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When To Watch Local Olympians, Including Blue Bell's Katie Bam
Several local Olympians are competing for Team USA in Rio, including Blue Bell's Katie Bam.
A grand total of 31 Pennsylvanians are representing the United States in Rio, and that includes several local athletes from the Philadelphia area.
One of those athletes in Blue Bell's own Katie Bam, a field hockey star.
The women's field hockey team already beat Argentina in their first game of the Olympics, 2-1. They will now face Japan on August 10 at 4 p.m., India on August 11 at 6:30 p.m., and Great Britain on August 13 at 5 p.m.
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Bam is joined by four other field hockey players from the Keystone state: Perkasie's Julia Reinprecht and Katie Reinprecht, Lititz's Alyssa Manley, and Larksville's Kelsey Kolojejchick.
Image courtesy Team USA Flickr.
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