Claude Welcome, the powerlifting coach at Abington Heights who has helped establish the sport in Northeast Pennsylvania, keeps pushing up the heavy weights. He represented the United States and ...

Jun. 19—Claude Welcome, the ageless strongman, powered his way to a national championship. After more than a year of uncertainty because of the COVID-19 pandemic and few competitions, the 69-year old ...

High school athletes dream of starring on the athletic field, lighting up the scoreboard or blazing down the track to record performances. Visions of grandeur are the easy part. Paying the price to ...

Gene Rychlak Jr. is the best bench-presser in the world. Powerlifting experts coo over the 6-foot-1-inch, 380-pound behemoth’s physical attributes. His short arms bulge with massive triceps that ...

17-year-old Abington Heights sophomore Matt Devine puts in a few more reps on the bench press. It was last march in Texas at nationals where Devine shined in the freshman/sophomore division. Weighing ...

Claude Welcome, the ageless strongman, powered his way to a national championship. After more than a year of uncertainty because of the COVID-19 pandemic and few competitions, the 69-year old won the ...