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Sunday, April 24, 2005 By Coach Kelly The DDE Dragons of Berlin Twp. Middle school started off the 2005 Softball season with victories over Berlin Borough (13-5) and Carusi (21-6). Michelle Foster (7th grade), earned both victories and also was an asset with her bat. Other major contributors with the bat were returning players, Kelsey Greager (8th), Jenney Sadin (8th), and Melanie Dotts (8th). Leading the team in hits is Melissa Swain (6th). Defensively Kim McKelvey (8th) has controlled the outfield. This has been the best season start for the Lady Dragons. They have 4 upcoming home games at Luke Ave. Sports Complex. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Sunday, April 24, 2005 By Dan Loney Matt DeSalvo and two relievers combined on a three-hitter as the Thunder completed a four-game sweep of New Britain in a 5-0 win on Sunday afternoon. The win was the sixth in a row for Trenton (9-9). Desalvo (1-0) tossed 5 2/3 innings of shutout ball to earn the victory. He allowed just two hits and struck out six, but did walk five batters on the afternoon. Matt Smith came on to work 1 1/3 innings scoreless. Ben Julianel finished up with two scoreless innings. Thunder pitchers held the Rock Cats (7-10) to three runs and 20 hits in the four-game series, and have now allowed just three runs in their last 39 innings. |
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Saturday, April 23, 2005 By Jason Brown This year was another chance for Overbrook to repeat as champions of the Hammonton Baseball Tournament. It would be a good start as they took on the host Blue Devils in the preliminary round. The Rams’ players were successful finding open spaces as the team finished the game with sixteen hits. Rams starting pitcher Jim Birmingham watched his team score five runs in the first two innings and that was more than enough to advance to the final round with their 13-1 victory. But the championship game against Ewing was a different story as the defense was victimized by six errors in a 10-7 loss. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Saturday, April 23, 2005 By Dan Loney Jeff Karstens and Justin Pope combined on a five-hitter in a 2-1 Trenton win over New Britain on Saturday afternoon. The win was the fifth straight for the Thunder (8-9). The 2-1 victory took just 1 hour 52 minutes to complete, which is the fastest 9-Inning game in the 12-year history of Waterfront Park. The previous record was 1 hour 56 minutes, set on July 30, 2004, when Pope pitched a 1-hit shutout in a 2-0 win over Norwich. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight: Saturday, April 23, 2005 By Al Cohen Antero Niittymaki made 32 saves to record his first career playoff shutout as the Philadelphia Phantoms posted a 3-0 victory over the Norfolk Admirals tonight in Game Two of the East Division Semifinals. With the win, Philadelphia assumed a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. Games Three and Four are set for Monday and Wednesday in Norfolk at 7:30 p.m. Niittymaki, who stopped 29-of-30 shots in Friday's 3-1 Game One victory, made 14 saves in the second period and 12 in the third tonight. The 24-year-old also helped kill all nine Norfolk power-play attempts, including a combined 2:43 of 5-on-3 time. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Saturday, April 23, 2005 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (22-17) concluded the 2004-2005 season with an 8-2 victory versus the Kansas City Comets (18-21) at the Kemper Arena tonight. Despite the victory, Philadelphia retains the number three seed for the 2005 Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Playoffs after the second-seeded Cleveland Force defeated the League-leading Milwaukee Wave tonight. KiXX rookie forward John Barry Nusum recorded the game-winning goal at 5:37 of the second quarter. Peter Pappas (19-15) earned the victory in net for Philadelphia, turning away 10 of the 12 shots he faced, while Sanaldo (10-10) took the loss for the Comets with 14 saves on 22 chances. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Friday, April 22, 2005 By Dan Loney Shelley Duncan's second grand slam of the week capped a seven-run 7th Inning to power the Trenton Thunder to a 9-2 win over New Britain in Eastern League play on Friday night. The win was the fourth straight for the Thunder. Trenton (7-9) jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the 1st Inning thanks to "The Duncan's". 3B Eric Duncan's RBI double scored 2B Gabe Lopez for a 1-0 lead. Shelley Duncan followed with an RBI single for a 2-0 lead. New Britain (7-8) got a run back in the 3rd Inning off Thunder starter Eric Schmitt, but the score remianed that way until the 7th Inning. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight: Friday, April 22, 2005 By Al Cohen Antero Niittymaki made 29 saves and the Philadelphia Phantoms scored three times in the second period en route to a 3-1 victory over the Norfolk Admirals in Game One of the East Division Semifinals. Niittymaki recorded 11 saves in both the second and third periods to help Philadelphia take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. Game Two is set for Saturday at 7:05 p.m. at the Wachovia Center. |
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Thursday, April 21, 2005 By Jason Brown The Golden Eagles from Seneca have so far demonstrated what it takes to win games. Good defense, solid pitching and key hitting are three of many aspects of the game that will reward the coaching staff with a team victory. On this day, the Chiefs from Cherokee were the visiting team looking to end Seneca’s ten game winning streak in an Olympic Conference match-up. Starting pitcher Ryan Brecko would pitch a complete game for the Golden Eagles giving up just two run and striking out eight batters. A three run sixth inning finally decided this close game for Seneca as they extended their winning streak with a 6-2 decision. |
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Wednesday, April 20, 2005 By Jerome Michaels This game was a preview of what could happen again in the playoffs. Pennsville and Gloucester met during last year’s group championship game with the Eagles winning by four runs over top seeded Gloucester. Both teams are expected to return to the final game, but there was a regular season standing in their way. Proving that they are better than the team that captured the Tri-County Conference Classic Division title, Pennsville expanded a three run advantage by scoring ten runs in the sixth to pick up the 18-6 victory at Gloucester. |
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Wednesday, April 20, 2005 By Susan Hall It's not uncommon to see a starting pitcher complete one game and then find that same pitcher staying on the mound to pitch yet another game on the same day. This past weekend in the Overbrook tournament, Nicole Ayres pitched twice and picked up two completed game wins for the Lady Spartans from Deptford against Pennsville and Eastern and she was not done. Starting in a Tri-County Conference Royal Division match-up against Cumberland, Ayres pitched recorded twelve strikeouts and Jackie Brown collected four hits helping the Spartans to a 17-0 win over the Colts. |
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South Jersey Football: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 By Marty Cross The 2005 Camden Lynx are preparing for their upcoming season with intensity. With a considerable amount of players to choose from, the Lynx feel positive how much the team can improve. That's a huge statement since the Lynx have compiled a 20 - 3 record since being established in 2003 under Head Coach Lester Cream Jr. Two of the three loses are in post-season play (1 - 2) including last years 1st round exit to the Philadelphia Scorpions 35 - 17. The Lynx beat the Scorpions in a mid season contest 8 - 6 but played a much more focused team in the playoffs. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 By Kevin Kurz The Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League announced today that defenseman Dennis Seidenberg has been named the Toyota Phantoms Player of the Month for April. In nine games last month, Seidenberg tied for the team lead in points with 11, led the Phantoms in assists with eight and his +4 rating was also tied for the club lead as Philadelphia secured second place in the East Division and home-ice advantage for at least the first round of the playoffs. |
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Monday, April 18, 2005 By Joyce Sagerty Talking about know your opponent, the two Cherry Hill high school girl’s lacrosse team took the field in a very competitive Olympic Conference matchup. Cherry Hill East was representing the American Division well by holding down the top position while Cherry Hill West was right in the middle of the pack of the Patriot Division. Even though these cross city rivals represent two different divisions, there were very familiar and formable opponents. The two teams were tied at halftime and this game would be decided during the second half when the Lions took their first lead of the game. East would stay close, but West would prevail by a 9-6 score. |
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Monday, April 18, 2005 By Mike Ballard The Rutgers-Camden Women’s Frosh/Novice Eight crew team made school history April 17 at the Knecht Cup on the Cooper River, posting the first victory ever for the first-year varsity program. They won the Division III final in a time of 7:51.3. Members of the team were sophomore coxswain Renee Martin, junior stroke seat Nicole Corl, freshman 7 seat Laura Williams, freshman 6 seat Monica Fleming, freshman 5 seat Traci Arnold, junior 4 seat Kristin Szostak, sophomore 3 seat Stephanie Jones, sophomore 2 seat Cynthia Burt and sophomore bow seat Jen Culligan. |
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