Kerith Gabriel

1 week ago | inquirer.com | Kerith Gabriel

Phil Sedalis isn’t taking things too seriously. He says neither is the rest of Rowan’s baseball team. Perhaps, it’s that attitude that has the Profs playing in the Division III College World Series behind Sedalis, who this week was just named Player of the Year in Region IV, and on Friday was announced as an ABCA/Rawlings All-America recipient, the second time he’s received the honor.

1 week ago | inquirer.com | Kerith Gabriel

There’s skill and there’s luck. On a rainy night at BMO Field against Toronto, the Union found both. Nathan Harriel pounced on a defensive letdown by Toronto on a corner kick in the 87th minute, followed by a 92nd-minute, stoppage-time deflection off a shot from Kai Wagner. The Union were 2-1 winners on the road and still the class of Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference — in a year when it was believed they’d be anything but. So, how exactly are the Union defying expectations?

1 week ago | inquirer.com | Devin Jackson |Kerith Gabriel

It’s safe to say that in his first season as Syracuse’s football coach, Camden native Fran Brown found quick success. Brown, who guided the Orange to a 10-3 record that included a home upset of Miami in the regular-season finale, coached Mount Laurel native Kyle McCord to a record-breaking season and saw four of his players get picked in the April’s NFL draft.

2 weeks ago | inquirer.com | Kerith Gabriel |Jonathan Tannenwald

Typically, Andre Blake is a man of few words. However, earlier this season, he made remarks that coincidentally seem to resonate with the run of success the Union has had over the last month. After Blake’s 300th appearance ended in a loss against Nashville in March, he was asked for his takeaways not just from the match, but what the loss said about a surprising start to the season — one guided by a new manager. What did the goalkeeper think the team lacked at that time?

2 weeks ago | inquirer.com | Kerith Gabriel

Thanks to a novel idea years in the making, Jenkintown’s Manor College is set to add two more sports to its portfolio. Earlier this month, the school announced its intent to add men’s volleyball and women’s flag football to its athletic programs. The latter is an NCAA emerging sport that continues to grow in popularity, one that recently received validation from an NCAA-sanctioned conference recognizing women’s flag football as a varsity sport.