Pennsville senior left-hander collects his 200th career strikeout in Eagles’ 7-1 win at Williamstown
MONDAY SALEM COUNTY BASEBALL
Pennsville 7, Williamstown 1
Woodstown 9, Kings Christian 3
Paulsboro 10, Salem 0
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
WILLIAMSTOWN – Luke Wood had already thrown a lot of pitches. He was already down to his last pitch of the day. But there was no way he was going to the hitter get away – whether he was for a milestone or not.
The crafty Pennsville left-hander got his man for his 11th strikeout of the game on his 111th pitch in the Eagles’ 7-1 Easter Monday win over Williamstown. More importantly, that last strikeout was the 200th of his career – not that he pays attention to such things.
“I had no clue I was even close; I kind of just came out and played,” Wood said. “I didn’t even realize it until they tossed me the ball in our (post-game) huddle.
“Strikeouts or whatnot never really mattered to me. I kind of just care about going out and getting outs. Obviously, it’s cool. All milestones are really cool and it’s really cool to have 200, but my only goal is just to win games. I could really care less, as long as I get outs.”
He gave the Eagles what coach Matt Karr called a “dominant performance, an outing we’ve come to expect from him over the last four years.” And it was a win they needed after losing to winless Cumberland and collapsing defensively against Haddon Heights in their last two games.
Wood had a no-hitter for 3 2/3 innings and gave up just two hits in his 6 2/3. The run the Braves scored in the first inning was unearned. Both of his walks came in that inning.
It was the sixth time in his career Wood has had double-digit strikeouts and the 23rd time he’s thrown at least three innings with six or more strikeouts.
“I think I did just about what I do every single time I step on the mound,” he said. “I don’t think I had anything special about me, maybe the fastball worked a little better. I just think overall today we played really well defensively. It really wasn’t stressful pitching at all.”
His teammates made it easier by giving him a 3-1 lead in the third and extending it to 5-1 in the fourth. Wood’s last six outs all came by strikeout.
The Eagles threatened early in the game, but it wasn’t until the third inning they were able to break through. They got three hits in the first inning, but didn’t score and ran into two outs on the basepaths. They also loaded the bases with three two-out singles in the second and came up empty thanks to a web gem by Braves first baseman Caleb Lopez.
They finally broke through in the third with Mason O’Brien ripping a two-run double and Jeff Wagner delivering a sacrifice fly. Cohen Petrutz’ two-run double made it 5-1 in the fourth. Connor Starn, who got the last out behind Wood in the seventh, doubled home a run in the sixth and Gavin Spears singled home a run in the seventh.
“The pregame speech to the guys today was whatever happens you have to play innings one through seven,” Karr said. “To come out here, on the road, we got on the bus at 8 in the morning, and play a complete game like that … was awesome. This was a really good win for us.”
Pennsville senior outfielder Chase Burchfield went into the game needed two RBIs to reach the 100-mark to go with the 100th career hit he collected Monday. He went 2-for-3 and scored twice against the Braves but didn’t drive a run home. His next chance comes Tuesday at Penns Grove.
Wood also had a hit in the game, leaving with six shy of another milestone – 100 for his career.
WOODSTOWN 9, KING’S CHRISTIAN 3: Jack Holladay gave up two hits and struck out seven in five shutout innings and Dante Holmes had three RBIs as the Wolverines (6-4) snapped a two-game losing streak. Rocco String went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles. Walker Battavio had two hits and Chase Harding had two RBIs.
PAULSBORO 10, SALEM 0: Matt Hill held the Rams to two hits and Kayden Weber homered to help the Red Raiders get their first win of the season. Hill threw 85 pitches over six innings and struck out 10, while walking just one. Chase Davis and Terrell Robinson had Salem’s two hits.
Category: PENNSVILLE
This week’s schedule
Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of April 21-27; events start at 4 p.m. unless noted
APRIL 21
BASEBALL
Kings Christian at Woodstown, 10 a.m.
Pennsville at Williamstown, 10 a.m.
Salem at Paulsboro, 11 a.m.
SOFTBALL
Pennsville at Williamstown, 10 a.m.
Delsea at Woodstown, 10:30 a.m.
GOLF
Woodstown vs. GCIT, Town & Country, 3:45 p.m.
TENNIS
Triton at Schalick, 10 a.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Delaware Tech at Salem CC, 3 p.m.
APRIL 22
BASEBALL
Pennsville at Penns Grove
Schalick at Pitman
Woodstown at Salem
SOFTBALL
Pennsville at Penns Grove
Pitman at Schalick
Salem at Woodstown
GOLF
Pennsville vs. Cumberland, Running Deer CC, 3:30 p.m.
Schalick vs. Overbrook, Pinelands GC
Schalick girls vs. Delsea, White Oaks CC
TENNIS
Schalick vs. Pitman, Shertle Park 11 a.m.
Overbrook at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Penns Grove at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
TRACK
Salem County Championships, Pennsville, 3:30 p.m.
LACROSSE
Woodstown at Kingsway, 5:15 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Kingsway, 6 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at GCIT, 3:45 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
RCSJ-Gloucester at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
CC of Morris at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.
APRIL 23
BASEBALL
Collingswood at Woodstown
SOFTBALL
Cumberland at Salem
Kingsway at Woodstown
Haddon Heights at Pennsville
GOLF
Pennsville vs. West Deptford, River Winds GC, 3:30 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Pitman, Pitman GC, 3:45 p.m.
TENNIS
Pitman at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Haddonfield
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Gloucester, 3:30 p.m.
APRIL 24
BASEBALL
Schalick at Glassboro
Woodstown at Penns Grove
SOFTBALL
Gloucester Catholic at Pennsville
Penns Grove at Woodstown
GOLF
Pennsville vs. Kingsway, River Winds GC, 3:30 p.m.
Schalick vs. Cumberland, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
Schalick girls vs. Williamstown, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
Woodstown vs. Overbrook, Town & Country, 3:45 p.m.
TENNIS
Clayton at Pennsville, 3 p.m.
Haddon Heights at Schalick
TRACK
Penn Relays
LACROSSE
Woodstown at Washington Twp.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Lackawanna, 3:30 p.m.
APRIL 25
TENNIS
Schalick at Clayton
Williamstown at Penns Grove
TRACK
Penn Relays
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at West Deptford
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Union, 3:30 p.m.
APRIL 26
BASEBALL
Gloucester County Christian at Woodstown, 10 a.m.
LACROSSE
Woodstown at Bishop Eustace, 10 a.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Union at Salem CC (2), noon
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Raritan Valley CC, noon
WWW: Woodstown wins Woodbury
Wolverines win three events, finish top 3 in two others to win boys title in Woodbury Relays; Schalick sets girls SMR meet record
By Riverview Sports News
WOODBURY – Woodstown’s boys won three relays and finished top three in two others to win the Woodbury Relays Saturday.
The Wolverines won the 4×800, 4×400 and sprint medley relays and scored 44 points to edge runner-up Camden by six points. They also finished second in the 4000 distance medley relay and third in the 4×200.
Schalick’s boys placed second in three events and finished third in the team standings, one point ahead of Glassboro.
“Winning at the historic Woodbury Relays was a huge accomplishment for our program,” Wolverines coach Reggie Teemer said. “Not only because it was the in school history but I know the amount of work these guys have put in over the years.
“A win like this was not due to overnight success. There are great teams in our division that we could not overlook so we stayed locked in the entire meet. These guys compete for each other. Epitome of team.”
Woodstown’s 4×800 team of Cole Lucas, Joshua Crawford, Jacob Marino and Karson Chew was denied a spot in the Penn Relays despite posting a qualifying time, but took it out on the Woodbury field with a winning 8:18.18.
The 4×400 team of Chew, Crawford, Lucas and Kyle Reitz that is headed to Penn won here in 3:25.89. And the spring medley team of Chew, Reitz, Crawford and Lucas won in 3:35.93.
In the individual field events, Pennsville’s Connor Ayars won the boys javelin with a winning throw of 173-feet, 2-inches.
Salem County teams won two events on the girls side.
Schalick’s sprint medley team of Gia Martellacci, Phoebe Alward, Jaelynn Jarmon and Jordan Hadfield set the meet record in 4:14.39, one second off of qualifying for the nationals. The old record was 4:16.78, set by Penns Grove in 2014.
Woodstown’s 4×800 team of Samantha Sterner, Sarah Seiden, Abby Marino and Lilian Norman won its 10:05.86.
For the county teams Saturday was a final tune-up for Tuesday’s Salem County Championship Meet at Pennsville and, for some, a Penn Relays appearance Thursday.
WOODBURY RELAYS
GIRLS ONE SCORES: Audubon 50, Woodbury 32, SCHALICK 28, Clayton 26, WOODSTOWN 22, Haddon Twp. 16, Maple Shade 14, SALEM 8, Glassboro 7, PENNSVILLE 6, Pitman 3, Camden 2, Paulsboro 2, Palmyra 1.
EVENTS (with Salem County scorers)
4×100 SHR: 1. Audubon 1:12.79; 4. Schalick (Athena Eberl, Rebekah Cuff, Gabriella Simonini, Allyson Green) 1:16.31.
4000 DMR: 1. Audubon 13:13.83; 2. Woodstown (Samantha Sterner, Lia Covely, Lilian Norman, Abby Marino) 13:21.98; 3. Schalick (Jordan Hadfield, Brooke Valentine, Sarah Torpey, Helen Lillia) 13:37.68.
4×200: 1. Woodbury 1:46.07; 4. Pennsville (Ariana Charles, Megan Morris, Taylor Bass, Molly Gratz) 1:50.70; 5. Schalick (Sophia Harris, Gia Martellacci, Caileigh Schalick, Phoebe Alward) 1:50.97.
4×800: 1. Woodstown (Samantha Sterner, Sarah Seiden, Abby Marino, Lilian Norman) 10:05.86; 4. Schalick (Jordan Hadfield, Sarah Torpey, Helen Lillia, Allyson Green) 10:49.44; 6. Salem (Audrey Boggs, Samantha Dale, Gabriella Bartlett, Lyric Hayes) 11:26.13.
4×100: 1. Woodbury 49.68; 3. Salem (Dayana Jones, Anyzha Williams, Amaia Massengill, Raniyah Parsons-Smith) 51.20; 6. Schalick (Jaelynn Jarmon, Phoebe Alward, Caileigh Schalick, Gia Martellacci) 51.79.
SMR: 1. Schalick (Phoebe Alward, Jaelynn Jarmon, Gia Martellacci, Jordan Hadfield) 4:14.39 (meet record, old record Penns Grove 4:16.78, 2014); 4. Woodstown (Kayla Ayars, Tyonna Husser, Emma Perry, Abby Marino) 4:39.92; 6. Salem (Gabriella Bartlett, Angelina Fothergill, Ramiyah Jones, Kashira Patterson) 4:49.77.
4×400: 1. Clayton 4:11.45; 5. Pennsville (Ariana Charles, Molly Gratz, Megan Morris, Taylor Bass) 4:19.15; 6. Schalick (Sophia Harris, Brooke Valentine, Gia Martellacci, Gabriella Simonini) 4:22.16.
INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with Salem County Top 3)
3000 STEEPLECHASE: 1. Sophia Aldridge, Williamstown 11:25.58.
HIGH JUMP: 1. Egypt Bolan, Lindenwold 5-8.
POLE VAULT: 1. Hannah Byrd-Leitner, Moorestown 12-0; 2. Megan Morris, Pennsville 10-0.
LONG JUMP: 1. Brianna Growalt, Atlantic Tech 17-11.5.
TRIPLE JUMP: 1. MaSyiah Brawner, Winslow 39-1.5.
DISCUS: 1. Hannah Nuhfer, Delsea 153-2.
JAVELIN: 1. Rainelle Blocker, Clayton 120-5.
SHOT PUT: 1. Ella Karp, Washington Twp., 42-1.5.
BOYS ONE SCORES: WOODSTOWN 44, Camden 38, SCHALICK 29, Glassboro 28, Clayton 13, Haddon Twp. 12, Audubon 11, Gateway 10, Woodbury 10, SALEM 7, Burlington City 6, PENNS GROVE 5, Camden Catholic 2, Maple Shade 1, Paulsboro 1.
EVENTS (with Salem County scorers)
4×110 SHR: 1. Camden 1:02.77; 2. Schalick (Reggie Allen Jr., Sherrod Jones, David Stewart, Kilby Sickler) 1:05.31; 4. Salem (Anthony Parker, Gradin Buzby, Jerry Seals, Timothy Gregory) 1:06.91; 6. Penns Grove (Juelz Cooke, Bryan Garlic, Knowledge Young, Glenn Robinson) 1:14.50.
4000 DMR: 1. Glassboro 10:58.59; 2. Woodstown (Pacey Hutton, Anthony Costello, Jacob Marino, Cole Lucas), 11:14.54.
4×200: 1. Camden 1:29.02; 3. Woodstown (Kyle Reitz, Anthony Costello, Joshua Crawford, Karson Chew) 1:32.42; 5. Schalick (Roneem Thomas, Nylan Sutton, Reggie Allen Jr., Zaeshawn Mills) 1:32.82; 6. Salem (Jelani Beverly, Terrance Smith, Quimere Bergen, Anthony Parker) 1:33.05.
4×800: 1. Woodstown (Cole Lucas, Joshua Crawford, Jacob Marino, Karson Chew) 8:18.18; 4. Penns Grove (Robert Sanchez-Gomez, Connor Duggan, Bryan Carlic, Messiah Aliah) 8:42.23; 6. Schalick (Hunter Dragotta, Steve Chomo, Chase Riley, Connor Jackson) 8:57.74.
4×100: 1. Camden 42.68; 2. Schalick (Levi Feeney-Childers, Zaeshawn Mills, Reggie Allen Jr., David Stewart) 43.21; 5. Salem (Terrance Smith, Jelani Beverly, Anthony Parker, Omarion Pierce) 43.94.
SMR: 1. Woodstown (Karson Chew, Kyle Reitz, Joshua Crawford, Cole Lucas) 3:35.93; 2. Schalick (Steve Chomo, Zaeshawn Mills, Roneem Thomas, David Stewart) 3:39.33.
4×400: 1. Woodstown (Karson Chew, Kyle Reitz, Joshua Crawford, Cole Lucas) 3:25.89; 5. Schalick (Reggie Allen Jr., Michael Eberl, Jase Volovar, Jacob Carter) 3:33.47.
INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with Salem County Top 3)
3000 STEEPLECHASE: 1. Julian Rich, Camden Co. Tech 9:36.19.
HIGH JUMP: 1. Jayden DeLeon, Highland 6-6.
POLE VAULT: 1. Marcus Hood, Deptford 15-6.
LONG JUMP: 1. Josiah Williams, Mainland 22-10.5.
TRIPLE JUMP: 1. Josiah Williams, Mainland 47-2.25.
DISCUS: 1. Anthony Liakhnovich, Hammonton 176-5.
JAVELIN: 1. Connor Ayars, Pennsville 173-2; 3. Nyzier Wynder, Schalick 163-7.
SHOT PUT: 1. Anthony Liakhnovich, Hammonton 56-2.5.
Photo: Woodstown’s Group One winning 4×800 relay teams at the Woodbury Relays. (Submitted photo)
Muted celebration
Pennsville’s Burchfield reaches 100-hit milestone, but celebration muted by Eagles’ self-inflicted loss to Haddon Heights
FRIDAY SALEM COUNTY BASEBALL
Haddon Heights 9, Pennsville 7
Schalick 10, Rancocas Valley 3
Camden Tech 13, Salem 0
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
PENNSVILLE – Reaching the milestone he has been chasing his entire career was nice, but he was so close it was going to come along at some point anyway. All things considered, Chase Burchfield would have much rather had the win.
The Pennsville senior outfielder collected his 100th career hit and moved closer to 100 career RBIs Friday, but what should have been a joyous occasion was muted by the Eagles losing two leads in a self-inflicted 9-7 loss to Haddon Heights.
Burchfield needed two hits and three RBIs to hit both milestones on this day. He went 2-for-3 with a walk and drove in a run, leaving him with 100 hits and 98 RBIs for his four-year Pennsville career. Even the out he made was loud, a shot that was caught steps from the left centerfield fence.
His 99th hit was a solo homer in the first inning that gave the Eagles a 2-0 lead. It was his third homer of the season and sixth of his career.
No. 100 came on an opposite-field single through the left side of the infield in the third inning. Eagles coach Matt Karr requested the ball to mark the occasion and the Garnets called time to settle their pitcher, which gave Burchfield the chance to celebrate the milestone with his teammates.
But about an hour later the milestone became a footnote to the day as the Garnets (6-1) took advantage of two errors in the infield to produce two runs in the seventh inning to win the game.
“I would definitely much rather have the win,” Burchfield said. “I think we played well in the beginning, but we need to cut down on all the unearned runs; it’s just horrible. All the errors. That’s what’s been killing us the last three games now. I didn’t think we hit terrible today, but we need to do something to get better.
“It kind of ruins the feeling of getting 100 hits when you come out and you’re up … and you give up a six-run inning like that. It kind of ruins the feeling of having a good game.”
He’ll likely have the same reaction when he reaches the RBI milestone. His first chance for that comes Monday morning at Williamstown.
“I’ll still be excited because I know I’m helping the team out,” he said, “but winning will be much better.”
The Eagles took a 3-0 lead into the third inning, then gave up six unearned runs to fall behind. They got the first two outs rather easily, but an error in the infield opened the door and the visitors pounced. The Garnets hit back-to-back RBI doubles, drew a walk, reached on another error and then Jack Motta blasted a three-run homer to give them a 6-3 lead.
To their credit, the Eagles came back to reclaim the lead in the bottom of the inning. The Garnets tied it 7-7 in the fourth on Nolan Lachall’s solo homer, then broke the tie with senior Trent Begley’s two-run single in the seventh. It was Begley’s first varsity hit.
Pennsville threatened in the seventh, getting the tying run on base with two outs, but ended the game with a ground out to the pitcher.
It was the second game in as many days the Eagles have lost in their opponents last bats. They lost to winless Cumberland in the top of the eighth inning on Thursday.
“Obviously, the glaring one today was the six-run inning where we had nobody on and two out,” Karr said. “I was telling the guys it’s a snowball effect. You make those two errors now put yourself in the pitcher’s shoes. Now he feels like he has to be perfect because he can’t trust the defense, and then that’s what happened. And we start grooving fastball after fastball and to their credit they just started barreling ball off us sitting on the fastball.
“We battled back and retook the lead, which is good, but it’s been our mantra all year. I told them, for better or worse, you are what your record says you are. We’re a .500 ballclub who beats the teams we should beat and when the going gets tough against a very competitive, good baseball club … we can’t do what we need to do to win a game. That’s just where we are right now.”
The Eagles (5-4) were playing their fifth game in as many days, and it would be easy to use that as an excuse. But Karr wouldn’t take the easy route. They opened the week with wins over Wildwood, Overbrook and Salem to extend a five-game winning streak, then lost focus against Cumberland and the Garnets. They had leads in both of the losses with good pitching behind it.
“The difference between good team and a really great team is focus and we lack that focus, especially in pressure situations,” Karr said. “I told these guys I’m not pointing the finger at one guy, I’m pointing one giant finger at all of you, because it’s a ripple effect. What you do early in the game carries to the next play, the next pitch; it rolls over.
“We talk all the time about stacking – stack good days on top of good days, good ABs on top of ABs, things add up. The bad is the same way. You stack bad on top of bad it adds up and it’s a hole you can’t dig out of.”
The result certainly put a damper on what should have been a banner day for the LaSalle signee.
Burchfield set the milestone as a goal to follow in the footsteps of his cousin, Peyton Sorrels, who had 104 hits and 80 RBIs for the Eagles before graduating in 2015. Burchfield has had seasons of 18, 28, 39 and 15 hits. He is 100-for-225 for his career.
He had a pretty good week, too. In the Eagles’ five games this week he went 8-for-13 with five walks, two homers and 10 RBIs, raising his season average to .536. He has at least one hit in every game this season and 18 of his last 20 going back to last season.
“One hundred hits in baseball, to me, especially in high school baseball here in South Jersey is a really big accomplishment,” Karr said. “That’s 25 hits a year for four years. That’s quite a bit of hits. Then to be there with the RBIs, it’s just a testament to four years of consistency from him. When he was younger he obviously didn’t hit the meat of the lineup, but got thrown to the fire as a freshman, as most of these guys did, and went in and produced and did his job.
“I can’t say enough good things about Chase. What makes Chase special is, I know it sucks that it happened (on a day like this), he would much rather have a win today. I know that’s burning him up right now, so I don’t know how much he’ll enjoy the 100 today. It might be the end of the season before he finally lets it sink in about how impressive that actually is. I know he’s indifferent with it right now.”
SCHALICK 10, RANCOCAS VALLEY 3: Luke Pokrovsky hit his second homer of the year and Evan Sepers went 3-for-4 with three RBIs as the Cougars stayed undefeated (6-0). Evan Glaspey, Ricky Watt and J.T. Fleming all had two hits and Enrico Hatz had two RBIs. Winning pitcher Lucas D’Agostino worked the first five innings, giving up three hits, an unearned run and striking out six.
CAMDEN TECH 13, SALEM 0: The Warriors held Salem to three hits and took control with a six-run third inning. Terrell Robinson, Troy Carey and Austin Davis had the Rams’ hits.
Banner worthy
Here is a list of Pennsville players with 100 or more career hits, according to research conducted by Eagles coach Matt Karr
| PLAYER | HITS | GRAD |
| Max Dineen | 161 | 2018 |
| Ed Rieger | 145 | 1986 |
| Josh Shimp | 105 | 2014 |
| Peyton Sorrels | 104 | 2015 |
| x-Chase Burchfield | 100 | 2025 |
| Nick Toms | 2020 | |
| Drew Burdsall | 2014 | |
| Dom Wyshinski | 2011 | |
| Kevin O’Brien | 2006 | |
| Dave Lenig | 2006 | |
| John Humphreys | 2005 | |
| Mike Karr | 2003 | |
| Teddy Puitz | 1998 | |
| Eddie Eckenroad | 1998 | |
| Mark Freed | 1996 | |
| CLOSING IN | ||
| x-Luke Wood | 93 | 2025 |
Top photo: Pennsville’s Chase Burchfield is congratulated by his teammates after collecting his 100th career hit in the third inning against Haddon Heights Friday.
Thursday roundup
Salem CC softball sweeps twinbill in big way; Pennsville, Woodstown baseball lose tough ones; Pennsville softball keeps rolling
THURSDAY REGION 19 SOFTBALL
Salem CC 18-20, Sussex 2-4
Brookdale at Ocean
Lackawanna 27-29, Raritan Valley 2-1
Monroe at Mercer
Middlesex 11-5, Morris 8-4
By Riverview Sports News
NEWTON – The Salem CC softball team loaded up the bus and loaded up the box score in sweeping Sussex CC in a big way for the second time this season, 18-2 and 20-4.
The Mighty Oaks erupted for 11 hits in the opener and a season-high 20 hits in the nightcap. They swamped the Skylanders 13-5 and 22-0 in a doubleheader at Watson Field in March.
Ella Hayes led the way in the opener. She hit for the cycle, highlighted by a first-inning grand slam, and drove in six runs. The slam capped an eight-run opening.
Callie Rozak had two hits and Tessa Wise and Jolee Robinson had two RBIs each.
The Mighty Oaks (16-14) got big games from a lot of players in the nightcap. The top six spots in the lineup went a combined 17-for-21 with 19 RBIs and 16 runs scored.
Bella Rappa went 4-for-5 with four RBIs. Wise went 2-for-3 with a three-run homer in the third inning and four total RBIs. Rozak drove in five runs with a pair of hits. Val Hatterer had a career-high four hits and three RBIs. Hayes went 2-for-2 with two walks, two RBIs and four runs scored. Jocelyn Melendez went 3-for-3.
The Mighty Oaks raised their team batting average 14 points in the doubleheader.
SALEM COUNTY HS RESULTS
BASEBALL
CUMBERLAND 2, PENNSVILLE 1: The Colts scored their first win of the season in dramatic fashion. They created a run in the top of the eighth inning to take the lead, then turned back a Pennsville threat in the bottom of the inning.
The winning rally started with Kameron Fiorani’s leadoff walk. He was sacrificed to second and scored on Jack Bodine’s single to center.
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The Eagles (5-3) got the tying run to third base with two outs in the bottom of the inning, but the Colts got a fly out to center to end the game and their five-game winning streak.
Cumberland (1-8) grabbed a 1-0 lead with an unearned run in the first, but Pennsville tied it Chase Burchfield’s two-out RBI single to right.
CINNAMINSON 3, WOODSTOWN 2: The Pirates scored all their runs on three homers to power past the Wolverines.
Noah Harvey’s solo homer in the top of the sixth broke a 2-2 tie and Logan Hammell’s three-run blast in the seventh broke it open. Anthony Alessandroni opened the scoring with a two-run homer in the first.
The Wolverines got a run back in the fourth on Rocco String’s steal of home and tied it on Caiden Spinelli’s RBI fielder’s choice in the fifth. They kept the threat alive, loading the bases with one out couldn’t bring the runners home.
SOFTBALL
PENNSVILLE 10, CUMBERLAND 7: Makenzie Widener went 2-for-3 with three RBIs, three other players collected two hits apiece and the Eagles came from behind to win their seventh in a row.
Graillyn Weber, Kylie Harris and Sawyer Simmons also had two hits and Avery Watson had two RBIs.
The Eagles (9-2) trailed 4-1 after one inning. They made it a one-run game in the second and took the lead for good in the third on RBI doubles by Harris, Simmons and Watson. They had six doubles in the game and won for the fifth straight game scoring 10 runs or more.
CLEARVIEW 18, WOODSTOWN 1: The Pioneers took a 4-1 lead after two innings then broke it open with eight runs in the third. Talia Guardascione had two of the Wolverines’ four hits and Lila Bowling drove home Hannah Hitchner with their only run in the first inning.
GOLF
Schalick girls at OLMA
TENNIS
Penns Grove at Schalick
PENNSVILLE 5, PITMAN 0
Gave Schneider (Pe) def. Chase Pogozelski, 6-0, 6-0
Maddox Efelis (Pe) def. Jaron Scull, 6-0, 6-2
Brody Wiggins (Pe) def. Liam Etter, 6-0, 6-0
Lucas Cooksey-Sawyer Humphrey (Pe) def. Jonah Raymer0Ben Williams, 6-1, 6-0
Matthew Forino-Lochlann Hooks (Pe) def. Spencer Bianchini-Christian Camiscioli, 1-6, 6-3, 12-10
Records: Pennsville 8-0, Pitman 1-8.
Wednesday scoreboard
Here are the results from Wednesday’s Salem County sports schedule
BASEBALL
Overbrook 19, Penns Grove 1
Pennsville 9, Salem 1
Woodstown 15, Glassboro 5
SOFTBALL
Woodstown 13, Glassboro 5
Overbrook 26, Penns Grove 1
Pennsville 20, Salem 1
GOLF
Schalick vs. Washington Twp.
Woodstown 190, Pennsville 208
TENNIS
Woodstown 3, Delsea 2
Pennsville 4, Millville 1
Overbrook at Penns Grove
TRACK
Woodstown at Schalick
Glassboro at Pennsville
Salem at Pitman
LACROSSE
Cinnaminson 6, Woodstown 2
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown 14, Clearview 6
42 means more
Every day is Jackie Robinson Day to Salem High senior who wears the number, shares the name and emulates the playing style of the baseball legend; includes Salem County roundup
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
SALEM – In big-league stadiums all across the country Tuesday they were celebrating Jackie Robinson Day, commemorating the day in 1947 the legendary infielder debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking baseball’s color barrier.
But for one Salem County baseball player, every day is Jackie Robinson Day. It is for Terrell Robinson, anyway.
Ever since his freshman year, the Salem High School senior has worn the No. 42 uniform that on every April 15 every player in the major leagues wears. Now, a lot of players wear the number – and Robinson has known several of them – but there aren’t many – and none he has crossed paths with – who have the name to go with the number like he does.
There’s just something about seeing “Robinson” and “42” on the back of a player’s jersey, especially a Black player, that stirs the soul.
And as the country celebrated Robinson’s legacy Tuesday, that connection isn’t lost on the Rams’ pitcher/catcher.
“Originally, I always wore 11, like during Little League and the first travel ball team I was on, the Pennsville Predators,” Robinson explained after practice Tuesday. “Then my first year coming to the high school, Coach (Josiah) Hughes let us pick numbers. My father was like you should go different because someone already had 11 and I wondered what I was going to do. He was like you should do 42. That’s smart. I liked that. Once I got through my freshman year I moved travel teams and stuck with it ever since and a lot of people picked up on it.
“At first it was like let’s go do that, but over time I learned to love it. I liked the number. I’ve always been a big Jackie fan. The number does mean a lot because growing up sometimes I was the only black kid on the team. It stands out to me and it just makes me feel like you’re still another player out here, you can do the same thing that Jackie did, so, yeah, it means a lot.”
Initial reactions to the name and number combination varied, but never were hostile. Some people thought he was doing it to be funny and didn’t believe Robinson really was his name – “this is definitely my name,” he told them – but it didn’t take long for them to catch on.
He had already been wearing the number for two years when current Rams coach Eric Fizur took over the program, but he picked up on the connection right away.
“I made the connection immediately,” Fizur said. “I was obsessed with that for my entire childhood. I actually thought it was quite cool in terms of the fact that here’s a young man understanding baseball history and understanding the game and making that choice. Given everything else it was kind of a wow moment.”
Robinson doesn’t just wear the number, he’s emersed himself in the story. He would do school reports on Robinson and his legacy in the game. He watches the movie that stars the late Chadwick Boseman every chance he gets. He sought out Robinson’s exhibit at the Baseball Hall of Fame when the Rams went to play in Cooperstown two years ago.
He even likes to think he emulates Robinson’s aggressive style as a confident hitter, aggressive base runner and sharp fielder. Just the other day he went hard for the first 4 1/3 innings of what became a combined no-hitter with reliever Chase Davis against Penns Grove. Going into Wednesday’s game at Pennsville he’s batting .429 this season and has 14 strikeouts in 8 1/3 innings on the mound. He’s already committed to Rosemont College, where he hopes 42 currently assigned to a senior infielder will be available to him.
He has only played one game in his high school career on Jackie Robinson Day, but he keeps the spirit of the day alive every day of the year.
“I do love to talk about it,” he said. “A lot of people know of it, especially my teammates, and they know it means a lot to me as well.
“I just love the number. Love the number, love the player, lover the history behind it. I just love everything about it.”
Salem County roundup
BASEBALL
PENNSVILLE 4, OVERBROOK 3: Logan Streitz hit a go-ahead triple and scored on Cohen Petrutz’ two-run double as the Eagles scored twice in the top of the seventh, then turned back a Rams rally in the bottom of the inning to preserve their fourth straight win.
The Rams scored a run in the seventh on an error and had the winning run at second with two outs, but Connor Starn got out of it with a strikeout on a payoff pitch to end the game.
Starn gave up two hits and struck out three in his two innings of relief. Luke Wood started and gave up three hits, two unearned runs and struck out seven.
SOFTBALL
PENNSVILLE 14, WOODSTOWN 1: Savannah Palverento-Brewer backed the perfect game she fashioned against Wildwood 24 hours earlier with a five-inning two-hitter and also drove in a pair of runs with two hits as the Eagles won their fifth in a row.
The Salem CC signee struck out eight and, with increased focus on reducing her walks, issued only one – to the next to last batter she faced.
“When you have the support of your teammates out on the field I think that gives you confidence,” Pennsville coach Beth Jackson said. “She found the spot to throw most of her pitches today and she was dealing pretty good.
“Something we talked about at the beginning of the season was trying to limit those walks and she did an excellent job of that (Monday). She did good today, too.”
The Eagles (7-2) snapped a 1-1 tie with five runs in the third inning and broke it wide open with eight in the fourth.
Palverento-Brewer broke the tie with an RBI single. Avery Watson hit a bases-loaded triple on a ball that blew up chalk on the third-base line to make it 5-1 and she scored on Makenzie Widener’s RBI single.
Lily Edwards highlighted the big fourth inning with a three-run double and the run-scoring hits kept on coming. The double was followed by RBI singles from Graillyn Weber and Kylie Harris and a triple by Palverento-Brewer.
It’s the eighth time in a row the Eagles have beaten Woodstown in the regular season. The Wolverines’ only win in the series since 2018 came in the 2023 South Jersey Group I quarterfinals.
“It’s always a competitive game,” Jackson said. “It’s usually a competitive game, back and forth. It’s always good to beat a rival county team. That’s always a nice feeling to have.”
GOLF
SOUTH JERSEY GIRLS INVITATIONAL
WOODBURY – Mainland senior Kasey O’Brien posted a 7-over-par 43 to win medalist honors and Clearview placed three golfers in the top 10 to win the team title in the SJGIT at Westwood CC.
Schalick and Woodstown both had golfers in the field. Schalick finished fifth in the team competition, two shots out of a tie for third. Abby Willoughby posted the Cougars’ low round (47), tied for sixth. Julia Swierczynski had Woodstown’s low round (54).
TEAM SCORES: Clearview 190, Moorestown 202, Washington Twp. 212, Haddonfield 212, Schalick 214, Mainland 221, Delsea 244.
INDIVIDUAL TOP 20: Kasey O’Brien, Mainland 43; Lydia Bernardi, Clearview 44; Stella Bernardi, Clearview 45; Francesca O’Neil, Haddonfield 45; Astor Broeing, Moorestown 46; Camryn Hall, Clearview 47; Tessa Reilley, Washington Twp. 47; Abby Willoughby, Schalick 47; Nicole Tarquinino, Cumberland 47; Paige Weber, Washington Twp. 49; Phoebe Wang, Moorestown 49.
Shree Desai, Moorestown 50; Lindsey Harris, GCIT 52; Lena Virga, Schalick 52; Madisen Klumbach, Haddonfield 53; Maahishee Patel, Cumberland 53; Julie Swierczynski, Woodstown 54; Anna Lomonaco, Clearview 54; Cali Fisler, Schalick 55; Lakshmi Shetty, Northern Burlington 55; Dannica Bailey, Washington Twp. 55; Alaina Wilson, Timber Creek 55.
TENNIS
PENNSVILLE 4, SCHALICK 1
Gabe Schneider (P) def. George Gould, 7-6 (7-4)
Maddox Efelis (P) def. Rocky Monticolo, 6-0, 6-1
Brody Wiggins (P) def. Conor O’Toole, 6-2, 6-2
Lucas Cooksey-Sawyer Humphrey (P) def. David Santana-Anthony McGrath, 6-1, 6-2
Christian Negron-Kaden Barnes (S) def. Carter Willis-Matthew Forino, 6-2, 6-3
Records: Pennsville 6-0, Schalick 4-4.
WOODSTOWN 4, TIMBER CREEK 1
Drew Stengel (WO) def. Paxton Haynes, 6-0, 6-4
John Farrell (WO) def. Kyle Clark Blanding, 6-1, 6-1
Adam He (TC) def. Joseph Kurpis, 6-4, 6-1
Luke Shaw-Mason Shimp (WO) def. Colin Pritchard-William Rice, 6-2, 6-2
Ben Stengel-Jake Lewis (WO) def. Derek Sarpong-Tristan Hill, 6-2, 6-2
Records: Woodstown 6-2, Timber Creek 1-4.
GIRLS LACROSSE
CINNAMINSON 13, WOODSTOWN 11: Delaney Walker scored six goals for Woodstown to move within three of 100 for her career. Jaime Deal had a career-high three goals and Emma Morgan had two.
Nothing given
Spina and Holladay’s combined no-hitter, Palverento’s perfect game highlight the start of the sports week in Salem County
BASEBALL
WOODSTOWN 6, OVERBROOK 0: Dante Spina and Jack Holladay combined on the Wolverines’ first seven-inning no-hitter in recent memory. The two pitchers struck out 10, walked two and faced only two batters over the minimum. Holladay retired 13 in a row before the Rams reached on a two-out error in the seventh. Rocco String went 3-for-3 and Ty Coblentz had three hits and two RBIs to lead the offense.
PENNSVILLE 16, WILDWOOD 2: Chase Burchfield went 3-for-3 with a homer and six RBIs and Connor Starn homered as the Eagles came from behind to win their third in a row. They spotted the Warriors a 2-0 lead. Cohen Petrutz drove in three runs. The Eagles have outscored their opponents 52-2 during their winning streak.
SCHALICK 11, PENNS GROVE 1: Jamari Whitley went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and pitched four strong innings with nine strikeouts as the Cougars improved to 5-0. Evan Sepers had three extra-base hits.
SALEM 9, CLAYTON 6: Andrew May’s two-run single highlighted a four-run sixth that broke a 5-5 tie and led the Rams to victory. May had two hits and four RBIs. Chase Davis and Eithan Longo had three hits apiece. Davis struck out 11 in 6 1/3 innings on the mound.
SOFTBALL
Schalick at Penns Grove
PENNSVILLE 16, WILDWOOD 0: Savannah Palverento retired all 15 batters she faced in a five-inning perfect game. The Salem CC signee struck out five and made big pitches on a few 3-2 counts to avoid any walks. The Eagles supported her with 15 hits. Kylie Harris and Graillyn Weber both had three hits, a homer short of the cycle. Harris and Sawyer Simmons had four RBIs and Avery Watson had two hits and three RBIs. Watson also made a nice defensive play up the middle on the next to last play of the game to keep the gem alive.
OVERBROOK 5, WOODSTOWN 3: The Rams broke a 3-3 tie with two runs in the sixth inning, then turned back a Wolverines threat in the seventh. Lila Bowling had three hits for Woodstown. Ellie Wygand and Hannah Hitchner had two apiece.
CLAYTON 27, SALEM 0: The Clippers erupted for 19 runs in the third inning and held the Rams hitless.
TENNIS
PENNSVILLE 5, TRITON 0
Gabe Schneider (P) def. Tristyn Malone, 6-0, 6-0
Maddox Efelis (P) def. Cole Durham, 6-0, 6-0
Brody Wiggins (P) def. Tirth Patel, 6-0, 6-0
Lucas Cooksey-Sawyer Humphrey (P) def. Sean Gorsky-Brennan Zabala, 6-0, 6-2
Matthew Forino-Carter Willis (P) def. Shrey Modi-Nathanial White, 6-0, 6-1
Records: Pennsville 5-0, Triton 0-4.
WOODSTOWN 4, PENNS GROVE 1
Drew Stengel (WO) def. Alex Ramirez Martinez, 6-1, 6-0
John Farrell (WO) def. Angel Perez Herrera, 6-0, 6-0
Stuart Mondragon (P) def. Joseph Kurpis, 6-2, 5-7, 10-8
Ben Stengel-Nicholas DiTeodoro (WO) def. Anthony Pacheco-Rene Ruiz, 6-0, 6-1
Vincent Merendino-Jake Lewis (WO) def. Adam Gonzalez-Jose Suntecum, 6-1, 6-0
Records: Woodstown 5-2, Penns Grove 1-2.
SCHALICK 5, GATEWAY 0
George Gould (S) def. Dylan Ceravolo, 6-1, 6-0
Rocky Monticolo (S) def. Tommy McCabe, 6-1, 6-1
Conor O’Toole (S) def. Isan Salamanca, 6-1, 6-2
Cayden Brzozowski-Kaden Barnes (S) def. Justin Dugan-Ben Cline, 7-6 (6-0), 6-0
David Santana-Anthony McGrath (S) def. Jackson Smith-Alvaro Sanchis-Moraleja, 6-2, 6-2
Records: Schalick 4-3, Gateway 1-3.
TRACK
SCHALICK GIRLS WIN: The Cougars remained undefeated (3-0) with a win over Glassboro. Jordan Hadfield won three events (800, 1600, 3200) and Gia Martellacci (200, 400) and Ally Green (javelin, 100 hurdles) won two apiece.
WOODSTOWN RELAY DENIED: The Wolverines’ boys 4×800 relay team made a gutsy effort to beat the qualifying standard for the Penn Relays, but they learned Monday the 8:08 they posted in challenging conditions Saturday at Father Judge wasn’t strong enough to make the field for the historic event. The Wolverines have qualified for the 4×400.
GOLF
Clearview 172, Schalick girls 232
Pennsville vs. Overbrook
Schalick vs. Woodstown
LACROSSE
Mainland 15, Woodstown 11
COLLEGE BASEBALL
MONDAY’S REGION 19 SCORES
Salem CC 20, Atlantic Cape 4
Mercer 13, Lackawanna 9
Morris 3, Sussex 2, susp.
RCSJ-Cumberland 9, Middlesex 5
Raritan Valley 23, Delaware Tech 10
Union 13, Rockland 1
HAMILTON – Matt Murphy homered and drove in four runs and four pitchers scattered five hits while allowing just one earned run as Salem CC blasted Atlantic Cape 20-4. In his seven games since breaking out of a slump with eight RBIs against Middlesex, Murphy is 11-for-27 with two homers and 16 RBIs.
Cole Dawson went 3-for-3 with three RBIs and four runs scored. Murphy, Tyler Hacker, Tony Sanchez and Yen Rodriguez had two hits apiece. The Mighty Oaks (17-17) got things started with an eight-run first inning.
This week’s schedule
Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of April 14-19; games start at 4 p.m. unless noted
APRIL 14
BASEBALL
Clayton at Salem
Overbrook at Woodstown
Penns Grove at Schalick
Wildwood at Pennsville
SOFTBALL
Salem at Clayton
Schalick at Penns Grove
Wildwood at Pennsville
Woodstown at Overbrook
GOLF
Pennsville at Overbrook, Sakima CC, 3:30 p.m.
Schalick girls vs. Clearview, Westwood GC, 3:30 p.m.
Schalick vs. Woodstown, Town & Country GL, 3:45 p.m.
TENNIS
Triton at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Schalick at Gateway
Woodstown at Penns Grove
TRACK
Glassboro at Schalick girls, 3:45 p.m.
Overbrook at Penns Grove
Salem, Gloucester Catholic, Wildwood at Clayton, 3:30 p.m.
LACROSSE
Woodstown at Mainland
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Atlantic Cape, 3:30 p.m.
APRIL 15
BASEBALL
Pennsville at Overbrook
SOFTBALL
Pennsville at Woodstown
GOLF
Schalick girls, Woodstown at Westwood GC, 9:30 a.m.
Salem Tech vs. Gloucester Catholic, Sakima CC, 3:45 p.m.
TENNIS
Schalick at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown at Timber Creek, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Cinnaminson
VOLLEYBALL
LEAP at Salem Tech
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Harford CC at Salem CC 3:30 p.m.
APRIL 16
BASEBALL
Overbrook at Penns Grove
Salem at Pennsville
Woodstown at Glassboro
SOFTBALL
Glassboro at Woodstown
Penns Grove at Overbrook
Pennsville at Salem
GOLF
Schalick vs. Washington Twp., Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
Woodstown vs. Pennsville, Sakima CC, 3:45 p.m.
TENNIS
Delsea at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Millville at Pennsville
Overbrook at Penns Grove
TRACK
Woodstown at Schalick, 3:30 p.m.
Glassboro at Pennsville
Salem at Pitman
LACROSSE
Cinnaminson at Woodstown
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Clearview, 5:15 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Mercer County CC, 3:30 p.m.
APRIL 17
BASEBALL
Cumberland at Pennsville
Northern Burlington at Schalick
Woodstown vs. Cinnaminson
SOFTBALL
Clearview at Woodstown
Pennsville at Cumberland
GOLF
Schalick girls vs. OLMA, Centerton CC
TENNIS
Delsea at Woodstown
Pennsville vs. Pitman, Shertle Park, 3:45 p.m.
Penns Grove at Schalick
VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Timber Creek
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Sussex, 2:30 p.m.
APRIL 18
BASEBALL
Salem at Camden County Tech, 11 a.m.
SOFTBALL
West Deptford at Schalick
TENNIS
Pitman at Penns Grove
LACROSSE
Rancocas Valley at Woodstown
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Bergen CC at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Cecil at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.
APRIL 19
BASEBALL
Woodstown at Sterling, 11 a.m.
Schalick vs. Cherry Hill West at Haddon Twp., 1 p.m.
Schalick at Haddon Twp., 3:30 p.m.
TRACK
Penns Grove, Pennsville, Schalick, Salem, Woodstown at Woodbury Relays
LACROSSE
Paul VI at Woodstown, 10 a.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Bergen CC (2), noon
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Mercer County CC, noon
Mission accomplished
Salem boys return to scene of 2024 disappointment, win West Deptford Relays, Parker boys MVP, Schalick wins girls meet; Schalick boys win in Bridgeton; Woodstown 4×800 qualifies for Penn Relays
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
WEST DEPTFORD – Anthony Parker and the Salem High track team came into the West Deptford Relays on this damp and dreary Saturday with something to prove.
They went into the meet last year expecting to go home with the trophy. Instead, they lost to Audubon by two points, the difference being the baton never getting to Parker in the 4×100 relay.
The Rams considered it a major disappointment and it burned within them for the next 12 months. Coach David Hunt thought of it as a coachable moment regarding the importance of quality practice prior to a meet, which that week was not.
They returned to the scene Saturday and this time all the exchanges were clean. They won the meet going away, scoring 113 points, 27 better than the runner-up Green Wave. Schalick won the girls division comfortably ahead of runner-up Pennsville.
“We came into the meet and we only had one thing on our mind and that was getting the trophy,” Parker said. “We lost last year to Audubon and I don’t think anybody was happy with that, so we came in with a good mindset and we got the trophy.
“During the race I was thinking about last year, but I’m like this year it can’t happen again. I know as soon as I get the baton we’re going to win.”
The Rams won seven events in the tough conditions and Parker was the Most Outstanding Athlete of the boys meet for the first time. He posted the best individual time in the 400 hurdles (58.31) and anchored the winning 4×200, shuttle hurdle and revenge-minded 4×100 relays. He picked up the 4×200 when weather washed out the jumps.
They ran 45.47 in the 4×1, 1:36.92 in the 4×2 and 1:13.78 in the shuttle hurdles. Jelani Beverly ran in two of the relays with him, but for the most part they were three sets of teams.
“He did real good today,” Hunt said. “Right now we’re battling the weather so everyone’s times aren’t necessarily where they want them, but as far as his competitiveness coming into the season it’s been great. He’s doing a lot of very good things.
“He went up to Boston (for the New Balance Indoor Nationals), so he never stopped; we went straight from indoor into spring. The difference in him this year has been this role with the team. Other people are responding to his leadership versus last year where he was kind of just a member of the team. He’s shown a lot of growth in that area.”
On the girls side, Schalick won four events and finished second in four others. Pennsville won three events and both mixed events.
WEST DEPTFORD RELAYS
BOYS 1
TEAM SCORES: Salem 113, Audubon 86, Florence 32, Pennsville 29, Pitman 18, Clayton 14, Buena 9, Freire Charter 8
EVENTS (Top 3)
400 Hurdles: 1. Anthony Parker, Salem 58.31; 2. Henry Lisboa, Pennsville 1:00.21; 3. Gradin Buzby, Salem 1:01.53. Team: Salem 1:59.83, Audubon 2:06.96, Pennsville 1:00.21.800 SMR: 1. Audubon 1:38.69; 2. Salem (Timothy Gregory, Omarion Pierce, Terrance Smith, Jelani Beverly), 1:39.72; 3. Clayton 1:44.73
4×100: 1. Salem (Jelani Beverly, Anthony Parker, Omarion Pierce, Terrance Smith), 45.47; 2. Audubon 45.65; 3. Pennsville (Henry Lisboa, Danny Knight, Ty Young, Colin McGlinn) 46.52
Shuttle Hurdle: 1. Salem (Gradin Buzby, Anthony Parker, Jerry Seals, Timothy Gregory), 1:13.78
4×200: 1. Salem (Jelani Beverly, Kaden Robinson, Terrance Smith, Anthony Parker), 1:36.92; 2. Florence 1:42.13; 3. Freire Charter 1:44.00
4×800: 1. Audubon 9:23.61; 2. Salem (Xavier McGriff, Jerry Seals, Matthew Howard, Andrew Dale) 9:31.60; 3. Pitman 9:49.01
DMR: 1. Audubon 11:47.48; 2. Pitman 12:15.04; 3. Salem (Joshua Gilbert, Gavin Cronrath, Samuel Cooke, Andrew Dale) 12:42.87
4×1600: 1. Salem (Samuel Cooke, Matthew Howard, Gavin Cronrath, Andrew Dale) 21:24.43
Discus: 1. Dylan Hoff, Audubon 118-9; 2. Wyatt Irvine, Salem 113-2; 3. Nick Hiros, Florence 113-1. Team: Audubon 214-2, Salem 205-7, Florence 113-1.
High Jump: 1. Donovan Weathers, Salem 5-8; 2. Liam Nixon, Audubon 5-6; 3. Kaden Robinson, Salem 5-4. Team: Salem 11-0, Audubon 10-10, Florence 10-0.
Javelin: 1. Connor Ayars, Pennsville 154-5; 2. Breyson McCracken, Audubon 142-4; 3. Logan Gilbert, 137-4. Team: Pennsville 282-11, Audubon 279-8, Salem 232-4.
Pole Vault: 1. Jack Mazzoni, Buena 11-6; 2. Gradin Buzby, Salem 10-6; 3. Jelani Beverly, Salem, 9-0. Team: Salem 19-6, Buena 19-6, Pennsville 16-0.
Shot Put: 1. Nick Hiros, Florence 43-0; 2. Aiden McKinney, Audubon 42-8; 3. Pedro Ibarra, Clayton 38-7. Team: Audubon 79-11, Salem 75-1, Clayton 74-7.
GIRLS 1
TEAM SCORES: Schalick 86, Pennsville 60, Clayton 54, Salem 51, Florence 37, Buena 32, Pitman 28, OLMA 3
EVENTS (Top 3)
400 Hurdles: 1. Emily Madden, Buena 1:15.04; 2. Taylor Bass, Pennsville 1:16.96; 3. Brooke Valentine, Schalick 1:17.90. Team: Buena 2:36.92, Schalick 2:39.29, Salem 2:41.39.
800 SMR: 1. Pennsville (Kallie Morrison, Annabella Manning, Ariana Charles, Megan Morris) 2:01.62; 2. Clayton 2:07.39; 3. Florence 2:10.66
4×100: Clayton 54.49; 2. Schalick (Brooke Valentine, Caileigh Schalick, Gia Martellacci, Phoebe Alward) 56.31; 3. Florence 58.59
SHR: 1. Buena 1:17.63; 2. Salem (Audrey Boggs, Tahirah Davenport-White, Ji’Yonna Seals, Kashira Patterson) 1:19.02; 3. Schalick (Gabriella Simonini, Ava Scurry, Piper Warner, Rebekah Cuff) 1:21.37
4×200: 1. Schalick (Sophia Harris, Phoebe Alward, Caileigh Schalick, Gia Martellacci) 1:53.60; 2. Clayton 1:56.08; 3. Salem (Angelina Fothergill, Raniyah Parsons-Smith, Ma’Kayla Smith, Amaia Massengill) 1:57.45
4×800: 1. Schalick (Sarah Torpey, Caylen Taylor, Olivia Sacerdote, Emmalynn Robinson) 11:36.16; 2. Pitman 11:39.68; 3. Salem (Gabriella Bartlett, Samantha Dale, Isabella Langley, Tessa Bohn) 12:16.72
DMR: 1. Schalick (Caylen Taylor, Sarah Torpey, Emma O’Neill, Helen Lillia) 14:09.53; 2. Pennsville (Izzy Saulin, Taylor Bass, McKayla Patterson, Sawyer Slad) 15:59.52; 3. Florence 16:02.74
4×1600: 1. Pitman 26:55.85; 2. Schalick (Sarah Torpey, Caylen Taylor, Olivia Sacerdote, Emmalynn Robinson) 29:15.89; 3. Florence 29:48.63
Discus: 1. Sebrina Bradford, Schalick 90-1; 2. Destinee Williams, Clayton 89-5; 3. Rainelle Blocker, Clayton 82-5. Team: 1. Clayton 171-10, Schalick 166-9, Pennsville 149-8.
High Jump: 1. Kallie Morrison, Pennsville 4-8; 2. Anna Gallo, Clayton 4-4; 3. Taylor Bass, Pennsville 4-0. Team: Pennsville 8-8, Salem 8-0, Clayton 4-4.
Javelin: 1; Rainelle Blocker, Clayton, 112-2; 2. Olivia Sacerdote, Schalick 89-6; 3. Navaeh Robinson, Schalick 87-0. Team: Schalick 175-6, Clayton 154-11, Pittman 141-7.
Pole Vault: 1. Megan Morris, Pennsville 8-6; 2. Tyiana Miller, Salem 6-6; 3. Marlee Lawson, Pennsville 6-6. Team: Pennsville 15-0, Salem 12-6
Shot Put: 1. Rainelle Blocker, Clayton 32-6.5; 2. Kylie Sack, Buena, 29-3.5; 3. Tatiyonna Crawford, Pennsville 27-2.25. Team: Clayton 58-2.5, Buena 54-11.75, Pennsville 52-3.25
MIXED 1
4×100: 1. Pennsville (Connor Ayars, Kayla Buck-Finley, Cole Campbell, Izzy Saulin) 1:00.57; 2. Florence 1:05.52
4×400: 1. Pennsville (Colin McGlinn, Megan Morris, Henry Lisboa, Ariana Charles) 4:04.69; 2. Florence 4:27.87
GIRLS 2
TEAM SCORES: Gloucester City 78, West Deptford 70, Lower Cape May 47, Middle 37, Oakcrest 34, Pleasantville 33, Penns Grove 28, Eastside Camden 11, Deptford 8, Camden Catholic 2
EVENTS (Penns Grove only)
800 SMR: 4. Penns Grove (Ariana Dowe, Ja’Onyi Fundora, Niyannah Hill, Kimberly Smith) 2:04.06
4×100: 5. Penns Grove (Janiyah Cummings, Arianna Dowe, Malliyah Gardner, Semijah Hinez) 56.66
4×200: 1. Penns Grove (Ariana Dowe, Janiyah Cummings, Ja’Onyi Fundora, Malliyah Gardner) 1:56.65
Discus: 5. Penns Grove (Zoey Ceasar, Nalayea Livingston) 117-3
Shot Put: 2. Zoey Ceasar, Penns Grove, 29-11.25. Team: 1. Penns Grove (Ceasar, Jarlene Vichi) 57-1.25
Schalick boys repeat
BRIDGETON – The Schalick boys won eight of 14 events in challenging conditions and ran away with the Bridgeton Relays for the second year in a row. The Cougars scored 118 points, lapping Division I runner-up Cedar Creek. David Stewart won the long jump and triple jump and ran a leg on the winning 4×100 relay.
It was their second win in as many weeks, having won the small schools division at Buena the week before.
“We love bad weather; our guys are 4-0 in bad weather,” Cougars coach James Turner said. “They look at it as an advantage because they are willing to push through it and do what needs to be done.”
BRIDGETON RELAYS
TEAM SCORES: Schalick 118, Cedar Creek 58, Pleasantville 44, Triton 34, St. Joseph (Hamm.) 16, Haddon Twp. 16
EVENTS (Division I)
400 Hurdles: 1. Hunter Dragotta, Schalick 1:00.79, 2. Kolby Sicklar, Schalick 1:01.48
4×100: 1. Schalick (Michael Eberl, Zaeshawn Mills, Reggie Allen, David Stewart), 44.59
4×200: 1. Pleasantville 1:33.12; 2. Triton 1:36.11; 3. Schalick (Kenneth Bartee, Jase Volovar, Roneem Thomas, Zaeshawn Mills) 1:36.80
4×400: 1. Schalick (Michael Eberl, Reggie Allen, Jase Volovar, Jacob Carter) 3:44.04
4×800: 1. Schalick (Salvatore Longo, Hunter Dragotta, Chase Riley, Collin Bittle) 9:19.89
4×1600: 1. Cedar Creek 19:57.07; 2. Schalick (Collin Bittle, Chase Walker, John Egan, Nicholas Valentino) 22:02.78
800 SMR: 1. Pleasantville 1:39.64; Schalick DQ
1600 SMR: 1. Pleasantville 3:31.69; 2. Schalick (David Stewart, Zaeshawn Mills, Roneem Thomas, Steve Chomo) 3:51.88
DMR: 1. Schalick (Steve Chomo, Salvatore Longo, Jacob Carter, Chase Riley) 11:48.46
High Jump: 1. Jase Volovar, Schalick 5-0; 2. Reggie Allen, Schalick 5-0
Long Jump: 1. David Stewart, Schalick 19-6.25; 2. Zaeshawn Mills, Schalick 19-2.75
Triple Jump: 1. David Stewart, Schalick 39-8.5; 2. Levi Feeney-Childers, Schalick, 39-4.25
Shot Put: 1. Kyle Stephens, Haddon Twp. 42-11; 2. Ethan McLean, Schalick 35-0.5
Discus: 1. Mandel Pettiford, Cedar Creek, 162-4; 2. Ethan McLean, Schalick, 122-6; 3. Nylan Sutton, Schalick 102-7
Woodstown’s 4×8 takes
it down to the wire
PHILADELPHIA – Woodstown’s decorated boys 4×800 relay team posted a time good enough to qualify for the Penn Relays Saturday when it won the race at the Father Judge Relays in school-record time. The Wolverines came in with an 8:08.09, four seconds under the qualifying threshold for the historic race, in their last chance to qualify.
The team of Karson Chew, Cole Lucas, Jacob Marino and Josh Crawford won the race by three seconds over Caesar Rodney High School of Camden, Del. They are expected to learn if their time is among the top 35 to make the Penn Relays field Monday. The race is April 24. The Wolverines had qualified for the 4×400 earlier in the year.
Shortly after helping his 4×800 relay team hit the mark, Marino finished seventh in the boys mile (4:59.78). He is three weeks removed from having his appendix removed. Samantha Sterner finished seventh in the girls mile (5:53.33).
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