Obituaries for Sept. 2 Sep 2, 2008
Born in Philadelphia in 1935, she attended West Catholic High School and graduated from Immaculata College. She lived in Lansdowne for 30 years. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
Obituaries for Sunday, January 20, 2008 Jan 20, 2008
Mrs. Banfield was a graduate of Immaculata College in Immaculata, Pa. and was employed as a home economics teacher at the high school level with the Woodbridge Township Board of Education at Woodbridge High School and John F. Kennedy Memorial High School in Iselin, N.J., for 35 years before retiring in 1984. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
AREA SCHEDULE Nov 24, 2007
Opening round of Marymount Tournament: Messiah College (John Boyd) vs. Immaculata College, 2 p.m.; and Marymount College vs. SUNY-Maritime, 7 p.m.. Elmira College (Jon Adamson) at Utica College, 8 p.m.. (Little Falls Evening Times, NY)
District's new hire resigns Aug 30, 2007
He holds a doctorate in educational leadership from Immaculata College and has had other administrative experience at Radnor and Avon Grove high schools, as well as in the Antietam School District in Berks County. Longtime Upper Moreland math teacher Richard Gould was appointed as assistant principal, replacing Davis, to focus on student athletics and discipline. (Springfield Sun, PA)
A trip down memory lane Aug 14, 2007
The Players Gallery features numerous jerseys, from the well-known (Bob Cousy, Jason Kidd) to the historically significant (Marianne Crawford, who played for Immaculata College, the small Pennsylvania program that became a women's basketball power 30-plus years ago). The Game Gallery, meanwhile, details how the sport has evolved through trends, events and rules changes. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Film tells underdog story of Mighty Macs women's basketball team Jul 2, 2007
"Our Lady of Victory" recounts the journey of the Mighty Macs of tiny Immaculata College, which won the first national collegiate women's basketball championship in 1972. The all-girls Catholic school outside Philadelphia went on to win the title the next two years as well. (NEPA News, PA)
Call center operator names president Jun 1, 2007
Schellenger has a bachelor's degree in organizational dynamics from Immaculata College and lives in Malvern, Pa. Telerx of Horsham, Pa. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Burstyn, Gugino taste 'Victory' May 23, 2007
Pic tells the story of the Immaculata College women's basketball team, which rose from loser status to victory in the National Women's Collegiate Championship in 1972. Script was penned by helmer Tim Chambers, with Pat Croce producing. (Variety)
Energetic bishop crusades quickly on social issues May 21, 2007
Holds a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy and a master's degree in theology from St. Charles Borromeo, a master's degree in education administration from Villanova University, and a doctorate in education from Immaculata College. 1984, ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia by Cardinal John Krol and served two years as parochial vicar of St. Bernard Church in Philadelphia. (News & Observer)
DiBernardi Gets Career Win No. 600 Apr 24, 2007
A 1985 graduate of Immaculata College, she currently resides in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania with her daughter, Deanna, a sophomore pitcher at Yale University. (Villanova.com)
Illinois Women's Basketball Coach Resigns Apr 18, 2007
Grentz was a dominant 5-foot-11 center for Immaculata College in suburban Philadelphia. Her teams won three AIAW national titles from 1972-74. (Mac-Sports.com)
Illinois coach resigns with 1 year left on contract Apr 18, 2007
"Grentz, he added, failed to capitalize on the momentum she built up during her first few seasons at Illinois."You've got to grab the momentum, and I don't think we did it," he said.Before Illinois, she was head coach for 19 years at Rutgers, where she won the 1982 national championship.Grentz was a dominant 5-foot-11 center for Immaculata College in suburban Philadelphia. Her teams won three AIAW national titles from 1972-74. The same year she graduated she was hired as a part-time head coach... (ESPN -- Women's Basketball)
Controversy steals shining moment Apr 11, 2007
"No one in the 1970s could have ever envisioned filling an area in a place like Cleveland for a national championship game. It just didn't seem possible," said pioneering women's basketball coach Cathy Rush, who won national titles at tiny Immaculata College in the pre-Title IX era and has done network TV broadcast work. But except in rare instances, such as at the University of Tennessee, even successful women's basketball programs have a tough time attracting crowds in their home arenas. (Sunspot.net -- Sports)
McCaffery: Hoops Hall of Fame has room for more Apr 5, 2007
But it is also reasonable to trace the popularity of the modern women s game to her playing career at Immaculata College, where, as Theresa Shank, the Cardinal O Hara High grad was the Lew Alcindor of her time. Tall, dominating, dynamic, three times she was an All-American, leading the Mighty Macs to three national championships. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
Penn State women's hoops coach resigns Mar 23, 2007
As a player, Portland won three national championships with Immaculata College (1972-74) at the tournament sponsored by the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women. A year after graduating from Immaculata, Portland became head coach at Saint Joseph's, leading her team to a 23-5 record and the AIAW tournament. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Portland resigns at Penn State after 27 seasons Mar 23, 2007
"Harris averaged 10.4 points for the Lady Lions in 2004-05, third best on the team, before transferring to James Madison. She played one game for James Madison before ankle surgery in January."This did not have anything to do with the lawsuit to our knowledge," Karen Doering, attorney for Harris at the National Center for Lesbian Rights, said regarding Portland's resignation.Portland was criticized in the past for comments regarding homosexuality. In 1986, she reportedly told the Chicago... (ESPN -- Women's Basketball)
Portland steps down as Lady Lions\' coach Mar 22, 2007
Portland is a 1975 graduate of Immaculata College and played on three consecutive national championship teams. She was named head coach at St. Joseph's for the 1976-77 season and coached there for two years before a two-year tenure at Colorado. (Penn State Sports -- Rivals.com)
Grentz Garners WBCA's Carol Eckman Award Mar 8, 2007
Grentz played for Hall of Fame coach Cathy Rush for the Macs of Immaculata College in the early 1970's. Grentz led the private Catholic institution to three AIAW National Championships, amassing more the 1,000 career points and three consecutive first team All-American nominations. (Fightingillini.com)
Illini Open Big Ten Play At Home Thursday Night Dec 27, 2006
Immaculata Idols: UI coach and PSU's Rene Portland were teammates at Immaculata College, leading the tiny Pennsylvania school to three straight AIAW national titles in the mid-70s. Both started their stellar coaching careers at St. Joseph's University, with Portland taking over for two seasons after Grentz spent the first two years of her career there (75-77). (Fightingillini.com)
Wilkes basketball teams to open Freedom Conference play at home Nov 29, 2006
The Wilkes men are 1-0 after opening their season on Monday night with a 78-72 win over Immaculata College. Lycoming enters the Marts Center with an overall record of 2-1. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
Jen Shillingford Nov 9, 2006
She coached basketball at Immaculata College, worked at Radnor day camps under Encke for 20 years, spent a few years on the United States Field Hockey team, and sat on Radnor Township's Parks and Recreation Board, to name some of her activities. As a youngster, Shillingford said, she "played every sport that came down the pike. That's what you did, and it was fun." Her love of athletics and her desire to propel women into the field, literally and figuratively, have taken her all over the world. (Wayne Suburban Newspapers, PA)
Troegle commits to PSU Oct 19, 2006
Trogele also admits there's a certain special part to being the first Villa Maria recruit to play for Portland, who graduated from the school and was part of three national championship teams at Immaculata College and has now amassed 678 collegiate coaching victories. "Rene came to my school to visit during lunch. ... Everyone was just awed by her," Trogele said. (State College Centre Daily, PA -- Sports)
Hall of Fame coach joins Stringer's staff after WNBA stint Sep 12, 2006
As a player, Stanley was a two-time national champion at Immaculata College in the early days of women's college basketball. "It's a really great catch for Rutgers," said Mel Greenberg of The Philadelphia Inquirer, a long-time writer in the sport. (The Daily Targum, NJ)
'Music lady' strikes a chord Aug 3, 2006
At Interboro High School she was involved in "everything ... art, band, choir, gymnastics, Key Club ..." before graduating in 1998 and going on to Immaculata College. As a teen, she'd volunteered at area nursing homes and considered a career in medicine before discovering the arts therapy field and a related major at Immaculata. (Ambler Gazette, PA)
Students give Sister John classy sendoff Jun 5, 2006
Monday 05 June, 2006. All grades, from kindergarten through eighth grade, in the 413-student body school performed musical tributes to Sister John, most to the tune of popular songs. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
Hilbert president to deliver final commencement address May 14, 2006
A Milwaukee native, Paczesny arrived at the small liberal arts college in Hamburg as a psychology and philosophy instructor in 1962, when the school was still Immaculata College and housed in a wing of the Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph motherhouse. She served as registrar, a department chair and academic dean, before taking over for Sister Edwina Bogel in 1974, as only the second president in the school's brief history. (Buffalo News)
Penn State's 'Mommy Coach' a bigot? Apr 30, 2006
" Family first Such contradictions are part of the complex portrait that is Maureen "Rene" Muth Portland. She is a woman who so treasured the value of family and family values that she made her own mother, Margaret "Granny" Muth, a part of Lady Lions basketball practices and games and team cookouts. Mrs. Portland is now a grandmother herself, but she's also new mother again, at 53, because she and husband John -- their nest hardly empty after raising their two sons and daughter and then taking... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
