Woodstown girls tennis captures ninth division title under Stemberger; will be updated
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
WOODSTOWN – The No. 2 doubles team of Isabella Lindenmuth and Eleanore Lawson scored a straight-set victory Tuesday that not only clinched Woodstown’s 5-0 victory over Timber Creek but also its ninth TCC Diamond Division girls tennis title under coach Jesse Stemberger.
Lindenmuth and Lawson defeated Samantha Bioanelli and Kadie Jabbie 6-2, 6-2. The Wolverines (10-7) also got points from Madison LaPalomento, Emma West, Angelina Lindenmuth and the doubles team of Emilee Kehr-Elliana Norman. All five of their wins in the match came in straight sets.
The title was the Wolverines’ third in a row, the second three-peat in Stemberger’s tenure.
“It’s always nice (to win a division title),” Stemberger said. “It’s always a sign of accomplishment when the girls can pull it off. It takes a lot of hard work. Think of when you start off in August you don’t know how it’s all going to go, but when it falls into place it feels good.
“They (Timber Creek) were definitely better than the first time we played them; we certainly didn’t overlook them. Thankfully, we were up for the take. The girls knew what was at stake and we finished the deal.”
FIELD HOCKEY
Woodstown 5, Millville 0: Lexi Taylor scored four goals and Kendall Higgins logged three saves as the Wolverines (9-3) won their third straight with their fifth shutout of the season. Talia Guardacione scored Woodstown’s other goal, off an assist from Taylor.
Bridgeton 10, Salem 0: Ciani Money scored three goals and Laila Melendez and Timer Heard both had had tricks.
BOYS SOCCER
Penns Grove at Gloucester Catholic
Pitman 4, Salem Tech 1: Jonas Trum scored the first of his three goals five minutes into the match. Logan Pace scored the Chargers’ goal in the second half to make it 2-1.
GIRLS SOCCER
Pitman 6, Salem Tech 0:
VOLLEYBALL
Clearview at Salem Tech
Category: SOCCER
Little ray of sunshine
Woodstown senior emerges from the gloom to score game-winner as Wolverines clip Clayton
BOYS SOCCER
Overbrook at Pennsville, ppd.
Woodstown 2, Clayton `1
Glassboro at Salem
Bordentown 5, Schalick 1
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
CLAYTON – It was quite a gloomy day for most of the first half Monday, but when the sun finally did make its appearance it was as if it shone directly on Don Milhomme.
In a moment that bordered on the spiritual, the sun burned through the overcast just as the Woodstown senior broke away from the two Clayton defenders soldered to his shoulders and he scored the tie-breaking goal that propelled the Wolverines to a 2-1 win at Haupt Field.
“It was magnificent; it was really magnificent,” he said, breaking into a broad smile. a broad smile crossing his face. “When I got the ball, I felt like those two guys were like chasing me, they wanted to rip the ball out of my feet and I said oh my goodness I got to take a shot and I just took it. When I shot the ball and I saw it go to the corner, I thought it wasn’t going in, and when it went in I said oh and the weather, like, changed.”
Even Wolverines coach Darren Huck commented on the timing of the sun coming out when the players came off the field after the goal.
Milhomme, who came to Woodstown from Haiti, has three goals this season and four in his career. It was his first game since celebrating his 18th birthday Friday.
“Don is an inspiration for our entire team,” Huck said. “He’s always smiling and just willing to play whatever role, whatever limit, he can to help the team. He’s good at kind of getting into spaces, slithering through some defenders, and, man, what a goal today. That was big. He’s taken advantage of all his opportunities right now.”
“Don’s just a good guy,” teammate Jake Lewis said. “He’s always happy. He’s always lifting the team up. He’s just a good person to be around.”
Another key to the win was keeping Clayton’s Jonathan Rehm off the scoring sheet. The Clippers’ all-time leading goal scorer has 75 goals in his career, 41 against Salem County opponents, including 13 of his 15 this season, but he has scored only two in four years against the Wolverines (and none against Schalick).
Lewis marked Rehm inside the box and made a brilliant sliding tackle to separate him from the ball with 28 minutes to play in a one-goal game. Tommy Tucci and Andrew Lane had him when he got to the outside.
“There was really no specific plan, just make sure there was always me or Tommy on his back,” Lewis said. “Just keep an eye on him wherever he goes on the field, make sure he’s marked. It was pretty much try to make as few mistakes as possible.”
“He’s a player we just have to make sure we know where he is at all times and we have to make sure we are aware of the space that he’s in because he’s dangerous with the ball,” Huck said. “If we can kind of neutralize what’s around him that would make it a little easier for us and we were able to do that. He didn’t get the ball in too many spaces where it was really difficult, and that was to our advantage.”
Woodstown opened the scoring with 19:07 left in the first half when Tyler Robertson scored in traffic in front of the net. The Clippers took advantage of a defensive mistake to get the equalizer about three minutes later. The Wolverines passed the ball back towards the goal and keeper Lee Coombs came out to get it, but Clayton’s King Mosley beat them all to it and scored into an open goal.
Less than two minutes later the clouds parted and the sun lit the way for Milhomme to score.
“I found an opportunity and I just took it,” Milhomme said. “It was a nice goal. I love when I play for my team and help my team to score and win.”
With the win, the Wolverines (8-5-1) jumped to fourth in the South Jersey Group 1 power points standings.
BORDENTOWN 5, SCHALICK 1: Tim Koering scored Schalick’s equalizer, then Cullen Hosszu-Barrett scored twice before the end of the half and the Scotties pulled away to end the Cougars’ six-game winning streak. Kyle Williams and Anthony Crisostomo scored goals in the second half, both assisted by Everett Barrett, who scored Bordentown’s first goal.
Drawing a bead
Woodstown girls soccer players receive unique rewards for getting things done on the field
GIRLS SOCCER
Gloucester Catholic at Penns Grove
Pennsville 3, Overbrook 1
Woodstown 4, Clayton 0
Pitman at Schalick
FIELD HOCKEY
Maple Shade at Schalick
GIRLS TENNIS
Schalick at Pennsville
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
CLAYTON – Bella Lucas cradled two small pieces of plastic in the palm of her hand. They were just simple beads, but for what they represented the freshman treated them like diamonds.
The Woodstown girls soccer coaches have come up with a novel way of rewarding their players for success this season – beads to attach to a string that hangs on their bag. Football players get helmet decals, Woodstown girls soccer players get beads.
Different colors for different categories – blue for goals, orange for assists, white for shutouts and silver Player of the Game. Lucas held beads of blue and orange for the goal and assist she recorded in the Wolverines’ 4-0 blanking of Clayton at Haupt Field Monday.
“It’s brand new this year,” Wolverines coach Kieran Keyser said. “It was actually my wife’s idea; it’s nice to have that supportive wife.
“We were just talking about things to build camaraderie, to bond the team and something to work for. Obviously, it’s something you can celebrate and just for the girls to work towards. It’s fun.”
Lucas’ goal was worth more than a couple baubles. It opened the floodgates. The Wolverines (11-2-1) dominated the chances in a scoreless first half, but didn’t have anything to show for it. When Lucas’ swinging-gate goal found the back of the net in the 48th minute, it touched off a flurry of four goals in 18 minutes that carried the Wolverines to their fifth straight victory and 99th since the start of the 2019 season.
Genevieve Flynn got the play started with a free kick to 30 yards out and Lucas kept it moving by swinging her right leg around her body with her back to the goal. It was the defensive center midfielder’s eighth goal of the season. The Wolverines are 8-0 in game she has scored a goal.
Then it started. Ten minutes later sophomore Kyrsten Dussault sent a bouncing ball in on an open goal that Clayton defender Mya Pinkey couldn’t run down in time. Freshman Korynn Hernandez made it 3-0 less than four minutes later (with an assist from Lucas) and sophomore Gabby Maldonado made it 4-0 four minutes after that.
“I feel like sometimes it just takes that one goal for our whole team to go,” Lucas said. “It just takes that one set up all working as a team together and then one person scores and it kind of just happens.”
For Hernandez it was her 17th goal of the season, tying Woodstown’s freshman single-season goal record, held by Tatum Devault, the program’s all-team leading goal scorer (75).
In all, assistant coach Maddi Burlingame passed around 18 beads from the game – four goals, four assists, five to the back line and keeper Mazie Massoni for their eighth shutout and to the same group for Player of the Game. Captains received gold beads at the start of the season.
At this rate, Keyser just might run out of beads before the Wolverines run out of games.
“That would be pretty cool,” Lucas said.
“We’re good so far,” Keyser said. “I think I’ve bought enough, but I’ll have to go back and check.”
PENNSVILLE 3, OVERBROOK 1: Abby Marandola scored twice and Sloan Marquette once for the Eagles (8-5).
Standings
Here are the WJFL Diamond/Independence and TCC Diamond/Classic division standings through Oct. 11
WJFL Football
| DIAMOND | ALL | DIV | INDEPENDENCE | ALL | DIV |
| Schalick | 7-0 | 4-0 | Woodstown | 3-4 | 3-0 |
| Paulsboro | 5-2 | 2-1` | Penns Grove | 4-2 | 3-0 |
| Overbrook | 3-4 | 2-1 | Clayton | 4-2 | 1-1 |
| Burlington City | 2-4 | 1-3 | Woodbury | 2-5 | 1-2 |
| Salem | 4-3 | 1-3 | Pitman | 2-4 | 0-2 |
| Pennsville | 4-3 | 0-3 | Buena | 3-4 | 0-3 |
TCC Boys Soccer
| CLASSIC | ALL | DIV | DIAMOND | ALL | DIV |
| Clayton | 7-5 | 6-0 | Schalick | 8-2 | 7-0 |
| Salem Tech | 6-6 | 2-3 | Woodstown | 7-5-1 | 4-3 |
| Pennsville | 3-7 | 2-3 | Penns Grove | 7-3-1 | 3-3-1 |
| Glou Cath | 2-8 | 2-3 | Overbrook | 5-6 | 3-4 |
| Salem | 0-7 | 0-3 | Glassboro | 5-6-1 | 2-4-1 |
| Pitman | 3-8-1 | 1-6 |
TCC Girls Soccer
| CLASSIC | ALL | DIV | DIAMOND | ALL | DIV |
| Pitman | 7-5 | 7-0 | Schalick | 9-2-1 | 7-0 |
| Glou Cath | 5-6 | 4-3 | Woodstown | 10-2-1 | 5-1 |
| Pennsville | 7-5 | 4-3 | Overbrook | 4-7 | 2-4 |
| Clayton | 7-4 | 4-3 | Penns Grove | 2-7 | 1-3 |
| Salem Tech | 2-8 | 2-5 | Glassboro | 1-10 | 0-4 |
| Salem | 0-11 | 0-7 |
TCC Field Hockey
| CLASSIC | ALL | DIV | DIAMOND | ALL | DIV |
| Salem Tech | 10-2 | 6-0 | Woodstown | 8-3 | 6-0 |
| Pennsville | 4-7 | 3-2 | Overbrook | 7-3 | 3-1 |
| Glou Cath | 3-4 | 2-2 | Schalick | 8-3 | 2-2 |
| Salem | 1-11 | 1-3 | Glass/Pit | 3-5 | 2-4 |
| Clayton | 0-5 | 0-3 | Deptford | 4-9 | 0-6 |
TCC Girls Tennis
| CLASSIC | ALL | DIV | DIAMOND | ALL | DIV |
| Pitman | 14-4 | 5-0 | Woodstown | 9-7 | 6-0 |
| Pennsville | 9-4 | 2-2 | Schalick | 8-8 | 4-2 |
| Glassboro | 7-7 | 2-3 | Timber Cr | 6-6 | 3-2 |
| Glou Cath | 0-0 | 0-0 | Overbrook | 2-9 | 1-4 |
| Salem | 0-10 | 0-5 | Penns Grove | 1-9 | 0-6 |
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.”
Stepping up to deliver
Eachus scores Salem Tech’s first field hockey hat trick, Koering delivers in overtime, freshmen answer the call for Wolverines, Woodstown closing in on tennis division title
THURSDAY FIELD HOCKEY
Salem Tech 5, Burlington City 0
Woodstown 7, Deptford 0
Gloucester Catholic 7, Salem 0
Schalick 1, Haddon Heights 0
Pennsville at Clayton
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
WOODSTOWN – Hazel Eachus added her name the growing history of Salem Tech field hockey Thursday when she scored the first hat trick in program history leading the Chargers to a 5-0 win over Burlington City.
It was the Chargers’ eighth straight win and allowed them to match their win total of last year’s inaugural season.
Eachus, a sophomore, scored her historic goal in the third quarter to give the Chargers (9-2) to complete the scoring. She also scored the first and third goals of the game in the first quarter and now has 12 for the season and 20 for her career. She had scored two goals in a game five times previously.
“It takes the whole team,” Eachus said of her milestone. “I have my amazing midfield, backs and wings to do all the hard work. I just try to be in the right place at the right time.”
Shelby Drummond had a goal and an assist. Jessilyn Chambers scored the other goal and Hayden Crispin had two assists.
Woodstown 7, Deptford 0: Lexi Taylor and Brooke Dillon both scored a hat track and had two assists scored three second-quarter goals. Taylor scored all three of her goals in the second quarter. Zoe Lipovsky scored the Wolverines’ other goal.
Schalick 1, Haddon Heights 0: Ranae Scurry scored the game’s only goal in the third quarter on an assist from Lucy Virga and Jayonna Johnson kept the Garnets out of the cage.
Top photo: Salem Tech’s Hazel Eachus (12) lines up a shot during a game with Pennsville earlier in the week.
Boys soccer
THURSDAY’S SCORES
Penns Grove 2, Pitman 1
Schalick 3, Overbrook 2 (OT)
Woodstown 2, Glassboro 0
Clayton 3, Salem Tech 0
Gloucester Catholic 4, Pennsville 3
PINE HILL – The teams had been going back and forth all day, but Tim Koering was in the right spot at the right time to finally put it away.
Koering scored his fifth goal of the season early in overtime to lift Schalick over Overbrook 3-2 for its sixth win in a row.
The Cougars (8-2) never lost the lead in the game, but they couldn’t shake their hosts. The Rams tied it at 1-1 and 2-2, sending the game to overtime on a flukish goal three seconds before the end of regulation. Cougars keeper Nick Latona punched out the Rams’ long free kick, but the ball hit the back of a player’s head and dropped down for the Rams to finish. “Three inches on way or the other he’d have punched it out,” Schalick coach Joe Mannella lsaid.
But Koering came through to save the day. It was a highlight kind of a goal for a junior who has fought through injuries his whole career. Even his start to this season was delayed by a broken nose he suffered in the preseason. He scored his first varsity goal against Overbrook last month.
“He’s been sharing time up top and he’s been scoring his share of goals,” Mannella said. “He was in the right place with a great ball.”
The Cougars can clinch the Tri-County Diamond Division title Wednesday with a win at Glassboro.
Penns Grove 2, Pitman 1: Juan Ortiz scored both goals and Prince Ledbetter got both assists. Ortiz’ first goal was a rocket from 25 yards out into the top corner.
Woodstown 2, Glassboro 0: Tommy Tucci and Nick DiTeodoro scored goals in the first half and Lee Coombs posted his second straight shutout.
Gloucester Catholic 4, Pennsville 3: Max Grimmie scored three goals for the Rams.
Girls soccer
THURSDAY’S SCORES
Woodstown 7, Glassboro 1
Pennsville 4, Gloucester Catholic 1
Schalick 6, Overbrook 0
Pitman 6, Salem 0
Clayton 6, Salem Tech 0
GLASSBORO – The future looks bright for Woodstown girls soccer.
All seven of the Woodstown’s goals came from freshman as the Wolverines ganged up on Glassboro 7-1 for their fourth straight win.
Sayumi Gonzalez, Mariah Hyman and Korynn Hernandez all scored twice and Bella Lucas scored once. Hernandez also had a pair of assists. This Fab Four has accounted for 32 goals and 17 assists this season.
“We have relied on our freshmen and they are a big reason for our success,” Wolverines coach Kieran Keyser said. “We still have a lot to learn but are moving in the right direction.”
Pennsville 4, Gloucester Catholic 1: Abby Marandola scored three goals in the second half as the Eagles pulled away from a 1-1 halftime tie. Karsen Cooksey gave the Eagles (7-5) a 1-0 lead and assisted on Marandola’s go-ahead goal.
Schalick 6, Overbrook 0: Olivia Vanacker scored three goals and Kyliegh Cutler had three assists. It was the Cougars’ eighth shutout and the 51st among the 66 wins in Will Kemp’s five-year tenure as head coach (66-21-3). They’ve given up only six goals all season.
Pitman 6, Salem 0: Marlee Adams scored two of Pitman’s six first-half goals.
Clayton 6, Salem Tech 0: Madi Traister had a hat trick and Audrina Giglio scored twice.
Girls tennis
THURSDAY’S SCORES
Woodstown 3, Schalick 2
PITTSGROVE – Madison LaPalomento’s straight-set victory at No. 1 singles clinched Woodstown’s 3-2 win over rival Schalick that gave the Wolverines at least a share of their ninth Tri-County Diamond Division title under coach Jesse Stemberger and third in a row.
The Wolverines, 9-7 overall and 6-0 in the division, hold a two-game lead in the loss column over Schalick and Timber Creek with two matches to play. They can clinch it outright with a win Tuesday against Timber Creek.
LaPalomento defeated Olivia Lunemann, 6-4, 6-2 for the clinching point. The Wolverines got their other points from No. 3 singles Angelina Lindenmuth and the No. 1 doubles team of Elliana Norman and Emilee Kehr.
“Schalick is always going to be a tough match because we’ve been county and division rivals for many years and both schools get up for the match,” Stemberger said. “I give (Schalick coach) Brandi Petrunis a lot of credit as her team has greatly improved since our last match (a 5-0 Woodstown win).
“I also give a lot of credit to our girls who were able to put the festivities of Homecoming Week behind them and come out of a difficult Schalick environment with a win.”
WOODSTOWN 3, SCHALICK 2
Madison LaPalomento (WO) def. Olivia Lunemann, 6-4, 6-2
Sebrina Bradford (S) def. Emma West, 6-2, 6-2
Angelina Lindenmuth (WO) def. Jasmine Hunt, 6-1, 6-4
Elliana Norman-Emilee Kehr (WO) def. Brooke Brown-Jazmin Perez, 6-1, 6-0
River Wojcik-Janae White (S) def. Isabella Lindenmuth-Eleanore Lawson, 6-3, 7-5
Records: Woodstown 9-7, Schalick 8-8
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.
Tough tennis draw
Wolverines run into a buzzsaw in SJ Group 1 tennis quarters; also, Woodstown girls soccer blanks Overbrook on Senior Day, Schalick’s Spinnato scores twice on Penns Grove again, and more
GIRLS TENNIS
SJ Group 1 Quarterfinals
Pitman 5, Roselle Park 0
Haddon Twp. 3, Gateway 2
Metuchen 5, Woodstown 0
New Providence 4, Woodbridge Magnet 1
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
WOODSTOWN – The seedings said Woodstown was the favorite, but the Wolverines looked very much like the underdog.
Metuchen came to the Woodstown Tennis Complex Tuesday with a one-loss record and No. 6 seeding, but headed back up the turnpike after sweeping the third-seeded Wolverines 5-0 in the quarterfinals of the South Jersey Group 1 tennis tournament.
“It’s a little curious; they probably should’ve been a lower number,” Wolverines coach Jesse Stemberger said. “In a match like that you’ve got to play perfect and you’ve got to play perfectly in at least three positions to get that done and we didn’t do that. I think we left some points out there.
“They came out fast and once you find yourself down it’s tough. It’s tough to climb out of.”
The Bulldogs (11-1) clinched the match with wins at both doubles and No. 1 singles. The Wolverines (8-7) didn’t go quietly, though. Even though the match was decided, No. 3 singles Angelina Lindenmuth came from 6-5 down in the second set to win the set in a tiebreaker (7-2) before losing the 10-point match tiebreaker 10-0.
“I thought she did a nice job; I thought she battled,” Stemberger said. “The tiebreakers are obviously tough. The last three matches we played some pretty tough teams and sometimes you gotta look for a break and I knew I wasn’t going to get one today.”
The loss doesn’t end Woodstown’s season. They get right back at it Thursday in a TCC Diamond Division showdown with Schalick. The Wolverines hold a one-game lead on the Cougars in the standings and would go up by two games on everybody with two to play if they win.
“Where we are from where we started I think we’re improving and we’re doing well,” Stemberger said. “Just trying to get better every day.”
Top photo: Woodstown’s Madison LaPalomento returns a shot to Metuchen’s Chelsea Lu during their No. 1 singles match in the South Jersey Group 1 Quarterfinals Tuesday.
SJ Group 1 Quarterfinals
METUCHEN 5, WOODSTOWN 0
Chelsea Lu (M) def. Madison LaPalomento, 6-2, 6-2
Julia Armour (M) def. Emma West, 6-3, 6-1
Veronica Bazko (M) def. Angelina Lindenmuth, 6-2, 6-7 (2-7), 10-0
Sarah Gonzalz-Sofia Gonzalez (M) def. Emilee Kehr-Elliana Norman, 6-2, 6-2
Fatima Rizwan-Ameera Basha (M) def. Eleanore Lawson-Isabella Lindenmuth, 6-2, 6-0
Records: Metuchen 1101, Woodstown 8-7
Girls soccer
TUESDAY’S SCORES
Woodstown 3, Overbrook 0
Clayton 6, Pennsville 0
Salem Tech 4, Salem 2
Schalick 7, Penns Grove 0
WOODSTOWN – And the young ones led them on Senior Day.
Freshman Mariah Hyman had a goal and an assist, sophomores Hailey Kucharczuk and Genevieve Flynn each scored and the defense was impenetrable as Woodstown blanked Overbrook 3-0 before celebrating its four seniors. It was the seventh time this year the Wolverines (9-2-1) rendered an opponent scoreless.
Hyman assisted on Kucharczuk’s goal midway through the first half and scored her own with 14 minutes left in the match. Flynn scored on a long shot 10 minutes before halftime.
“We possessed super well in the first half,” Woodstown coach Kieran Keyser said. “Overbrook packed it in pretty good; they were blocking shots left and right. We got a ton of shots on goal, couldn’t convert. It took us 20 minutes to break in. Once we scored the first goal we kind of relaxed and settled in.
“It’s great to get a win on Senior Night. We have four seniors. Huge part of the program and sad to see them go, but happy to get a win on Senior Night.”
The Wolverines’ four seniors are Ally Sheppard, Delia Hahn, Sadie Moore and Reese Venable. They were recognized with posters behind the dugout and their jersey numbers stenciled along the sideline, and honored in ceremonies after the game.
“Our seniors played well,” Keyser said. “We don’t have a senior goal-scorer, not that we don’t have scorers who are seniors, but we have more underclassmen and both our senior starters are backs and one of them works in at the middie. We had to get the job done and the freshmen pulled through.”
SCHALICK 7, PENNS GROVE 0: Olivia Vanacker scored twice and Mackenzie Talarico had a goal and two assists to lead the Cougars (8-2). Giuliana Martin, Kassady Sickler, Karlie Bakley and Nicolette Bloomer each had one goal. The Cougars’ last seven wins have all been by shutout.
CLAYTON 6, PENNSVILLE 0: Nicole Lemon and Mikaela Sciubba both had hat tricks and the Clippers scored three goals in each half.
Boys soccer
TUESDAY’S SCORES
Clayton 4, Pennsville 2:
Schalick 6, Penns Grove 0
Woodstown 3, Overbrook 0
PITTSGROVE – Marco Spinnato continued his scoring assault on Salem County teams in general and Penns Grove in particular when he scored a pair of goals in Schalick’s 6-0 win over Penns Grove.
Spinnato, a junior, scored both of his goals in the first half. It was the second time this year he’s scored a pair against the Red Devils. Of his 18 career goals, 11 have come against Salem County opponents, nine in five games against Penns Grove.
Tim Koering also scored twice. Tyler Vanlier and Ryan Loper each scored once.
WOODSTOWN 3, OVERBROOK 0: Ayden Ellis scored twice and Landon Gugliemo once and the Wolverines’ defense kept the Rams off keeper Lee Coombs to snap a three-game losing streak, their longest since 2022.
Charging ahead
Salem Tech field hockey on cusp of winning a division title in only second year of existence
MONDAY’S SCORES
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem Tech 6, Pennsville 1
BOYS SOCCER
Salem at Gloucester Catholic
GIRLS SOCCER
Gloucester Catholic at Salem
Pennsville 6, Penns Grove 0
GIRLS TENNIS
Moorestown Friends 5, Woodstown 0
Cumberland 4, Salem 1
Vineland 5, Schalick 0
VOLLEYBALL
Triton 2, Salem Tech 0 (25-14, 25-16)
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Cecil 3, Salem CC 0 (25-8, 25-3, 25-80
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
WOODSTOWN – When Salem Tech decided to start a field hockey program last year, the Chargers didn’t think it would take them long to be a competitive program. For that matter, they didn’t think it would take them long to win a division championship, either.
The Chargers proved they were competitive last year, winning nine games against a soft-ish regular season schedule designed to get their feet wet as a Group 2 independent. Now, they are on the cusp of winning their first division title in their first year eligible.
The Chargers moved a step closer to raising a banner Monday with a wind-swept 6-1 win over Pennsville. They can clinch no worse than a tie for the TCC Classic Division crown if they beat Gloucester Catholic Tuesday. A win in that game would leave them undefeated in the division with two winnable games remaining. The two teams chasing them would each have two division losses and the Chargers would have given both of the them both of them.
The nine games they won last year were as many as Classic co-champs Pennsville and Gloucester Catholic won overall, and they had a better won-loss record. They weren’t included in the division mix because they had come on board in the middle of a scheduling cycle.
“I think we were really competitive from the get-go because we were just really competitive girls coming into this and everyone wanted it,” junior forward Gina LaRosa said. “Everyone worked really hard and it became a vision.”
“I didn’t think it would take very long,” sophomore forward Hazel Eachus added. “We have a very skillful group of girls and we all work together very well.”
The Chargers (7-2, 5-0) took control of this one early. Eachus scored the first of her two first-quarter goals less than two minutes into the game. LaRosa scored two goals in the fourth quarter. In between, Hayden Crispin and Jessilyn Chambers found the back of the net.
To show their dominance in the game, the Chargers sent 20 shots in on Pennsville goalie Avery Manguez and had 16 corners. The win extended their school-record streak to six games.
“I think they played well,” Tech coach Maureen Lewis said. “They’ve been going out strong and I think that’s the key for our team.”
The Eagles had maybe three attacks in Salem Tech’s end. They scored their goal with five seconds left in the game when Laura Tamberella collected a loose ball at the top of the circle and broke in on Chargers keeper Caroline Tighe.
Top photo: Salem Tech’s Gina LaRosa shoots through traffic to score her first goal in the fourth quarter against Pennsville.
| Pennsville (2-7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1- | 1 |
| Salem Tech (7-2) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2- | 6 |
GOALS: Hazel Eachus (ST) 2, Gina LaRosa (ST) 2, Hayden Crispin (ST), Jessilyn Chambers (ST), Laura Tamberella (P).
GIRLS TENNIS
VINELAND 5, SCHALICK 0
Kaitlyn Jones (V) def. Olivia Lunemann, 6-1, 6-0
Angelina Apel (V) def. Sebrina Bradford, 6-1, 6-4
Cassidy Keller (V) def. Jasmine Hunt, 6-4, 6-1
Liliana Beni-Alla Kobys (V) def. River Wojcik-Janae White, 6-2, 6-2
Ivy Eldridge-Lily Carr (V) def. Brooke Brown-Abigail Sotela Hernandez, 6-3, 6-4
Records: Vineland 5-7, Schalick 8-6
MOORESTOWN FRIENDS 5, WOODSTOWN 0
Erika Capella (MF) def. Madison LaPalomento, 6-1, 6-2
Kari Rotter (MF) def. Emma West, 6-1, 6-4
Bryn Fullerton (MF) def. Angelina Lindenmuth, 6-1, 6-2
Peyton Zauber-Diem Still (MF) def. Elliana Norman-Emilee Kehr, 6-0, 6-3
Emmie Huynh-Anika Vasisth (MF) def. Isabella Lindenmuth-Eleanore Lawson, 6-2, 6-3
Records: Moorestown Friends 10-2, Woodstown 8-6
CUMBERLAND 4, SALEM 1
Heaven Jones-McCullough (S) def. Emma Kelly, 7-6 (7-5), def.
Hannah Gray (CR) def. JaNye Hubbard, 6-0, 6-2
Mollie Willis (CR) def. Eric Brewer, 6-0, 6-0
Gabryella Keener-Madison (CR) def. Aleena Allen-Aniya Lyles-Clark, 6-0, 6-0
Dalila McDowell-Kami Anderson (CR) won by forfeitRecords: Cumberland 9-4, Salem 0-8.
