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 South Jersey Soccer:Ocean City Barons vs Reading Rage Sunday, June 5, 2005 By Paul O'Donnell In a game that everyone expected would be close and hotly contested the Barons notched their 3rd consecutive win 2-1 at Ocean City's Carey Field moving their season mark to 4-1-0. The match started tenatively for both sides as the feeling out process ran its course until the 14th minute when Tony Donatelli put Byron Carmichael through with a fine pass and he made no mistake burying his shot in the far post side netting to open the scoring. Carmichael would find himself in on goal again off a through ball from Adam Williamson in the 23rd but this time the Rage keeper, Charlie Sales made a fine save denying the Barons their 2nd on the night. His job wasn't over yet. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight:
Phantoms Take 2-0 Lead in Calder Cup Finals with 2-1 Double Overtime Win in Chicago Saturday, June 4, 2005 By Al Cohen Patrick Sharp scored the game-winning goal 3:50 into the second overtime tonight at Allstate Arena to lift the Philadelphia Phantoms to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Wolves in Game Two of the Calder Cup Finals. Philadelphia, which posted a 1-0 win in Thursday's opener, now owns a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. The Phantoms will now host the next three games of the series, as Game Three is set for Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. at the Wachovia Center and Game Four is on Friday. |
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Lacrosse Spotlight:
Barrage Lose to Lizards 14-19 Saturday, June 4, 2005 By Erin Vosburgh The Philadelphia Barrage of Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier outdoor lacrosse league, faced off against the Long Island Lizards at Villanova Stadium Saturday night. The Lizards got on the board early with a goal by attackman Matt Panetta. Panetta put another goal past Brian “Doc” Dougherty unassisted. The Barrage looked to come back but could not keep the ball in their end. Blake Miller scored the third goal of the night for the Lizards. |
 High School Softball:One Inning Enough for Sweeney Thursday, June 2, 2005 By Stephanie Wright Lisa Sweeney’s softball career so far has been extremely impressive. If there was a scouting report to study on how to defeat the Red Devils, it all starts with scoring runs against Rancocas Valley’s senior pitcher. Third seeded Jackson was visiting the top seeded Red Devils looking for a way to defeat Rancocas Valley and pick up the Central Jersey Group 4 title. But for the entire season, Rancocas Valley knew that they didn’t need to score many runs to decide the outcome of the game. Kerstin Briggs delivered the key hit during the fourth inning scoring the only two runs needed for Rancocas Valley to pick up the title over Jackson. |
 High School Softball:Audubon Outlasts Buena and Pick up Sectional Title Thursday, June 2, 2005 By Susan Hall It is not unusual to watch a softball game and the two teams could not come away with the victory after seven full innings. When that happens, most of the attention is focused on the opposing pitchers on the mound. For the Green Wave from Audubon, Kiersten Hughes has been spectacular on the mound and her counterpart Jess Goeller for Buena came up big extending this game into extra innings. With several attempts to win this game, Audubon’s efforts were finally paid off during the bottom of the thirteenth inning. The Green Wave had the game winning run on third base and Stephanie Taraschi delivered the biggest hit of the game giving Audubon not only the 1-0 victory, but also the South Jersey Group 2 title. |
 High School Softball:Greyhounds Manufacture Two Runs to Pick up Title Thursday, June 2, 2005 By Crystal Parker It was considered the upset of this year's group tournament. The eighth seeded Lady Lions from Lindenwold were up against considerable odds when they played Pennsville in the quarterfinals of the South Jersey Group 1 tournament. By scoring early runs, the Lions were able to hold off the number one seed to advance to the next round. This time traveling to Gloucester, Lindenwold used a different approach by rallying in the seventh inning to take a one run lead. The fourth seeded Lions from Gloucester responded in dramatic fashion by scoring two runs during the bottom of the inning with two outs to advance to the finals when Sam Dobleman nailed the game winning single for Gloucester. With that clutch hitting, Gloucester would win this game by a 4-3 margin. |
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South Jersey Baseball:
Thunder Snap Losing Skid, 7-5 Over Erie Thursday, June 2, 2005 By Dan Loney Trenton got home runs from Shelley Duncan, Eric Duncan and Kevin Thompson to lead a 13-hit attack in a 7-4 win over Erie on Thursday night. The win snapped a seven-game losing streak for the Thunder. Trenton (27-27) saw Shelley Duncan start the 2nd Inning with a solo homer off Erie starter Virgil Vasquez for the early lead. It was Shelley's 14th home run of the year to give him the Eastern League lead. |
 High School Lacrosse:Shawnee's Quest for First Title Ends in Overtime Wednesday, June 1, 2005 By Clark Washington It was a game that could have gone either way. Putting their nineteen game winning streak on the line in the semifinals, the Shawnee Renegades were looking to advance to the boy's lacrosse Group IV finals for the first time in their brief three year history. Amazingly, Shawnee has put together a program that could compete with the more experienced teams from the state and it showed on the field, with their final record of the season and the second seed in this year's tournament. The third seeded Montclair squad was out to prove that they deserve a trip to the finals as well. With the final possession at the end of regulation and the first overtime, Shawnee would attempt to win this game during the second overtime period. But with just over a minute and a half remaining in the sudden death period, Montclair’s Ethan Ledley deposited the game winner and end Shawnee's wonderful season with a 9-8 decision. |
 High School Softball:Dobleman Delivers Decisive Hit For Gloucester Tuesday, May 31, 2005 By Susan Hall It was considered the upset of this year’s group tournament. The eighth seeded Lady Lions from Lindenwold were up against considerable odds when they played Pennsville in the quarterfinals of the South Jersey Group 1 tournament. By scoring early runs, the Lions were able to hold off the number one seed to advance to the next round. This time traveling to Gloucester, Lindenwold used a different approach by rallying in the seventh inning to take a one run lead. The fourth seeded Lions from Gloucester responded in dramatic fashion by scoring two runs during the bottom of the inning with two outs to advance to the finals when Sam Dobleman nailed the game winning single for Gloucester. With that clutch hitting, Gloucester would win this game by a 4-3 margin. |
 High School Baseball:Delsea Convincingly Advances to Group Finals Tuesday, May 31, 2005 By Jason Brown With the month of May down to its final day, most high school students have begun to count down the days until their summer break. For the baseball team from Delsea, a win on the last day of the month would propel them into the South Jersey Group 3 Finals. In order to advance into the month of June, the third seeded Crusaders traveled to Highland to take on the Tartans. Josh Sulzman delivered a two out bases clearing triple that highlighted a seven run second inning and Delsea never looked back. Starting pitcher Josh Krautwald also knocked in a couple of runs to help Delsea move into the finals with their 14-3 victory. |
 College Track & Field:Raptor of the Week: Tameka Jackson Monday, May 30, 2005 By Mike Ballard Senior Tameka Jackson captured All-America honors for the second straight year when she finished eighth in the 100-meter dash at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships May 28. She ran a 12.18, one day after setting a school record of 12.04 during her qualifying heat. Jackson, who broke her own school record in the qualifying heats with a time of 12.04 May 27, ran a 12.18 during Saturday’s final. She finished eighth for the second consecutive year in the event which was won by Diana Lawson of New Jersey City University in a time of 11.82. |
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