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Sunday, March 14, 2004 By Crystal Parker Sometimes the way certain situations we are put in can be misleading to others, especially on a basketball court. It’s always a nice feeling knowing that what you set out to accomplish works like a charm. Others can view that same situation in a whole different concept. The Lady Bulldogs from Haddonfield had a lot on the line when they faced Chatham for the State Group 2 finals held at the Ritacco Center. Haddonfield needed a wake up call at the beginning of this girl’s basketball game as they found themselves down early. But that’s when the Bulldogs’ aggressive defense not only got them back in the game, but also captures the state title with a 48-35 victory over Chatham. Carrie Biemer was award the MVP trophy for Haddonfield during the post game celebrations. |
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Sunday, March 14, 2004 By Susan Hall It was another team from the South Jersey area looking to bring home the state title. The Lady Chimeras from Willingboro had advanced to the Group 3 State finals for the second year in a row. And in the second year in a row, they have matched up with Malcolm X Shabazz for the state finals. The Bulldogs were expecting Crystal Langhorne and Lateisha Wade to lead the charge for Willingboro. The two talented tandem were not able to carry their team to the title. Shabazz quickly jumped out to an early lead and started them on their way to their second consecutive state title. The Chimeras would go down in defeat by a 63-52 margin. |
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Sunday, March 14, 2004 By Crystal Parker Riverside's quest to add another basketball trophy to their school’s display area ended at the Group 1 state championship game. The Rams, with their impressive victory against Middlesex in the semi-finals, were looking for the opportunity to take home the state title against the Bloomfield Tech Spartans. Today’s challenge was no different than all of the other ones they faced though out the season, but Bloomfield’s strength and size proved to be too much for the Lady Rams to overcome their early first half deficit. Riverside would never lead in this state finals game being played at the Ritacco Center at Toms River North High. Despite Sabra Wrice scoring her 2,000th point in her high school career, the Lady Rams’ exciting season ended with their 71-59 defeat to Bloomfield Tech. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight: Saturday, March 13, 2004 By Al Cohen Sam Ftorek tallied the game-winning goal 2:55 into the third period as the Manchester Monarchs posted a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phantoms tonight at Verizon Wireless Arena. Yanick Lehoux recorded a goal and an assist and Jerred Smithson added an empty-net goal to help Manchester win its fifth game in a row. Mathieu Chouinard stopped 26-of-27 shots for the Monarchs, who have also picked up a point in each of their last 12 games. Boyd Kane scored the lone goal and Antero Niittymaki made 25 saves as Philadelphia had its three-game win streak come to an end. The Phantoms will seek revenge when the Monarchs visit Philadelphia on March 28. |
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High School Ice Hockey: Friday, March 12, 2004 By Mike Costantino Recently five teams from the South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League received invitations to play along with other teams to compete for this year’s Flyers Cup Scholastic Championship. The annual tournament is comprised of teams from the Delaware Valley and is broken into three levels; AAA, AA and A. These teams become the focus of scholastic sports as they compete for "The Stanley Cup of High School Hockey." So, get out your calendar and make plans to support your favorite team. |
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Basketball Spotlight: Friday, March 12, 2004 By Bob Heller The USP Women's Basketball team saw their dream season come to an end Friday night as they fell to American International College, 81-71 in the first round of the NCAA Division II National Championship. Participating in an NCAA National Championship for the first time, the Devils were the #5 seed in the Northeast Regional, held at Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts. AIC entered the game with a 23-6 record and held the #4 seed. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight: Friday, March 12, 2004 By Al Cohen John Slaney recorded two goals and two assists and Antero Niittymaki made 31 saves to lead the Philadelphia Phantoms to a 4-0 victory over the host Providence Bruins tonight at the Dunkin' Donuts Center. Boyd Kane and Ben Stafford also scored as Philadelphia won its third straight game and moved two points ahead of the idle Bridgeport Sound Tigers for first place in the AHL's East Division. The Phantoms also closed within two points of the Hartford Wolf Pack for the Eastern Conference lead. Slaney set up Philadelphia's first two goals before scoring twice in the third period to tie a team season high for points in a game (4). It was Slaney's most productive game as a Phantom since also registering four points (3G, 1A) on Jan. 18, 2002 in Hartford. |
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Baseball Spotlight: Friday, March 12, 2004 By Larry Shenk The Phillies announced an agreement today with Build-A-Bear Workshop to create a Make Your Own Phanatic store at Citizens Bank Park. Open during all Phillies home games, the unique store will allow fans to purchase an un-stuffed 19-inch Phanatic plush doll, watch it get stuffed with fluff on-site and dress it in miniature clothes and accessories from the Phanatic's outfits worn on-field. Customers will also be able to print out a personalized birth certificate and take the items home in a unique carrying case, the Cub Condo®. The store is the first of its kind developed by Build-A-Bear Workshop in a professional sports venue. |
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Wednesday, March 10, 2004 By Mike Costantino South Jersey Sports Online is pleased to announce its annual ice hockey awards presented to those who we felt stood out this year. This was a banner year for the SJHSIHL with over forty teams spread out in Tier 1 through JVB, the league continues to grow and the competition level has improved tremendously. In addition, the difficult task of scheduling and maintaining order has been handled with remarkable ease once again by league President Mike Pontonio and the “Jack of all trades” Jack Anderson. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Tuesday, March 9, 2004 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (17-12) were defeated by the Kansas City Comets (13-17) by a score of 5-3 in a rare midweek Major Indoor Soccer League contest tonight. Kansas City forward Jason Cole registered the game winner at 11:34 of the fourth quarter. Stuart Dobson fell to 2-5 between the posts for Philadelphia, stopping 14 of the 19 shots he faced, while Sanaldo (2-0) earned the victory for the Comets with 11 saves on 14 chances. |
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College Baseball: Monday, March 8, 2004 By Mike Ballard Junior pitcher Matt Ulmer turned in a sparkling performance last week, only to be undone by the Raptors’ offensive slump in a 1-0 loss to Franklin and Marshall College March 5. Ulmer hurled a four-hitter, walking one and striking out seven, in his first complete game of the season. He allowed only a seventh-inning run while lowering his ERA to 2.16. The honor marks the third Raptor of the Week award for Ulmer during his three-year career. He was a Co-Raptor of the Week March 4, 2002 and won the honor outright April 28, 2003. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight: Monday, March 8, 2004 By Al Cohen Kirk Furey scored twice and Steve Gainey and Mark Murphy each recorded a goal and two assists as the Philadelphia Phantoms cruised to a 6-1 victory over the Albany River Rats tonight at the Wachovia Spectrum. Ben Stafford, Randy Jones and P.J. Stock added two points apiece for Philadelphia, which had posted a 5-3 win over the River Rats on Sunday night. The Phantoms improved to 11-1-1 in their last 13 home games and 4-1 vs. Albany this season. Starting for the second straight night, Antero Niittymaki turned aside 26-of-27 shots as Philadelphia gained sole possession of first place in the East Division. The Phantoms now have 79 points, two more than the idle Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Ari Ahonen finished with 29 saves for Albany, which has dropped six of its last seven games. |
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