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State awards $500,000 to Overbrook High School for safety improvements after a shooting that wounded four students

A month after four students were wounded in a shooting a block from Overbrook High School, a state representative announced Tuesday that $500,000 had been secured for safety improvements at the ... read more

No. 10 Kingsway remains unbeaten, defeats Overbrook - Baseball recap

Kingsway took a 4-2 lead into the bottom of the sixth inning before pulling away with six more runs. Josh Herner earned the win pitching four innings and allowing two hits, one earned run, two walks, ... read more

Kobe Bryant Once Revealed That His Grandmother Rejected Another Basketball Great for Prom

In one of basketball’s greatest coincidences, Lower Merion High School and Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant once revealed that his grandmother rejected ... read more

Cherry Hill East sweeps singles, doubles titles at Camden County Championships

Cherry Hill East boys tennis has won the singles and doubles titles at the Camden County Championships now five times in a row. read more

Wilt Chamberlain once used a fake identity so that he could play professional basketball

Wilt Chamberlain dominated during his career in the NBA, but he once needed a fake ID just so that he could play basketball ... read more

Overbrook Senior High School

Get the inside scoop on how colleges assess your high school and its course rigor. Featuring a former Admissions Officer, you'll gain crucial insights and actionable strategies during this 60-min ... read more

Pearl R. Dillon

She attended Overbrook Grade School and graduated from Overbrook Rural High School in 1924. She had lived in the Washington Creek and Overbrook areas her whole life. Mrs. Dillon farmed with her ... read more

The List: Best high school athletes ever

8. Wilt Chamberlain (Overbrook High School, Philadelphia) In a preview of what would come when he hit the NBA, Chamberlain scored a city-record 90 points in one game his senior year, even though ... read more

Wilt battled 'loser' label

His first sports love was track, but he was even better in basketball. His Overbrook High School team lost only three games in his three varsity seasons, going undefeated the final two years to ... read more

How basketball bonded MOT Charter mother and son through family tragedy

Michelle signed Justin up to play at Saint Francis Cabrini, a Catholic school near their Overbrook home ... Suddenly, a high flyer broke the team's layup line. A few holy expletives were thrown ... read more

Who made Mike McGarry's high school sports top-10 list this week?

Ava Fisher got the 500th strikeout of her career to help St. Joseph Academy defeat Vineland 4-3 in the final of Sunday’s Overbrook Battle of Conferences Tournament. 1. Egg Harbor Township softball: ... read more

Top performers from South Jersey softball from second week of regular season

Kara Simpson, Timber Creek. The sophomore collected four multi-hit games, including a pair of three-knock performances. She has electrified the top of the Chargers’ lineup with 13 hits and two walks ... read more