38 results for tag: football

The Big Picture 25 – It’s Almost Time

The BIG Picture BY Paula G. Ace Sports Reporter It′s almost time! June 30, 2011 LANGHORNE: The season (that's what I mean). Just think about it, once we hit the July 4th weekend it's just another six weeks or so before pre-season practice kicks off and the first game is then Friday, September 3rd. Why that's practically ... More

The Big Picture 24 – Some Comings and Goings

The BIG Picture BY Paula G. Ace Sports Reporter Some comings and goings! June 1, 2011 LANGHORNE: Can you believe it's mid-May already! Time really flies, doesn't it? Course, I think that's just great as it means the football season is only three months away. And as you all have surely become accustomed to hearing from me ... More

The Big Picture 22 – Abington Gift

The BIG Picture BY Paula G. Ace Sports Reporter An open letter to Abington September 25, 2010 Langhorne: During halftime of this past Friday's football game between the Redskins and the Ghosts at Harry Franks Memorial Stadium, the Abington family presented the Dapkey family with a check representing monies it had raised to ... More

The Big Picture 20 – The Boys of Fall

The BIG Picture BY Paula G. Ace Sports Reporter "The Boys of Fall" September 19, 2010 Langhorne: Somebody once told me that no matter how smart you are or how hard you work, somebody out there is a little smarter and working a little harder. And they also said that just when you think you know "better" than anyone else how ... More

The Big Picture 21 – The Wall of Fame

The BIG Picture BY Paula G. Ace Sports Reporter New "Wall of Fame" dedicated September 19, 2010 Langhorne: In what was nothing less than a "Who's who" of Redskin luminaries and stars, the newly refurbished Wall of Fame just outside the entrance to Harry E. Franks Memorial Stadium was officially dedicated this Sunday, ... More

The Big Picture 19 – Finish the Fight Marco Dapkey

The BIG Picture BY Paula G. Ace Sports Reporter Fight on, Marco Dapkey! July 17, 2010 Langhorne: Every so often the course we've set, the direction we've chosen and the goals we've proclaimed as ours are suddenly and unexpectedly pulled from our grasp. Plus it′s usually a complete surprise as some event or occurrence ... More

The Big Picture 18 – The Game..

The BIG Picture BY Paula G. Ace Sports Reporter "The Game" July 3, 2010 Langhorne: On an unseasonably mild Saturday, November 21, 1971, a highly anticipated football game was played at "Heartbreak Ridge". The featured and well-matched teams were the powerful 10-0 Redskins of Neshaminy and their counterparts, the 9-1 ... More

The Big Picture 16 – That In Between Time

The BIG Picture BY Paula G. Ace Sports Reporter Yep – it's that old "in-between" time! April 15, 2010 Langhorne: First of all, and for those of you who may have become a little worried, there′s no need for it (the worry, that is) as I'm still here – alive and kicking. And if you've been wondering what I've been ... More

The Big Picture 15 – New Season… Same Reason

The BIG Picture BY Paula G. Ace Sports Reporter New season ... same reason! August 5, 2009 LANGHORNE: Is it me or did this past "off-season" seem longer than usual? Personally, the last eight months have seemed more like eight years. Anyway, whether it is just me or not, I couldn't be more jazzed that the 2009 football ... More

The Big Picture 14 – It’s In the Air

The BIG Picture BY Paula G. Ace Sports Reporter It′s in the air! May 21, 2009 LANGHORNE: The 2009 football season, that′s what's "in the air"! Yup, with the cobwebs dropping away and summer upon us – plus some scholastic grid all-star games coming up – there's no mistaking the fact that in just a few short months ... More