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 College Softball:Rutgers-Camden Advances to NCAA Div. III Softball Finals Sunday, May 14, 2006 By Mike Ballard The third time was the charm. After knocking on the door of the NCAA finals for two consecutive years, the Rutgers University-Camden softball team swept into the national finals here May 14. The top-seeded Lady Raptors rode the two-hit shutout pitching of senior All-American Michelle Schlichtig as they defeated second-seeded Rowan University, 5-0, to capture the NCAA East Regional. With their victory, the Raptors become the first team in school history to advance to the NCAA finals. Rutgers-Camden, which barely missed the national finals when it finished as the regional runnerup in both 2004 and 2005, will begin play in the 2006 NCAA Division III Softball Championship Friday at 11 a.m. The Lady Raptors will face a familiar opponent in New Jersey Athletic Conference rival Ramapo College, which captured the Mid-Atlantic Regional in Salisbury, MD. |
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South Jersey Soccer:
Legacy's Mackensie Gets A Late Leveler In Draw in Barons Home Opener Sunday, May 14, 2006 By Paul O'Donnell The Barons started with a flourish and were rewarded in the 4th minute on a fine piece of skill by Adam Sternberger when his strong left-footed drive was out of the reach of the Legacy's Kris Rake for the opening goal. On a very similar play in the 87th minute the Legacy's Ross Mackensie leveled the match for the 1-1 result. The opening goal came from a throw and the resulting cross by Heins was headed down by Carmichael in the area when a bit of a scramble resulted near the top of the box. Sternberger making a strong challenge to gain possession got his left foot firmly wrapped around the ball and his well taken shot eluded Rake. |
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South Jersey Baseball:
5-Run 7th Inning Powers Thunder to Win Saturday, May 13, 2006 By Dan Loney Shelley Duncan's three-run double was the highlight of a five-run 7th Inning for Trenton as they downed Bowie, 6-2, on Saturday afternoon. The win was the third in the last four games for the Thunder. Bowie (19-17) plated the first two runs of the afternoon. The Baysox loaded the bases off Trenton starter Danny Borrell with a walk and two singles. SS Rayner Bautista singled home one run and then 2B Gera Alvarez delivered a sacrifice fly for the second run. Borrell allowed two runs in 4 2/3 innings with two walks and seven strikeouts. |
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South Jersey Baseball:
Pavano Helps Thunder To 4-1 Win Friday, May 12, 2006 By Dan Loney Carl Pavano, on a rehab sssignment from the N.Y. Yankees, allowed one run over six innings to help the Trenton Thunder to a 4-1 win over Bowie at Waterfront Park on Friday. Pavano, who was the Eastern League "Pitcher of the Year" in 1996 with a 16-5 record, retired the first nine batters faced before giving up a bunt hit to Bowie LF Jeff Fiorentino in the 4th Inning. Fiorentino later scored on a fielder's choice by 1B Leo Daigle. Pavano (1-0) allowed three hits with no walks and six strikeouts in his second rehab start. |
 High School Lacrosse:Bain Reaches Milestone, Eastern Falls to Shawnee Thursday, May 11, 2006 By Stephanie Wright The girls' lacrosse game between the Lady Renegades from Shawnee traveling to Eastern had several highlights to it even before the game started. One important factor for the Vikings was that they had to win this game against one of the top team in New Jersey in order to keep their playoff hopes alive. Eastern would pull within a single goal early in this game when Meghan Bain scored her 100th goal of her career at Eastern. But after that milestone goal, it would be all Shawnee for the remainder of this Olympic Conference game. Becca Perkins scored six times helping the Renegades post an 18-4 victory over the Lady Vikings. |
 College Softball:Schlichtig, Taylor Lead Raptors on All-NJAC Softball Teams Thursday, May 11, 2006 By Mike Ballard Top-seeded Rutgers University-Camden rode the two-hit, 15-strikeout pitching of senior All-American Michelle Schlichtig to a 4-0 victory over No. 4 seed Pitt-Bradford in the final game of opening-day play at the NCAA Division III Softball Championship Camden Regional here May 11. In the first game of the day, #4 Pitt-Bradford defeated #5 Manhattanville, 8-5. Third-seeded Tufts edged #6 Wilkes, 4-3, in the second game before #2 Rowan rode the one-hit pitching of senior Colleen Oswald to a 4-0 win over #7 Hunter College. |
 High School Lacrosse:Collingswood Gets It Done In a Close Game Wednesday, May 10, 2006 By Stephanie Wright Three teams were competing for the division as the regular season comes down to an end this weekend. With only a handful of games remaining, every win no matter who the opponent may be, is a must win. The Lady Panthers from Collingswood would be looking for a win at Camden Catholic and to end the Irish's eleven game unbeaten streak. Those two teams along with Seneca needed to win every game in order to claim the Olympic Conference National Division title. Camden Catholic would rally late in the game to pull within a single goal, but the Panthers' key possession off of a draw allowed Collingswood to pick up the 12-11 victory and hand the Irish their first loss of the season. |
 High School Baseball:Another Win Recorded by Gloucester Catholic Wednesday, May 10, 2006 By Jerome Michaels It was the day after the highly anticipated non-league game against West Deptford was over. The Rams from Gloucester Catholic had defeated the undefeated Eagles the night before and had to put that game behind them has they were hosting yet another successful baseball team. The Crusaders from Delsea found out quickly how focused a baseball team can be. The Rams jumped out to a seven run lead after the first two innings were completed and continued to separate themselves from their opponent. When this game ended, Gloucester Catholic had picked up their eleventh win in a row by defeating the Crusaders by a 13-3 margin. |
 High School Lacrosse:Washington Township Continues To Develop Team Chemistry Wednesday, May 10, 2006 By Clark Washington Sure there's always that one player, Tom Verchio, who can completely take a game over by themselves. Defenses try their best to contain that player, Tom Verchio, but even the best teams can only limit the clear path shot attempts by that player. When Washington Township traveled to Cherry Hill East, Tom Verchio took only what the Cougars' defense gave him but still was able to score. The Minutemen were able to capitalize on their team speed setting up good shots and finally broke this game open during the second half. Washington Township would defeat Cherry Hill East 15-2 in an Olympic Conference boys' lacrosse game. |
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South Jersey Baseball:
Homers In 9th Get Thunder 5-2 Win Wednesday, May 10, 2006 By Dan Loney Randy Ruiz and Shelley Duncan launched 9th Inning homers to lead the Thunder to a 5-2 win over Portland on Wednesday afternoon. The win snapped a four-game losing streak for Trenton (11-20). With the game tied at 2-2 in the ninth, Thunder CF Justin Christian reached on a Chad Spann error to start the inning. After a walk to Bronson Sardinha, Christian was thrown out at 3rd Base on a double-steal attempt. Ruiz then launched a two-run homer to left field off Victor Ramos to put Trenton ahead, 4-2. Duncan followed with a solo blast all the way over the 37' high "Maine Monster" for a 5-2 lead. |
 High School Softball:Triton Continues to Prepare for Postseason Tuesday, May 9, 2006 By Joyce Sagerty With so much focus on qualifying for the upcoming softball tournament, there's a tendency to forget about winning the conference or division title. Triton needed every win during the regular season in order to keep pace with or move ahead of Shawnee in the Olympic Conference Patriot Division. The Mustangs' victory over the Shawnee yesterday plus their 11-1 win over West Deptford has pushed them on top of the race. For West Deptford, the loss has put them in the position of winning their next two games in order to qualify them for the post season. |
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South Jersey Soccer:
Ocean City Barons 2006 - Season Opener at Home Saturday Monday, May 8, 2006 By Paul O'Donnell The Premier Development League's 2004 MVP Reuben Mingo, will be returning to the Barons for another run at the title. Mingo signed with USL Div 1 Richmond Kickers after the Barons were knocked out of the PDL's Eastern Conference Semifinals in 2005 and finished the season there in the Div 1 championship match in Seattle. Mingo rang up some impressive numbers again last year for the Barons and we're looking forward to more of the same in 2006. |
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