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This week’s schedule

Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Oct. 12-17; all games 4 p.m. unless noted

MONDAY, OCT. 12
FIELD HOCKEY
Maple Shade at Schalick, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Overbrook at Pennsville, 10 a.m.
Woodstown at Clayton, 10 a.m.
Glassboro at Salem, 11 a.m.
Schalick at Bordentown, 2 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Gloucester Catholic at Penns Grove
Pennsville at Overbrook
Woodstown at Clayton, noon
Pitman at Schalick, 6 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Schalick at Pennsville, 10 a.m.
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Salem CC at Delaware Tech, 6 p.m.

TUESDAY, OCT. 13
FIELD HOCKEY
Woodstown at Millville
Salem at Bridgeton, 6 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Penns Grove at Gloucester Catholic
Salem Tech at Pitman, 7 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Salem Tech at Pitman, 5 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Timber Creek at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL
Clearview at Salem Tech, 5:15 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 14
BOYS SOCCER
Overbrook at Penns Grove
Salem at Pennsville
Schalick at Glassboro
Woodstown at Pitman
GIRLS SOCCER
Glassboro at Schalick
Pennsville at Salem
Penns Grove at Overbrook
FIELD HOCKEY
Deptford at Pennsville
Glassboro at Salem Tech
Overbrook at Salem
GIRLS TENNIS
Glassboro at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Schalick at Penns Grove
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Middlesex at Salem CC, 6 p.m.

THURSDAY, OCT. 15
FOOTBALL
Millville at Atlantic City, 6 p.m.
Florence at Maple Shade, 6 p.m.
Allentown at Ewing, 6 p.m.
Timber Creek at Bridgeton, 6 p.m.
Hopewell Valley at Hightstown, 6 p.m.
Mastern Camden at Clearview, 7 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Cumberland at Salem Tech
BOYS SOCCER
Gloucester at Salem Tech
KIPP at Pennsville
Salem at Cape May Tech
Schalick at Sterling
West Deptford at Penns Grove
GIRLS SOCCER
Paulsboro at Penns Grove
Pennsville at Haddon Twp.
GIRLS TENNIS
Woodstown at Glassboro, 3:45 p.m.
Schalick at Kingsway, 4:15 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL
Clearview at Salem Tech, 5:15 p.m.

FRIDAY, OCT. 16
FOOTBALL
Pennsville at Schalick, 6 p.m.
Salem at Burlington City, 6 p.m.
Buena at Pitman, 7 p.m.
Northern Burlington at Williamstown, 6 p.m.
Camden Eastside at Cinnaminson, 6 p.m.
Vineland at St. Joe (Hamm.), 6 p.m.
Ocean City at Holy Spirit, 6 p.m.
Pennsauken at Eastern, 6 p.m.
Burlington Twp. at Shawnee, 6 p.m.
St. Augustine at Kingsway, 6 p.m.
Camden at Glassboro, 6 p.m.
Rancocas Valley at Pleasantville, 6 p.m.
Lenape at Cherry Hill East, 6 p.m.
Camden Catholic at KIPP, 6 p.m.
Cedar Creek at Mainland, 6 p.m.
Steinert at Notre Dame, 6 p.m.
Collingswood at Audubon, 6 p.m.
Gloucester at Cherry Hill West, 6 p.m.
Winslow at Washington Twp., 6 p.m.
Middle Twp. at Lindenwold, 6 p.m.
Highland at Cumberland, 6 p.m.
Sterling at Bishop Eustace, 6:30 p.m.
Willingboro at Haddonfield, 7 p.m.
Lawrence at Robbinsville, 7 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Haddon Twp., 7 p.m.
WW-Plainsboro at Holy Cross, 7 p.m.
Paul VI at Seneca, 7 p.m.
Haddon Heights at Gateway, 7 p.m.
Delran at West Deptford, 7 p.m.
Cherokee at Delsea, 7 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Clayton at Salem
Schalick at Glassboro
BOYS SOCCER
Salem Tech at Overbrook
GIRLS SOCCER
Salem at Glassboro, 3 p.m.
Schalick at Clearview, 4:15 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Pennsville at Timber Creek
Pitman at Penns Grove
Salem at Woodstown
VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Woodbury

SATURDAY, OCT. 17
FOOTBALL
Woodstown at Penns Grove, noon
Clayton at Woodbury, 11 a.m.
Overbrook at Paulsboro, 12:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Palmyra, 11 a.m.
Trenton at Princeton, 11 a.m.
Hamilton West at Nottingham, noon
Oakcrest at Atlantic Tech, noon
Lower Cape May at Hammonton, noon
Egg Harbor at Absegami, noon
Triton at Moorestown, 1 p.m.
Bordentown at Riverside, 1:30 p.m.
Deptford at Pemberton, 2 p.m.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Sussex CC vs. Salem CC, Pennsville H.S., 1 p.m.
COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY
Salem CC in Border Battle, Dream Park

Weekend update

Both Woodstown teams finish third in South Jersey Open; Marino wins girls Division 2 race; includes results from the Friday and Saturday Salem County sports schedule

SATURDAY’S GAMES
GIRLS SOCCER
Schalick 2, Mainland 2
FIELD HOCKEY
Pennsville at Nottingham

FRIDAY’S GAMES
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem Tech 4, Maple Shade 0: Chargers win ninth straight, top last year’s win total; Araya DiGregoria scores twice.
Absegami 8, Salem 0: Maya Famelio and Paige Goodwin had two goals apiece.
BOYS SOCCER
NJTAC Quarterfinals
Penn Tech 2, Salem Tech 1: Jose Lopez and Gabriel Lacorte scored second-half goals for the winners. Logan Pace scored for the Chargers.

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

LOGAN TWP. – Abby Marino felt even worse than she did in winning the Salem County championship earlier in the week, but she still produced the same result.

The Woodstown junior continued to battle the seasonal stuffiness that plagued her in Wednesday’s county race Saturday, but didn’t let it affect her and won the Girls Division 2 race at the South Jersey Track Coaches Open at DREAM Park. She won the race in 19:43.86, 15 seconds ahead of runner-up Juliana Catalani of Maple Shade (19:58.37).

“It actually was equal to worse today than the other day, unfortunately,” she said. “It truly was amazing to be able to pull through. Once again, the support of everyone around me drove me to the best I could. Sharing the moment with them made it all worth it.”

Earlier in the week she talked about the mental strength it takes to overcome adverse conditions. “If you put your mind to it, you can do anything,” she said. She leaned on her mental discipline as a performance artist to help get her through.

“The performance part of dance does definitely help with needing to adjust if something doesn’t go to plan,” she said.

Among Woodstown’s top five, Reese Madiraca was 23rd (22:59.96), Anabel Schaal was 27th (23:17.65), Kiera Porch was 33rd (24:18.84) and Lucianna Mannella was 45th (25:17.11).

David Farrell, Woodstown’s Salem County boys champion, finished sixth in the Boys Division 2 race. He ran 17:05.49, less than a minute behind race winner Jamar Mack of Middle Twp. (16:17.80). Pacey Hutton (17:10.77) and Torsten Duva (17:12.87) both placed in the top 10.

The Wolverines were the only team in the race with three runners in the top 10.

“Dave went out hard; it was fun to watch,” Woodstown boys coach Steve New said. “Back end needs to step up, but we are moving in the right direction … All things considered, racing on Wednesday (in the county meet) definitely had an effect on us and we still held our own.”

Both Woodstown teams finished third in their respective team standings. The boys scored 81 points, finishing behind winner Haddon Twp. (60) and Camden Catholic (69). The girls scored 104 points, one ahead of fourth-place Sterling and two ahead of sixth-place Spotswood.

Girls soccer

PITTSGROVE – The goalpost may be a goalkeeper’s friend, but it did nothing to help the Schalick girls soccer team Saturday morning.

The Cougars came within inches of scoring a game-winning penalty kick in the first overtime, but the shot hit the crossbar and they eventually walked away with a 2-2 draw with Mainland.

The Cougars (9-2-1) came out slow against their Group 3 visitors and fell behind 1-0 in the first 10 minutes of the match, but once they settled in they started making things happen. Freshman Nicolette Bloomer got the equalizer and then put her team ahead.

Mainland (7-5-1) drew even with about 16 minutes to play, then the teams battled for the game-winner down the stretch. The Cougars had a couple chances: Emily Miller hit a free kick the keeper pushed over the crossbar and Bloomer broke in for a shot at a hat trick that hit the outside of the net.

In the first four minutes of overtime, Bloomer got pulled down in the box in overtime and the Cougars sent Olivia Vanacker to the spot for the PK winner. Vanacker hit a powerful shot, but it the crossbar.

The Cougars had three breakaways after that PK that the Mustangs’ defense turned away.

“Going against a Group 3 school that beat us last year definitely a lot of major takeaways,” Schalick coach Will Kemp said. “Being able to continue to compete at that level, being able to come back from being a goal down and then showing resilience after missing a crucial moment in a match. Loads to take away for me.”

Wolverines sweep

Farrell, repeat winner Marino lead Woodstown to its first boys-girls team sweep in Salem County Cross Country Championship since 2011

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

WOODSTOWN – After dutifully following the leaders for three years waiting for his turn, David Farrell has finally become the leader of Woodstown’s cross country pack and has embraced the role and all of its responsibilities.

Where once he was making his way behind two or three older veterans, he’s the one bringing them along now. He was right where he was supposed to be Wednesday, leading the Wolverines across the line to win the Salem County Cross Country boys race and lead them to another team championship.

Farrell ran the 5K course at Salem Tech in 16:38.89. Woodstown won the team title for the third year in a row, placing all five counters in the top 10 and trimming runner-up Salem Tech by 13 points.

Abby Marino ran away with the girls race despite battling seasonal stuffiness, winning in 18:51.24, a time that was five seconds faster than the PR she ran finishing second at the Osprey Invite two weekends ago and nearly two and a half minutes ahead of race runner-up Sawyer Slad of Pennsville. It was more than a minute faster than her winning time a year ago at Schalick.

She also led the Wolverines to their first girls county team title since 2015, edging Schalick in what became a head-to-head team competition by 13 points and ending the Cougars’ seven-year stranglehold on the crown.

It was the first time since 2011 the Wolverines swept both team county titles.

In his first three years in the program, Farrell was always among the Wolverines’ top runners, but in the pecking orderthe he was always a follower. As a freshman, he was behind Karson Chew and Jake Marino. As a sophomore it was Chew, Marino and Cole Lucas, and then last year it was back to Chew and Marino. Always a vital cog, even to the decorated 4×800 relay team in the spring, but always deferring to the captains.

With all of them now gone, he was now the alpha with a county title within his grasp, but he was always cognizant of his responsibility.

“It sort of felt like the team was handed over to me, like I have to be responsible now,” Farrell said. “Being a captain is a little different. I was always with those guys and they were always pushing me (to succeed), so I’m doing the same thing to rest of the team.

“(Coach Steve New) said a team is only as good as its captain allows it to be. That requires whoever is captain to uplift the rest of the team. I want to see them do well, so I try to push them every day. The biggest difference is now I’m the one getting asked the questions, so I have to know those things more and lead the team. Every other race before this I would just look at our captain. I’d try to stick to them. Now I’m trying to push the other guys.”

New never doubted Farrell had the wherewithal to assume the leadership position.

“Dave puts all the work in, so I’m not worried about that,” New said. “That kid works his tail off. You don’t have to worry about him ever putting in the necessary work to get the job done, so I’m not concerned about his training ever and he’s a smart kid. He understands how to race. He’s been in so many high-pressure situations this past winter on that 4×8 that like any race he comes to now it’s almost lower pressure even though it’s just on him. He knows how to handle it. He knows how to deal with it. He’s battle tested.

“He knew what he needed to do. He was around hard workers when he came in. He’s a hard worker himself. I don’t think it was a difficult transition for him because he works so hard on his own anyway. Getting him to run hard is not a challenge.”

And New thinks the senior still has more to show. He sometimes goes out a little more conservative than the coach would like and the day he goes out fast the coach is convinced “he’s going to light it up.”

On Wednesday he led a tight group off the start line as the Wolverines tried to pack run early to establish control. About a mile into the race Farrell figured he could take it from there and proceeded to stretch it out. He finished 32 seconds ahead of runner-up teammate Pacey Hutton.

Marino, meanwhile, just didn’t feel good all day, but nothing was going to keep her from going to the start line and give it all she had. It was simply, as always, a case of mind over matter – if she didn’t mind, it didn’t matter.

She broke out early and was never threatened. Her lead was so large for so long, she was appreciative of the coaches and teammates finding her at various points on the course to offer encouragement and keep her engaged. She admitted if they weren’t there she would’ve sat back a lot more.

“The temperature change has been rough,” she said. “I really couldn’t breathe through my nose the whole race. It definitely didn’t feel good. It made it super hard, but it’s more of a mental (challenge) than anything. If you believe you can do it, you can do it. I have a job to do and I’m going to do it to my best ability.”

All in all, it was a day that put her beliefs in competition to the test and confirmed her approach to the sport.

“If you put your mind to it, you can do anything, especially cross country along with a lot of other sports,” she said. “It’s all mental and once you realize if you believe in yourself you can really push your limits so much more.”

SALEM COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

BOYS SCORES: Woodstown 25, Salem Tech 38, Schalick 80, Pennsville 112, Salem 119
GIRLS SCORES: Woodstown 21, Schalick 34
BOYS TOP 15GIRLS TOP 10
David Farrell, Woodstown16:38.89Abby Marino, Woodstown18:51.24
Pacey Hutton, Woodstown17:10.49Sawyer Slad, Pennsville21:15.60
Levi Seals, Salem Tech17:17.95Reese Madiraca, Woodstown21:55.48
Torsten Duva, Woodstown17:22.83Peyton Michel, Pennsville21:55.95
Carter Marts, Pennsville17:23.14Helen Lillia, Schalick22:47.71
Anthony Morano, Salem Tech17:50.23Emma Wilbur, Schalick22:57.17
Jean-Pierre Pozo, Salem Tech17:55.19Anabel Schaal, Woodstown23:08.10
Joseph MacNeil, Salem Tech17:56.69Lucianna Mannella, Woodstown23:38.60
Nicolas Law, Woodstown18:03.74Harper Mulford, Pennsville23:41.48
Michael Turner, Woodstown18:10.40Kiera Porch, Woodstown23:55.34
Collin Bittle, Schalick18:17.10
Aidan Cain, Schalick18:17.37
Aidan Dominguez, Penns Grove18:27.60
Chase Pompper, Salem Tech18:35.25
Jackson Perry, Woodstown18:36.65
Woodstown’s Abby Marino checks her watch as she hits the finish line first in the Salem County girls race. Top photo: Woodstown’s David Farrell wins the county boys race.

Hall inducts new class

Eclectic class of inductees to be enshrined in the Salem County Sports Hall of Fame in ceremonies at Salem CC in January

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

This year’s Salem County Sports Hall of Fame induction class has it all. It covers a variety of sports, a cross-section of the high schools in the county and even some international flair.

It features a legendary coach, one of the most prolific scorers in county basketball history, an athlete whose success reaches from the field to the sidelines, one of the best athletes the county ever produced, a World Cup soccer player and an administrator who raised the entire athletics profile at his school.

This year’s Hall of Fame induction class features – drum roll, please – Geoff Shute, Joe Hickman, Sean Collins, Steve Ware, Tierrny Wiltshire and community honoree Jack Swain.

“It’s an extraordinary group of athletes and coaches, a well-deserved honor and I’m privileged to be able to do this,” said Salem Community College president and SCSHOF committee member Mike Gorman, “When you look at Shute and Collins, they have coaching resumes that are extraordinary. Collins also has a player’s resume that is well deserving. Hickman was a legend in basketball in the county.

“Look at Steve Ware. I was his assistant principal at that time, so I knew that Class of ’85 very well – and it’s one of the few times that Woodstown beat Delsea. And Tierrny –the World Cup. Most of us didn’t even have tickets to the World Cup much less be playing in it.”

Shute was Pennsville’s cross country coach from 2001 t0 2016, compiling a dual meet record of 114-15 with 77 wins in a row between 2004 and 2016. He won 11 Tri-County Conference division titles, nine Salem County crowns and the 2006 state championship among his eight top-five finishes at the state meet.

Hickman is Woodstown’s all-time leading scorer in basketball (1,726 points) and tied for fourth on the Salem County all-time list. He remembered for being a leader on some Wolverines teams in the early ’70s that endured some tough times.

“I’ve had an opportunity to talk to a lot of people in the community that know him,” Woodstown athletics director Joe Ursino said. “Obviously I don’t know him well because my time started after his involvement, but there’s more than just the basketball side of it. From the stories I hear and the teams he was on, some of the things, just the way the world was, that that team went through, the first thing everybody will tell you is he was a leader of that team. On top of that, his play made it evident he was going to lead the team.

“I had an opportunity to sit next to him at the playoff game when we went to Salem last year. I don’t know if he knew who I was, but I knew who he was and for me, as a former basketball coach, a former coach at Woodstown, it was a neat experience, because you could still see his passion for Woodstown, you can see his passion for the game. When you’re a basketball player and you know how to play the game, it doesn’t matter what year the game is being played in you can find the intricacies of it and you could see him recognizing them. It was just neat to be part of that.”

Ware was a three-sport athlete at Woodstown who went on to set football records at Trenton State (now TCNJ). In 1984 he set the school’s single-game rushing record that stood until 2022 and in 1985 set the single-season rushing record that also stood until 2022. 

Collins enjoyed success both as a player and a coach. He was a multiple all-star in football, baseball and basketball, His 1,393 career points in basketball ranks in the top 20 on the county list. As a coach he won more than 100 games and two different schools (111 at Schalick). He has now been inducted into six Halls of Fame.

Wiltshire was born in Elmer and played three seasons at Schalick, where she also played basketball and ran track. After high school she played a Rutgers, then played professionally overseas and in the NWSL ultimately competing for Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz in the 2023 Women’s World Cup.

The sixth member of the class, Swain, is the retiring superintendent of Salem County Vocational Technical Schools. During his tenure Salem Tech has built an entire athletics program at the school, providing its student-athletes the chance to play for the school they attend. After bringing field hockey, baseball and softball on line last year, about the only sports missing from the school’s lineup is football and wrestling.

The committee also will be recognizing Pennsville’s 2006 cross country state championship team coached by Shute, as well as this past academic year’s state champions.

This Hall of Fame class will be enshrined in Salem CC’s Davidow Theatre on Jan. 15, 2027, a seasonal date that will remain consistent on the Hall calendar going forward. The event is free and open to the public.

This week’s schedule

Here is this week’s Salem County sports calendar for the week of Oct. 5-10

MONDAY, OCT. 5
BOYS SOCCER
Salem at Gloucester Catholic
GIRLS SOCCER
Gloucester Catholic at Salem
Penns Grove at Pennsville, 6 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Pennsville at Salem Tech
GIRLS TENNIS
Woodstown at Moorestown Friends, 3:45 p.m.
Salem at Cumberland
Schalick at Vineland
VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Triton, 5:15 p.m.
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Salem CC at Cecil, 6 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Bucks County at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.


TUESDAY, OCT. 6
FIELD HOCKEY
Pennsville at Salem
Schalick at Woodstown
Gloucester Catholic at Salem Tech, 4:15 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Clayton at Pennsville
Penns Grove at Schalick
Woodstown at Overbrook
GIRLS SOCCER
Overbrook at Woodstown
Pennsville at Clayton
Salem at Salem Tech
Schalick at Penns Grove
GIRLS TENNIS
Regular season
Salem at Triton
SJ Group 1 Quarterfinals
Roselle Park at Pitman
Gateway at Haddon Twp.
Metuchen at Woodstown
Woodbridge Magnet at New Providence 


WEDNESDAY, OCT. 7
BOYS SOCCER
Camden Academy Charter at Salem
VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Highland, 5:15 p.m.
CROSS COUNTRY
Salem County Championship, Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
West Deptford at Schalick
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
RCSJ-Gloucester at Salem CC, 7 p.m.


THURSDAY, OCT. 8
WJFL FOOTBALL
Robbinsville at Bordentown, 6 p.m.
Mainland at Millville, 6 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Burlington City at Salem Tech
Deptford at Woodstown
Pennsville at Clayton
Salem at Gloucester Catholic
Schalick at Haddon Heights
BOYS SOCCER
Clayton at Salem Tech
Glassboro at Woodstown
Pennsville at Gloucester Catholic
Pitman at Penns Grove
Schalick at Overbrook, 4:15 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Gloucester Catholic at Pennsville
Overbrook at Schalick
Salem at Pitman
Salem Tech at Clayton
Woodstown at Glassboro
GIRLS TENNIS
Regular season
Penns Grove at Timber Creek
Woodstown at Schalick
SJ Group 1 Semifinals
(at higher seed)
Roselle Park-Pitman winner vs. Gateway-Haddon Twp. winner
Metuchen-Woodstown winner vs. Woodbridge Magnet-New Providence winner
VOLLEYBALL
LEAP at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.


FRIDAY, OCT. 9
WJFL FOOTBALL
Overbrook at Woodstown, 6 p.m.
Pennsville at St. Joseph (Hamm.), 6:30 p.m.
Salem at Clayton, 6 p.m.
Penns Grove at Schalick, 6 p.m.
Pitman at KIPP, 6 p.m.
Lindenwold at Buena, 6 p.m.
Woodbury at Collingswood, 6 p.m.
Burlington City at Riverside, 5:30 p.m.
Paulsboro at Haddonfield
Cherry Hill East vs. Cherry Hill West, 6 p.m.
Ewing at Delran, 6 p.m.
Washington Twp. at Cherokee, 6 p.m.
Pleasantville at Lower Cape May, 6 p.m.
Eastern at Rancocas Valley, 6 p.m.
Triton at Highland, 6 p.m.
Allentown at Sterling, 6 p.m.
Gateway at Deptford, 6 p.m.
Mastern Camden at Wildwood, 6 p.m.
Vineland at Oakcrest, 6 p.m.
Lenape at Trenton, 6 p.m.
Camden Eastside at Cedar Creek, 6 p.m.
Seneca at Hammonton, 6 p.m.
Kingsway at Camden, 6 p.m.
Steinert at Hopewell Valley, 6 p.m.
Maple Shade at Palmyra, 6 p.m.
St. Augustine at Shawnee, 6 p.m.
Northern Burlington at Notre Dame, 6 p.m.
Middle Twp. at Ocean City, 6 p.m.
Nottingham at Timber Creek, 6 p.m.
Cumberland at Egg Harbor, 6 p.m.
Lawrence at Hightstown, 6 p.m.
Bishop Eustace at Holy Cross, 7 p.m.
Williamstown at Delsea, 7 p.m.
Moorestown at Clearview, 7 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem at Absegami
Salem Tech at Maple Shade
BOYS SOCCER
NJTAC Tournament
Salem Tech at Penn Tech, 3:45 p.m.


SATURDAY, OCT. 10
WJFL FOOTBALL
Haddonfield at Paulsboro, 11 a.m.
Princeton at Hamilton West, 11 a.m.
Gloucester at Haddon Heights, 11:30 a.m.
Absegami at Pemberton noon
Cinnaminson at Willingboro, noon
Florence at Gloucester Catholic, 1 p.m.
Bridgeton at Pennsauken, 1 p.m.
Glassboro at Burlington Twp., 1:30 p.m.
West Deptford at West. Nassau (Fla.), 6 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Mainland at Schalick, 10 a.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Pennsville at Nottingham, 11 a.m.
CROSS COUNTRY
South Jersey Open, Dream Park, 10 a.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC Jamboree, 10 a.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Felician

On the rebound

Schalick scores two goals off rebounds to bounce archival Woodstown and maintain the top spot in South Jersey Group 1

BOYS SOCCER
Schalick 3, Woodstown 1

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PITTSGROVE — Joe Mannella is constantly reminding his Schalick soccer players the value of collecting rebounds. Be in the right place at the right time enough times, the 300-win coach tells them, and the goals will come.

While long free kicks, even longer upfield runs to beat a defender one-on-one and headers off corner kicks are all the rage, there’s something to be said about being Johnny-on-the-spot. The Cougars scored two second-half goals off rebounds Tuesday and they provided the margin of victory in their 3-1 win over archival Woodstown.

“They’re there every game,” Mannella said. “We talk about it to these guys all the time that if you just do nothing but go for rebounds you’ll get double-digit goals.

“These guys all want the highlight-reel goals. You saw how many balls went 20 feet over the net and 20 feet wide because they’re trying to (do something spectacular). Sometimes it’s just get to the front of the net and get a rebound and put it in the back of the net.”

Woodstown’s Landon Gugliemo (11) wins a header with Schalick’s Ryan Loper in their game Tuesday. Top photo, Schalick’s Tyler Vanlier (17) looks to distribute he ball before the Woodstown defense converges on him.

Tyler Vanlier broke a 1-1 tie when he rushed in to collect a shot Marco Spinnato banged off the crossbar five minutes into the second half. Spinnato made it 3-1 six minutes later when he followed Josh Stecher’s shot that bounced back into play off Woodstown keeper Lee Coombs’ chest for his second goal of the game.

“That’s part of playing your role,” Manella said. “That strike for Tyler and Marco and those guys up there, their job is to follow shots because there are going to be rebounds.”

But sending a rebound back home is harder than it looks. You’ve got to think, too, the last thing anyone wants to do is whiff or airmail it when the whole goal is in front of you. It’d be like a defensive lineman scooping up and fumble and rumbling 50, 60 yards and then fumbling before he crosses the goal line. 

“Yeah, because you’re thinking about it,” Spinnato said. “People think when you’re in front of the goal and stuff it’s just an easy tap in; it’s so much more than that. The ball’s bouncing, you’re playing weird bounces and stuff, you’re on a field that’s all mushy and stuff, I put those in as factors, so, yes, it’s hard.”

“It is kind of hard because you’ve got to be in the right place at the right time; you’ve just gotta be there,” Vanlier said. “I was trying to predict it (on his). I thought (the original shot) was going to go in, but I was there just in case.”

Spinnato now has 16 career goals. Nine have come against Salem County teams. He’s scored at least one goal in four of the Cougars’ last six games.

“My job is to put goals in the back of the net; I feel like that’s what I’m doing right now,” it doesn’t matter against whom, he said. “Losing (Luke) Price I have to step up in some ways and I feel like today I kind of like really put that into my head and I tried to score, and I think I did pretty good.”

Spinnato scored the first goal of the game when pushed one past Coombs from the doorstop less than four minutes into the match. Woodstown’s Nick DiTeodoro got the equalizer five minutes before halftime when he moved down the right wing and ripped one of those highlight-reel goals into the upper left corner from the right side of the box.

Schalick controlled the play, especially in the second half, outshooting the Wolverines 21-11.

“He’s got a very talented team there and they definitely controlled possession,” Huck said of his buddy Mannella. “We discussed it at halftime. They’re going to control possession on us, but we just needed to keep working. The few opportunities that we get, when we could break something down, we were going for it, but like I said, they’ve got a heck of a team and they showed it today.”

Woodstown (5-4-1)10-1
Schalick (5-2)12-3

GOALS: Marco Spinnato (S), 3:40; Nick DiTeodoro (WO), 35:00; Tyler Vanlier (S), 45:02; Marco Spinnato (S), 51:06.

Woodstown’s Nick DiTeodoro (22) gets great leg extension on this shot that produced the Wolverines’ only goal in the first half against Schalick.


This week’s schedule

Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Sept. 28-Oct. 3; all events 4 p.m. unless noted

MONDAY, SEPT. 28
WJFL FOOTBALL
Overbrook at Salem 3:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Woodbury, 4 p.m.
Bordentown at KIPP, 5 p.m.
Haddon Twp. at Middle Twp., 6 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Penns Grove at Glassboro
Salem at Gloucester Catholic 
Salem Tech at Pennsville, 6 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Glassboro at Penns Grove
Gloucester Catholic at Salem
Pennsville at Salem Tech
Schalick at Woodstown
FIELD HOCKEY
Gloucester Catholic at Pennsville
Overbrook at Schalick, 4:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Clayton
Salem at Deptford, 6 p.m.
Woodstown at Glassboro
GIRLS TENNIS
Salem at Pennsville
Timber Creek at Woodstown

TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
BOYS SOCCER
Woodstown at Schalick
GIRLS TENNIS
Regular season
Overbrook at Penns Grove
Timber Creek at Woodstown
SJ Group 1 Tournament
Bernards at Highland Park
New Egypt at Roselle Park
Wildwood at South River, 3:30 p.m.
Glassboro at Schalick, 2 p.m.
Henry Hudson/Keyport at Lower Cape May
Pt. Pleasant Beach at Edison Magnet
Dayton at Pennsville
Shore at Dunellen
CROSS COUNTRY
TCC Batch Meet
VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Williamstown, 5:15 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
BOYS SOCCER
Glassboro at Salem Tech
Penns Grove at Salem
Pitman at Pennsville
GIRLS SOCCER
Gloucester Catholic at Schalick
Pitman at Woodstown
Salem at Penns Grove
Salem Tech at Glassboro
FIELD HOCKEY
Cumberland at Salem Tech
Overbrook at Pennsville, 4:30 p.m.
Schalick at Salem
Woodstown at Hammonton

THURSDAY, OCT. 1
FOOTBALL
Schalick at Cumberland, 6 p.m.
Princeton at Northern Burlington, 6 p.m.
Clearview at Highland, 6 p.m.
Collingswood at Deptford, 6 p.m.
Palmyra at Burlington City, 6 p.m.
Oakcrest at Ocean City, 6 p.m.
Cherry Hill East at Washington Twp., 6 p.m.
Egg Harbor at St. Joe (Hamm.), 6:30 p.m.
Camden at Permian (Tex.), 7 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem Tech at Pennsville
BOYS SOCCER
Clearview at Schalick
GIRLS SOCCER
Salem at Pennsville
GIRLS TENNIS
SJ Group 1 Tournament
Bernards-Highland Park winner at Pitman
Roselle Park-New Egypt winner at Middlesex
Wildwood-South River winner at Gateway
Schalick-Glassboro winner at Haddon Twp.
Henry Hudson/Keyport-Lower Cape May winner at Woodstown
Edison Magnet-PP Beach winner at Metuchen
Pennsville-Dayton winner at Woodbridge Magnet
Dunellen-Shore winner at New Providence
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Salem CC at Chesapeake, 6 p.m.

FRIDAY, OCT. 2
FOOTBALL
Penns Grove at Pennsville, 7 p.m.
Wildwood at Buena, 6 p.m.
West Deptford at Overbrook, 7 p.m.
Gateway at Clayton, 7 p.m.
WW-Plainsboro at Lindenwold, 6 p.m.
Paul VI at Eastern, 6 p.m.
KIPP at Lawrence, 6 p.m.
Holy Cross at Florence, 6 p.m.
Seneca at Hopewell Valley, 6 p.m.
Nottingham at Delran, 6 p.m.
Kingsway at Williamstown, 6 p.m.
Delsea at Triton, 6 p.m.
Notre Dame at Allentown, 6 p.m.
Shawnee at Lenape, 6 p.m.
Timber Creek at Absegami, 6 p.m.
Rancocas Valley at Millville, 6 p.m.
Maple Shade at Sterling, 6 p.m.
Lower Cape May at Middle Twp., 6 p.m.
Burlington Twp. at St. Augustine, 6 p.m.
Atlantic City at Mainland, 6 p.m.
Holy Spirit at Pleasantville, 6 p.m.
Willingboro at Glassboro, 6 p.m.
Cherokee at Cedar Creek, 6 p.m.
Hightstown at Bordentown, 6 p.m.
Cinnaminson at Camden Catholic, 6 p.m.
Riverside at Gloucester, 7 p.m.
Bishop Eustace at Haddon Twp., 7 p.m.
Moorestown at Robbinsville, 7 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Gloucester at Salem
Salem Tech at Buena
Woodstown at Highland, 6 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Buena at Salem Tech
Cherry Hill East at Schalick
Cumberland at Woodstown
FIELD HOCKEY
Delran at Woodstown, 4:15 p.m.
Schalick at Rancocas Valley, 5 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Schalick at Mainland
Woodstown at Kingsway

SATURDAY, OCT. 3
FOOTBALL
Woodstown at Salem, noon
Paulsboro at Woodbury, 11 a.m.
Pitman at Gloucester Catholic, 11 a.m.
Mastern Camden at Audubon, 11 a.m.
Bridgeton at Atlantic Tech, noon
Pennsauken at Trenton, 1 p.m.
Cherry Hill West at Ewing, 2 p.m.
Pemberton at Hamilton West, 2 p.m.
Hammonton at Steinert, 2 p.m.
Winslow at Red Bank Catholic, 6 p.m.
CROSS COUNTRY
Shore Coaches Invitational
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Salem CC at Sussex CC, noon
COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY
Salem CC at Cairn Highlander Invitational
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Morris at Salem CC, noon
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC in Delaware Tournament
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Stockton Tri-Scrimmage

True grit

Penns Grove soccer shows grit in extending longest winning streak since 2022; conditions impact the day’s schedule but Schalick weathers it

TUESDAY RESULTS
BOYS SOCCER
Schalick 7, Glassboro 0
Penns Grove 4, Overbrook 3
GIRLS SOCCER
Overbrook 6, Penns Grove 0
Salem at Pennsville, ppd.
Salem Tech at Pitman
Schalick 6, Glassboro 0
FIELD HOCKEY
Schalick 2, Glassboro 0
Gloucester Catholic at Woodstown
Salem Tech at Pennsville, ppd.
GIRLS TENNIS
Mainland at Woodstown, ppd.
Glassboro at Penns Grove
Pennsville at Overbrook, ppd.
Pitman 5, Schalick 0
Salem at Timber Creek, ppd.
CROSS COUNTRY
TCC Batch Meet at Salem Tech
Boys
Salem Tech 17, Clayton 44
Glassboro 16, Woodstown 39
Pennsville 28, Salem 29
VOLLEYBALL
Lindenwold 2, Salem Tech 0 (27-25, 25-16)

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PINE HILL – It was a long, wet bus ride back to campus after the match, but it gave the Penns Grove soccer team a chance to reflect.

The Red Devils outlasted Overbrook 4-3 Tuesday for their fourth straight win, their longest winning streak since 2022. You’ve got to go back before 2010 to find the last time they started a season 5-1 and the conversation they had on the ride back home attempted to put things in perspective.

“It just validates to guys that what we do in practice is working,” Penns Grove coach Mano Massari said. “We had a long talk on the bus that it’s a long season, they can’t get full of themselves. We know this is the hottest start we’ve had in a long time, but we’ve got to keep our heads straight, stay calm, keep doing our jobs and good things will happen.

“Be proud of themselves because it’s hard to win in this division. So far they’ve had a good start. Had some bumps in the road, but they can’t get full of themselves. They can’t get caught up in it, gotta stay hungry. All this does is validate what we’re doing is working, but we’ve got a lot of good teams on our schedule ahead. We’ve got to keep doing what we’re doing.”

Juan Ortiz scored two goals to lead the Red Devils, including the game-winner with about 15 minutes left in the match, and assisted on both of senior David Adu’s two goals. Ortiz has scored in all five of the Red Devils’ wins. They have won their last nine in which the junior has scored at least one goal.

“He’s a very skilled player; he elevates the team when he keeps his head straight,” Massari said. “He’s just got to keep grinding, keep working. He can be a force on the field if he keeps going in this direction.”

Penns Grove never trailed in the match, but the Rams matched every goal the Red Devils scored until Ortiz put home his county-leading 12th of the year for the game-winner.

“All the goals were really good goals on both sides,” Massari said. “It took everything out of my guys to win that game. I told them every time we get into a dogfight usually we come out on top. It says a lot about the grit of the team, but I said we can’t make a habit of it.”

SCHALICK 7, GLASSBORO 0: Luke Price scored two of the Cougars’ six first-half goals. Ryan Loper, Nolan O’Toole, Landon Anderson, Marco Spinnato and Grant Vanlier scored their other goals. All three of the Cougars’ wins have been by seven-goal margins.

Girls soccer

SCHALICK 6, GLASSBORO 0: Brooke Valentine and Kyleigh Cutler both scored twice as the Cougars erupted for five goals in the second half and remained undefeated (5-0). It’s their longest winning streak to open the season since going 6-0 to open the 2020 season. They were unbeaten in their first nine in 2022.

OVERBROOK 6, PENNS GROVE 0: Victoria Bupp scored a hat trick in the first half to reach 100 career points and Lilly LaFountain scored twice in the second half. Bupp also had three assists and LaFountain had two.

Field hockey

SCHALICK 2, GLASSBORO 0: The Cougars didn’t wait to the last-second to extend their winning streak, scoring both their goals in the first quarter. Luci Virga and Addi Shimp lit the lamp. It was the Cougars’ fifth win in a row. Their last two came on goal off a corner after time had expired and on a goal with 19 seconds left. The game was called at halftime because of the weather, but it’s official.

Cross country

WOODSTOWN – Glassboro put the first four runners across the line in a pack six seconds apart to lead the field in Tri-County batch meet at Salem Tech and was just too tough for Woodstown to catch in their head-to-head shakeout..

Woodstown’s David Farrell was the fastest Salem County runner across the line, finishing seventh overall in 16:32.61.

Salem Tech’s Levi Seals finished 22nd overall (17:48.78) and led the Chargers over Clayton, 17-44.

Pennsville’s Carter Marts was 28th and led the Eagles to a 28-29 win over Salem. The Eagles won it by going 9-10-11 in the head-to-head before the Rams posted their fifth counter. Gavin Cronrath was Salem’s fastest runner, placing 64th overall in 19:02.44.

Schalick was matched with Overbrook, but the Rams didn’t have enough runners to post a team score. The Cougars were led by Aidan Cain’s 18:16.69 (30th).

Woodstown’s Abby Marino finished fifth overall in the girls race (19:48.87). Pennsville’s Sawyer Slad was 19th overall (21:27.57). Helen Lillia was Schalick’s fastest (22:53.47, 40th). Abigail Vanaman led Salem Tech at 24:39.64. Kingsway put the first three runners across the line in the girls race.

Girls tennis

WESTVILLE — Schalick moved its match to RiverWinds to get it played in hopes of advancing its power points position on the cut-off date, but the Cougars came up short 5-0. The Cougars entered the day No. 11 in the South Jersey Group 1 power points standings.

PITMAN 5, SCHALICK 0
Ava Mollenhauer (P) def. Olivia Lunemann, 6-1, 6-1
Kendall Bennett (P) def. Sebrina Bradford, 6-1, 6-0
Mykaela Totora (P) def. Jasmine Hunt, 6-1, 6-2
Listella Eisenhardt-Delaney Pierson (P) def. Brooke Brown-Jasmin Perez, 6-0, 6-2
Anna Jones-Mia Gladney (P) def. River Wojcik-Janae White, 7-5, 7-5
Records: Pitman 9-4, Schalick 6-3

This week’s schedule

Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Sept. 14-19; all events start at 4 p.m. unless noted

MONDAY, SEPT. 14
FIELD HOCKEY
Schalick at Salem Tech
Woodstown at Deptford
BOYS SOCCER
Gloucester Catholic at Pennsville
Overbrook at Schalick
Penns Grove at Pitman
Salem Tech at Clayton
Woodstown at Glassboro
GIRLS SOCCER
Clayton at Salem Tech
Glassboro at Woodstown
Pennsville at Gloucester Catholic
Pitman at Salem
Schalick at Overbrook
Woodbury at Penns Grove, 6 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Schalick at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Buena at Pennsville
Salem at Bridgeton
Timber Creek at Penns Grove
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Salem CC at Atlantic Cape, 6 p.m.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 15
FIELD HOCKEY
Clayton at Pennsville
Gloucester Catholic at Salem
GIRLS TENNIS
West Deptford at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 6 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at GCIT, 3:45 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16
FIELD HOCKEY
Gateway at Woodstown
Pennsville at Schalick
Salem Tech at Overbrook
BOYS SOCCER
Gloucester Catholic at Woodstown
Pennsville at Glassboro
Salem Tech at Penns Grove
Schalick at Cumberland
GIRLS SOCCER
Cumberland at Salem
Glassboro at Pennsville
Penns Grove at Salem Tech
Woodstown at Gloucester Catholic
GIRLS TENNIS
Pennsville at Glassboro, 3:45 p.m.
Pitman at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Penns Grove at Schalick

THURSDAY, SEPT. 17
FOOTBALL
Buena at Clayton, 6 p.m.
Pleasantville at Cherokee, 6 p.m.
Cumberland at Vineland, 6 p.m.
Gateway at Sterling, 6 p.m.
Bridgeton at St. Joe (Hamm.), 6:30 p.m.
Lindenwold at Haddon Twp., 7 p.m.
West Deptford at Paul VI, 7 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Schalick at Delsea
BOYS SOCCER
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 6 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Cumberland at Salem
Penns Grove at Gloucester Catholic
Schalick at Cherry Hill West
GIRLS TENNIS
Pennsville at Millville
VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Gloucester Catholic, 5:15 p.m.
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Salem CC at Morris, 6 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 18
FOOTBALL
Salem at Schalick, 6 p.m.
Pitman at Penns Grove, 6:30 p.m.
Burlington City at Overbrook, 7 p.m.
Shawnee at Rancocas Valley, 6 p.m.
Eastern at Northern Burlington, 6 p.m.
Allentown at Trenton, 6 p.m.
Atlantic Tech at Lower Cape May, 6 p.m.
Absegami at Hammonton, 6 p.m.
Gloucester at Triton, 6 p.m.
Lenape at Williamstown, 6 p.m.
Mainland at Holy Spirit, 6 p.m.
Millville at Kingsway, 6 p.m.
Washington Twp. at Atlantic City, 6 p.m.
Pennsauken at Cherry Hill East, 6 p.m.
Lawrence at Notre Dame, 6 p.m.
Highland at Timber Creek, 6 p.m.
Maple Shade at Bordentown, 6 p.m.
Seneca at Willingboro, 6 p.m.
Camden at Ocean City, 6 p.m.
Oakcrest at Egg Harbor, 6 p.m.
Clearview at Deptford, 6 p.m.
Cinnaminson at Cherry Hill West, 6 p.m.
Middle Twp. at Wildwood, 6 p.m.
Collingswood at Bishop Eustace, 6:30 p.m.
Ewing at Hopewell Valley, 7 p.m.
Florence at Camden Catholic, 7 p.m.
Camden Eastside at Moorestown, 7 p.m.
Delran at Haddonfield, 7 p.m.
Burlington Twp. at Delsea, 7 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Salem at Woodstown
GIRLS SOCCER
Bridgeton at Pennsville
FIELD HOCKEY
Absegami at Salem Tech
Pennsville at Bridgeton
Salem at Winslow
GIRLS TENNIS
Pitman at Salem
Schalick at Timber Creek
Woodstown at Overbrook

SATURDAY, SEPT. 19
FOOTBALL
Woodstown at Woodbury, 11 a.m.
Pennsville at Paulsboro, 11 a.m.
Hightstown at Princeton, 11 a.m.
Mastern Camden at Holy Cross, 11 a.m.
Palmyra at Gloucester Catholic, 11 a.m.
Haddon Heights at Audubon, 11 a.m.
Nottingham at Steinert, 11 a.m. 
Riverside at KIPP, noon
WW-Plainsboro at Pemberton, noon
Glassboro at Cedar Creek, 1:30 p.m.
Robbinsville at Hamilton West, 2 p.m.
Buena at Clayton, 3 p.m.
Winslow at St. Augustine, 6 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Haddon Twp. at Schalick
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Thaddeus Stevens vs. Salem CC, Penns Grove H.S., noon

Friday roundup

Here are the scores and highlights from Friday’s Salem County sports calendar

FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE
FIELD HOCKEY
Bridgeton at Salem
BOYS SOCCER
Gloucester at Salem
Salem Tech 1, Camden Academy Charter 0
GIRLS TENNIS
Pennsville 3, Haddon Heights 2
Trenton at Penns Grove
VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech 2, Highland 0

By Riverview Sports News

NEWARK, Del. — Woodstown’s Abby Marino finished second and David Farrell placed third in their respective races at the White Clay Creek Cross Country Invitational that drew more than 50 schools from the four-state area.

Marino ran through the White Clay Creek State Park course a 20:18.9 to finish second in the junior girls race behind Tatnall’s Krissa Woods (19:28.8). Farrell ran a 17:04.5 to finish third in the senior boys race, about a second behind runner-up Carter Brown of Newark Charter.

Also in the senior boys race, Woodstown’s Pacey Hutton finished 17th (19:03.4) and Salem Tech’s Anthony Morano was 21st (19:20.9). Woodstown’s Anabel Schaal was 21st in the senior girls race (25:41.1).

In the junior boys race, Woodstown’s Torsten Duva was 11th (19:23.1) and teammates John Hearst and Jackson Perry finished in the top 25. Salem Tech’s Joseph MacNeil was 25th.

Salem Tech’s Levin Seals was 13th among sophomore boys. Woodstown’s Reese Madiraca was 13th among the freshmen girls.

BOYS SOCCER

SALEM TECH 1, CAMDEN ACADEMY CHARTER 0: Logan Pace scored on a pass from Lucca Picci in the second half for the only goal of the match. Aiden Bobo made six saves in recording his second straight shutout. The Chargers are 2-0 for the first time in the history of their program.

VOLLEYBALL

SALEM TECH 2, HIGHLAND 0: Jadelynn Stiffen had seven kills, Shelby Liber had 10 digs and Cecelia Venello had 13 assists for the Chargers. Venello and Liber both had three aces. The set scores were 25-17, 25-10.

GIRLS TENNIS

PENNSVILLE 3, HADDON HEIGHTS 2
Ellie Mazzucco (H) def. Graillyn Weber, 6-3, 6-0
Naomi Hess (P) def. Molly Walker, 6-1, 6-3
Jaisley Weber (P) def. Erin Lewandowski, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
Lucy Durand-Ruby Grieve (H) def. Aubrey Hall-Mariangela Rangel, 6-4, 7-5
Marissa Dowell-Juliana Thomas (P) def. Isla Harkins-Alison O’Brien, 6-3, 6-4
Records: Pennsville 3-2, Haddon Heights 1-2.

COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY

LOGAN TWP. — Salem CC’s Izzy Saulin ran a 21.27.54 for 4000 meters to finish 24th in the women’s race of Bill Fritz Open at Dream Park. The Pennsville product set the school record at 5000 meters in her last race and this was the team’s first race at 4K. Eliyah Smith was 29th.

In the men’s 6K race, Danny Zellner and Mu’adh Johnson-Ibn Jabbar led the Mighty Oaks across the line with top 10 finishes. Zellmer ran 28:12.3 for ninth and Johnson-Ibn Jabbar ran 28:13.9 for tenth.