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SHAWNEE HIGH SCHOOL RENEGADES |
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Tuesday, May 29, 2007 By Stephanie Wright This was a game that the Lady Quakers from Moorestown had something to prove to themselves. And what better to do so against another dominating lacrosse team. The top seeded Quakers were hosting the second seeded Lady Renegades from Shawnee in from of a very large crowd. For the first seven minutes of this game, the defenses took center stage keeping the game scoreless. Just like a shaken soda bottle building up pressure, Moorestown's Giulia Giordano goal allowed the rest of the team to get excited knowing that they were able to score first against the Renegades. From that point on, Moorestown kicked their offense into high gear to take a commanding lead. The Quakers defense was the key to their 11-3 win as they kept Shawnee off the scoreboard during the entire first half. |
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Monday, May 7, 2007 By Clark Washington High school students are always encouraged to learn as much as they can, work hard and do your best and you will exceed. Exams are also that measurement of what you have been taught and the results show how much you have learned. So far this season, the Renegades from Shawnee boys' lacrosse team have been passing all of their tests and it was time to give them another. Facing them this time at Holy Cross, the Lancers would provide Shawnee with a challenge that the Renegades needed all the help they could get. Trailing by a goal in the fourth quarter, Shawnee would take the lead on Kohl Meyer's goal and managed to hold off the Lancers late rally. The Renegades would celebrate their 7-6 victory in a game that had to be their toughest test of the year. |
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Thursday, March 15, 2007 By Mike Costantino Dave Orlando scored short-handed with four minutes remaining in the game as Garnet Valley defeated Shawnee 3-2 in first round action of the Flyers Cup. After a sluggish first period that ended in a 1-1 tie, Shawnee took its only lead of the game as Joe Pezzato scored on a great pass from Matt McDonald for a 2-1 lead at the seven minute mark. That lead lasted less than ninety seconds as Jake Pilarski scored for Garnet Valley to tie the game at 2-2 heading into the final period. |
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Tuesday, March 6, 2007 By Jerome Michaels It was a game that a lot of people wanted to see which team would come away with the win. The Camden Panthers and the Renegades from Shawnee took center stage competing for the South Jersey Group 3 title game played at Eastern High School. Shawnee had the momentum through three quarters and weren't quite able to complete put the game away. The Panthers would rally and tie this game during the fourth quarter with less than a minute and a half remaining. Julian Sanders aggressive play scored the go ahead basket for Shawnee and the number one seeded Renegades would hold off the third seeded Panthers in front of a capacity crowd. Shawnee's 68-62 win extended their winning streak to seventeen games. |
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Wednesday, February 28, 2007 By Mike Costantino Parker Brown scored on the power play with less than four minutes remaining as Washington Township defeated Shawnee 7-6 to win their second consecutive SJHSIHL Championship. Christian Biscardi paced the Township attack netting a hat trick; Matt McDonald who also scored three goals paced Shawnee. The game was back and forth throughout, first Township scored early in the game as Biscardi got things going less than two minutes into the game. Shawnee would score the next two, as Brian Ruskowski and McDonald would give them a 2-1 lead with just under three minutes left in the first period. Christian Fleagle tied the score at 2-2 seconds later and that's where we stood after the first period. |
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Tuesday, February 27, 2007 By Susan Hall It was a game that most basketball fans love to see when the playoffs begin. Fast breaks, lead changes, the dramatic three pointer and an overtime victory for the underdog. The Lady Renegades from Shawnee traveled to Timber Creek to take on the Chargers during the first round of the South Jersey Group III girls' basketball tournament. Shawnee would dominate the first half and led by fifteen points at halftime. But Timber Creek charged their way back into this game and eventually tied this game forcing an overtime period. Trailing by two, Shawnee's Melissa Chu nailed a three pointer with 11.5 second remaining in the game to give the Renegades a 59-58 lead that they were able to hold onto. The tenth seeded Renegades' upset victory over Timber Creek advances them to the next round against Cumberland. |
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Monday, February 26, 2007 By Mike Costantino Shawnee rallied from a 3-1 deficit scoring four power play goals and defeated Cherokee 5-4 and advanced to the championship round against Washington Township. Cherokee jumped on Shawnee from the opening face-off and controlled play for much of the first period and Brian Taylor put them up 1-0 converting a drop pass from Kyle Kovervas five minutes into the game. About three minutes later Justin Kinniry's slap shot beat Paul Gray to the short side and Cherokee led 2-0 and was dominating in shots at 14-2. Shawnee finally got some offense on the power play as Connor Dragone deposited a rebound of a point shot by Christian Ayres with just over five minutes left in the period. That goal was huge as despite Cherokee controlling play the lead was just 2-1, thanks in large part to Gray who made some big saves early on. |
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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. |
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Monday, February 12, 2007 By Mike Costantino It's been almost two weeks since Shawnee played and Williamstown took early advantage jumping out to a 2-0 lead, but Shawnee roared back for a 6-3 win. Brian Ruskowski led Shawnee with a goal and three assists and Ryan Welsey added two goals and an assist. With the win Shawnee will play Township on Monday night February 26th, with the winner having a huge advantage in the double elimination tournament. Williamstown wasted little time as they scored two goals in the games first two minutes as Dennis Cunard and Tim Larkin got things rolling for the Braves. |
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Monday, January 29, 2007 By Mike Costantino Matt McDonald had three goals and an assist and fellow sophomores Joe Pezzato and Ryan Welsey also scored as Shawnee flew past Cherry Hill East 8-1 in the regular season finale for both teams. All three have been in the top ten in scoring and with McDonald's four point evening he will just edge out Washington Township's Colin Davis for the overall scoring leader. At the beginning of the season this looked to be a rebuilding year for Shawnee as they skate 17 underclassmen, but the emergence of these sophomores along with the outstanding performance turned in by goalie Paul Gray led them to a 16-1-1 record, and the top seed and favorite in the double elimination tournament. |
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Monday, December 11, 2006 By Mike Costantino Shawnee goalie Paul Gray used every part of his body, including three great glove saves as Shawnee handed Washington Township their first loss of the season 2-1 in a playoff-like game played at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. Township's lone goal came early in the game on the power play as Christian Fleagle converted a pass from TJ DiSpaldo. Despite scoring just one goal, Township launched 40 shots after the early goal but could not solve Gray. It wasn't for lack of trying. Meantime Shawnee was not generating much offense as the only had 5 shots in the opening period and just four in the second period. Township has five of the top eight scoring leaders in the league and they each had at least two good opportunities each to score but Gray stoned them each time. |
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Monday, November 20, 2006 By Mike Costantino Justin Kinniry had two goals and Matt Maugeri added a goal and an assist as Cherokee defeated Shawnee 6-3 in Tier 1 action on Monday night. It was Shawnee's first loss after seven straight wins and they had also given up the least amount of goals, 12, coming into the game. Cherokee jumped on top early as Kinniry scored in the opening minute and after adding a power play goal Cherokee seemed to be in control. But Shawnee would score the next three goals to take a brief 3-2 lead. |
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Monday, November 6, 2006 By Mike Costantino Joe Pezzato had a goal and three assists and Paul Gray allowed only one goal as Shawnee defeated Williamstown 4-1 on Monday night at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. Ryan Welsey added two goals for Shawnee while Justin Osterdahl scored the lone Williamstown goal. Pezzato was all over the ice and created numerous scoring opportunities for his team. Welsey put Shawnee up 1-0 as he benefited from a great pass from Pezzato on a 2-on-1 break, as Pezzato drew the defenseman over and slid the puck to Welsey and he banged home the puck midway through the first period. Shawnee had three consecutive power plays and failed to convert, but they did convert when Williamstown had the man advantage. |
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Monday, October 9, 2006 By Mike Costantino Paul Gray stopped 32 shots and Shawnee scored three power play goals and one short-handed as they handed Williamstown its first defeat of the year, a 5-2 loss at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. Matt McDonald led the offense with two goals, Doug Akin and Justin Osterdahl scored the goals for Williamstown. Gray kept Williamstown off the board for two periods while his team built a 3-0 lead, two goals coming in the first period on the power play. First McDonald converted a pass from Ryan Wesley from behind the net, then with a 2 man advantage, Paul Kozarsky deflected a shot by Tom Humphreys and Shawnee led 2-0. Early in the second period, Williamstown got caught in a line change and McDonald sent in Brian Ruskowski and his breakaway goal made it 3-0. Meanwhile Gray was pitching a shut out as he stopped all nine shots in the period. |
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Saturday, September 9, 2006 By Stephanie Wright There's always something that happens after the coaching staff gathers around with their players during the intermission session during a game. Words of wisdom, constructive criticism or just words of encouragement can be used to motivate the team. When the Lady Renegades from Shawnee visited Bishop Eustace in an Olympic Conference field hockey match-up, the visiting team would work their way to a one goal lead at the break. The Renegades would continue to control this game during the second half as goalie Briana Pereira would not allow a single shot into the cage. Shawnee would start off their season with an impressive 4-0 win against a very good team. |
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Tuesday, May 30, 2006 By Joyce Sagerty It was a match up between two good girl's lacrosse teams that have demonstrated their abilities at scoring goals at will. Good speed, nice passing and individual effort could be found on the lacrosse field at Shawnee High School. The second seeded Lady Renegades were hosting Washington Township who were positioned in the third seed of the South Jersey Group A girls' semifinals. This game was a bit different than the rest as goalie Allie Shropshire for Shawnee was able to stop all but three shots that headed her way. The Renegades, behind Becca Perkins seven goal performance built a lead that put this game away early. With Shawnee's 12-3 victory, they will now travel to Moorestown to take on the number one seeded Quakers. |
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Thursday, May 11, 2006 By Stephanie Wright The girls' lacrosse game between the Lady Renegades from Shawnee traveling to Eastern had several highlights to it even before the game started. One important factor for the Vikings was that they had to win this game against one of the top team in New Jersey in order to keep their playoff hopes alive. Eastern would pull within a single goal early in this game when Meghan Bain scored her 100th goal of her career at Eastern. But after that milestone goal, it would be all Shawnee for the remainder of this Olympic Conference game. Becca Perkins scored six times helping the Renegades post an 18-4 victory over the Lady Vikings. |
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Thursday, April 27, 2006 By Clark Washington It was a match-up that both teams had something to prove. The boys' lacrosse team from Shawnee knew that if they were going to win at Eastern High School and take on the undefeated Vikings, they would have to play smart. Eastern has demonstrated their ability in playing solid defense and counter that with a potent offense is the reason they have won eight games in a row. The Renegades would overcome a two goal halftime deficit by scoring eight unanswered goals during the second half to completely dominate this Olympic Conference competition. Mike Gersie and Mike Burns would lead the Renegades in scoring and Shawnee would post the 11-6 decision over Eastern. |
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Tuesday, April 11, 2006 By Susan Hall When you think of the game of softball, most of the time the first thought that comes to mind is the pitcher and how much velocity the ball sails across the plate and into the catcher's glove. What is sometimes forgotten is that when the bat does come in contact with that pitch, the ball will be put in play and the defense must be ready at all times. Starting pitcher Allison Jordan for the Renegades from Shawnee would get plenty of support from the other nine players taking up positions on the field when they traveled to Triton in search of their second consecutive win. In a pitcher's duel, Shawnee would pick up the only run they needed in the first inning and held off Triton by a 3-0 margin in an Olympic Conference Patriot Division game. |
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Friday, November 18, 2005 By Jerome Michaels It was like a college game played in a high school arena with the bands playing their fight songs, the cheering of the fans from both sides of the stadium and competitive football being played on the field. Whenever the Renegades from Shawnee and the Chiefs from Cherokee get together for any sport, expect a very large crowd in attendance trying their best to do what they can to make their team come out victorious. But in this South Jersey Group IV semifinals game, the home fans just couldn’t cheer loud enough for the Renegades to rally from a 13-10 deficit late in the game. The Chiefs would hold onto their three point lead and advance to the finals and play the winner of the Absegami against Pennsauken semi-finalist. |
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Wednesday, June 1, 2005 By Clark Washington It was a game that could have gone either way. Putting their nineteen game winning streak on the line in the semifinals, the Shawnee Renegades were looking to advance to the boy's lacrosse Group IV finals for the first time in their brief three year history. Amazingly, Shawnee has put together a program that could compete with the more experienced teams from the state and it showed on the field, with their final record of the season and the second seed in this year's tournament. The third seeded Montclair squad was out to prove that they deserve a trip to the finals as well. With the final possession at the end of regulation and the first overtime, Shawnee would attempt to win this game during the second overtime period. But with just over a minute and a half remaining in the sudden death period, Montclair’s Ethan Ledley deposited the game winner and end Shawnee's wonderful season with a 9-8 decision. |
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Friday, March 4, 2005 By Jason Brown The typical ending of a basketball game at any level of play did not happen during the South Jersey Group 4 semifinals held at Shawnee High School. Sure we have seen the exciting last second shot made to come away victorious, but the way the game ended with the fifth seeded Lenape Indians traveling to the top seeded Renegades, it was one to remember. Matt McFadden’s three pointer with two seconds remaining gave Shawnee a three point lead. On the inbounds pass, Shawnee was hit with a technical for having too many players on the court. After both free throws were converted, Lenape’s Ryan Thompson was fouled behind the arch with no time remaining. Shawnee would survive the dramatic 53-52 ending after all three shots missed their mark. |
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Monday, February 21, 2005 By Mike Costantino Shawnee had its season ended abruptly as Cherokee 2 skated to a 6-1 victory on Monday night in tournament action played at the Igloo. Cherokee 2 now advances to the next round and will face Paul VI at Hollydell on Friday night. Shawnee, coming off a 10-5-3 season and a berth in the Flyers Cup, could not muster much offense in the playoffs, scoring just 5 goals. Cherokee 2 has played solid defense and enjoyed hot goaltending by SJ Broadt. Mike Prince led the attack with two goals as Cherokee jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the first period and never looked back. |
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Saturday, February 12, 2005 By Jerome Michaels The Olympic-Cape Challenge is back for another year of competition between the Cape-Atlantic League boy’s basketball teams against the Olympic Conference. One of those teams taking part of the challenge were the undefeated Renegades from Shawnee. This time held at Vineland High School, the fourth Olympic-Cape Challenge watched Ocean City and Shawnee open up their game tied after one quarter. From that point on, it was all Shawnee as they rolled on for the 66-49 victory during the fourth game of this challenge that benefits the Shoot Down Cancer Foundation. |
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Monday, January 31, 2005 By Mike Costantino Dan Drazen had three goals and two assists to lead the Eastern Vikings over Shawnee 6-4 at the Skate Zone in Voorhees on Monday night. Ryan Doner stopped forty-two of forty-six shots as Eastern jumped into fourth place in closing out their regular season schedule. The two teams exchanged goals in the opening period as Rory Levinson used his reach to poke check the puck into the net and give Eastern a 1-0 lead. Dave DeBarth answered one minute later scoring on the power play for Shawnee. Drazen gave the Vikings the lead early in the second period scoring on a break and then made it 3-1 late in the period on a nice breakout pass from Richard Smith. |
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High School Ice Hockey: Monday, December 20, 2004 By Mike Costantino Moorestown continued its winning ways as they defeated Shawnee 3-1 in high school ice hockey action played at the Igloo in Mt. Laurel. The loss was the first of the season for Shawnee as their record for the year is now at 6-1-2; Moorestown improved to 13-1-0 and maintains a five-point lead on Paul VI, with a game in hand. Ian Gill and Terry Brennan scored goals thirty-two seconds apart in the first period as Moorestown controlled play out-shooting Shawnee 14-5. |
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Friday, December 3, 2004 By Jerome Michaels There's a lot to be said about a team who has made it to a championship game and then come away with the victory. Both of these teams in tonight’s South Jersey Group IV championship game have a bit of experience with winning and losing that final game. Last year, Washington Township was that team in the finals but coming away with the tough loss to Eastern. This year, the Renegades from Shawnee quickly erased any doubts of capping off an undefeated season with a victory at home against the Minutemen. Three first half touchdowns were more than enough to post a 26-13 win to finish the season with a 12-0 record. |
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Monday, November 8, 2004 By Mike Costantino Shawnee survived a two-man advantage by Williamstown in the final minutes of the game and held on for a 4-3 victory in high school ice hockey action played at the Skate Zone. Shawnee scored the lone goal of the first period as Williamstown got caught in a line change and TJ Flynn broke in all alone and his quick blast found the back of the net. Tom Ruiz would tie the game at 1-1 as he was fore-checking with his team down a man and he stole the puck and deposited it into the net. Shawnee scored a late power play goal and led 2-1 heading into the third period. |
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Monday, October 18, 2004 By Mike Costantino Zachary Booth scored with fifteen seconds left in the game as Paul VI rallied to tie Shawnee 1-1, in SJHSIHL action played at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. With goalie Eric Lake pulled for an extra skater, Booth raced down the left side and his quick shot deflected off Shawnee goalie Cippolone and into the net. Cippolone had kept Paul VI off the scoreboard making several outstanding saves, including stops on Brett Doyle and Brett Balco both on deflections. |
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Friday, October 8, 2004 By Vincent Lewis Some of you may remember an old science fiction show that stated, ‘Revenge is a dish best served cold’. Friday night at Shawnee High School, the Renegades had their chance to payback a team that handedly defeated them last year ending a six game winning streak. The Vikings from Eastern would do everything they could repeat their feat but Shawnee had other plans. Scoring twice in the first quarter, a 90 yard kickoff return and then a third quarter score was enough to hold off the Vikings and allow the Shawnee fans celebrate their 27-17 victory. |
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Monday, October 4, 2004 By Susan Hall So far this season, the Lady Renegades soccer team from Shawnee has been enjoying a winning season sitting on top of the Olympic Conference Patriot division. Every competitive contest against a formable opponent proves how well the team works together on the field. So when Shawnee visited Bishop Eustace for an inter-conference match-up, it would be the Lady Crusaders whose team play turned the tables to pick up the victory. Eustace was able to build on their early lead to post the 3-1 win. |
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Friday, September 10, 2004 By Vincent Lewis It has become a common theme in our area were more and more high school football games are being played on Friday nights. It first became popular with schools from the south, but now the excitement of a high school game being played underneath the lights brings out the fans cheering for their favorite team. The Golden Eagles from Seneca felt some of that excitement as they entered the field as under dogs when they traveled to Shawnee. In front of a capacity crowd, the Renegades dominated the game both offensively and defensively posting a 27-0 victory against Seneca. |
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