Riverview Sports News

  • Run like the wind

    Run like the wind

    Passaic Tech sweeps boys, girls titles in state tech school cross country championships By Al MuskewitzRiverview Sports News WOODSTOWN — The Passaic Tech cross country team is finally at full strength and has been taking it out on race trails across North Jersey ever since. Bulldogs coach Shadi Taha knew he had “something special” brewing this Read more

  • ‘It’s a miracle’

    ‘It’s a miracle’

    Pennsville’s Cooksey back on soccer field after year-long medical ordeal that led to a ‘season of loss’ By Al MuskewitzRiverview Sports NewsPENNSVILLE – From now on, every time Karsen Cooksey looks at the calendar the first day of August will forever be known as her “Day of Victory.” It may be just another day on Read more

  • Power points

    Here are the current South Jersey Group I top 16 in football, field hockey, boys soccer and girls soccer heading into the week; the cutoff date is Saturday; Salem County teams in bold FOOTBALL UPR FIELD HOCKEY PTS. s-Glassboro (8-0) 1.4 Shore (15-0-1) 33.002 c-Burlington City (7-1) 2.2 W. Deptford (12-2) 28.964 s-Paulsboro (7-1) 2.8 Read more

  • This week’s schedule

    Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Oct. 20-25; the cutoff for fall sports power points is Saturday MONDAY, OCT. 20FIELD HOCKEYDeptford at Schalick, 4 p.m.Gloucester Catholic at Salem, 4 p.m.Overbrook at Woodstown, 4 p.m.BOYS SOCCERGloucester Catholic at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.Penns Grove at Schalick, 4 p.m.Pitman at Woodstown, 4 p.m.Salem Read more

  • Oh so close

    Oh so close

    Penns Grove needed ‘one more step’ as its bid for a first win falls short in the final minute in the red zone By Al MuskewitzRiverview Sports News PENNS GROVE — One play. That’s all that stood between Penns Grove and its first win of the season. The Red Devils trailed Woodbury by a point with Read more

  • Payback is … personal

    Salem, Carey take it out on Woodstown after losing to the Wolverines last year and their Homecoming Game last week; Pennsville unloads on Lawrence to enhance its playoff hopes; Schalick falls to Glassboro; includes WJFL standings By Al MuskewitzRiverview Sports News WOODSTOWN — For Troy Carey, this one was personal. Carey had a monster game against Read more