Salem Tech field hockey routs Pennsville, takes upper hand in TCC Classic; includes scores and highlights from Thursday’s Salem County sports calendar
THURSDAY’S SCORES FIELD HOCKEY Salem Tech 10, Pennsville 0 BOYS SOCCER Schalick 1, Clearview 0 GIRLS SOCCER Salem at Pennsville GIRLS TENNIS SJ Group 1 Tournament Pitman 4, Bernards 1 Roselle Park at Middlesex Gateway 5, South River 0 Haddon Twp. 4, Schalick 1 Woodstown 3, Lower Cape May 2 Metuchen 5, Edison Magnet 0 Woodbridge Magnet 5, Pennsville 0 New Providence 3, Shore 2 COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Chesapeake 3, Salem CC 0
By Riverview Sports News
PENNSVILLE – Abigail Beals, Hazel Eachus and Adessa Plum scored two goals apiece and the two-year-old Salem Tech field hockey program took the upper hand in the Tri-County Classic Division with a school-record 10-0 rout of Pennsville Thursday.
The Chargers (6-2, 4-0) are the last remaining undefeated team in Classic Division play. They hold a 1½ game lead over Pennsville in the standings. Last year, in their inaugural season, they played as a TCC independent while they awaited the new scheduling cycle.
Jessilyn Chambers, Hayden Crispin, Avery Dalton and Gina LaRosa scored their other goals. Crispin was credited with three assists.
The Chargers have won their last three games by scores of 10-0, 9-0 and 6-0. They have now won five in a row, matching their longest winning streak in program history.
The teams play again Monday.
BOYS SOCCER SCHALICK 1, CLEARVIEW 0: Nolan O’Toole converted a penalty kick in the 81st minute for the game’s only goal and Nick Latona made eight saves in his fourth shutout of the season. According to reports, Marco Spinnato was sent in on net and taken down from behind in the box to set up the PK. The Cougars (6-2) have won four in a row, outscoring their opponents 13-1.
GIRLS TENNIS WOODSTOWN 3, LOWER CAPE MAY 2 Mia Gilbert (L) def. Madison LaPalomento, 6-1, 6-1 Emma West (WO) def. Casey Fitzpatrick, 6-3, 6-3 Angelina Lindenmuth (WO) def. Reilly Fitzpatrick, 6-2, 6-4 Emilee Kehr-Elliana Norman (WO) def. Mia Teng-Gia Guzzi, 4-6, 6-2, 10-3 Aubrey Gamble-Kaleigh Griser (L) def. Isabella Lindenmuth-Eleanore Lawson, 6-2, 6-4 Records: Woodstown 8-4, Lower Cape May 8-5.
SJ Group 1 Quarterfinals Tuesday’s Matches Roselle Park-Middlesex winner at Pitman Gateway at Haddon Twp. Metuchen at Woodstown Woodbridge Magnet at New Providence
Pennsville takes down Dayton in play-in round of the South Jersey Group 1 girls tennis tournament; Eagles take long ride to Woodbridge Thursday for next round
GIRLS TENNIS SJ Group 1 Tournament Pennsville 4, Dayton 1
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
PENNSVILLE — They’ve only known each other since the start of tennis season. They’ve only been paired as Pennsville’s No. 2 doubles team for about a week. But Mariangela Rangel and Yasary Clemente Brito have found the formula to create some tennis magic together.
The recently paired tandem won a straight set victory Wednesday to clinch the Eagles’ 4-1 victory over Dayton in the play-in round of the South Jersey Group 1 Tournament. They defeated Nilaja Awogboro-Clark and Payten Santiago, 6-4, 6-4.
It was only the tandem’s fifth match together; they’re 4-1. They’ve played together at No. 2 doubles in four straight matches since Sept. 22, winning three of them.
“We’ve been trying to mix our doubles combinations up looking for chemistry between the girls,” Pennsville head coach Brynn Buechler said after claiming her first sectional tournament victory as a head coach. “We’ve had a few practices where we have the girls rotating and noticed that Yas and Mariangela communicate with each other and their personalties really gel.
“They feed off each other’s energy and it was great to see them get the win today to clinch the match for us.”
Yasary Clemente Brito (L) and Mariangela Rangel walk back to rejoin their teammates after winning the match that clinched Pennsville’s victory.
The two partners credit their culture and style of play as the secrets to their success.
“I feel it works because we both speak Spanish and we understand,” said Rangel, a sophomore playing her first year of tennis. “And she’s really good in the back and I’m really good up at the net, so I’m not surprised how good we’ve been playing together.”
“They have such an energy between them,” Eagles assistant coach Dallas Dilks said. “Really upbeat. Picking each other up. And then it was just can we get their games better from the time they started playing together and they both stepped up. Today was great. They hustled around, they put extra balls in, their confidence was so high. This is what we’ve been wanting all year and they stepped up to the plate.”
Both of their sets on the far end of the courts were tight. Once they got the lead in the second set they never lost it. The Dayton duo tied the set at 2-2 and 4-4. The Pennsville pair held serve to take the lead 5-4, then broke the Bulldogs’ serve to send the 10th-seeded Eagles (9-3) to the next round.
They now travel to seventh-seeded Woodbridge Magnet Thursday for the Round of 16. This year’s tournament was compressed into North and South sectionals with 24 teams in each. The top eight seeds drew byes.
“I think we did a really good job,” said Clemente Brito, a junior. “We started off really strong. We got a little down, but we didn’t give up. We just kept going and we won. We came in with positive minds and we knew if we wanted to win we can’t get mad if we lose a point. We just came to win and we just had to get the job done.”
The Eagles swept the three singles matches for their other points. Naomi Hess and Jaisley Weber won in straight sets in advance of Rangel and Clemente Brito’s clinching win, then No. 1 singles Graillyn Weber won a 10-5 third-set tiebreaker for the final margin.
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP 1 TOURNAMENT Thursday’s first-round matchups Bernards at Pitman, 3:30 p.m. Roselle Park at Middlesex, 3:30 p.m. South River at Gateway, 3:30 p.m. Schalick at Haddon Twp., 3 p.m. Lower Cape May at Woodstown, 3 p.m. Edison Magnet at Metuchen, 3:30 p.m. Pennsville at Woodbridge Magnet, 3:30 p.m. Shore at New Providence, 3 p.m.
Wednesday roundup:Salem Tech harriers win first SJ Tech title one day after winning TCC division crown; Pennsville soccer beats Pitman for first time since 2017, and more
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
WESTAMPTON – Every bit of conventional wisdom would tell you the Salem Tech cross country runners should have been spent. Like sending a relief pitcher out to the mound for a third day in a row, there shouldn’t have been anything left. But the Chargers saw a unique opportunity and literally found another gear.
Levi Seals and Anthony Morano went 3-4, respectively and the Chargers placed all five counters in the top 10, to win their first ever South Jersey Vo-Tech Championship at Westampton Tech Wednesday – one day after clinching its fifth straight TCC Classic Division title.
The Chargers finished with 29 points. GCIT and Camden Vo-Tech both scored 66 points. Medford Tech was fourth with 67 points.
“I was impressed with the guys,” Chargers coach Matt DiTizio said. “(Defending race champion) GCIT on a normal day, they would’ve had us for sure, but they were in a tough race yesterday, too.
“We saw an opportunity we don’t normally have, so we went for it. I figured it might be tight with some of the teams there, but there was just too much of an opportunity there and the guys really wanted to go for it. I gave them the green light and they took advantage of it.”
Seals hit the finish in 17:57.21; he’s run faster before, but his time here was six seconds faster than he ran in Tuesday’s TCC Batch Meet. Morano finished in 18:45.16. Jean-Pierre Pozo (19:02.69), Joseph MacNeil (19:11.23) and Chase Pompper (19:32.05) all finished in the top 10, with Pozo and MacNeil both posting faster times than the day before. Medford Tech’s Chris Davis won the race in 17:42.00.
“It’s a lot on a runner to have them push like that two days in a row,” DiTizio said. “I felt this group had what it took to win it and push through a back-to-back race. They showed how tough they are and I am super proud of how they performed. They all ran a solid race”
The Salem Tech girls finished third in their race, behind winner GCIT and Medford Tech. Sophomore Paityn Harrington (26:21.34) and Abigail Vanaman (26:41.51) finished fourth and fifth, respectively, for the Chargers. Medford Tech’s Hailey Fedezko won the race in 24:48.15.
Boys soccer
PENNSVILLE — Sam Hassler scored off an indirect free kick from Lucas Cooksey in the 35th minute to give his team a two-goal lead and Pennsville “held on like crazy” in the second half to end a long losing streak against Pitman, 2-1.
It was the Eagles’ first win over the Panthers since 2017, ending a 12-game winless streak. The Eagles last win over Pitman came in the first meeting of the 2017 season, 4-3 at Alcyon Park. The teams played to a scoreless tie last year.
Justin Michaca scored Pennsville’s first goal on a penalty kick in the 20th minute. Pitman’s goal also came on a PK, by Jonas Drum, with 20 minutes left in regulation. Lochlann Hooks kept the out the rest of the game, making 15 saves total.
“I respect coach (Matt) Newcomb and the Pitman program a lot, so to get a first win against them feels like a big accomplishment,” Pennsville coach Derek Foglein said. “We’ve had a lot of firsts for our program recently. Just goes to show how far we’ve come.”
Girls soccer
SCHALICK 7, GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC 0: Karlie Bakley, Nicolette Bloomer and Olivia Vanacker all scored twice and Izzy Desantis tallied once as the Cougars (7-1) erupted for seven goals in the first half. The shutout was the Cougars’ sixth of the season and second in as many days
WOODSTOWN 2, PITMAN 0: Korynn Hernandez and Mariah Hyman scored goals in the first half as the Wolverines bounced back from a tough loss to arch-rival Schalick a day before. Hernandez now has 13 goals in her freshman season.
Field hockey
SCHALICK 10, SALEM 0: Luci Virga scored two goals and eight other players scored once as the Cougars won their seventh straight and second in a row by a 10-0 score. After being shutout in their first two games of the season, the Cougars have outscored their opponents 41-4.
“After adjusting our formation a few times, we finally found what works for us,” Cougars coach Heather Cheesman said.
HAMMONTON 2, WOODSTOWN 0: Lucia Donio scored two goals in the fourth quarter to help the Blue Devils extend their unbeaten streak to six games and snap Woodstown’s six-game winning streak.
OVERBROOK 2, PENNSVILLE 0: The Rams applied relentless pressure on Pennsville goalie Kelsey Cook, but only Lucylaine Bannan and Cadence Burr could get it past the junior keeper.
Girls tennis
PENNSVILLE 4, DAYTON 1: The recently paired tandem of Mariangela Rangel and Yasary Clemente Brito won a straight set victory at second doubles to clinch the Eagles’ victory in the play-in round of the South Jersey Group 1 Tournament.
The 10th-seeded Eagles (9-3) now travel to seventh-seeded Woodbridge Magnet Thursday for a first-round match.
The Eagles swept the three singles matches for their other points. Naomi Hess and Jaisley Weber won in straight sets, while No. 1 singles Graillyn Weber won a 10-5 third-set tiebreaker.
A more detailed account will be posted to Riverview Sports News soon.
Schalick freshman emerging as a goal-scoring machine, nets two in win over Woodstown; plus, Schalick’s girls win SJ tennis tourney opener
GIRLS SOCCER Schalick 4, Woodstown 0
By Brian Tortella For Riverview Sports News
WOODSTOWN — After graduating a talented senior class that accounted for nearly half of the team’s scoring last season, it would be understandable if Will Kemp didn’t know what to expect this season from a young squad featuring several new faces.
However, it didn’t take the Schalick girls soccer coach long during the preseason to realize that this would be far from a rebuilding year.
Behind two goals from standout freshman Nicolette Bloomer, the Cougars earned a 4-0 shutout over county rival Woodstown in Tri-County Diamond Division action Tuesday.
“She’s done extremely well,” Kemp said of his star rookie. “She’s a fiery individual. She’s developed really fast inside the last three weeks alone. I was excited to get her on the squad when she was coming through the eighth grade system. I’ve seen her play a few times for Pittsgrove Club. It’s good to see what she’s applying from there over to here.
“She’s been an absolute game changer for us when it comes to us getting some more goals and adding that aggression on the field that we currently need.”
Bloomer scored the first goal of the match midway through the first half with a strike to the bottom left corner of the net while in the box to give Schalick a 1-0 advantage into intermission.
It didn’t take her long into the second half to find the net again as her shot seven minutes into the second half gave the Cougars a two-score lead they would not look back on. Olivia Vanacker and Emily Tramontana-Miller each scored insurance goals within the 64th minute to solidify the triumph.
“I’ve been playing since I was really little and I’ve been working my way up,” Bloomer said. “I’ve been striving to be who I am now and I’m looking forward to keeping going.
“It was a big win. We came out real strong. We really came together as a team.”
Schalick improved to 6-1 and recorded its fifth shutout of the young season. The Cougars’ lone blemish came 2-1 to Camden Catholic in a non-league matchup last Friday.
Unbeaten in their last seven contests in the series, the Cougars haven’t lost to Woodstown in 1,452 days. You’d have to flip the calendar back to Oct. 7, 2022, to find Schalick’s last setback to their division rival.
Under the direction of coach Will Kemp, Schalick is off to a 4-0 start against division opponents this fall.
With the win, the Cougars now narrowly hold the No. 1 seed in the South Jersey Group 1 girls soccer power point standings. Gateway, Collingswood, Wildwood and Woodstown round out the top five in what is expected to be a highly competitive race this fall, with two-time defending champion Haddon Township currently riding a five-game losing streak due to an injury-riddled roster.
“I believe we’re one of the best teams (in Group 1),” Bloomer said. “We’re for sure up there. If we keep playing the way we are, we’re for sure the best team.”
It has been an impressive start, to say the least, for a squad that graduated two of its top three scorers in the spring. The heavy production lost from graduated seniors Quinn Berger (team-high 14 goals and 18 assists) and Cali Fisler (eight goals and 11 assists) has been filled by Bloomer, who now leads the team with nine goals, and fellow rookie Mackenzie Talarico, who has five goals this fall.
So does Kemp believe his squad is the best in South Jersey Group 1 like the standings say? Only time will tell.
“I have a lot of faith in my players,” he said. “They’ve done extremely well over the last few weeks. We still have a lot of growing to do, but I think we can really push forward to another level.”
Woodstown fell to 6-2-1 with the setback. The Wolverines enjoyed one of their best seasons in recent memory in 2025, finishing with a 15-4-1 record and reaching the South Jersey Group 1 semifinal, where they fell to eventual champion Haddon Township.
Freshmen like Schalick’s Mackenzie Talarico (17) and Woodstown’s Korynn Hernandez are making a big splash on the South Jersey Group 1 girls soccer scene this fall. Top photo: Schalick’s Nicolette Bloomer. (Photos by Brian Tortella)
The Wolverines are also riding a strong underclassmen core, headlined by freshman Korynn Hernandez, the team leader with 12 goals. They also have a first-year varsity goal keeper in sophomore Mazie Mazzoni, while freshman Bella Lucas and sophomore Hailey Kucharczuk continue to make dividends on the scoreboard.
They just couldn’t get much going Tuesday.
“As the saying goes, ‘You learn more in a loss;’ we’ll learn from the mistakes we made today because we made a lot of them,” Woodstown coach Kieran Keyser said. “Schalick is a heck of a team. We beat ourselves down in a lot of ways. Small defensive breakdowns here and there. We’ll work on those things and I’m glad they’re happening now rather than in November.”
Brian Tortella is an occasional contributor to Riverview Sports News. He can be reached at btortreportssj@gmail.com
Schalick (6-1)
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4
Woodstown (6-2-1)
0
0-
0
GOALS: Nicolette Bloomer (S) 2, Olivia Vanacker (S), Emily Miller (S).
Girls tennis Schalick sweeps, Pennsville delayed
SJ GROUP 1 TOURNAMENT Bernards 5, Highland Park 0 Roselle Park 5, New Egypt 0 South River 5, Wildwood 0 Schalick 5, Glassboro 0 Lower Cape May 5, Henry Hudson/Keyport 0 Edison Magnet 5, Pt. Pleasant Beach 0 Dayton at Pennsville, Wednesday Shore 5, Dunellen 0
PITTSGROVE — Olivia Lunemann remembered what it felt like losing a 10-point tiebreaker to Glassboro’s No. 1 singles player during the regular season. It stayed with her a while. She didn’t want to feel that way again.
This time, in the rematch with even bigger stakes attached, the Schalick senior left no doubt. She dispatched Alana Killelea in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, to win her match and help the Cougars sweep Glassboro 5-0 in the play-in round of the South Jersey Group 1 girls tennis tournament.
“I thought about how that one went, how I was feeling that whole time and I didn’t want to go through that,” she said. “I just wanted to play more my sport than get all emotional.
“The first time when I lost I was very emotional and for like the week after that I was just off the entire time. All my shots were bad. I was hitting the net all the time. Everyone was like you did good, it was only a 10-point, but that’s right, it was only a 10-point. If I get that 10-point I would have won. I think that hit me.”
This time she kept her emotions in check, placed her ball anywhere she wanted on the court and stayed in the points.
The Cougars lost two third-set tiebreakers in that 3-2 regular-season team victory over the Bulldogs. They had only one go to the third set Tuesday and the second doubles team of River Wojcik and Janae White pulled that out, 3-6, 6-3, 11-9.
Sebrina Bradford, Lunemann’s former doubles partner, and Jasmine Hunt claimed the Cougars’ other singles points. Brooke Brown and Jazmin Perez earned their other doubles point.
“I think they came in with more confidence now that it’s a little bit later in the year,” Schalick coach Brandi Petrunis said. “We have a senior at 1 and 2, so I think that helps, too. And being at home, that’s always a good thing.
“My girls played really well. Glassboro was hitting some really good points, but our girls were just limiting our errors and keeping the balls in looking for open blue ,,, so that was perfect. We’re really hoping this will give us momentum for the second round and we can calm down and just play like we can play.”
‘The Cougars (8-3) now travel to No. 4 Haddon Twp. (9-5) on Thursday. Schalick has won the last two meetings in the series, but the teams haven’t played since 2023.
Tenth-seeded Pennsville (8-3) also was scheduled for a play-in match Tuesday, but No. 23 Dayton (1-8) wasn’t expected to have enough players to compete and was granted a delay. The teams now will play Wednesday at Pennsville. The winner travels to No. 7 Woodbridge Magnet (5-5) on Thursday. — Al Muskewitz
SCHALICK 5, GLASSBORO 0 Olivia Lunemann (S) def. Alana Killelea, 6-3, 6-4 Sebrina Bradford (S) def. Taylor Adcock, 6-3, 6-1 Jasmine Hunt (S) def. Virginia Tarasevich, 6-1, 6-2 Brooke Brown-Jazmin Perez (S) def. Sofia Dungca-Conception Soriano, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 River Wojcik-Janae White (S) def. Alice Denzel-Amani George, 3-6, 6-3, 11-9 Records: Schalick 8-3, Glassboro 6-5.
Pennsville’s Regner scores first high school goal on team’s Senior Night
BOYS SOCCER Penns Grove 2, Glassboro 2 Pennsville 3, Salem Tech 0 GIRLS SOCCER Glassboro at Penns Grove Pennsville at Salem Tech Schalick at Woodstown, ppd. FIELD HOCKEY Gloucester Catholic at Pennsville, ppd. Overbrook at Schalick, ppd. Salem Tech 9, Clayton 0 Deptford 4, Salem 0 GIRLS TENNIS Pennsville 5, Salem 0
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
PENNSVILLE — Brant Regner didn’t know if he was ever going to score a goal in his high school soccer career, but he finally broke through Monday on a night made just for him.
Regner, Justin Michaca and Lochlann Hooks all had a Senior Night to remember in Pennsville’s much-needed 3-0 victory over Salem Tech under the lights of Lou D’Angelo Stadium.
Regner, a defender, scored the first goal of his high school career after fielding a corner kick by Lucas Cooksey to open the scoring. Michaca capped the Eagles’ relentless attack with their third goal. And Hooks, a four-year player in the program finally getting his chance to start, scored the shutout.
“It was really special to me,” Regner said. “I haven’t scored since probably middle school, seventh grade year, so I’m super excited about my first goal after four, five years, however long it was. I’ve been wanting to score since my freshman year and I made it.”
“It had eyes,” Eagles coach Derek Foglein said. “It found the hole it was supposed to find.”
The Eagles were playing their first game since a 3-0 loss at Penns Grove 11 days ago,. They showed little signs of being rusty as they kept constant pressure on Chargers’ keeper Aiden Bobo. The senior keeper was credited with 22 saves.
Regner’s goal was the only tally of the first half. Sam Hassler gave the Eagles a 2-0 lead in the 51st minute and Michaca made it 3-0 about 10 minutes later.
“The last game we played was losing at Penns Grove on their Senior Night, so for us being able to hit the reset button was super important,” Foglein said. “The guys did a great job tonight of connecting, moving the ball, playing as a team and hitting the reset button.
“They came out right from the get=go and they moved the ball like they were supposed to. I’m very happy with the performance. It’s a good team performance. We got a lot of people involved and that’s because we connected and moved the ball well.”
PENNS GROVE 2, GLASSBORO 2: David Adu’s header off a free kick with five seconds left in regulation sent the match into overtime. Dominique Tino scored the Red Devils’ first goal. Jesus Arredondo kept the Bulldogs out of the net in overtime after replacing injured Ruben Torres Saenz in goal. Saenz (11) and Arredondo combined for 14 saves.
Field hockey
SALEM TECH 9, CLAYTON 0: Araya DiGregorio scored a goal and a school-record five assists, while Hayden Crispin, Abigail Beals and Mia Caltabiano all scored twice as the Chargers set a program record for goals in a game. Jocelyn Ross and Hazel Eachus scored the Chargers’ other goals. It was their fourth win in a row. The game was called in the fourth quarter when the Clippers lost a player to injury and didn’t have enough players to continue.
Girls tennis
PENNSVILLE 5, SALEM 0 Graillyn Weber (P) def. Heaven Jones-McCullough, 6-2, 6-2 Naomi Hess (P) def. JaNye Hubbard, 6-1, 6-2 Jaisley Weber (P) def. Erica Brewer, 6-1, 6-2 Aubrey Hall-Juliana Thomas (P) def. Aleena Allen-Aniya Lyles-Clark, 6-0, 6-0 Yasary Clemente-Brito-Mariangela Rangel (P) won by forfeit Pennsville 8-3, Salem 0-7
Here are the standings within this season’s games among teams in Salem County
Football
TEAMS
ALL
PG
PV
SAL
SCH
WOO
PENNS GROVE
0-0
XXX
PENNSVILLE
1-0
XXX
28-21
SALEM
0-1
XXX
14-15
SCHALICK
2-0
15-14
XXX
41-0
WOODSTOWN
0-2
21-28
0-41
XXX
AUG. 27 Pennsville 28, Woodstown 21 (OT) SEPT. 11 Schalick 41, Woodstown 0 SEPT. 18 Schalick 15, Salem 14 OCT. 2 Penns Grove at Pennsville OCT. 3 Woodstown at Salem OCT. 9 Penns Grove at Schalick OCT. 16 Pennsville at Schalick OCT. 17 Woodstown at Penns Grove OCT. 23 Salem at Pennsville
Boys Soccer
TEAMS
ALL
PG
PV
SAL
ST
SCH
WOO
PENNS GROVE
2-2
XXX
W
W
L
L
PENNSVILLE
0-2
L
XXX
L
SALEM
0-2
XXX
L
L
SALEM TECH
1-1
L
W
XXX
SCHALICK
1-0
W
XXX
WOODSTOWN
3-0
W
W
W
XXX
SEPT. 3 Woodstown 5, Pennsville 4 SEPT. 10 Schalick 7, Penns Grove 0 Salem at Salem Tech, ppd. SEPT. 16 Penns Grove 3, Salem Tech 2 SEPT. 17 Penns Grove 3, Pennsville 0 SEPT. 18 Woodstown 9, Salem 0 SEPT. 22 Pennsville at Salem SEPT. 24 Woodstown 4, Penns Grove 2 SEPT. 25 Salem Tech 5, Salem 1 SEPT. 28 Salem Tech at Pennsville SEPT. 29 Woodstown at Schalick SEPT. 30 Penns Grove at Salem OCT. 6 Penns Grove at Schalick Salem Tech at Salem OCT. 14 Salem at Pennsville OCT. 20 Penns Grove at Woodstown OCT. 22 Schalick at Woodstown Pennsville at Salem Tech OCT. 28 Pennsville at Schalick Salem Tech at Woodstown
Girls Soccer
TEAMS
ALL
PG
PV
SAL
ST
SCH
WOO
PENNS GROVE
1-2
XXX
W
L
L
PENNSVILLE
0-1
XXX
L
SALEM
0-1
XXX
L
SALEM TECH
1-1
L
W
XXX
SCHALICK
1-0
W
XXX
WOODSTOWN
2-0
W
W
XXX
SEPT. 3 Woodstown 5, Pennsville 2 SEPT. 10 Schalick 8, Penns Grove 0 Salem Tech 7, Salem 1 SEPT. 16 Penns Grove 3, Salem Tech 2 SEPT. 22 Salem at Pennsville SEPT. 24 Woodstown 7, Penns Grove 0 SEPT. 28 Schalick at Woodstown Pennsville at Salem Tech SEPT. 30 Salem at Penns Grove OCT. 6 Schalick at Penns Grove Salem at Salem Tech OCT. 14 Pennsville at Salem OCT. 20 Woodstown at Penns Grove OCT. 22 Woodstown at Schalick Salem Tech at Pennsville OCT. 28 Schalick at Pennsville Woodstown at Salem Tech
Field Hockey
TEAMS
ALL
PV
SAL
ST
SCH
WOO
PENNSVILLE
1-1
XXX
W
L
SALEM
0-2
L
XXX
L
SALEM TECH
1-1
W
XXX
L
SCHALICK
2-1
W
W
XXX
L
WOODSTOWN
1-0
W
XXX
SEPT. 10 Pennsville 4, Salem 1 Woodstown 2, Schalick 0 SEPT. 14 Schalick 2, Salem Tech 1 SEPT. 16 Schalick 12, Pennsville 0 SEPT. 24 Salem Tech 6, Salem 0 SEPT. 30 Schalick at Salem OCT. 1 Pennsville at Salem Tech OCT. 6 Pennsville at Salem Schalick at Woodstown OCT. 16 Salem Tech at Pennsville OCT. 20 Salem Tech at Salem
Girls Tennis
TEAM
ALL
PG
PV
SAL
SCH
WOO
PENNS GROVE
0-4
XXX
L
L
LL
PENNSVILLE
2-1
W
XXX
W
L
SALEM
0-2
L
XXX
L
SCHALICK
2-1
W
W
XXX
L
WOODSTOWN
4-0
WW
W
W
XXX
SEPT. 3 Woodstown 5, Penns Grove 0 SEPT. 8 Pennsville 5, Salem 0 SEPT. 10 Woodstown 4, Pennsville 1 Schalick 5, Salem 0 SEPT. 14 Woodstown 5, Schalick 0 SEPT. 15 Pennsville 5, Penns Grove 0 SEPT. 21 Schalick 5, Penns Grove 0 SEPT. 24 Woodstown 5, Penns Grove 0 SEPT. 28 Salem at Pennsville OCT. 8 Woodstown at Schalick OCT. 12 Schalick at Pennsville Penns Grove at Salem OCT. 14 Schalick at Penns Grove OCT. 16 Salem at Woodstown
Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Sept. 28-Oct. 3; all events 4 p.m. unless noted
MONDAY, SEPT. 28 WJFL FOOTBALL Overbrook at Salem 3:30 p.m. Penns Grove at Woodbury, 4 p.m. Bordentown at KIPP, 5 p.m. Haddon Twp. at Middle Twp., 6 p.m. BOYS SOCCER Penns Grove at Glassboro Salem at Gloucester Catholic Salem Tech at Pennsville, 6 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER Glassboro at Penns Grove Gloucester Catholic at Salem Pennsville at Salem Tech Schalick at Woodstown FIELD HOCKEY Gloucester Catholic at Pennsville Overbrook at Schalick, 4:30 p.m. Salem Tech at Clayton Salem at Deptford, 6 p.m. Woodstown at Glassboro GIRLS TENNIS Salem at Pennsville Timber Creek at Woodstown
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29 BOYS SOCCER Woodstown at Schalick GIRLS TENNIS Regular season Overbrook at Penns Grove Timber Creek at Woodstown SJ Group 1 Tournament Bernards at Highland Park New Egypt at Roselle Park Wildwood at South River, 3:30 p.m. Glassboro at Schalick, 2 p.m. Henry Hudson/Keyport at Lower Cape May Pt. Pleasant Beach at Edison Magnet Dayton at Pennsville Shore at Dunellen CROSS COUNTRY TCC Batch Meet VOLLEYBALL Salem Tech at Williamstown, 5:15 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30 BOYS SOCCER Glassboro at Salem Tech Penns Grove at Salem Pitman at Pennsville GIRLS SOCCER Gloucester Catholic at Schalick Pitman at Woodstown Salem at Penns Grove Salem Tech at Glassboro FIELD HOCKEY Cumberland at Salem Tech Overbrook at Pennsville, 4:30 p.m. Schalick at Salem Woodstown at Hammonton
THURSDAY, OCT. 1 FOOTBALL Schalick at Cumberland, 6 p.m. Princeton at Northern Burlington, 6 p.m. Clearview at Highland, 6 p.m. Collingswood at Deptford, 6 p.m. Palmyra at Burlington City, 6 p.m. Oakcrest at Ocean City, 6 p.m. Cherry Hill East at Washington Twp., 6 p.m. Egg Harbor at St. Joe (Hamm.), 6:30 p.m. Camden at Permian (Tex.), 7 p.m. FIELD HOCKEY Salem Tech at Pennsville BOYS SOCCER Clearview at Schalick GIRLS SOCCER Salem at Pennsville GIRLS TENNIS SJ Group 1 Tournament Bernards-Highland Park winner at Pitman Roselle Park-New Egypt winner at Middlesex Wildwood-South River winner at Gateway Schalick-Glassboro winner at Haddon Twp. Henry Hudson/Keyport-Lower Cape May winner at Woodstown Edison Magnet-PP Beach winner at Metuchen Pennsville-Dayton winner at Woodbridge Magnet Dunellen-Shore winner at New Providence COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Salem CC at Chesapeake, 6 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 2 FOOTBALL Penns Grove at Pennsville, 7 p.m. Wildwood at Buena, 6 p.m. West Deptford at Overbrook, 7 p.m. Gateway at Clayton, 7 p.m. WW-Plainsboro at Lindenwold, 6 p.m. Paul VI at Eastern, 6 p.m. KIPP at Lawrence, 6 p.m. Holy Cross at Florence, 6 p.m. Seneca at Hopewell Valley, 6 p.m. Nottingham at Delran, 6 p.m. Kingsway at Williamstown, 6 p.m. Delsea at Triton, 6 p.m. Notre Dame at Allentown, 6 p.m. Shawnee at Lenape, 6 p.m. Timber Creek at Absegami, 6 p.m. Rancocas Valley at Millville, 6 p.m. Maple Shade at Sterling, 6 p.m. Lower Cape May at Middle Twp., 6 p.m. Burlington Twp. at St. Augustine, 6 p.m. Atlantic City at Mainland, 6 p.m. Holy Spirit at Pleasantville, 6 p.m. Willingboro at Glassboro, 6 p.m. Cherokee at Cedar Creek, 6 p.m. Hightstown at Bordentown, 6 p.m. Cinnaminson at Camden Catholic, 6 p.m. Riverside at Gloucester, 7 p.m. Bishop Eustace at Haddon Twp., 7 p.m. Moorestown at Robbinsville, 7 p.m. BOYS SOCCER Gloucester at Salem Salem Tech at Buena Woodstown at Highland, 6 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER Buena at Salem Tech Cherry Hill East at Schalick Cumberland at Woodstown FIELD HOCKEY Delran at Woodstown, 4:15 p.m. Schalick at Rancocas Valley, 5 p.m. GIRLS TENNIS Schalick at Mainland Woodstown at Kingsway
SATURDAY, OCT. 3 FOOTBALL Woodstown at Salem, noon Paulsboro at Woodbury, 11 a.m. Pitman at Gloucester Catholic, 11 a.m. Mastern Camden at Audubon, 11 a.m. Bridgeton at Atlantic Tech, noon Pennsauken at Trenton, 1 p.m. Cherry Hill West at Ewing, 2 p.m. Pemberton at Hamilton West, 2 p.m. Hammonton at Steinert, 2 p.m. Winslow at Red Bank Catholic, 6 p.m. CROSS COUNTRY Shore Coaches Invitational COLLEGE FOOTBALL Salem CC at Sussex CC, noon COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY Salem CC at Cairn Highlander Invitational COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Morris at Salem CC, noon COLLEGE SOFTBALL Salem CC in Delaware Tournament COLLEGE BASEBALL Salem CC at Stockton Tri-Scrimmage
Woodstown senior scores first career goal in Wolverines’ 500th all-time win and more from Thursday’s full slate of Salem County games
BOYS SOCCER Clayton 8, Salem 0 Salem Tech 3, Gloucester Catholic 1 Schalick 2, Pitman 0 Woodstown 4, Penns Grove 2
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
CARNEYS POINT — Aaron Flynn still gets the questions and still hears the comments, but he’s used to them by now and usually just laughs them off.
At 6-foot-4, 240 pounds it’s only natural for people who watch him play futbol to wonder why he’s not protecting Mason Middlemiss’ blind side as an offensive tackle on the Woodstown football team instead of standing his ground as the last line of defense for the Wolverines’ soccer side.
Truth be told, the senior with a big throw-in and even bigger foot never really got introduced to or took an interest in football in his youth. He tells the curious he gets his contact playing lacrosse in the spring, but that doesn’t stop them from asking.
“Oh my God, yes, I get asked all the time why I don’t play football,” Flynn said. “You’d be surprised, almost every game I play in when I throw the ball in from the parents’ side, it’s either comments from parents, comments from kids at the school, they say man, you should be out there playing football or when the game’s chippy I get the usual ‘he’s too big for soccer.’
“I kind of take it like a compliment. It’s not every day you see a kid that’s 6-4 240 running up and down the field playing like I do. It’s fun. I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
Flynn said none of the current Woodstown football coaches have ever pressured him to crossover, but he did admit he “thought about it” briefly last year when it looked like the Wolverines were going to have some big holes to fill and the comments accelerated. Ultimately his love for the game and playing with his friends pulled him back.
His dedication to the sport was rewarded with the ultimate prize Thursday as he scored his first career goal in the second half of the Wolverines’ milestone 4-2 win over Penns Grove. It was the 500th victory in the 48-year history of the Woodstown soccer program.
The goal came on a 30-yard free kick that sailed over Penns Grove keeper Ruben Torres Saenz and gave the Wolverines a 4-1 lead.
“I didn’t get to see my player get fouled, but my coach Don Ayars said we’re going to kick it,” Flynn said. “I was surprised he was looking at me getting ready to kick the ball. I sat the ball down and I started to realize the goalie’s out pretty far, I think I’m going to try to shoot. I couldn’t believe it, but when I kicked the ball I saw his hands go up and as soon as I saw him jump I said I think it’s going to go in. I was super excited.
“I’ve never really come close. I’ll take a swing and I usually put it over top., so I don’t necessarily have the green light to rip one from outside usually. I’ll definitely remember it because it was my first one. I make a lot of jokes to the coaches before the games, after the games, that one of these times I kick it over it’s gonna drop in sometimes, so it was great. It was my senior year and I finally get to put one in.”
Penns Grove’s Esvin Padilla (5) makes a defensive save near the goalpost that temporarily keeps the Red Devils’ game with Woodstown scoreless in the first half.
Flynn’s goal was part of a three-goal eruption in the second half that kept Woodstown in control of the game.
The Wolverines had the most opportunities in the first half but only had a 1-0 lead to show for it. Josh Olbrich redirected a Tommy Tucci cross just inside the left post five minutes into the game to put Woodstown on the board. They could’ve had more in the half, but hit a post and a crossbar.
Ethan Cottman scored twice in the second half before Flynn delivered. Cottman’s second goal came on a penalty kick after a handball in the box made made it 3-1. Woodstown peppered Saenz with 33 shots.
“I was really happy with the amount of pressure we applied today and that was the key to some of the opportunities that we had,” Woodstown coach Darren Huck said. “I thought we worked well off the ball and we were very unselfish as far as all the passes we linked together.
“For us to be on the road and play a division team like Penns Grove with some of the crazy finishes that we’ve had over the last couple seasons, that (Red Devils coach) Mano (Massari) have been a part of, it was gratifying to see the work pay off.”
Penns Grove picked up its pace in the second half as well. Juan Ortiz scored both of the Red Devils’ goal. The first came after he violently collided with Woodstown midfielder Jake Lewis then took the ball all the way and beat keeper Eddie Fuller, who also was injured attempting to make the save. Lewis returned to the game, Fuller did not.
Ortiz notched his second goal against backup goal Lee Coombs with less than 10 minutes to play, but it only got the Red Devils back to 4-2.
“We took too long to show up today, we really did,” Massari said. “I think the last 20 minutes of that game we took control over it, but we took too long (getting there). We’ve talked about that; it’s been a thing with these guys. Some days they show up, some days they don’t. I don’t know how they don’t show up against a division rival.
“Woodstown plays as a team and that;’ what we talked about that after the game. We don’t play as a team sometimes and that was a total team effort from Woodstown and that’s what showed today. They outworked us today, easily.”
Now that Flynn has established himself as a goal scorer for the Wolverines, will there be more chances coming his way? Don’t wait for it.
“I think we’re good where he’s at right now,” Huck said. “We’ll leave that to some other players, let him continue to grow.”
Top photo: Woodstown senior Aaron Flynn moves in to clear a ball out of harm’s way.
SCHALICK 2, PITMAN 0: Connor McQuade scored in the first half and Tim Koering scored four minutes into the second half for the Cougars. Nick Latona recorded four saves in the shutout.
SALEM TECH 3, GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC 1: The Chargers rallied with three goals in the second half. Cross Lopez got the equalizer, Avery Reed put them ahead, and Logan Pace added an insurance goal. Aiden Bobo made a several saves in goal to keep the Charters in it until they go on track.
CLAYTON 8, SALEM 0: Jonathan Rehm scored five goals in the first half to run his career total to 70 and set the Clippers’ all-time scoring record. Kevin Mosley assisted on three of Rehm’s goals.
GIRLS SOCCER Clayton 6, Salem 0 Gloucester Catholic 7, Salem Tech 0 Pitman 3, Pennsville 1 Woodstown 7, Penns Grove 0
WOODSTOWN 7, PENNS GROVE 0: Seven different players lit the lamp in the Wolverines’ fifth straight win. They’ve outscored their opponents 28-1 during the streak.
PITMAN 3, PENNSVILLE 1: The Panthers scored three goals in the first half to take control. Karsen Cooksey scored Pennsville’s goal in the second half.
GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC 7, SALEM TECH 0: Seven different players scored goals for the Rams.
CLAYTON 6, SALEM 0: Mikaela Sciubba had a hat trick and Madi Traister scored a pair of goals for the Clippers.
FIELD HOCKEY Glassboro at Pennsville Salem Tech 6, Salem 0 Schalick 10, Deptford 0 Woodstown 5, Overbrook 0
SALEM TECH 6, SALEM 0: Hazel Eachus scored twice and Jessilyn Chambers had a goal and two assists to lead the Chargers to their first-ever win over a Salem County opponent. Hayden Crispin, Abigail Beals and Araya DiGregorio scored their other goals.
SCHALICK 10, DEPTFORD 0: Alexa Shimp and Chayce Hedley each scored twice and six others added single goals as the Cougars won their sixth in a row and posted their second straight shutout. Luci Virga had a goal and an assists to reach 150 career points.
WOODSTOWN 5, OVERBROOK 0: The Wolverines scored four goals in the first quarter, two by Caroline Sheets, and cruised to their fifth straight win. Lexi Taylor scored their first goal and fifth goal. Shyann Higinbotham scored the other goal and had three assists.
GIRLS TENNIS GLASSBORO 4, SALEM 1 Taylor Adcock (G) def. Heaven Jones-McCullough, 6-1, 4-6 10-1 JaNye Hubbard (S) def. Virginia Tarasevich, 6-3, 6-0 Amani George (G) def. Erica Brewer, 6-0, 6-0 Sofia Dungca-Conception Soriano (G) def. Aleena Allen-Aniya Lyles-Clark, 6-0, 6-0 Shreeti Sutaria-Lindsay Townsly (G) won by forfeit Records: Glassboro 6-4, Salem 0-6
Here are the pairings for the first two rounds of the South Jersey Group 1 girls tennis tournament. The field expands to 24 teams, with the top eight seeds drawing a bye. The new format makes for some interesting trips (ex.: Henry Hudson/Keyport at Lower Cape May, 120 miles; Dayton at Pennsville, 109 miles). “When the NJSIAA decided to go with a combined South/Central (sectional) we knew this was a possibility in terms of extensive travel,” Woodstown coach Jesse Stemberger said. In regards to his team’s seeding Stemberger said, “A little surprised we’re 3 to be honest. I thought 5 was the best case scenario but we’ll take the current alignment.”
TUESDAY’S MATCHES (1) Pitman bye (17) Bernards at (16) Highland Park (24) New Egypt at (9) Roselle Park (8) Middlesex bye (5) Gateway bye (21) Wildwood at (12) South River (20) Glassboro at (13) Schalick, 2 p.m. (4) Haddon Twp. bye (3) Woodstown bye (19) Henry Hudson/Keyport at (14) Lower Cape May (22) Pt. Pleasant Beach at (11) Edison Magnet (6) Metruchen bye (7) Woodbridge Magnet (23) Dayton at (10) Pennsville (18) Shore at (15) Dunellen (2) New Providence bye
OCT. 1 MATCHES Bernards-Highland Park winner at Pitman Roselle Park-New Egypt winner at Middlesex Wildwood-South River winner at Gateway Schalick-Glassboro winner at Haddon Twp. Henry Hudson/Keyport-Lower Cape May winner at Woodstown Edison Magnet-PP Beach winner at Metuchen Pennsville-Dayton winner at Woodbridge Magnet Dunellen-Shore winner at New Providence
