For Coatesville’s Ivy Leaguers, success means overcoming

Three CASD seniors talk diversity, resilience, reputation, and representation By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times CALN – Entering its senior year, Coatesville’s Class of 2014 saw the worst of this grand experiment known as diversity. School district leaders trusted to guide the area’s youth to a brighter tomorrow reminded people that what we think of as outdated beliefs are still alive,...

Coatesville goes 6-2 in National Academic competition

Academic team has valiant run, including five consecutive victories By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times ALEXANDRIA, VA – The Coatesville High School Academic team went 6-2 overall at the Questions Unlimited National Academic Championship over the weekend. Consisting of seniors Paul Draper, Joshua Mensah, Justin Gans, junior Shawn Mengel, sophomore Timo Mather, and senior captain Chasan Hall,...

Downingtown East wins Academic Competition finals

Conestoga grabs JV crown, edges Unionville By Steven Silverman, Staff Writer, The Times Members of the Downingtown East High School Academic Competition team celebrate a hard-fought and razor-thin win over West Chester Henderson for the county title, Wednesday. DOWNINGTOWN—In a hard-fought match that came down to the wire, Downingtown East varsity defeated West Chester Henderson and Coatesville,...

Coatesville, D-Town East advance in academic championships

Winner on March 13 will advance to state championships The Downingtown East High School Academic team — along with Coatesville and West Chester Henderson — has advanced to the Chester County final of the Chester County Academic Competition. Three high school academic teams will be competing for the Chester County Academic Competition championship after winning their recent semifinal matches. The...

Down 15, Coatesville comes back to beat Downingtown West

Crutchfield opens up Coatesville offense to give home team a dynamic attack By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times Coatesville’s Jaquan Hollingshed drives the lane early. Downingtown collapsed its defense to deal with Coatesville’s strong forward play. CALN – Sports are not just a matter of accumulating points and trying to score on each individual play. Each game is a narrative constructed...