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High School Ice Hockey: Sunday, March 6, 2005 By Mike Costantino Washington Township and Cherokee will meet on Monday night at 7:30 at Hollydell in the championship round of the SJHSIHL Tournament. Cherokee has been playing their best hockey in the last few games and is riding an emotional high. While Township, having gone through the double elimination tournament as the only undefeated team, need to win on Monday to be crowned champions. Cherokee needs to win Monday to force a second game on Wednesday night at Voorhees. The teams met earlier in the tournament with Township winning 4-2. In that contest Cherokee managed only 21 shots in the penalty filled game as the teams split 20 infractions. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight: Sunday, March 6, 2005 By Al Cohen The Philadelphia Phantoms overcame a three-goal third-period deficit but suffered a 4-3 loss when Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's Shane Endicott scored with 2.4 seconds remaining tonight in front of a crowd of 9,874 at the Wachovia Spectrum. Matt Hussey's second goal of the night at 2:32 of the third period gave Wilkes-Barre/Scranton a 3-0 lead before the Phantoms began their rally. Jon Sim started the comeback at 7:01 when he deflected a Tony Voce shot past Penguins netminder Marc-Andre Fleury. R.J. Umberger also assisted on the power-play goal. |
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Saturday, March 5, 2005 By Susan Hall Getting to know an opponent sometimes has its advantages or disadvantages depending on which side of the court you are sitting on. Haddonfield and Collingswood girl’s basketball teams have built a seasonal rivalry. The two Colonial Conference teams met twice during the regular season and both times Collingswood found a way to defeat the conference leading Bulldogs. This time the two teams met on the basketball court at Rutgers-Camden University trying to determine who would advance to the finals of the South Jersey Group 2 bracket. Collingswood for the third time this season found a way to neutralize the successful Haddonfield offense and posted a 48-36 victory. |
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Saturday, March 5, 2005 By Jerome Michaels There are some games you just have to see in order to believe. Whether he's listed at 7-1 or 7-2, he's still hard to defend against any defense. Haddonfield's junior center Brian Zoubek is not your ordinary seven footer. With excellent ball handling skills in the post, most defenses look to double team the big guy in the middle. The fourth seeded Panthers from Middle Township attempted to slow down Haddonfield’s offense, but the Bulldogs were too much in this South Jersey Group 2 semifinals game played at Rutgers-Camden University. Haddonfield now advances to the finals against Sterling with their 67-57 victory. |
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Basketball Spotlight: Saturday, March 5, 2005 By Bob Heller Shelby Rance scored 23 points for the University of the Sciences women's basketball team tonight, but the Devils fell short in their quest to repeat as Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament Champions, falling to area rival Holy Family University 65-59 at Caldwell College. With the loss , USP falls to 21-9 and will have to wait and see if they get an at-large bid to the NCAA Division II Tournament. By winning the game, the Tigers earn an automatic bid into the tournament. Seeding will be announced on Sunday night. |
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Basketball Spotlight: Saturday, March 5, 2005 By Bob Heller University of the Sciences in Philadelphia junior forward Leah Shumoski became the Devils all-time leading scorer with a 28-point effort in this afternoon’s 78-60 win over Bloomfield College in the CACC Semi-Finals held at Caldwell College. Shumoski broke Chauntrelle Clayton’s mark of 1,352 career points with a basket at the 6:25 mark of the first half, her eighth and ninth points of the game and giving the First Team All-Conference forward 1,353 career points. Leah added another 20 points before the game concluded, propelling the Devils to the CACC final, finishing the game with 28 points. Shumoski now has 1,373 for her career. |
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Basketball Spotlight: Saturday, March 5, 2005 By Bob Heller The USP men’s basketball team concluded their 2004-05 campaign with a tough 70-56 loss to Caldwell College in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) semi-finals. Howard Lanier scored a career-high 15 points to lead the Devils. Eric Cangelosi added 14 points while Chris Brattelli closed out his college career with a 12-point seven rebound performance. |
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Basketball Spotlight: Saturday, March 5, 2005 By Bob Heller The USP women’s basketball team scored on their first nine possessions as they dismantled a physical Bloomfield College squad 78-60 to advance to the CACC Championship game for the second consecutive year. Leah Shumoski and Shelby Rance combined for 49 points, with Shumoski scoring a game-high 28 and Rance adding 21. The Devils are 5-0 in games when both Rance and Shumoski score 20 points in the same game. Stephanie Watson joined Shumoski and Rance in double figures with 15 points. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight: Saturday, March 5, 2005 By Al Cohen Matt Hussey scored a pair of power-play goals early in the third period to lift the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phantoms tonight at Wachovia Arena. Ramzi Abid and Colby Armstrong also scored for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, which has won five of its last six games and four in a row at home. Dany Sabourin finished with 27 saves to help the Penguins take a 5-3 lead in the 10-game season series. Rookie Tony Voce scored twice and Antero Niittymaki made 16 saves as Philadelphia lost for just the second time in its last eight road games. |
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Friday, March 4, 2005 By Jason Brown The typical ending of a basketball game at any level of play did not happen during the South Jersey Group 4 semifinals held at Shawnee High School. Sure we have seen the exciting last second shot made to come away victorious, but the way the game ended with the fifth seeded Lenape Indians traveling to the top seeded Renegades, it was one to remember. Matt McFadden’s three pointer with two seconds remaining gave Shawnee a three point lead. On the inbounds pass, Shawnee was hit with a technical for having too many players on the court. After both free throws were converted, Lenape’s Ryan Thompson was fouled behind the arch with no time remaining. Shawnee would survive the dramatic 53-52 ending after all three shots missed their mark. |
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Friday, March 4, 2005 By Mike Costantino Cherokee rallied from a 5-3 deficit, scoring four goals in the final eleven minutes, to upset top seed Moorestown 7-5 and move into the final round against Washington Township. Lou Sarcone led the attack with four goals and Matt Loprete added two, Moorestown had goals from five different players. In front of a standing room only crowd at the Skate Zone in Voorhees, both teams came into the game knowing that if you lose your season is over. Super sophomore TJ Brennan put Moorestown on top early in the game as his slap shot along the ice found the long side corner for a 1-0 lead. Cherokee had some opportunities to tie but Colin Higgins stoned Zach Sawyer and Pat McMahon to keep Cherokee off the board. Late in the period Cherokee had a two-man advantage, but excellent penalty-killing by Kevin Schaffer and Mike Bodine denied Cherokee. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight: Friday, March 4, 2005 By Al Cohen Neil Little recorded his 200th career AHL victory in style, stopping all 33 shots he faced as the Philadelphia Phantoms cruised to a 4-0 shutout victory against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers at the Arena at Harbor Yard. Little became just the 10th goaltender in the history of the league to amass 200 victories. John Slaney and R.J. Umberger led the way offensively for Philadelphia as each tallied a goal and two assists. |
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Thursday, March 3, 2005 By Jerome Michaels After cruising past Oakcrest in the opening round of their tournament run, the fourth seeded Hornets from Pemberton hosted the fifth seeded Pioneers from Clearview at home. Playing on back to back days didn’t slow down Pemberton’s quest to advance to the semifinals. The Hornets established the momentum very quickly and held on during the second half. The scoring did pick up during the third and fourth quarters but the Pemberton would stay one step ahead of Clearveiw. With their 77-72 victory, the Hornets will now travel to Camden to take on the Panthers. |
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Wednesday, March 2, 2005 By Mike Costantino Bobby Casolaro stopped 34 shots as Cherokee defeated Rancocas Valley 3-2 in playoff action at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. Cherokee will now meet Moorestown, with the winner advancing to play Washington Township in the championship round. Rancocas Valley took its only lead at 1-0 one minute into the game as Patrick Hennessey was set-up by Aaron and Ryan Smith. Patrick McMahon with a nifty move down low tied the game at 1-1 for Cherokee about four minutes later. With both teams playing stay at home defense, the period ended at 1-1 and the shots were even at nine. |
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Wednesday, March 2, 2005 By Jerome Michaels It was a game that could have been different if it wasn’t for the slow start the Pirates from Cinnaminson had during the opening minutes of their game. But what was noticed was the success Collingswood was having both offensively and defensively during their home game against the Pirates during the opening round of the boy’s South Jersey Group 2 tournament game. After honoring their seniors before the game, Collingswood went right to work building a double digit lead at the half. Cinnaminson rally during the exciting third quarter wasn’t enough to upset the third seeded Panthers. Eight players from Collingswood found their way into the scoring column to defeat Cinnaminson 50-46 in front of a packed house. |
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Wednesday, March 2, 2005 By Crystal Parker The second seed Lady Cougars from Cherry Hill East were hosting their second round girl’s South Jersey Group 4 game against Mainland. After enjoying a first round bye, East would see very quickly that the seventh seeded Mustangs were ready to play. There were seven lead changes in the first quarter alone that indicated that this game would not be a blowout. With Mainland regaining the lead midway through the fourth quarter, Shea Belte’s 14 second half points and Ivy Abiona free throw shooting was enough to hold off the charging Mustangs. East now advances by defeating Mainland by a 47-42 margin and will host Shawnee in the next round. |
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Wednesday, March 2, 2005 By Vincent Lewis Let’s face it, this time of the year has to bring excitement even to the casual fan when it’s the high school’s turn to play the game of March Madness. With all of the brackets and seedings established within the groups, previous regular season records really doesn’t mean much when the opening tip-off takes place on the basketball court. Upsets are bound to happen and did during the second round of the South Jersey Group 4 boy’s basketball tournament at Cherry Hill East High School. The three point shooting Cougars went up against a defensive minded Washington Township team that was successful in slowing down East’s perimeter shooting. The Minutemen would advance to the next round of the playoffs with their 50-47 victory in front of their visiting faithful fans. |
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Basketball Spotlight: Wednesday, March 2, 2005 By Bob Heller The University of the Sciences women's basketball team opened the post season with a 75-57 win over Felician College tonight at the Bobby Morgan Arena in Philadelphia, PA. Leading the way for the Devils was Shelby Rance . Rance led all scorers with 25 points (17 in the first half). Shelby connected on 7 of 11 shots from the field and 10 of 12 from the free throw line. Joining Rance in double figures were Stephanie Watson and Leah Shumoski. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight: Wednesday, March 2, 2005 By Al Cohen Dennis Seidenberg scored his second goal of the game 1:51 into overtime tonight to lift the Philadelphia Phantoms to a 4-3 victory over the Bridgeport Sound Tigers at the Wachovia Spectrum. Jon Sim and Boyd Kane also scored, while Wade Skolney added a pair of assists as Philadelphia won for the sixth time in its last eight games. The Phantoms evened the eight-game season series at three wins apiece, including a perfect 3-0 mark at home vs. the Sound Tigers. |
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Basketball Spotlight: Tuesday, March 1, 2005 By Bob Heller Eric Cangelosi's put-back at the buzzer propelled the #7 seed University of the Sciences Men's Basketball team to a 70-68 victory over #2 seed and host Holy Family University tonight. The Devils will now face #3 seed Caldwell College in the CACC semi-finals. The Cougars defeated #6 NJIT 85-71 at Caldwell College this evening. The game will be played on Friday at Caldwell College. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight: Tuesday, March 1, 2005 By Al Cohen The Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League announced today that rookie center R.J. Umberger has been named the Toyota Phantoms Player of the Month for February. Umberger will receive his award in a pregame presentation on Sunday, March 6, when the Phantoms host the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins at the Wachovia Spectrum at 5:05 p.m. |
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Basketball Spotlight: Tuesday, March 1, 2005 By Bob Heller USP women's basketball players Leah Shumoski and Shelby Rance were named to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference All-Conference Team as first team selections. The voting is done by the league’s 12 coaches. Shumoski, a junior forward, currently leads the Devils in steals (99); rebounding (8.7) and blocked shots (43). Leah is also second on the team in scoring (16.5 ppg.); field goal percentage (.429) and assists (88). |
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Track Spotlight: Tuesday, March 1, 2005 By Bob Heller The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women’s cross country team has been selected by the NCAA Division II Cross Country Coaches Association as a member of the All-Academic Team for the year 2004. To qualify for this honor a team must have a cumulative team grade point average through the semester of competition of a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Athletes must have competed in at least 50% of their teams’ cross country competitions and appear on the NCAA eligibility form. The coach must also be a member of the NCAA Division II Cross Country Coaches Association. |
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Basketball Spotlight: Tuesday, March 1, 2005 By Bob Heller USP men's basketball players Chris Brattelli and Gene Willard were named to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference All-Conference Team as third team selections. The voting is done by the league’s 12 coaches. Brattelli, a senior center, currently leads the Devils in scoring (14.3 points/game), field goal percentage (50.0%), and blocked shots (32, 1.19/gm.), ranking 12th, 8th and 4th respectively amongst the conference leaders in these categories. Chris is also second on the Devils in rebounding (6.1) and ranks 11th in the league in this category. |
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South Jersey Football: Monday, February 28, 2005 By Marty Cross The 2004 NAFL Eastern Division Champion, Camden Lynx will be having their third annual open try-out for the 2005 NAFL season on March 26, 2005. Registration starts at 11:30 A.M. at Rutgers-Camden Community Park on the corner of Front and Pearl Streets. Be prepared with workout clothing and sneakers, no cleats allowed. We will be testing your speed in the 40 yard dash, and evaluating individual position drills. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight: Monday, February 28, 2005 By Al Cohen The Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League drew a total of 25,373 fans for their games on Friday and Sunday for the team's most successful weekend at the gate in five years. A season-high crowd of 13,226 attended Friday's 4-1 win over Hershey, which featured the club's first-ever Teddy Bear Toss. Thousands of stuffed animals were thrown onto the ice following Philadelphia's first goal of the night, and will now be distributed by the Phantoms to local children's hospitals and shelters in the Philadelphia area. |
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