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Ice Hockey Spotlight:
Toronto Topples Phantoms, Marlies Take 4-1 Victory Sunday, March 5, 2006 By Mike Thornton Jim Campbell became the first Phantom to score a goal in three straight games this season, but it was only after the Toronto Marlies had taken a 3-0 lead on Sunday night at the Wachovia Spectrum. The visitors regained their three goal advantage with an empty netter for the 4-1 win over Philadelphia in the first-ever meeting between the two teams. Toronto's first goal came 1:44 into the second period. Brett Englehardt threw a centering pass in front of the net that happened to hit Martin Sagat in the torso and ricochet past Martin Houle for the 1-0 lead. |
 High School Basketball:Burlington City Defeats Riverside and Propels into Finals Saturday, March 4, 2006 By Zachary Hibbs It was a challenge third seeded Burlington City was ready to take on. The Blue Devils had the honor to travel to the second seeded Rams from Riverside participating in the semifinals of the S.J. Group 1 bracket. Both teams had players who they have depended on all season long and those players would step up their game in order to advance to the finals. Riverside's David Laury was dominating on the boards and gave the Blue Devils problems all game long. His game high 39 points would not be enough as Mike Morris and Kareem Diggs came up big down during the final quarter. Burlington City would finally pull away from Riverside and post a 73-68 victory over the Rams. |
 High School Basketball:Lancers LEAP Past Salem and into the S.J. Group I Finals Saturday, March 4, 2006 By Art Redd Everything is set, so clear your schedule for one of the most anticipated match-ups in our area. For the first time in their school's history, the Lancers from LEAP Academy advanced to the Group I finals with their 85-70 victory over Salem played at Woodrow Wilson High School. The finals will feature the number one seeded Lancers going up against the high flying Blue Devils from Burlington City who defeated Riverside to advance to the finals that will be held on Tuesday at 7 pm at Clearview. The Lancers would go on a 14-4 run over a two minute period during the second quarter that finally broke this game wide open. Lance James would lead the Lancers in scoring with 25 points. |
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Basketball Spotlight:
Devils Return to CACC Championship Game with win over Bloomfield Saturday, March 4, 2006 By Bob Heller Leah Shumoski and Shelby Rance combined for 43 points as the University of the Sciences advanced to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference women's basketball championship game with a 79-68 win over Bloomfield College this afternoon at USP's Bobby Morgan Arena. The win puts the Devils in the CACC Women's Basketball championship game for the third consecutive year. The Devils will again face Holy Family University, a 63-52 winner over Dominican College in today's second semi-final game at USP. USP improves to 22-7 win the win while Bloomfield drops to 20-9. |
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Soccer Spotlight:
KiXX Defeat Baltimore, 7-5, in Second Game of Back-to-Back Saturday, March 4, 2006 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (6-15) defeated the Baltimore Blast (15-8) in front of 6,284 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum. With the victory, the clubs split the home-and-home series this weekend. KiXX defender Ptah Myers recorded the game-winning goal on a pass from Philadelphia native David Castellanos at 7:49 of the fourth quarter. Peter Pappas (6-13) earned the victory in net for the KiXX with 21 saves on 26 shots, while Sagu took the loss for the Blast with 19 saves on 25 shots. |
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Lacrosse Spotlight:
Philadelphia Rolls Past Rock, Wings Defeat Toronto, 14-12 Saturday, March 4, 2006 By Jennifer Stefani The Wings woke up after a slow first half to defeat the Rock, 14-12, Saturday at the Wachovia Center. The win comes after a tough overtime loss to Toronto last weekend. Philadelphia took the lead for the first time late in the third quarter and held on for the win. Jeff Ratcliffe led the team with four goals and an assist, while Dan Marohl added three goals and two assists. "I think they just realized that if we're going to play in this league, we have to get back to what we're doing right ," said Wings' coach Lindsay Sanderson. "They weren't satisfied with the way they looked in the first half. It's nice to see them come back as a unit. The results speak for themselves." |
 High School Basketball:Haddonfield Sets Up For another Group II Title Friday, March 3, 2006 By Jason Brown The way this semifinal round of the South Jersey Group II boys' basketball game started off, you wouldn't have believed that the Bulldogs from Haddonfield would be trailing by double digits during this game. Fourth seeded Panthers from Point Pleasant Boro were able to build an opening quarter lead and stay in front of Haddonfield up until halftime. That's when the top seeded team in the bracket would break this game wide open. Brian Zoubek and Blake Wilson would help Haddonfield post a 72-59 victory and advance to the finals against Collingswood. |
 High School Basketball:Defensive Minded Haddonfield Controls Sterling Friday, March 3, 2006 By Susan Hall The Lady Knights from Sterling have had their share of close games during their run at the South Jersey Group 2 title. No matter how close you come to picking up the victory, what matters is that your team is on the winning side of the game. Sterling had upset the number two seed in this tournament and they were looking to knock off one more from the bracket. Third seeded Haddonfield would not take any chances of being upset by the Knights as they played an aggressive defense through four quarters. That defensive stand would be enough for the Lady Bulldogs to post a 38-29 victory over Sterling and move into the South Jersey Group 2 finals against Haddon Heights. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight:
Philly Takes 3-2 Win Over Providence Friday, March 3, 2006 By Mike Thornton The Phantoms upped their winning streak to a season-high five games Friday night, jumping out to a 3-0 lead and then holding on for a 3-2 win over the Providence Bruins at the Wachovia Spectrum. Philadelphia started the scoring on the power play with 4:51 left in the first. John Slaney found Kiel McLeod in the right circle, who fired home a laser past Bruins goaltender Brian Eklund. Then, with just 49 seconds left in the period, Jim Campbell deflected home a shot from the point by David Printz to give the Phantoms the two-goal lead. |
 High School Basketball:Deptford Knocks Off Top Seeded Pemberton Thursday, March 2, 2006 By Jerome Michaels The race to the group finals just got a bit interesting. On one side of the bracket, the Panthers from Camden had knocked off the number two seed in Highland. When the Spartans from Deptford traveled to Pemberton in search of an upset over the number one seeded team, it would take a sound performance by the so called underdog in this game to come up with the win. Rickie Crews was up for the challenge as he would lead Deptford’s recovery from an early deficit and then regain their lead down to stretch. The Spartans would post a 59-56 victory to knock off the top seed in a South Jersey Group 3 game played at Pemberton. |
 High School Basketball:Camden Keeps on Moving Through Group 3 Thursday, March 2, 2006 By Vincent Lewis There's something about attending school on a day when your school is hosting a playoff game. Walking through the hallways, individual conversations take place mostly asking about the game and whether they will in attendance. Highland would be hosting the second round of the South Jersey Group III boys' basketball tournament and the house was packed. The seventh seeded Panthers from Camden would bring their fans to this game looking to upset the second seeded Tartans. Trailing for the majority of this game through three full quarters, the Panthers began to convert on their second chance shots enabling them to propel past Highland. MacArthur Mason scored 17 of his game high points during the fourth quarter and ignited Camden to a 61-50 victory. The Panthers will now travel to Timber Creek during the semi-finals. |
 High School Ice Hockey:Cavallaro and Hopkins lead Timber Creek to Tier 2 Title Wednesday, March 1, 2006 By Mike Costantino Danny Cavallaro and Tom Hopkins each scored two goals and Gary Scott and Phil Rivello chipped in with a goal and as assist as Timber Creek defeated West Deptford 7-1 and won the Tier 2 championship at Hollydell before a standing room only crowd on Wednesday night. Timber Creek took control early as Scott scored just five minutes into the game while the West Deptford faithful were derisively chanting his name. Moment’s later defenseman Matt Walsh made a diving stop on a clearing pass by West Deptford, and Walsh floated the puck towards the net where Dan Lempa was stationed and his one timer made it 2-0. |
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Basketball Spotlight:
Devils Advance with Win over Felician Wednesday, March 1, 2006 By Bob Heller Shelby Rance scored a game-high 24 points and Leah Shumoski came within one assist of a triple-double as the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia defeated Felician College 67-51 in the quarterfinal round of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Women's Basketball Championship tonight at the Bobby Morgan Arena in Philadelphia. USP improves to 21-7 with the win and advances to the semi-finals on Friday, March 3, 2006 at USP. The second-seeded Devils will take on #3 seed Bloomfield College, a 76-54 winner over Caldwell in the first of two women's semi-final games starting at noon. |
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Basketball Spotlight:
Devils End Season with a Playoff Loss to Bloomfield Wednesday, March 1, 2006 By Bob Heller The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia men’s basketball team’s season came to an end tonight as the top seeded Bloomfield College Deacons defeated the Devils 101-75 in the quarterfinals of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference playoffs in Bloomfield, New Jersey. USP ends their season with a 12-16 record. The Deacons advance to the semi-finals where they will take on #4 seed Nyack College who defeated #5 seed Felician College. Bloomfield improves to 19-8 with the win. |
 College Baseball:Unearned runs spark Rutgers-Camden to comeback win over Haverford Wednesday, March 1, 2006 By Mike Ballard The Rutgers University-Camden baseball team took advantage of three Haverford College errors to score six unearned runs in the fourth inning as the Scarlet Raptors rallied from a three-run deficit to a 10-3 victory in a non-conference game here March 1. Rutgers-Camden improves to 2-1 with its second straight win. Haverford, which was playing its first game of the year, falls to 0-1. The Fords, who entered the season in the "Others Receiving Votes" category of the Collegiate Baseball Division III pre-season national poll, built a 3-0 lead through the first 3-1/2 innings. In the third, senior left fielder Mike Primiani and junior catcher Kenny McAlpine drew back-to-back walks. Primiani scored on a single to center by junior third baseman Ryan Stephens. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight:
Phantoms Win Fourth Straight with 2-1 Triumph Over Falcons Wednesday, March 1, 2006 By Mike Thornton Martin Houle made 24 saves and the Phantoms picked up an offensive boost from two unusual sources in Riley Cote and Kiel McLeod to take a 2-1 decision over the Springfield Falcons at the Wachovia Center on Wednesday night. The win was the fourth straight for the Phantoms, tying the team's season high for consecutive victories. The Phantoms grabbed the game's first goal just over four minutes in. John Slaney started the play by absorbing a hit at his own blue line. His sacrifice orchestrated a 2-on-1, with McLeod then leading the charge and eventually finishing with a shot from low in the left circle that went in off the stick of Springfield goaltender Gerald Coleman. |
 High School Basketball:Moorestown Starts Tourney off With a Win Tuesday, February 28, 2006 By Jason Brown During the first round of the playoffs, teams are rewarded a seeding which allows the highest seed to host a game. Both basketball programs at Moorestown qualified for the group tournament and both were hosting their first round games. First up were the seventh seeded Lady Quakers taking on the Spartans from Deptford who were the tenth seed. Kara Burnham had a strong performance at both ends of the court helping Moorestown control this game down the stretch. The Quakers would move onto the next round of the South Jersey Group III tournament with their 54-40 victory. With the win, Moorestown will travel to Ocean City and take on the second seeded Red Raiders. |
 High School Basketball:Moorestown Caps off the Night with a Win Tuesday, February 28, 2006 By Jason Brown Every year, teams are trying to improve and build on their accomplishments from the previous season. For Moorestown, that improvement would include a trip to the playoffs and a home game played in front of their hometown fans. The sixth seeded Quakers were the second game of the night as the girl's basketball team would advance to the next round. The boys would be next as they were competing against the eleventh seeded Dragons from Kingsway. The Dragons would use the third quarter to make this South Jersey Group III first round game very interesting. But the Quakers would be able to keep the winning tradition on this night and advanced to the next round with their 48-41 victory. |
 High School Basketball:Cinnaminson Opens Group Play, Defeats Audubon Monday, February 27, 2006 By Jerome Michaels When the seedings were announced for the state's basketball tournament, there's always one pairing that has all the implications of a match up that will turn out to being a very close game. Seedings can be deceiving as the home team, Cinnaminson seeded in the eighth position, took over this first round game against Audubon. With a double digit lead in the fourth quarter, the Green Wave would cut into that deficit. The Pirates would be able to withstand Audubon's efforts and regained control of this boys' South Jersey Group II basketball game. Dan Korenyi would lead the Pirates to the 69-53 victory. |
 High School Basketball:Cinnaminson Survives Pt. Pleasant's Last Effort Monday, February 27, 2006 By Susan Hall A new season began today with the start of the first round of the group basketball playoffs. The sixth seeded Lady Pirates from Cinnaminson were hosting eleventh seeded Pt. Pleasant Boro in a South Jersey Group 2 girls' basketball game. As expected, the level of play is at a higher level knowing what's at stake. Both of these teams would struggle a bit during the first half, but it would be the second half when the game finally began. Cinnaminson would erase a six point deficit and held a one point lead during the final seconds. A desperation three point shot by the Panthers would bounce off the rim and Cinnaminson would advance to the next round with their 49-48 victory. Top seeded Haddonfield will be their next opponent. |
 High School Ice Hockey:Washington Township wins Hockey Title Monday, February 27, 2006 By Mike Costantino Chris Coleman scored two goals as Washington Township defeated Cherokee 4-3 and won the SJHSIHL Tier 1 Championship before a standing room only crowd at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. The season ended in disappointment for Cherokee as they went unbeaten during the regular season, but it was Township that went undefeated in the double elimination tournament. And for the first time in a long time, it was goaltending that carried Washington Township as Joseph Scafisi was the difference in nets. |
 High School Ice Hockey:West Deptford Forces Deciding Game with Overtime Victory Monday, February 27, 2006 By Mike Costantino Luke DeHart scored in the opening minutes of overtime as West Deptford rallied for a 4-3 victory over Timber Creek and force a deciding game on Wednesday night at Hollydell to determine the Tier 2 Championship. Ryan Johnson led the Timber Creek attack with two goals. After the teams traded goals in the opening period, Johnson for Timber Creek and Mike Fleshman for West Deptford, both goal tenders controlled most of the game as Evan Betz and Derek Cafasso starred in nets. With the score tied at 2-2 entering the final period and both teams playing strong defensively, it felt like whoever scored next would win. Well Phil Rivello gave Timber Creek the lead with Dan Visco getting the assist and it looked like that goal would stand up. |
 College Baseball:Raptor of the Week: Nate Buchter Monday, February 27, 2006 By Mike Ballard Junior center fielder Nate Buchter had a career day in the home opener for the Rutgers-Camden baseball team Feb. 25. In the Raptors' only game of the week, Buchter went 5-for-5 with two RBIs and six runs scored, one shy of the single-game program record, as Rutgers-Camden ripped John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 23-0. Through the first two games of the season, Buchter is hitting .857 (6-for-7). |
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