Dan Altomare: Articles, In Their Shoes, My Story

In Their Shoes-Khasim Mu’min

“The battle of life is, in most cases, fought uphill; and to win it without a struggle were perhaps to win it without honor. If there were no difficulties there would be no success; if there were nothing to struggle for, there would be nothing to be achieved.” - Samuel Smiles I’m from…

Dan Altomare: Articles, In Their Shoes, My Story

In Their Shoes – Ron Palmer

My name is Ron Palmer. I am a 2016 graduate from Mariana Bracetti High School where I was a 4-year wrestler, 3-time Public League champion, 2-time District 12 champion, and MBA's first 1st 2-time Academic All-American. Currently, I go to Kutztown University of Pennsylvania where I’m a member of the wrestling team and I’m majoring…

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February’s Wrestler of the Month: Samirah Conners-Reed

Samirah Conners-Reed was faced with a dilemma at the end of the season. She was unsure of whether to enter the beginners or advanced bracket at the Beat the Streets youth tournament. By all accounts she was a beginner, not even having completed a full season of wrestling yet. However, her dominance in the practice room gave her the confidence to challenge herself in the advanced bracket. The decision turned out to be the right one, as she reeled off 4 straight wins including a pin in the finals to take home the championship. The bracket was co-ed, and Samirah beat male wrestlers in both the semis and finals to win and was the only female placer in the weight class. The 7th grader at Wissahickon Charter School took naturally to wrestling and began to excel immediately at practice. Her combination of strength, body control, and gut instinct made her dangerous right from the start, and her strong work ethic and competitive nature helped her progress rapidly. Samirah displays a strong desire to get better, and consistently works to hone her technique in the wrestling room. Her hard work has paid dividends and she recently placed 2nd in the Folkstyle State Tournament. For taking 1st and 2nd her first ever tournaments, Samirah has been named the March Wrestler of the Month!

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March’s Wrestler of the Month: Miles Lee

Pennsylvania is known as the toughest wrestling state in the country making placing at the PA state tournament quite a feat in its own right. Placing at the state tournament with less than 3 years of wrestling experience is nearly unheard of. However, Miles Lee did exactly that when he took 5th place at the…

BTSPhilly: Articles, In Their Shoes, Wrestler of the Month

February’s Wrestler of the Month: Samirah Conners-Reed

Lorenzo Thomas: In Their Shoes, My Story

Summer Training Makes Winter Champions by Jared Johnson

My name is Jared Johnson. I began wrestling in the 7th grade at Martin Luther King youth. Because of my continuation of training at PAL during the offseason when I was in eighth grade, I made connections with my current school, Roman Catholic High School. Every year that I wrestled in the summer I got…

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Beat the Streets Philadelphia’s Second Annual Bowling Night May 11th

Save the date! Thursday, May 11th, Beat the Streets Philadelphia will be hosting their second annual "Bowling Night" at Lucky Strike Philadelphia. There will be live music, pingpong, giant Jenga, and of course, bowling, as well as much more. More information will be coming soon.

BTSPhilly: Articles, In Their Shoes, Tournaments

Miles Lee Places at PIAA State Tournament

South Philadelphia High School’s Miles Lee has become the first ever state placer in Beat the Streets Philadelphia’s history and the second ever from the Philadelphia Public League. He opened the tournament Wednesday night with an 8-4 win over Quakertown’s Noah Wood. Earlier this afternoon, he punched his ticket to the semifinals with an overtime…

BTSPhilly: Articles, In Their Shoes, Tournaments

Miles Lee Wins North East Regionals and Moves on to States

Last weekend at the Northeast Regional Tournament, South Philadelphia High School’s Miles Lee made history by becoming the first ever Regional Champion from the Philadelphia Public League. He rolled through the tournament without giving up a single takedown, picking up a 4-3 decision in the quarterfinals, an 8-5 win in the semis, and an 11-5…