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 High School Football:Overbrook Hauls Down Pennsauken In Effort To Make Playoffs Saturday, November 4, 2000 By Vincent Lewis With playoff hopes on their minds, Overbrook had to win their game against the Pennsauken Indians and look for help to make the playoffs. Last week, the Rams came away with a big win against Lenape to keep their slim chance of making it to the post game dance alive. The Rams defense shutdown Pennsauken and won the game 29-0, but did not make the playoffs. The other question asked was this Harvey Miller's last time for a playoff run. |
 High School Volleyball:1st Annual Frank McAleer Memorial Tournament Held at Eastern Saturday, November 4, 2000 By John Daglian On Saturday November 4th, Eastern High School in Voorhees was the place to be for great Volleyball action. Seven teams from as far north as Clifton and as far south as Washington Township participated in the first annual Frank McAleer Memorial Volleyball tournament. The teams included Clifton, Cherry Hill East, Hunterdon Central, Bridgewater, Washington Township, East Brunswick and Eastern. Eastern split into two squads for the event in order to provide two even pools. |
| High School Football: Edgewood Now Olympic Conference National Division Champions
By Lee Tomasello Edgewood Regional Senior High School is nearing the end of its final season in a big way. The players just did not want to end their final year with a winning record. They wanted to be champions. On Saturday at Bishop Eustace, the team's dream came true. |
 High School Ice Hockey:Neumann Scores Four In The Third To Beat Holy Cross Friday, November 3, 2000 By Mike Costantino St. John Neumann scored four goals in the third period to break open a close game and defeat Holy Cross 7-3 in a Tier 2 game played at Hollydell on Friday night. Eddie Marker led Neumann with two goals and three assists and Dom Fratangeli chipped in a goal and two assists. Neumann took a 1-0 lead on the power play as Marker broke down the left side and fed Ken Sarkioglu who deposited the puck into a wide open net. Midway through the period, Silvio Illisco made it 2-0 on a feed from Jim McKissick and Neumann seemed in control. But a late penalty gave Holy Cross a power play and they converted with DiNoia scoring in the last minute to make it 2-1. |
 High School Football:Lenape Assaults Cherokee With Impressive Win Friday, November 3, 2000 By Greg Alvord The Cherokee Chiefs and Lenii Lenape Indians squared off in a key football game at Evesham on Friday night. The Indians would get the best of the Chiefs, scoring an impressive 45-21 victory. This was Lenape's first victory on Cherokee turf in 12 years and couldn't of come at a more opportune time. The Indians were fighting for their playoff lives. With the win, they would be in and a lose would have been tossed out of the playoff picture. The Indians responded in grand fashion. Like bare knuckle greats Charles Bronson in "Hard Times", Phil Beddo in "Every which way but loose", and Bob Barker versus "Happy Gilmore", the Indians padded up and got ready for battle and battle they did. |
| High School Football: Woodrow Wilson Wins Defensive Battle Over Triton Friday, November 3, 2000 By Bob Wankel Friday night marked Senior Night at Triton High School as the Mustangs welcomed the Tigers of Woodrow Wilson. Both teams entered the game struggling with records of one 1-6. Wilson was coming off an uplifting win by the score of 13-7 over Paul VI. The Mustangs were trying to end a 5 game losing streak against an aggressive Woodrow Wilson Team. Early on it appeared they would. |
 High School Tennis:The Playoffs Reviewed For Edgewood Tennis Thursday, November 2, 2000 By Beth Chisholm For the first time in decades, the Edgewood Ladies' Tennis team went into the playoffs with a first round bye. Seeded third in the Group 3 Division, they were to play the winner of Williamstown vs. Lacey Township. When Williamstown went on to win that match, the Edgewood ladies knew what they had to do. |
| High School Ice Hockey: Vineland Ice Arena Breaks Ground Thursday, November 2, 2000 By Bob Benedetto Vineland Ice Arena has officially started construction. Twin rink facility developers Andrew Berenato, Rick Berenato and Liz Pitale joined Mayor of Vineland Perry Barse, members of the Vineland City Council, Cumberland County Empowerment Zone Director Gerald Velazquez, Vineland Chamber of Commerce Director Paige Law, Members of the Vineland Industrial Commission and Officers of Economic Development, NJ State Senator Frank LoBiondo, Minotola Bank Officers Louis Petrini and Bob Rouze, Power Play Hockey Superstore Owner Bob Sutherland, local figure skater Danielle Finley and her parents, for the ceremonial ground breaking of the new community ice skating facility. |
 High School Volleyball:Eastern Takes Match Against Cherry Hill East Wednesday, November 1, 2000 By Crystal Parker In a match were two of the top girl's volleyball teams met on the court, everything was at stake with the conference title on the line. The Lady Vikings of Eastern traveled to Cherry Hill East to face the Lady Cougars. This very competitive meeting between these two teams would go the distance with the Lady Vikings gaining the edge to defeat East 15-8, 10-15, 15-9. Natalie DiFeliciantonio led the team with 9 kills and 6 stuff blocks, while Alison Lorenzo contributed 13 service points, 4 aces and 17 assists. |
 High School Tennis:The Last Edgewood/Overbrook Ladies Tennis Match Ever Wednesday, November 1, 2000 By Andrea Johnson The last Edgewood/Overbrook Ladies Tennis match took place last week. There will be no longer be an Edgewood/Overbrook sister school rivalry next fall when the ladies tennis season begins. After dissolution occurs, Edgewood, sadly, will no longer be in existence. |
 High School Football:The Rebirth of Edgewood Football Tuesday, October 31, 2000 By Ed Benkin The pride is back at Edgewood, and the timing couldn't have been better. After years of struggling at the bottom of the South Jersey football world, the Edgewood Eagles have soared to the top. The program which suffered through two one-win seasons in 1997 and 1998 is 7-0 and ranked second in the region. The Eagles are going to the playoffs for the first time in their history. They may even get the top seed in Group 3. A win over Bishop Eustace on Saturday will give Edgewood an Olympic National Division title. Edgewood is enjoying its finest football season ever...And its last. |
| High School Ice Hockey: Sabol and Gould Help Cherokee Upset Eastern Monday, October 30, 2000 By Mike Costantino Chris Sabol stopped forty-three of forty six shots and Brandon Gould scored two goals, including the game winner with one minute remaining as Cherokee upset previously unbeaten Eastern 4-3. After a scoreless first period where Eastern could only generate six shots on net, Eastern came out and controlled play early in the second. Coach Pontonio in his usual quiet manner, pleaded with his team to shoot the puck. But Sabol, who was our choice last year for JVB player of the year, stood tall and seemed to frustrate the Eastern players. |
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