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 High School Basketball:The Olympic-Cape Atlantic Challenge Continues On, Crusaders Defeat Winslow Sunday, February 19, 2006 By Jerome Michaels It would be a week later and with no threat of snow in the forecast, the Olympic-Cape Atlantic Challenge got back on schedule but with a few changes. David Catalana, Executive Director of the Shoot Down Cancer Foundation Inc. and the organizer for this boys' basketball tournament, had a difficult time rescheduling the games in order to complete this tournament. One of the originally scheduled games did take place and that would be the Crusaders from Wildwood Catholic taking on the Eagles from Winslow Township. Wildwood Catholic would use a balanced attack and post a 46-42 win over the Eagles. |
 High School Basketball:Bridgeton Surprises Host, Gives a Strong Performance at the Challenge Sunday, February 19, 2006 By Jerome Michaels It all started with back to back wins against St. Augustine and Middle Township, two teams that previously defeated the Bulldogs from Bridgeton. With their recent success and due to the rescheduling of the Olympic-Cape Atlantic Challenge, Bridgeton was called upon to replace Pleasantville during the sixth annual tournament held this year at Timber Creek. Bridgeton's Lee Frazier would find success during the fourth quarter to keep one step ahead of the Chargers from Timber Creek. Bridgeton would pull out the upset over Timber Creek by defeating the Chargers 66-58 for their third straight victory. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight:
Point of Interest, Campbell Scores Twice and Adds Assist Sunday, February 19, 2006 By Mike Thornton Jim Campbell and Tony Voce combined for six points, but the Phantoms fell short in the shootout to the Manchester Monarchs on Sunday night at the Wachovia Spectrum, 5-4. Campbell paced all scorers with two goals. The first period generated six goals, with four for Philadelphia. It was the Monarchs, however, that jumped out to a 1-0 lead thanks to Brad Smyth just 1:51 in. The Phantoms answered with a pair from Campbell, the first only 23 seconds after Smyth put his team on the board. |
 High School Basketball:Hammonton Defeats Gloucester Catholic at the Ventnor Shootout Saturday, February 18, 2006 By Susan Hall The Lady Blue Devils from Hammonton had another opportunity to pick up another win this season during the girls' basketball Ventnor City Shootout held at the Ventnor Education and Community Complex. Their opponent, the Rams from Gloucester Catholic, had the task of trying to contain Katie Piekielski who had the ability to gain position inside for the easy basket. Hammonton would control the game by staying one step ahead of the Rams at both ends of the court. The Blue Devils would roll onto their 39-29 victory and pick up their thirteenth win of the season. |
 High School Basketball:Our Lady of Mercy Pulls Away at the End Saturday, February 18, 2006 By Susan Hall For three full quarters, both the Lady Villagers from Our Lady of Mercy Academy and Oakcrest battled each other on the basketball court and neither team was able to open up a large lead. Back and forth these two teams went taking turns at regaining the lead. Oakcrest's Whitney Walker was a problem for OLMA's defense the entire game, but down the stretch the Villagers' offense would be successful at aggressively attacking the basket. Expanding on their one point lead, OLMA outscored the Falcons by eight to pick up the 55-46 win at the Ventnor City Shootout girls' basketball tournament. |
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South Jersey Sled Hockey:
Wings of Steel defeat "Refs" in annual Tilt Saturday, February 18, 2006 By Mike Costantino Tim Jones scored twice as the Wings of Steel defeated the SJHSIHL Referees 4-2 in the second annual benefit game played at Hollydell. The refs were determined to play a better game after being shutout last year 10-0 and to their credit they hung in there to the end. After a scoreless first period, Jones finally broke through for the Wings as his close in shot found the net at the five minute mark. Later in the period Bobby Keys ripped a shot top-shelf to put the Wings up 2-0. |
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Basketball Spotlight:
Comeback Falls Short as Deacons Defeat Devils in Overtime Saturday, February 18, 2006 By Bob Heller The University of the Sciences men's basketball team came back from a 16-point halftime deficit, took the lead, lost it and forced overtime in this afternoon's contest at Bloomfield College. However the Deacons outscored the Devils 13-9 in the extras stanza to come away with the 101-97 victory and hand the Devils their third straight loss. USP falls to 11-14 overall with the loss and 9-11 in league play. Bloomfield solidifies its hold on first place with the win, improving their record to 16-9 overall and 15-5 in CACC games. |
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Basketball Spotlight:
Devils Outlast Deacons for Ninth Straight Win Saturday, February 18, 2006 By Bob Heller The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women’s basketball team survived a late comeback from Bloomfield College to win their ninth straight game, 78-77 this afternoon in Bloomfield, New Jersey. With the win, the Devils clinch the #2 seed in the upcoming Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference playoffs and improve their record to 19-6 overall and 18-4 in league play. USP concluded the road portion of their regular season with an 11-1 record. Bloomfield falls to 17-8 overall and 15-7 in league play. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight:
Guard Stops Phantoms Saturday, February 18, 2006 By Brian Smith The Phantoms registered their second-highest single-game shot total of the season Saturday night when they fired 47 shots at Binghamton goaltender Kelly Guard. But Guard put himself in the way of 46 of those shots, backing his team to a 5-1 victory at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena. The Senators jumped out to a 4-0 lead by the halfway mark of the third period. Jeff Heerema started the scoring just 3:58 into the first period when he grabbed a loose puck in the slot and fired it past Phantoms goaltender Martin Houle. Then, just 1:24 into the second period, Denis Hamel floated a long wrister through a screen and into the net. |
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Soccer Spotlight:
KiXX Edged by St. Louis, 8-6 Saturday, February 18, 2006 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (4-13) fell to the St. Louis Steamers (15-4) 8-6 in front of 8,154 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum. The loss extends the club’s franchise worst mark of consecutive losses to eight. Veteran defender Genoni Martinez recorded the game winner on his fourth tally of the evening at 12:34 of the fourth quarter. Stuart Dobson (0-2) suffered the loss for Philadelphia with 12 saves on 18 chances, while Brett Phillips (13-3) earned the victory with the Steamers, turning away eight of the 14 shots he faced. |
 High School Ice Hockey:Jackmuff Nets Five as West Deptford Skates Past Delran Friday, February 17, 2006 By Vincent Lewis West Deptford and Delran took the ice Friday night at the Hollydell Ice Arena participating in a Tier II playoff game. Both of these teams were bounced out of the winner's bracket and were looking for another chance to advance through the loser's bracket. After a slow start where only one goal was scored, Cory Jackmuff took matters in his own hands. After scoring three of the four goals netted during the second period, Jackmuff's success help West Deptford posted an 8-2 victory over Delran. |
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Basketball Spotlight:
Felician Falls as Devils Win Streak Reaches Eight Friday, February 17, 2006 By Bob Heller The University of the Sciences turned up the defense in the second half as they won their eighth straight game, a 65-45 decision over Felician College in a CACC women's basketball game in Rutherford, New Jersey. The Devils improve to 18-6 overall and 17-4 in league play. USP is also an impressive 10-1 in conference road games this season. Felician falls to 7-17 overall and 6-16 in league play. |
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Basketball Spotlight:
Golden Falcons Hand Devils Second Straight Loss Friday, February 17, 2006 By Bob Heller The Felician College Golden Falcons exploded for 51 second half points as they handed the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia their second straight loss 84-65 in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference men's basketball game in Rutherford, New Jersey tonight. USP falls to 11-13 overall and 9-10 in league play. Felician improves to 12-12 overall and 10-9 in league play. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight:
Voce Goal Makes Point, Phantoms Tumble in Shootout to Chicago 2-1 Friday, February 17, 2006 By Brian Smith In a rematch of the 2005 Calder Cup Finals, the Philadelphia Phantoms welcomed the Chicago Wolves on Friday night at the Wachovia Spectrum. Not true to the script, however, the Wolves took a 2-1 shootout decision, as Tony Voce bagged the only Phantoms goal. A two-referee system was in effect and the game was littered with minor penalties, with most favoring the Wolves. It was officially the first of 12 man-up chances when Chicago scored a 5-3 power play goal. Camped to the right of Phantoms netminder Jamie Storr, Scott Barney's initial play was a centering pass. The bid was deflected back to him, so he shelved the puck short side for the lead. |
 High School Basketball:Haddon Heights' Second Half Defense the Difference Thursday, February 16, 2006 By Susan Hall When the first time Haddon Heights and Haddon Township met a month ago in a Colonial Conference girls' basketball game, the Lady Hawks got off to a very slow start and were unable to recover from that deficit. This time on their home court, Haddon Township jumped out to a two point lead at halftime over the conference leading Lady Garnets from Haddon Heights. The Garnets' defensive pressure took over during the second half to take control of this game. Haddon Heights would extend their winning streak to eight games with their 45-31 victory over the Hawks. |
 High School Basketball:Palmyra Gets Everyone Involved Against Moorestown Friends Thursday, February 16, 2006 By Zarchary Hibbs With the upcoming group basketball tournament beginning in about two weeks, there are some teams working on implementing a few new plays in preparation of the beginning of the high school version of March Madness. Two teams from the Burlington County League Freedom Division occurred at Palmyra when the boy's basketball team from Moorestown Friends entered the facilities. With a position already secured in the South Group I bracket, the Panthers' early success at building a lead allowed them to get as many players involved as possible. When Palmyra posted their 68-61 victory, five players finished in double figures. |
 Lacrosse Spotlight:Three Wings Chosen As Reserves For 2006 National Lacrosse League All-Star Game Tuesday, February 14, 2006 By Jennifer Stefani The National Lacrosse League announced today that Wings forwards Jake Bergey and Dan Marohl along with defenseman Glenn Clark were chosen as reserves for the 2006 East Division All-Star Team. They will join Wings captain Thomas Hajek, who was chosen yesterday as part of the starting lineup, and Head Coach Lindsay Sanderson, who will be the Assistant Coach for the East Division Team. The 2006 NLL All-Star Game will be played at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario on Saturday, February 25th at 4 p.m. and will air locally on Comcast SportsNet at 11:00 p.m. |
 High School Basketball:Medford Tech Picks Up an Interdivision Victory Monday, February 13, 2006 By Jerome Michaels The Jaguars from Medford Tech traveled to Delran to take on the Bears in a Burlington County Conference basketball game. Both of these teams were looking for a way to put an end to their losing streak. The Jaguars would jump out to a double digit lead through the first half only to watch Delran cut their deficit to two points early in the third quarter. But Medford Tech would respond by matching Delran's intensity and defeat the Bears by a 67-53 score. |
 High School Ice Hockey:Township Sets up Rematch of Last Year's Finals Monday, February 13, 2006 By Vincent Lewis During the regular season, Washington Township had defeated Moorestown twice and was looking to pick up their third straight victory during the playoffs of the SJHSIHL. These two teams were the remaining teams representing the winner's bracket after Cherokee had defeated Williamstown. After a scoreless first period, Robert Hniedziejko gave Township that all important first goal of the game. Washington Township goalie Joseph Scafisi helped Township hold onto their lead by saving 35 of the 36 shots that came his way. Township will now move to the finals of the winner's bracket with their 3-1 victory over Moorestown. |
 High School Ice Hockey:Manny's Hat Trick Helps Cherokee Defeat Williamstown Monday, February 13, 2006 By Vincent Lewis The winner's bracket of the SJHSIHL had narrow itself down to just four teams and those teams advancing to the semifinals were Cherokee, Washington Township, Moorestown and Williamstown. During the Cherokee versus Williamstown game, both of these are capable of putting goals on the scoreboard. Right from the beginning of this game, Williamstown's objective was to match Cherokee's intensity, speed and physical play in order to defeat the defending champs. Kyle Manny would score Cherokee's first two goals of the game and they would not relinquish their momentum or their lead for the rest of the game. Cherokee would go on to defeat Williamstown 7-2 and advance to the finals of the winner's bracket against Washington Township. |
 High School Ice Hockey:Hammonton Advances with Mandel's Overtime Goal Monday, February 13, 2006 By Vincent Lewis The Varsity Tier II action started the night off with Cinnaminson taking on Hammonton in the loser's bracket of the SJHSIHL being played at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. Both teams would battle back from one goal deficits and were tied at two goals apiece heading into the third period. Both goalies, Ryan Arcaini for Cinnaminson and Chris Morroto, came up with big time saves down the stretch that eventually sent this game into overtime. Jim Mandel, on a nice pass from Andrew Wilson, ended this game when put the puck into a wide open net. Hammonton's 4-3 victory allows them to continue their quest for the Tier II title. |
 College Basketball:Raptor of the Week: Amir Fantroyal Monday, February 13, 2006 By Mike Ballard Sophomore guard Amir Fantroyal nearly helped the Rutgers-Camden men's basketball team register a big upset, scoring a career-high 25 points in an 86-78 home loss to Richard Stockton College Feb. 8. Fantroyal went 7-for-13 from the field, including 3-for-6 from three-point range, and hit eight of his 12 foul shots as he passed his previous high of 18 points, accomplished twice. He added six rebounds, four assists and four steals against the Ospreys. In his second game of the week, Fantroyal added 10 points, four rebounds, one assist and one steal in a 95-82 loss at Kean University Feb. 11. |
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