The perfect gift: Watching my grandsons play ball
Poppy turned 68 last Sunday. He celebrated with a Margarita and coconut shrimp tacos at a local, beachfront restaurant with his four grandsons, who later gleefully blew out the candles atop their mother’s delicious key lime cheesecake while Poppy made a wish. He then...
A.C. boxer gets learning experience
Local boxer Christian Figueroa gained more from his first loss Saturday night than he did from his earlier victories. The Atlantic City light-heavyweight (2-1, 2 KOs) delivered a respectable and impressive performance en route to a six-round, unanimous decision defeat...
Boxing returns to Boardwalk Hall
Local boxer Christian Figueroa only uses EZ Pass when he’s on the Atlantic City Expressway. Rather than try to continue to build his ring resume against overmatched opponents – a common practice for a lot of young fighters – the Galloway Township cruiserweight has...
Greg Winter was one of the Phillies Boys of Summer
If Greg Winter was a few inches shorter than 6-foot-3, he would be a legend. In the spring of 1978, the Phillies were looking for someone to serve as their new mascot. Winter, who was a member of the Phillies grounds crew at Veterans Stadium at the time, was summoned...
