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Ice Hockey Spotlight:
Sim Scores Again in 4-2 Phantoms Win at Hershey

Saturday, March 26, 2005

By Al Cohen
Philadelphia Phantoms Correspondent

Jon Sim tallied his second game-winning goal in as many nights as the Philadelphia Phantoms pulled out a 4-2 victory over the Hershey Bears tonight at the GIANT Center. Philadelphia trailed 2-1 through two periods before captain Boyd Kane evened the score 1:41 into the third when Joni Pitkanen set him up for a breakaway from the blue line. Freddy Meyer also assisted on Kane's eighth goal of the year.
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Soccer Spotlight:
KiXX Cruise Past Cleveland, 8-2
Philadelphia Secures Hold on Second Place with a 19-14 Overall Mark

Saturday, March 26, 2005

By David Deal
Philadelphia KiXX Director of Communitions

The Philadelphia KiXX (19-14) secured their hold on second place in the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) standings with an 8-2 victory versus the Cleveland Force (16-14) in front of 4,783 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum. KiXX player/assistant coach Kevin Sloan registered the game-winning goal at 12:04 of the second quarter. Peter Pappas (16-12) earned the victory in net for Philadelphia, stopping all eight of the ten shots he faced in the first half, while Jim Larkin (14-12) took the loss for the Force with 12 saves on 18 chances.
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South Jersey Ice Hockey:
USA Hockey Tier II National Championships in Voorhees, NJ (March 30-April 3)

Friday, March 25, 2005

By Ike Richman
USA Hockey Correspondent

The nation's best Tier II PeeWee youth hockey players will compete in the 2005 USA Hockey Tier II 12 & Under National Championships from Wednesday, March 30 through Sunday, April 3, 2005 at the Sovereign Bank Flyers Skate Zone at Voorhees. Twelve teams were selected to compete from 11 geographical districts. Two area teams are from the Atlantic district: the Quakers (West Chester, PA) and the host team, Flyers Youth (Voorhees, NJ). The districts that will be represented are New York, New England, Pacific, Rocky Mountain, Atlantic, Southeastern, Mid-American, Michigan, Alaska, Massachusetts, Central, and Host. All teams have qualified for National Championships by winning their respective District Championship; Flyers Youth gets an automatic berth as the host team.
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South Jersey Baseball:
Flyers Captain to Visit Waterfront Park
Will Sign Autographs On April 14th Game Against Portland...

Friday, March 25, 2005

By Bill Cook
Trenton Thunder Director of Public Relations

The Trenton Thunder, Double-A Affiliate of the New York Yankees, have announced that Philadelphia Flyers Captain Keith Primeau will visit Waterfront Park when the Trenton Thunder take on the Portland Sea Dogs on Thursday, April 14th. Primeau will be on hand to throw out a ceremonial first pitch and sign autographs for fans. He has been with the Flyers since 1999 when he was traded from the Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes and has been the Flyers captain since 2001.
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Ice Hockey Spotlight:
Phantoms Skate To 5-1 Win Over Springfield

Friday, March 25, 2005

By Al Cohen
Philadelphia Phantoms Correspondent

Five different Phantoms scored and Antero Niittymaki needed to make just 19 saves as Philadelphia posted a 5-1 victory over the Springfield Falcons tonight at the Wachovia Spectrum. Ryan Ready and Jon Sim gave Philadelphia a 2-0 lead through 40 minutes of play before Josh Gratton and Tony Voce each recorded a goal and an assist in the third to blow the game wide open. Philadelphia won for the sixth time in its last eight games as it assumed sole possession of first place in the AHL's East Division. The Phantoms (87 points) are now two points ahead of Binghamton and three in front of Norfolk, both of which were idle tonight.
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Dynamic Tennis Warm-UpsWinning Ways (FYI):
Dynamic Tennis Warm-Ups

Thursday, March 24, 2005

By Gregory "Graig" White
SJSports Physical Fitness Advisor

I would love to take this time to thank The United States Tennis Association for taking this publication to a DVD format. This format is athlete and coach friendly and it just makes life so much easier. Now for the content, this DVD should become a major part of everyone involved with tennis athletes and player development. Mark has done a great job in streamlining the information so that there are no loose ends.
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Soccer Spotlight:
MISL Championship Series Finals Awarded to Milwaukee for May 14th and St. Louis for May 21st

Thursday, March 24, 2005

By David Deal
Philadelphia KiXX Director of Communitions

The Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) announced today that the 2005 MISL Championship Series Finals has been reformatted as a two-game, “golden goal” set of matches with Championship Game One awarded to the Milwaukee and scheduled for Saturday, May 14 at U.S. Cellular Arena at 9:00 p.m. Eastern time and Game Two awarded to St. Louis and slated for Saturday, May 21 at Savvis Center at 7:00 p.m. Eastern time, according to MISL Commissioner Steve Ryan.
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Lacrosse Spotlight:
Finck Named National Lacrosse League Rookie of the Week

Wednesday, March 23, 2005

By Jennifer Stefani
Philadelphia Wings Correspondent

Philadelphia Wings forward Dan Finck captured Rookie of the Week honors for his three-goal performance in the Wings 15-12 win over the Colorado Mammoth on Friday, March 18. This is Finck's second Rookie of the Week award, the first coming after his five-point (3G, 2A) performance against the Minnesota Swarm on March 5. "I'm really pleased how our rookies have contributed this season," said Wings Head Coach Lindsay Sanderson. "We've had (Andrew) Burkholder get a few rookie awards and now Finck. The way they've played these past few weeks has coincided with our team's success the last six weeks."
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South Jersey Baseball:
North Fork Bank To Sponsor ALPB All Star Game in Atlantic City
Set for July 13 in Atlantic City at Sandcastle Stadium

Tuesday, March 22, 2005

By Denny Watson
Atlantic City Surf Correspondent

The Atlantic City Surf announced Monday, March 21 that North Fork Bank will be the title sponsor of the 2005 Atlantic League of Professional Baseball League All Star game to be played on July 13 at Sandcastle Stadium. The event will land in Atlantic City for the second time as the Sandcastle and Atlantic City played host to the inaugural Atlantic League All-Star game in 1998.
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College Softball:
Raptor of the Week: Michelle Schlichtig

Monday, March 21, 2005

By Mike Ballard
RutgersCamden Sports Correspondent

Junior Michelle Schlichtig turned in a phenomenal week during the Lady Raptors’ 8-0 softball trip to Florida last week, going 6-0 with one save and a no-hitter on the mound and batting .500 with a 1.154 slugging percentage and 17 RBIs. She allowed only 18 hits and four runs (three earned) in 37-2/3 innings, walking 10 and striking out 51. She had three doubles, a triple and four home runs, and capped her week with a no-hitter against Molloy March 18, walking three and striking out 12.
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