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Soccer Spotlight:
Ignition Pull to within a Half Game of the KiXX in Detriot, 22-12 Sunday, February 25, 2007 By Tom Hushen The Philadelphia KiXX (13-8) fell to the Detroit Ignition (13-9) in the second game of a back-to-back weekend, 22-12 in front of a sellout crowd in the Motor City. Philly's defense allowed a season high 22 points following a 24-14 victory over the Milwaukee Wave on February 24. Three-time Defender-of-the-Year Genoni Martinez recorded five points in each game of the weekend set, extending his point streak to six games. Forward Mike Apple provided the only scoring in the first period, connecting on a pass from teammate Mauricio Salles at 13:10, to give the hosting Ignition a 2-0 advantage. |
 South Jersey Sled Hockey:Wings of Steel Defeat Refs Third Year in a Row Saturday, February 24, 2007 By Mike Costantino For the third year in a row the South Jersey Wings of Steel played an exhibition game against a group of Referees from the SJHSIHL and the Wings once again prevailed 4-1. Goals by Ray Beck, Mike Wilson and Athen Blaine surrounded by the first goal scored by the refs in three years had the Wings in control late into the third period. Solid goaltending by Danny Wheeler and good offensive pressure were the keys to the Wings victory with Team Mom Jessica Shaw leading the way. Mike Molino scored the lone goal for the refs, who were led by Bullet Bob Teti along with Troy and Bob Mansilla, Tim Holz, John Karcher, Nick Karker, Chris Ricciardi, Chucky Maadara, Lou Rucci and Steve Magaldi in nets. On ice officials were Pat Durkin and Wayne Gibb. |
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Basketball Spotlight:
Devils Clinch Playoff Spot with win over Felician Saturday, February 24, 2007 By Bob Heller Bill Kurtz's four point play broke a 48-48 tie early in the second half as the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia men's basketball team clinched a playoff spot with a 83-73 victory over Felician College this afternoon in Rutherford New Jersey. The Devils finish with a 10-10 record in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference games and a 12-14 overall record. Felician finishes the regular season with a 12-15 overall record and a 10-10 conference record. The Devils swept the season series with the Golden Falcons. With win, the Devils clinch a playoff spot and will be seeded either fifth or sixth and will play have a road game against Goldey Beacom College or Holy Family University in the first round of playoffs which begin on Tuesday, February 27, 2007. |
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Basketball Spotlight:
Devils Clinch Third Place with Win over Felician Saturday, February 24, 2007 By Bob Heller Shelby Rance scored 25 points to help lead the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women's basketball team to a 72-44 victory over Felician College in their final regular season Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference game this afternoon in Rutherford, New Jersey. USP clinches third place in the league standings with the win with a 15-7 league record. The Devils overall record improves to 18-9. The Golden Falcons finish the season with a 2-28 overall record and a 1-21 league mark. USP will face either Goldey Beacom College or Bloomfield College in the quarterfinals of the CACC playoffs on Wednesday night at the Bobby Morgan Arena in Philadelphia. |
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Soccer Spotlight:
KiXX Defeat Wave 24-14 on Nusum's Second Hat Trick in as Many Games Saturday, February 24, 2007 By Tom Hushen The Philadelphia KiXX (13-7) broke the 20-point barrier for the second time this season defeating the Milwaukee Wave (11-11) by a score of 24-14. John Barry Nusum recorded his second hat trick in as many games and added an assist for seven-points in the KiXX third straight win. Edgar Bartolomeu and Pat Morris contributed two goals each in front of 6,875 at the Wachovia Spectrum. Nusum began the scoring on his 13th goal of the season just over three minutes into the contest. Anthony Maher put Milwaukee on the board a minute later with a three-point goal. Genoni Martinez set the KiXX back on top 4-3 with his 10th of the season. The three-time Defender-of-the-Year would add three assists for five points by the end of the match. |
 High School Ice Hockey:Wild Second Period propels Holy Cross Friday, February 23, 2007 By Mike Costantino Holy Cross and Cinnaminson combined for seven goals in the second period, Cinnaminson scoring the first two and Holy Cross scoring the next five for a 5-2 victory and a spot in the Tier 2 championship game. After a scoreless first period in front of a packed house at the Igloo, Cinnaminson scored twice within thirty seconds to take a 2-0 lead. Both goals were set-up by Dave Verbaro, first Dan DiBartolo and then Ryan Quigley. Holy Cross roared back scoring five goals in four minutes to take control of the game. |
 High School Ice Hockey:Cherokee Moves on with Win over Williamstown Friday, February 23, 2007 By Mike Costantino Cherokee used eight different goal scorers to defeat Williamstown 8-3 and advanced to the final game in the losers' bracket. They will play Shawnee Monday night at Voorhees, with the winner advancing to the championship round against Washington Township. Williamstown took there only lead of the game as Dennis Cunard scored a power play goal midway through the first period. Cherokee would score the next five goals to take control of the game. After Frank Garvey tied the score at 1-1, neither team would score any more goals in the first period. The second period began with Williamstown on the power play, but Brian Taylor scored short-handed to put Cherokee up 2-1 just eleven seconds into the period. Goals by Matt Maugeri, Kyle Manny and Kevin McMahon put Cherokee ahead 5-1. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight:
Daigneault Shines in Hershey Win Friday, February 23, 2007 By Brian Smith Maxime Daigneault recorded a 31-save shutout to lead the Hershey Bears to a 3-0 win over the Philadelphia Phantoms on Friday night before 10,171 at the Wachovia Spectrum. Hershey opened the scoring at 12:08 of the first period. Dean Arsene ended up being the one cleaning up the garbage on a Hershey scoring opportunity that generated several shots. The puck slid out of a pack to Arsene in the left circle, and he lifted it past Scott Munroe for the 1-0 lead. The Bears added a pair of insurance goals in the third period - a power play marker from Timo Helbling at 16:24 and an empty-netter from Alexandre Giroux with 26 seconds remaining. |
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South Jersey Sled Hockey:
Wings of Steel set for Battle with Refs Thursday, February 22, 2007 By Mike Costantino This Saturday at Hollydell the Wings of Steel will play the South Jersey High School Ice Hockey Referee's in a benefit game to raise money for the team. Gary Scott, of Timber Creek Ice Hockey fame, is running the event which will start at 4:30 PM. Raffle tickets and 50/50 chances will be sold along with some Jerseys. Those wishing to donate used hockey equipment or just to donate a few dollars, are encouraged to stop by and support a good cause. We at SJSports are asking our loyal readers to make an effort to attend. Ordinarily we don't push an event or an outing unless we have strong feelings for it, and this one is very important to us and we ask that you show your support by making an effort to attend. |
 College Basketball:Rutgers-Camden's Hafiz captures All-NJAC Honorable Mention Thursday, February 22, 2007 By Mike Ballard Imani Hafiz has long been one of the top track athletes in the New Jersey Athletic Conference, and now the Rutgers University-Camden junior guard has been recognized by the NJAC for her basketball abilities as well. Hafiz captured All-NJAC Honorable Mention when the conference released its women's basketball all-star teams Thursday. The honor capped a fine season for the quick 5-5 guard, who is one of the NCAA Division III national leaders in steals per game. Hafiz collected 108 steals as a junior, the second-highest season mark in program history and three more than she had as a sophomore. Not only is she the only player in program history with a pair of 100-steal seasons, but she also has hiked her career total to 277 steals, second on the Lady Raptors' career list. In her final game of the season, she passed the old second-place mark of 275, held by Jen Hans (1991-95). She will enter her senior season only 68 steals shy of the career mark of 345, set by Tamara Carey from 1991-95. |
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Basketball Spotlight:
Solid Shooting Propels Devils to Victory Thursday, February 22, 2007 By Bob Heller A 57 percent shooting effort in the first half by the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women's basketball team provided the Devils with the impetus to cruise to a 65-48 victory over Georgian Court University tonight in Lakewood, New Jersey. The win improves the Devils record to 17-9 overall and 14-7 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference games. Georgian Court drops to 5-21 overall and 3-18 in league games. USP maintains their third place position in the league standings as the regular season winds down. The Devils made 16 of 28 shots in the opening 20 minutes (57.1%) and finished the game shooting 52% (26-50, 3-8 3FG) from the field. The Lions made just nine of 29 shots in the first half (31%) and finished the game shooting 32.2% (19-59, 4-10 3FG). |
 High School Ice Hockey:Ugly Scene ruins Cherokee and Clearview Contest Wednesday, February 21, 2007 By Mike Costantino Today we should be talking about how Clearview fell behind 4-0 after one period and was out-shot 20-6, but rallied to within 4-3, only to lose 5-3 to Cherokee and thus ending their season. Instead we are left with a scene of players trying to fight, parents and coaches on the ice to try and restore order and more ammunition to the school decision makers as to why high school hockey in South Jersey will never be sanctioned. For the most part the game was clean and well officiated, and the outcome was in doubt until Frank Garvey was credited with a goal as he skated towards the empty net, but was dragged down from behind. That goal iced the game at 5-3 with twenty five seconds left. |
 College Basketball:Rutgers-Camden's Francis earns All-NJAC Honorable Mention Wednesday, February 21, 2007 By Mike Ballard Sydney Francis spent only one season playing basketball at Rutgers University-Camden, but the senior forward made quite an impression on the New Jersey Athletic Conference. Francis was recognized for his accomplishments Wednesday, earning All-NJAC Honorable Mention when the conference released its post-season awards. Francis led Rutgers-Camden in scoring (14.2 points per game) and rebounding (8.4 rpg) this season while helping the Scarlet Raptors post a 6-19 record overall and a 2-11 mark in the NJAC. Not only did the Raptors' six wins double their total of the previous two seasons combined, but it was the most victories in one year for Rutgers-Camden since the 2002-03 team went 8-17. The two conference wins were the Raptors' only two NJAC victories since the 2003-04 team finished 2-10 in the conference. |
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College Indoor Track & Field:
Fox leads five Rutgers-Camden stars on All-NJAC indoor track team Wednesday, February 21, 2007 By Mike Ballard Rutgers University-Camden junior Mike Fox was named to the First Team All-New Jersey Athletic Conference Men's Indoor Track & Field Team in the 800 meters and joined three teammates on the NJAC First Team for the distance medley when the conference announced its post-season honors today. Fox teamed with sophomores Jonathan Salamon and Stefon Coleman, and freshman Akeem Lloyd on the distance medley team, which captured the NJAC Championship at Monday's conference meet in a time of 10:35.49. Fox anchored that relay and also won the 800-meter run in a time of 1:58.76 as he was named the Most Outstanding Male Athlete at the NJAC Championships. Also earning conference honors was Scarlet Raptors sophomore Travis Stewart, who finished third in the 3,000-meter run with a school-record 8:57.05 clocking to earn All-NJAC Honorable Mention. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight:
Philadelphia Leaves Connecticut With 4-1 Win Wednesday, February 21, 2007 By Brian Smith A career night for Matt Davis helped the Philadelphia Phantoms take a 4-1 win over the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Wednesday night, snapping the home team's nine-game winning streak at The Arena at Harbor Yard. Davis scored twice and had an assist for a three-point night as the Phantoms won for the third time in their last four games. Philadelphia opened the scoring late in the first period with its second shorthanded goal in as many games. Davis was carrying the puck down the right side on a two-on-one and entered the right circle just as defensive pressure let up. He took the opportunity to snap a shot high to the glove side of goaltender Wade Dubielewicz for the 1-0 lead with 1:44 remaining in the frame. |
 High School Ice Hockey:Double OT Win has Township Thinking Repeat Monday, February 19, 2007 By Mike Costantino TJ DiSpaldo scored with just over three minutes remaining in the second overtime as Washington Township defeated Shawnee 4-3 and moved to within one victory of repeating as league champions. In a game that had as much drama as you could ask for, as Township score the tying goal with eleven seconds left in regulation to force overtime and then controlled both overtime periods after snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. Both teams started out tentative as no one wanted to make the first mistake, Shawnee had the most opportunities as Township was called for the first four penalties of the game. Ryan Wesley scored the only goal for Shawnee as they led 1-0 after one period. |
 College Basketball:Raptor of the Week: Sydney Francis Monday, February 19, 2007 By Mike Ballard Senior forward Sydney Francis closes his collegiate career with his fourth Raptor of the Week honor this season after collecting a double-double in both of his final two games. He finished the season with a bang, notching a career-high 31 points and adding a game-high 12 rebounds in a win over Kean University Feb. 17. Earlier in the week he had 12 points and 11 rebounds against The College of New Jersey (Feb. 15). Francis finished his senior season with eight double-doubles, while leading the team in both scoring (14.2 ppg) and rebounding (8.4 rpg). He also captured Raptor of the Week honors on Nov. 20, Dec. 4 and Jan. 22. |
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Basketball Spotlight:
Bridgeport Defeats USP in Double Overtime Monday, February 19, 2007 By Bob Heller The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia men's basketball team rallied from a six point deficit in regulation to force overtime tonight against the University of Bridgeport only to run out of gas in the second extra period as the Purple Knights handed the Devils an 82-71 non-conference loss at the Bobby Morgan Arena in Philadelphia. The Devils fall to 11-14 with the loss. Bridgeport improves to 18-7. Eric Cangelosi led the Devils with 16 points before fouling out in regulation. Collin Harrington had 14 points and pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds while Keith Dundas added 13 points and four assists. |
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