Category: SALEM CC

Ghosting the Phantoms

Salem CC sweeps twinbill, series from Delaware County CC, takes good vibes into trip to Florida

SATURDAY REGION 19 BASEBALL
Salem 13-10, Delaware County 2-6
Macomb CC 13, Ocean 4
Clark State 19, Ocean 1
Northampton 12, Clark State 5
Macomb CC 4, Northampton 2
Delaware Tech 11-12, Monroe Bronx 4-4
Middlesex 14-11, Lakeland CC 2-1
Monroe 6-3, Lackawanna 5-11
RCSJ-Gloucester 10-11, Bergen 1-0
Harford 4-15, Mercer 3-4 (G1, 8 inns.)
Camden 10-14, Bucks County 4-3
Cecil 11-16, Morris 4-12
RCSJ-Cumberland at Brookdale (2)
Sussex 8-5, Northern Essex 6-0

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

MEDIA, Pa. — The Salem CC baseball went into their weekend series with Delaware County CC looking to prove a point. They did it, emphatically, the old fashioned way — by winning.

The Mighty Oaks completed the sweep of their series with the Phantoms by sweeping Saturday’s doubleheader, 13-2 and 10-6.

The team didn’t take kindly to the way the Phantoms messed with them late in a game the Mighty Oaks were winning big in their late-season run to a playoff berth last year and more than a few of their personnel advocated burying them the next time they played.

To their credit, they didn’t resort to stealing bases or bunting runners over with a big lead or doing any of the other untoward things against the unwritten rules of the game. They simply played to win the game.

“We just played baseball,” Mighty Oaks coach John Holt said. “We had a guy get hurt (in that game) and that was the thing that kind of upset us a little bit. But it’s baseball, at the end of the day we’ve gotta play the game and we’re going to play the game the right way.

“There were things I wanted to get accomplished this weekend in regards to getting better and working on some of the fundamentals we had been lacking. We needed to prove to ourselves that we were better than what we had been playing. We had to work on some things and we had an opportunity to work on those things and I think we got better by seeing a little bit of success.”

They certainly set the tone early, like first-pitch early. Back in the leadoff spot for the first time this season, Yen Rodriguez opened the game by hitting the first pitch to right for a home run. The sophomore outfielder had two hits in each game, stole four bases in the opener and hit for the cycle in the doubleheader.

The leadoff homer touched off a five-run first that had the Mighty Oaks (3-5) off and running.

“We had to move him back to the leadoff spot because of Jason LeBold’s hamstring issue and he was a little nervous,” Holt said. “He talked to the coaches prior and we basically said in an 0-0 count, it’s a damage count, so it doesn’t matter if you’re the leadoff guy or the 3 guy or the 2 guy have a good approach and he really did focus on his approach today and it paid off for him.”

Rodriguez wasn’t the only Salem player to have a big day. 

Demetrius DeRamus reached base three times in the opener, had two hits in the nightcap and stole five bases in the doubleheader. Tyler Hacker went 4-for-4 with four runs and five RBIs in the doubleheader. Cole Dawson went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases from the 9-hole in the opener and had four hits on the day.

Both starting pitchers gave the Mighty Oaks a chance. Game 1 starter J.D. Wilson started off a little shaky after waiting out the long visitors first, loading the bases with a single and two walks, then roared back to strike out the side. He finished with seven strikeouts in three innings and the four relievers that followed him gave up one earned run and fanned five more.

Nightcap starter Jared Vandersteur kept the Phantoms off the board through the first three innings and the Mighty Oaks gave him an 8-0 lead, so the four runs he allowed in the fourth were just an annoyance. He went five innings and struck out seven.

“We played well,” Holt said. “We’re not satisfied yet. We can continue to get better. Approach at the plate has gotten better and that’s something we’ve been trying to focus on. Defense we’re working on. Pitching, obviously, did a lot better.

All in all I’m happy with the sweep, but in the things we’re working on and the things we’re trying to get  better I did see some significant improvement.”

The Mighty Oaks head out to Florida at 5:30 Sunday morning. They open play Monday with a doubleheader against Alexandria Tech & CC. Freshmen Pat Seitzinger and Seth McCormick are Salem’s scheduled starters. At some point in the 12-game trip the Mighty Oaks hope to see the much-anticipated debut of Fernando Rodney Jr., the son of the former MLB All-Star pitcher known for his 11 teams and crooked hat, out of the bullpen. 

“Historically we normally like to get those games in before conference play,” Holt said. “With the conference expanding this isn’t so much a preparation for conference any more. It’s an opportunity to get ready for the rest of the conference season and kind of sure things up.”

GAME ONE
Salem CC 13, Delaware County CC 2

Salem CC (2-5)512 200 3-13101
Delaware County CC (1-2)000 010 1-254
J.D. Wilson, Brady Sweeney (4), Tyler Hacker (5), Matt Murphy (6), Will Jones (7) and Angel Velez, Ben Charbonneau. Jackson Davis, Josh Claycomb (3), Jeremy Cronin (6) and Brady Kopishke, Izaah Perocier.
2B: Tyler Hacker (S). HR: Yen Rodriguez (S). WP: Wilson. LP: Davis.

GAME TWO
Salem CC 10, Delaware County CC 6

Salem CC (3-5)103 411 0-10113
Delaware County CC (1-3)000 401 1-693
Jared Vandersteur, Andre Stewart (6) and Chris Laute. Matt Delacruz, Benjamin Beasley (4), Steven Perez (5), Hunter Whitten (7) and Izaah Perocier, Darrick Smith. 2B: Seth McCormick (S), Tyler Hacker (S), Yen Rodriguez (S), Michael Turner (D). 3B: Yen Rodriguez (S). WP: Vandersteur. LP: Delacruz.

No-no for Gambone

Salem CC right-hander pitches his first no-hitter since high school, maybe Mighty Oaks’ first ever, in 18-2 rout of Delaware County CC

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

CARNEYS POINT — Jon Gambone has been on a long road back from multiple surgeries to return to the mound. It wasn’t that Friday night marked the end of the comeback trail, but it was a pretty good sign he’s moving in the right direction.

The big right-hander threw his first no-hitter since high school — four years ago — and maybe the first in Salem CC history after he fashioned a seven-inning gem in the Mighty Oaks’ first win of the season, 18-2 over Delaware County CC.

Gambone threw 82 pitches, mostly fastballs and sliders, to get through the Phantoms. He allowed only three base-runners — an infield error in the third, an outfield error in the fifth and two on errors and a full-count walk in the seventh — and faced only two batters over the minimum. He struck out 10.

It was a stark contrast to his first two starts when he had trouble finding the zone. Both lasted only three innings – 42 total batters – and yielded 13 hits, seven walks and 15 runs (10 earned). He did bring it back somewhat in his next two innings in the opener, but not in his second start against Brookdale, which he admitted had him down on himself.

“Honestly I did not see that coming at all,” Gambone said. “Actually I didn’t even I was throwing today. Found out when I got here that I was throwing, then had to get myself mentally right and then just went out there and did the best I could do.

“I don’t know how it happened, I just went out there. I tried not to think about it, too, throughout the whole game because I knew I had a no hitter. And nobody was talking to me. I knew that’s why it happened, too, because no one said the words.”

Mighty Oaks head coach John Holt couldn’t remember a no-hitter in his tenure with the team and neither could volunteer assistant John Green, the former head coach, in his. In addition to the 10 punch outs, Gambone got seven ground ball outs and three fly outs.

Salem CC pitcher Jon Gambone (L) and catcher Angel Velez share a smile after Gambone’s no-hitter in the Mighty Oaks’ win over Delaware County CC Friday. (Top photo) The pitcher is congratulated by his teammates in the post-game handshake line.

Gambone threw a five-inning no-hitter against Pilgrim Academy his senior year at Gateway (2021). He also was credited with a five-inning one-hitter against Woodbury as a sophomore. He’s since undergone a series of surgeries, including hip and Tommy John, that has kept him off the mound until this spring.

“It’s something,” Holt said. “For him coming back off of surgery and all the work that he’s put in, it’s well deserved. He works very hard. I’m happy to see the success he had. It’s been a long road for him to get back and … he’s starting to find his rhythm a little bit.”
 
The gem was the fourth no-hitter Salem catcher Angel Velez has caught in his career. He knew the pitcher had it in him.

“Gambone’s always good,” Velez said. “He goes out there and gives all he’s got every time. He doesn’t leave any in the tank.”

Actually, there was some uncertainty if Gambone would draw the start Friday. It originally was going to Jared Vandersteur, but then Holt got to thinking about the team’s upcoming trip to Florida, potential matchups there and who needed what time to recover and decided to give the ball to Gambone. Besides, the 6-4, 230-pound sophomore has been the Mighty Oaks’ regular Friday starter and the decision allowed Holt to keep that routine intact.

The Mighty Oaks (1-5) had been on the other side of games like Friday in each of their first five starts. This time they led wire to wire. Delco starter Hunter Whitten did keep their hitters off-balance early with breaking pitches, but they finally broke it open with six runs in the fifth and buried the Phantoms with nine in the sixth.

They had extra incentive for this one. They were miffed at the way Delco small-balled them to death in the sixth inning of a game Salem was leading 24-3 late last season and were anxious to show their displeasure Friday.

The tension was palpable, but Holt downplayed the revenge factor.

“We were just playing baseball,” he said.

The series concludes with a doubleheader at Delco Saturday before the Mighty Oaks fly off to Florida early Sunday morning.

Double time

Salem CC softball scores second straight sweep, this time behind breakout day by Ella Hayes, heads into Southern swing 4-0

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PENNSVILLE — The first four hitters in the Salem CC softball lineup all have doubles Ls in their first name. As productive as they’ve been on the field, especially on this day, they’re the perfect combination to avoid doubles Ls in any doubleheader.

The First Four in the Mighty Oaks’ batting order Friday – Lilly Peverelle, Ella Hayes, Bella Rappa and Callie Rozak – were a combined 17-of-27 with 21 runs scored and 14 RBIs in a double run-rule sweep of Sussex County CC, 13-5 in six innings and 22-0 in five.

In last week’s season-opening sweep of Monroe Bronx, the four hit 3, 2, 5, 4 in the order and went 12-for-25 with nine runs and 11 RBIs. But against the Skylanders, Peverelle was penciled into the leadoff spot, Hayes stayed in the 2-hole, Rappa went third and Rozak hit cleanup.

“We kind of shifted a little bit to see what kind of spark we could get with this starting four lineup,” Salem coach Angel Rodriguez said. “Last week it was the bottom of our lineup that was finding ways on. Today, it was the top of the lineup doing what we were hoping they’d do.

“Hitting is contagious. They’re feeding off each other. They’re talking in between their at bats and it’s leading to their success right now. They had a very good day today.”

At the top of the list, but not the top of the lineup, was Hayes. The Skylanders, who were just getting outside for the first time season, simply couldn’t get her out.

The third-team JUCO All-American and reigning Region XIX Player of the Year, who incidentally wears a double number (11 – the same as her SCC baseball-playing boyfriend Chris Kelly), went 10-for-10 with six doubles, a grand slam, 19 total bases and 11 RBIs.

Hayes went 5-for-5 in each game with doubles in her first four at bats in the opener and the grand slam and eight RBIs in the nightcap. She also made a nice stop in the hole at short to start an inning-ending double play that killed a Skylanders threat in the nightcap. 

“It felt great,” she said between games. “It definitely felt like a redemption from last game. I was just sick last game (and it) took a lot of energy from me, so today I brought extra energy since I lacked it last game.”

Going back to last week, the sophomore has reached base in her last 12 plate appearances (11-for-11 with a hit by pitch) and has failed to reach just three times in 20 PAs. She’s hitting .824 for the year (14-of-17) and definitely on pace for one of her goals — to hit .700 or better this season, which is certainly attainable if she meets another goal to be more aggressive at the plate and on the bases.

“She’s a ballplayer,” Rodriguez said. “She wasn’t named All-American and Player of the Year for no reason. She’s always looking to do the next best thing and the goals she sets she wants to go get them. I think today she found her groove. Picking up kind of where she left off last year with that game right there, so hopefully that continues to build for the remainder of the season.”

As for the others in the First Four …

Paverelle, who had the walk-off hit in the season-opening win, officially was 1-for-5 in the twinbill, but reached safely seven of nine times, scored seven runs and brought in three additional runs when the Skylanders misplayed balls she put in play. Rappa was 3-for-5 with a sacrifice and sac fly, four runs scored and reached base six times. Rozak was 3-for-7, on base five times and scored four runs. Even the Double-L who pinch-hit for Peverelle in the sixth inning of the nightcap, Polly Chavez, got a single.

“I don’t want to toot our own horn, but we’re very good,” Rappa said of the group. “We can see the ball very well, we can adjust really quickly and the communication is very good. They’re amazing. We get it going and the bottom keeps it rolling.”

After the year Hayes had last year there was some debate whether she would return to the Mighty Oaks for her sophomore year or opt for a bigger stage. Salem officials convinced her with another big year on the JUCO level she could command even more and better opportunities on the four-year market. Additionally, the new rule allowing JUCO players a fresh full eligibility slate at a four-year school made returning appealing.

The doubleheader itself followed almost the same script as last week’s sweep, except the Mighty Oaks didn’t have to win the first game in the bottom of the seventh. They did, however, have to come from behind after giving up three in the top of the first.

They took the lead with five in the second and continued to pour it on, walking it off on Rappa’s sacrifice fly in the sixth.

Then in the nightcap they scored nine in the first, highlighted by Hayes’ slam, and went for nine again in the third. They went on top last week with 11 in the first after walking off the opener.

Photo: The first four hitters in Salem CC’s softball lineup (L to R) Ella Hayes, Callie Rozak, Lilly Peverelle and Bella Rappa.

GAME ONE
Salem CC 15, Sussex 5
Sussex302 000-561
Salem254 002-13123
Izzy Lopez and Maddi Januzzi; Raegan Wilson and Callie Rozak. 2B: Taylor Hill (Su); Ella Hayes 4 (Sa). WP: Wilson. LP: Lopez.
GAME TWO
Salem CC 22, Sussex 0
Sussex (0-2)000 00-033
Salem (4-0)909 4x-22170
Emma Babock, Rachel Puzilli (4) and Taylor Hill; Jill Robinson and Jolee Robinson. 2B: Taylor Hill 2 (Su); Bella Rappa 2 (Sa), Ella Hayes 2 (Sa). 3B: Chantelle Haskie (Są). HR: Ella Hayes (Są). WP: Ji. Robinson. LP: Babock





Now they know

Salem CC installed as No. 10 seed in JUCO Division III national tournament, draws No. 7 at-large Riverland (Minn.) CC in opening round

TALE OF THE TAPE
TEAMS (Nat. Rank)RECOFF (RK)DEF (RK)RB (RK)RBA (RK)
Dutchess CC (1)26-182.5 (22)62.3 (2)42.1 (19)31.8 (15)
Mohawk Valley (3)26-183.5 (19)61.7 (1)46.2 (7)33.7 (21)
Minn. State C&T (4)29-289.7 (5)70.1 (15)39.6 (32)30.5 (9)
Sandhills (5)27-696.5 (1)84.7 (76)49.6 (3)36.3 (35)
Union (7)23-486.6 (8)71.9 (19)46.9 (6)30.6 (11)
Northern Essex (8)28-390.7 (3)70.8 (16)45.9 (9)28.5 (3)
Salem CC23-786.6 (7)72.4 (24)43.8 (13)38.6 (55)
Dallas-Mountain View15-1886.2 (9)86.3 (79)32.9 (75)36.5 (37)
x-Riverland (13)29-385.9 (10)67.3 (6)39.5 (33)29.0 (5)
x-Genesee (9)23-685.8 (12)72.3 (23)43.0 (15)37.7 (49)
x-Dallas-Richland (15)20-1173.9 (57)65.2 (4)35.8 (64)29.5 (6)
x-Herkimer (2) 23-480.9 (25)62.4 (3)41.1 (24)31.5 (13)
Nat. rank is where team appeared in final regular-season poll; x-at large bid.

JUCO DIVISION III TOURNAMENT
At Herkimer (N.Y.) College
March 12
No. 8 Northern Essex (28-3) vs. No. 9 Dallas Richland (20-11), noon
No. 5 Herkimer (23-4) vs. No. 12 Dallas-Mountain View (15-18), 2 p.m.
No 7 Riverland (29-3) vs. No. 10 Salem CC (23-7), 4 p.m.
No. 6 Union (23-4) vs. No. 11 Genesee (23-6), 6 p.m.
March 13
Northern Essex/Dallas Richland vs. No. 1 Duchess (26-1), 1 p.m.
Herkimer/DallasMountain View vs. No. 4 Sandhills (27-6), 3 p.m.
Salem-Riverland winner vs. No. 2 Mohawk Valley (26-1), 6 p.m.
Union-Genesee winner vs. No. 3 Minnesota State C&TC (29-2), 8 p.m.
Salem-Riverland loser vs. Union-Genesee loser, 11 a.m.

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

CARNEYS POINT – Mike Green remembers his first Selection Show when he played in college. The excitement and anticipation were real.

It was pretty much a given that year his Butler team was going to get an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. The drama was where it would go, how high it would be seeded and who they were going to play in the first round.

When their name finally went up on the screen the players leapt out of their seats and the room erupted in cheers.

Green wanted that for his Salem CC basketball team Wednesday as they watched the selection show for the NJCAA Division III Tournament together for the first time. The Mighty Oaks knew they had a spot in the field as North Atlantic District B champions. All they were waiting to hear was their seed and road to the championship. 

They didn’t have to wait long. The Mighty Oaks (23-7) were installed as the No. 10 seed and will open the tournament against seventh-seeded 13th-ranked Riverland (Minn.) CC (29-3) at Herikmer College Wednesday at 4 p.m.

When their name finally appeared on the screen, everybody who came to watch the show on three big-screen TVs in the fieldhouse cheered loudly.

“It was a one-in-a-lifetime thing because I’ve never experience this before,” freshman guard Xavier Brewington said. “I feel great for our team. I feel confident in our team. We’re going to try to win it all.”

Teams are guaranteed two games in the tournament. If the Mighty Oaks beat Riverland, they’ll play second-seeded No. 3 Mohawk Valley Thursday at 6. If they lose their opener, they’ll get the loser of Region XIX rival Union and Genesee CC at 11 a.m. They’ll keep playing as long as they keep winning, but they can only win the tournament from the winner’s bracket.

When it revealed the Mighty Oaks could get Mohawk Valley (26-1) in the second round, leading scorer Akeem Taylor didn’t flinch. “We want them,” he said from his seat on the floor. Mohawk Valley leads JUCO D-III in scoring defense.

“We want everybody,” Taylor said. “They’re just ranked so high, why wouldn’t we want to play them? We want to show that we’re the best, so that’s what we’ve got to go through.”

“It seems like he embraces being the underdog,” Green said.

As soon as the show ended, Green headed to his office to do some research on their opening-round opponent.

“I don’t know much about them,” he said. “I just know they’re a higher seed than us.

“We’re not familiar with any of these teams. We don’t watch them all year long; it’s not like the NCAA. You just don’t know. We’ve got to put work in and figure them out. We’ve got seven days to figure them out.”

Riverland was ranked No. 1 for 12 consecutive weeks earlier this season. The Blue Devils are led by Nazih Chehade, a 6-4 sophomore guard from Florida averaging 14.9 ppg, 7.3 rpg, shooting 58 percent from the field and has 127 assists. 

ACORNS: Salem is one of two unranked teams in the 12-team field … The Mighty Oaks will leave for the tournament Monday, but won’t practice at the facility until Tuesday … Riverland has three scorers averaging in double figures.

The competition

Here is a thumbnail look at the AQ teams Salem CC could face in the JUCO Division III national tournament, March 12-15, 4 at-large teams will be announced Wednesday with the bracket

TEAMS (Nat. Rank)RECOFF (RK)DEF (RK)RB (RK)RBA (RK)
Dutchess CC (1)26-182.5 (22)62.3 (2)42.1 (19)31.8 (15)
Mohawk Valley (3) 26-183.5 (19)46.2 (7)61.7 (1)33.7 (21)
Minn. State C&T (4)29-289.7 (5)70.1 (15)39.6 (32)30.5 (9)
Sandhills (5)27-696.5 (1)84.7 (76)49.6 (3)36.3 (35)
Union (7)23-486.6 (8)71.9 (19)46.9 (6)30.6 (11)
Northern Essex (8)28-390.7 (3)70.8 (16)45.9 (9)28.5 (3)
Salem CC23-786.6 (7)72.4 (24)43.8 (13)38.6 (55)
Dallas Col.-Mountain View15-1886.2 (9)86.3 (79)32.9 (75)36.5 (37)

JUCO DIVISION III TOURNAMENT
March 21-15, Herkimer (N.Y.) College
(Automatic qualifiers)

SALEM CC MIGHTY OAKS
LOCATION: Carneys Point, N.J. (Region 19)
COACH: Mike Green (2nd season, 32-16)
RECORD: 23-7 (North Atlantic District B)
NATIONAL RANK: Unranked
PROJECTED STARTERS: 6-3 G Tamir Powell (10.8 ppg, 3.4 rpg); 6-6 G Tyrese Fortune (11.3, 6.7); 6-3 G Xavier Brewington (10.7, 4.9); 6-4 G Akeem Taylor (21.2, 5.4); 6-8 F Jyheim Spencer (13.1, 14.1).
NOTES: The Mighty Oaks have won five in a row … Gone 13-3 since Powell, Taylor and Spencer joined the lineup Jan. 7 … Taylor was district tournament MVP … Spencer has 10 double-doubles and would be ranked second nationally (Division III) in rebounding had he played enough games to qualify for the stats … Brewington and Josh Ramos (72 3-pointers) have played in all 30 games

UNION COLLEGE OWLS
LOCATION: Cranford, N.J. (Region 19)
COACH: Devon Stanberry (9th season)
RECORD: 23-4 (North Atlantic A)
NATIONAL RANK: 7
PROJECTED STARTERS: 6-6 G/F David McKnight (9.1, 3.4); 6-8 G/F Nick Acosta (17.9, 12.1); 6-3 G Joey Gargiulo (14.1, 3.9); 6-2 G Kayne Brown (6.9, 2.4); 6-11 C Jeremiah Saint Jean (5.9, 7.9).
NOTES: The Owls have won four in a row and 15 of last 16  … Devin Geiger is averaging 17.0 ppg, 6.1 rpg … Acosta has 59 blocked shots, Saint Jean has 46 … Leads the country in shooting percentage (.641)

NORTHERN ESSEX KNIGHTS
LOCATION: Haverhill, Mass. (Region 21)
COACH: Darren Stratton (22nd season, 350-209)
RECORD: 28-3 (East)
NATIONAL RANK: 8
PROJECTED STARTERS: 6-2 G Ryan Pacy (9.1, 2.9); 5-10 G Javien Kirmil (11.8, 1.8); 6-2 G Yunosuke Matsuda (4.7, 3.5); 6-7 F Christian Sanders (8.5, 6.9); 6-4 F Alejandro Delgado (15.0, 8.6).
NOTES: The Knights have won five in a row … Led their region championship game a total of 36 seconds. Stratton got his 350th career win in that game … Roster has players from four foreign countries (Cameroon, Japan, France, Turkiye) … Matsuda had 118 assists.

SANDHILLS CC FLYERS
LOCATION: Pinehurst, N.C. (Region 10)
COACH: Mike Apple (14th season, 361-97)
RECORD: 27-6 (Mid-Atlantic)
NATIONAL RANK: 5
PROJECTED STARTERS: 6-1 G Kevin Gentry (5.1, 1.5); 6-2 G Mike Fee (5.6, 3.4); 6-5 G Isaiah Upchurch (13.8, 3.7); 6-6 F Damien Robinson (18.5, 12.4); 6-6 F Zack Noel (8.9, 8.2).
NOTES: The Flyers have won 14 in a row, in which they’ve scored 100 points or more seven times … Making seventh straight trip to national tournament … Lead Division III nationally in scoring (96.5).

MOHAWK VALLEY CC HAWKS
LOCATION: Utica, N.Y. (Region 3)
COACH: Harley Fuller (4th season, 106-30)
RECORD: 26-1 (North)
NATIONAL RANK: 3
PROJECTED STARTERS: 6-0 G Jamir Smith (14.6, 3.5); 6-3 G Jalen Bradberry (16.2, 3.2); 6-8 C Andre Pasha (14.3, 11.2); 6-10 F Isaiah Earl (9.8, 7.0); 6-6 G/F Alex Barnhill (14.3, 9.0).
NOTES: The Hawks have won eight in a row … Smith has 141 assists … Bradberry has hit 64 3-pointers and shot 40.5 percent behind the arc … Leads the nation in scoring defense (61.7 ppg) and shooting defense (.365)

DUTCHESS CC FALCONS
LOCATION: Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (Region 15)
COACH: Robert Piano (4th season, 78-32)
RECORD: 26-1 (Northeast)
NATIONAL RANK: 1
PROJECTED STARTERS: 6-2 G Seiray Sinerna (9.1, 4.3); 6-7 F Quincey Platt (8.4, 7.1); 6-3 G Alijah England (16.8, 6.0); 5-9 G Amadou Diallo (11.8, 3.9); 5-10 G Daniel Ogunleye (5.9, 1.1).
NOTES: The Falcons have won three in a row … Ranked second in scoring defense (62.3 ppg),  and shooting defense (.373) and third in turnovers created (18.9). They’re second in the country in steals (15.0) and third in blocks (6.8) … “We had an idea what we had with this roster and, we talked about it in August, that we expect to be great,” Piano told the Poughkeepsie Journal after the region championship game.


MINNESOTA STATE COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE SPARTANS
LOCATION: Fergus Falls, Minn.(Region 13)
COACH: Dave Cresap (2nd season, 43-15)
RECORD: 29-2 (North Plains)
NATIONAL RANK: 4
PROJECTED STARTERS: 6-2 G Mason Muir (16.6, 4.0); 6-4 F Fodar Sheriff (21.8, 10.6); 6-4 G Yonis Mohamud (15.9, 4.1); 5-11 G Braylon Baldwin (4.5, 2.7); 6-5 F Tyson McArthur (9.4, 5.3).
NOTES: M State has won 14 in a row … Making first national tournament appearance since 2003-04 … Made 15-win turnaround over last season … Sheriff, who lists Upper Darby as his hometown though he went to high school is North Dakota, was MVP of the region tournament … Muir has 131 assists, Sheriff 137 … Ranked second nationally in 3s per game (9.5) … Cresap won 666 games in 28 years as a high school coach before making the jump to college.

DALLAS COLLEGE-MOUNTAIN VIEW LIONS
LOCATION: Dallas, Texas (Region 5)
COACH: LeRoi Phillips (19th season, 315-249)
RECORD: 15-18 (South Central)
NATIONAL RANK: Unranked
PROJECTED STARTERS: 6-5 F Augustine Chibuko (14.2, 8.9); 5-9 G Louis Conner (8.5, 5.1); 6-3 G Noel Duplechain (7.8, 2.7); 6-1 G Adrian Banks (6.2, 1.0); 6-4 G Ashton Price (24.8. 5.7)
NOTES: The Lions have won four in a row and have scored 90-plus in each of their last five … They started the season 3-8 and were 5-11 on Dec. 14 … Ranked ninth nationally in scoring (86.2), but 79th in scoring defense (86.3) … Price has averaged 35 points over the last five games, shooting 63-for-123 from the floor … Chibuko has 66 blocked shots, but he’s fouled out of 11 games … Conner is averaging 8.1 assists per game.

Softball’s successful start

Salem CC softball opens its season with doubleheader sweep at home; baseball loses two on the road

SALEM CC SOFTBALL
Salem 7-19, Monroe Bronx 6-6
SALEM CC BASEBALL
Brookdale 11-20 Salem CC 6-7

By Riverview Sports News

PENNSVILLE – The Salem CC softball team opened its 2025 season in a most dramatic fashion and carried that emotion into an 11-run first inning in the nightcap to sweep Monroe-Bronx 7-6 and 19-6 Saturday at the Pennsville LL Complex.

Lilly Peverelle’s one-out single in the bottom of the seventh plated Ella Hayes with the winning run in the opener. Hayes, last year’s Region XIX Player of the Year, started the rally with a line single to center and stole second before riding home on Pavarelle’s second hit of the game.

The Mighty Oaks came from behind twice to win it. They trailed 3-0 in the second and 5-4 in the fifth.

Peverelle, Hayes, Bella Rappa and Jill Robinson all had two hits in the game. Robinson also had three RBIs and pitched the final inning and a third to get the win.

“It’s early in the season for these feelings but it was an exciting moment for the team,” Salem coach Angel Rodriguez said. “We had to work through some rust in that game. It was an up and down battle, but the team kept their composure and finished strong.”

And it carried over into the nightcap. 

The Mighty Oaks sent 16 batters to the plate in the first. Eight of the first nine hitters reached safely with the only interruption being a successful sacrifice. Among the big hits in the inning, Rappa had a go-ahead single, Val Hatterer a two-run double, Robinson a two-run single and Callie Rozak a two-run homer.

Robinson had two hits and four RBIs from the No. 9 spot in the order. Hayes had two hits and two RBIs. Peverelle and Hatterer each had two RBIs and Rozak drove in three.

“The message was clear to the team after Game 1: Enjoy the first win but (have a) short memory and prepare for Game 2,” Rodriguez said. “We learned a lot with our approaches and getting in our first competition, but we had to look back in and get the job done again.

“We talked with some players on adjustments going into the next game and they were ready.”

GAME 1
Monroe Bronx210 021 0-670
Salem CC030 120 1-7120
One out when winning run scored
WP: Jill Robinson (W 1-0). LP: Martinez. 2B: Gourdine (M), Rosa (M), Rappa (S), Robinson (S).
GAME 2
Monroe Bronx103 20-640
Salem CC(11)23 3x1992
WP: Robinson (W 2-0). LP: Centeno. 2B: Haskie (S), Hatterer (S). HR: Harriott (M), Rozak (S)

Baseball

GAME 1
Salem CC (0-4)003 102 0-6
Brookdale CC (5-0)320 231 x-11101
Game 2
Salem CC (0-5)410 100 1-7
Brookdale CC (6-0)064 532 x-20150

Raise a banner

Salem CC wins district basketball title, headed to JUCO Division III nationals for first time in school history; Taylor named tournament MVP

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News 

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — The Salem CC basketball team has been a second-half club all season long. So why should things be any different in its biggest game in school history.

The Mighty Oaks already had a six-point lead when they went into halftime Saturday, then they opened the second on a 12-0 run to take complete control of their Region XIX North Atlantic District B championship game on the way to a 74-66 win over second-seeded Montgomery County CC to earn their first ever trip to the JUCO national Tournament.

“It’s a great feeling, a feeling I’ve never felt before,” freshman swingman Tamir Powell said. “I’ve never won anything in high school, ever before. This is my first championship. It feels great.”

Now they’re headed to Herikmer (N.Y.) College to play for the Division III national title March 11-15. EIght district champions and four at-large selections will make up the field. The bracket will be announced at 3 p.m. Wednesday.

Union (Region XIX/North Atlantic A) and Dallas College-Mountain View (South Central) also have locked up tournament bids. The remaining automatic bids should be filled Sunday.

“It feels good just to give these guys another chance to get looked at, to get seen,” Mighty Oaks coach Mike Green said. “I told them all year long the nationals is where you want to be. You’ll have a bunch of coaches there and they only want winners, man, and we’re a winner, so I’m just happy I got a chance to deliver on my promise.

“They (Montco) were the defending champs and we came in and took care of business.” 

And it wasn’t that close.

It’s not so much that the Mighty Oaks (23-7) pulled away in the second half to win their first district title – they only outscored the Mustangs 40-38 – but rather the way they did it and the smoothness with which they maintained the lead.

The run out in the first four minutes of the second half gave them an 18-point lead that never fell back into single digits until the final two minutes.

“It was all motivation,” Powell said. “We took what we had the last game and we brought the energy, we brought the fight and the grit. We knew we were the better team so we went out and played like it.”

Sophomore Akeem Taylor, who wasn’t even considered for the All-Region XIX Team because he joined the team at mid-season, was clearly the difference in the game. He went for 27 points, 13 rebounds and three blocked shots and was named MVP of the District B tournament, basically the Mighty Oaks’ half of the Region XIX bracket.

He had 18 points, four rebounds and six assists in the Might Oaks’ tournament opening win at CC of Philadelphia. Both teams they took down in the tournament beat them in one-possession games during the regular season.

“I feel like the last time they got us because of me,” Taylor said. “I think I went out in the first half with three fouls. I wasn’t playing at 100 percent. It was just all about revenge. That’s what I think motivated me today. There was a lot of extra motivation.”

Green, who orchestrated the best turnaround in the league in his first full season at the helm, was named District Coach of the Year as the coach of Saturday’s winning team.

Powell started the Mighty Oaks’ second-half run with a bucket and 3-pointer. He had 11 points in the half and finished with 19; he’s been averaging 15 over his last five games. Xavier Brewington had 10 points and Jyheim Spencer had another double-double (11/10).

Montco had three scorers in double figures but none of its other four scorers had more than five points.

“Our bench played well; that’s the difference,” Green said. “That’s why everybody says why do you play 12 players – because you can wear teams down.

“They had a short bench. Our bench came and gave us minutes and gave our starters a rest and when they got in they were much stronger. It worked out how we planned it, man.”

And now they’re making plans for an even bigger tournament.

SALEM CC 74, MONTGOMERY COUNTY CC 66
SALEM CC (23-7) – Tamir Powell 7-12 1-1 19, Tyrese Fortune 1-8 1-2 3, Xavier Brewington 2-8 6-11 10, Akeem Taylor 8-18 11-12 27, Jyheim Spencer 5-6 1-2 11, Dontarius Jones 1-2 0-0 2, A.J. Jones 1-1 0-1 2, Tivon Woolford 0-0 0-0 0, Josh Ramos 0-2 0-0 0, Rodney Shelton 0-2 0-0 0, Tajee Jordan 0-1 0-0 0, Stefan Phillips 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-60 20-29 74.
MONTGOMERY CO. (21-6) – Matthew Williams 6-14 6-9 18, Sean Emfinger 9-18 3-4 22, Baasil Sanders 5-14 5-7 16, Jaylon Williams 1-3 2-2 5, John Dinolfi 0-5 2-3 2, Jonathan Brooks 0-0 1-2 1, Steven Hill 0-2 0-0 0, Darrius Gaeta 0-7 0-0 0, Emmanuel Rodriguez 0-2 0-0 0, Isaac Martin 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 22-66 19-27 66.

Salem CC3440-74
Montgomery County CC2838-66
3-point goals: Salem 4-15 (Powell 4-7, Fortune 0-2, Brewington 0-2, Taylor 0-1, D. Jones 0-1, Ramos 0-2); Montco 3-17 (M. Williams 0-3, Emfinger 1-3, Saunders 1-3, J. Williams 1-2, Dinolfi 0-3, Hill 0-1, Gaeta 0-1, Rodriguez 0-1). Rebounds: Salem 49 (Taylor 13, Spencer 10); Montco 40 (M. Williams 13, Emfinger 10). Fouled out: Spencer, Emfinger, Saunders, J. Williams. Total fouls: Salem 21, Montco 25.

JUCO DIVISION III DISTRICT CHAMPS
(Updated Sunday)
East: No. 8 Northern Essex (28-3)
Mid-Atlantic: No. 5 Sandhills (27-6)
North: No. 3 Mohawk Valley (26-1)
Northeast: No. 1 Dutchess (26-1)
North Atlantic A: No. 7 Union (23-4)
North Atlantic B: Salem CC (23-7)
North Plains: No. 4 Minnesota State C&T (29-2)
South Central: Dallas College-Mountain View (15-18)
x-ranking in final regular-season poll
Tyrese Fortune and there rest of the Salem CC basketball team give Akeem Taylor the business after Taylor was named MVP of the North Atlantic District B Tournament. Taylor had 27 points and 13 rebounds in the championship game.






Another hard loss

Salem CC baseball suffers third straight lop-sided loss; Rodriguez hits Mighty Oaks’ first homer of the year; Holt: ‘We’ve got to stop playing scared’

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

CARNEYS POINT – The tough start to a new season continued for the Salem CC baseball team Friday afternoon as the Mighty Oaks suffered a third straight lop-sided loss in their home opener.

Eight infield errors in the first five innings led to at least nine unearned runs and the bats were silent most of the game in a 22-6 loss to third-ranked Brookdale at the Carneys Point Rec Complex. 

It was the Mighty Oaks’ third straight loss by double digits to open the season.

“We’ve got to keep routine plays routine; simple game,” Salem coach John Holt said he told his team after the game. “At one point it was nine unearned runs. You can’t win baseball games that way.

“We’ve got to stop playing scared.”

Just like after Sunday’s doubleheader against Sussex it was hard for Holt to find something positive to take away from the day. If you really pushed, it might be answering Brookdale’s four-run visitors’ first with four when they came to bat. Or Yen Rodriguez hitting their first home run of the season in his first home at-bat, a two-run shot in that four-run response.

But there wasn’t much beyond that. Brookdale kept scoring after its first-inning outburst. The Mighty Oaks didn’t get another hit after theirs until scoring two runs in the bottom of the seventh of a game that was destined for the seven-inning run rule.

They did threaten in the fifth. They loaded the bases with one out on two walks and an infield error, but Brookdale starter Tyler Spencer struck out the next two batters to end the threat and complete his day.

In fact, the Jersey Blues (4-0) scored in every inning to extend another unwalcomed Salem streak. The Mighty Oaks (0-3) have given up a run in each of their last 17 innings. The last time they put up a defensive zero was the third inning of last week’s Game 1 against Sussex CC.

It’s a head-scratcher.

“We’ve got to figure it out,” Holt said.

The series concludes Saturday with an 11 a.m. doubleheader at Brookdale. J.D. Wilson and Jared Vandersteur, a pair of Pennsville products, are expected to start on the mound for Salem.

ACORNS: Demetrius DeRamus had a pair of doubles for the Mighty Oaks and reached base three times … Angel Velez and Tyler Hacker also reached base three times … Rodriguez homered in his first home at-bat last year, too. It was an inside-the-park job in his first college at-bat.

BROOKDALE 22, SALEM 6

Brookdale (4-0) 442 353 2-22204
Salem (0-3)400 000 2-678
TYLER SPENCER (W), Dylan Swanson (6) and Shane Andrus; JON GAMBONE (L 0-2), Alex Newman (4), Mason Klug (6), Andre Stewart (7) and Angel Velez. 2B: Anthony Pizzutti (B), Shane Andrus (B), Gary Perone (B), Demetrius DeRamus (S) 2. HR: Tyler Mendez (B), Yen Rodriguez (S 1).

Top photo: Salem CC’s Yen Rodriguez crosses the plate after hitting a first-inning home run against Brookdale Friday.



All-star snub

Despite their powerful stats, Salem CC’s Taylor and Spencer left off the All-Region 19 Division III Teams

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

CARNEYS POINT – Mike Green will stand up for his guys as high as the day is long, but when the results of this year’s Region XIX All-Division III basketball team crossed his field of view he just couldn’t stand still.

Green’s improved Salem CC team has two of the more dynamic players in the entire region let alone Division III – 6-4 sophomore guard Akeem Taylor and 6-8 freshman post Jyheim Spencer – but when the region’s “All” teams crossed the coach’s clipboard Thursday neither were on any of the three teams. It was presumably because they became eligible at mid-year and didn’t meet the criteria of playing in at least 80 percent of their teams games.

They certainly played in 80 percent of the 14 regular-season games for which they were eligible after being activated Jan. 7. Spencer played in them all and Taylor missed two (86 percent). They both played in Wednesday’s post-season win at CC of Philadelphia.

You can’t argue with their impact or production. Green said the whole first month of the season the Mighty Oaks would be a different team when they joined the lineup and they have been. Salem is 12-3 since they started playing.

Taylor would have been among the Division III leaders in scoring (20.8 ppg) and was undoubtedly the straw the stirred the Mighty Oaks’ drink. Spencer averages a double-double (13.3 ppg/14.3 rpg) and would be the second-leading rebounder in Division III nationally and sixth in blocked shots (42/2.8 per game) had he played enough games to qualify. He already has one Division I offer.

When they first handed Green the all-star list the second-year coach looked to see what he already suspected and threw the paper in the trash. One of his assistants pulled it back and he glanced again to make sure he hadn’t overlooked anything in haste and then tossed it back in again.

The Division III MVP was Sean Emfinger of Montgomery, who the Mighty Oaks will face in Saturday’s North Atlantic District B championship game at Northampton. Green was fine with that call. Emfinger averaged 20.2 ppg (22.1 in conference games) and 8.3 rebounds with 124 assists and 60 steals. He put 19 and 12 on the Mighty Oaks when they played Feb. 4.

Green called the type of season his two players had “amazing years, first-team all-conference type years, an All-American type of year.”

Spencer did get placed on the ballot for second team from what Green was told. Alas, there will be none of that.

“With the way things go around this league I’m never surprised,” Green said. “It’s kind of a fraternity I haven’t gotten in yet. It’s just my first full year.

“Hopefully these guys aren’t penalizing my players because of who they think I am, because they don’t know me. I don’t hardly even know these guys. Hopefully they don’t think the success I had has anything to do with these kids. They’re not playing against me. I kind of get a feeling these guys think they’re beating me, Mike Green, instead of Salem from the way these guys are celebrating after the game.”

The snubs do add fuel to another interesting debate – is Green a viable Coach of the Year candidate? After all, his team put together a record-breaking season with 22 wins (so far), a region-best 8.5-game overall turnaround (11 in the win column) and a spot in the district title game – all without one all-region player.

“The way things are going you’d think it would be me, right?,” he said, not that he’s worried about it. “What they’re telling me is we don’t have a top 15 player in the league, so how are we in the championship game? So, I should be Coach of the Year just on that, but there are a lot of coaches in the league doing a great job. That could go either way.”

If the snub is bothering the two Mighty Oaks stars, they don’t seem to be letting on.

“They’re mature,” Green said. “They’ve got bigger fish to fry. They’ve got a championship (to pursue) and they’re getting recruiting. They’ll get a last laugh.”

Photo by John Holt

Salem County spring 2025

Here is the master schedule for spring sports in Salem County; schedules provided by the schools; events begin at 4 p.m. unless noted; x-scrimmage (missing Salem, Salem Tech); for additions or corrections reply to al.muskewitz@gmail.com

MARCH 1
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Brookdale CC (2), noon
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Monroe-Bronx at Salem CC, noon

MARCH 7
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Delaware County CC, 3 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Sussex County CC at Salem CC, noon

MARCH 8
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Delaware County CC at Salem CC (2), noon

MARCH 10
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC vs. Alexandria (Minn.) Tech & CC (2), 2:45 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Southeastern CC-Whiteville (N.C.), 1 p.m.

MARCH 11
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC vs. Prairie State (Ill.) (2), 1:15 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Wake Tech (N.C.), 1 p.m.

MARCH 12
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC vs. Northland (Minn.) C&TC (2), 2 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Fayetteville (N.C.) Tech, 3 p.m.

MARCH 14
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC vs. North Dakota State/Science, 9 a.m.
Salem CC vs. Oakton (Ill.)  CC, 1:45 p.m.

MARCH 15
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC vs. SUNY Niagara (2), 9 a.m.

MARCH 16
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC vs. Westchester CC (2), 10 a.m.

MARCH 17
BASEBALL
x-Williamstown at Pennsville
SOFTBALL
x-Pennsville at Williamstown

MARCH 18
SOFTBALL
x-Pennsville at Cedar Creek
TENNIS
x-Palmyra at Woodstown
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Luzerne County CC at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.

MARCH 19
BASEBALL
x-Pennsville at Holy Spirit

MARCH 20
TENNIS
x-Pennsville at West Deptford
BOYS LACROSSE
x-Woodstown at Delran
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Brookdale CC at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.

MARCH 21
BASEBALL
x-Gloucester City at Schalick
x-Woodstown at Deptford
SOFTBALL
x-Schalick at Gloucester City
x-Woodstown at Deptford
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Cumberland, 3:30 p.m.

MARCH 22
SOFTBALL
x-Gateway at Woodstown, 10 a.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
x-Woodstown at Mainland, 9 a.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
x-Camden Catholic at Woodstown, 10 a.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
RCSJ-Cumberland at Salem CC (2), noon

MARCH 23
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Delaware Tech, noon
MARCH 24
BASEBALL
x-Highland at Schalick
TENNIS
x-Gateway at Pennsville

MARCH 25
BASEBALL
x-Woodstown at Cumberland
SOFTBALL
x-Cumberland at Woodstown
TRACK
x-Penns Grove, Salem at Bridgeton
BOYS TENNIS
x-Gateway at Schalick
GOLF
Pennsville vs. Haddon Heights, Tavistock CC
GIRLS LACROSSE
x-Woodstown at Haddon Twp.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Raritan Valley CC at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.

MARCH 26
BASEBALL
x-Penns Grove at Lindenwold
GOLF
Pennsville vs. Salem Tech, Sakima CC
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Mercer County CC at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.

MARCH 27
BASEBALL
x-Schalick at Collingswood
SOFTBALL
x-Timber Creek at Schalick
GOLF
Pennsville vs. Woodstown, Town & Country GL
TENNIS
x-Clearview at Woodstown

MARCH 28
BASEBALL
x-GCIT at Woodstown
x-Schalick at Timber Creek
GOLF
Clearview vs. Schalick, Centerton CC
Pennsville vs. Haddon Twp., Sakima CC
BOYS TENNIS
x-Schalick at Triton
Pennsville at Clearview
GIRLS LACROSSE
x-Timber Creek at Woodstown
BOYS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Ocean City
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Montgomery County (Pa.) CC, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Howard CC at Salem CC, 11 a.m.

MARCH 29
BASEBALL
Woodstown at Gateway, 10 a.m.
Bridgeton at Penns Grove, 11 a.m.
Penns Grove at Gateway, 2 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Montgomery County (Pa.) CC at Salem CC (2), noon
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at CC of Morris, noon

MARCH 30
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Bucks County CC at Salem CC, noon

MARCH 31
BASEBALL
Glassboro at Schalick
Penns Grove at Woodstown
Salem at Wildwood
SOFTBALL
Gloucester Catholic at Pennsville
Schalick at Glassboro
Woodstown at Penns Grove
GOLF
Schalick girls vs. Williamstown, Scotland Run
TENNIS
Clayton at Schalick
Glassboro at Penns Grove
Wildwood at Pennsville
LACROSSE
St. Joseph at Woodstown

APRIL 1
GOLF
Pennsville vs. Pitman, Pitman CC
Schalick vs. Wildwood, Union League GC
GIRLS LACROSSE
Haddonfield at Woodstown
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Lackawanna at Salem CC 3 p.m.

APRIL 2
BASEBALL
LEAP at Penns Grove
Pennsville vs. Pitman, Alcyon Park
Woodstown at Schalick
SOFTBALL
Pitman at Pennsville
Woodstown at Schalick
GOLF
Schalick girls vs. Clearview, Centerton CC
TENNIS
Pennsville at Overbrook
TRACK
Glassboro at Penns Grove
Schalick at Pennsville
Woodstown at Overbrook

APRIL 3
GOLF
Pennsville vs. Cumberland, Sakima CC
TENNIS
Pennsville vs. Clayton, Williamstown MS
Penns Grove at Woodstown
Schalick at Glassboro
Woodstown at Triton
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Camden CC, 3:30 p.m.

APRIL 4
BASEBALL
Haddon Heights at Woodstown
Pennsville vs. Gloucester Catholic, Parsippany
Schalick at Delran
SOFTBALL
Schalick at Delsea
Woodstown at Haddon Heights
GOLF
Pennsville vs. Cedar Creek, Sakima CC
Schalick vs. Overbrook, Centerton CC
TENNIS
Pennsville at Bridgeton
Vineland at Schalick
Vineland at Woodstown
LACROSSE
Lower Cape May at Woodstown
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Middlesex, 3:30 p.m.

APRIL 5
SOFTBALL
Pennsville at Millville Tournament, 9 a.m.
TRACK
Pennsville at Deptford Twp., 9 a.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Middlesex at Salem CC (2), noon
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Mercer County CC at Salem CC, noon

APRIL 7
BASEBALL
Woodstown at Pennsville
Schalick at Haddon Heights
SOFTBALL
Pennsville at Woodstown
GOLF
Schalick vs. Williamstown, Scotland Run GC
Schalick girls vs. Cumberland, Running Deer GC
TENNIS
Deptford at Woodstown
Glassboro at Pennsville
Penns Grove at Wildwood
Schalick at West Deptford, River Winds TC
GIRLS LACROSSE
West Deptford at Woodstown

APRIL 8
BASEBALL
Clayton at Schalick
Pennsville at Overbrook
Salem at Penns Grove
Woodstown at Wildwood
SOFTBALL
Overbrook at Pennsville
Schalick at Clayton
Woodstown at Wildwood
GOLF
Pennsville vs. Clayton, The Birches
Schalick vs. Cumberland, Running Deer GC
TENNIS
Woodstown at Kingsway
TRACK
Glassboro at Woodstown
Penns Grove at Pennsville
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Northampton CC at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Sussex County CC, 3:30 p.m.

APRIL 9
SOFTBALL
Woodstown at Maple Shade
GOLF
Pennsville vs. Triton, Sakima CC
Schalick girls vs. Kingsway, Centeron CC
TENNIS
Delsea at Pennsville
Haddon Heights at Woodstown
Overbrook at Schalick
Timber Creek at Penns Grove
GIRLS LACROSSE
Kingsway at Woodstown
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Northampton CC, 3:30 p.m.

APRIL 10
Clayton at Pennsville
Glassboro at Penns Grove
Salem at Pitman
Schalick at Overbrook
Woodstown at Gloucester City
SOFTBALL
Gloucester City at Woodstown
Pennsville at Clayton
GOLF
Pennsville vs. Schalick, Centerton CC
TENNIS
Triton at Woodstown
LACROSSE
Woodstown at Holy Spirit

APRIL 11
BASEBALL
Pennsville at Haddon Heights
SOFTBALL
Haddon Heights at Pennsville
Haddon Heights at Woodstown
TENNIS
Penns Grove at Clayton
Schalick at Wildwood
Woodstown at Highland
LACROSSE
Woodstown at Moorestown Friends
GIRLS LACROSSE
Haddon Heights at Woodstown
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Camden CC at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Cecil at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.

APRIL 12
BASEBALL
Schalick at Gloucester City
Woodstown at Buena, 10 a.m.
TRACK
Pennsville at West Deptford, 9 a.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Camden CC (2), noon
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Delaware Tech at Salem CC, noon

APRIL 13
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Orange County CC, noon

APRIL 14
BASEBALL
Clayton at Salem
Overbrook at Woodstown
Penns Grove at Schalick
Wildwood at Pennsville
SOFTBALL
Schalick at Penns Grove
Wildwood at Pennsville
Woodstown at Overbrook
GOLF
Pennsville at Overbrook, Sakima CC
Schalick vs. Woodstown, Town & Country GL
Schalick girls vs. Clearview, Pitman GC
TENNIS
Schalick at Gateway
Triton at Pennsville
LACROSSE
Woodstown at Mainland

APRIL 15
GOLF
Schalick girls vs. Washington Twp., The Birches
TENNIS
Schalick at Pennsville
Woodstown at Timber Creek
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Timber Creek
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Luzerne County CC, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Bergen CC at Salem CC 3:30 p.m.

APRIL 16
BASEBALL
Overbrook at Penns Grove
Salem at Pennsville
Woodstown at Glassboro
SOFTBALL
Pennsville at Salem
Woodstown at Glassboro
GOLF
Schalick vs. Washington Twp., Centerton CC
Woodstown vs. Pennsville, Sakima CC
TENNIS
Millville at Pennsville
Overbrook at Penns Grove
Wildwood at Woodstown
TRACK
Glassboro at Pennsville
Woodstown at Schalick
LACROSSE
Cinnaminson at Woodstown
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Clearview
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Mercer County CC, 3:30 p.m.

APRIL 17
BASEBALL
Cumberland at Pennsville
Northern Burlington at Schalick
SOFTBALL
Pennsville at Cumberland
GOLF
Schalick girls vs. OLMA, Centerton CC
TENNIS
Delsea at Woodstown
Pennsville vs. Pitman, Shertle Park
Penns Grove at Schalick

APRIL 18
SOFTBALL
West Deptford at Schalick
TENNIS
Pitman at Penns Grove
LACROSSE
Rancocas Valley at Woodstown
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Bergen CC at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.

APRIL 19
BASEBALL
Woodstown at Sterling, 11 a.m.
TRACK
Pennsville at Woodbury Relays
LACROSSE
Paul VI at Woodstown
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Bergen CC (2), noon
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Mercer County CC, noon

APRIL 21
BASEBALL
Pennsville at Williamstown
SOFTBALL
Williamstown at Pennsville
TENNIS
Pitman at Woodstown
Triton at Schalick

APRIL 22
BASEBALL
Pennsville at Penns Grove
Schalick at Pitman
Woodstown at Salem
SOFTBALL
Pennsville at Penns Grove
Salem at Woodstown
GOLF
Pennsville vs. Cumberland, Running Deer CC
Schalick vs. Overbrook, Pinelands GC
Schalick girls vs. Delsea, White Oaks CC
TENNIS
Overbrook at Woodstown
Penns Grove at Pennsville
Schalick vs. Pitman, Shertle Park
TRACK
Salem County Championships, Pennsville
LACROSSE
Woodstown at Kingsway
GIRLS LACROSSE
Kingsway at Woodstown
COLLEGE BASEBALL
RCSJ-Gloucester at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
CC of Morris at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.

APRIL 23
BASEBALL
Collingswood at Woodstown
SOFTBALL
Kingsway at Woodstown
GOLF
Pennsville vs. West Deptford, River Winds GC
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Haddonfield
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Gloucester, 3:30 p.m.

APRIL 24
BASEBALL
Schalick at Glassboro
Woodstown at Penns Grove
SOFTBALL
Glassboro at Schalick
Pennsville vs. Gloucester Catholic, Stauffer Fields
Woodstown at Penns Grove
GOLF
Pennsville vs. Kingsway, River Winds GC
Schalick vs. Cumberland, Centerton CC
Schalick girls vs. Williamstown, Centerton CC
TENNIS
Clayton at Pennsville
Haddon Heights at Schalick
Mainland at Woodstown
LACROSSE
Woodstown at Washington Twp.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Lackawanna at Salem CC 3:30 p.m.

APRIL 25
SOFTBALL
Gloucester City at Schalick
TENNIS
Schalick at Clayton
Williamstown at Penns Grove
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at West Deptford
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Union, 3:30 p.m.

APRIL 26
BASEBALL
Woodstown at Camden Co. Tech, 10 a.m.
LACROSSE
Woodstown at Bishop Eustace, 10 a.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Union at Salem CC (2), noon
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Raritan Valley CC, noon

APRIL 28
BASEBALL
Penns Grove at Paulsboro
TENNIS
Penns Grove at Glassboro
Pennsville at Wildwood

APRIL 29
GOLF
Schalick vs. Pennsville, Sakima CC
LACROSSE
Egg Harbor Twp. at Woodstown

APRIL 30
BASEBALL
Penns Grove at Pitman
GOLF
Schalick girls vs. Cumberland, Centerton CC
TENNIS
Glassboro at Schalick
Woodstown at Penns Grove
TRACK
Pennsville at Overbrook

MAY 1
BASEBALL
Penns Grove at Bridgeton
Wildwood at Salem
GOLF
Carl Arena Tournament, River Winds 
Pennsville vs. Gloucester Catholic, Sakima CC

MAY 2
BASEBALL
LEAP at Penns Grove
TENNIS
Penns Grove at Wildwood
Pennsville at Glassboro
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Ocean CC, 3:30 p.m.

MAY 3
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Ocean CC at Salem CC (2), noon

MAY 5
BASEBALL
Overbrook at Schalick
Penns Grove at Glassboro
Pennsville at Clayton
Salem at Pitman
SOFTBALL
Clayton at Pennsville
Schalick at Overbrook
TENNIS
Pennsville at Burlington Twp., Green Acres Park
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Atlantic Cape CC, 3:30 p.m.

MAY 6
BASEBALL
Schalick vs. Woodstown, Elmer LL, 6:30 p.m.
SOFTBALL
Schalick vs. Woodstown, Elmer LL, 6:30 p.m.
GOLF
Schalick vs. Delsea, Centerton CC
Schalick girls vs. Kingsway, River Winds
TENNIS
Highland at Woodstown
Wildwood at Schalick
Wildwood at Penns Grove
TRACK
Woodstown at Penns Grove

MAY 7
BASEBALL
Pitman at Pennsville
SOFTBALL
Pennsville at Pitman
TENNIS
Deptford at Woodstown
Vineland at Pennsville
TRACK
Tri-County Conference Meet, Delsea
GIRLS LACROSSE
Clearview at Woodstown

MAY 8
BASEBALL
Pennsville at Wildwood
Salem at Clayton
Schalick at Penns Grove
Woodstown at Overbrook
SOFTBALL
Overbrook at Woodstown
Penns Grove at Schalick
GOLF
Salem Tech vs. Pennsville, Sakima CC
Schalick vs. Gloucester Catholic, Centerton CC
Schalick girls vs. Washington Twp. Centerton CC
TENNIS
GCIT at Pennsville
Schalick at Washington Twp.
Williamstown at Penns Grove

MAY 9
BASEBALL
Millville at Pennsville
South Hunterdon at Penns Grove
SOFTBALL
Delsea at Woodstown
Schalick at Haddonfield
TENNIS
Schalick at Woodstown
LACROSSE
Vineland at Woodstown
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Washington Twp.

MAY 10
BASEBALL
Lee Ware Tournament, Woodstown
SOFTBALL
Woodstown in Williamstown Tournament

MAY 12
BASEBALL
Clayton at Woodstown
Pennsville at Glassboro
Salem at Schalick
Wildwood at Penns Grove
SOFTBALL
Glassboro at Pennsville
Schalick at Salem
Woodstown at Clayton
GOLF
Schalick vs. Pennsville, Sakima CC
Schalick girls vs. OLMA, Eastlyn GC
TENNIS
Penns Grove at Pitman
Pennsville at Schalick
Timber Creek at Woodstown
TRACK
Schalick at Penns Grove
GIRLS LACROSSE
Maple Shade at Woodstown

MAY 13
BASEBALL
Woodstown at Delran
GOLF
Schalick vs. West Deptford, River Winds
TENNIS
Woodstown at Collingswood
TRACK
Pennsville at Woodstown
LACROSSE
Clearview at Woodstown

MAY 14
BASEBALL
Glassboro at Woodstown
Penns Grove at Overbrook
Pennsville at Salem
Schalick at Cumberland
SOFTBALL
Maple Shade at SchalickSalem at Pennsville
Woodstown at Glassboro
GOLF
Schalick girls vs. Delsea, Centerton CC
TENNIS
Pitman at Pennsville
Schalick at Penns Grove
Woodstown at Delsea

MAY 15
BASEBALL
Buena at Schalick
Pennsville at Triton
SOFTBALL
Schalick at Buena
Triton at Pennsville
GOLF
Schalick vs. Hammonton, Pinelands GC
TENNIS
Rancocas Valley at Pennsville
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Eastern

MAY 16
SOFTBALL
Triton at Woodstown
GOLF
Pennsville vs. Millville, Sakima CC
TENNIS
Pennsville at Penns Grove
Woodstown at Overbrook
TRACK
NJSIAA Sectionals
LACROSSE
Woodstown at Millville
GIRLS LACROSSE
Millville at Woodstown

MAY 17
BASEBALL
Schalick at Paulsboro
TRACK
NJSIAA Sectionals

MAY 19
BASEBALL
Penns Grove at Clayton
Schalick at Pennsville
Woodstown at Pitman
SOFTBALL
Pennsville at Schalick
Pitman at Woodstown
TENNIS
Woodstown at Cumberland
LACROSSE
Williamstown at Woodstown, 7 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Triton at Woodstown

MAY 20
BASEBALL
Pennsville vs. Tome, Frawley Stadium, 7 p.m.
GOLF
Schalick vs. Pitman, Pitman GC

MAY 21
BASEBALL
Woodstown at Cedar Creek
Schalick at Wildwood
SOFTBALL
Palmyra at Schalick
Woodstown at Ocean City
LACROSSE
West Deptford at Woodstown

MAY 22
BASEBALL
Collingswood at Schalick
SOFTBALL
Schalick at OLMA

MAY 27
GOLF
TCC Showcase, Pitman
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Williamstown

MAY 30
TRACK
State Meet

MAY 31
TRACK
State Meet

JUNE 1
TRACK
Meet of Champions, Pennsauken