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The Neumann Goretti team defeated Audenreid in the PIAA 4A semifinals at St. Joe's Prep on March 22, 2025. Audenried's Shayla Smith broke the city's all-time high school scoring record formerly held by Strawberry Mansion star Maureece Rice’s with 2,681 career points.

The Palestra was the scene of the Philadelphia Catholic League Championships on Feb. 23, 2025.

Roman Catholic tops Devon Prep and Father Judge knocks off St. Joe’s Prep to advance to PCL final

Devon Prep defeated Cardinal O'Hara 61-58 in overtime on Jan. 31, 2025.

Penn Charter defeated rival Springside Chestnut Hill Academy 62-60 on Jan. 14, 2025. Two free throws by Jake West with .8 seconds in overtime provided the difference.

Westtown defeated Universal Audenried Charter School 85-58 on Nov. 30, 2024.

Northeast 37—21 win over Central in the Thanksgiving day game since 1892, one of the oldest Thanksgiving rivalries. Thursday, November 28, 2024.

St. Joseph's Prep defeated Imhotep Charter 42-0 in the District 12 PIAA 6A championship game on Nov. 16, 2024.

Archbishop Wood won the third annual Eagles girls’ flag football league state championship, 34-14, against Gwynedd Mercy Academy on Saturday at the NovaCare Complex.

The Westtown girls and the Perkioman boys win the 2024 PAISAA basketball championships at Saint Joseph's Hagan Arena on Sunday, March 3, 2024.

Archbishop Wood beats Archbishop Carrol for the girls championship in double overtime and Roman Catholic takes down Archbishop Ryan for the boys championship in overtime at the Palestra on Monday, February 26, 2024.

In the Philadelphia Public League Championships, Audenreid repeated as the girls champion and Imhotep Charter was the boys champion on Feb. 24, 2024 at Temple's Liacouras Center.

Ryan beats Neumann-Goretti 48-43 to advance to the finals and will face Roman on Monday in the Catholic League boys Championship at the Palestra, Wednesday, February 21, 2024.

Roman beats Judge 65-57 and advances to the finals on Monday in the Catholic League against Ryan at the Palestra. Wednesday, February 21, 2024.

Penn Charter beats Episcopal Academy 68-62 for the Inter-AC title in Newtown Square, Wednesday, February 14, 2024.

The Haverford School rallied from behind to defeat Episcopal Academy 65-62 on Feb. 9, 2024

"I have no interest [in] letting any false allegations [follow] me to my next chapter here in Philadelphia," Brown said Wednesday. " ... None of that is true."

Today's advice from Dear Abby.

It was an ugly game for both teams, with lots of lineup rotation. But the point gained from the first shutout in over a month will come in handy the rest of the way.

The Flyers have now lost three straight and 12 of their first 15 games. Philly is 0-3-3 against the Metropolitan Division.

The Sixers surrendered a 15-point halftime lead and were outscored 36-13 in the third quarter, but Tyrese Maxey's big fourth quarter helped surged them to a win after a topsy-turvy second half.

DeVonté Douglass in 2021 was fired from his role in the district attorney’s office and pleaded guilty to a prostitution-related misdemeanor after fatally shooting a sex worker in self-defense.