wants.”

Danny DiStefano, 

Fourth Street and Snyder Avenue