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Saturday, February 28, 2004 By Mike Costantino Usually referees are the brunt of fans anger, whether they missed a call or didn’t see the puck cross the line. This past Saturday all of the refs that officiate in the SJHSIHL volunteered to play the Wings of Steel, the local sled hockey team in the third annual Jon Payne Memorial Tournament. If you have never seen a sled hockey game or the Wings of Steel, they are a group of boys and girls with physical disabilities. They are belted into a seat with a glider attached, and they used cut down hockey sticks for two purposes to maneuver around the ice as well as shoot the puck. |
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Basketball Spotlight: Saturday, February 28, 2004 By Bob Heller Fresh off the heels of their upset win over Holy Family on Thursday, the USP women's basketball struggled early against a stubborn Bloomfield College team. However the Devils got their act together in the second half to earn their 21st victory of the year, 72-60. Leah Shumoski (So., Marple-Newtown HS, Broomall, PA) again paced the Devils, recording her 11th double-double of the season with 27 points and 10 rebounds. Leah also recorded five steals to tie her for the team lead on the season with Roni DiCiccio (Sr., Clearview Regional HS/Mullica Hill, NJ). both players have 80 steals so far this year. DiCiccio had only one steal on the afternoon but had a season-high 14 points. Roni connected on 9-of-10 free throws over the last 1:31 to seal win. Her stellar shooting also raised her season free throw percentage to 75%. (42-56). |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight: Saturday, February 28, 2004 By Al Cohen Simon Gamache scored twice and Darren Haydar added a goal and two assists as the Milwaukee Admirals posted a 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phantoms tonight at the Bradley Center. Greg Classen and Kirill Safronov each added two assists for Milwaukee, which avenged a 4-3 overtime loss to the Phantoms on Jan. 31. Brian Finley registered 24 saves as the Admirals improved to 3-0-1 in their last four games and 10-1-2 in their last 13 at home. John Slaney and P.J. Stock each scored and Neil Little stopped 19 shots for Philadelphia, which had four-game unbeaten streaks overall and on the road come to an end. The Phantoms are now 2-1-1 on their season-high seven-game road trip. |
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Friday, February 27, 2004 By Mike Costantino Cherry Hill East came into Hollydell as an underdog on Friday, but it was Washington Township that saw its season end with an 8-5 loss. Township never led in the game, but rallied from a 3-0 deficit to tie the game at 4-4 midway through the third period and it looked as though the momentum had swung to the home team. Andrew Roth would score two consecutive goals to put East back up 6-4 with three minutes left. |
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Friday, February 27, 2004 By Mike Costantino Danny Myers stopped all twenty-eight shots and Sean Sullivan had a goal and two assists as Eastern defeated Rancocas Valley 5-0 and advanced to the finals of the SJHSIHL tournament. Eastern will now wait until Thursday and play Rancocas Valley, Cherokee or Cherry Hill East. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight: Friday, February 27, 2004 By Al Cohen Ian MacNeil and Mike Peluso each scored as the Philadelphia Phantoms remained unbeaten on their seven-game road trip with a 2-2 tie against the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks tonight at the Cincinnati Gardens. Antero Niittymaki turned aside 19-of-21 shots for Philadelphia, which was coming off Wednesday's 4-1 victory over the Mighty Ducks. The Phantoms improved to 3-0-1 in their last four games overall and 2-0-1 on their longest road trip of the season. Ilya Bryzgalov finished with 27 saves for Cincinnati, which has just one win in its last six games. Each team concluded the season series with a 1-1-2 record and Philadelphia improved to 4-0-1 in its last five games in Cincinnati. |
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Thursday, February 26, 2004 By Jerome Michaels When these two teams met earlier in the season, Burlington Township came out on the winning side at home against the Hornets from Pemberton. In that game, four players from Burlington Township scored in double figures that featured a second quarter drought that the Falcons took full advantage. William Jones scored just 3 points in that game as Pemberton loss by 10 points. This time playing at home, Pemberton behind Jones’ 32 game high points were the ones holding the Falcons to a single digit first quarter. The Hornets spread the ball around allowing them to post an 82-76 on their court for their second straight victory in a row. |
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Basketball Spotlight: Thursday, February 26, 2004 By Bob Heller The University of the Sciences women's basketball team handed #16 Holy Family their first loss since November on Thursday night, beating their city and CACC rivals, 73-58. USP not only broke HFU’s 25-game overall winning skein, they also snapped their 25-game home winning streak. It was the first time since the 1998-99 season the Devils have gotten the better of the Tigers, and it also gives USP their 20th victory of the campaign. |
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Wednesday, February 25, 2004 By Jerome Michaels Sure Camden’s boy’s basketball team has been through a lot during the past two weeks concerning their seeding in the upcoming group playoffs. All of those issues that have led to the Panthers losing their top seed in the South Jersey Group IV bracket have nothing to do with the actual players participating in the game. Once the ball is tip off indicating the start of the game, all that matters is executing the plays, strong defense and scoring more points than your opponent. After losing to Woodrow Wilson yesterday in a close game, Camden would travel to Paul VI the very next day. The Eagles and Camden got together for an Olympic Conference National Division game that watched the Panthers run away with the 97-76 victory. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 By Al Cohen Steve Gainey recorded a goal and an assist and Neil Little made 21 saves as the Philadelphia Phantoms moved into first place in the AHL's East Division with a 4-1 victory over the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks tonight at the Cincinnati Gardens. Rookie Randy Jones added a pair of assists, while John Slaney, Boyd Kane and Freddy Meyer all scored for Philadelphia, which has won three straight games overall and on the road. With the victory, the Phantoms moved one point ahead of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, who dropped a 5-2 decision in Hartford tonight. Ilya Bryzgalov stopped 24-of-28 shots for Cincinnati, which has lost four of its last five games. The teams are now 1-1-1 against each other in 2003-04, with one match-up remaining this Friday in Cincinnati. |
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Monday, February 23, 2004 By Mike Costantino Cherokee roared back from a 2-0 deficit to beat Holy Cross 8-2 in playoff action at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. The loss eliminated Holy Cross from the tournament and ended their season. Pat Tamez scored both goals for Holy Cross in the first period as they controlled the play early on. However, goals by Mike Garofolo on the power play and Matt DeLucia tied the game after the first period. |
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Monday, February 23, 2004 By Mike Costantino Sean Sullivan netted three goals and Danny Myers made several big saves as Eastern defeated Washington Township 4-2 in playoff action at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. Eastern is now two wins away from their second consecutive championship. Eastern scored the only goal of a very defensive first period as Christopher Ball deflected a shot by Chris Lieg into the net. Township came out more aggressive in the second period after generating just four shots in the opening stanza. Marco Jordan sent Billy Choy down the right side and his quick wrist shot beat Myers on the short side to tie the game at 1-1. |
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Monday, February 23, 2004 By Mike Costantino Kevin Kraft was strong in goal and Ryan Smith scored late in the second period as Rancocas Valley edged Clearview 3-2 to remain unbeaten in the double elimination tournament and will move on to face Eastern on Monday night. Jeff Sporer and Tom Fritz exchanged goals in the first period, Sporer scoring on a short-handed breakaway and Fritz jamming home a power play goal. Matt Sansoni went top shelf early in the second period to put Rancocas ahead 2-1, actually, they never trailed in the game and are playing sound defensive hockey. |
| South Jersey Running: Two Olympians to chair and compete in Bancroft NeuroHealth 5K Race Todd Williams, Mark Croghan coming to March 20 event Race named 5K championship for Mid-Atlantic USATF Monday, February 23, 2004 By Paul Healy HADDONFIELD, N.J. - Two former Olympians and another world-class athlete will join hundreds of regional runners here for the 23rd Annual Bancroft NeuroHealth 5K Race. The event, along scenic Kings Highway, starts at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 20. Todd Williams, a two-time Olympian in the 10,000 meter event, and Mark Croghan, a three-time Olympian in the Steeplechase, have been named honorary co-chairs for the event. Also, Tim Broe, who finished fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials, will serve as an honorary co-chair. |
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Monday, February 23, 2004 By Jerome Michaels It was a late run that had everyone on the edge of their seats. One side of the gymnasium very excited to see their home team completely erasing a double-digit deficit late in game, and the other side frustrated to see a comfortable lead quickly disappear. That was the environment at Florence when they hosted the Greyhounds from Northern Burlington. The Flashes found themselves down 12 points just over 2 minutes remaining in the game only to tie the game with seconds showing on the clock. The Greyhounds went ahead on a basket by Cornell Jones and survived a last second shot to survive Northern Burlington's comeback. The Greyhounds pulled out the 52-50 victory. |
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College Basketball: Monday, February 23, 2004 By Mike Ballard Two of the top point guards in Rutgers-Camden basketball history made their final collegiate games memorable as Erin James tied her career high with 27 points in her final home game and Gene Mergenthal went out with a career-high 28 points in the final game of his career. Both players completed their careers with back-to-back 100-assist seasons, with James being the only female ever to log 100 assists twice at Rutgers-Camden, and Mergenthal being one of only two males to do so. Both also finished second on the career assist list for their respective programs. |
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