Better than being there

Salem’s track team used to just enjoy the experience of going to big meets, Saturday they competed and won a medal at Penn Relays; plus scores and highlights from Saturday’s Salem County sports calendar

BASEBALL
Vineland 3, Schalick 2
TRACK
Penn Relays

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PHILADELPHIA — The Salem boys 4×400 relay team made a bit of school history Saturday when they finished third in the South Jersey Small School race at the Penn Relays, winning the first Penn Relays medal in coach David Hunt’s tenure.

The group of Grady Buzby, Jerry Seals, Xavier McGriff and Tim Gregory ran a 3:28.96, finishing third behind Camden (3:21.59) and Deptford (3:21.71). The top five teams win medals.

All four of the Rams ran 52-second splits. Buzby got them started with a 52.08 out of the gate. Seals ran 52.28. McGriff ran 51.16 and pass Audubon into third in the final 100 meters of his leg. Gregory maintained the third position throughout the anchor leg, bringing it home in 52.46.

Buzby and McGriff were running on the Penn track for the first time. Buzby was inserted in the opening leg for his ability to establish and maintain position in the waterfall start.

Schalick’s 4×400 relay team ran in the High School Boys division and finished seventh. The team of Steve Chomo, Jacob Carter, Chase Riley and David Stewart ran 3:32.58 and finished seventh in their race.

This story will be updated.

Baseball

VINELAND 3, SCHALICK 2: Nathaya Perez hit a bases-loaded single into center field with one out in the bottom of the seventh, scoring Don Menzoni from third for the Fighting Clan’s walk-off win.

The Cougars, back on the field after their senior trip, tied the game with two runs in the sixth. Bo Schalick scored the first run on a passed ball and Cole Hartley tied it with a two-out RBI single.

Evan Glaspey and Even Sepers both had a pair of hits for the Cougars.