Ice Hockey Spotlight: Sunday, December 12, 2004 By Al CohenPhiladelphia Phantoms Correspondent Josh Gratton scored twice and Neil Little made 26 saves as the Philadelphia Phantoms coasted to a 5-1 victory over the defending Calder Cup-champion Milwaukee Admirals tonight at the Wachovia Spectrum. Patrick Sharp, Dennis Seidenberg and Eric Meloche also scored to help the Phantoms snap a season-high three-game losing streak. Philadelphia has won the last three home match-ups with Milwaukee and now owns a 4-3 lead in the all-time series. Playing in his 400th AHL game, Little stopped all 13 shots he faced over the first two periods as Philadelphia built a 4-0 lead by scoring even strength, on the power play, shorthanded and with a penalty shot. |
Soccer Spotlight: Sunday, December 12, 2004 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (6-5) snapped a four-game losing skid with a 6-5 victory over the Chicago Storm (6-6) in front of 3,343 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum. Kevin Sloan recorded the game-winning goal at 9:50 of the third quarter. Peter Pappas (4-4) earned the victory between the posts for Philadelphia, turning away eight of the 13 shots he faced, while Danny Waltman (6-5) took the loss the Storm with seven saves on 16 chances. |
Basketball Spotlight: Saturday, December 11, 2004 By Bob Heller The New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) Highlanders handed the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia men's basketball team their first home loss of the season today 63-57. The loss drops the Devils to 4-5 overall and 3-2 in conference play. USP has now dropped two straight conference games after winning their first three. Chris Brattelli (Sr., Highland Regional HS/Clementon, NJ) led the Devils with 15 points and nine rebounds.Eric Cangelosi (So., Camden Catholic HS/ Haddon Heights, NJ) added 13 points. |
Basketball Spotlight: Saturday, December 11, 2004 By Bob Heller The University of the Sciences women's basketball team rebounded from their poor performance on Thursday night against Bloomfield College with a solid game today against a good New Jersey Institute of Technology(NJIT) squad, defeating the Highlanders 70-55. The Devils shot 54.2% in the first half and 51.% for the game. USP got another strong performance from Shelby Rance (So., Central Columbia HS/ Bloomsburg, PA). Rance scored a game-high 22 points, connecting on seven of 11 shots from the field, including 2-for-3 from beyond the three-point arc. Shelby was also a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line. |
Ice Hockey Spotlight: Saturday, December 11, 2004 By Al CohenPhiladelphia Phantoms Correspondent Michel Ouellet scored three times, including the game-winner with 1:29 remaining, tonight at the Wachovia Arena to lead the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 6-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phantoms. Kris Beech added a goal and three assists, while Matt Murley contributed a goal and two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, which avenged a pair of 3-2 shootout losses to the Phantoms earlier this season. The Penguins were hosting the Phantoms for the first time since eliminating them in Game Six of last year's East Division Finals. |
Soccer Spotlight: Saturday, December 11, 2004 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (5-5) dropped their fourth consecutive game with a 6-5 loss to the Cleveland Force in front of 5,120 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum tonight. Former KiXX forward Chris Handsor recorded the game-winning goal at 12:05 of the fourth quarter. Peter Pappas (3-4) took the loss for Philadelphia with 10 saves on 16 chances, while Jim Larkin, 13 saves on 18 shots faced, improved to 3-4 with the victory for the Force. |
Team Conditioning Systems: Friday, December 10, 2004 By Gregory "Graig" White David Stern has lost his mind, and I hope all you young guys who are aspiring to become NBA athletes have taken notice. You have our youth working on their jump shots, crossovers and even in some remote places defense. They are looking to become the next big thing in the NBA, and when something like “The Incident” in Detroit happens and you realize one thing, you still aren’t in charge. I go around and do clinics and things with young athletes and one question I always like to make sure I ask is this. “If you could be one of these two people which one would you want to be, the person making $100 million dollars or the person who could pay someone $100 million dollars”? More often than not I am met with a pause, then the response, “The person who could pay someone $100 million dollars”. Which I think is a great call because if I’m paying you $100 million dollars how much money am I making? |
Ice Hockey Spotlight: Friday, December 10, 2004 By Al CohenPhiladelphia Phantoms Correspondent Ryan Steeves and Carl Corazzini each scored third-period goals tonight at the Wachovia Center as the Hershey Bears rallied for a 4-3 victory over Philadelphia, ending the Phantoms' 16-game winning streak in the series. Philadelphia swept all 12 meetings between the teams in 2003-04 and captured the first four match-ups this year. Tonight's loss was the first vs. Hershey since April 5, 2003 and the first at home to the Bears since Feb. 23, 2003. Philadelphia's 16-game win streak over Hershey is believed to be the longest in AHL history vs. a single team. |
Basketball Spotlight: Thursday, December 9, 2004 By Bob Heller A 17-1 run over a 10 minute stretch late in the game propelled the Bloomfield College Deacons to a 64-46 upset over the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women’s basketball team. The loss ended the Devils 14-game road conference winning streak dating back to the start of last season. Shelby Rance (So., Central Columbia HS/ Bloomsburg, PA) was the lone Devil in double figures, scoring 14 points. Stephanie Watson (Jr., Archbishop Ryan HS/ Warminster, PA) added nine points and Rashanna Edwards (So., West Windsor-Plainsboro HS/Plainsboro, NJ) chipped in eight. Leah Shumoski (Jr., Marple-Newtown HS/Broomall, PA) paced the Devils with 12 rebounds and tied Edwards for team-high assist honors with four. |
Basketball Spotlight: Thursday, December 9, 2004 By Bob Heller It was CACC basketball at it finest in Bloomfield, New Jersey tonight as the USP men’s basketball team battled back from a double digit deficit to tie the score late in the game only to watch a victory slip from their grasp as the defending CACC tournament champions prevailed 79-75. USP trailed 49-39 at the 15:11 mark of the second half before going on a 12-5 run to pull within three 54-51 at the 10:35 mark. Both teams exchanged points over the next 3:44 with the Devils still trailing 62-59 with 6:51 left. A 13-7 by the Deacons increased their lead to eight, 75-67 with just 3:12 left. The Devils then went on an 8-0 run to tie the game with 1:53 left. |
South Jersey Ice Skating: Wednesday, December 8, 2004 By Mike CostantinoSJSports Staff Writer Jacquelyn Barr spends countless hours training and teaching the art of figure skating to young girls ranging in ages from 6-14, known as "The Skating Club of Southern New Jersey". Lessons start as early as 6:00 AM and there are always competitions or holiday shows to prepare for. Jacquelyn, along with her collaborator David Malpass is currently teaching 7 students and they skate at the Igloo rink in Mt. Laurel. They are preparing for their “Celebration of the Season” show that will take place this Sunday at the Igloo at 2:45 PM and the show is being choreographed by Karen Gooley. Recently the young girls competed in the Diamond state competition in Wilmington Delaware and six of the girls competed and they all performed at a high level and finished every event in the top five, (look for the results at the end of the article). |
Basketball Spotlight: Tuesday, December 7, 2004 By Bob Heller The USP men's basketball team shot 55.2% from the field in the second half, turning a close game into a 24-point win, 87-63 over CACC rival Wilmington College.USP connected on 16 of 29 shots from the field in the period and 10 of 16 from the free throw line. Chris Brattelli (Sr., Highland Regional HS/Clementon, NJ) led the Devils with 17 points and 12 rebounds for his second double-double of the season. Brattelli's first basket of the game, a jumper from about 14 feet at the 16:51 mark was the 1,000th point of his college career, becoming the 32nd player in school history to reach the mark. |
Basketball Spotlight: Tuesday, December 7, 2004 By Bob Heller Shelby Rance connected on six of nine shots from the field and scored 15 points as the USP women's basketball team remained unbeaten in conference play with a 72-45 win over Wilmington College. Rance (So., Central Columbia HS/ Bloomsburg, PA) scored 11 of her 15 points in the first half as the Devils opened up a 31-15 advantage at the break. Shelby's only missed shots on the night came from three-point range as she was a perfect 6-for-6 inside the arc. Rance also added four steals, four rebounds and a pair of blocked shots. |
Basketball Spotlight: Tuesday, December 7, 2004 By Bob Heller Double honors were earned by USP Men’s Basketball player Chris Brattelli (Highland Regional High School/Clementon, NJ) as he was named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men’s Basketball Player of the Week and the Philadelphia Area Small College Coaches Association’s Player of the Week (Sam Cozen Award) for the week ending December 5, 2004. |
High School Ice Hockey: Monday, December 6, 2004 By Mike Costantino Aaron Smith scored four goals and brother Ryan chipped in with four assists as Rancocas Valley defeated Timber Creek 9-2 in high school ice hockey played at the Skate Zone in Voorhees on Monday night. The opening period featured a wide-open style as both teams generated numerous scoring opportunities and combined to score seven goals. Smith scored the games first two goals in the first two minutes both on passes from Ryan. After Timber Creek’s Dan Visco cut the lead to 2-1 on a nice pass from Gary Scott Jr., Justin Nusspickel responded thirty seconds later for Rancocas finishing off a pass from Aaron Smith and the lead was 3-1. |
High School Ice Hockey: Monday, December 6, 2004 By Mike Costantino Lenape goalie John Hood stopped 31 shots and withstood an Eastern power play in the final minutes as Lenape skated to a 2-2 tie with Eastern on Monday night in Voorhees. It was the third straight tie for Lenape, after last week’s ties with Clearview and Cinnaminson. After a scoreless first period, Lenape scored twice in just over a minute. Jim Sauerbaum converted a pass from Alex Shaffer early in the period and then on the power play Frank Wittman made it 2-0 with the assists going to Matt Bozman and Brad Reed. |
College Basketball: Monday, December 6, 2004 By Mike Ballard Junior guard/forward Lisa Geiger had a big game Dec. 4 as the Rutgers-Camden women’s basketball team rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit to post a 62-49 overtime win at Ramapo College. Geiger tied her career high of 10 points, including a game-tying three-pointer with 40 seconds remaining in regulation, and added a career-high 14 rebounds to post a double-double. She also had 10 points against Rowan Dec. 1 en route to earning the second Raptor of the Week honor of her career. Her first one came Jan. 5, 2004. |