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Sunday, September 21, 2003 By John Marcucci Football is what it’s all about and it was just that for the Washington Twp. Minutemen in their third scheduled match-up against the Medford Indians. The Minutemen coaching staff were forced to make some last minute changes to the backfield and on defense, due to the fact that #10 Kyle Nolan was unable to attend the game. #26 running back Vincent Marcucci would step into the quarterback position, #33 Dan Hearn would assume the #2 back slot, #80 Fran Maxwell would take over the tight end spot. Although head coach Anthony Astorga and assistants Pat Healey, John Dunbar, Leon Pirillo and Denny McGrail didn’t have much time to polish the boys in their new assignments, they did a fine job in preparing the Minutemen for an exciting football game. |
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Saturday, September 20, 2003 By Jerome MichaelsSJSports Special Correspondent With the start of the high school soccer season upon us, it’s hard not to notice that the World Cup games are being played in our area at Lincoln Financial Field. With all the media coverage and the crowd line up to attend these games help our players to realize that the sport of soccer is extremely popular all over the world. What was more important today was a win for either the Crusaders from Bishop Eustace or the Triton Mustangs. Neither team could not get that one goal after the first overtime and had to settle for the tie in an Olympic Conference National Division competition. |
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Saturday, September 20, 2003 By Jason Brown There had to be a sigh of relief coming from the Pennsauken Indians Saturday afternoon. New head coach Reggie Lawrence finally showed the hometown fans that his system does work. The offense got a slow start, but it was the second quarter second scoring drive that put all the plays together for the Indians. On that drive, quarterback Russell Love engineered a scoring drive that was capped off with a 14-yard touchdown pass to Nate Taylor. The Indians defense held Rancocas Valley scoreless that gave Pennsauken the 45-0 victory at home. |
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Saturday, September 20, 2003 By Vincent Lewis It’s never any fun going up against an opponent at the start of a new season that has dominated a conference for the past several years. Both Gateway and Haddon Township were faced with that task last week against their divisional champs from last year. This week they had the luxury of playing one another looking for their first win of the season. Each team would be happy to finally put some points on their side of the scoreboard, but it would be Gateway who would score more that the Hawks from Haddon Township. The Gators evened their record at 1-1 by posting the 41-16 victory. |
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College Football Spotlight: Saturday, September 20, 2003 By Pat Harmon This Week In College Football History steps back in time to look at some of football's greatest highlights, record-breaking performances, and interesting facts, which have shaped the game into what it is today. Throughout the season, many of this column's items are depicted in a changing exhibit at the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Indiana. |
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Saturday, September 20, 2003 By Boog WilliamsSJSports Staff Writer The most notable player in US Women’s soccer, Mia Hamm, showed the crowd of 31,553 why she is the still one of the best players in the world. At the age of 31, she took control of the game with her speed, hustle, defensive play, offensive play, passing, and shooting in the USA 5-0 win over Nigeria. The only part of the game that she didn’t have control over was the way the game was officiated, which in this reporter’s mind was not good for the level of play. |
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Saturday, September 20, 2003 By Boog WilliamsSJSports Staff Writer In the first 7 minutes of the game, Victoria Svensson hit a great volley from just inside the 18 yard box, giving Sweden a 1-0 lead that would stand the rest of the game. |
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Saturday, September 20, 2003 By Boog WilliamsSJSports Staff Writer The crowds started to come in and the sections started to fill in with not just spectators, but also with drums and flags as North Korea and Nigeria faced off in the second game of the Group A FIFA Women’s World Cup at the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. |
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Saturday, September 20, 2003 By Boog WilliamsSJSports Staff Writer On a very sunny, hot day in Philadelphia, in front of a crowd of 24,347 (which really didn’t show up until the second game), Norway scored two second half goals to defeat France 2-0 in the opening round of Group B of the FIFA Women’s World Cup USA 2003. |
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Saturday, September 20, 2003 By Graig White Pitman coach Guy Davidson said it all. “Unfortunately for us, we often have to run up against perennially one of the top teams in the conference in game one. Our program is not to that level yet and we’re certainly still working to get there.” The Panthers played with a lot of heart and it was evident that they did everything they could humanly do but on this day it was all Salem. The fact they finished the game at all was an accomplishment and the final score of 20-0 really didn’t tell the story. |
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Friday, September 19, 2003 By Susan HallSJSports Special Correspondent Right from the opening whistle indicating the start of this game, the Dragons from Kingsway kept the pressure on Matt Dicken. Early on, Dicken was able to keep the ball from crossing the goal line but it was only a matter of time before the Dragons found the back of the net. Kingsway would have their way in the second half expanding on their one goal lead after the half. Scoring a total of five goals, the defense was also rewarded with a shutout of the Spartans at Deptford High School. |
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Friday, September 19, 2003 By Jerome Michaels With just the second week of high school football upon us, the coaching staff is still finding ways of getting those all important victories early in the season. With the playbook still warm off the printer, players are fine tuning their ability to execute their plays well enough for an entire game. Both the Riverside Rams and the Bears from Delran won their first game and were looking to continue to keep that losing column clear of any losses. Delran’s early success running the ball gave their home crowd a lot to cheer about during the first half of this game. Anthony Riess made the most of his carries, especially his 65-yard touchdown run in the first quarter that highlighted Delran’s 20-6 victory over the Rams. |
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Friday, September 19, 2003 By Vincent Lewis It was Highland’s first home game of the season and they were ready to show off their powered blue uniforms to their home crowd. Not even the threat of rain slowed down the crowd from coming into the gates to watch their team. For Delsea, this Tri-County Conference Royal Division game meant a bit more to fullback Josh Reimel. The news traveled quickly about the unexpected death of his older brother. His ability to play under those circumstances were remarkable and he showed his dedication to the game by scoring three touchdowns against Highland Friday night. Delsea went on to win the game by a score of 34-8. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight: Friday, September 19, 2003 By Al Cohen Mike Peluso scored four goals to lead the Philadelphia Phantoms to a 5-3 victory over the Albany River Rats this afternoon in a preseason game at Sovereign Bank Flyers Skate Zone. It was the first American Hockey League preseason game of the 2003-04 season. |
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Wednesday, September 17, 2003 By Susan HallSJSports Special Correspondent The thirst of soccer action can finally be satisfied with the start of the high school fall sports. Ready to get their season underway and start another run at the Colonial Conference Patriot Division title, the Garnets wasted little time deciding the outcome of their home game against divisional foe Paulsboro. From the opening possession, Heights’ Lou Dollarton found the open net just 30 seconds into the game and the Garnets were on their way to a 6-1 victory. Dollarton scored twice in the first half of this game. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Monday, September 15, 2003 By David Deal Philadelphia KiXX Executive Vice President/General Manager Greg Bibb announced today the team has signed all-star goalkeeper Peter Pappas to a multi-year playing agreement. As per team policy, the terms of the contract were not disclosed. |
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