West Norriton Celebrates Community Day This Saturday

A full day of family fun and activities.

West Norristown will be holding its annual Community Day from noon to 4 p.m. this Saturday, May 18 on the grounds of the Norristown Area High School.  Expect a day of family fun, food, games and more. Kids can enjoy pony rides, costumed characters, clowns, tattoo artists, moon bounces and magicians and have a chance to watch demonstrations by the Lower Providence Police K-9 Unit, Montgomery County’s Bomb Squad and a helicopter landing.   The party continues in the evening with live music from Ken & Rick from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. leading up to the fireworks display. Don’t forget to bring your used bikes for the Norristown Rotary Club’s Used Bike Drive! The Rotary club will be collecting adult and kids bikes to send to Guatemala, Nicaragua, …

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Post Your Norristown Junior Prom Pics on Patch!

You don't have to wait until prom night 2013 to share those awesome pics. Share the fun of picking out that dress, snagging those designer shoes or picking out that really retro suit from Goodwill!

Norristown High School's Junior prom, the glamour event of the year for eleventh grade students and their families, is Saturday. It's one long photo op, and Norristown Patch is the perfect place to share them with the community. The folks at Three Peas in a Pod Florist in Limerick were busy getting corsages done on Thursday, as you can see from the attached photos - now we want to see YOUR photos!  There's no limit on the number of photos you can add. Share your shots from: And this isn't just for kids! Parents, you can upload your "classic" prom pictures.  Just click the "Upload Photos and Videos" button to the left and show off those awesome pics! 

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Norrristown High Softball Team on a Roll

The Eagles have turned their last few games into a pair of key Suburban One American wins.

Thursday looked as gloomy as the rest of the week to Norristown softball coach Jon Kandrick. The field resembled a lake after two straight days of rain, which would force the Eagles inside for another stir-crazy day of hitting in cages, running on mats and stretching. "There's only so much you can do inside," Kandrick said. "You don't mind doing it once a week if need be, but to have to do it four days a week for the past three weeks is a nightmare." Thanks to the efforts of Fran Tomlinson, his grounds crew and a water pump, the Eagles saw the sun by the afternoon, and turned the next two days into a pair of key Suburban One American wins. The Eagles defeated Upper Merion and Cheltenham to move to 2-1 in the league. Gwyn Botley starred …

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Eagles Soar Past Red Raiders to Advance in Playoffs

The Norristown boys beat Coatesville 67–62.

The Norristown boys varsity basketball team defeated Coatesville 67-62 in the second game of the PIAA playoffs Tuesday night. “I’m very proud of my boys tonight," said Norristown head coach Mike Evans. "They stuck in there, and this was a very good win for us.” When asked about the next round, Evans replied “We’ve got more work to do and we’ve got allot ahead of us.” Continuing the momentum was the name of the game here, and the Norristown boys did just that by consistently executing plays and maintaining composure through the entire game. Senior Aaron Webb led things off with a quick basket a minute into the first period, with Coatesville senior Will Shuler returning. Norristown senior Jahquan Hargrove broke away with an assist by senior …

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NAHS Boys Bowling Team Named Suburban One Conference Champs

The Eagles have been the Suburban One champs three years running

On Feb. 10, in a match up versus North Penn, the Norristown boys varsity bowling team clinched first place in the Suburban One Division. This is their third consecutive title in as many years. They now qualify to move on to Eastern Regionals in March. The boys did it in style, rolling three games over 1,000 for the third time this season. North Penn kept it close in game one, but Norristown eventually swept the match 4-0. Each member of the team bowled 600 or above, with Matt Grayauskie topping the team with a 279 high game and a 689 series, and A.J. Ferrizzi close behind him with a 257 high game and 680 series. Chris Shock, with a 243; John Mil, with a 236; and Zac Holak, with a 227, rounded out the team for the big win. The JV boys …

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Norristown High School girls' basketball team looking both ways

The Eagles take stock of their current strengths and weaknesses and look ahead to a stronger more cohesive team

In a year about learning and evolving, the Norristown Area High School girls' basketball team has worked in winning. At 6-3 through the early part of the schedule, the Eagles' necessary switch to a team-centric approach has generated some positive results – a year ahead of schedule. "Next year's team is supposed to be the more mature team that will start doing some damage," assistant coach Kevin Towns said. "We're young and trying to understand the game and each other. We're growing together." The 2009-10 squad featured 5-foot-11 forward Natasha Matthews, whose dominating inside presence helped mask an inexperienced supporting cast. Her departure to Division III Gwynedd-Mercy College – with fellow Norristown High graduate Byrn Cotteta – …