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South Jersey Baseball:
Thunder Snap Skid, Start May with Win Sunday, May 1, 2005 By Dan Loney A balanced Trenton attack led to a season-high 14 hits and a 9-5 win over the Altoona Curve on Sunday afternoon in Eastern League play. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Thunder. After retiring the sides quickly in the 1st Inning, both starters, Trenton's Jon Skaggs and Altoona's Hansel Izquierdo, allowed four runs in the 2nd Inning. Trenton (11-13) got a RBI triple from CF Melky Cabrera, a RBI single by SS Andy Cannizaro and a two-run single from 2B Gabe Lopez for a 4-0 lead. But Altoona (10-10) responded with a homer by 1B Brad Eldred, his league-leading 11th of the season, a bases loaded walk and a two-run single by RF Vic Buttler to tie the game. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight:
Phantoms Capture East Division Semifinals with 4-2 Win over Norfolk in Game Six Sunday, May 1, 2005 By Al Cohen Mark Murphy scored the game-winner with 4:59 remaining as the Philadelphia Phantoms rallied to capture their East Division Semifinal series against the Norfolk Admirals with a 4-2 victory tonight in Game Six at the Wachovia Center. Philadelphia defeated the Admirals in six games in the division semifinals for the second year in a row, and will now face off with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the East Division Finals for the second straight year. The Phantoms are set to host the first two games of the best-of-seven series this Wednesday and Friday at 7:05 p.m. at the Wachovia Center. |
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College Basketball:
Rutgers-Camden Hires Hodges as Women’s Basketball Coach Saturday, April 30, 2005 By Mike Ballard Basketball has taken Dale Hodges all over the globe, but the former St. Joseph’s University All-American now has a new home court in Camden. Hodges, a 1990 St. Joseph’s graduate who has played professional basketball on three continents, in addition to coaching on the collegiate level, has been named as the head coach of the Rutgers University-Camden women’s basketball team. Hodges follows Joe Baker Jr., who was promoted from assistant to the interim head coach this past season after head coach Jackie Trakimas left to take a coaching and teaching job at Lindenwold High School. Baker will remain on Hodges’ new staff as the recruiting coordinator. |
 High School Lacrosse:Seneca Continues To Pull Out the Close Victory Friday, April 29, 2005 By Clark Washington Closing out another week in lacrosse for the Golden Eagles from Seneca, they would travel to Winslow Township to play their third game of the week. Earlier in the week, Seneca had a tough time against the experience Chiefs’ team from Cherokee. Yesterday, Camden Catholic had an early lead only to watch Kurt Kaiser score twice to record the come from behind victory. Against Winslow Township, Seneca watched a three goal first half advantage slip away. Again it would be Kaiser who snapped the tie late in the fourth quarter to put away Winslow by a 10-9 margin. |
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South Jersey Football:
Gloucester County Generals Announce Combine and Conditioning Camp Friday, April 29, 2005 By Al Hunt The 2005 DFL New Jersey Division Champion, Gloucester County Generals will be holding two open try-out's for the 2006 DFL season on August 21, and November 20. Registration starts at 9:30 A.M. at Owens Community Park on the corner of Wilmer and Sewell Streets, Glassboro NJ. Be prepared with workout clothing, sneakers and cleats. We will be testing your speed in the 40 yard dash, Nebraska Agility, 225 Bench and evaluating individual position drills. Every athlete must fill-out their player profile completely at the registration session or send the completed profile to the following email address: gloucestercountygenerals@comcast.net. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight:
Phantoms Fall 4-1 to Norfolk in Game Five of East Division Semifinals Friday, April 29, 2005 By Al Cohen Craig Anderson made 25 saves and Pavel Vorobiev scored a pair of third-period goals as the Norfolk Admirals stayed alive in the East Division Semifinals with a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phantoms in Game Five. The Phantoms still lead the best-of-seven series, three games to two, with Game Six set for Sunday at 7:05 p.m. in Philadelphia. Jeff Carter tallied the lone goal and Antero Niittymaki stopped 41-of-45 shots for Philadelphia, which dropped two of three games in Norfolk after capturing the first two match-ups of the series at home. |
 High School Baseball:Moorestown Hits Northern Burlington with a Loss Thursday, April 28, 2005 By Jerome Michaels There are those days when a batter stands up at the plate and every pitch looks as if the ball is big as a beach ball. No matter whether the pitch is low and inside or high around the chin, the batter locks in and sends the baseball into open spaces. When Northern Burlington traveled to Moorestown to participate in a Burlington County Liberty Division game, both teams were looking to continue or get back on the winning side of a game. The Moorestown players spent the first two innings sending six players across home plate to jump out to a lead they would never relinquish. Kurt Heim only allowed two hits and completed the game on the mound for the 9-2 victory. |
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Soccer Spotlight:
Three KiXX Members Headline All-MISL First Team D'Ambra, Morris, and Pappas each Selected by a Panel of Voters from throughout the League Thursday, April 28, 2005 By David Deal The Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) announced today that three members of the Philadelphia KiXX, player/coach Don D’Ambra, Philadelphia native Pat Morris and all-star goalkeeper Peter Pappas, have earned All-MISL First Team recognition. The trio is joined on the First Team by Cleveland’s John Ball and Genoni Martinez, and MISL Spalding Scoring Champion Greg Howes of the Milwaukee Wave. The selections are the results of voting conducted by a panel of team-level executives and media members from around the seven-team League. |
 High School Softball:A Four Run Sixth Inning Pushes Sterling Past Garnets Wednesday, April 27, 2005 By Susan Hall As we approach the month of May, teams are beginning to identify themselves as being labeled as having a chance at the title. Two of those teams amongst the top of the Colonial Conference were the Silver Knights from Sterling and the Garnets from Haddon Heights. Sterling’s starting pitcher Paige Cauley helped her own cause by belting a two run homerun in the first inning only to see Haddon Heights tie this game two innings later. It took a four run inning to finally put this game away for Sterling as they defeated Haddon Heights by a 6-2 margin. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight:
Carter Scores Twice as Phantoms Defeat Norfolk 4-1 in Game Four Wednesday, April 27, 2005 By Al Cohen Jeff Carter scored twice and added an assist as the Philadelphia Phantoms registered a 4-1 victory over the Norfolk Admirals tonight in Game Four of the East Division Semifinals. With the win, Philadelphia assumed a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series and can advance into the division finals on Friday in Game Five at the Scope. R.J. Umberger and Patrick Sharp also scored, while Antero Niittymaki stopped 40-of-41 shots for the Phantoms, who have outscored Norfolk 11-5 in the series. Philadelphia also improved to 11-2 all-time in Game Four of a playoff series. |
 High School Baseball:Burlington Township Finds another Way to Win Tuesday, April 26, 2005 By Jerome Michaels What a difference a year makes? Instead of looking up in the standings, the Falcons’ baseball team is on top of the Burlington County Liberty Division. With most of their victories coming from outside of their division, Burlington Township was looking to pick up another win against the Pirates from Cinnaminson. Both starting pitchers for each team did extremely well on the mound for their team. Eric Gertie only gave up two hits, but it would be Ross Dempsey who would get the win for Falcons. Taking advantage of the situation presented to them, a key double by Tim Stevens knocked in the only run of the game and extend Burlington Township’s winning streak to seven games in a row. |
 High School Softball:Audubon Extends Winning Streak against Gateway Monday, April 25, 2005 By Susan Hall So far this season, it seems to be the Audubon softball team is that has found several different ways to win a game. The Green Wave started out their season by winning the first eight games on their schedule and during that time, Audubon has won with both pitching and by their bats. After suffering their only loss of the season to Hammonton, Audubon was looking to pick up their fourth win in a row against Gateway. Kiersten Hughes was the starting pitcher that kept the Gators off the scoreboard and watched Audubon’s offense scored all of their runs during the second inning. From that point on, the defense took care of things on the field and Audubon would cruise to the 8-0 victory. |
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College Softball & Baseball:
Raptors of the Week: Mo Baney & Matt Novella Monday, April 25, 2005 By Mike Ballard
Sophomore catcher Mo Baney had a huge day to spark a doubleheader sweep over Rowan in the Lady Raptors’ lone softball action of the week. Baney, who is hitting .407 on the season, went 2-for-3 with two RBIs in each game. In the opener, her two-run home run in the sixth inning tied the score at 2-2 in an eventual 3-2 Rutgers-Camden win. In the nightcap, she had the eventual game-winning RBI with a first-inning single in a 4-0 victory for the Raptors, 29-1 and ranked No. 5 in the nation. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight:
Phantoms Lose 3-1 at Norfolk in Game Three of East Division Semifinals Monday, April 25, 2005 By Al Cohen Craig Anderson made 30 saves tonight at the Scope to lead the Norfolk Admirals to a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phantoms in Game Three of the East Division Semifinals. Philadelphia still holds a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series, with Games Four and Five set for Wednesday and Friday in Norfolk. If necessary, Games Six and Seven would be played in Philadelphia on Sunday and Monday. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Monday, April 25, 2005 By David Deal The Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) announced today that Philadelphia KiXX goalkeeper Peter Pappas has been named the League’s Goalkeeper of the Week for the seven-day period ending April 24, 2005. The honor is the sixth such accolade for the seven-time all-star this season, the most among all netminders in the seven-team League; Pappas also received the weekly award for the seven-day periods ending November 22, December 19, January 10, January 31, and April 10. He was named the League’s Goalkeeper of the Month for his play throughout the month of January. |
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