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Lacrosse Spotlight:
Barrage Win 23-17; Crowned MLL Champions Sunday, August 27, 2006 By Erin Vosburgh In front of 5,374 fans at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA, the Philadelphia Barrage crushed the Denver Outlaws 23-12 in the MLL Championship Game. Roy Colsey was named Bud Light game MVP for his 10-point (6G, 2 2ptG, 2A) performance in the game. The Barrage was crowned the 2006 MLL Champions. Philadelphia started off the scoring at 12:29 with a goal from rookie midfielder Matt Zash, followed by another goal by Bobby Horsey. Denver answered back going on a three-goal run giving them a one-goal lead. Mike Law scored two of those three goals, along with a goal from Brian Langtry. The Barrage regained the lead with goals scored by B.J. Prager, Justin Smith, Roy Colsey and a two-point goal from Matt Striebel, his first of the season. Denver rookie midfielder Casey Cittadino scored with 0:08 seconds left on the clock to end the quarter. |
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South Jersey Baseball:
Clippard Eclipses Two Thunder Records in 9-6 Win Sunday, August 27, 2006 By Dan Loney Tyler Clippard worked five innings and struck out five, while Randy Ruiz added four RBI, to help the Thunder to a 9-6 victory over Akron on Sunday afternoon. The win was the 74th of the season for the Thunder (74-68), matching their win total of 2005. Clippard (12-10) allowed two runs to the Aeros in the 1st Inning, but settled down to get through five innings. His five strikeouts give him 167 on the season, which pass the record held by Robert Ramsey (166) since 1998. The win was Clippard's ninth straight, which surpasses the mark of eight in a row held by Carl Pavano (1996) and Tomo Ohka (1999). |
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South Jersey Football:
Perfection Intact; Lynx Crush Stars to Roll to 6-0 Saturday, August 26, 2006 By Rich Quiñones The South Jersey Lynx are quickly showing the rest of the North American Football League that they will be a team to reckon with come playoff time. The Lynx used a potent offense along with a devastating defense to crush the Hudson County (NY) Stars, 44-0, at John F. Kennedy Center on a dreary and wet Saturday afternoon. Marty Cross completed 9-of-14 passes for 230 yards with two touchdown passes – both to wideout Maurice Taylor. Cross also added a pair of rushing TD’s for South Jersey (6-0), which gained well over 350 yards of total offense on the day. Taylor was the recipient of Cross’ stellar day, hauling in a 50-yard TD pass and then a 74-yard TD catch. |
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South Jersey Baseball:
Surf Beat Ducks Via Another Comeback Saturday, August 26, 2006 By Denny Watson The Atlantic City Surf scored four runs in the seventh inning to come from behind to beat the Long Island Ducks 8-6 at Bernie Robbins Stadium Saturday night. The Surf trailed 6-3 going into the seventh but exploded for fours in a wild inning that saw Ducks manager Don McCormick and Ducks reliever Tim Cain ejected for arguing with home plat umpire Sean Schofield. The victory was the fifth in a row for the Surf, tying the longest winning streak of the season for Atlantic City. |
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Lacrosse Spotlight:
Barrage Top Cannons 17-12, Advance To Championship Game Friday, August 25, 2006 By Denny Watson In front of fans at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA, the Philadelphia Barrage topped the Boston Cannons 17-12 in the MLL semifinals. Matt Striebel was named Bud Light game MVP for his six-point (5G, 1A) performance in the game. The Barrage advance to the New Balance Championship Game Sunday; this will be Philadelphia’s second appearance in the MLL Championships in team history. In 2004, the Barrage defeated the Cannons 13-11 at Nickerson field to me named the MLL Champions. |
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South Jersey Baseball:
Surf Down Ducks Behind 5-Run 8th Inning Friday, August 25, 2006 By Erin Vosburgh The Atlantic City Surf rallied for five runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Long Island Ducks 6-4 Friday night at Bernie Robbins Stadium. Atlantic City used a three-run homer by Ozzie Timmons and two-run blast by Clyde Williams in the eighth off Long Island reliever Mike Crudale to turn a 4-1 deficit into a 6-4 victory. Atlantic City is now 20-18 in the second half; 53-48 overall. Long Island is 18-19 in the second half; 57-43 overall. |
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South Jersey Baseball:
Seawolves Silence Thunder, 5-1 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 By Dan Loney Virgil Vasquez scattered six hits and allowed one run in a complete-game win as Erie beat the Thunder, 5-1, on Wednesday night at Waterfront Park. The Northern Division lead for Trenton drops to 4 1/2 games with a win by Portland. Vasquez allowed his only run of the night to Trenton (72-57) in the 2nd Inning. LF Justin Christian tripled to lead off the innings and scored on a ground out by Grant Plumley. Vasquez (7-11) walked one and struck out five en route to the win. He allowed just four singles after the Thunder scored their run in the 2nd Inning. Randy Ruiz had two of the six Thunder hits in the game. |
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South Jersey Baseball:
Clippard Wins 11th as Thunder Down Erie, 5-4 Tuesday, August 22, 2006 By Dan Loney Justin Christian stole three bases and score two runs, while Tyler Clippard allowed one earned run in five innings to lead the Thunder to a 5-4 win over Erie on Tuesday night at Waterfront Park. Combined with a Portland loss, Trenton's lead in the Northern Division goes up to 5 1/2 games. Trenton (72-56) jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the 1st Inning with a two-run single by DH Shelley Duncan off SeaWolves starter Nate Bumstead. Grant Plumley added an RBI groundout in the 4th Inning to run the lead to 3-0. Erie (55-73) closed to within 3-2 with single runs in the 5th and 6th Innings, but Trenton responded with a run in the bottom of the sixth for a 4-2 lead. |
 Team Conditioning Systems:How I Spent My Summer - Part I Monday, August 21, 2006 By Gregory "Graig" White Professionally, this was probably the best the summer I have ever had! This piece is broken up into two parts, the first part is about the knowledge I have acquired. I spent this summer talking to old friends in the game who helped me revise some of the old concepts that I was working with, let me tell you, being on the other side of the educational model of this business can be pretty painful. The guys I know don’t like people to come and observe, these guys want you to go through the process just like the athletes I will be putting through these things, and truth be told, this is what makes me a more compassionate coach. |
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South Jersey Baseball:
Ruiz, Thunder "Walkoff" with 7-6 Win Monday, August 21, 2006 By Dan Loney Randy Ruiz's two-run home run in the bottom of the 9th Inning powered the Thunder to a 7-6 win over Erie on Monday night at Waterfront Park. Trenton (71-56) trailed 6-2 in the 6th Inning, but got a run back on a triple by CF Brett Gardner and a single from SS Felix Escalona to close the gap by a run. The Thunder got to within 6-5 in the 7th Inning on an RBI single by Gardner and a wild pitch from Erie reliever Mark Woodyard that allowed 3B Grant Plumley to score. In the 9th Inning, 2B J.T. Stotts led off the inning with a single. After two straight outs, Ruiz launched a 1-2 pitch from Chris Homer over the centerfield wall for the game-winner. |
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