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South Jersey Baseball: Sunday, May 23, 2004 By Chuck Betson Andy High fell victim to two timely home runs tonight as the Riversharks beat the Surf 7-1 at Campbell's Field in Camden. High was cruising until the third inning when a one-out walk set the stage for Quincy Foster''s first home run of the year. In the fifth Kevin Jordan hit a two-out, three-run homer that just stayed fair as it hugged the left-field line. That would prove enough as Evan Thomas would go seven innings for Camden, yielding just one run on Chad Alexander's sixth-inning single. He drove in "Meatball" Heath who had singled and stolen second. The loss drops the Surf record to 6-7. |
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Arena Football: Sunday, May 23, 2004 By Matthew Gionta The CardSharks were dealt their first ever home loss by the Lexington Horsemen Sunday, May 23 at Historic Boardwalk Hall. The teams battled in a back-and-forth battle that saw Lexington go ahead by a point during the final seconds of play. The CardSharks fall to 3-5, and will host the Ohio Valley Greyhounds on Saturday night. The Horsemen move to 5-3 on the year, and will host the Evansville Blue Cats next week. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Saturday, May 22, 2004 By Chuck Betson The Camden Riversharks broke open a close game with a four-run sixth inning and went on to defeat the Surf 7-3 Friday night in Atlantic City's first road game of the year. Rivershark centerfielder Dwight Maness drew a leadoff walk to start the sixth. That was followed by singles from Ryan Jones, Brad Strauss and Travis Anderson. With the score 4-0 already, Troy Cameron capped the inning with his third homer of the season. The Surf rallied for three runs in the eighth highlighted by a two-run Raul Marval double. They brought the tying run to the plate, but that would be as close as they got. |
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Friday, May 21, 2004 By Jason Brown The sound of a baseball being hit by an aluminum bat was a familiar noise at Cinnaminson. The top seeded Pirates were hosting eighth seeded Audubon in a South Jersey Group 2 quarterfinal matchup. For the Green Wave, it was their second game of the bracket as they had earned the right to play the number one team with their win over Glassboro. Audubon did not wanted to be eliminated as they kept pace and outscored the Pirates to move onto the next round. Mike Slattery not only picked up the win for Audubon, but he also had four hits to highlight the Green Waves' 17-12 victory. |
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Friday, May 21, 2004 By Jerome Michaels When you take a look up and down the lineup on Shawnee's baseball team, you will find out that every player has contributed in the Renegades record growing now to 23-3. Of course Sean Doolittle's name can be found in an article or print almost every time the Renegades complete a baseball game, but Doolittle knows that its nine players that make a team and each player has contributed to their success. Andy Bella had the hot bat today belting two home runs to ignited Shawnee to a 7-3 win against Toms River South. With the win, the Renegades advance to the semifinals in the South Jersey Group 4 bracket. |
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Friday, May 21, 2004 By Vincent Lewis No team can really predict an outcome of a game based on their regular season statistics or standings. With the start of a new season called the playoffs, players find a new level of excitement of playing in the game and executing the fundamentals of baseball in order to move onto the next round. In a first round South Jersey Group 1 match-up, Gloucester City was the patient team taking advantage of the scoring chances Lindenwold provided. The Lions from Gloucester posted a 7-0 victory with pitchers Andrew Meyers and Gary Bobo combining for the one hit shutout. |
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Thursday, May 20, 2004 By Jerome Michaels There's something special about playing baseball at West Deptford for both the fans and players. The excellent facility gives all a perfect view of the field. For the players on the field, they also have their site set on is it possible to if your well hit ball can clear the fence. When the fifth seeded Bulldogs from Haddonfield watched West Deptford's Matt Sanders' solo homerun send this game into extra innings, they would respond with two round trippers in the top of the eight to finally end this South Jersey Group 2 competition. Haddonfield advance to the semifinals and earn the rights to play Audubon after defeating the Eagles by a 6-3 score. |
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Thursday, May 20, 2004 By Crystal Parker It's the same philosophy coached to many teams especially when there's a one game elimination tournament or playoff game is played. Getting off to a good start by scoring early runs gives that team the emotional edge that lasts throughout the entire game. Highland, who had the honor of hosting the second round of the South Jersey Group 3 playoffs, ran into a Williamstown softball team that followed that philosophy of scoring early runs. Scoring twice in the first inning against a very good Lady Tartans team was enough to not only win the game, but allowed starting pitcher Stacey Bradley to pitch a no-hitter and shutout Highland by an 8-0 margin. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Thursday, May 20, 2004 By Dan Loney The Trenton Thunder, the Double-A Affiliate of the New York Yankees, have announced that Baseball Hall of Famers Whitey Ford and Rollie Fingers, will be making appearances at Waterfront Park this season. The New Jersey Lottery presents Whitey Ford in Trenton on June 7 while Rolaids presents Rollie Fingers visiting Waterfront Park on August 25. |
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Arena Football: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 By Matthew Gionta ‘Sharks Quarterback Tony Racioppi and Jack-of-All-Trades James “Rocco” DeMaise earned NIFL Player of the Week honors for the second time this season. Racioppi, the Atlantic Conference Offensive Player of the Week, accounted for six ‘Sharks touchdowns in the victory over the Evansville Blue Cats, 52-40. DeMaise, this week’s Atlantic Conference Special Teams Players of the Week, accounted for 107 kick return yards and successfully made 4 out of 5 extra points. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 By Chuck Betson Atlantic City Surf centerfielder Marvin Benard became the first 2004 Surf player and Atlantic Leaguer to be signed by a major-league organization, the club announced today. Benard's Atlantic League contract was purchased by the Toronto Blue Jays and he will report to the Blue Jays triple-A affiliate, the Syracuse Skychiefs, immediately. Benard, who played for the San Francisco Giants for six seasons from 1997-2003, hit .361 with six RBI in nine games for the Surf. Benard also was solid defensively for Atlantic City and carried himself well in the clubhouse. |
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Monday, May 17, 2004 By Jerome Michaels The first round of the South Jersey Group 4 playoffs began with Cherokee hosting the ninth seeded Vikings from Eastern. Every pitch counted in this game as each team looked to find a way to gain the edge that would keep them alive in the playoffs. Cherokee, seeded eighth, watched a three run lead dissipate quickly to just one run during the top of the seventh inning. Cherokee would hold on for a 4-3 victory and now face the top seeded Toms River East in the next round. |
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College Track & Field: Monday, May 17, 2004 By Mike Ballard Junior Tameka Jackson set school records in the 100-meter dash (12.14) and the 200-meter dash (25.02) while finishing second and third, respectively, to account for 14 points at the ECAC Championships She also was a member of the Lady Raptors' sixth-place 4x100 relay team, which collected three more points as Rutgers-Camden finished with 17 points to tie for 19th place out of 52 scoring teams. Jackson's record-breaking times in the 100 and 200 dashes broke her own program records set at the Millersville Metrics on April 26, 2003. |
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