Category: RUNNING

Memorable moment

Woodstown siblings run in Meet of Champions together, only second brother-sister combo to run same race, same year

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

HOLMDEL – Jacob Marino has made a lot of memories during his cross country career, but none likely compared to the piece of his history he and sister Abby carved out at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions Saturday.

While several family members have run together in the elite race over the years, the Woodstown siblings became only the second brother-sister combination to run in it the same year. Both qualified with top 10 finishes in last week’s state Group I meet here.

“It was very cool,” Jake said of the experience as the family drove back from Holmdel Park. “We got to practice together all week and we just really bonded over the week. Really, were trying to do something special this weekend and it was great to be able to race with her.”

Jacob and Abby Marino wore throwback Woodstown uniforms to commemorate their historic running in the MOC. (Submitted photo)

Jacob finished 94th in the final cross country race of his high school career, coming home in 17:10.07, some 30 seconds better than his MOC time of a year ago and about eight seconds off his PR for the course.

Abby, a sophomore, was running with a cold and went the distance in the girls race, placing 153rd in 22:03.78.

“For my race I had a great race, I’m very happy with the way I’m ending off my career,” Jacob said. “In the top 100 of runners throughout the state, so that was great for me. A big improvement from last year (125th, 17:41), so really happy with how I ended off there.

“I was feeling really great going up to the big hill and I just didn’t recover fast enough to break that 17 mark, but I’m still really happy with how it turned out.”

Abby said not feeling well made it “just difficult” to get through the race, but she was going to run “no matter what” and was determined to finish. She, too, enjoyed the week training and running with her brother. 

“I kind of wish it did go better because I am sick right now, but I still raced,” she said. “For being sick, I’m not completely disappointed in my time, but I did wish I did a lot better.”

Luke Hnatt of team champion Christian Brothers Academy won the boys race (15:22.86) and Leah Starkey of Ocean Twp. won the girls race (17:14.33). Union Catholic won the girls team title.

Top photo: Woodstown siblings Abby (L) and Jacob Marino celebrate after winning their respective races in this year’s Salem County Cross Country Meet.

Chasing down history

Woodstown boys place third as a team, Marino siblings post top 10 finishes in their respective races to qualify for Meet of Champions; further research indicates best finish ever

NJSIAA Group I XC Championship

BOYS TEAM: Glassboro 70, Metuchen 109, Woodstown 140, Indian Hills 160, Dayton 195, Haddon Twp. 201, Manville 221, Shore 239, Mountain Lakes 264, McNair 280, New Milford 299, Secaucus 305, Park Ridge/Emerson 306, Bogota 323, Kinnelon 331, Audubon 357, Highland Park 382, Rutherford 413, Verona 415, Schalick 514.
GIRLS TEAM: Shore 45, Metuchen 76, Bogota 110, Audubon 116, Mountain Lakes 142, New Providence 179, Rutherford 253, Haddon Twp. 260, North Warren 270, Hanover Park 286, McNair 337, Hasbrouck Heights 342, Maple Shade 358, Newton 364, Pequannock 370, Dayton 392, Woodstown 393, Saddle Brook 402, South Hunterdon 480, Schalick 490.

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

HOLMDEL – Steve New doesn’t mind digging deep when it comes to chasing cross country history. Some might find it painstaking and tedious, but he’s digging because he thinks he’s going to find treasure.

That’s the reason the Woodstown cross country coach will be happily diving into the history of the state cross country championship today looking to find the last time the Wolverines did as well as they showed Saturday at Holmel Park.

The Wolverines came in third at the Group I boys meet, and that’s as good as New can ever remember. They scored 140 points, pulling behind team champion Glassboro and runner-up Metuchen and solidly ahead of fourth-place Indian Hills. All five of their counters placed in the top 50 among runners competing on teams. 

“In all honesty I would have loved to have gotten second; you can actually come home with a pretty cool trophy,” New said. “But I can’t complain. They got up on the podium, they got to get up on the stage, they got recognized for a third-place finish.

“I’ve never seen that in my years coaching here, and I’ve looked back a decent amount and I’ve never seen anything like that. I was pumped by it. I couldn’t have been more pleased with how they ran. Everyone ran tough. That made that two-hour school bus ride well worth it.”

(Upon a deep dive into the records Sunday morning, New discovered this was indeed the Wolverines’ best finish ever. He went all the way back to 1919 and they had never finished higher than 11th (last year) before.)

One of the keys to their high finish was the showing of Torsten Duva and Jackson Perry. Normally fifth and sixth finishers, they were the Wolverines’ fourth and fifth runners across the line on this day. Jake Marino, Karson Chew and David Farrell were their first three.

“Third place doesn’t move us on to MOC as a team but it’s a really good place for us and I’m happy with how everyone did,” Chew said. “We all finished close to each other and all around did everything we needed to do to have a great states.”

The Wolverines grabbed another piece of history that was even harder to find. Siblings Jake and Abby Marino both scored top 10 finishes in their respective races to qualify for the Meet of Champions. Jake was ninth in the boys race (17:15.87) and Abby was tenth in the girls race (20:45.22). The top 10 go.

With the help of AI, Jake learned they are only the second brother-sister combination since 1986 to qualify for MOC in the same year. Chris and Cate DeSousa, running for Christian Brothers and Red Bank Catholic, respectively, in 2019 are the only others to do. There have been seven sets of siblings since 1986 making it in the same year, but they’ve all been sisters or brothers.

“It’s crazy to think about,” Jake said. “To be able to have the opportunity to be able to compete at states together, but to not only capitalize on that and cement ourselves as one of two brother-sister duos going to the Meet of Champions the same year – and the only ones to go to the same school – is phenomenal. It’s something I will never forget.”

BOYS TOP 10GIRLS TOP 10
Jayran Rodriguez, Manville16:35.39Alexandra Klein, Shore18:54.88
Joseph Saicic, Glassboro16:50.42Ella Andersen, Metuchen19:13.97
Frank Coppa, Indian Hills16:51.42Riley Fayer, Audubon19:16.47
Michaelangelo Lepore, Mt. Lakes17:00.82Violet Page, Mt. Lakes19:46.66
Zacchaeus Harrigan, Glassboro17:04.27Grace Montanari, Shore20:27.61
Elliott Reines, Dayton17:07.15Micah Dalello, Sussex Tech20:34.58
Jaeden Wesley, Glassboro17:11.57Erin Dushinka, DelVal20:37.59
Maddox Paulin, Shore17:37.27Taylor Zaneto, Metuchen20:39.79
Jacob Marino, Woodstown17:15.87Milla Scalise, Shore20:42.63
Kai Englert, Metuchen17:20.90Abby Marino, Woodstown20:45.22

LOCAL BOYS COUNTERS
(Number in parentheses is overall place)
WOODSTOWN: 9. Jacob Marino (9) 17:15.87, 18. Karson Chew (18) 17:46.75, 27. David Farrell (30) 18:13.11, 28. Torsten Duva (43) 18:30.15, 39. Jackson Perry (53) 18:42.55.
SCHALICK: 76. Collin Bittle (84) 19:28.66, 82. Salvatore Longo (90) 19:39.22, 112. Joshua Weiner (120) 20:59.41, 119. Mason Cain (127) 21:43.83, 125. Chase Riley (133) 22:12.31.

LOCAL GIRLS COUNTERS
(Number in parenthesis is overall place)
WOODSTOWN: 8. Abby Marino (10) 20:45.22, 50. Anabel Schaal (60) 23:37.64, 99. Arianna Mott (115) 26:19.04, 113. Lucianna Mannella (129) 27:13.15, 123. Alice Bowser (139) 29:37.37.
SCHALICK: 42. Helen Lillia (50) 23:10.65, 97. Emma Cain (113) 26:17.01, 115. Emma Wilbur (131) 27:33.37, 117. Sarah Torpey (133) 27:47.21, 119. Ava Melnick (135) 28:48.01.
PENNSVILLE: IND. Sawyer Slad (68) 24:04.77.

XC South Sectional

Woodstown, Schalick boys and girls advance to Group I state race after top five finishes at DREAM Park

By Riverview Sports News

LOGAN TWP. – The boys and girls teams from Woodstown and Schalick and an individual runner from Pennsville all advance to the Group I cross country state championship meet after posting qualifying finishes in the South Sectionals at DREAM Park Saturday.

Woodstown and Schalick finished 3-4 in the boys standings, while they went 4-5 in the girls standings.

Woodstown’s Jacob Marino finished sixth overall in the Boys Group I race and the Wolverines placed all five counters in the top 15 to score 75 points. Chase Riley was Schalick’s fastest runner, finishing 10th. Collin Bittle was 15th.

Woodstown’s Abby Marino finished second overall in the girls race, running 19:44.80. Teammate Anabel Schaal was seventh. The Wolverines finished two points behind third-place Maple Shade. Helen Lillia led Schalick across the line with an 11th overall finish.

Pennsville’s Sawyer Slad qualified individually after finishing 13th in the girls race.

The top five teams and individual runners in the top 15 not already qualified advance to the state meet. The top 10 runners received medals.

The championship meet is Nov. 8 in Holmdel. The Meet of Champions is there Nov. 15.

Group I South Sectional

BOYS TEAM SCORES: Glassboro 25, Haddon Twp. 58, Woodstown 75, Schalick 117, Audubon 127, Pitman 173, Maple Shade 184, Cape May Tech 253, Riverside 276, Buena 280, Paulsboro 315, Salem 330, Pt. Pleasant Beach 367, New Egypt 378.
GIRLS TEAM SCORES: Audubon 43, Haddon Twp. 61, Maple Shade 86, Woodstown 88, Schalick 108, Pitman 135, Cape May Tech 163,
BOYS TOP 15GIRLS TOP 15
Joseph Saicic, Glassboro15:51.84Riley Fayer, Audubon18:18.40
James Clauson, Haddon Twp.16:05.00Abby Marino, Woodstown19:44.80
Jaeden Wesley, Glassboro16:07.92Emma Came, Audubon20:09.69
Shaun Maloney, Haddon Twp.16:13.17Juliana Catalani, Maple Shade20:26.77
Zacchaeus Harrigan, Glassboro16:29.05Isabella Legatie, Audubon20:41.78
Jacob Marino, Woodstown16:39.81Tanner Lajoie, Haddon Twp.20:57.91
Aaron Johnson, Glassboro16:43.89Anabel Schaal, Woodstown21:05.00
Logan Camm, Audubon16:47.05Abigail Johns, Glassboro21:33.72
Gavin Raktis, Glassboro16:58.96Peyton Coyle, Pitman21:36.28
Chase Riley, Schalick17:00.49Kirstyn McHale, Cape May Tech21:43.17
Rhys Blackman, Pitman17:01.56Helen Lillia, Schalick21:48.21
David Farrell, Woodstown17:05.47Blake Kemery, Haddon Twp.21:56.00
Torsten Duva, Woodstown17:11.85Sawyer Slad, Pennsville22:08.65
Aidan Curran, Haddon Twp.17:18.88Johana Perez, Maple Shade22:14.66
Collin Bittle, Schalick17:18.94Isabella Dodd, Haddon Twp.22:21.87



This week’s schedule

First round of the South Jersey Group I football playoffs, sectional XC at DREAM Park highlight the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Oct. 27-Nov. 2

MONDAY, OCT. 27
FIELD HOCKEY
Pennsville at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Salem at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Paulsboro, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Triton, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Triton at Woodstown, 4 p.m.

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

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 29
FIELD HOCKEY
Vineland at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Mainland at Schalick, 4:15 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Gateway at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at West Deptford, 7 p.m.

THURSDAY, OCT. 30
FOOTBALL
South Jersey Group I playoffs
Audubon at Glassboro, 6 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Woodstown at Gateway, 4 p.m.

FRIDAY, OCT. 31
FOOTBALL
South Jersey Group I Playoffs
Schalick at Pennsville, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY, NOV. 1
FOOTBALL
South Jersey Group I Playoffs
Salem vs. KIPP
Woodbury at Paulsboro, noon
CROSS COUNTRY
NJSIAA Sectionals at DREAM Park

SUNDAY, NOV. 2
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC Alumni Game, noon

Wednesday roundup

Woodstown boys fourth in Tri-County XC Showcase, girls fifth; Wolverines’ Abby Marino finishes third in girls race; also includes tennis results

By Riverview Sports News

SEABROOK — The Woodstown boys by all accounts ran well in Wednesday’s Tri-County Conference Cross Country Showcase, just not well enough to overthrow the loaded field.

The Wolverines, the Salem County champions, put three runners in the top 20 and finished an expected fourth in the race at Cumberland Regional. They had the third-fastest team average in the field.

Jacob Marino led the Wolverines across the line with a 10th-place 16:35.47. Karson Chew finished 13th and David Farrell was 18th. The top 20 finishers received medals.

“I think we landed right where I expected,” Woodstown coach Steve New said. “We could have maybe done a little better, but sectionals is what matters.”

Woodstown’s girls finished fifth, with Abby Marino running third (19:41.62), the highest individual finish among all Salem County runners. Teammate Anabel Schaal was 17th.

Glassboro, with three of the top four finishers, won the boys title. Delsea won the girls crown.

Tri-County Showcase

BOYS TEAM: Glassboro 48, Highland 98, Timber Creek 115, WOODSTOWN 121, Kingsway 134, Washington Twp. 161, Delsea 180, Williamstown 207, Clearview 211, SCHALICK 236, Pitman 275, GCIT 284, SALEM TECH 341, Cumberland 371, Deptford 402, SALEM 431, PENNSVILLE 506.
GIRLS TEAM: Delsea 58, Clearview 76, Kingsway 79, Highland 122, WOODSTOWN 144, Washington Twp. 150, Williamstown 180, SCHALICK 192, Pitman 214, GCIT 232, Cumberland 297, SALEM TECH 315.
BOYS TOP 20GIRLS TOP 20
Joseph Saicic, Glassboro15:58.55Sophia Aldridge, Williamstown18:36.81
Logan Pavelik, Williamstown16:07.62Aubrey Bishop, Kingsway19:07.06
Zacchaeus Harrigan, Glassboro16:07.86Abby Marino, Woodstown19:41.62
Jaeden Wesley, Glassboro16:09.71Lyana Gutierrez, Highland20:00.09
Michael Beaver, Kingsway16:16.09Brooke Mashburn, Delsea20:16.48
Matt Littlehales, Delsea16:29.45Julia Burgio, Williamstown20:19.59
Dominic Burgio, Williamstown16:32.77Tori-Loren Powell, Highland20:25.96
Trevor Szilier, Wash Twp16:33.27Julianne Roes, Clearview20:30.13
Ryan DeVecchis, Wash Twp16:34.15Olivia Mashburn, Delsea20:33.44
Jacob Marino, Woodstown16:35.47Rhea Remaly, Clearview20:44.02
Aaron Johnson, Glassboro16:39.85Ava Buchanan, Kingsway20:48.49
Andrew Dopkin, Highland16:43.18Isabella Moran, Delsea20:50.60
Karson Chew, Woodstown16:43.72Katelyn Gallinaro, Kingsway20:59.94
Payton Veilleux, Kingsway16:44.03Ziada Nassradine, Delsea21:05.07
Liam Murphy, Highland16:45.00Julia Blanchard, Wash Twp21:08.41
Ryan Pancoast, Timber Creek17:03.70Leah Hagerman, Clearview21:13.39
Olu Fadulu, Highland17:06.01Anabel Schaal, Woodstown21:17.92
David Farrell, Woodstown17:14.85Sofia Moran, Delsea21:18.51
Logan McKeever, Kingsway17:23.38Layla Chain, Wash Twp21:25.01
Wyatt Evans, GCIT17:24.94Kate Yanek, Clearview21:39.77

Top finishers among other Salem County teams:
PENNSVILLE – Boys: (90) Logan Cowperthwait 20:11.09; Girls: (23) Sawyer Slad 21:58.38.
PENNS GROVE – Boys: (67) John Johnson 19:08.72.
SALEM – Boys: (72) Gavin Conrath 19:14.73.
SALEM TECH – Boys: (50) Levi Seals 18:24.74; Girls: (51) Paityn Harrington 24:28.63.
SCHALICK – Boys: (22) Collin Bittle 17:27.50; Girls: (21) Helen Lillia 21:41.66.

Girls tennis

WEDNESDAY’S SCORES
Woodstown 5, Glassboro 0
Salem 5, Overbrook 0

SALEM 5, OVERBROOK 0
Angelina Fothergill (S) def. Sophia Burgos, 6-1, 6-2
Tahirah Davenport-White (S) def. Isabella Sepulveda, 7-5, 6-2
JaNye Hubbard (S) def. Anne Mason, 6-2, 1-6, 13-11
Heaven Jones-McCullough-Erica Brewer (S) def. Sophia Perticari-Heaven Williams, 4-6, 6-3, 10-8
Evangeline Jimenez Barreto-Phoenix Holland (S) def. Liana Grant-Williams-Emma Acevedo, 7-5, 6-6 (10-7)
Records: Salem 4-11, Overbrook 3-19.

WOODSTOWN 5, GLASSBORO 0
Nathalie Neron (WO) def. Alana Killelea, 6-0, 6-0
Alyssa Berry (WO) def. Alice Dinzeo, 6-0, 6-0
Noelle Neron (WO) def. Virginia Tarasevich, 6-1, 6-0
Madison LaPalomento-Emilee Kehr (WO) def. Sofia Dungea-Amani George, 6-3, 7-6 (8-6)
Elliana Norman-Emma West (WO) def. Ijeoma Ufomba-Conception Soriano, 6-2, 6-1
Records: Woodstown 16-5, Glassboro 6-10.

Run like the wind

Passaic Tech sweeps boys, girls titles in state tech school cross country championships

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

WOODSTOWN — The Passaic Tech cross country team is finally at full strength and has been taking it out on race trails across North Jersey ever since.

Bulldogs coach Shadi Taha knew he had “something special” brewing this year, but it took a while before he was finally able to turn it loose.

The season started slow with several runners on the mend, including junior ace Mike DeCarlo, but the group he expected to have has been together now for about three weeks and they haven’t been beaten yet.

The Bulldogs made it four races in a row Monday when they won the NJTAC tech schools’ state championship in dominating fashion at windy Salem Tech.

Passaic won the girls team title too, giving the Bulldogs their first sweep since 2015, the last time available records show the girls won it.

DeCarlo won the boys race in 16:43.03. Sussex Tech’s Micah Delelio won the girls race in 19:56.88 after finishing second each of the last two years to Morris Tech’s Maya VanHorn.Passaic and GCIT finished 1-2 in both team races.

The Bulldogs’ boys, the defending race champs, put the first three runners across the line — DeCarlo, Jayell Pallero and Victor Mielnik — all five of their counters in the top nine and seven in the first 13. The girls had two runners in the top five and then places 10, 11 and 12. 

DeCarlo didn’t get out as fast as he expected into a stiff wind, but he led wire to wire for his third win. He won by more than 30 seconds.

“It wasn’t my best performance today, but I feel like I bounced back from last year,” he said.

Delelio wasn’t the pacesetter coming out of the gate in her race, but she took the lead as the field made its way through the woods and kept it the rest of the way. She was nearly 45 seconds ahead of GCIT runner-up Jordan Moczydlowski.

Sussex Tech’s Micah Dalelio approaches the finish line to win the NJTAC girls cross country race. (Top photo) Passaic’s Mike DeCarlo (R), Jayell Pallero (L) and Victor Mielnik walk back to team tent together after finishing 1-2-3 in the boys race.

NJTAC Championships

BOYS TEAM SCORES: Passaic Tech 23, GCIT 57, Morris Tech 116, Medford Tech 144, Salem Tech 150, Sussex Tech 179, Camden Vo-Tech 189, Bergen Tech 200, Westhampton Tech 256, Warren Tech 265, Cape May Tech 272, Pennsauken Tech 348, West Caldwell Tech 375, East Brunswick Magnet 410.
GIRLS TEAM SCORES: Passaic Tech 38, GCIT 57, Morris Tech 60, Warren Tech 128, Sussex Tech 130, Camden Vo-Tech 166, West Caldwell Tech 188, Medford Tech 210, Salem Tech 219, East Brunswick Magnet 239.
BOYS TOP 10GIRLS TOP 10
Mike DeCarlo, Passaic16:43.03Micah Dalelio, Sussex19:56.68
Jayell Pallero, Passaic17:15.35Jordan Moczydlowski, GCIT20:39.12
Victor Mielnik, Passaic17:23.44Erisa Ciocoiu, Passaic21:17.92
Wyatt Evans, GCIT17:33.80Cameron Fuerte, Morris22:06.41
Chris Davis, Medford17:37.36Michell Taipe, Passaic22:12.26
Matt McQueen, Sussex17:55.07Siddhee Pathak, Morris22:13.78
D Snyder-Shellito, GCIT18:05.70Isabel Guerra, GCIT22:28.17
Bryson Coke, Passaic18:12.10Olivia Davis, Warren22:31.71
Joaquin Vila, Passaic18:12.75Kirstyn McHale, Cape May22:47.83
Ryan Ejjalili, GCIT18:20.63Elena Urriola, Passaic22:58.67

SALEM TECH BOYS COUNTERS: (21) Anthony Morano, 19:09.65; (28) Jean-Pierre Pozo, 19:43.90; (29) Levi Seals, 19:45.41; (35) Chase Pompper, 20:18.06; (37) Larry Pompper, 20:34.12.
SALEM TECH GIRLS COUNTERS: (27) Paityn Harrington, 25:35.35; (33) Abigail Vanaman, 27:10.23; (49) Gabrielle Lemke, 32:54.07; (54) Julia Richards, 34:43.57; (56) Carmen Mott, 35:11.45

Passaic’s Mike DeCarlo comes to the tape after leading the NJTAC race wire-to-wire.

This week’s schedule

Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Oct. 20-25; the cutoff for fall sports power points is Saturday

MONDAY, OCT. 20
FIELD HOCKEY
Deptford at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Salem, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Gloucester Catholic at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Salem at Pennsville, 6 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Pitman at Salem, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Woodstown at Schalick, 3:45 p.m.
Salem at Pitman, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Pennsville, 4:15 p.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Buena at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
CROSS COUNTRY
NJTAC at Salem Tech, 1 p.m.

TUESDAY, OCT. 21
FIELD HOCKEY
Overbrook at Salem, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Gateway, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Absegami, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Pennsville at Schalick, 4 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem Tech at Paulsboro, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Overbrook at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Collingswood, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Salem, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Salem at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Pitman, 4 p.m.
Clayton at Pennsville, 6 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Pennsville at Pitman, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown at Glassboro, 3:45 p.m.
Overbrook at Salem, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
CROSS COUNTRY
TCC Championship at Cumberland, 3:30 p.m.

THURSDAY, OCT. 23
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem Tech at Burlington City, 3:45 p.m.
Overbrook at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Schalick at Sterling, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Audubon, 7 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Gloucester City at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Salem at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Salem at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Timber Creek, 4 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Penn State-Brandywine at Salem CC, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, OCT. 24
WJFL FOOTBALL
Pennsville at Collingswood, 6 p.m.
West Deptford at Overbrook, 6 p.m.
Glassboro at Woodstown, 7 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem Tech at Overbrook, 3:45 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Penns Grove at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Gloucester City, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Woodstown at Pennsville, 3:30 p.m.
Clayton at Schalick, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Cumberland at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.

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

This week’s schedule

Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Oct. 13-18

MONDAY, OCT. 13
GIRLS TENNIS
Schalick at Woodstown, 4 p.m.

TUESDAY, OCT. 14
FIELD HOCKEY
Clayton at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Deptford, 4 p.m.
Salem at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at St. Joe (Hamm.), 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Gloucester Catholic at Salem, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Clayton, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Glassboro at Schalick, 6 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Overbrook at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Salem at Gloucester Catholic, 6 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Woodstown at Overbrook, 3:45 p.m.
Glassboro at Salem, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Cape May Tech, 4 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 15
FIELD HOCKEY
Clayton at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Highland, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Schalick at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Wildwood at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Triton at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.

THURSDAY, OCT. 16
FIELD HOCKEY
Woodstown at GCIT, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Schalick, 6 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Pennsville at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Clayton at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Salem at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Schalick, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Salem at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Wildwood at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Glassboro at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.

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

SATURDAY, OCT. 18
WJFL FOOTBALL
Overbrook at Audubon, 11 a.m.
West Deptford at Paulsboro, 11 a.m.
Woodbury at Penns Grove, noon
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Wilmington (2), noon
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC Jamboree at Cristo Rey HS, Philadelphia

Wolverines show out

Woodstown, Marino win South Jersey Open division titles, team posts fastest average among all teams at the event

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

LOGAN TOWNSHIP – Woodstown scored one of the most significant victories in the history of its boys cross country program Saturday when it won its division in the South Jersey Open at DREAM Park. But a very real case could be made that the Wolverines won the entire day as well.

Led by Salem County champion Jacob Marino’s photo-finish win in the individual race, the Wolverines placed four of their five counters in the top 10 and all five in the top 15 to edge Haddon Twp. by nine points for the Division I team title.

Additionally, the collective effort of their five counters – Marino, No. 4 Karson Chew, No. 6 David Farrell, No. 9 Pacey Hutton and No. 15 Torsten Duva – produced a team average of 16:44 that was best among all teams in all divisions at the meet.

“I didn’t think we did it to be honest with you from looking at it,” Wolverines coach Steve New said. “I’m horrible when I’m watching racing with numbers and stuff because I get too emotionally invested in it while I watch.

“People are like I think we got them. I had no idea. I didn’t know what place anybody was in, I just knew they looked good. They’re just a tough group of kids who push each other.”

It was the Wolverines’ first win in the event. Their best finish previously was fourth in 2018. Nearly every runner they put in Saturday’s race ran a personal best in perfect weather conditions for good times, some by significant margins.

“We were underrated and we showed out,” Marino said.

“It was really good showing by our entire team,” added Chew. “Everybody did their part. It was a really good race.”

Marino won the race in 16:06.27, just one second off the school record he’s been chasing and nearly three-tenths of a second ahead ofrunner-up Shaun Maloney of Haddon Twp. (16:06.56). He’s the first boys winner from Salem County since Pennsville’s Dan Wyshinski in 2019. Schalick’s Jordan Hadfield won the girls race in 2023.

Marino led most of the race out of the gate. Maloney made a “serious” move late to take the lead with about 800 meters left, but as Chew described it, Marino “really gutted it out to finish first.” The Woodstown senior closed a 60-meter gap over the last 500 to nip the Haddon Twp. senior at the wire.

“It was so exciting coming across that finish line,” Marino said. “He was right ahead me after I led the whole race so I knew I wanted to catch him. It was a photo finish, one I definitely want to replay.

“Usually I’m not one that has that big kick, but I just turned it on today. There was no real lean or anything (at the finish), I just got him with pure speed at the finish. Really picked it up the last five meters just to try to get him. I knew he was on the same team we were trying to beat and I just knew I had to catch him to be able to get our team a big win.”

Marino’s sister Abby, the Salem County girls champion, finished second in the Division I girls race, posting a 19:28.78. Anabel Schaal was eighth overall (20:55.55) and fifth among team counters. Maple Shade’s Juliana Catalani won the race in 19:19.49.

The Wolverines finished fourth as a team.

Schalick finished fifth in the team race. Chase Riley was the Cougars’ fastest runner, placing 20th overall (17:32.46). Collin Bittle was 23rd (17:34.82) and Salvatore Longo was 24th (17:40.24). The Cougars won it in 2023.

The Cougars’ girls team finished sixth. Helen Lillia was 13th overall (21:47.57), ninth among team counters.

South Jersey Open
Division I race

BOYS TEAM: Woodstown 35, Haddon Twp. 44, Camden Catholic 84, Collingswood 151, Schalick 158, Gloucester City 170, Bishop Eustace 192, Pitman 211, Maple Shade 219, West Deptford 266, Kings Christian 270, Buena 297, Lower Cape May 351.
GIRLS TEAM: Haddon Twp. 52, Camden Catholic 62, Maple Shade 73, Woodstown 88, Bishop Eustace 119, Schalick 146, Lower Cape May 163, Gloucester City 189.
BOYS TOP 15GIRLS TOP 15
Jacob Marino, Woodstown16:06.27Juliana Catalni, Maple Shade19:19.49
Shaun Maloney, Haddon Twp.16:06.56Abby Marino, Woodstown19:28.78
James Clauson, Haddon Twp.16:13.00Kayla Romanoski, W. Deptford19:30.57
Karson Chew, Woodstown16:31.23Taylor Sierzega, W. Deptford19:50.49
Vincent Kelly, Gloucester16:33.40Hazel Straight, Collingswood20:27.56
David Farrell, Woodstown16:37.81Tanner Lajoie, Haddon Twp.20:45.47
Landon Forero, Collingswood16:39.12Erin Callinan, Camden Cath.20:54.51
Rhys Blackman, Pitman16:39.44Anabel Schaal, Woodstown20:55.55
Logan Camm, Audubon16:41.16Brynn Deiwert, Camden Cath.21:23.05
Pacey Hutton, Woodstown17:05.47Blake Kamery, Haddon Twp.21:23.50
Jim Rotaeche, Camden Cath.17:10.35Hailee Dicks, Collingswood21:39.33
Luke Wolfram, Haddon Twp.17:13.77Maddy O’Neil, Camden Cath.21:43.83
James Strimel, Haddon Twp.17:14.28Helen Lillia, Schalick21:47.57
Brayden Magee, Camden Cath.17:18.10Isabella Dodd, Haddon Twp.21:49.18
James Barone, Audubon17:18.93Haylee Marakovits, Bishop Eustace21:56.19


Sibling sweep

Jacob and Abby Marino give Woodstown unique brother-sister sweep in Salem County Cross Country Championships; Woodstown boys, Schalick girls win team crowns

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PITTSGROVE — Jacob and Abby Marino were sitting in the living room Tuesday night talking with their mom about how special it would be for brother and sister to win their respective races in the Salem County Cross Country Championships the next day. The conversation was light and hopeful.

It would be their last chance to pull it off and their best chance of happening — one, because Jacob is a senior and was making his last stand and, two, because there’s a changing of the guard on the girls side of the race.

They talked about it Tuesday. Less than 24 hours later the siblings were high-fiving after pulling it off.

Jacob won the boys race with a PR 16:37 after some trouble in Turn One. Sophomore sister Abby completed the gold-medal family portrait, winning with in 19:59 with plenty of room to spare.

“It’s awesome that we’re able to do this together, (in) my last county race, senior year,” said Jacob, who followed his sister to the finish from along the boundary. “It’s great that we’re able to win Salem Counties together my last year. It’s not something that gets to happen all the time, you know. It’s a big opportunity to finish together with your sibling in first place at a meet as big as the county meet.”

“It really means a lot to me,” Abby said. “It makes me really happy to see us both do it together. He always supports me every single race and I support him every single race.”

Jacob couldn’t recall the siblings ever winning race together although they have matched places “a lot.” They’re also believed to be the first brother-sister combo to win the county.

“Coming into this year we knew there was that chance and we wanted to build on that and win together,” Jacob said after his race. “That would be really cool as a family to both win counties. 

“That was our goal for today. Obviously, we have a very strong bond as siblings, so we wanted to build on that.”

Abby led her race wire-to-wire and hit the tape more than a minute and a half ahead of second-place teammate Anabel Schaal. Jacob’s race had a bit more drama.

He and teammate Karson Chew were well in front of the pack running shoulder-to-shoulder through the first 1,000 yards, but when they turned behind the football stadium Chew came in too tight and hit the chain-link fence’s corner support post with his right arm and it knocked him off the pace.

Marino heard the impact of the collision, and as much as he felt for his friend, he had a race to run and focused on pulling away to avoid being caught by one of the defending race champion’s renowned closing kicks. Chew closed the gap a little, but Marino won the race by 21 seconds.

“That’s the most idiotic way for me to go out in the race,” Chew said. “I keep thinking to myself that’s something that would only happen to me. I would be the only person who would do that.

“I knew we were going to slingshot out of that turn, so I was trying to stick the inside as much as I could and I didn’t have peripheral vision. I turned in and the pole was there. I never thought I’d be going fast enough to not see something.”

Woodstown won the boys team title. Schalick edged Woodstown for the girls crown.

The Woodstown boys flooded the top 15, going 1-2-3 and 7 through 12. Schalick filled in the three spots in between and finished second.

Schalick won the girls title by four points. The Cougars placed all five of their counters in the top 10, with Helen Lillia and Emma Cain’s PR coming in behind Marino and Schaal. They led by a point after the first five counters were scored, then slammed the door with 6, 7 and 8.

Woodstown closed the gap with its fourth runner, but two more Schalick runners were among the traffic that helped keep the final Wolverines counter from making up enough of the difference.

Schalick coach Missy Pine couldn’t tell her runners they had won the meet as they were calculating the scores, but she didn’t have to. They knew it when they saw their coach crying on the side.

“We weren’t expecting it; this one surprised me,” Pine said. “I set goals for the girls and we went over them right before the race and they just went out and achieved above and beyond. They pushed the hardest that we could and were just amazing. So many personal bests today. They’ve been working really hard and I’m glad it was able to see pay off for them.”

Woodstown’s Jacob Marino (R) comforts teammate Karson Chew after they finished 1-2 in the boys race. They went stride-for-stride for the first 1,000 yards until Chew hit a fence post making a tight turn and fell off the pace.
BOYS TEAM: Woodstown 21, Schalick 50, Salem Tech 84, Salem 136
GIRLS TEAM: Schalick 28, Woodstown 32, Salem Tech 77
BOYS TOP 15GIRLS TOP 15
Jacob Marino, Woodstown16:37Abby Marino, Woodstown19:59
Karson Chew, Woodstown16:58Anabel Schaal, Woodstown21:33
David Ferrell, Woodstown17:19Helen Lillia, Schalick22:20
Colin Bittle, Schalick17:31Sawyer Slad, Pennsville22:20
Sal Longo, Schalick17:33Emma Cain, Schalick23:17
Chase Riley, Schalick17:44Arianna Mott, Woodstown23:54
Pacey Hutton, Woodstown18:08Paetyn Wallace, Schalick24:52
Torsten Duva, Woodstown18:22Sarah Torpey, Schalick24:55
Jackson Perry, Woodstown18:23Emma Wilbur, Schalick25:02
John Hearst, Woodstown18:31Kiera Porch, Woodstown25:30
Mike Turner, Woodstown18:45Paityn Harrington, Salem Tech25:38
Brady Williams, Woodstown18:50Abigail Vanaman, Salem Tech25:39
Gavin Cronrath, Salem18:50Savannah Guglielmo, Pennsville25:49
J.P. Pozo, Salem Tech18:59Ava Melnick, Schalick25:51
Josh Weiner, Schalick19:04Brooke Lutek, Schalick26:55