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Saturday, February 7, 2004 By Anthony Phillips It was a match that featured two successful wrestling teams filled with winning and undefeated records from both teams. The battle of unbeaten featured Lenape’s Doug Umbehauer and Eastern’s Anthony Orio at the 215 bout and Lenape’s Zeb Davis putting his clean record in jeopardy against Phil Trautwein. Each match was as important as the heavyweights and each match was not as easy as it looked. During today’s competition, Eastern won their first 4 matches then jumped out to a comfortable 23-9 lead. Lenape would get within 5 points before the last two matches, but a pin by Eastern’s Nick Orio during the 140 bout sealed the 35-21 victory and claim at least a share of the Olympic Conference American Division championship title. |
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Saturday, February 7, 2004 By Jerome Michaels The Panthers from Westampton Tech has been doing what they are expected to do throughout their basketball season. Early on, Westampton Tech have been winning those games they are expected to win, and staying competitive in the tough games on their schedule. When the visiting Medford Tech team took the court, the Panthers had control of this game from the opening tip-off. Westampton Tech cruised to an 84-44 victory. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Saturday, February 7, 2004 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (14-8) defeated the defending Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Champion Baltimore Blast tonight, 9-3, in front of 7,142 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum. KiXX captain Kevin Sloan recorded the game winner at 4:17 of the second quarter. With the victory, Philadelphia pulls within two and one-half games of the Blast for the top spot in the Eastern Division. Peter Pappas (13-6) earned the victory in net for Philadelphia, turning away 24 of the 27 shots he faced, while Scott Hileman (17-7) took the loss for Baltimore, stopping 17 of 22 chances. |
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Friday, February 6, 2004 By Mike Costantino Mike Brown scored five goals as Neumann defeated Lenape 8-1 to keep their season alive and advance in the playoff tournament. Next up for Neumann will be a date with Paul VI at Voorhess on Monday night. An unlikely hero, Brown scored just six goals all season, but tonight everything seem to go in. His first goal he was all-alone in the slot just two minutes into the game and he ripped it into the back of the net. After Shawn Kosoy tied the game at 1-1. Brown deflected a point shot by Chris Lanciano to give Neumann the lead for good at 2-1 with just over three minutes left in the period. In the final seconds of the period, Brown sent Curran McCauley in on a breakaway and suddenly it was 3-1. |
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Friday, February 6, 2004 By Mike Costantino St. Joe’s jumped out to a 4-0 lead after the first period and went on to defeat Eastern II, 8-4 in playoff action at Hollydell on Friday night. With the victory, St. Joe’s moves on and will play Moorestown on Monday night at Mt. Laurel and with the loss the season ended for Eastern II. Colin Davis, the speedy freshman led St. Joe’s with two goals, both both on breakaways and both in the first period as the Vikings defense was victimized by numerous odd-man rushes. After Davis scored in the games first two minutes, Frank Formica made it 2-0 with a shot that went over the glove of the goaltender. |
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Friday, February 6, 2004 By Cheryl Redd Robert Brock is a man on the move with a promising future. A graduate of Philadelphia University, Robert earned a degree in Management Information Systems in 2002 and has landed a job in his field with Burlington Coat Factory. Graduating from college is one of Robert’s greatest personal accomplishments. He has proven to himself that he has the intellectual muscle to accomplish his goals. Robert is now exercising his physical muscles to pursue a lifelong dream of playing professional baseball. |
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Thursday, February 5, 2004 By Susan Hall The Panthers from Collingswood needed a big fourth quarter to pull out the 13 point victory against Haddon Township. With the Hawks were looking to continue an unwanted pattern of win-lose-win-lose during their past four games, they were able to stay with the Panthers for three quarters. On the other side of the court, Collingswood was looking to extend their four game winning streak and they did behind a balanced attack that found all starting five players make significant contributions to their 68-55 victory. With the win, Collingswood remained amongst the leaders of the Colonial Conference leaders. |
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Thursday, February 5, 2004 By Jerome Michaels With the cut-off date just around the corner for teams to get their overall record to five hundred percent or better, Paul VI needed a victory to assure themselves into the post season. Pennsauken Tech would be the team standing in their way as the two participated in an Olympic Conference National Division boy’s basketball game. Paul VI would dominated this game from beginning to end and scored more points in the first quarter than Tech scored all half. The Eagles got everyone involved in their 66-38 victory. |
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Thursday, February 5, 2004 By Vincent Lewis Sure everyone takes a look at the standings to figure out whether a game would be worth watching. Basketball fans love to see a good game and not a lopsided blowout. There were those who did not show up at Triton High School because of the successful record of the boy’s basketball team from Timber Creek and the not-so successful record of the Mustangs. In a very entertaining game for those who attended, Triton had their chances to put away the successful Chargers on their home court, but good teams always find a way to win. Kyle Hines and Kasmon Bowman’s presence was enough to pull out the 65-61 Olympic Conference Patriot Division win on the road. |
 
Winning Ways (FYI):Embracing Your Potential Thursday, February 5, 2004 By Gregory "Graig" White Let me start off by saying I am a big fan of Terry Orlick. This guy writes about concepts that challenge me to get my head around. He is writing for everyone who wants to get ahead in life, his writing is both inspirational and practical with examples that can help you the reader make meaningful, lasting changes to boost their performances in all aspects of their lives. |
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South Jersey Sled Hockey: Wednesday, February 4, 2004 By Ike Richman The National Sled Hockey Championships, featuring youth hockey players with physical disabilities on hockey sleds, comes to Sovereign Bank Flyers Skate Zone at Voorhees, NJ, from Friday, February 6 through Sunday, February 8. The three-day tournament features teams from St. Louis, MO, Boston, MA, Buffalo, NY, Pittsburgh, PA, Vineland, NJ, Woodbridge, NJ, Warminster, PA and Long Island, NY. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Wednesday, February 4, 2004 By David Deal The Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) announced today that five members of the Philadelphia KiXX have been selected to the 2004 MISL All-Star Game, to be played on Sunday, February 29 at the Family Arena, home of the St. Louis Steamers, in St. Charles, MO. Goalkeeper Peter Pappas and forward Goran Vasic will represent the League’s International team, while player/coach Don D’Ambra, defender Pat Morris and forward Joel Shanker will compete with the MISL USA squad. |
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Tuesday, February 3, 2004 By Crystal Parker When Wildwood’s basketball programs moved from the Cape-Atlantic Conference into the Tri-County Conference Classic Division, there were a few critics wondering if they would survive a division with more formable opponents. The Lady Warriors have ruled the Classic Division for the past two years and have not lost a divisional game yet. Penns Grove, for the second time this season, tried to find ways to limit Wildwood scoring chances and the Warriors’ 13 game winning streak. Senior Jen Fetsick would lead Wildwood’s consistent play and capture a 51-38 decision against the Red Devils. |
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Tuesday, February 3, 2004 By Jerome Michaels It's always up to the coaching staff to motivate their players for a game when a fails to make the playoffs. In tonight's game, Haddon Heights and Gateway have had their share of tough losses throughout the season. On the court, both of these teams were very motivated to put up the win right from the opening tip-off. At the beginning of the season, Gateway defeated Haddon Heights on their home court and was looking to make it two in a row against the Garnets. The Gators would trail for most of this game but rally in the final quarter to force an overtime period. During that extra frame, Haddon Heights would regroup to pull out the 10 point victory, 57-47. |
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Tuesday, February 3, 2004 By David Deal Philadelphia KiXX Executive Vice President/General Manager Greg Bibb announced today the team has agreed to terms with midfielder David DiPlacido for the remainder of the 2003-04 campaign. As per club policy, the terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The club acquired the rights to the Newmarket, Ontario native in the annual A-League draft conducted by the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) on September 10, 2003. |
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College Basketball: Monday, February 2, 2004 By Mike Ballard Senior guard Gene Mergenthal continued to lead by example last week in a pair of conference road games for the Rutgers-Camden men’s basketball team. Mergenthal collected game-high totals of 22 points, eight assists and three steals as the Raptors snapped a 23-game losing streak against Montclair State with a 77-70 win Jan. 28. Mergenthal added team-high totals of 17 points and four assists in a loss at Ramapo, 104-73, Jan. 31. This is the second Raptor of the Week honor this season for Mergenthal, who earned Co-Raptor honors along with women’s basketball player Karen Carter Dec. 1. |
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