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Ice Hockey Spotlight: Sunday, March 13, 2005 By Kevin Kurz R.J. Umberger broke a 1-1 tie early in the second period to give the Philadelphia Phantoms the lead for good in a 4-1 victory over the Worcester IceCats at the DCU Center. On the game-winning goal, the rookie center took a feed from Jon Sim and found the back of the net just 24 seconds into the middle frame. It was Umberger's 16th goal of the season. Antero Niittymaki made 32 saves to pick up the victory in net, as the Phantoms finished a four-game road trip with three wins against just one loss. Philadelphia returns to the Wachovia Spectrum on Friday to face Worcester on its home ice. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight: Saturday, March 12, 2005 By Al Cohen Brian Willsie scored twice in the second period to lead the Portland Pirates to a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phantoms this afternoon at the Cumberland County Civic Center. Rookie Tony Voce tallied both goals for Philadelphia, which fell to 2-1 on its four-game road trip through the Northeast. Neil Little made 21 saves as the Phantoms lost on the road for just the third time in their last 11 tries. |
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Friday, March 11, 2005 By Paul O'Donnell A longtime youth player in the SJ Barons programs, Ryan Carr, a product of Ocean City High School where he won honors every year as well as two State Championships and the Atlantic City Press Soccer Player of the Year as a senior, returns to the PDL Barons for his 2nd season in 2005. The University of Hartford's #1 keeper he also was named their MVP for the 2004 season. Ryan credits his experience with the Barons youth and his coaches for helping him find the secret to his success; hard work! A special mention for a former Barons youth coach, Matt Driver, “he taught me how to be a true professional on and off the field. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight: Friday, March 11, 2005 By Al Cohen Jon Sim continued his recent scoring spree with two goals tonight to lead the Philadelphia Phantoms to a 4-2 victory over the Manchester Monarchs at Verizon Wireless Arena. Sim scored twice for the third game in a row and has 11 goals in his last eight games for Philadelphia, which improved to 2-0 on its four-game trip through the Northeast. Tony Voce and Joni Pitkanen also scored to help the Phantoms win for the eighth time in their last 10 road games. |
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Thursday, March 10, 2005 By Susan Hall The Lady Knights from Sterling were fresh off of claiming the South Jersey’s Group 2 title against Collingswood. Their next quest was a state championship but they had to get through Rumson-Fair Haven in the semifinal round played at Southern High School. Senior Kelsey McGowan poured in a game high 22 points for Sterling, but the Bulldogs from Rumson manage to stay one step ahead and pull way during the third and final quarters. When the buzzer sounded indicating the ended of the game, it would be Rumson-Fair Haven advancing to the state finals with their 52-44 victory. |
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Lacrosse Spotlight: Thursday, March 10, 2005 By Jennifer Stefani Philadelphia Wings goaltender Dallas Eliuk was named the NLL's Defensive Player of the Week and forward Dan Finck captured Rookie of the Week honors for their performances against the Minnesota Swarm on Saturday, March 5. Eliuk earned his fourth Defensive Player Award this season with 44 saves in the Wings 14-8 win over the Swarm, while Finck recorded five points (3G, 2A). |
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Wednesday, March 9, 2005 By Mike Costantino Led by their top line of Patrick McMahon, Lou Sarcone and Justin Kinniry, Cherokee skated to an easy 6-1 win over Washington Township and won its second title in four years. With the familiar #23 jersey worn by Jeff Burd, hanging behind their bench, this emotionally driven group of young men, with one goal in mind, got stronger with each game. Coach Rumbus prior to the game told his players that this was the last year that Jeff's name could go on the trophy, but to go out and also play for each other. Cherokee goalie Bobby Casolaro played a strong game in nets, while the top line accounted for eight points, with McMahon and Kinniry scoring two goals each. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight: Wednesday, March 9, 2005 By Kevin Kurz Antero Niittymaki made 31 saves and Jon Sim scored twice as the Philadelphia Phantoms defeated the Lowell Lock Monsters at Tsongas Arena, 2-0. Sim, who has now scored a goal in three consecutive games, registered his 24th goal of the season 7:30 into the game. On the play, Sim skated the puck from the corner boards towards to the crease, lost control and caught a break as the puck bounced off of a couple of Lowell defenders and then behind goaltender Brent Krahn. |
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Tuesday, March 8, 2005 By Jason Brown Clearview High School was the neutral site for this year’s South Jersey Group I boy’s basketball championship game. The two top seeded teams made their way through the bracket with Burlington City labeled as the number one team in the group taking on the Cougars from Schalick. When the first quarter ended, the Blue Devils were ahead by seven points but that was only the beginning of this title game. No lead was safe when Paul Gause is on the court, or not on the court. During their 74-72 victory over Burlington City, it was a team effort that was the winners in this game. |
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Tuesday, March 8, 2005 By Jerome Michaels Let there be no mistake that the Panthers from Camden High were ready to get back the title that they had own for so many years. What most thought that this would be another Camden-Woodrow Wilson classic battle on the hard court turned out to be a Cinderella story for Ocean City. The Red Devils from Ocean City boy’s basketball team were the ones responsible for Wilson not making it to the South Jersey Group 3 finals as they defeated them in overtime by a single point. But that story would turn out to being an expected ending for the Panthers as they claimed the title yet again in front of a capacity crowd at Eastern High School. Teron Murray along with Kevin Payton led the top seeded Panthers to a 70-42 victory over third seeded Ocean City. |
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Monday, March 7, 2005 By Jerome Michaels The Bulldogs from Haddonfield High School continued their dominance by defeating their nearest opponent in the South Jersey Group II tournament. The second seeded Silver Knights from Sterling were looking to end Haddonfield’s twenty-three game winning streak during this championship game. The Bulldogs would continue to use a team effort in breaking down Sterling’s defense late in the second quarter and put the game out of each during the third. Haddonfield had five players score in double figures which led to 80-57 victory. |
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Monday, March 7, 2005 By Mike Costantino Justin Kinniry, Patrick McMahon and Lou Sarcone, combined for 12 points as Cherokee rolled over Washington Township 10-6 in championship playoff action at Hollydell. In handing Township its first loss in the double elimination tournament, Cherokee will now host Township on Wednesday night at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. Fred Brewer scored three goals for Township and Kinniry also had a hat trick for Cherokee. Township will need stronger play from their defense and better goaltending, but that still might not be enough as this Cherokee team has raised its level during this tournament. After Brewer gave Township its only lead at 1-0 early in the game, Cherokee scored twice in less than two minutes to take control of the game. First Sarcone broke in with defenseman Steve Sheridan, who had a solid game for Cherokee, and after drawing the defenseman over Sarcone slid the puck to Sheridan and his one-timer beat Matt Corvino and tied the game at 1-1. |
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Monday, March 7, 2005 By Mike Costantino Each year South Jersey Sports Online, Inc. presents hockey awards to players from the South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League, and each year the selections become more difficult. This year the league combined the Tiers and made it that much more difficult, but next season we will return to the Tier system, which will produce more competitive games. On Monday night before the beginning of the championship game, SJHSIHL along with SJSports were honored to present awards to players and coaches who have demonstrated the ability to bringing sportsmanship, determination and showmanship to the league. Here are the awards that were handed out to the following players: |
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Basketball Spotlight: Monday, March 7, 2005 By Bob Heller USP women's basketball player Leah Shumoski was named to the Daktronics NCAA Division Women’s Basketball All Northeast Region Team as a second team selection. The voting is done by the Division II sports information directors in the region. Shumoski, a junior forward, led the Devils (21-9) in steals (107); rebounding (8.8/gm) and blocked shots (45). Leah was also second on the team in scoring (16.8 ppg.); field goal percentage (.434) and assists (97). Shumoski leads the CACC in steals; ranks 3rd in the league in scoring; 7th in rebounding; and 4th in blocked shots. During the 2004-05 season, Shumoski was named CACC Player of the Week four times and earned honor roll status three times. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight: Monday, March 7, 2005 By Kevin Kurz The Philadelphia Phantoms raised $37,800 in the team's first post-game jersey auction of the season on Sunday, a new high total in franchise history. The Phantoms auctioned off the team's purple third jerseys from the 2003-04 season, with a portion of the proceeds to be donated to the Phantoms Wives Charities. Silent bidding for the game-worn jerseys was held in the Wachovia Spectrum concourse and ran through the second intermission. The highest silent bids were then used as the starting point for the live auction at Bullies Sports Bar and Restaurant following the game. All Phantoms players and coaches who were on last season's team helped to personally auction off their own jerseys. |
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