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| World Cup Soccer: 2002 Recap Sunday, June 30, 2002 By Jim Law Who would have guessed it - Brazil winning the World Cup? OK, so my France prediction was way-way off base. Not far behind that was the other prediction of the USA not making it to the second round. Good thing I do not make predictions for a living. |
 South Jersey Basketball:Rapid Player Improvement Basketball Camps are Held at the Coliseum Saturday, June 29, 2002 By Art Redd Now that the summer vacation for area students is approaching its second month, most are looking for ways to keep themselves entertained, active and fit. The summer is loaded with all sorts of camps, but the staff at Rapid Player Improvement (RPI) Sports Camp has been working with future basketball stars looking to work on their skills. Brian Rowan, Tim Dunne and their staff have just completed their second free one-day sessions at the Coliseum in Voorhees, New Jersey. RPI will be continuing building on your basketball skills with four weeks of intense basketball camps. |
 South Jersey Tennis:Final Day Moorestown Junior Open Friday, June 28, 2002 By Sanipa Koetsawasdi It has been a successful tournament thus far this week for the Moorestown Junior Open. Despite the very warm temperatures, these athletes were able to find ways to stay cool and concentrate on winning their matches. With two finals left, the girls' 12-year-old singles playing first at in the morning, and the boys' 14-year-old singles afterwards in the afternoon, the competition is fierce, but is almost at its end. |
 High School Football:Marvin Burroughs Named MVP of the Adam Taliaferro Football Classic Friday, June 28, 2002 By Vincent Lewis When the Blue team lined up on the football field against the White team in the Adam Taliaferro Football Classic game Friday evening, quarterback Marvin Burroughs from Atlantic City High School felt very comfortable in the pocket for the Blue team throwing four touchdown passes in the first half of this game. The all-star offensive line controlled the line of scrimmage giving Burroughs time to find the open receivers. The White team could not get anything going in this game as the Blue team dominated both offensively and defensively. The White team eluded the shutout by scoring a fourth quarter touchdown, but losing this game 45-7. |
 South Jersey Tennis:Twin Rivalry at the Moorestown Junior Open Friday, June 28, 2002 By Sanipa Koetsawasdi This Junior Open has seen several competitive matches were each player knew their opponent very well. Some have been friends for quite some time. Coincidentally, Zoey and Winfield "Winnie" Call, both lost in the girls' 12-year-old players semifinals and ended up having to play against each other today for third and fourth place. Not only are they sisters, but they're twins! Rarely do you have sisters or brothers competing against each other unless they have similar rankings such as the Williams" sisters, but on top of that, to be twins is really something else! |
 South Jersey Tennis:A Busy Morning of Finals at the Moorestown Junior Open Thursday, June 27, 2002 By Sanipa Koetsawasdi It was a pretty busy morning for the finalists today as three simultaneous matches, girls' 14-year-old, boys' 10-year-old, and boys' 12-year-old players, all started their games at 9:00am. Not too long afterwards, the boys' 16-year-old players would be joining the other players around 10:30am, battling it out for their championships. |
 South Jersey Tennis:Third Day at the Moorestown Junior Open Wednesday, June 26, 2002 By Sanipa Koetsawasdi It's already midweek of the Open and the trophies are quickly being passed out today. The 18-year-old boys' and girls' players along with the 16-year-old girls' player matches have gone through their final rounds. It has been a true test to beat the heat with some of the matches starting at noon. There were finals that started about a half an hour after a short delay due to a few brief scares of thunder and lightning. Thankfully, it did not rain, and the tournaments went on starting now with the players playing in temperatures in the mid-nineties. |
| Event Spotlight: Philadelphia Eagles Mini-Camp Ends as Team Prepares for 2002-03 Season (Update) Wednesday, June 26, 2002 By David W. Unkle The Philadelphia Eagles on Tuesday June 25 announced that they have signed SS Michael Lewis, the club's first of two 2nd round draft choices, to a five-year contract. As is club policy terms of the deal were not announced. A two-time All-Big Twelve Conference first-team selection, Lewis (6-1, 211) earned third team All-America honors and was a semi-finalist for the Thorpe Award, given to the nation's top defensive back, as a senior. He closed out his career ranked 9th on the school's all-time list with 336 tackles, 2nd-best among defensive backs. Lewis' 10 forced fumbles ranked him 2nd in the Colorado record book, while his 9 INTs tied him for 12th all-time. His 6.5 career sacks are a Colorado record for defensive backs. In his final season, led the squad with 112 tackles and 5 INTs, one of which he returned for a TD. A native of Richmond, TX, Lewis won the Colorado's Dave Jones Award for the most outstanding defensive player and the Hale Irwin Award for the most outstanding defensive back in both his junior and senior seasons. The 22-year old was selected with the 58th pick overall. |
 South Jersey Tennis:The Moorestown Junior Open is Here! Tuesday, June 25, 2002 By Sanipa Koetsawasdi The time has come when 73 of South Jersey's young, athletic, boys and girls from ages 10, 12, 14, 16, and 18 met and competed at the United States Tennis Association Middle States Section of the Moorestown Junior Open. The Open is now currently being held at the Moorestown High School on Bridgeboro Road in Moorestown, NJ. Directing this tournament are Cynthia and Bill Allen, along with her assistant and son, Gabrielle. They have been doing their best supervising, coordinating, and preparing for this event that runs for a whole week from June 24th-28th of this year. |
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