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High School Football:
Overbrook Holds Lenape To 3 Points On Way To Victory

Saturday, October 10, 1998

By Gary Steiner
SJSports Staff Writer

Saturday was overcast and misty, which led to slippery playing conditions. Sloppy conditions led to sloppy play, as both penalties and turnovers played major roles in this game. Both offenses struggled, but the Overbrook Rams managed two touchdowns while holding the Lenape Indians to a field goal to come away with the victory.
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High School Football:
A Game Of Emotional Ups And Downs

Saturday, October 10, 1998

By Boog Williams
SJSports Staff Writer

The gloomy weather at Edgewood on Saturday looked like it would make for a gloomy game for the Eagles' young football team. On Highland's first two offensive possessions of the game, the Tartans marched down the field and scored two touchdowns. With both PAT's made by kicker Sean Pollard, the score in the first quarter was Highland 14 - Edgewood 0.
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South Jersey Soccer:
BTAA Midget Soccer On The Move

Saturday, October 10, 1998

By Gina Jarrell
SJSports Special Correspondent

The BTAA Soccer Midgets played again this past Saturday October 10, 1998. In the first game, Team NTI played Team Xerox (1-0). R. Burns scored the one and only goal for this game for Team NTI. N. Snyder and J. Brecker did some fancy moves keeping Team Xerox from scoring and keeping Team NTI undefeated. For Team Xerox, J. Sabin and A. Scott played great offense challenging the goalie while S. Mills had some great defensive plays. Fun was had by all including the parents.
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High School Ice Hockey:
Shawnee Ice Hockey Club Meets The Challenge

Friday, October 9, 1998

By Alan Dennison
SJSports Special Correspondent

Shawnee's Varsity Ice Hockey team met a challenge from Rancocas Valley and came away with a 2-0 victory. Rancocas Valley did well in their first game in the Varsity league. Shawnee's goalie, Charlie Rodrigo, remained solid in between the pipes for the second straight game. The Renegades took control early with a quick goal by Kevin Eppolite, followed shortly after with a goal by Dan Rybeck. Both teams played with intensity.
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High School Tennis:
Edgewood Ladies' Tennis: Team = Success

Friday, October 9, 1998

By Andrea Johnson
SJSports Student Correspondent

The Edgewood Ladies' Tennis Team has made a major turnaround from last season, somewhere in the neighborhood of three-hundred and sixty degrees. Under the wings of head coach Jeff Mack and assistant John Totoro, the ladies have been making a racket and winning matches.
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High School Boys Soccer:
Edgewood Follows 2-0-1 Stretch With Defeat Of Eastern

Tuesday, October 6, 1998

By Boog Williams
SJSports Staff Writer

The Edgewood boy's soccer had a 2-0-1 week. The first game of the week was a 4-0 shutout of rival Overbrook. The scoring went as follows: Brandon Cohen from Ian Simmons with 26:24 left in the first half; Ian Simmons unassisted with 2:50 left in first half; Sean Geary from Brandon Cohen with 11:35 left in the second half; and Chris Blackmore from Sean Keegan with 2:13 left in the game. Edgewood Keeper Keith Swingle had 5 saves; Overbrook Keeper Shields had 13 saves. Overbrook's Phil Covelli received a red card.
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High School Soccer:
Crusaders Tie Cherokee In JV Soccer

Monday, October 5, 1998

By Forrest Robleto
SJSports Staff Writer

Joe Nicastro (3) scored in the first minute for the Cherokee Chiefs. The ball was headed to him by Pat Henderson (14). A few minutes later Henderson did a nice job a bringing the ball up the side under a lot of pressure, passed it up to Matt Rosenthal who did a nice cross but it was picked off by Bishop Eustace goalie Dominic McDowell.
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High School Field Hockey:
Edgewood Hopes To End Season Strong

Monday, October 5, 1998

By Pam Gargano
SJSports Student Correspondent

The Edgewood field hockey team is remaining in their slump. With the 1-4-2 start to the season, the Eagles look doubtful for their fourth consecutive state tournament run.

Despite the 5-0 score, the Eagles played their hardest against #1 ranked Eastern. This proved to be one of the few games Edgewood came out ready to play.
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