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Philly Sports Championship Timeline

Philly Sports Championship Timeline

Cole Semel November 14, 2024

This infographic is a timeline display of every championship won by a Philadelphia professional sports team. It gives a brief background behind the championship victories by the Philadelphia Athletics,...

Featured Athlete: Nora Colgan

Featured Athlete: Nora Colgan

November 14, 2024

This informational infographic spotlights one of our Friends Select Athletes, Nora Colgan, class of 2025. Nora is a three-season athlete who participates in Tennis, Basketball, and Cross Country. The...

Friends Select Boys Soccer Team 2024

Goal for Friends Select Boys’ Soccer Team

Sofia Rouco October 28, 2024

The Friends Select Boys Varsity Soccer Team is excited to continue and have a strong finish to the 24-25 season.  The team had an impressive preseason, according to Soccer Team Captain Gavin Ewing...

Friends Select Girls Tennis Team 2024

Girls’ Tennis Team Had Too Many Players: How Did They Settle This Situation?

Jay Chiles October 28, 2024

This Fall, there were 40 players on the Girls’ Tennis Teams compared to 27 players last year, making it difficult for each player to get equal opportunities. Athletic Director Bill Klose and the Athletic...

Sarah Kelly, New Varsity Field Hockey Coach

Sarah Kelly, New Varsity Field Hockey Coach

Jordyn Battle October 14, 2024

Upper School Math teacher and Service Coordinator Sarah Kelly has taken on a new role in our school community: Varsity Girls Field Hockey Coach.  In late summer, Bill Klose, FSS Director of Athletics,...

Isiah Marshall places 6th in FSL Cross Country Championships

Through the Seniors’ Lens: Cross Country 2024

Paloma Herrera Puig October 14, 2024

Senior cross-country team members, including Clare Padula, Isaiah Marshall, and Zaire Reid, are ambitious for the 2024 season. According to the Friends Select cross-country athletes, the sport requires...

Jose Pablo Villalobos: New FSS Soccer Player from Monteverde Friends School

Jose Pablo Villalobos: New FSS Soccer Player from Monteverde Friends School

Khalea Robinson October 14, 2024

Jose Pablo Villalobos ‘26 is an exchange student from Monteverde Friends School in Costa Rica participating in FSS Soccer for the fall season. Through a new exchange program with Monteverde Friends,...

Cole Semel: First Friends Select Senior to Commit to College Athletics This Year

Cole Semel: First Friends Select Senior to Commit to College Athletics This Year

Jawad Ahmad October 14, 2024

Cole Semel ’25 is the first student this year to commit to college for baseball, choosing Emerson College after years of dedication to academics and athletics. According to Athletic Director Bill...

Seven Breakout Soccer Youngsters to Look Out For

Seven Breakout Soccer Youngsters to Look Out For

Bryce Dodd May 24, 2024

In the world of soccer, the “Ronaldos” and “Messis” are getting ready to hang up their boots and make room for the next generation. Young stars are rising to the occasion to help their teams...

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MLB’s Best Hitters

Bryan Dedmon May 23, 2024

In today's games, baseball fans and professional analysts use different stats to determine where a certain hitter ranks among the whole MLB. Some use old stats like batting average and OBP (on-base percentage)....

How Does Gambling Addiction Affect the Economy?

How Does Gambling Addiction Affect the Economy?

Scott Aaronson May 17, 2024

Due to the rise of sports betting over the past couple of years, gambling addictions have become a greater concern in this generation. Sports gambling is not just a fun game anymore – it has become a...

The 2024 FSS Softball Team

Chemistry and Coaching Drive Softball Team to Success

Elliot Forman May 17, 2024

On a fall Saturday morning, Bill Klose, Friends Select Athletic Director and Softball Coach, is up with the sun to get to school by 7:30 am. He listens to his football talk shows on his drive and arrives...