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Top Local Sports Stories Of 2011

A look back at the most popular sports stories of 2011 in Marple Newtown.

Here's a look back at some of the most memorable sports stories of 2011 in the Marple Newtown Patch.

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In a game that took two days, 19.5 hours and 13 innings to reach the final result, Council Rock South won the epic 7-6 extra-inning affair over in the PIAA District 1 Class AAAA quarterfinals.

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The Tigers beat Harriton, 14-2, driving their record to 3-4 overall and 1-3 in the Central League. This was the first time the Tigers lacrosse team had won two consecutive games since 2009, and the three victories mark the first time Marple Newtown has won three games in a season since 2009.

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After crushed the Strath Haven Panthers 24-7, they won five of their next seven games, earning a ticket to the district playoff game as the No. 4 seed against a familiar foe—hosting Central League rival and No. 5 seed Strath Haven.

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After beat Germantown Academy and snapped a 15-game league losing streak, they went on to face powerful Haverford School in a major rivalry game.

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In just their second year as a varsity program, Delco Christian played in the PIAA District 1 Class A championship, against defending district champion Calvary Christian. Patch spoke with Knights football coach Jim Favino before the game.

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Identical twin sisters Sarah and Taylor Anderson, of Broomall, recently won the Youth Olympic Games Trials on Nov. 21 with their four-person curling team in Grafton, ND. The twin sisters and their team will now be nominated to the U.S. Olympic Committee to represent Team USA at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games. If chosen, the members of the team will compete in the games from Jan. 13-22 in Innsbruck, Austria.

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The Marple Newtown High School cheerleaders placed fifth in the Central League Cheerleading Championship this February.

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The Tigers girls basketball team scratched, and they fought, but in the end Merion Mercy Academy’s outside shooting in its little bandbox gym was too much to overcome in a 54-33 loss for the opening round of the District 1 Class AAA playoffs.

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A look back over Marple Newtown's nearly undefeated season, including thoughts from Coach Michael Selletti and some of his wrestlers.

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Delco Christian's Lady Knights basketball team saw their season end with a 52-48 loss to Steelton-Highspire in the PIAA Class A state semifinals at Muhlenberg High School.

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