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AUGUST 16, 2012
Ambitious cycles
Two local residents are assisting underserved populations through their love of cycling. By Joseph Myers R e v i e w S ta f f W r i t e r
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here is so much pain in the world that if someone can make a difference for one person, that’s enough of a drop of rain to make a ripple and foster change,” Cassandra King said Monday. The resident of the 2400 block of South Camac Street has crafted a distinguished racing career, but personal glory has not occupied her mind or that of her 20-year friend and fellow accomplished rider Janine Verstraeten on their recent excursions. The two have united with the Bryn Mawrbased Cadence Cycling Foundation and the Mount Airy-headquartered Gearing Up to have their pedals help to prove the See CYCLING page 8
Sports
Graces loaded
Domenic DeMarco bore his Phillies pride Sunday as he prepared to smack long balls. Baseball, a passion he shared with his brother, Anthony DeMarco Jr., could become the boy’s vocation.
P h o t o B y R o b To r n e y
A Whitman youngster honored his slain sibling through participation in the Phillies Home Run Derby.
Fervent feet
Kickball enthusiasts will unite at a Packer Park venue to secure funds for cancer research.
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By Joseph Myers R e v i e w S ta f f W r i t e r
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cottish poet Robert Burns should have included “children” when he penned the immortal line “The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” For if life had decided to treat Domenic DeMarco fairly, the 10-year-old would have received cheers from his brother, Anthony
DeMarco Jr., at Citizens Bank Park, 1 Citizens Bank Way, Sunday. Domenic instead dedicated his involvement in the 42nd Phillies Home Run Derby to his lone sibling, continuing to honor his memory nearly two years after his shooting-related death. “Everything about him inspires me,” the resident of Third and Ritner streets said before leading off the 9- and 10-year-old boys’ division of the Phillies’ longest-
running program. “We especially bonded through basketball and baseball.” Those sports and soccer occupy Domenic at the Southeast Youth Athletic Association, Seventh and Bigler streets, where he has spent six years improving his athletic acumen as a Blue Jay. The last 22 months, however, also had have him enlisting courts See DEMARCO page 10