Category: PENNS GROVE

Pennsville rallies

Eagles score 5 after a moment of reflection to rally past Gloucester Catholic in season opener, Weber fans career high 10; Woodstown no-hits Penns Grove

MONDAY SOFTBALL
Pennsville 8, Gloucester Catholic 5
Salem Tech 16, Lindenwold 5
Schalick 6, Glassboro 5
Wildwood 10, Salem 0
Woodstown 20, Penns Grove 0

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PENNSVILLE – Between the top and bottom of the sixth inning Monday Pennsville catcher Kylie Harris, as she’s been known to do, called her teammates to a huddle in front of the dugout. Even though they trailed at the time, she told them with the ability she knows they have there still was time to pull out the game and they should try “any way you can” to make it happen, preferably in this next half inning they batted.

The Eagles answered her call, rallying for five runs in the home sixth to turn a day-long game of catch-up into an 8-5 season-opening win over Gloucester Catholic.

“We were definitely falling behind a little bit and I knew we had it in us to really get the ball rolling and after that we did,” Harris said. “I think that really gave us all a little push.”

Eagles coach Beth Jackson has been known to turn things over to her players once the game begins in recent years. She’ll give them words of encouragement and instruction in the pre-game and post-game huddles – and if anything needs to be added to the players’ moment – but once that first pitch is thrown she pretty much leaves it to them to provide the inspiration.

It’s not always the same player who delivers the message, and it doesn’t always happen in the sixth inning, but Harris, somehow, always seems to be in the middle of it.

“She does that a lot,” outfielder Kenzie Widener said. “It helps us get motivated and pumped up so we can get out of our heads and just keep firing at the ball. Even if we were down by one she would just give off this giant speech that would make us work together to win that game. I think that really got us together and helped us win.”

The Eagles needed something. They fell behind 3-0 in the first inning and trailed 5-3 going into the home sixth.

Reagan Wariwanchik got the rally started with a one-out single into right field. The Lions booted Gianna Evans’ double-play grounder to keep the inning alive and Gracie Mease loaded based with a bunt single. The next three hitters – the top of the Eagles’ talented lineup – all batted with the bases loaded and they all delivered.

Lily Edwards singled to make it 5-4. Graillyn Weber followed with a single to left to tie the game at 5. Harris gave them the lead with a sacrifice fly. And after Avery Watson walked to reload the bases, Widener, just looking to make contact to extend the lead, did just that and ripped a two-run single to make it 8-5. Widener went 3-for-4 in the game.

“It was a great comeback,” Widener said. “I think it was well deserved. We work our butts off out here. We did what we could to come back and win.”

“That’s the team I just know we are capable of being all the time and it was just so great to see the bats back,” Harris said. “I definitely think we had a little bit of nerves (because of the) first home game. I think we were just trying to get back in the groove, but that last inning, seeing that rally, it was so much fun.”

Now with a lead to protect, Weber finished off the Lions from the circle. And even when the visitors got a runner on in the seventh she didn’t flinch. Harris picked that runner off first to end the game.

Weber looked comfortable in her new role as the Eagles’ main pitcher. She gave up seven hits and hits and struck out 10, beating her career-high she established last year against the Lions (seven). After the Lions scored their three in the first, the junior struck out the side in the second and gave up just two runs and three hits the rest of the way – none over the final 2 1/3.

“I might have just thrown too much over the plate in the beginning,” she said, “but then I got used to the umpire and what his zone was and that helped.

“I’m definitely more confident this year, for sure. I’m excited to be pitching and I like it. I’m glad to be out there.”

Gloucester Catholic (0-2)3010100-562
Pennsville (1-0)010115x-8112
WP: Graillyn Weber. LP: Maddie McGinn.

SCHALICK 6, GLASSBORO 5: Freshman starting pitcher Noelani Whitley’s inside-the-park home run with one out in the sixth inning gave the Cougars a 6-4 lead and freshman Kaylee Broflin turned back Glassboro’s threat in the seventh inning after the Bulldogs put the tying run in scoring position with one out.

The Cougars broke a scoreless tie with five in the fourth. They scored the first three runs when the Bulldogs misplayed a grounder off Whitley’s bat and scored the other two on an error on a bad throw to thwart a stolen base.

“Our freshmen pitchers did a great job today,” Cougars coach Rick Higinbotham said. :They were throwing strikes and keeping the ball down in the zone. I was pleased with their performance.”

Glassboro (1-1)0000311-583
Schalick (1-0)000501x-653
WP: Noelani Whitley. LP: Gianna Askin. HR: Noelani Whitley.

WOODSTOWN 20, PENNS GROVE 0: The Wolverines opened their season by converting 14 walks and seven hit batsmen into 20 runs and three pitchers combined on a four-inning no-hitter. They already were leading 9-0 when they erupted for 11 runs in the third inning. Leah Clark, Madison Roback and Brianna Hitchner combined for the no-hitter, facing one batter over the minimum. The only two base runners they allowed reached on errors and one eventually got cut down at the plate.

Penns Grove (0-1)0000-003
Woodstown (1-0)54(11)x-2062
WP: Leah Clark. LP: Domari Torres Caraballo.

SALEM TECH 16, LINDENWOLD 5: The Chargers erupted for 10 runs in the first inning and coasted to their third victory. Shelby Drummond, Isabele Roberts and Rachel Reed drove in three hits apiece. Drummond and Roberts both had two-run doubles in the big first inning. Roberts pitched the first two innings and retired all six batters she faced, striking out five.

Lindenwold (0-1)0032-526
Salem Tech (3-1)(10)60x-1693
WP: Isabele Roberts. LP: Veronica Guardado.

WILDWOOD 10, SALEM 0: Addison Troiano went 4-for-4 with three extra-base hits and drove in five runs and Emma Contreras held the Rams to three hits while striking out 14 in six innings. Isla Bohn had all three Salem hits, singles in the first, third and fifth.

Salem (0-2)000000-034
Wildwood (1-1)3011051090
WP: Emma Contreras. LP: Avah Brown.


This week’s schedule

Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of March 30-April 4

MONDAY, MARCH 30
BASEBALL
Salem Tech at Lindenwold
Schalick at Glassboro
Wildwood at Salem
Woodstown at Penns Grove
SOFTBALL
Glassboro at Schalick
Gloucester Catholic at Pennsville
Lindenwold at Salem Tech
Penns Grove at Woodstown
Salem at Wildwood
GOLF
Woodstown vs. Pennsville, Sakima CC, 3:30 p.m.
Schalick vs. Wildwood at Union League GC, 3:30 p.m.
Schalick girls vs. Williamstown, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Gloucester Catholic, Sakima CC, 3:45 p.m.
TENNIS
Penns Grove at Glassboro
Pennsville at Wildwood
Schalick at Clayton
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Highland at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
Woodstown at St. Joseph
GIRLS LACROSSE
Cedar Creek at Woodstown

TUESDAY, MARCH 31
SOFTBALL
Salem Tech at Pilgrim Academy
Sterling at Woodstown
BOYS TRACK
Penns Grove at Glassboro
BOYS TENNIS
Woodstown at Clearview, 3:45 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Montgomery County, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Lackawanna, 3 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1
BASEBALL
Penns Grove at Gateway
Pitman at Pennsville
Schalick at Woodstown
Wildwood Catholic at Salem Tech
SOFTBALL
Highland at Salem Tech
Penns Grove at Paulsboro
Pennsville at Pitman
Salem vs. Gloucester Catholic
Schalick at Woodstown
GOLF
Schalick vs. Washington Twp., Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
Schalick girls vs. Clearview, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Wildwood, Sakima CC, 3:45 p.m.
TENNIS
Clayton at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Triton at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Schalick at Glassboro
BOYS TRACK
Schalick at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Overbrook at Woodstown
GIRLS TRACK
Pennsville at Schalick, 3:45 p.m.
Overbrook at Woodstown
Penns Grove at Glassboro
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
LEAP at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Lower Cape May
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Montgomery County at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.

THURSDAY, APRIL 2
BASEBALL
Penns Grove at Pleasantville, 1:30 p.m.
Wildwood Catholic at Salem Tech, 2 p.m.
Schalick at Ocean City
Woodstown at Haddon Heights
SOFTBALL
Clearview at Schalick
Highland at Salem Tech
Woodstown at Haddon Heights
BOYS GOLF
Woodstown vs. Pitman, Town & Country, 3:45 p.m.
Schalick vs. Overbrook, Kresson GC
BOYS TENNIS
Pennsville at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Monroe-Bronx, 2 p.m.

FRIDAY, APRIL 3
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Howard CC at Salem CC, 3 p.m.

SATURDAY, APRIL 4
SOFTBALL
Pennsville in Thunderbolt Tournament, Millville
TRACK
Salem, Schalick at Deptford Relays, 9 a.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Washington Twp. at Woodstown, 10 a.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Mercer, noon

Friday sports report

Here are scores and highlights from Friday’s Salem County high school sports action

BASEBALL
LEAP at Penns Grove, ppd.
Salem Tech at Cape May Tech, ppd

BOYS TENNIS
MAINLAND 5, WOODSTOWN 0
Luigi Batioja (M) def. Drew Stengel, 6-1, 6-1
Laksh Patel (M) def. Mason Shimp, 6-1, 6-1
Owen Medland (M) def. Nicholas DiTeodoro, 6-1, 6-1
Vikram Bansal-Ben Kahn (M) def. Luke Shaw-Vincent Merendino, 4-6, 6-3, 10-8
Jacob Reynolds-Liam Blake (M) def. Josh King-Connor Miller, 6-3, 6-3
Records: Mainland 2-0, Woodstown 0-1.

This week’s schedule

Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of March 23-28; all events 4 p.m. unless noted; x-scrimmage

MONDAY, MARCH 23
BASEBALL
x-Penns Grove at Pleasantville
x-Woodstown at Deptford
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Cape May Tech at Salem Tech 3:45 p.m.
GOLF
Woodstown vs. Triton, Town & Country, 3:30 p.m.
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick vs. Washington Twp., Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.

TUESDAY, MARCH 24
BASEBALL
x-Schalick at Highland
SOFTBALL
x-Camden County Tech at Woodstown
Cape May Tech at Salem Tech
x-LEAP at Penns Grove
TENNIS
Pennsville at Cedar Creek
GOLF
Woodstown vs. Clearview, Town & Country, 3:30 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
x-Woodstown at Haddon Twp., 6 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Delaware County, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Raritan Valley, 3:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25
BASEBALL
Cumberland at Salem
x-Camden Tech at Schalick
x-LEAP at Penns Grove
x-Salem Tech at Winslow
x-Woodstown at GCIT
SOFTBALL
x-Penns Grove at Highland
Salem at Cumberland
x-Schalick at Camden Tech
GOLF
Schalick vs. Woodstown, Town & Country, 3:30 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Clayton, The Birches, 3:45 p.m.
TENNIS
Lower Cape May at Schalick
TRACK
x-Bridgeton at Salem
BOYS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Cedar Creek, 5:15 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Delaware County at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.

THURSDAY, MARCH 26
BASEBALL
Cumberland at Salem Tech
x-Highland at Woodstown
SOFTBALL
Salem Tech at Clayton
GOLF
Schalick girls vs. Kingsway, RiverWinds, 3:30 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. West Deptford, River Winds, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown vs. GCIT, Town & Country, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
x-St. Joseph at Woodstown
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at CCBC-Catonsville, 3 p.m.

FRIDAY, MARCH 27
BASEBALL
LEAP at Penns Grove
Salem Tech at Cape May Tech
SOFTBALL
Salem Tech at Gateway
TRACK
Woodstown at Pennsville
BOYS TENNIS
Mainland at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
Cinnaminson at Woodstown
COLLEGE BASEBALL
RCSJ-Cumberland at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, MARCH 28
TRACK
Schalick at Delsea, 11 a.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Cumberland (2), noon
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Morris at Salem CC, noon

TCC All-Stars

Here are the Tri-County Conference basketball all-star teams as voted by the coaches

BOYS

CLASSIC DIVISION

FIRST TEAMPTSRBSECOND TEAMPTSRB
Tymear Lecator, Salem498112Trevor Troiano, Wildwood294140
James Fritz, Clayton461205Kevin Mosley, Clayton23047
Deshaan Williams, Salem323229Lucas Razze, Pitman25684
Parker DeChristopher, Pitman40069Owen Bannon, Wildwood21681
Nolan Mawhinney, Wildwood378167Neziah Spence, Salem24940

DIAMOND DIVISION

FIRST TEAMPTSRBSECOND TEAMPTSRB
Lamar Little, Overbrook496128Elijah Caesar, Woodstown27498
Xavier Sabb, Glassboro40027Geonni Conrad, Penns Grove27081
Bilal Robinson, Overbrook392153Julian Dickerson, Schalick25786
Roman Gipson, Penns Grove326102Mason O’Brien, Pennsville23641
Blake Bialecki, Woodstown381119JR Stanley, Overbrook223124

GIRLS

DIAMOND DIVISION

FIRST TEAMPTSRBSECOND TEAMPTSRB
Keziah Brackett, Glassboro659176Nevaeh Robinson, Schalick302208
Taylor Bass, Pennsville355112Keziah Patterson, Penns Grove27269
Marley Wood, Pennsville299172Gianna Simon, Overbrook404114
Lauren Hengel, Woodstown284231Sianna Wedderburn, Glassboro145247
Sanaa Thomas, Glassboro155162Kendall Young, Woodstown251136

CLASSIC DIVISION

FIRST TEAMPTSRBSECOND TEAMPTSRB
Angela Wilber, Wildwood33788Addison Troiano, Wildwood245166
Rebecca Benichou, Wildwood401105India Bryant, Clayton31059
Deondria Simon, Clayton28192Carlysia Pierce, Salem173142
Dyaira Anderson, Salem234263Joelle Murphy, Wildwood288242
Audrey Duffield, Pitman185NAShelby Liber, Salem Tech9917

Salem County Spring 2026

Here is the Salem County sports schedule for Spring 2026; events at 4 p.m. unless noted; administrators/coaches forward updates to al.muskewitz@gmail.com; x-scrimmage

MARCH 16
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Northampton at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.

MARCH 17
TENNIS
x-Cumberland at Schalick
BOYS LACROSSE
x-Woodstown at Absegami, 5 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Northampton (2), noon

MARCH 18
BASEBALL
x-Millville at Pennsville
SOFTBALL
x-Middle Twp. at Schalick
TENNIS
x-Millville at Pennsville

MARCH 19
BASEBALL
x-Bridgeton at Salem
x-Schalick at Paulsboro
SOFTBALL
x-Gateway at Woodstown
x-Salem at Bridgeton
TENNIS
x-West Deptford at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
x-Delran at Woodstown, 4:15 p.m.

MARCH 20
BASEBALL
x-ACIT at Salem
Pennsville at West Deptford
SOFTBALL
x-Salem at Lower Cape May
x-Salem Tech at Schalick
BOYS GOLF
Woodstown vs. Delsea, Wild Oaks GC, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Atlantic Cape at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Bucks at Salem CC, 3 p.m.

MARCH 21
TRACK
Woodstown at Upper Darby Relays, 9:30 a.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Atlantic Cape (2), noon

MARCH 22
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Delaware Tech, noon

MARCH 23
BASEBALL
x-Penns Grove at Pleasantville
x-Woodstown at Deptford
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Cape May Tech, 3:45 p.m.
GOLF
Woodstown vs. Triton, Town & Country, 3:30 p.m.

MARCH 24
SOFTBALL
x-Camden County Tech at Woodstown
Cape May Tech at Salem Tech
x-LEAP at Penns Grove
TENNIS
Pennsville at Cedar Creek
GOLF
Woodstown vs. Clearview, Town & Country, 3:30 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
x-Woodstown at Haddon Twp., 6 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Delaware County, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Raritan Valley, 3:30 p.m.

MARCH 25
BASEBALL
Cumberland at Salem
x-Camden Tech at Schalick
x-LEAP at Penns Grove
x-Salem Tech at Winslow
x-Woodstown at GCIT
SOFTBALL
Salem at Cumberland
x-Schalick at Camden Tech
GOLF
Schalick vs. Woodstown, Town & Country, 3:30 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Clayton, The Birches, 3:45 p.m.
TENNIS
Lower Cape May at Schalick
TRACK
x-Bridgeton at Salem
BOYS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Cedar Creek, 4 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Delaware County at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.

MARCH 26
BASEBALL
Cumberland at Salem Tech
x-Highland at Woodstown
SOFTBALL
Salem Tech at Clayton
GOLF
Schalick girls vs. Lower Cape May at RiverWinds, 3:30 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. West Deptford, River Winds, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown vs. GCIT, Town & Country, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
x-St. Joseph at Woodstown
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at CCBC-Catonsville, 3 p.m.

MARCH 27
BASEBALL
Salem Tech at Cape May Tech
SOFTBALL
Salem Tech at Gateway
TRACK
Woodstown at Pennsville
BOYS TENNIS
Mainland at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
Cinnaminson at Woodstown
COLLEGE BASEBALL
RCSJ-Cumberland at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.

MARCH 28
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Cumberland (2), noon
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Morris at Salem CC, noon

MARCH 30
BASEBALL
Salem Tech at Lindenwold
Schalick at Glassboro
Wildwood at Salem
Woodstown at Penns Grove
SOFTBALL
Glassboro at Schalick
Gloucester at Pennsville
Lindenwold at Salem Tech
Penns Grove at Woodstown
Salem at Wildwood
GOLF
Woodstown vs. Pennsville, 3:30 p.m.
Schalick girls vs. Williamstown, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Gloucester Catholic, Sakima CC, 3:45 p.m.
TENNIS
Pennsville at Wildwood
Schalick at Clayton
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Highland at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
Woodstown at St. Joseph
GIRLS LACROSSE
Cedar Creek at Woodstown

MARCH 31
SOFTBALL
Salem Tech at Pilgrim Academy
Sterling at Woodstown
BOYS TRACK
Penns Grove at Glassboro
BOYS TENNIS
Woodstown at Clearview, 3:45 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Montgomery County, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Lackawanna, 3 p.m.

APRIL 1
BASEBALL
Penns Grove at Gateway
Pitman at Pennsville
Schalick at Woodstown
Wildwood Catholic at Salem Tech
SOFTBALL
Highland at Salem Tech
Pennsville at Pitman
Salem at Deptford
Schalick at Woodstown
GOLF
Schalick girls vs. Clearview, Westwood GC, 3:30 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Wildwood, Sakima CC, 3:45 p.m.
TENNIS
Clayton at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Triton at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Schalick at Glassboro
BOYS TRACK
Schalick at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Overbrook at Woodstown
GIRLS TRACK
Pennsville at Schalick, 3:45 p.m.
Overbrook at Woodstown
Penns Grove at Glassboro
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
LEAP at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Lower Cape May
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Montgomery County, 3:17 p.m.

APRIL 2
BASEBALL
Pleasantville at Penns Grove, 1:30 p.m.
Schalick at Ocean City
Woodstown at Haddon Heights
SOFTBALL
Clearview at Schalick
Woodstown at Haddon Heights
BOYS GOLF
Woodstown vs. Pitman, Town & Country, 3:45 p.m.
Schalick vs. Overbrook, Kresson GC
BOYS TENNIS
Pennsville at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Monroe-Bronx, 2 p.m.

APRIL 3
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Howard CC at Salem CC, 3 p.m.

APRIL 4
SOFTBALL
Pennsville in Thunderbolt Tournament, Millville
GIRLS LACROSSE
Washington Twp. at Woodstown, 10 a.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Mercer, noon

APRIL 6
BASEBALL
Glassboro at Woodstown
Schalick at Clayton
SOFTBALL
Clayton at Schalick
Woodstown at Glassboro
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick vs. Cumberland, Centerton CC, 3:30
TENNIS
Pennsville at West Deptford, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Cinnaminson at Woodstown, 10 a.m.

APRIL 7
BASEBALL
Rancocas Valley at Schalick, 10 a.m.
Overbrook at Pennsville
Woodstown at Glassboro
SOFTBALL
Pennsville at Overbrook
Woodstown at Glassboro
BOYS GOLF
Cumberland at Schalick, 3:30 p.m.
Woodstown vs. Overbrook, Town & Country, 3:30 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Pitman, Pitman GC, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS TRACK
Pennsville at Penns Grove
TENNIS
Pennsville at Glassboro, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown at Deptford, 3:45 p.m.
Mainland at Schalick
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Kingsway at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
Clearview at Woodstown
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Clearview
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Delaware Tech at Salem CC, 3 p.m.

APRIL 8
BASEBALL
Penns Grove at Salem
SOFTBALL
Salem at Penns Grove
Woodstown at Gloucester Catholic
TENNIS
Kingsway at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
BCIT at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS GOLF
Woodstown vs. West Deptford, RiverWinds, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Cecil, 2 p.m.

APRIL 9
BASEBALL
Overbrook at Schalick
Penns Grove at Glassboro
Pennsville at Clayton
Salem at Pitman
Salem Tech at Wildwood Catholic
SOFTBALL
LEAP at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
Clayton at Pennsville
Glassboro at Penns Grove
Pitman at Salem
Schalick at Overbrook
BOYS GOLF
Salem Tech vs. Overbrook, Kresson GC, 3:30 p.m.
Schalick vs. Pennsville, Sakima CC, 3:30 p.m.
Woodstown vs. Cumberland, Town & Country, 3:30 p.m.
TENNIS
Pennsville at Delsea, 3:45 p.m.
Schalick at Overbrook
Woodstown at Haddon Heights
TRACK
Overbrook at Schalick, 3:45 p.m.
Pennsville at Penns Grove
Woodstown at Glassboro
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Triton, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
Holy Spirit at Woodstown
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Holy Spirit

APRIL 10
BASEBALL
Haddon Heights at Pennsville
Overbrook at Penns Grove
Winslow at Salem Tech
Woodstown at Collingswood
SOFTBALL
Glassboro at Woodstown
Pennsville at Haddon Heights
Schalick at Gloucester Catholic
Salem Tech at Haddonfield, 4:15 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Middlesex at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.

APRIL 11
BASEBALL
Schalick at Gloucester, TBD
Woodstown at Haddon Twp., 11 a.m.
BOYS TRACK
Salem, Woodstown at West Deptford Relays, 9 a.m.
GIRLS TRACK
Woodstown at Univ. of Delaware Invitational
Salem at West Deptford Relays, 9 a.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Middlesex (2), noon
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Delaware Tech at Salem CC, noon

APRIL 13
BASEBALL
Salem at Clayton
Salem Tech at Mastery Charter
Schalick at Penns Grove
Wildwood at Pennsville
Woodstown at Overbrook
SOFTBALL
Clayton at Salem
Overbrook at Woodstown
Penns Grove at Schalick
Pennsville at Wildwood
BOYS GOLF
Schalick vs. Woodstown, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Clayton, Sakima CC, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick vs. OLMA, White Oaks CC, 3:30 p.m.
TRACK
Gloucester Catholic, Wildwood at Salem
TENNIS
Highland at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Pennsville at Millville, 3:45 p.m.
Wildwood at Schalick
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Williamstown, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
Kingsway at Woodstown
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Kingsway
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Harford, 1 p.m.

APRIL 14
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick vs. Washington Twp., 3:30 p.m.

APRIL 15
BASEBALL
Pennsville at Penns Grove
Pitman at Schalick
Salem at Woodstown
SOFTBALL
Penns Grove at Pennsville
Woodstown at Salem
Schalick at Pitman
BOYS GOLF
Woodstown vs. Pennsville, Town & Country, 3:30 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Gloucester Catholic, Westwood GC, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick vs. Delsea, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
TENNIS
Timber Creek at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Pennsville at Schalick
TRACK
Schalick at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Glassboro at Pennsville
Penns Grove at Overbrook
Pitman at Salem
GIRLS TRACK
Pennsville at Glassboro
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Mainland

APRIL 16
BASEBALL
Bridgeton at Penns Grove
Pennsville at Millville
SOFTBALL
Sterling at Schalick
TENNIS
Cumberland at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
TRACK
Woodstown at Lenape, 3:30 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
Mainland at Woodstown
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Mercer at Salem CC, 3 p.m.

APRIL 17
BASEBALL
Cumberland at Woodstown
Middle Twp. at Salem
Salem Tech at Atlantic City
SOFTBALL
Cape May Tech at Salem
Woodstown at Cumberland
TENNIS
Pitman at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown at Delsea, 3:45 p.m.
Schalick at Penns Grove
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Millville
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Camden, 3 p.m.

APRIL 18
BASEBALL
Schalick at Haddon Twp., TBD
Salem at Gloucester, 10 a.m.
Sterling at Woodstown, 11 a.m.
TRACK
Woodbury Relays
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Camden at Salem CC (2), noon
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Sussex, noon

APRIL 20
BASEBALL
Salem Tech at Pilgrim Academy
SOFTBALL
Buena at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at LEAP, 3:45 p.m.

APRIL 21
BASEBALL
Penns Grove at Overbrook
Salem Tech at Clayton
BOYS GOLF
Schalick vs. Overbrook, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Wildwood, Union League National, 3:45 p.m.
TENNIS
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 3:45 p.m.
Pitman at Schalick
TRACK
Penns Grove at Schalick, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
GCIT at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Bergen at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Morris, 3:30 p.m.

APRIL 22
BASEBALL
Overbrook at Penns Grove
SOFTBALL
Penns Grove at Overbrook
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick vs. Williamstown, Scotland Run, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Bergen, 3:30 p.m.

APRIL 23
SOFTBALL
LEAP at Penns Grove
BOYS GOLF
Schalick vs. Cumberland, Running Deer GC, 3:30 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Pitman, Sakima CC, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown vs. Sterling, Town & Country, 3:45 p.m.
TENNIS
Schalick at Haddon Heights
TRACK
Clayton at Salem
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Brookdale, 3:30 p.m.

APRIL 24
BASEBALL
Buena at Salem
Cape May Tech at Salem Tech
Penns Grove at Winslow
SOFTBALL
Lower Cape May at Salem
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Gloucester, 3:30 p.m.

APRIL 25
BASEBALL
Schalick at Vineland, 10 a.m.
SOFTBALL
Salem Tech at Highland, 10 a.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
RCSJ-Gloucester at Salem CC (2), noon
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Raritan Valley at Salem CC, noon

APRIL 27
BASEBALL
Pennsville at Pitman
Salem at Gateway
Salem Tech at Bridgeton
Schalick vs. Woodstown, Elmer LL, 6:30 p.m.
SOFTBALL
Gloucester Catholic at Salem
Pitman at Pennsville
Schalick vs. Woodstown, Elmer LL, 6:30 p.m.
BOYS GOLF
Schalick vs. Pennsville, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
Woodstown vs. Cumberland, TBA, 3:30 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Triton, Valleybrook CC, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick vs. Clearview, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
TENNIS
Wildwood at Pennsville
TRACK
Schalick at Glassboro, 3:45 p.m.
Overbrook at Pennsville
Penns Grove at Woodstown
GIRLS TRACK
Overbrook at Pennsville
BOYS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Washington Twp., 5:30 p.m.

APRIL 28
BASEBALL
Camden Academy Charter at Salem Tech
Penns Grove at Bridgeton
SOFTBALL
Salem Tech at Camden Academy Charter, 3:45 p.m.
TENNIS
West Deptford at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Clayton at Schalick
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Timber Creek at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Williamstown
GIRLS LACROSSE
West Deptford at Woodstown

APRIL 29
BASEBALL
Pennsville at Woodstown
Pitman at Penns Grove
Salem at Overbrook
SOFTBALL
Overbrook at Salem
Penns Grove at Pitman
Woodstown at Pennsville
Schalick at Wildwood, 4:15 p.m.
BOYS GOLF
Schalick vs. Pitman, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Williamstown, Scotland Run CC, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick vs. Cumberland, Running Deer GC, 3:30 p.m.
TENNIS
Pennsville at Clayton, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown at Triton, 3:45 p.m.
Glassboro at Schalick

APRIL 30
BASEBALL
Schalick at Clearview
SOFTBALL
Salem Tech at Bridgeton
Winslow at Penns Grove
Woodstown at Washington Twp.
TRACK
Salem County Championships, Pennsville, 3:30 p.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Camden Co. Tech, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS GOLF
Woodstown vs. Wildwood, Town & Country, 3:30 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Ocean City

MAY 1
BASEBALL
Gloucester at Woodstown
Lindenwold at Salem Tech
Pennsville at Salem
SOFTBALL
Camden Tech at Schalick
Salem at Pennsville
Salem Tech at Lindenwold
TENNIS
Deptford at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Glassboro at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at BCIT, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Maple Shade at Woodstown
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Union at Salem CC

MAY 2
BASEBALL
Schalick at Timber Creek
Woodstown at Audubon, 11 a.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Highland, 3:45 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Union (2), noon

MAY 4
BASEBALL
LEAP at Salem Tech
Salem at Pennsville
Delran at Woodstown, 4:15 p.m.
Bridgeton at Schalick, 6 p.m.
SOFTBALL
LEAP at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
Schalick at Triton
West Deptford at Pennsville
Cinnaminson at Woodstown, 4:15 p.m.
BOYS GOLF
NJSIAA Playoffs, Cream Ridge CC
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick vs. Kingsway, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
TENNIS
Woodstown at Overbrook, 3:45 p.m.
TRACK
Woodstown in Haddonfield Invitational, 5 p.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Highland, 3:45 p.m.

MAY 5
BASEBALL
Clayton at Pennsville
Glassboro at Penns Grove
Pitman at Salem
Salem Tech at Wildwood
Schalick at Overbrook
SOFTBALL
Penn Tech at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
Overbrook at Schalick
Pennsville at Clayton
Penns Grove at Glassboro
Salem at Pitman
Woodstown at Maple Shade
BOYS GOLF
Schalick vs. Gloucester Catholic, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Pennsville, Sakima CC, 3:30 p.m.
Woodstown vs. Highland, Town & Country, 3:30 p.m.
TENNIS
Bridgeton at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown at Highland, 3:45 p.m.
Schalick at Wildwood, 4:15 p.m.
TRACK
TCC Showcase, Delsea, TBD

MAY 6
SOFTBALL
Millville at Woodstown
Salem Tech at Cape May Tech
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick vs. Washington Twp., The Birches, 3:30 p.m.
TENNIS
Burlington Twp. at Pennsville
Woodstown at Millville
TRACK
TCC Showcase, Delsea, 3:30 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Haddonfield at Woodstown

MAY 7
BASEBALL
Clayton at Salem
Overbrook at Woodstown
Pennsville at Wildwood
Penns Grove at Schalick
SOFTBALL
Salem at Clayton
Schalick at Penns Grove
Woodstown at Overbrook
Wildwood at Pennsville
BOYS GOLF
Carl Arena Tournament, Ramblewood GC, TBD
TENNIS
Pennsville at GCIT, 3:45 p.m.
Washington Twp. at Schalick
BOYS LACROSSE
Triton at Woodstown

MAY 8
BASEBALL
Schalick at Collingswood
SOFTBALL
Schalick at Absegami
TRACK
TCC Showcase, Delaea

MAY 9
BASEBALL
Lee Ware Tournament, Woodstown, 10 a.m., noon
SOFTBALL
Woodstown at Williamstown, 10 a.m.

MAY 10
BASEBALL
Schalick at Salem
SOFTBALL
Salem vs. Schalick, Elmer LL, 6 p.m.
TENNIS
Schalick at Pennsville

MAY 11
BASEBALL
Glassboro at Pennsville
Penns Grove at Wildwood
Woodstown at Clayton
SOFTBALL
Clayton at Woodstown
Pennsville at Glassboro
Salem Tech at Atlantic City
Wildwood at Penns Grove
GOLF
Woodstown vs. Lower Cape May, Town & Country, 3:45 p.m.
TENNIS
Schalick at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown at Timber Creek, 3:45 p.m.
TRACK
Woodstown at West Deptford, 5 p.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Washington Twp., 3:45 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
Millville at Woodstown
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Triton

MAY 12
BASEBALL
Bridgeton at Salem Tech
SOFTBALL
Salem Tech at Buena, 3:45 p.m.
Deptford at Woodstown
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick vs. OLMA, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Middle Twp., 4:15 p.m.

MAY 13
BASEBALL
Glassboro at Schalick
Penns Grove at Woodstown
Salem at Wildwood
SOFTBALL
Pennsville at Deptford
Schalick at Glassboro
Wildwood at Salem
Woodstown at Penns Grove
TENNIS
Delsea at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Pennsville at Pitman, 3:45 p.m.
Penns Grove at Schalick
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Timber Creek, 3:45 p.m.

MAY 14
BASEBALL
Clayton at Salem Tech
GCIT at Pennsville
SOFTBALL
Bridgeton at Salem Tech
Woodstown at Glassboro
Delran at Schalick, 4:15 p.m.
BOYS GOLF
Woodstown vs. Overbrook, Kresson GC, 3:30 p.m.
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick vs. Delsea, White Oaks CC, 3:30 p.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Riverside at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Timber Creek

MAY 15
BASEBALL
Mainland at Schalick
Oakcrest at Woodstown
Penns Grove at LEAP
Salem Tech at Camden Academy Charter
SOFTBALL
Bridgeton at Salem
Camden Academy Charter at Salem Tech
Clearview at Pennsville
LEAP at Penns Grove
TENNIS
Overbrook at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Penns Grove at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Schalick at Pitman
TRACK
NJSIAA Sectionals, Pennsauken, 2 p.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Triton at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.

MAY 16
BASEBALL
Woodstown at Buena, 10 a.m.
Pennsville at Cedar Creek, 11 a.m.
TRACK
NJSIAA Sectionals, Pennsauken, TBD
BOYS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Camden Catholic, 11 a.m.

MAY 18
BASEBALL
Haddon Heights at Schalick
Salem at Camden Academy Charter
SOFTBALL
Pennsville at Salem
Haddonfield at Salem Tech, 4:15 p.m.
BOYS GOLF
Salem/Cumberland Championship, Centerton CC, 8 a.m.
Woodstown vs. Deptford, Town & Country, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS GOLF
Salem/Cumberland Championship, Centerton CC, 8 a.m.
TENNIS
Schalick at Haddon Twp.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Highland at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Haddon Heights

MAY 19
BASEBALL
Clayton at Penns Grove
Gloucester at Salem Tech
Pennsville at Schalick
Pitman at Woodstown
Salem at Glassboro
SOFTBALL
Glassboro at Salem
Penns Grove at Clayton
Schalick at Pennsville
Woodstown at Pitman
BOYS LACROSSE
Bishop Eustace at Woodstown

MAY 20
SOFTBALL
Atlantic Tech at Woodstown, 4:15 p.m.
Schalick at Cedar Creek
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Clearview at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Timber Creek at Woodstown

MAY 21
BASEBALL
Mainland at Pennsville
Salem Tech at Gloucester County Christian
SOFTBALL
Penns Grove at Winslow
Salem Tech at Camden Co. Tech

MAY 26
BOYS GOLF
TCC Showcase, Pitman GC, 8 a.m.
GIRLS GOLF
TCC Showcase, Pitman GC, 8 a.m.




This week’s schedule

Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of March 15-22; all games weather permitting; x-scrimmage

MONDAY, MARCH 16
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Northampton at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.

TUESDAY, MARCH 17
BASEBALL
x-Gateway at Salem Tech
SOFTBALL
x-Paulsboro at Penns Grove
x-Salem Tech at Pennsauken Tech
BOYS LACROSSE
x-Woodstown at Absegami
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Northampton (2), noon

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18
BASEBALL
x-Millville at Pennsville
x-Salem Tech at Camden Academy Charter
SOFTBALL
x-Camden Academy Charter at Salem Tech
x-Middle Twp. at Schalick
TENNIS
x-Millville at Pennsville
BOYS LACROSSE
x-Delran at Woodstown

THURSDAY, MARCH 19
BASEBALL
x-Bridgeton at Salem
x-Schalick at Paulsboro
SOFTBALL
x-Gateway at Woodstown
x-Salem at Bridgeton
BOYS GOLF
Woodstown vs. Delsea, Wild Oaks GC
TENNIS
x-West Deptford at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Riverside

FRIDAY, MARCH 20
BASEBALL
x-Atlantic Tech at Salem
Pennsville at West Deptford
SOFTBALL
x-Salem at Lower Cape May
x-Salem Tech at Schalick
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Atlantic Cape at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Bucks at Salem CC, 3 p.m.

SATURDAY, MARCH 21
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Atlantic Cape (2), noon

SUNDAY, MARCH 22
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Delaware Tech, noon

1,000-Point Club

Here is a list of Salem County’s all-time leading scorers in basketball; documented additions/updates should be sent to al.muskewitz@gmail.com

Boys

PLAYERSCHOOLTOTALYEAR
Paul GauseSchalick31442005
Keith JacksonSalem19401986
Richard BrokenbaughPenns Grove17301989
Marcus RobinsonSalem17261990
Joe HickmanWoodstown17261972
Zach ManorowitzPennsville16792020
Mike HollowaySchalick16342015
Rashan HollowaySchalick16222014
Kavon LewisPenns Grove16002020
Dominique RoyPenns Grove15742008
Mike WrightPenns Grove15511988
Derrick ParsleySalem15322008
Greg FrithSchalick15321990
Fred DrainsWoodstown14441989
Jawan RoanePenns Grove14242018
Jerry DickersonSalem14161963
Sean CollinsSchalick13931996
Geshawn DavisPenns Grove13932013
Melvin AllenSchalick13552014
Ron MichaelSalem13502002
Bradley RowandWoodstown13462000
Tyler LunsfordSchalick13452016
James RoweSalem13001997
Dan FeruckPennsville12841980
Lowell FortuneSalem12551989
Brian SyeSalem12271978
Ralph KowalkowskiSt. James12201955
Josh HedgemanSchalick12191989
Luke WoodPennsville11982025
William BarnesSalem11922005
Jamar D. JohnsonPenns Grove11892020
Anthony FarmerSalem11752024
Jim ShiversWoodstown11701973
George SeagerPennsville11581989
Michael MoorePenns Grove11471991
Gage AuslandSalem11442020
Butch KarrPennsville11432009
Scott PowersWoodstown11341993
Joe CassidySt. James11171983
Clifton ShawPenns Grove11111996
Blake BialeckiWoodstown11072026
Billy McMackinWoodstown11052003
Joe MecholskyPennsville11031992
Mike DriscollWoodstown11001968
Brandon BermudezSalem Tech10972023
Tim BuzbyPennsville10931987
Jim BrownSalem10851985
Ramon RootsSalem10802016
Mike HarrellSchalick10751986
Brian BookerWoodstown10682002
Keith RobinsonPenns Grove10652019
Troy JohnsonSchalick10622017
x-Tymear LecatorSalem1061
Lew RidgewaySalem10581975
Eric SpencerSt. James10541990
Tom SummielSalem10501971
Clint HitchnerWoodstown10501996
Jamy ThomasPennsville10481994
DeAndre SolomonSchalick10442014
Charles McNeilPenns Grove10401956
Jim SmithWoodstown10381955
Charles HainesPenns Grove10301953
Bruce SpencerSt. James10231983
Colin RiegerPennsville10142015
Terrence SorrellSalem10141988
Darryl GauseSchalick10072001
Dan YucisPennsville10031999
Matt KatesSchalick10022008
Woodrow FurbushSalem10022011
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Girls

PLAYERSCHOOLTOTALYEAR
Katie KlinePennsville21102004
Amanda YoungSt. James17621995
Sharias HillPenns Grove16612009
Brittany SmithSalem16232007
Talia BattavioWoodstown16202025
Megan DonelsonWoodstown15882025
Tia FurbushSchalick15742021
Tori SmickWoodstown15662013
Shayla LlanosSalem14362008
Crystal BaileySchalick14061984
Stephanie OwenWoodstown13811993
Marley WoodPennsville13622026
Dawn CurryPennsville12882008
Tamara WatkinsPenns Grove12762005
Charlie BaldwinWoodstown12752020
Shaqui CoppageSalem12652010
Vynette MillerSalem12551985
Kelli GriffithPennsville12481989
Paige CaldwellWoodstown12372017
Taylor BassPennsville12372026
Ryane WoodPennsville12242022
Carly LanePenns Grove12172001
Shaniece BanksPenns Grove12052008
Elizabeth HudockSalem12032019
Marie PatrickSalem11861995
Hannah CookseyPennsville11682019
Lindsey MinchPennsville11632010
Riley FulmerWoodstown11632022
RaNiyah WilsonPenns Grove11562025
Nora AuslandPennsville11442025
Tiasia TatemSalem11392015
Che’Na ThompsonSalem11302009
Ashley HansenSchalick11242008
Bethany HumenikWoodstown11202009
Kelly ThompsonWoodstown11151990
Latika RossSalem11022001
Lindsay RivellSalem10812001
Caitlin McCafferyPennsville10802003
Natrice ReedPenns Grove10652018
Meely HoracePenns Grove10632024
Kayla MayersWoodstown10412015
Shannon PollockSt. James10371993
Christy BrittonSt. James10371989
Ashley EngelWoodstown10122007
Susanne DalySt. James10021991
Sandy AlstonPenns Grove1983
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There are a lot of points in this picture of 1,000-point scorers (L-R) Woodstown’s Talia Battavio and Pennsville’s Marley Wood, Ryane Wood, Luke Wood, Nora Ausland and Jamy Thomas. There were more than 7,100 points represented here at the time this photo was taken.

Back in the game

Hall of Famer Mason returns to the coaching ranks, takes the Woodstown track team for the spring

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

When Tom Mason coached his last indoor track meet in 2019 to pursue other interests in the sport, he was done with that side of the game unless some “special circumstance” drew him back.

The special circumstance surfaced.

Intrigued by a query from team trainer Dan Evans following a mid-season coaching change, Mason looked into the Woodstown track coach’s position. On Wednesday, the longtime Penns Grove coach and state track official confirmed he was getting back in the game as the Wolverines’ coach for the spring season.

He met with Woodstown athletics director Joe Ursino and then superintendent Chris Meyrick, a former Penns Grove administrator and four-year anchor on Buena’s 4×400 relay that battled Mason’s Penns Grove teams back in the day. He starts Monday, the day after the winter Wolverines return from the indoor Meet of Champions.

“I told them there were two reasons as to why I’m accepting,” Mason said. “One is your senior boys. I just love those senior boys. What great people. You take the running ability aside, they are just outstandingly class people. And my second reason was because of (Meyrick) being the superintendent.

“The Woodstown senior boys and the girls and both teams, to be honest with you, I was very impressed with how they were such class people, especially those seniors, and I did not want those seniors for their last year to have to go through a major change. My thinking is veteran coach comes in, can kind of just guide them and help them to get success.”

Mason brings Hall of Fame credentials to the job. In Mason’s 45-year high school coaching career (126 total seasons) includes 396 wins, four state team titles, six South Jersey sectional titles, 15 Salem County crowns and nearly 70 individual and relay state champions. He was inducted into the Salem County Sports (2011) and New Jersey Scholastic Coaches (2016) hall of fames and recently was approved as the cross-country assistant at Salem Community College.

He’s well aware of the Wolverines’ unparalleled strength in the middle distances, he’d like bring hurdles, sprinters and jumpers into the fold to enhance their depth.

“In Salem County history this group is the best in terms of middle distance,” Mason said. “No school in my memory of Salem County sports has had this many star middle distance runners. It’s unheard of.”

The appointment was met with excitement by the Wolverines.

“I’m very excited for this amazing honor to have a Hall of Fame coach for my final high school season,” said senior 800 specialist Josh Crawford, the anchor on the Wolverines’ decorated 4×800 relay team. “I’ll always appreciate the coaches who helped my team and I find our strides and who shaped us to be ready for this next step.

“I’m honored for what’s ahead and grateful for who got me here. I can’t wait to meet him and I couldn’t be more grateful that he is willing to step up and make our senior year memorable.”

Then there was one

Salem boys survive Woodstown’s best shot to become the last Salem County team standing in South Jersey Group I playoffs

SJ GROUP 1 TOURNAMENT
BOYS
No. 1 Salem 64, No. 8 Woodstown 53
No. 4 KIPP 50, No. 12 Glassboro 49
No. 14 New Egypt 47, No. 6 Penns Grove 38
No. 2 Palmyra 57, No. 10 Audubon 33
Wednesday’s semifinals
KIPP (17-9) at Salem (21-5)
New Egypt (13-14) at Palmyra (21-7)
GIRLS
No. 1 Haddon Twp. 49, No. 8 Woodbury 34
No. 4 Glassboro 57, No. 5 Palmyra 35
No. 3 Audubon 48, No. 11 Woodstown 29
No. 2 Wildwood 51, No. 7 Gateway 41
Wednesday’s semifinals
Glassboro (21-7) at Haddon Twp. (21-8)
Audubon (20-8) at Wildwood (21-7)

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

SALEM – There really is only one mindset to have when it comes playoff time – survive and advance – and Salem was definitely in survival mode in the second half of its South Jersey Group I playoff game Monday night.

The top-seeded Rams were stuck in one of those cold spells that have hit them on occasion this season and they trailed county rival Woodstown by seven with five minutes left in the third quarter. But they turned to Deshaan Williams and Fatah Paige to get it inside, they got back on track and, with the Wolverines tired from all the energy they spent to get that lead, shook the doldrums and eventually the Wolverines, 64-53.

They now host No. 4 KIPP in Wednesday’s sectional semifinals. The Titans (17-9) edged No. 12 Glassboro, 50-49.

“That’s what it’s about,” Rams coach Anthony Farmer said. “It’s about playing four quarters. We punched them in the mouth early, they responded, give them credit, but it’s a four=quarter game.

“That’s what we’ve been preaching since Williamstown. That game kind of enlightened us and showed us what we need to do. “We’ve been in that situation before. We’ve had leads, lost them, came back. Tonight was just one of those nights where we cranked it up and … survive and advance, man. That’s what it’s about this time of year.”

The Rams (21-5) appeared headed for an easy win, but this was anything but easy. Xavier McGriff “got the party started” as they like to say, hitting three 3-pointers in the first quarter to help the Rams forge a 28-10 lead two minutes into the second quarter, but for the next 15 minutes or so they were in a fight for their playoff lives.

From that point to the end of the half, the Wolverines forced them into 0-for-4 shooting and eight turnovers and got it back to 29-25 at the break. The run was fueled by two 3-point plays by Frankie Hoerst with back-to-back 3s by Blake Bialecki and Elijah Caesar in between. 

While the first quarter belonged to McGriff, the second quarter was Hoerst’s. The freshman scored six points and grabbed four rebounds in the second quarter alone and finished with 10 points and 13 boards for the game.

“We’ve been working on him the last couple weeks one-on-one, teaching him different moves and stuff and he really turned it on,” Wolverines coach Ramon Roots said. “And that’s what we expect from him.”

The halftime break did nothing to slow the Wolverines down. They opened the second half on an 11-0 run to grab a 36-29 lead. Bialecki gave them the lead with 6:33 left in the third quarter and Alejandro Vazquez and Caesar hit back-to-back 3s to extend it before Williams finally got the Rams on the board after seven empty possessions with 4:53 left in the quarter.

But all that energy the Wolverines expended getting back in the game and taking the lead took its toll. Vazquez conceded they were spent down the stretch.

“It gassed us out,” he said. “We fought hard and I’m proud of our guys, but we were all tired.”

That’s where Williams and Paige took over. Williams had 12 straight points for the Rams in the third quarter to bring them back and finished with another double-double. Paige was inserted when Marshall Stephens got in foul trouble and just played too good to come out. He neutralized Hoerst in the fourth quarter, grabbing nine of his 12 rebounds.

“The guards weren’t shooting it well so we had to rely on our big guys,” guard Tymear Lecator said. “We had our shot in the first half, it was not our night. A couple 3s we let go fell in, but a lot didn’t so we knew it wasn’t our night and we knew if we wanted to get the job done we couldn’t keep jacking up 3s, we had to attack down there and that’s what we did. We fed it to our big guys and got out of there with a good win.”

“O-o-oh, I can’t talk enough about Fatah, the way he came in and changed the game with his athleticism, energy, effort,” Farmer said. “I challenged him about a week or two ago about getting on that backboard. You’re big and strong, your athletic, you should go in there, you should be getting on that backboard and tonight, man, he just was phenomenal. He was huge for us.”

Williams had 19 points and 11 rebounds, while Paige had six points to go with his boards. Tymear Lecator had 12 points, five rebounds and eight assists. 

“They started hitting a lot of shots, so everybody looked toward me to get the ball and score and I feel like that’s what I did,” Williams said of his third-quarter outburst. “It felt good, especially in the playoffs. It was a good environment to do it.”

“We were not losing,” Paige said. “I had that mindset from the jump. They had their little run and I was like, nah, we’re not losing and I did everything in my power to make sure we didn’t. I had to get on the backboard, make sure there were no easy baskets, stay hungry.”

SALEM 64, WOODSTOWN 53
WOODSTOWN (17-12): Elijah Caesar 4 1-2 11, Jalen Markward 0 0-0 0, Blake Bialecki 4 3-5 13, Alejandro Vazquez 3 2-3 9, Josh King 2 0-0 4, Andrew White 2 2-4 6, Trey Markward 0 0-0 0, Lucas Fulmer 0 0-0 0, Frankie Hoerst 4 2-5 10, Connor Miller 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 10-19 53.
SALEM (21-5): Xavier McGriff 3 1-2 10, Naziah Spence 1 2-3 5, Tymear Lecator 3 5-5 12, Fatah Paige 3 0-0 6, Deshaan Williams 9 1-3 19, BJ Robbins 2 4-6 8, Cole Sayers 0 0-0 0, Donnie Weathers 0 0-0 0, Marshall Stephens 1 0-0 2, Darrelle Johnson 1 0-0 2. Totals 23 13-19 64.

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3-point goals: Woodstown 5 (Caesar 2, Bialecki 2, Vazquez); Salem 5 (McGriff 3, Spence, Lecator). Rebounds: Woodstown 27 (Hoerst 13); Salem 39 (Williams 11, Paige 12). Total fouls: Woodstown 17, Salem 15.
Salem’s Deshaan Williams (10) moves in to keep Woodstown’s Blake Bialecki from driving on him during Monday night’s South Jersey Group I playoff game.

NEW EGYPT 47, PENNS GROVE 38: Damian Ware really liked the way the playoff road was laying out in front of his Penns Grove basketball team. First-round upsets left a couple double-digit seeds in the path of the Red Devils’ potential spot in the sectional final. All they had to do was get through it.

They got the desired defensive effort they wanted Monday night, but they didn’t have the shooting success to go with it and they fell to the 14th-seeded Warriors to end their season.

“It was back and forth in the fourth quarter,” Ware said. “We missed a few shots, they hit a few shots and pushed it out to five, then we had to foul and they made their free throws at the end to push it out to nine. But it was really like a two-point game most of the fourth quarter.

“We just missed shots. We missed shots that we normally would make at a decent rate. Got a lot of good looks, got a lot of clean looks, but shots just weren’t falling today. That’s what it came down to. Our game play wasn’t bad, we held them to 47 points. Our goal was to keep teams under 50, but we didn’t make shots.”

The sixth-seeded Red Devils (17-12) held their last lead at 35-34 with 3:30 to play, then hit only one more shot the rest of the game. The Warriors, who upset third-seeded Haddon Twp. in the opening round, meanwhile, scored seven points in a row to take the lead for good, then scored their last six points from the free throw line.

Another crucial stretch came at the end of the third quarter when they suffered three turnovers in the final 20 seconds that the Warriors turned into two buckets for a 27-25 lead.

Nolan Arnold, New Egypt’s all-time leading scorer with more than 1,600 career points, led all scorers with 20 points. Clyde Ferris added 16 with three 3-pointers.

Roman Gipson hit four 3-pointers for Red Devils and led them with 16 points. Geonni Conrad had 10 points.

“I tell the kids the game is the game,” Ware said. “You’re going to make shots, you’re going to miss shots, but you’ve got to hit them when they matter the most and we just didn’t make the shots when they mattered the most.”

NEW EGYPT 50, PENNS GROVE 41
NEW EGYPT (13-14): Nolan Arnold 8-4-20, Clyde Ferris 5-3-16, Dylan Harper 0-0-0, Paul Kennedy 1-3-5, Ryan Reynolds 2-1-6, Jake Milicia 0-0-0, Thomas Marabuto 0-0-0. Totals 16-11-47.
PENNS GROVE (17-12): Roman Gipson 6-0-16, Geonni Conrad 4-1-10, Will Roy 0-1-1, Haneef Frisby 1-1-3, Mishawn Brantley 0-0-0, Jameel Horace 2-0-4, Carson Pearsall 1-0-2, Luis Colon 1-0-2. Totals 15-3-38.

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3-point goals: New Egypt 4 (Ferris 3, Reynolds); Penns Grove 5 (Gipson 4, Conrad 1).

Girls game

AUDUBON 48, WOODSTOWN 29: Third-seeded Audubon never gave the Wolverines a chance to get anything going and rolled into a semifinal showdown at Wildwood.

The Wolverines (12-16) were held to seven points in the first half and were down by 21 going into the fourth quarter, but they did outscore their hosts over the course of the final eight minutes.

“They played extremely tough and aggressive,” Woodstown coach Matt Smart said of the Green Wave. “They made it hard to get into our sets and played great defense.

“I was proud of the way we fought the entire time. There were times we could’ve given up, but the girls wanted to continue to fight. We took some really good shots that just didn’t fall our way today.”

The Wolverines didn’t have a scorer in double figures, but Lauren Hengel and Kendall Young each scored eight points apiece.

Audubon’s Emma Speyerer hit four 3-pointers and led all scorers with 18 points. Kylie Cannaday had 14 points and seven rebounds. The Green Wave had 12 steals as a team and four blocked shots.

It was a tough year for the Wolverines. They had to rebuild after graduating two of the most prolific scorers in school history and doing so meant putting players in positions they may not have been comfortable playing. But they persevered without complaint.

“What I’ll miss most about the senior class is their camaraderie they have,” Smart said. “Tonight when we got back to the locker room, I went to lock it up thinking everyone had left, and the seniors and a couple juniors were hanging out. They didn’t want to leave. We sat there for about an hour sharing stories and laughs from the season.

“When a sad moment like a season coming to the end happens, if you can look back on the good times, it’s very special. When they can look back on the memories that they made with friends, it’s a special group. Yes, there were tears today, but there were a lot of smiles and laughs.”

AUDUBON 48, WOODSTOWN 29
WOODSTOWN (12-16): Lauren Hengel 3 1-2 8, Emma Perry 3 0-1 6, Kyia Leyman 2 1-2 5, Kendall Young 3 2-2 8, Talia Guardascione 1 0-0 2, Kailyn Kennedy 0 0-0 0, Gina Murray 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 4-7 29.
AUDUBON (20-8): Peyton Marrone 1 0-0 2, Emma Speyerer 7 0-0 18, Kylie Cannaday 5 0-1 10, Giavanna Heller 3 0-0 6, Sophia Homa 1 6-6 8, Mylia Madden 0 0-0 0, Ciara Poponi 0 0-0 0, Jules Heck 2 0-0 4, Acen Bantle 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 6-7 48.

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3-point goals: Woodstown 1 (Hengel); Audubon 4 (Speyerer 4). Rebounds: Audubon 29 (Cannaday 7, Heller 6). Fouled out: Hengel. Total fouls: Woodstown 10, Audubon 12.