Exeter defeated Hempfield, 3-2, in a non-league girls match on Thursday as all three Eagles singles players won their matches in three sets, in which…
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Eagles Notebook: Rookie Jihaad Campbell secures starting role at linebacker
By The Citizen on August 20, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — First-round rookie linebacker Jihaad Campbell took first-team reps alongside All-Pro Zack Baun on Wednesday, the 18th and final day of Eagles training camp…
Berks high school golf roundup for Aug. 20
By The Citizen on August 20, 2025
Brady Morris shot a five-over par 40 for nine holes at Flying Hills Golf Course to lead Gov. Mifflin to a two-stroke win over Conrad…
De George: In first turn since Zack Wheeler news, Phillies starters answer the call
By The Citizen on August 20, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — Sunday’s news was about as bad as the Phillies’ pitching staff could’ve imagined. Zack Wheeler was going on the injured list for an…
Turner’s 5 hit-day, Schwarber’s power lead Phillies to sweep of Mariners
By The Citizen on August 20, 2025
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Trea Turner had five hits and a pair of RBIs, Kyle Schwarber homered and drove in five runs, and the Philadelphia Phillies…
Penn State notes: James Franklin nears decision on No. 2 quarterback
By The Citizen on August 19, 2025
STATE COLLEGE – Penn State has yet to name a No. 2 quarterback with less than two weeks before the season opener against Nevada. Nittany…
Phillies Notebook: Jose Alvarado happy to be back, but bullpen queries remain
By The Citizen on August 19, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — Jose Alvarado returned to the Phillies clubhouse Tuesday, 81 games after being suspended by Major League Baseball for a positive test for performance-enhancing…
Berks high school golf: Luke Fallon, Kyla Quimby lead Wilson to win over Daniel Boone
By The Citizen on August 18, 2025
Luke Fallon shot a 72 and Kyla Quimby chipped in a 77 to lead Wilson to a 315-319 Berks high school golf victory over Daniel…
Zack Wheeler has blood clot surgery, timeline for return unknown
By The Citizen on August 18, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — Phillies right-handed pitcher Zack Wheeler underwent successful thrombolysis surgery Monday to remove a blood clot in his right shoulder. The ramifications for that…
AP Source: Eagles acquire WR John Metchie III from Houston
By The Citizen on August 17, 2025
By Rob Maaddi The Eagles have acquired wide receiver John Metchie III from the Houston Texans for veteran tight end Harrison Bryant on Sunday, a…
Alec Bohm homers in his return as the Phillies defeat the Nationals, 11-9
By The Citizen on August 17, 2025
WASHINGTON — Alec Bohm hit a three-run home run in his return from the injured list, Nick Castellanos also went deep and the Philadelphia Phillies…
Penn State football team names Dominic DeLuca, 4 others as captains
By The Citizen on August 17, 2025
Dominic DeLuca has been named a Penn State football team captain for the third consecutive season, only the third player in the program’s history to…
Fleetwood football preview: Tigers taking on 2025 with a ‘we’ attitude
By The Citizen on August 17, 2025
Records don’t always tell the full story of a high school football season, and that’s definitely true for the Fleetwood Tigers in 2024. The Tigers…
Phillies ace Zack Wheeler has blood clot in right arm, placed on 15-day IL
By The Citizen on August 16, 2025
WASHINGTON — The Philadelphia Phillies placed ace Zack Wheeler on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a blood clot in his right arm. Dave Dombrowski,…
Nats’ rookie Cade Cavalli shuts down Phillies in earning first MLB victory
By The Citizen on August 16, 2025
By Patrick Stevens WASHINGTON — Cade Cavalli earned his first major league victory, James Wood hit a two-run double, and the Washington Nationals defeated the…
Eagles rookie Andrew Mukuba living the American dream
By The Citizen on August 16, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — Andrew Mukuba was born in Zimbabwe’s capital of Harare, in Southeast Africa, to parents who were fleeing the war-torn Democratic Republic of the…