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Saturday, May 31, 2003 By Vincent Lewis It was a day that most would have rather stay at home completing their indoor chores that needed to be done. The day’s forecast was not a favorable one for the game of baseball, but it was a day that no one wanted to see this semi-final rescheduled. The steady light rain did not put a damper on this game at Bishop Eustace Prep as the Crusaders were hosting Gloucester Catholic for a chance to advance to the South Jersey Parochial B title. Gloucester Catholic dodged the raindrops and their four run deficit to storm past Eustace by a 10-7 margin. With their victory, the Rams will seek to capture the sectional title at Washington Township on Tuesday. |
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Event Spotlight: Saturday, May 31, 2003 By Greg WileyPhiladelphia Charge Correspondent Marinette Pichon scored two goals to help the Philadelphia Charge play to a 2-2 tie against the Carolina Courage at Villanova Stadium on Saturday night. The Charge (1-5-1, 4pts) remain tied for last place with the Courage (1-5-1, 4pts) in the eight-team WUSA standings. |
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Friday, May 30, 2003 By Susan Hall The crowd had lined the sidelines in anticipation of watching two excellent girl's lacrosse teams compete for the South Jersey Group A title. It had already been determined by most at the beginning of the season that the Lady Renegades from Shawnee would be meeting the Lady Quakers from Moorestown sometime during the post season. Both of these teams cruised past their opponents in the bracket to get to today’s competition. It would not be an easy game for either team as they only scored a total of eight goals during the first half. Moorestown would get two goals from Margie Curran and Megan Nutter to break a nine all tie to send the Lady Quakers on the field in celebration of their 11-9 win. |
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Friday, May 30, 2003 By Vincent Lewis It was a familiar opponent playing in an unfamiliar place. Two teams from the area traveled to The Sandcastle ball field in Atlantic City to compete for the South Jersey Group IV championship. The fifth seeded Renegades from Shawnee were the host team for their meeting with the seventh seeded Minutemen from Washington Township. These teams knew each other well and it showed on the baseball diamond. With the Minutemen tying the game during their top half of the seventh inning, Bill Gartlan's single in the bottom half of the inning scored the winning run giving Shawnee the title. |
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Team Conditioning Systems: Friday, May 30, 2003 Press Release Athletes between the ages of 13 on up who feel as though they are not nearly as good as they could be and want to get better should enroll in this new addition to The Rutgers University Training Arsenal. "Coaches tell there athletes to stay in shape over the summer and some get very little guidance or the join a local gym for the summer and still can't get it done. What we are doing is inviting athletes to come and join us. We offer techniques that are proven in the enhancement of athletic performance." Says Graig White, Director of Performance Enhancement at Rutgers and Camp Director. "Our staff here is top notch and by the end of the 6 weeks you will be ready to take on any and all of the challenges that come along with competing. |
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Thursday, May 29, 2003 By Crystal Parker Dramatic finishes tend to stick around in our minds for quite some time. Most of us have imagined being put in a situation to win a big game for their team, especially during the playoffs. Well the stage was set for the Lady Chiefs' softball team as for six full innings they could not score a single run against Rancocas Valley's Lisa Sweeney. Cherokee's bat finally came alive during their last at bat and scored the decisive run when Jackie Taylor's single scored Tina Roth for the 3-2 come from behind victory. |
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Tuesday, May 27, 2003 By Crystal Parker Starting pitcher Sam Elder for Gloucester did not like what see was seeing early on in this semifinal softball game against New Egypt. The Lady Warriors were able to come through with some big hits as they have been doing all season long. The third seeded New Egypt softball team traveled to the second seeded Lady Lions from Gloucester competing for the chance to claim the South Jersey Group 1 title. Elder would soon settle down and keep this game close. After trailing for most of this game, the Lions bats finally came alive in dramatic fashion winning this game in extra innings by downing New Egypt 5-4. |
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Tuesday, May 27, 2003 By Vincent Lewis When you are branded with the number one seed from any bracket, there are some pressures placed on that team, as the expectations are high on both benches. The opposing team usually plays with a bit more intensity looking for that edge to find a way to knock off their opponent. But in this case, the Pirates from Cinnaminson continued what they have been doing all season…winning games. Starting pitcher Will O’Connor pitched a gem against the thirteen seeded Greyhounds from Northern Burlington. This semi-finals game for the South Jersey Group 2 title was won by the Pirates, 9-0. John Carson highlighted the game with his three run homer. |
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Tuesday, May 27, 2003 By Susan Hall The area’s group championship was coming to an end with Rancocas Valley and Toms River North looking to advance to the South Jersey Group 4 game. Both of these teams fought their way to this game and neither wanted their season to be over. Now looking back on this game, it was over right at the start. Only three runs were scored in the first inning and that’s all Rancocas Valley needed to win this game. Starting pitcher Lisa Sweeney took over from there, only allowing three hits to lead the Red Devils to the 3-0 win. |
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