Andrew Amaro OPC '11 and Kenny Koplove OPC '12 Are Wearing The
TWO FOR THE SHOW Andrew Amaro OPC ’11 and Kenny Koplove OPC ’12 are wearing the Fightin’ red and white and hoping to lead a Phillies revival. BY MARK F. BERNSTEIN OPC ’79 Approaching from the south, the road slightly older young men chase their The Crosscutters are the Phillies’ short- into Williamsport, Pa., goes right past dreams at Susquehanna Bank Park, home season rookie league team, one of the Howard J. Lamade Stadium, home of the of the Williamsport Crosscutters of the lowest rungs on the long ladder that, for a Little League World Series. On a warm New York-Penn League. This summer, that talented few, will someday lead to Citizens August afternoon, it is packed with young team included two players familiar to Penn Bank Park. And the PC pair are eagerly people chasing their dreams. Charter fans: Andrew Amaro OPC ’11 and climbing it, having both been selected A few miles to the north, a group of Kenny Koplove OPC ’12. by the Phillies in last summer’s amateur draft, Koplove in the 17th round, Amaro in the 35th. SIX PC AthlETES SIGN TO PLAY DIVISION I Amaro entered PC in the sixth grade; Approximately 20 percent of each Penn Charter graduating class is recruited Koplove was a lifer. Although they played to play sports in college. Currently, alumni are competing in the ACC, Ivy, Patriot, side by side for four years – leading Rick Centennial, NESCAC, CACC, SCIAC, SoCon and Big 10 conferences. PC expects more Mellor OPC ’69’s squad to the 2009 Inter- athletes to sign at the February and April 2016 deadlines.
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