Salem CC volleyball

Mighty Oaks fall to DelTech in three sets, roundup includes results from Wednesday’s Salem County high school sports calendar

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

CARNEYS POINT — When you’re starting a program from scratch you can expect more ups and downs than a rollercoaster. Take a step forward, then move a step back. It’s the dance card on the way to consistency.

For the upstart Salem CC volleyball team Wednesday night qualified as a step back, although the Mighty Oaks were starting to take step forward in the final set of the night.

The Mighty Oaks remained winless in their maiden season after Delaware Tech dispatched them 3-0 in 58 minutes. They lost the first two sets 25-5 and 25-1, but came back to a grab an early lead in the third set before falling 25-13.

“We saw Del Tech, they were our very first scrimmage of the season, and they are very solid and really good,” SCC coach Andrea Bartlett said. “Absolute kudos to them; they are a fantastic team, and I think the girls were intimidated. Even though they know they put the work in and they know they’ve gotten better, they were still intimidated from the get-go.

“Our game is such a mental game we took longer than anticipated to get through that mental block. We started turning things around a little bit in the third set.”

The Mighty Oaks (0-4) scored only two points on their own serve in the first two sets. They fell behind in the first set 11-1 and Del Tech (3-4) closed it out with 14 of the last 15 points. The visitors scored the first 18 points of the second set before a serving error ended their run and gave Salem its only point.

The Mighty Oaks could have packed it in after nearly being shutout in the second set, but they were determined to make something of the evening. They held leads in the third set of 6-4, 9-5 and 11-9. A kill by Kelianne Swartz gave them a 12-10 lead, then DelTech stormed back with 15 of the last 16 points to close out the match.

“We are working on those mental skills,” Bartlett said. “Mental skills are just as important as the physical skills, so we have to practice working through that because we are going to run into situations like that and it’s how we prepare for them so we are able to push through like we did in that third set.

“I keep telling them we have 11 personalties here that we are trying to put into a six-piece puzzle. Some nights it works, some nights it doesn’t work. Some nights I’ve got to flip the puzzle around. We are still figuring out what works for each player. But they’re still working, they have not given up. They’re all in.”

Prep volleyball

TRITON 2, SALEM TECH 0: The Mustangs won a tight second set to complete the sweep and remain undefeated. The set scores were 25-13, 25-23. No other details were available. The loss snapped the Chargers’ two-game winning streak.

Girls tennis

SEWELL — The Minutemaids won three third-set tiebreakers to sweep the Wolverines.

WASHINGTON TWP. 5, WOODSTOWN 0
Jillian Lai (WT) def. Madison LaPalomento, 6-2, 6-3
Julia Agli (WT) def. Emma West, 6-3, 6-4
Taylor Minchin (WT) def. Angelina Lindenmuth, 6-4, 1-6, 12-10
Julianna Delosso-Kourtney Spina (WT) def. Elliana Norman-Emilee Kehr, 5-7, 7-5, 10-4
Hannah Thomas-Emily DeVecchio (WT) def. Isabella Lindenmuth-Eleanore Lawson, 5-7, 6-2, 10-7
Records: Washington Twp. 1-2, Woodstown 2-3.

Cross country

PILESGROVE — Woodstown’s David Farrell and Abby Marino were the top Salem County finishers in their respective races at the Tri-County Batch Meet at Marlton Park.

Farrell ran 18:25.20 to finish 15th in the boys race. Marino ran 23:15.85 to finish 11th in the girls race. Trevor Szilier of Washington Twp. won the boys race (16:52.44) and Kingsway’s Ava Buchanan won the girls race (20:21.15).

Here are the fastest runners from the other Salem County teams at the meet:

BOYS: 24. Levin Seals, Salem Tech, 19:02.75; 30. Aidan Cain, Schalick, 19:13.84; 48. Carter Marts, Pennsville, 19:59.59; 81. Aidan Dominguez, Penns Grove, 21:15.58; 82. Dominic Finfinger, Salem, 21:16.25.

GIRLS: 25. Emma Wilbur, Schalick, 24:35.85; 28. Sawyer Slad, Pennsville, 24:47.53; 84. Paityn Harrington, Salem Tech, 31:38.94.

This week’s schedule

Here is this week’s Salem County sports schedule for the week of Sept. 7-12; all events 4 p.m. unless noted

TUESDAY, SEPT. 8
BOYS SOCCER
Cumberland at Pennsville
Gloucester Catholic at Penns Grove
Schalick at Delran
Woodstown at Gateway
GIRLS SOCCER
Deptford at Schalick
GCIT at Woodstown
FIELD HOCKEY
Pennsville at Audubon
St. Joe (Hamm.) at Woodstown
Salem at Highland
GIRLS TENNIS
Glassboro at Schalick
Penns Grove at Overbrook
Woodstown at Timber Creek
CROSS COUNTRY
TCC Batch Meet at Kingsway, 3:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9
VOLLEYBALL
Triton at Salem Tech, 5:15 p.m.
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Delaware Tech at Salem CC, 6 p.m.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 10
FOOTBALL
Clayton at Haddon Twp., 6 p.m.
Atlantic City at Eastern, 6 p.m.
Williamstown at Washington Twp., 6 p.m.
Vineland at Pennsauken, 6 p.m.
Hopewell Valley at Burlington City, 6 p.m.
Lenape at Cherokee, 6 p.m.
Trenton at Northern Burlington, 6 p.m.
Delran at Cinnaminson, 6 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at WW-Plainsboro, 6 p.m.
Woodbury at Gateway, 6 p.m.
Hightstown at Moorestown, 6 p.m.
Shawnee at Cherry Hill East, 6:30 p.m.
Egg Harbor at Clearview, 7 p.m.
Princeton at Robbinsville, 7 p.m.
Mainland at Seneca, 7 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Gloucester Catholic at Salem Tech
Salem at Pennsville
Woodstown at Schalick
BOYS SOCCER
Overbrook at Woodstown
Pennsville at Clayton
Salem at Salem Tech
Schalick at Penns Grove
GIRLS SOCCER
Clayton at Pennsville
Penns Grove at Schalick
Salem Tech at Salem
Woodstown at Overbrook
GIRLS TENNIS
Woodstown at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Schalick at Salem

FRIDAY, SEPT. 11
FOOTBALL
Schalick at Woodstown, 6 p.m.
Pennsville at Pitman, 7 p.m.
Buena at Mastery Camden, 6 p.m.
Paulsboro at West Deptford, 7 p.m.
Highland at Overbrook, 7 p.m.
Bordentown at Steinert, 3:45 p.m.
Timber Creek at Triton, 6 p.m.
Deptford at Oakcrest, 6 p.m.
Burlington Twp. at Willingboro, 6 p.m.
Lower Cape May Cumberland, 6 p.m.
Cherry Hill West at Lawrence, 6 p..
Allentown at Collingswood, 6 p.m.
Palmyra at Florence, 6 p.m.
Riverside at Holy Cross, 6 p.m.
Notre Dame at Ewing, 6 p.m.
Cedar Creek at Pleasantville, 6 p.m.
Rancocas Valley at Kingsway, 6 p.m.
Atlantic Tech at Middle Twp., 6 p.m.
Haddon Heights at Maple Shade, 6 p.m.
Hammonton at Bridgeton, 6 p.m.
Holy Spirit at St. Augustine, 6 p.m.
Winslow at Glassboro, 6 p.m.
Camden Catholic at Bishop Eustace, 6:30 p.m.
Sterling at Gloucester, 7 p.m.
St. Joe (Hamm.) at Paul VI, 7 p.m.
Haddonfield at Delsea, 7 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Bridgeton at Salem
BOYS SOCCER
Gloucester at Salem
Salem Tech at Camden Academy Charter
GIRLS TENNIS
Haddon Heights at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Trenton at Penns Grove
VOLLEYBALL
Highland at Salem Tech, 5:15 p.m.
COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY
Salem CC in Bill Fritz Open, Dream Park

SATURDAY, SEPT. 12
FOOTBALL
Audubon at Salem, noon
Lindenwold at Penns Grove, noon
KIPP at Wildwood, noon
Pemberton at Nottingham, noon
FIELD HOCKEY
Woodstown vs. Delsea, Rowan, 2:30 p.m.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Nassau CC vs. Salem CC, Schalick H.S., noon

Record breaker

Saulin sets Salem CC women’s cross country record in season-opening meet at West Chester; includes all the non-football action from Friday’s Salem County sports calendar

By Riverview Sports News

WEST CHESTER, Pa. — Isabelle Saulin ran the fastest time in Salem CC women’s cross country history Friday when she led the Mighty Oaks across the line in the West Chester Season Opener.

While the official women’s race results are pending, Saulin, a freshman from Pennsville, ran a 28:52.9 over the 5000-meter course. The previous school record was 32:15.50, set by Chantelle Haskie last year in the Mighty Oaks’ return to the sport. The standing mark at the time was Emily McGlamery’s 2019 time of 32:24.60.

George Nelson was fastest among the Salem CC men, running a 26:00.0.

“It was the first time in SCC history cross country has two full teams competing,” coach Ashley Johnson said. “This course is the toughest course they will see all season. It was a great experience.”

Prep sports

GIRLS SOCCER
Paulsboro 5, Salem 3: Gabby Hicks scored four goals for the Red Raiders. Lyrice Hayes scored Salem’s first goal and assisted on Carlysia Pierce’s goal in the second half.
FIELD HOCKEY
Delran 7, Schalick 0

Shipyard 5K-10 Miler

Here are the top 10 results for Sunday’s Shipyard 5K and 10-Miler in PennsvilleK races Sunday

MENS 5K	CHIP	WOMENS 5K	CHIP
JB Lagos, Mullica Hill	19:50.09	Carrie Maguire, Gloucester	23:19.89
Scott Abbott, Newark, Del	22:31.49	Mia Simila, Gloucester	25:50.09
Ryan Heimsoath, Mullica Hill	22:49.35	Julie Winistorfer, Swedesboro	26:05.53
Brian Mantooth, Bridgeton	23:07.84	Chayleen Probasco, Sewell	27:40.60
Ryan Cole, Lumberton	23:40.73	Shana McCusker, Malaga	28:08.92
J Traino, Columbus	25:30.68	Crystal Christiansen, Vineland	29:12.73
Lincoln Abbott, Newark, Del.	26:41.27	Stephanie Cutrera, Blackwood	29:15.71
Adam Bailey, Mantua	26:42.31	Charlene Thomas, Swedesboro	29:17.75
Michael O’Brien, Mt. Laurel	26:59.48	Mia Weygand, KOP, Pa.	29:48.76
Curtis Samuels, Pennsville	28:11.31	Brenda Simila, Thorofare	30:38.38

MENS 10K	CHIP	WOMENS 10K	CHIP
Brian Pettit, Ridley Park	1:01:18	Madisyn Dutton, Pennsville	1:13:02
Alex Brown, Stratford	1:05:41	Brittany Tidaback, Sewell	1:13:30
Steven Johnson, Mullivan Hill	1:06:11	Amy Pierontoni, Swedesboro	1:15:38
Nate Lubonski, Swedesboro	1:08:03	Anabel Schaal, Penns Grove	1:16:23
John Stockert, Swedesboro	1:10:34	Jessica Greenwood, Clayton, Del.	1:18:12
Raymond Belko, Glassboro	1:11:24	Tara Guenther, Delanco	1:18:30
Mike Honcho, Gloucester	1:11:37	Christina Mayrhofer, Corbin City	1:19:23
Ryan Cleary, Blackwood	1:14:03	Angela Messick, Milton, Del.	1:21:14
Bryan Hayden, Swedesboro	1:14:34	Wendy Walsh, Gladwyne, Pa.	1:23:06
Logan Hayden, Woolwich	1:14:34	Christina Wilson, Newark, Del.	1:24:50

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 10		GIRLS TOP 10
Jayran Rodriguez, Manville	16:35.39	Alexandra Klein, Shore	18:54.88
Joseph Saicic, Glassboro	16:50.42	Ella Andersen, Metuchen	19:13.97
Frank Coppa, Indian Hills	16:51.42	Riley Fayer, Audubon	19:16.47
Michaelangelo Lepore, Mt. Lakes	17:00.82	Violet Page, Mt. Lakes	19:46.66
Zacchaeus Harrigan, Glassboro	17:04.27	Grace Montanari, Shore	20:27.61
Elliott Reines, Dayton	17:07.15	Micah Dalello, Sussex Tech	20:34.58
Jaeden Wesley, Glassboro	17:11.57	Erin Dushinka, DelVal	20:37.59
Maddox Paulin, Shore	17:37.27	Taylor Zaneto, Metuchen	20:39.79
Jacob Marino, Woodstown	17:15.87	Milla Scalise, Shore	20:42.63
Kai Englert, Metuchen	17:20.90	Abby Marino, Woodstown	20:45.22

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 15		GIRLS TOP 15
Joseph Saicic, Glassboro	15:51.84	Riley Fayer, Audubon	18:18.40
James Clauson, Haddon Twp.	16:05.00	Abby Marino, Woodstown	19:44.80
Jaeden Wesley, Glassboro	16:07.92	Emma Came, Audubon	20:09.69
Shaun Maloney, Haddon Twp.	16:13.17	Juliana Catalani, Maple Shade	20:26.77
Zacchaeus Harrigan, Glassboro	16:29.05	Isabella Legatie, Audubon	20:41.78
Jacob Marino, Woodstown	16:39.81	Tanner Lajoie, Haddon Twp.	20:57.91
Aaron Johnson, Glassboro	16:43.89	Anabel Schaal, Woodstown	21:05.00
Logan Camm, Audubon	16:47.05	Abigail Johns, Glassboro	21:33.72
Gavin Raktis, Glassboro	16:58.96	Peyton Coyle, Pitman	21:36.28
Chase Riley, Schalick	17:00.49	Kirstyn McHale, Cape May Tech	21:43.17
Rhys Blackman, Pitman	17:01.56	Helen Lillia, Schalick	21:48.21
David Farrell, Woodstown	17:05.47	Blake Kemery, Haddon Twp.	21:56.00
Torsten Duva, Woodstown	17:11.85	Sawyer Slad, Pennsville	22:08.65
Aidan Curran, Haddon Twp.	17:18.88	Johana Perez, Maple Shade	22:14.66
Collin Bittle, Schalick	17:18.94	Isabella 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 20		GIRLS TOP 20
Joseph Saicic, Glassboro	15:58.55	Sophia Aldridge, Williamstown	18:36.81
Logan Pavelik, Williamstown	16:07.62	Aubrey Bishop, Kingsway	19:07.06
Zacchaeus Harrigan, Glassboro	16:07.86	Abby Marino, Woodstown	19:41.62
Jaeden Wesley, Glassboro	16:09.71	Lyana Gutierrez, Highland	20:00.09
Michael Beaver, Kingsway	16:16.09	Brooke Mashburn, Delsea	20:16.48
Matt Littlehales, Delsea	16:29.45	Julia Burgio, Williamstown	20:19.59
Dominic Burgio, Williamstown	16:32.77	Tori-Loren Powell, Highland	20:25.96
Trevor Szilier, Wash Twp	16:33.27	Julianne Roes, Clearview	20:30.13
Ryan DeVecchis, Wash Twp	16:34.15	Olivia Mashburn, Delsea	20:33.44
Jacob Marino, Woodstown	16:35.47	Rhea Remaly, Clearview	20:44.02
Aaron Johnson, Glassboro	16:39.85	Ava Buchanan, Kingsway	20:48.49
Andrew Dopkin, Highland	16:43.18	Isabella Moran, Delsea	20:50.60
Karson Chew, Woodstown	16:43.72	Katelyn Gallinaro, Kingsway	20:59.94
Payton Veilleux, Kingsway	16:44.03	Ziada Nassradine, Delsea	21:05.07
Liam Murphy, Highland	16:45.00	Julia Blanchard, Wash Twp	21:08.41
Ryan Pancoast, Timber Creek	17:03.70	Leah Hagerman, Clearview	21:13.39
Olu Fadulu, Highland	17:06.01	Anabel Schaal, Woodstown	21:17.92
David Farrell, Woodstown	17:14.85	Sofia Moran, Delsea	21:18.51
Logan McKeever, Kingsway	17:23.38	Layla Chain, Wash Twp	21:25.01
Wyatt Evans, GCIT	17:24.94	Kate Yanek, Clearview	21:39.77

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 10		GIRLS TOP 10
Mike DeCarlo, Passaic	16:43.03	Micah Dalelio, Sussex	19:56.68
Jayell Pallero, Passaic	17:15.35	Jordan Moczydlowski, GCIT	20:39.12
Victor Mielnik, Passaic	17:23.44	Erisa Ciocoiu, Passaic	21:17.92
Wyatt Evans, GCIT	17:33.80	Cameron Fuerte, Morris	22:06.41
Chris Davis, Medford	17:37.36	Michell Taipe, Passaic	22:12.26
Matt McQueen, Sussex	17:55.07	Siddhee Pathak, Morris	22:13.78
D Snyder-Shellito, GCIT	18:05.70	Isabel Guerra, GCIT	22:28.17
Bryson Coke, Passaic	18:12.10	Olivia Davis, Warren	22:31.71
Joaquin Vila, Passaic	18:12.75	Kirstyn McHale, Cape May	22:47.83
Ryan Ejjalili, GCIT	18:20.63	Elena Urriola, Passaic	22:58.67

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