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South Jersey Cheerleading: Sunday, February 28, 1999
By Joanne Costantino
Tight fists and stiff wrists, with synchronized stunts, jumps and dance routines were the presentations of the day, as cheerleaders from the tri-state area came together at Rutgers University in Camden on Sunday. The American Cheer Invitational, which was sponsored by Shop Rite and American Cheer Express (ACE), featured cheerleaders from the grade school, middle school, junior varsity, and varsity levels.
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High School Ice Hockey: Sunday, February 28, 1999
By Mike Costantino
Eastern defeated Washington Township 6-5 in overtime as Eric Piccotti scored the game winner and gave the Vikings the JV AAA title in a seesaw affair. After failing to hold onto leads of 3-0 and 5-3, Eastern scored in the first seventeen seconds of overtime and ended the season for the Minutemen. Township had lost only once during the regular season, also to the Vikings.
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Winning Ways: Saturday, February 27, 1999
By Gregory "Graig" White
I titled this piece, "A Day in the Life...", to give you, the reader, a glimpse into what a day in the life of a conditioning coach is like. First, let me say that people often refer to me as a trainer. In the world of sports, there is a big difference between what trainers and coaches do. Athletic trainers are the people that work with athletes who have suffered an injury. Their focus is to work with the athlete on getting them back in their activity as quickly as possible, but also keeping in mind that the athlete must sufficiently heal so that re-injury does not happen. The conditioning coach works with well athletes; it is our job to make sure that athletes are as injury resistant as possible. Some people call me a trainer, and granted, some of our duties are very much alike, but we serve two different functions.
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High School Wrestling: Saturday, February 27, 1999
By Charlie Barker
Camden Catholic pulled away from the pack and won the District 27 Wrestling Championship held at Cherokee High School. The Irish won a record eight gold medals as Bob Stinson (103), Mark Koszyk (112), Mike Booth (119), Bill Heverly (125), Mike Bagocius (135), Brian Cassano (145), Mike Franchi (152), and Sean Milowe (275) all won individual titles.
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High School Ice Hockey: Saturday, February 27, 1999
By Mike Costantino
To have been able to predict that the four teams left in the battle for ice hockey supremacy in South Jersey would also be the top four teams from the regular season in Tier 1 wouldn't qualify you as an expert. The tough part is predicting who will advance to the finals and ultimately capture the crown. Will Eastern repeat or will Lenape finally capture the gold? Here is a breakdown of each series, remember that the semi's and finals are best of three:
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High School Ice Hockey: Friday, February 26, 1999
By Mike Costantino
Led by Rob Coble's two goals and an assist, Clearview withstood a Cherry Hill East rally and advanced to the semi-final round in the SJHSIHL with a 4-3 win on Friday night at Hollydell. The game had the fever pitch of a playoff game as both teams came out hitting with Clearview's John Meenan leading the way, as he seemed to hit everything that moved.
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High School Ice Hockey: Friday, February 26, 1999
By Mike Costantino
Joe Gori scored three goals all on the power-play and Joe Pelle had a goal and two assists to lead Washington Township passed Edgewood 7-3 and into the semi-finals in the SJHSIHL playoffs. After a scoreless first period which saw Township outshoot Edgewood 18-3 only to be stoned by goalie Ed Mickus, Gori scored early in the second period with Derek Poletis and Steve Brown assisting and the 1-0 lead.
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Team Conditioning Systems: Thursday, February 25, 1998
By Joanne Costantino
Danielle Thomas has been playing tennis since she was about 6 years old. This 7th grader at Oceanville Middle School tells us that her interest in tennis grows stronger every year as she successfully competes in local tournaments and hopes to continue adding trophies to her growing collection.
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High School Boys Basketball: Thursday, February 25, 1999
By Greg Alvord
At the honorary Bob Costello Gymnasium in Evesham, the high schools of Cherokee & Highland faced each other in the final game of the regular season. In a playoff tune up, the Highlanders looked in peak form with a 61-46 victory. As Cherokee prepares to face Shawnee in the opening round of the N.J.S.I.A.A. Group IV playoff, you can bet that Highland will be in the stands scouting. Highland will face the winner of the Chief/Renegade match-up.
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High School Boys Basketball: Tuesday, February 23, 1999
By Greg Alvord
With a week to go before the Cherokee Chiefs (12-9) and the Shawnee Renegades (17-5) face each other in the NJSIAA Group 4 playoff tournament, the packed house in the Medford gymnasium was privy to a sneak preview. And if tonight's contest was any indicator of what the next weeks action holds, then additional stands will have to be added. In this intensely played game, the Shawnee Renegades came out on top with a 63 to 40 victory.
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High School Boys Basketball: Tuesday, February 23, 1999
By Forrest Robleto
There was a lot at stake for the Burlington Township boys basketball team. With just two games remaining in their season, Township needed to defeat Florence and win their last game to capture the Burlington County League's Freedom Division. This game had flashes of great plays amid stretches of air balls, turnovers and bricks, but Township came away with a 49-46 victory over Florence.
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High School Ice Hockey: Monday, February 22, 1999
By Gary Finigan
SJHSIHL playoff action at the Twin Rinks pitted the host Lenape Indians against rival Shawnee Renegades. Rick Salvador picked up both goals for the Indians with Jon Schnepf picking up assists on both. Renegades' goaltender Charles Rodrigo put in a fine effort between the pipes, facing 41 shots and allowing only 2 goals.
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