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The Anderson Monarchs is about an all-girls soccer team competing, living, and thriving in an at-risk urban neighborhood in Philadelphia. Nominated in 2008 by Sports Illustrated as "Sports Team" of the year, they were also hailed as "the future of American Soccer" in the London newspaper, The Guardian.
The Anderson Monarchs is about an all-girls soccer team competing, living, and thriving in an at-risk urban neighborhood in Philadelphia. Nominated in 2008 by Sports Illustrated as "Sports Team ...
The Anderson Monarchs are the Little League team from South Philadelphia named after the Kansas City Monarchs, which was the legendary Negro League team for which Jackie Robinson played before breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947.
Oct 15, 2018 · As part of our newly completed strategic planing process, the Philadelphia Youth Organization and Anderson Monarchs have committed to investing in programs for girls ages 5-18. We recognize that there is a shortage of team sports opportunities for girls in Philadelphia, especially girls from low-inc
Jun 27, 2022 · Bandura (middle) with his boxing club at the Marian Anderson Rec Center in 1989. Bandura soon quit his office job and continued recruiting and turned the boxing club into a couple of baseball teams. After a couple years of competing against Northeast Philadelphia travel clubs, the Anderson Monarchs were formed.
Betsy Sharkey Los Angeles Times "The Anderson Monarchs" is the nicest of stories, but Martin fails to put into focus what is really at stake for the dedicated players or their devoted coach.
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OUR TEAM. Rob Badgett - Travel Program Coordinator. Steve Bandura - Founder and Program Director. Nicole Brown - Community and Partnerships Coordinator. Kiarah Cannady - OST and Girls Program Manager and. Joey Gorman - Baseball Director of Operations. Amos Huron - Executive Director. Sadie Sprague-Lott - Education Coordinator.
