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South Jersey Baseball:
Thunder Win Fifth Straight, Over .500 on Season Sunday, May 8, 2005 By Dan Loney The Thunder claimed their fifth win in a row with an 8-6 come-from-behind effort over altoona on Sunday afternoon. The win pushes Trenton (16-15) over the .500 plateau for the first time since April 9th. The Curve (13-14) jumped out to a 6-2 lead off Trenton starter Matt Smith. They tagged him for six runs (four earned) on nine hits in 3 2/3 innings. The Thunder committed three errors behind him in the early parts of the game. |
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South Jersey Baseball:
Thunder Rally in 7th Inning for Win over Curve Saturday, May 7, 2005 By Dan Loney Melky Cabrera's two-run single capped a four-run Thunder rally in a 5-2 win over the Altoona Curve on Saturday afternoon. The win was the fourth in a row for Trenton (15-15). The Thunder grabbed the early lead on an Eric Verbryke RBI single in the 2nd Inning, but Curve starter Hansel Izquierdo kept Trenton in check. He allowed one run in six innings and left the game with a 2-1 lead. Izquierdo walked two and struck out three. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight:
Phantoms Fall 3-1 in Game Three of East Division Finals Saturday, May 7, 2005 By Al Cohen Colby Armstrong and Matt Hussey scored 20 seconds apart early in the third period to snap a scoreless tie and help lift the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phantoms in Game Three of the East Division Finals tonight at the Wachovia Arena. Philadelphia still holds a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series thanks to a pair of 4-1 home wins on Wednesday and Friday. Game Four is set for Tuesday in Wilkes-Barre and Game Five will be played in Philadelphia on Friday at 7:05 p.m. at the Wachovia Center. |
 High School Baseball:Eastern Get Back on Winning Track Friday, May 6, 2005 By Jerome Michaels It’s never easy to go a complete season without losing a single game, but when that rare occasion does occur that team should be highly rewarded with recognition of a job well done. Eastern’s baseball team had the staff and the players with the potential of going undefeated but loss their first game of the season to Cherokee two days ago. That loss was not a good sign for Bishop Eustace as Eastern would get that winning feeling flowing through the entire team. Pat Monaghan started the game on the mound for the Vikings and knocked in two runs with a triple to help Eastern pull away from their opponent. Eastern posted a 9-2 decision in an inter-Olympic Conference game. |
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South Jersey Baseball:
Santos Two-Homer Game Helps Trenton to 3rd Straight Win Friday, May 6, 2005 By Dan Loney Omir Santos picked up his first two-homer game of his career and drove in five runs as the Thunder beat Altoona, 16-3, in Eastern League play. The win was the third straight for Trenton. The Thunder (14-15), now within four games of 1st Place, jumped on Curve starter Matt Peterson for eight runs in three innings. 3B Eric Duncan put the Thunder up with a two-out, two-run double in the 1st Inning. Three more runs in the 2nd Inning, including an RBI triple by DH Yobal Duenas and an infield RBI hit by Kevin Thompson, gave Trenton a 5-1 lead. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight:
Phantoms Cruise to 4-1 Win Over Penguins in Game Two of East Division Finals Friday, May 6, 2005 By Al Cohen Antero Niittymaki made 30 saves and four different Phantoms scored as Philadelphia cruised to a 4-1 victory over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins tonight in Game Two of the East Division Finals. The Phantoms also posted a 4-1 win in the series opener on Wednesday and will take a two-games-to-none lead into Game Three in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday night. The Penguins also host Game Four on Tuesday. Joni Pitkanen, Jon Sim, Jeff Carter and Eric Meloche all scored, while Mike Richards and Patrick Sharp each contributed two assists. The Phantoms tallied a pair of power-play goals for the second straight game and have killed all nine Wilkes-Barre/Scranton man-advantage situations in the series. |
 High School Lacrosse:Silvesti Scores Five Times for Washington Township Friday, May 6, 2005 By Joyce Sagerty This was a chance for Ocean City to prove that they could compete with a team with a winning record from another conference. The Red Raiders would play their host Minutemaids from Washington Township evenly for the first twenty-five minutes and were looking to maintain that intensity. The start of the second half was a different story as Mandy Silvesti scored three straight goals to put the Minutemaids one step ahead for the rest of this game. Silvesti would finish with five goals for Washington Township as they defeat Ocean City by a 13-9 margin. |
 High School Softball:McDevitt Hammers Home Homer for Garnets Thursday, May 5, 2005 By Susan Hall This was that time of the year were teams were focusing a bit more on making every play in the field or concentrating harder on connecting the bat with the ball. In a non-league game played at Haddon Heights, Pitman was that visiting team looking to keep their playoff hopes alive. Starting pitcher Erin Murphy was on the mound for the Lady Garnets trying to extend the teams winning streak to two games. Caitlin McDevitt would be one of the reasons Haddon Heights defeat Pitman by a 4-0 score. McDevitt had two hits and two runs batted in with one of them scored on a solo home run. |
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South Jersey Soccer:
17th Annual South Jersey Soccer Hall of Fame Induction Thursday, May 5, 2005 By Boog Powell South Jersey Sports Online would like to send our congratulations to the 8 new members of the South Jersey Soccer Hall of Fame. The South Jersey Soccer Hall of Fame now has a total of 138 members. The first class to be inducted was back in 1988. A member can be an Official, Player, Coach or Contributor. This year’s class consisted of one contributor, four players, and three coaches. |
  Winning Ways (FYI):Fitness Weight Training Thursday, May 5, 2005 By Gregory "Graig" White This publication, written with the beginner weight trainer in mind, is simplistic and easy to follow. As books of this type go it's fairly informative without being overly redundant, the writers are two of the industries more knowledgeable guys and they get the more pertinent information in 13 chapters that are easy to read and understand. |
 High School Softball:Paul VI Hands Camden Catholic another Loss Wednesday, May 4, 2005 By Joyce Sagerty The news spread quickly about Camden Catholic losing their first game of the season. For Paul VI, it was good news as they were chasing the Irish in the standings and picking up a division win moves them one step closer to the top. The Lady Eagles would start off this game with an early lead only to see it disappear in the third inning. Paul VI continued to come through with the big hits especially from the bat of Megan Bryson who had two triples and a double in the game. A three run sixth inning by the Eagles broke open a tied ball game giving Stephanie Ricciardi the run support she needed. With the 7-3 decision over Camden Catholic, Paul VI got back on the winning side of a game by defeating the Olympic Conference National Division leaders. |
 High School Softball:Overbrook's Defense Help Secure Procida's No Hitter Wednesday, May 4, 2005 By Susan Hall So far this season, Overbrook has been doing everything they need to do in order to stay ahead of the rest of the teams from the Tri-County Conference Royal Division. Their success on the softball field has rewarded the Lady Rams with winning eight straight games which included a win on Monday over the determined Pioneers from Clearview. Competing in their four straight divisional game, the Rams’ Kerri Procida would watch the defense come up with some spectacular plays both in the infield and outfield not only keeping Highland off the scoreboard, but also preserving a no hitter. Overbrook would extend their winning streak with their 5-0 victory at home. |
 High School Softball:Moir's One Hitter Enough for Lenape Tuesday, May 3, 2005 By Susan Hall When two good softball teams meet on the field knowing that the opposing pitchers have the capability of striking out everyone that stands up at the plate, each player must take advantage of every situation that’s presented in order to score runs. The starting pitchers, Jamie Moir for Lenape and Alyssa O’Connell for Camden Catholic, are considered two of the best pitchers in South Jersey. Only one hit was surrendered in this Olympic Conference game which meant that someone pitched a no hitter. O’Connell would not give up a single hit, but did not win the game for Camden Catholic. Lenape would score the only run of the game on a fielder’s choice during the first inning. Moir would take over for the rest of the game striking out fifteen batters to pick up the 1-0 decision. |
 College Baseball:Raptor of the Week: Matt Ulmer Monday, May 2, 2005 By Mike Ballard Senior ace Matt Ulmer earns his second Raptor of the Week honor this season after breaking a 45-year-old baseball record for career wins at Rutgers-Camden. Ulmer tossed an eight-hitter, walking one and striking out seven, in a 2-1 victory at Richard Stockton College April 29. He didn’t allow an earned run as he posted his 18th career victory, breaking the mark of 17 set by Gar Miller (1957-60). Ulmer, who also earned Raptor of the Week honors on April 11, raised his record to 6-0 and lowered his ERA to 2.98. |
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