Albany, NY
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'Nay's Place': Capital District City Dedicates Bball Courts To Teen Athlete Killed In Crash 'Nay's Place': Capital District City Dedicates Bball Courts To Teen Athlete Killed In Crash
'Nay's Place': Capital District City Dedicates Bball Courts To Teen Athlete Killed In Crash A Capital District city is honoring a young athlete who died just months after graduating high school. Schenectady High School alum Naylon “Nay” Carrington was killed in a car crash in October 2020 at the age of 18, according to relatives. Not long after, loved ones started a petition on Change.org asking Schenectady Mayor Gary McCarthy and the city council to rename the Central Park Basketball Court in his honor. Carrington spent hours playing on the court, “bettering his game and gaining mental and physical clarity,” said Jerome Steele, the petition’s organizer. “He would frequent with…

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by Michael Mashburn
Allentown, PA
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Allentown Native, UConn Star Tyrese Martin Picked In NBA Draft Allentown Native, UConn Star Tyrese Martin Picked In NBA Draft
Allentown Native, UConn Star Tyrese Martin Picked In NBA Draft A 23-year-old Allentown native was selected in the 2022 NBA Draft on Thursday, June 23. Tyrese Martin was chosen by the Golden State Warriors before being traded to the Atlanta Hawks, officials announced at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. View this post on Instagram A post shared by UConn Men's Basketball (@uconnmbb) The William Allen High School alum recently completed his final season of eligibility at UConn. June 24...Tyrese Martin Day in the City of Allentown Posted by William Allen High School on Friday, June 24, 2022 He spent …

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by Nicole Acosta
Bristol, PA
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'BRB,' Says 76ers Halftime Dunker After Freak Spinal Cord Accident 'BRB,' Says 76ers Halftime Dunker After Freak Spinal Cord Accident
'BRB,' Says 76ers Halftime Dunker After Freak Spinal Cord Accident Gary Lyons wasn't flipping for a crowd, jumping out of a plane or rock climbing when he crushed spine on May 25. He was just going up to catch a pass during his umpteenth routine game of basketball. The 32-year-old Philadelphia 76ers Dunk Squad performer was weeks away from graduating the fire academy and going on to become one of Camden County's bravest, like his uncle. It was a devastating blow for Lyons, whose life is a constant flow of activity and movement. But, he tells Daily Voice from Magee Rehabilitation, giving up isn't in the cards. "The past two weeks have been a lot to proce…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hamilton Township, NJ
Obituaries
Robbinsville HS Grad, Basketball MVP Dies Suddenly, 22 Robbinsville HS Grad, Basketball MVP Dies Suddenly, 22
Robbinsville HS Grad, Basketball MVP Dies Suddenly, 22 Robbinsville High School graduate and basketball MVP Dominic Cristopher Riggs died unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, May 4. He was 22. Born in Hamilton Township, Dominic was a lifelong resident of Robbinsville, his obituary says. Dominic was known for his athletic skills, particularly in basketball. He played CYO Basketball for St. Raphael’s Church and earned the title of All Star MVP, his memorial says. Dominic also played AAU basketball and was a big fan of the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Dodgers. Dominic leaves behind his loving mother, Gina L. Migliaccio Riggs; his father, Joh…

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by Valerie Musson
Rutherford, NJ
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TRIBUTE: Garfield Woman Killed In Fiery Meadowlands Crash Had 'Song In Her Head And Heart' TRIBUTE: Garfield Woman Killed In Fiery Meadowlands Crash Had 'Song In Her Head And Heart'
Tribute: Garfield Woman Killed In Fiery Meadowlands Crash Had 'Song In Her Head And Heart' Alysha Menzies "always had a song in her head and her heart," a loved one wrote in tribute as word spread that the music tragically and unexpectedly had stopped. Menzies, 27, of Garfield, was driving a sedan that apparently slammed into the back of a flatbed tow truck on westbound Route 3 near Route 120 in East Rutherford shortly after 4 a.m. Friday, May 6, responders said. The flatbed was carrying a Mercedes SUV that fell onto her car, which burst into flames, they said. Police from East Rutherford and Secaucus were helpless against the inferno, which also burned the SUV. Menzies was prono…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Towson, MD
Sports
Maryland Native & Former NBA Coach Of The Year Gene Shue Dies At 90 Maryland Native & Former NBA Coach Of The Year Gene Shue Dies At 90
Maryland Native & Former NBA Coach Of The Year Gene Shue Dies At 90 Maryland native and former NBA player, coach and executive Gene Shue has died at the age of 90, the NBA reports.  As a player, Shue racked up five consecutive NBA All-Star appearances from 1958 to 1962 and played one season with the Baltimore Bullets before going into coaching. Shue’s coaching career spanned 13 total seasons in Baltimore and Washington, where he led the Bullets, now the Washington Wizards, to three 50-win seasons. During that time Shue also amassed a record 522 wins and was named NBA Coach of the Year twice. “Gene dedicated his life to the game and left an indelible mar…

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by David Cifarelli
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Mount Vernon Gang Member Sentenced For Fatal Shooting Of Teen Girl Mount Vernon Gang Member Sentenced For Fatal Shooting Of Teen Girl
Mount Vernon Gang Member Sentenced For Fatal Shooting Of Teen Girl The fourth member of a Westchester street gang has been sentenced for his role in the fatal shooting of a promising teenage basketball standout. Sincere Savoy, age 25, a member of the Mount Vernon Goonies street gang, has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for his participation in the 2016 murder of Shamoya McKenzie on New Year’s Eve in 2016 in Westchester. On Dec. 31, 2016, Savoy and three other suspects who are alleged members of the Goonies gang attempted to murder a rival gang member in broad daylight by firing multiple bullets at him near the intersection of Tecumseh Avenue and Thir…

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by Zak Failla
Cornwall-Mount Gretna, PA
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'Vibrant, Positive' PA Teen Found Dead At Water Treatment Plant Day After Turning 19 (Tribute) 'Vibrant, Positive' PA Teen Found Dead At Water Treatment Plant Day After Turning 19 (Tribute)
'Vibrant, Positive' PA Teen Found Dead At Water Treatment Plant Day After Turning 19 (Tribute) A central Pennsylvania teenager was found dead at a wastewater treatment plant the day after he turned 19-years-old, according to his obituary. Gabriel "Gabe" A. Lerch, a Derail Lawn and Tree Service employee from Hershey, was found dead at the wastewater treatment facility’s west plant in the 700 block of Lingle Avenue in Lebanon around 7 a.m. on Mar. 5, according to the Lebanon County coroner’s office and his obituary. Lerch was a 2021 graduate of the Hershey High School who also attended the Encounter Church of Palmyra, according to his obituary. He was an athlete who played soccer an…

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by Jillian Pikora
Bowie, MD
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Maryland Basketball Player Narrowly Escapes Russian Invasion In Ukraine Maryland Basketball Player Narrowly Escapes Russian Invasion In Ukraine
Maryland Basketball Player Narrowly Escapes Russian Invasion In Ukraine "I've never felt so nervous in my life." That's what Maryland's Lucious "Lucky" Jones posted on Instagram Thursday, Feb. 24 — the terrifying day Russia invaded Ukraine, immobilizing and instilling fear in millions. Jones, 28, who plays basketball for the Ukrainian team, BC Ternopil, posted footage of himself and his teammates stuck in traffic at the Romanian border, desperate to flee. Around the same time that Russia launched an attack on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, Friday morning, Jones announced that he was safe and would be back in the US Saturday. The previous few days, though, were terr…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hamilton Township, NJ
Obituaries
South Jersey HS Grad, Championship Basketball Player Claushawn Pennerman Dies Unexpectedly, 23 South Jersey HS Grad, Championship Basketball Player Claushawn Pennerman Dies Unexpectedly, 23
South Jersey HS Grad, Championship Basketball Player Claushawn Pennerman Dies Unexpectedly, 23 South Jersey high school graduate and championship basketball player Claushawn D. Pennerman died unexpectedly at Virtua Willingboro Hospital on Jan. 8. He was 23. Pennerman went to school in Hamilton, where he graduated from Hamilton High School West in 2017, his obituary says. Pennerman then attended Rowan University and became a member of the Hamilton PAL Basketball Championship team, according to his memorial. He had been working as a cashier at Family Dollar and living in Westampton Township at the time of his death, his obituary and social media pages say. Pennerman was remembered f…

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by Valerie Musson
Glen Burnie, MD
Sports
That Teacher's A Baller: Washington DC Teacher Sinks Playground Shot In Viral Video That Teacher's A Baller: Washington DC Teacher Sinks Playground Shot In Viral Video
That Teacher's A Baller: Washington DC Teacher Sinks Playground Shot In Viral Video Kathleen Fitzpatrick was playing basketball with her third graders one Friday afternoon at recess as she usually does, when she made the shot that nearly broke the sports-side of TikTok: "If I make this shot, we'll have hot chocolate as a class on Monday," Fitzpatrick told the students, she said in an interview with ESPN. Dressed in jeans and a white blouse dribbles toward the hoop before launching the ball -- her students watching in anticipation. It goes in. The crowd goes wild. Make no mistake, it's not "Miss Fitz's" first time handling a basketball: The Washington DC-area third grade …

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by Cecilia Levine
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Sports
That Teacher's A Baller: Suburban Philly Native Sinks Playground Shot In Viral Video That Teacher's A Baller: Suburban Philly Native Sinks Playground Shot In Viral Video
That Teacher's A Baller: Suburban Philly Native Sinks Playground Shot In Viral Video Drexel Hill native Kathleen Fitzpatrick was playing basketball with her third graders one Friday afternoon at recess as she usually does, when she made the shot that nearly broke the sports-side of TikTok: "If I make this shot, we'll have hot chocolate as a class on Monday," Fitzpatrick told the students, she said in an interview with ESPN. Dressed in jeans and a white blouse dribbles toward the hoop before launching the ball -- her students watching in anticipation. It goes in. The crowd goes wild. Make no mistake, it's not "Miss Fitz's" first time handling a basketball: The Washington D…

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by Cecilia Levine