In a city where crime all too often dominates headlines, a group of seventh and eighth graders did their part to generate some feel-good news Monday when they stepped onto a field in Chester to play a soccer game.
Played at STEM Academy on 10th Avenue just over a mile from Talen Energy Stadium, the game was the first at home for the newly formed Chester Clippers middle school team.
“A lot of people don’t think too positively of Chester so we’re trying to set a good example,” midfielder Damien Najdek said after the game, a 4-3 loss to Academy Park.