Articles by Phil Grove
Phil Grove
Most Recent 100 Articles
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Phil's Friday Stories: Best series of 2013 gives McCartney shot gold
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The Pennridge girls got it right. Now it is time to get the call right.
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AAA Girls Preview: Everywhere you look, records could go down. This year, watch the entire 3200!
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PTFCA Indoor States: Feature Stories by Phil Grove
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TSTCA Champs Meet Feature by Phil Grove
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She's a 400 runner. She's an 800 runner. She's Hanna Green, and she's simply fast.
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And the throwers keep coming from Hickory: Meet Luke Lewis, the latest to lead the state
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Foot Locker Nationals Boys Wrap: Ches gets 2nd title but McGorty makes him earn it
The whispers might not have made it back to St. Benedict's Prep School in Newark, N.J., but they were out there. (Photo by Margot Kelly) -
Foot Locker/NXN Doublers
Heading into Saturday's Foot Locker Cross Country Championships, many of the qualifiers have compiled a treasure trove of starting line time in the nation's most prestigious season-ending races. Thanks to their performances in Charlotte and Kenosha, a dozen Foot Locker Finalists from the South and Midwest are competing with the nation's best for the second time in eight days. -
FL Northeast Wrap: Rocha family tradition continues; NY, NJ dominate qualifiers
In a few short years, Catarina Rocha has learned how much the Foot Locker cross country races have meant to her family. -
FL Northeast Wrap: Cheserek revs his engine, newcomers flood the top-10
If Edward Cheserek were an automobile, the odds are pretty good that he would be a fiery red convertible. (Photo by Don Rich) -
Don't look twice... there were three sets of twins at states and half of them medaled!
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A Preview: Chasing Weisner. Team race tight. Williams OR Jewett lead NE Bradford. Jones-Galassi II
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An undefeated Austin Pondel has finished his dry runs, and is ready for the meets that count
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North Allegheny lost 4 of top 7 from 2011. What's a top program to do? Reload, of course.
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Morgantown Girls Defend Red, White & Blue Classic Title
When successful high school sports programs lose athletes to graduation, they are expected to reload – not rebuild – for the coming year. However when you win a state championship with three freshmen, three sophomores and a junior, what do you do? -
Phil Grove's Q&A with Amy Rudolph and Chris Solinsky at CalU XC Camp
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Behind the Scenes with three of the PIAA's Top State Championship Officials
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Single athlete teams have won state titles. Hickory did it on pure depth (and talent)
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Drew Magaha was obviously not himself. But he is always willing to talk track.
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Phil's Saturday Stories: Stanley spears more records | Merckle dominates javelin showdown
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Phil's Friday Stories: Lots of ways to succeed in Prelims | Bookend titles for Morgan
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AAA Girls Preview: Evans & Woodall to light up sprints - Debich in pursuit of a record
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PTXC Athlete Spotlight: Larisa Debich rising to the occasion...
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PTXC Athlete Spotlight: Oliver Philogene hates the 800. He loves what it does for him.
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Wheeling Park's Errin Baynes Injury Update
Errin Baynes couldn’t wait to get his 2012 track season under way. A first-meet clearance of 6 feet, 10 inches on March 31 made the Wheeling Park standout even more excited about the rest of the year. Now with the state meet in Charleston just two weeks away, the Southern Cal signee is still waiting for the rest of the year. -
Fort Cherry jav stand-out Jessie Merckle is a natural.
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Billy Stanley was aiming for a school record. Now he's aiming even further...
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Billy Stanley was aiming for a school record. Now he's aiming even further...
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Baynes Raises the Bar for the 2012 season
In less than two years, the Wheeling Park, WV multisport star has gone from high jump first-timer to prized recruit of the most decorated collegiate track and field program. And according to his coach, you most likely haven’t seen anything yet. (Photo by Phil Grove) -
Baynes High Jumps US #6 at 6' 10
A US=#6 clearance in the boys high jump highlighted a group of West Virginia winners in the South Hills Classic near Pittsburgh. In his first track meet since last summer, Errin Baynes of Wheeling Park brushed off the rust and any questions about his recovery from a basketball injury with a resounding victory over the floppers. The Southern Cal-bound standout had a massive clearance of 6 feet, 10 inches, before missing thrice at 7 feet. -
PTFCA Indoor States: Feature Stories by Phil Grove
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Penn Wood Boys: The times speak for themselves...
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McDowell's De’vion Tate has hops. Which is good, because he is a jumper.
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Returning home to Ohio - Charlie Powell hopes to bring the world to Spire
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Phil's PIAA Champs Stories: QV Monkey Control - Talk about a PR (3:44 under 2010) - Ties Happen
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AAA Girls Preview: Defending champ vs the Malones & Friends - A war up front (who blinks?)
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Morgantown Girls First Out of State Winner at Red, White & Blue
Morgantown coach Mike Ryan had it all mapped out - a path to victory in the ninth Red, White & Blue Invitational in Pittsburgh's Schenley Park.