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1 week ago | 
buckscountyherald.com | Jeff Moeller
Owin Brunner thought it was a bad dream. Unfortunately, it proved to be a dose of stark reality – and the biggest challenge he’s ever faced. In mid-February last year, Brunner was diagnosed with T-ALL, or better known as T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. It is an aggressive blood cancer that affects T-cell development. T-cells are white blood cells made in the bone marrow, and they help the body fight off infections.
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1 month ago | 
ladowntownnews.com | Jeff Moeller
When Michael Jordan famously left his brilliant NBA career to attempt to play professional baseball, most everyone heard the snickering. Curtis Pride, who is deaf, didn’t. But he also did not have a lot of time to process the thought. He was too busy trying to guard the basketball legend in pick-up games of hoop in between hitting 95 MPH fastballs. It was 1994 and Pride was a minor league baseball outfielder like Jordan.
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1 month ago | 
lvpnews.com | Jeff Moeller
Ex-Cowboys head coach Jimmy Johnson recently announced his retirement from the broadcast booth as an analyst for Fox Sports. Johnson was among a list of growing analysts on the combination of numerous network and cable telecasts. But who did we watch and follow back in the day? Who were the pioneers of the industry that slowly got this part of the broadcast industry underway?
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1 month ago | 
buckscountyherald.com | Jeff Moeller
Over the years, Faith Christian’s Joey and Freddy Bachmann have won their share of awards and achieved a number of accomplishments. However, the brothers both finally won their biggest prize together. Last Saturday in Hershey, the Bachmanns captured state titles, with Joey claiming his second title as a sophomore, this one at 127 pounds, and Freddy taking his first at 114 pounds as a freshman.
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1 month ago | 
buckscountyherald.com | Jeff Moeller
Council Rock North senior Eren Sement discovered that the fourth time can also be the charm. His first three seasons, Sement left the PIAA wrestling championships with third-place finishes. He produced an overall 126-18 record in the process. Sement’s mission this season was to get to the top of the podium in his final run. Fortunately for him, Sement finally reached the top of the wrestling mountain in the 145-pound bracket and filed an impressive 54-2 record.
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1 month ago | 
buckscountyherald.com | Jeff Moeller
Conwell-Egan’s Julia Horger, Palisades’ Savannah Witt and Quakertown’s Ashley Stank each took a different path to winning a state wrestling title this season. For Horger and Witt, it was another PIAA gold medal around their necks, while Stank experienced the feeling for the first time. Quakertown’s Caroline Hattala also won her second state title in three years – and her first since girls wrestling became a PIAA sanctioned sport.
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1 month ago | 
buckscountyherald.com | Jeff Moeller
Central Bucks East freshman Chase Williams’ trek to his first regional title took a rather unusual route through the basement of a rival school’s family. On the other side of Doylestown, Central Bucks West senior Patrick Kelly followed his instincts to recapture his regional title. Council Rock South senior Anthony Mutarelli cherished every moment toward his championship after he missed the last two seasons. All three grapplers were among several successful ones at regionals.
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1 month ago | 
buckscountyherald.com | Jeff Moeller
Quakertown’s David Clayton and Council Rock South’s Jeff Gessner both experienced their share of insecurities and struggles along the way to becoming first-time champions in their weight classes at the recent District One Class 3A Section North at Quakertown Community High School. However, both wrestlers found their niche this season after a bumpy journey last year. Clayton captured his first title at 189 pounds, while Gessner took his first gold at 285.
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2 months ago | 
buckscountyherald.com | Jeff Moeller
Saturday’s district tournament ended with the same result as last year for Quakertown wrestler Caroline Hattala – a title in the 190-pound weight class. This time around, though, Hattala simply focused on just being able to be on the mat. “I feel like I’m wrestling like I want,” stressed Hattala. “I’m prepared, ready to go, and just frankly, I’m just grateful to compete and thankful for the opportunity to put myself out there on the mat with no regrets.
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2 months ago | 
lvpnews.com | Jeff Moeller
By Jeff Moeller Special to the Press With a district berth in hand, Northampton’s boys’ basketball team is looking to bring some continuity into the postseason. The Konkrete Kids began the week with an overall 11-8 record and had three games left on their schedule. Head coach Matt Scholl knows it’s about his team staying on the same path. The Kids will finish the regular season with home games against Nazareth (Jan. 28) Bethlehem Catholic (Jan. 30) and at Freedom (Feb.
