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Capacity Sports Group Acquires United Sports as Flag Football Booms Ahead of 2028 Olympics

DOWNINGTOWN, PA β€” Downingtown's United Sports has been acquired by Capacity Sports Group, an Indianapolis-based company building one of the nation's largest youth sports platforms. Announced on April 13, the deal also includes YSC Sports in Wayne, tournament operator Sideline Sports Solutions and Flag Football Life, which runs NFL FLAG leagues and a national tournament circuit.

The transaction consolidates more than 300,000 square feet of indoor space and roughly 80 acres of outdoor fields across the greater Philadelphia area. United Sports, founded in 1998, brings its 218,000-square-foot complex and the Kinetic Dome, while YSC Sports adds a 90,000-square-foot training facility serving about 7,500 registrants annually. Sideline Sports Solutions operates 10 of the country's 50 top-ranked youth soccer tournaments, and Flag Football Life is expanding into roughly a dozen new states ahead of flag football's debut at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Together, the combined operation runs more than 130 tournaments a year across soccer, flag football, field hockey, lacrosse, basketball and volleyball.

Town Tours and Village Walks Kick Off April 30 Across County

WEST CHESTER, PA β€” Chester County's Town Tours and Village Walks program returns for its 32nd season on April 30, with an expanded 2026 slate honoring the 250th anniversary of the United States. Themed "13 Tours for 13 Colonies," the series includes 13 walking tours and three lectures across the county, running through October 15. All programs are free, begin at 5:30 p.m., and require no registration. Details are at chescoplanning.org/Historic/TownTours.

Stuart Avenue Northbound Closed All Week for Construction

DOWNINGTOWN, PA β€” Downingtown drivers should expect disruptions on Stuart Avenue through the end of the week. The Downingtown Police Department has announced that the northbound side of Stuart Avenue between West Lancaster Avenue and Highland Avenue will be closed to all traffic from Monday, April 20 through Friday, April 24, with closures in effect each day from approximately 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. due to construction equipment working in the roadway. The road is expected to reopen outside those hours each evening.

Man Charged With Third-Degree Murder After Fatal Balcony Fall

COATESVILLE, PA β€” Chester County prosecutors have charged a Coatesville man with third-degree murder in the death of a neighbor who fell from a second-story balcony during an argument on the night of April 18.

According to the criminal complaint, Coatesville police responded around 9:51 p.m. to an apartment building on the 700 block of East Lincoln Highway, where they found Moises Galarza-Bermudez on the sidewalk with severe head trauma and no pulse. He was pronounced dead at a hospital a short time later.

Investigators say the two men had been arguing on the balcony of Mr. Galarza-Bermudez's apartment when Neftali Feliciano-Perez, 53, pushed him into the railing, which broke and sent both men tumbling to the pavement. Mr. Feliciano-Perez, who is presumed innocent until proven guilty, has been charged with third-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and related offenses.



Upcoming local events…

Downingtown Spring Used Book Sale - April 24, 4pm-7pm; April 25, 9am-4pm; April 26, 1pm-4pm

East Caln Clean Up Event - April 25, 9am-11am

Downingtown Farmers’ Market - April 25, 10am-12pm

Shred Event East Caln/Downingtown - May 2, 9am-12pm

Founding Fathers Historic House and Garden Tea Party $ (Caln) - May 9, 1pm-4pm

The Ledbetters and Superunknown- Tributes to Pearl Jam and Christ Cornell $ (Phoenixville) - May 16, 8pm

46th Annual Chester County Antique Car Club Car Show (Downingtown) - May 23, 10am-2pm

Kerr Park Gallery Walk (Downingtown) - May 31, 11am-2pm

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