Full force full-time

Scurry, Virga each score twice as Schalick field hockey opens season of high expectations with a win; will be updated

TUESDAY FIELD HOCKEY
Schalick 5, Haddon Heights 2
Pennsville 3, Bridgeton 2

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PITTSGROVE — Ava Scurry scored a school-record 40 goals on a field hockey team that set a lot of records last season and she wasted little time setting out to break that mark this year.

The Schalick senior scored two goals in the first 100 seconds of the season Tuesday and assisted on another goal, sending the Cougars to a 5-2 win over Haddon Heights.

“We were hyping this game up a lot because we had a target on our backs from last season so we wanted to come out and show everyone we still have it,” Scurry said. “We have our whole team from last year. It was a good way to start the season and a great way to start the game.”

Her goals came on the Cougars’ first two attacks of the season. The first came 20 seconds into the game when Luci Virga lifted a ball into the circle and Scurry knocked in a pass from Phoebe Alward. The second goal came 78 seconds later when she converted a 30-yard flick from Caylen Taylor.

The first goal came so quick Scurry worried that her mother might not have gotten to the game yet to see it.

“That was really quick,” Cougars coach Heather Cheesman said. “The girls made a commitment to themselves, they’re going full force every single time, never giving up. They don’t care how far they’re behind in a game, how far they’re ahead of a game, that was one of their goals. They’re going full force, 100 percent every single time.”

Virga, a 22-goal scorer last year, lit the lamp twice in the second quarter to give the Cougars a 4-0 halftime lead. Addi Shimp scored their final goal in the third off another assist from Alward.

“That forward line (Virga, Alward, Scurry), all three of them are a force to be dealt with,” Cheesman said. “All three of them together have their own strength and just together they get it done.”

NOTES: Lydia Gilligan made 10 saves in the cage on her 17th birthday for the keeper win … The Cougars have been invited to play in the new 16-team South Jersey Field Hockey Coaches Tournament of Championship Oct. 4 at Camden Catholic and Oct. 5 at Clearview.

PENNSVILLE 3, BRIDGETON 2: Izzie Saulin scored twice and Laura Tamburella once as the Eagles won a back-and-forth affair for their first season-opening win since 2020. Kelsey Cook posted her 100th career save during the game while preserving the victory.

Getting to know … Ava Scurry

Schalick senior talks about her love for field hockey, becoming a goal-scoring machine, the expectations for her senior season and playing with his sister.

RIVERVIEW SPORTS NEWS: You play a lot of sports at Schalick, but you’re a field hockey player first. Why did it rise to the top of your sports menu?

AVA SCURRY: I just enjoy it so much. I’ve been playing with all these people, my teammates, since I started in fourth grade. I played softball since I was like 4. (Field hockey) is just so much more fun to me.

RSN: What was the first success you enjoyed in it that told you this was the sport for you?

AS: Probably winning when we were in fourth and fifth grades, winning big games or big tournaments with all of our team, just celebrating. We made so many fond memories and had so many big moments.

My mom told me when I was like 12 I thought softball was going to be it for you and then field hockey just like kind of sucked it away.

RSN: I remember you early on as a big assist person, but last year you turned into a big goal scorer. Was that a conscious effort on your part or did it just happen?

AS: I think it just happened like that because I’m always trying to assist my teammates. I still try, but now being on the right side helps a lot and I think my teammates do great at sending balls (my way), that’s what changed.

I played on the left when I was a freshman and sophomore and I think that helped a lot with me getting a lot of assists. I moved to right last year and I think that made a huge change.

RSN: You guys had a really big year last year and everybody is back from that team, so what are your expectations for this year?

AS: Very high. I think our goal is to win state championship. It’s our last time as a group being together.

RSN: How much better is it now?

AS: I think we’ve progressed all season. We’ve been working in the offseason. We’ve been with each other all summer. We do camps together.

RSN: You’re playing with your sister Renee this year, a year delayed because of her injury, what will that be like?

AS: When we were little I didn’t really like it that much, but now I think it’s so much fun playing with her. We come to school together every day, we come to practice together, it really strengthens our bond. It’s just so much fun doing something that you love with your best friend.

RSN: What’s recruiting like for you?

AS: I’m committed to Montclair State. I’ve been committed since April. I knew I wanted to stay close to home, but not too close. I thought Rowan was way too close. Montclair is a bigger D-III. I liked the size. And the coaches and team atmosphere were really nice.

Tennis

Tuesday’s matches
Pennsville 5, Penns Grove 0
Salem at Gloucester Catholic
Schalick 5, Overbrook 0
Woodstown 5, Glassboro 0

PENNSVILLE 5, PENNS GROVE 0
Lily Edwards (P) def. Alease Stewart, 6-0, 6-1 (ret.)
Isabell Schrenker (P) def. Kavita Pulchard, 6-0, 6-0
Morgan Holt (P) def. Ada Lopez, 6-0, 6-0
Gabi Forino-Naomi Hess (P) def. Andrea Chapone-Valaria Pedroza, 6-0, 6-0
Yerlian Charon-Emma Hankin (P) def. Gianco Tirado-Nathalie Dominquez, 6-1, 6-1
Records: Pennsville 2-1, Penns Grove 0-1

SCHALICK 5, OVERBROOK 0
Miya Watkins (S) def. Sophia Burgos, 6-4, 4-1
Annamarie Podehl (S) def. Natasha Hreiz, 6-4, 6-0
Macy Clow (S) def. Isabella Sepulveda, 6-0, 6-0
Olivia Lunemann-Sebrina Bradford (S) def. Leah Wilde-Anna Mason, 6-0, 6-1
Sammi Twigg-Jasmine (S) def. Sophia Perticari-Charlotte Gall, 6-0, 6-2
Records: Schalick 1-0, Overbrook 0-1.

WOODSTOWN 5, GLASSBORO 0
Nathalie Neron (WO) def. Alana Killelea, 6-0, 6-0
Alyssa Berry (WO) def. Taylor Adcock, 6-0, 6-0
Noelle Neron (WO) def. Alice Dinzeo, 6-1, 6-1
Madison LaPalomento-Emilee Kehr (WO) def. Virginia Tarasevich-Sofia Dungca, 6-2, 6-2
Emma West-Elianna Norman (WO) def. Amani George-Ellie Whitaker, 7-5, 6-4
Record: Woodstown 1-0, Glassboro 0-1

This week’s schedule

Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Sept. 2-6; x-scrimmage

TUESDAY, SEPT. 2
FIELD HOCKEY
Haddon Heights at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Bridgeton, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Glassboro at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Penns Grove at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Overbrook at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Salem at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 3
FIELD HOCKEY
x-Gloucester City at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
x-Salem at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
x-Camden Academy Charter at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
x-Salem at Gloucester City, 4 p.m.
x-KIPP at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
x-Salem Tech at Pennsville, 3:30 p.m.
x-Cumberland at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Pennsville at Bridgeton, 3:45 p.m.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 4
WJFL FOOTBALL
Salem at Cinnaminson, 6 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem Tech at Sterling, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Washington Twp. at Schalick, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Gloucester Catholic at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem, 4 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 5
WJFL FOOTBALL
Schalick at Cumberland, 6 p.m.
Pennsville at West Deptford, 7 p.m.
Collingswood at Overbrook, 7 p.m.
Woodstown at Delsea, 7 p.m.
Haddon Heights at Glassboro
Woodbury at Haddonfield
FIELD HOCKEY
Schalick at Washington Twp., 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
x-Penns Grove at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Washington Twp., 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Bridgeton at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Paulsboro at Salem, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Audubon, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Kingsway at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown at Clearview, 3:45 p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 6
WJFL FOOTBALL
Audubon at Paulsboro, 11 a.m.
Deptford at Penns Grove, noon
KIPP at Camden Catholic

Photo credit: Julliana Love

This week’s schedule

The first week of the football regular season and a slew of scrimmages in the other fall sports highlight the Salem County schedule for the week of Aug. 25-30; x-scrimmage

MONDAY, AUG. 25
FIELD HOCKEY
x-Highland at Salem Tech, 10 a.m.
BOYS SOCCER
x-Woodstown at Maple Shade, 9:30 a.m.
x-Penns Grove at Clayton, 10 a.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
x-Deptford at Woodstown, 9 a.m.
x-Clayton at Penns Grove, 10 a.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
x-Pennsville vs. GCIT at RC-Gloucester, 9 a.m.
x-Schalick at Clearview, 9:30 a.m.

TUESDAY, AUG. 26
BOYS SOCCER
x-Cumberland at Schalick, 10 a.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
x-Penns Grove at Palmyra, 10 a.m.
x-Schalick at Cumberland, 10 a.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
x-Woodstown at Cherry Hill West, 9 a.m.
x-Collingswood at Schalick, 10 a.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
x-Woodstown at Gateway, 9 a.m.
x-Penns Grove at Cumberland, 10 a.m.
x-Salem at Bridgeton, 10 a.m.
x-West Deptford at Pennsville, 10 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 27
FIELD HOCKEY
x-Pennsville at Williamstown, 10 a.m.
x-Salem Tech at Pemberton, 4 p.m.
x-Woodstown at Washington Twp., 6 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
x-Buena at Salem Tech, 10 a.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
x-Palmyra at Penns Grove, 10 a.m.
Vineland at Pennsville, 10 a.m.
VOLLEYBALL
x-Clearview vs. Salem Tech, 10 a.m.

THURSDAY, AUG. 28
WJFL FOOTBALL
Gloucester City at Pennsville, 6 p.m.
Pitman at Woodstown, 7 p.m.
Bishop Eustace at Audubon
Cinnaminson at Overbrook
Pennsauken at Camden Catholic
FIELD HOCKEY
x-Salem, Schalick, Bridgeton at Cumberland, 9 a.m.
BOYS SOCCER
x-Cumberland at Woodstown, 10 a.m.
x-Penns Grove at Woodbury, 10 a.m.
x-Gloucester City at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
x-Penns Grove at Woodbury, 10 a.m.
x-Schalick at Gloucester City, 10 a.m.
x-Woodstown at Cumberland, 10 a.m.
x-Pennsville at Gloucester City, 3:45 p.m.
x-Salem Tech at Medford Tech, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
x-Collingswood at Schalick, 10 a.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
x-Buena at Schalick, 10 a.m.
MISCELLANEOUS
Salem County Sports Hall of Fame Induction, Salem CC, 6:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, AUG. 29
WJFL FOOTBALL
West Deptford vs. KIPP at Rowan, 9 a.m.
Clayton at Collingswood, 10:30 a.m.
Pleasantville at Salem, 3:30 p.m.
Somerville at Schalick, 6 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
x-Pennsville at Vineland, 10 a.m.
BOYS SOCCER
x-Schalick at Vineland, 10 a.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
x-Haddon Twp. at Woodstown, 9 a.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
x-Salem Tech at Camden County Tech, 11 a.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
x-Salem at Delran, 10 a.m.

SATURDAY, AUG. 30
WJFL FOOTBALL
Paulsboro at Penns Grove, noon
Glassboro vs. Haddonfield at Rowan
BOYS SOCCER
x-Williamstown at Woodstown, 10 a.m.

Photo credit: Julliana Love

2025 Fall Schedule

Here is the 2025 Salem County fall sports schedule; includes WJFL Patriot, Diamond Division football schedules; forward updates to al.muskewitz@gmail.com; x-scrimmage

2025 SALEM COUNTY SPORTS SCHEDULE

AUG. 18
WJFL FOOTBALL
x-Schalick at Delsea, 10 a.m.
x-Salem at Pennsville, 10 a.m.

AUG. 19
WJFL FOOTBALL
x-Gateway at Collingswood, 9 a.m.
x-Audubon at Woodstown, 6 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
x-Delsea at Pennsville, 10 a.m.

AUG. 20
WJFL FOOTBALL
x-Haddon Heights at Woodstown, 9 a.m.

AUG. 21
WJFL FOOTBALL
x-West Deptford at Gloucester City, 9 a.m.
x-Penns Grove at Collingswood, 6 p.m.
x-Triton at Pennsville, 6 p.m.

AUG. 22
WJFL FOOTBALL
x-Buena at Schalick, 10 a.m.
x-Paulsboro at Florence, 11 a.m.
x-Haddon Heights at Salem, noon
GIRLS TENNIS
x-Pennsville at Millville, 10 a.m.
x-Woodstown at Ocean City, 10 a.m.

AUG. 25
FIELD HOCKEY
x-Highland at Salem Tech, 10 a.m.
BOYS SOCCER
x-Woodstown at Maple Shade, 9:30 a.m.
x-Cumberland at Schalick, 10 a.m.
x-Penns Grove at Clayton, 10 a.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
x-Deptford at Woodstown, 9 a.m.
x-Clayton at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
x-Pennsville at GCIT, 9 a.m.
x-Schalick at Clearview, 10 a.m.

AUG. 26
BOYS SOCCER
x-Cumberland at Schalick, 10 a.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
x-Palmyra at Penns Grove, 10 a.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
x-Woodstown at Cherry Hill West, 9 a.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
x-Woodstown at Gateway, 9 a.m.
x-Penns Grove at Cumberland, 10 a.m.
x-Salem at Bridgeton, 10 a.m.

AUG. 27
FIELD HOCKEY
x-Pennsville at Williamstown, 10 a.m.
x-Salem Tech at Pemberton, 10 a.m.
BOYS SOCCER
x-Buena at Salem Tech, 10 a.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
x-Salem at GCIT, 11 a.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
x-Palmyra at Penns Grove, 10 a.m.
Vineland at Pennsville, 10 a.m.

AUG. 28
WJFL FOOTBALL
Gloucester City at Pennsville, 6 p.m.
Pitman at Woodstown, 7 p.m.
Bishop Eustace at Audubon
Cinnaminson at Overbrook
Pennsauken at Camden Catholic
FIELD HOCKEY
x-Salem, Schalick, Bridgeton at Cumberland, 9 a.m.
BOYS SOCCER
x-Cumberland at Woodstown, 10 a.m.
x-Penns Grove at Woodbury, 10 a.m.
x-Gloucester City at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
x-Penns Grove at Woodbury, 10 a.m.
x-Schalick at Gloucester City, 10 a.m.
x-Woodstown at Cumberland, 10 a.m.
x-Pennsville at Gloucester City, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
x-Schalick at Timber Creek, 11 a.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
x-Buena at Schalick, 10 a.m.

AUG. 29
WJFL FOOTBALL
West Deptford vs. KIPP at Rowan, 9 a.m.
Clayton at Collingswood, 10:30 a.m.
Somerville at Schalick, 6 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
x-Pennsville at Vineland, 10 a.m.
BOYS SOCCER
x-Schalick at Vineland, 10 a.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
x-Haddon Twp. at Woodstown, 9 a.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
x-Salem Tech at Camden County Tech, 11 a.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
x-Salem at Delran, 10 a.m.

AUG. 30
WJFL FOOTBALL
Paulsboro at Penns Grove, noon
Glassboro vs. Haddonfield at Rowan
BOYS SOCCER
x-Williamstown at Woodstown, 10 a.m.

SEPT. 2
FIELD HOCKEY
Haddon Heights at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Bridgeton, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Glassboro at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Penns Grove at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Overbrook at Schalick, 4 p.m.

SEPT. 3
FIELD HOCKEY
x-Gloucester City at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
x-Camden Academy Charter at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
x-Salem at Gloucester City, 4 p.m.
x-KIPP at Pennsville
GIRLS SOCCER
x-Cumberland at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Pennsville at Bridgeton, 3:45 p.m.
Salem at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.

SEPT. 4
WJFL FOOTBALL
Salem at Cinnaminson, 6 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem Tech at Sterling, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Gloucester Catholic at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem, 4 p.m.

SEPT. 5
WJFL FOOTBALL
Schalick at Cumberland, 6 p.m.
Pennsville at West Deptford, 7 p.m.
Collingswood at Overbrook, 7 p.m.
Woodstown at Delsea, 7 p.m.
Haddon Heights at Glassboro
Woodbury at Haddonfield
FIELD HOCKEY
Schalick at Washington Twp., 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Schalick at Washington Twp., 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Bridgeton at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Paulsboro at Salem, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Audubon, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Kingsway at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown at Clearview, 3:45 p.m.

SEPT. 6
WJFL FOOTBALL
Audubon at Paulsboro, 11 a.m.
Deptford at Penns Grove, noon
KIPP at Camden Catholic

SEPT. 8
FIELD HOCKEY
Absegami at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Overbrook at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Pitman, 4 p.m.
Salem at Clayton, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Clayton at Salem, 4 p.m.
Glassboro at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Schalick vs. Overbrook
GIRLS TENNIS
Woodstown at Gloucester Catholic, 3:45 p.m.
Pennsville at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Salem, 4 p.m.

SEPT. 9
FIELD HOCKEY
Pennsville at Salem, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Pitman, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Deptford, 4 p.m.
CROSS COUNTRY
TCC Batch Meet at Cumberland, 3:30 p.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Gloucester Catholic at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.

SEPT. 10
FIELD HOCKEY
Paulsboro at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Glassboro at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Salem, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Pitman, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Overbrook at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Salem at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Schalick at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown at Penns Grove, 3:45 p.m.
Salem at Overbrook, 4 p.m.

SEPT. 11
WJFL FOOTBALL
West Deptford at Collingswood, 6 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Gloucester Catholic at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Salem at Deptford, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Clayton, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Pennsville at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Penns Grove at Palmyra, 4 p.m.

SEPT. 12
WJFL FOOTBALL
Overbrook at Pennsville
Penns Grove at Glassboro, 6 p.m.
Woodstown at Schalick, 6 p.m.
Paulsboro at Camden Catholic, 7 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem at Bridgeton, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Pennsville at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Bridgeton at Salem, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Schalick at Cumberland, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Middle Twp., 4 p.m.

SEPT. 13
WJFL FOOTBALL
Woodbury at Salem, noon
Bordentown at Audubon, 11 a.m.

SEPT. 15
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem Tech at Cumberland, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Paulsboro at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Schalick vs. Timber Creek
GIRLS TENNIS
Overbrook at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Pitman at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Penns Grove at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Salem at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
GCIT at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.

SEPT. 16
BOYS SOCCER
Glassboro at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Salem, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Clayton, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Pennsville at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
Salem at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Wildwood at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Schalick vs. Clayton
GIRLS TENNIS
Woodstown at Audubon, 4 p.m.
CROSS COUNTRY
Batch Meet at Salem Tech, 3:30 p.m.

SEPT. 17
FIELD HOCKEY
Clayton at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Glassboro at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Salem, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Schalick at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Pennsville at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Salem, 4 p.m.
Wildwood at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Triton, 4 p.m.

SEPT. 18
BOYS SOCCER
Clayton at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Salem at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Gloucester Catholic at Salem, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Schalick vs. Glassboro
Woodstown at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Pitman at Schalick, 4 p.m.

SEPT. 19
WJFL FOOTBALL
Camden Catholic at West Deptford, 7 p.m.
Florence at Overbrook
FIELD HOCKEY
Overbrook at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Salem at Clayton, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Schalick vs. Cherry Hill West
GIRLS TENNIS
Glassboro at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Penns Grove
Salem at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
CROSS COUNTRY
Woodstown at Stockton Univ. Showcase

SEPT. 20
WJFL FOOTBALL
Collingswood at Paulsboro, 11 a.m.
Pennsville at Audubon, 11 a.m.
Woodstown at Woodbury, 11 a.m.
Glassboro at Salem, noon
Schalick at Penns Grove, noon
BOYS SOCCER
Bordentown at Schalick, 10 a.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC in RCSJ-Cumberland Showcase, 9 a.m.

SEPT. 21
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Camden CC, noon

SEPT. 22
FIELD HOCKEY
Winslow at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Clayton at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Salem at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Schalick, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Glassboro at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Clayton, 4 p.m.
Schalick vs. Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Kingsway at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Timber Creek at Schalick, 4 p.m.

SEPT. 23
FIELD HOCKEY
Pennsville at Audubon, 4 p.m.
Salem at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Deptford, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 3:45 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Salem, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Kingsway, 4 p.m.

SEPT. 24
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem at Pitman, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Seneca, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Pennsville at Salem, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Penns Grove at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Salem at Pitman, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Moorestown Friends at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.

SEPT. 25
WJFL FOOTBALL
Salem at Schalick, 6 p.m.
Paulsboro at Overbrook, 6 p.m.
Audubon at West Deptford, 7 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Clayton at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Glassboro at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Salem at Gateway, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Woodstown at Pitman, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Pennsville at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Woodstown at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Salem at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Timber Creek at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
CROSS COUNTRY
Salem Tech at Medford Tech, 4 p.m.

SEPT. 26
WJFL FOOTBALL
Haddon Twp. at Collingswood, 6 p.m.
Camden Catholic at Pennsville, 7 p.m.
Penns Grove at Woodstown, 7 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Schalick at Eastern, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Audubon at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Camden Academy Charter at Salem, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Cape May Tech, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Cape May Tech at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
GCIT at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Salem at Cumberland, 4 p.m.
Schalick vs. Hammonton
GIRLS TENNIS
Haddon Heights at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Triton, 4 p.m.

SEPT. 27
WJFL FOOTBALL
Glassboro at Woodbury
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Jefferson (2), noon
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Thomas Jefferson, noon

SEPT. 28
WJFL FOOTBALL
Audubon at Bishop Eustance
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Gloucester, 10 a.m.

SEPT. 29
FIELD HOCKEY
Pennsville at Oakcrest, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Clearview, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Timber Creek, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Cape May Tech at Salem, 4 p.m.
Moorestown Friends at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Buena, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Buena at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Salem at Cape May Tech, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Woodstown at Millville, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Cape May Tech at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.

SEPT. 30
BOYS SOCCER
Pennsville at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Salem at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Wildwood at Schalick, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Glassboro at Salem, 4 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Pitman, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Woodstown at Vineland, 3:45 p.m.
Pennsville at Mainland, 4 p.m.
CROSS COUNTRY
Batch Meet at Kingsway, 4 p.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Clearview at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.

OCT. 1
FIELD HOCKEY
Pennsville at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Salem at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Woodbury at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Clearview at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Triton at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Overbrook at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.

OCT. 2
WJFL FOOTBALL
Woodstown at Pleasantville, 7 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Pennsville at Paulsboro, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Clayton at Salem, 4 p.m.
Glassboro at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Salem at Clayton, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Pitman, 4 p.m.
Schalick vs. Overbrook
Woodstown at Glassboro
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 6:30 p.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Highland vs. Salem Tech, 4 p.m.

OCT. 3
WJFL FOOTBALL
Paulsboro at Schalick, 6 p.m.
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 6:30 p.m.
Collingswood at Sterling, 7 p.m.
Haddonfield at West Deptford, 7 p.m.
Glassboro at Deptford
Overbrook at Clayton
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem Tech at Winslow, 3:45 p.m.
OLMA at Salem, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Williamstown, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Salem Tech at Buena, 4 p.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Camden County Tech at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.

OCT. 4
WJFL FOOTBALL
Salem at Middle Twp., noon
Audubon at Gloucester Catholic, 11 a.m.
Gateway at Woodbury
BOYS SOCCER
Woodstown at Northern Burlington, 10 a.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Felician (2), noon

OCT. 6
FIELD HOCKEY
Absegami at Salem, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Hammonton, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Penns Grove at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Salem at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Wildwood at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Glassboro at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Salem, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Pennsville at Gloucester Catholic, 3:45 p.m.

OCT. 7
FIELD HOCKEY
Deptford at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Salem at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Kingsway at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Millville at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.

OCT. 8
BOYS SOCCER
Cumberland at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Pitman, 4 p.m.
Salem at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Palmyra, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Penns Grove at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Cumberland, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Pitman, 4 p.m.
Schalick vs. Gloucester Catholic
Woodstown at Salem, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Pennsville at Schalick, 3:45 p.m.
Penns Grove at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
OLMA at Salem, 4 p.m.
CROSS COUNTRY
Salem County Meet at Schalick, 3:30 p.m.

OCT. 9
WJFL FOOTBALL
Paulsboro at Pennsville, 6 p.m.
Haddon Heights at Woodstown, 7 p.m.
Cinnaminson at Glassboro
FIELD HOCKEY
Burlington City at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown at Schalick, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Camden Academy Charter at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Gloucester City at Salem, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Salem at Gloucester City, 4 p.m.

OCT. 10
WJFL FOOTBALL
Penns Grove at Delran, noon
Gloucester at Schalick, 6 p.m.
Collingswood at Audubon, 7 p.m.
Overbrook at Camden Catholic
Woodbury at Willingboro
FIELD HOCKEY
Overbrook at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
Salem at Gloucester City, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Penns Grove at Woodbury, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Paulsboro at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Woodstown at Pitman, 3:45 p.m.
Penns Grove at Salem, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Wildwood, 4:15 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC Prospect Showcase

OCT. 11
WJFL FOOTBALL
West Deptford at Salem, noon
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC Prospect Showcase

OCT. 12
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC Prospect Showcase
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Morris CC, CCBC at Salem CC, 10 a.m.

OCT. 13
GIRLS TENNIS
Haddon Heights at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.

OCT. 14
FIELD HOCKEY
Clayton at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Deptford, 4 p.m.
Salem at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Glassboro at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Salem, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Clayton, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Overbrook at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Salem at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
Schalick vs. Glassboro
Wildwood at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Woodstown at Overbrook, 3:45 p.m.
Glassboro at Salem, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Cape May Tech, 4 p.m.

OCT. 15
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem Tech at Highland, 4 p.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Triton at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.

OCT. 16
FIELD HOCKEY
Woodstown at GCIT, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Clayton at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Schalick, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Clayton at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Salem at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Schalick, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Salem at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Wildwood at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Glassboro at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.

OCT. 17
WJFL FOOTBALL
Camden Catholic at Collingswood, 6 p.m.
Lawrence at Pennsville, 6 p.m.
Salem at Woodstown, 7 p.m.
Schalick at Glassboro, 7 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem at Clayton, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Vineland at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Salem at Haddon Heights, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Salem at Cumberland, 4 p.m.

OCT. 18
WJFL FOOTBALL
Overbrook at Audubon, 11 a.m.
West Deptford at Paulsboro, 11 a.m.
Woodbury at Penns Grove, noon
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Wilmington (2), noon

OCT. 20
FIELD HOCKEY
Deptford at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Salem, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Gloucester Catholic at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Salem at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Sterling, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Pitman at Salem, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
Schalick vs. Penns Grove
Woodstown at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Woodstown at Schalick, 3:45 p.m.
Salem at Pitman, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Pennsville, 4:15 p.m.
CROSS COUNTRY
NJTAC at Salem Tech, 1 p.m.

OCT. 21
FIELD HOCKEY
Pennsville at Gateway, 4 p.m.

OCT. 22
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem Tech at Paulsboro, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Overbrook at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Collingswood, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Salem, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Clayton at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Salem at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Schalick vs. Pitman
GIRLS TENNIS
Pennsville at Pitman, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown at Glassboro, 3:45 p.m.
Overbrook at Salem, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
CROSS COUNTRY
TCC Championship at Cumberland, 3:30 p.m.

OCT. 23
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem Tech at Burlington City, 3:45 p.m.
Overbrook at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Salem, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Woodstown at Audubon, 7 p.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Timber Creek at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.

OCT. 24
WJFL FOOTBALL
Pennsville at Collingswood, 6 p.m.
West Deptford at Overbrook, 6 p.m.
Glassboro at Woodstown, 7 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem Tech at Overbrook, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Pennsville at Gloucester City, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Gloucester City at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Cumberland at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.

OCT. 25
WJFL FOOTBALL
Schalick at Woodbury, 11 a.m.
Penns Grove at Salem, noon
Clayton at Paulsboro, 12:30 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Schalick at Cherokee, 10 a.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Highland at Woodstown, 10 a.m.
Audubon at Schalick, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Woodstown at Highland, 10 a.m.
Penns Grove at Salem, noon
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Lincoln (2), noon

OCT. 27
BOYS SOCCER
Salem Tech at Paulsboro, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Triton, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Triton at Woodstown, 4 p.m.

OCT. 28
FIELD HOCKEY
Pennsville at Clayton, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Paulsboro at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Highland at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.

OCT. 29
FIELD HOCKEY
Mainland at Schalick, 4:15 p.m.

OCT. 30
BOYS SOCCER
Gateway at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Woodstown at Gateway

OCT. 31
FOOTBALL
First-round playoffs

NOV. 1
CROSS COUNTRY
NJSIAA Sectionals at DREAM Park

NOV. 2
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC Alumni Game, noon

NOV. 8
CROSS COUNTRY
NJSIAA State Championships

NOV. 26
WJFL FOOTBALL
Audubon at Haddon Twp., 6 p.m.

NOV. 27
WJFL FOOTBALL
Paul VI at Camden Catholic

Charging forward

Salem Tech bringing field hockey, baseball, softball on line in upcoming academic year, runs lineup of sports to 14

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

From the moment Salem County Vo-Tech instituted an athletics program the vision was to provide the most inclusive list of offerings. It’s been a slow process, but the growth has been steady, calculated and in line with the interests of the students.

The Chargers are growing again, bringing on line three more sports for the upcoming school year – field hockey this fall and baseball and softball in the spring.

“We’re just really excited to get started and kind of see (how it goes),” athletics director Jim Helder said. “Knowing that the interest is there makes us excited. I always say if the kids are excited for it I’m all for it, because it tells me we’re offering meaningful programs for them.

“Whenever we decide to add a new sport it’s not something we just act on quickly. We have to make sure that interest is going to be there and we want to make sure it doesn’t pull away from our current offerings. So we did a lot of interest meetings, polling, things like that and we decided to move forward.”

The additional sports bring to 14 the number the school offers – boys and girls cross country, soccer, basketball, bowling and volleyball; boys/coed golf; and, now, field hockey, softball and baseball.

The new sports will classify as Group II for NJSIAA playoff purposes because of the way the governing body counts its populations and play in the Tri-County Conference Classic Division, a convenient and appropriate replacement for Wildwood returning to the Cape Atlantic League in 2026-27. They will compete as an independent this coming school year because the conference is in the second of a two-year schedule cycle, but will be eligible for the state playoffs.

The most recent NJSIAA documents for Fall 2025-26 sports, updated September 2024, place Vo-Tech’s enrollment at 614 (two above the field hockey Group II threshold). All the other high schools in Salem County compete in Group I.

With Tech’s expansion, five of the six Salem County high schools now will play field hockey and all six will play baseball and softball.

Vo-Tech administrators have had a desire to add baseball for a while and began making Tri-County Conference administrators and member schools aware of their intention to bring the three new sports aboard in 2025-26 in the fall.

Coaches have been hired and facilities secured.

Maureen Lewis is the field hockey head coach, Pat Fisher will coach softball and John Helsel will coach baseball. All three are either teachers or staff members in the Vo-Tech school system and all have coaching experience on the school or youth levels. Fisher is the Cougars’ former boys basketball coach.

The Chargers will play all their home games in the new sports on dedicated on-campus facilities. The field hockey team’s first regular-season home game is Sept. 10 against Paulsboro. The spring schedules are still a work in progress.

The first-year schedules will be built around teams that did not qualify for the playoffs in their respective groups last season.

Because the programs are so new, Helder said it would “unfair” to place any expectations on their first-year success.

“I know as an AD I have three individuals (as coaches) who are going to run really good programs, that’ll be clean programs, the kids are going to learn a lot,” Helder said. “The coaches are going to give the kids everything they’ve got, which is really all I can ask for at that point.

“If they win, that’s kind of icing on the cake at that point. But our kids are going to learn these sports these sports the way, in my opinion, they should be learned, which is exciting.”

The additions have the potential to impact the rosters of the other county teams since the Salem Tech students who played their sport at their home district schools because Tech didn’t offer it previously now, by NJSIAA rule, have to play for the Chargers.

“I can’t give the actual number (of those athletes),” Helder said, “but I’ve sat in on the interest meetings and when the field hockey coaches asked how many are currently playing for their home district I would say on average maybe five or six hands went up. There may be some, but it didn’t seem to me like an overwhelming number.”

Jaxson Raymond, a rising sophomore at Vo-Tech who played baseball for Penns Grove this past spring and started summer basketball workouts for the Chargers Monday, is pleased his school will have a baseball team.

“I’m kind of happy, now that I don’t have to go back and forth,” he said. “I can just keep my bag there.”

Beating the clock

Wednesday roundup: Woodstown’s 4×800 relay qualifies for nationals at Meet of Champions; Pennsville announces Hall of Fame Class, names Athletes of the Year

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PENNSAUKEN – The Woodstown 4×800 relay team had one job in Wednesday’s NJSIAA Meet of Champions and they got it done.

Winning the race would have been a nice get, but the Wolverines were focused on posting a time that would get them in the New Balance Nationals at Franklin Field later this month.

They got it done, even with their anchor a little under the weather. The Group I champion quartet of Karson Chew, Jacob Marino, Cole Lucas and Josh Crawford finished fifth in the MOC, but their 7:54.84 set a new Group I record and got them into the nationals.

“One thing those guys won’t do is shy away from competition,” Wolverines coach Reggie Teemer said. “They feed off it.”

Salem County had athletes in 12 events at the all-group meet. Salem’s Anthony Parker had the best individual finish, placing fourth in the boys long jump with a best of 23-5. Crawford also finished seventh in the 800, Schalick’s David Stewart was eighth in the 400 hurdles and Cougars’ 4×100 relay team (Reggie Allen Jr., Michael Eberl, Zaeshawn Mills, David Stewart) finished sixth.

Woodstown’s 4×800 time was more than four seconds better than their winning time in last weekend’s Group I championship meet. They were just shy of a provisional qualifying time for the nationals, but wanted to run a race in their last chance to get in that would leave no doubt.

Chew led them out in 1:59.50. Marino kept them on pace with a 2:02.4. Lucas set them up with a 1:58.45. And Crawford, running with a “minor” cough and fever that “slightly impacted my running,” brought it home with two laps in the 50s and a 1:54.46. Christian Brothers Academy won the race with a collective 7:48.55.

“We came very mentally prepared to break our previous record in the 4×8 and qualify for the New Balance Nationals and I wasn’t going to let a sickness get in the way of that opportunity for my teammates,” Crawford said. “ I was proud of all my teammates for running this race as if it was our last and thankfully earning another opportunity because of the combined culmination of our efforts to give our senior, Cole, a sendoff for the record books.”

It was a busy day for the junior. He ran in three events. He ran 1:53.83 to get on the podium in the individual 800 and ran a leg on the 4×400 relay.

Here are the Salem County results from the Meet of Champions:

MEET OF CHAMPIONS
At Pennsauken HS
GIRLS
1600: 12. Jordan Hadfield, Schalick, 5:05.56
3200: 21. Jordan Hadfield, Schalick 10:58.85
Shot Put: T-20. Tatiyonna Crawford, Pennsville 34-6
Pole Vault: T-10. Megan Morris, Pennsville 10-6
BOYS
4×800: 5. Woodstown (Karson Chew, Jacob Marino, Cole Lucas, Josh Crawford) 7:54.84
400 Hurdles: 8. David Stewart, Schalick 54.53
4×100: 6. Schalick (Reggie Allen Jr., Michael Eberl, Zaeshawn Mills, David Stewart) 42.08
800: 7. Josh Crawford, Woodstown 1:53.83; 20. Cole Lucas, Woodstown 1:58.23
4×400: 21. Woodstown (Karson Chew, Kyle Reitz, Anthony Costello, Josh Crawford) 3:25.85
Javelin: 14. Connor Ayars, Pennsville 165-0
Long Jump: 4. Anthony Parker, Salem 23-5
Triple Jump: 26. Bryan Garlic, Penns Grove 41-4

Pennsville tabs Hall class

PENNSVILLE – Five decorated athletes spanning five sports and four decades, three successful head coaches and two state champion teams will comprise the 2025 class that will be inducted into the Pennsville Memorial High School Athletic Hall of Fame.

The class was announced at the school’s annual awards assembly Wednesday night. It will be formally inducted in ceremonies at the school Oct. 7.

The class includes athletes Tom Ridgway (Class of 1978), HJ Lopes (’79), Lisa Doran (’86), Dannielle Dolbow-Darby (’95) and Ashley Minch (’08); coaches Ryan Wood (football/baseball), Jack Hathaway (soccer) and Dan LaMont (tennis/wrestling); and the 2005 state champion girls tennis and baseball teams.

“The Hall of Fame Committee did a wonderful job spanning several decades in putting together this year’s class,” Eagles athletics director Jamy Thomas said. “We have a wide variety of sports recognized with our inductees from field hockey, baseball, softball, soccer and tennis. The athletes in this group may have had one sport in which they truly shined, but each of them were great all-around athletes.

“In regards to the coaches being honored this year I have had the opportunity to be taught by Coach Hathaway as a PMHS student and work alongside Coach Wood and Coach LaMont. They are a group of great coaches and even more importantly are great people who are wonderful role models for our student-athletes.”

At the same assembly, potential future Hall of Famers Megan Morris and Connor Ayars were recognized as the school’s PEPPA Scholar-Athletes of the Year. Morris is a multiple state champion pole vaulter and tennis player, while Ayars is football/track standout. Both competed at the Meet of Champions prior to attending the ceremonies.

**Megan Morris (L) and Connor Ayars were named Pennsville’s PEPPA Scholar-Athletes of the Year.**

First loss, last loss

Collingswood hands Schalick field hockey first loss of the season in the South Jersey Group I quarterfinals

SJ GROUP I PLAYOFFS
Wednesday’s Quarterfinals
Shore 11, Salem 0
Haddon Heights 4, Gloucester 0
West Deptford 9, Bordentown 0
Collingswood 3, Schalick 1

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PITTSGROVE – Among the keys to Schalick’s unprecedented field hockey success this season were a high-powered offense and a penchant for doing all the little things.

But both were missing Wednesday and the Cougars suffered their first loss of the season, 3-1 to 10th-seeded Collingswood in the South Jersey Group I quarterfinals.

“It was a tough one,” Schalick coach Heather Cheesman said. “I just think we didn’t do the little things. We were sloppy, not getting by, getting lots of cards, just little details. The little things hurt us.

“They weren’t doing them well, either, but they did them better than us. … They did what they had to do today to beat us.”

The Panthers (10-10) did what no team has been able to do to the Cougars this season – keep them out of the cage and, of course, beat them.

The Cougars (18-1-1) had scored 117 goals in their first 19 games and had outscored their last five opponents 43-1. They were held to fewer than three goals only three times all year and never fewer than two. None of their top goal scorers – Ava Scurry (40 goals), Phoebe Alward (29) or Luci Virga (22) – lit the lamp Wednesday.

“We were aware of their scorers,” Panthers coach Valerie Dayton said. “I’m going to be honest, we don’t get fancy. We don’t do or change up a whole lot because I find our kids are comfortable doing what they do best. We just kind of talk them through what they could expect and if they made some adjustments on their own, they played smart.

“We don’t have the greatest record. We don’t have a record like they do. But we play in an extremely tough conference, we schedule tough out of conference and we hope that it pays off down the road. I think they really experienced some of the best teams in South Jersey, so even though we didn’t always come out on the winning end, we learned some lessons and it paid off today.”

The Panthers came into Salem County twice this week and snagged playoff wins. They edged Woodstown on Monday 1-0. They are the lowest seeded team and their 10 losses the most of all remaining teams in in the any classification in South Jersey. They visit third-seeded West Deptford in the semifinals Monday. It’s their sixth straight trip to the semis.

“It was all from hard work all season,” Panthers senior Peyton Ryan said.

Schalick actually had the lead. Lena Virga converted a pass from her sister Luci for the first goal of the game with 8:27 left in the second quarter. The Panthers tied it on Sophia Mazur’s goal 1:35 before halftime and it stayed 1-1 until the Panthers scored twice in the fourth quarter.

Hazel Howkins broke the tie with 13:39 left on a penalty shot after Ryan got knocked down in the circle. With a flick of the wrist, Howkins sent her shot just past Cougar keeper Lydia Gilligan’s outstretched left hand. It was only the second time the Cougars had trailed all season.

“At first I was really nervous but I usually know where to place it because I practice them a lot since I’m the designated stroker,” she said. “I usually go to the right and just hope for the best … and try and be strong and send it hard.”

It was uncertain how much of the goal Howkins actually saw. She took a piece of sour candy in the left eye during some roughhousing with a teammate during the school day and said after the game things still looked a little hazy.

“It was a lot puffier earlier,” she said.

Collingswood continued to dominate the play and got some breathing room on Ryan’s power play goal with 3:28 left. It came off a third straight corner following the penalty.

“For us it’s hard to play a man down,” Cheesman said. “Because we do a lot of man-to-man marking, a man down is leaving somebody open. Any time the play is uneven it’s tough.”

The Cougars picked up their play in the final five minutes, but just couldn’t get one in the cage.

“I’m sad for them, but if they played this game like they played the last five minutes I think things would have turned out a lot different,” Cheesman said. “They just had a hard time putting it together today.”

SHORE 11, SALEM 0: The top-seeded Blue Devils (22-2) had their way with the Rams (9-6-1). Marielle Montenegro, Scarlett Watson, Marin Stefanelli and Gabby O’Brien all scored a pair of goals. Shore has outscored its first two tournament opponents 21-0.

Cover photo: Collingswood’s Hazel Howkins flicks a penalty shot past Schalick goalie Lydia Gilligan in the fourth quarter of their South Jersey Group I field hockey playoff game Wednesday. The shot broke a 1-1 tie.

Jumping with joy

Boggs’ golden goal gives Salem thrilling opening-round playoff victory, Schalick routs South Hunterdon, Woodstown upset in one-goal game

SJ GROUP I FIELD HOCKEY PLAYOFFS
Monday’s First-Round Games
Shore 10, Audubon 1
Salem 1, Florence 0 (OT)
Gloucester 4, Lower Cape May 0
Haddon Heights 1, Haddon Twp. 0
West Deptford 5, Maple Shade 0
Bordentown 4, Gateway 2
Collingswood 1, Woodstown 0
Schalick 11, South Hunterdon 0
Wednesday’s Quarterfinals
(8) Salem at (1) Shore
(5) Gloucester winner at (4) Haddon Heights
(11) Bordentown at (3) West Deptford
(10) Collingswood at (2) Schalick

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

SALEM – As soon as her shot settled into the back of the cage ending an intense afternoon of playoff field hockey, Audrey Boggs knew exactly what to do.

Julliana Love sent Boggs on a semi-breakaway late in the first overtime and the Salem junior beat keeper Mackenzie Cucinotta to an open right corner to give the Rams a 1-0 victory over Florence in Monday’s opening round of the South Jersey Group I playoffs.

In a move as choreographed as the goal itself, Boggs then raced over to a group of teammates huddling just outside the 25 and together they did a “Celebration Spin-Around.”

“It’s from the game Wii Sports Bowling and we all thought it would be really funny if we did that,” Boggs said. “When all of us came together were like we’ve got to do this, and we did it. “

The goal came with 3:50 left in the first 7-v-7 overtime. It broke the ice in a game that was typically of an 8-9 matchup in the bracket and looked destined for a shootout with both defenses and keepers turning away good scoring chances from the start. Salem had 16 shots on goal, Florence had 11 corners.

“Whenever I turn them back it always feels good on my part knowing I didn’t let a goal in and it helps my teammates not to let them down,” Rams goalie Ava Rodgers said.

It was Boggs’ fifth goal of the season, but her first since Rams coach Shanna Scott started sliding her forward to give the offense a late-season boost.

“That was the most exciting one, definitely,” Boggs said. “This was the best one for sure, a special one.”

It was Salem’s first win in the opening round of the playoffs since 2021 (Pitman) and second since 2015. The Rams (9-5-1) lost first-round games each of the last two years.

They now travel to top-seeded Shore (21-2) for Wednesday’s quarterfinals.

“The girls worked very hard for this game, they’ve worked very hard this season.,” Scott said. “I’m just so impressed with how well they’ve played this season and how far that they’ve come, because we lost our entire team last year (9 of 11 starters) and they really stepped up.”

**Salem goal scorer Audrey Boggs (5) joins her teammates in a Celebration Spin-Around after they beat Florence in the opening round of the South Jersey Group I field hockey playoffs.**

SCHALICK 11, SOUTH HUNTERDON 0: It took the unbeaten second-seeded Cougars a little while to get going, but once they got in gear they turned the afternoon into the easy victory everyone expected.

Their 11 goals were a season high. It was their fifth straight win and fourth straight shutout. They’ve won their last five games by a combined score of 43-1.

“It didn’t start out easy; they didn’t score any, but they were down in our end right out of the gate,” Schalick coach Heather Cheesman said. “It took a good five minutes for the girls to finally wake up and then things started rolling.

“We didn’t know what we were walking into with them. They came out a little bit flat. South Hunterdon was bringing it and the girls were like we need to step it up and they did.”

Ava Scurry had two goals and a career-high five assists, giving her 41 goals and 20 assists on the season, reaching 100 scoring points for the season (102) and giving the Cougars their second 20-20 scorer of the year.

Phoebe Alward, the founding member of the 20-20 Club, and Caylen Taylor both had hat tricks, and Luci Virga had a goal and three assists.

“They were deadly in their offensive circle,” Cheesman said. “As soon as they got down there, it was goal after goal after goal and they were working so good together. Some of the goals were really, really pretty. It looked good once they got rolling.”

The Cougars (18-0-1) now host Collingswood, a 1-0 upset winner of Woodstown, in Thursday’s quarterfinals.

COLLINGSWOOD 1, WOODSTOWN 0: Peyton Ryan scored the game’s only goal off a corner at the 5:15 mark of the third quarter on an assist from Cecilia Clark.

This week’s schedule

The South Jersey Group I & II playoffs in boys soccer, girls soccer, field hockey and volleyball get underway this week. Here is the weekly sports schedule for teams in Salem County for the week of Nov. 4-9

NOV. 4
GIRLS SOCCER
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP I TOURNAMENT
(9) Clayton at (8) Gateway, 2 p.m.
(12) Pennsville at (5) Riverside, 3 p.m.
(13) Buena at (4) Haddon Twp., 4 p.m.
(14) Wildwood at (3) Woodstown, 2 p.m.
(11) Maple Shade at (6) Palmyra, 2 p.m.
(10) Pitman at (7) Glassboro, 2 p.m.
(15) Cape May Tech at (2) Schalick, 3 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP I TOURNAMENT
(16) Audubon at (1) Shore
(9) Florence at (8) Salem, 2 p.m.
(12) Lower Cape May at (5) Gloucester
(13) Haddon Twp. at (4) Haddon Heights
(14) Maple Shade at (3) West Deptford
(11) Bordentown at (6) Gateway, 4 p.m.
(10) Collingswood at (7) Woodstown
(15) South Hunterdon at (2) Schalick, 2 p.m.

NOV. 5
BOYS SOCCER
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP I TOURNAMENT
(16) Cape May Tech at (1) Schalick, 2 p.m.
(9) Penns Grove at (8) Pitman, 2 p.m.
(12) Gateway at (5) Audubon, 2 p.m.
(13) Pennsville at (4) Haddon Twp., 4 p.m.
(14) Woodbury at (3) Palmyra, 4 p.m.
(11) Glassboro at (6) Riverside, 4 p.m.
(10) Maple Shade at (7) Wildwood, 2 p.m.
(15) Clayton at (2) Woodstown, 4 p.m.
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP II TOURNAMENT
(15) Salem Tech at (2) Haddon Heights
VOLLEYBALL
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP II TOURNAMENT
(14) Salem Tech at (3) Seneca

NOV. 6
FIELD HOCKEY
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP I TOURNAMENT
Salem at Shore, 4 p.m.
Gloucester at Haddon Heights, 2 p.m.
Bordentown at West Deptford, 2 p.m.
Collingswood at Schalick, 2 p.m.
WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Bryn Mawr, 7 p.m.

NOV. 7
GIRLS SOCCER
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP I TOURNAMENT
Gateway at Audubon
Riverside at Haddon Twp.
Palmyra at Woodstown
Glassboro at Schalick

NOV. 8
FOOTBALL
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP I PLAYOFFS
Riverside at Glassboro, 6 p.m.
Paulsboro at Schalick, 6 p.m.
CENTRAL JERSEY GROUP I PLAYOFFS
Pennsville at Woodstown, 7 p.m.
Woodbury at Shore, 7 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP I TOURNAMENT
Pitman at Schalick
Audubon at Haddon Twp.
Riverside Palmyra
Wildwood at Woodstown

NOV. 9
CROSS COUNTRY
NJSIAA Group Championships, Holmdel Park
MENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Delaware County CC at Salem CC, noon

Wednesday’s scores

GIRLS SOCCER
Woodstown 2, Vineland 2: Talia Battavio scored two goals in the second half as the teams played to a draw in the Wolverines’ final regular season game. The goals gave her 62 for her career and 149 points. Gina Murray and Sophie Wells had the assists on the goals. Ellie Wygand made 15 saves in the Woodstown goal.

BOYS SOCCER
Salem at Gloucester Catholic

FIELD HOCKEY
Oakcrest at Pennsville