Lou Rabito has been at the Inquirer since September 1989, spending his first 11 years as high school sports editor before working in Inquirer suburban news bureaus for 9 1/2 years. He returned to sports to edit and write in March 2010.
Email Lou at rabitol@phillynews.com
Sophomore and junior years are prime time for many NCAA Division I prospects, and that's when Jordan Prutzer did practically nothing on the softball field.
The pole vault is unlike most other track and field events, and the reason goes beyond the obvious - the poles that are more than twice as tall as the athletes.
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Following in Lisa Raymond's footsteps
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The regular signing period for a number of NCAA sports begins Wednesday, and Jessie Graham will become the first tennis player in Academy of Notre Dame history to complete a letter of intent with a Division I school.
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Garnet Valley's Wellington Zaza moves fast, on and off track
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His speed in getting from one place to another - namely, the starting blocks to the finish line - and his jumping skills put Wellington Zaza on the radar of NCAA Division I track programs.
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Zaza moves, on and off track
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His speed in getting from one place to another - namely, the starting blocks to the finish line - and his jumping skills put Wellington Zaza on the radar of NCAA Division I track programs.
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A freshman favored to make waves at states
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Actors don't usually perform on Broadway and then join the cast of the school play. Likewise, athletes don't often vie for an Olympic berth and then go out for the high school team.
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The new kid on the basketball block
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It's that time of the boys' basketball season when only select teams are still playing.
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Tiny Cheltenham school aiming for a state hoops title
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It's that time of the boys' basketball season when only select teams are still playing. Chester, Lower Merion, Neumann-Goretti, Upper Moreland, Gospel of Grace Christian, Imhotep Charter . . .
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La Salle swim team proving big-meet prowess
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Frank Lichtner says his La Salle swimming team has fared very well on the sport's biggest stages. His coaching colleagues in the Philadelphia Catholic League would nod in approval.
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MC&S coach has grown into job
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Dan Jackson has "youngest coach" in one of his e-mail addresses. It refers to when he took over the Math, Civics & Sciences boys' basketball program seven seasons ago, at age 19.
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Olney Charter wrestlers overcome behavioral issues
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Jon Welsh was kicked out of elementary school for a bunch of behavioral issues. He was bullying other students and misbehaving toward teachers and even the principal.
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A wrestling coach with inner vision
- George School assistant coach Terry Christensen is legally blind."In terms of getting a Ph.D. without the ability to read print, I can say I learned a lot about perseverance in wrestling."
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