Beating the clock

Wednesday roundup: Woodstown’s 4×800 relay qualifies for nationals at Meet of Champions; Pennsville announces Hall of Fame Class, names Athletes of the Year

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PENNSAUKEN – The Woodstown 4×800 relay team had one job in Wednesday’s NJSIAA Meet of Champions and they got it done.

Winning the race would have been a nice get, but the Wolverines were focused on posting a time that would get them in the New Balance Nationals at Franklin Field later this month.

They got it done, even with their anchor a little under the weather. The Group I champion quartet of Karson Chew, Jacob Marino, Cole Lucas and Josh Crawford finished fifth in the MOC, but their 7:54.84 set a new Group I record and got them into the nationals.

“One thing those guys won’t do is shy away from competition,” Wolverines coach Reggie Teemer said. “They feed off it.”

Salem County had athletes in 12 events at the all-group meet. Salem’s Anthony Parker had the best individual finish, placing fourth in the boys long jump with a best of 23-5. Crawford also finished seventh in the 800, Schalick’s David Stewart was eighth in the 400 hurdles and Cougars’ 4×100 relay team (Reggie Allen Jr., Michael Eberl, Zaeshawn Mills, David Stewart) finished sixth.

Woodstown’s 4×800 time was more than four seconds better than their winning time in last weekend’s Group I championship meet. They were just shy of a provisional qualifying time for the nationals, but wanted to run a race in their last chance to get in that would leave no doubt.

Chew led them out in 1:59.50. Marino kept them on pace with a 2:02.4. Lucas set them up with a 1:58.45. And Crawford, running with a “minor” cough and fever that “slightly impacted my running,” brought it home with two laps in the 50s and a 1:54.46. Christian Brothers Academy won the race with a collective 7:48.55.

“We came very mentally prepared to break our previous record in the 4×8 and qualify for the New Balance Nationals and I wasn’t going to let a sickness get in the way of that opportunity for my teammates,” Crawford said. “ I was proud of all my teammates for running this race as if it was our last and thankfully earning another opportunity because of the combined culmination of our efforts to give our senior, Cole, a sendoff for the record books.”

It was a busy day for the junior. He ran in three events. He ran 1:53.83 to get on the podium in the individual 800 and ran a leg on the 4×400 relay.

Here are the Salem County results from the Meet of Champions:

MEET OF CHAMPIONS
At Pennsauken HS
GIRLS
1600: 12. Jordan Hadfield, Schalick, 5:05.56
3200: 21. Jordan Hadfield, Schalick 10:58.85
Shot Put: T-20. Tatiyonna Crawford, Pennsville 34-6
Pole Vault: T-10. Megan Morris, Pennsville 10-6
BOYS
4×800: 5. Woodstown (Karson Chew, Jacob Marino, Cole Lucas, Josh Crawford) 7:54.84
400 Hurdles: 8. David Stewart, Schalick 54.53
4×100: 6. Schalick (Reggie Allen Jr., Michael Eberl, Zaeshawn Mills, David Stewart) 42.08
800: 7. Josh Crawford, Woodstown 1:53.83; 20. Cole Lucas, Woodstown 1:58.23
4×400: 21. Woodstown (Karson Chew, Kyle Reitz, Anthony Costello, Josh Crawford) 3:25.85
Javelin: 14. Connor Ayars, Pennsville 165-0
Long Jump: 4. Anthony Parker, Salem 23-5
Triple Jump: 26. Bryan Garlic, Penns Grove 41-4

Pennsville tabs Hall class

PENNSVILLE – Five decorated athletes spanning five sports and four decades, three successful head coaches and two state champion teams will comprise the 2025 class that will be inducted into the Pennsville Memorial High School Athletic Hall of Fame.

The class was announced at the school’s annual awards assembly Wednesday night. It will be formally inducted in ceremonies at the school Oct. 7.

The class includes athletes Tom Ridgway (Class of 1978), HJ Lopes (’79), Lisa Doran (’86), Dannielle Dolbow-Darby (’95) and Ashley Minch (’08); coaches Ryan Wood (football/baseball), Jack Hathaway (soccer) and Dan LaMont (tennis/wrestling); and the 2005 state champion girls tennis and baseball teams.

“The Hall of Fame Committee did a wonderful job spanning several decades in putting together this year’s class,” Eagles athletics director Jamy Thomas said. “We have a wide variety of sports recognized with our inductees from field hockey, baseball, softball, soccer and tennis. The athletes in this group may have had one sport in which they truly shined, but each of them were great all-around athletes.

“In regards to the coaches being honored this year I have had the opportunity to be taught by Coach Hathaway as a PMHS student and work alongside Coach Wood and Coach LaMont. They are a group of great coaches and even more importantly are great people who are wonderful role models for our student-athletes.”

At the same assembly, potential future Hall of Famers Megan Morris and Connor Ayars were recognized as the school’s PEPPA Scholar-Athletes of the Year. Morris is a multiple state champion pole vaulter and tennis player, while Ayars is football/track standout. Both competed at the Meet of Champions prior to attending the ceremonies.

**Megan Morris (L) and Connor Ayars were named Pennsville’s PEPPA Scholar-Athletes of the Year.**

TCC All-Stars

Here are the Tri-County Conference all-star teams for the Classic and Diamond divisions as selected by the coaches

Baseball

POS	CLASSIC FIRST TEAM	CLASSIC SECOND TEAM
P	Luke Wood, Pennsville	Brian Cuniff, Wildwood
P	Aiden Stranahan, Pitman	Mark Manera, Clayton
C	Jake Sharrow, Pitman	Connor Starn, Pennsville
IF	Hudson Rue, Pitman	Logan Streitz, Pennsville
IF	Nick Watson, Pitman	Peyton O’Brien, Pennsville
IF	Cohen Petrutz, Pennsville	Chase Davis, Salem
IF	Trevor Troiano, Wildwood	Justin Delaney, Clayton
OF	Jackson Austin, Pitman	Dane Collum, Pitman
OF	Chase Burchfield, Pennsville	Mason O’Brien, Pennsville
OF	Jeff Wagner, Pennsville	Jameson Emerle, Clayton

POS	DIAMOND FIRST TEAM	DIAMOND SECOND TEAM
P	Tyler Wood, Overbrook	Aaron Foote, Woodstown
P	Lucas D’Agostino, Schalick	Jack Holladay, Woodstown
C	Gavin Dillard, Glassboro	Ricky Watt, Schalick
IF	Lou Hanna, Overbrook	Evan Glassy, Schalick
IF	Cooper Hines, Overbrook	Jude Dempster, Glassboro
IF	Jamari Whitley, Schalick	Joey Tongue, Glassboro
IF	Elijah Crespo, Penns Grove	Brennan Crosse, Glassboro
OF	Rocco String, Woodstown	Mike Romano, Overbrook
OF	Charlie Snyder, Overbrook	Caden Lawless, Overbrook
OF	Luke Pokrovsky, Schalick	Evan Sepers, Schalick

Softball

POS	CLASSIC FIRST TEAM	CLASSIC SECOND TEAM
P	Jessica Bretz, Pitman	Madelyn McGinn, Gloucester Cath.
P	Savannah Brewer-Palverento, Pennsville	Emma Contreras, Wildwood
C	Kylie Harris, Pennsville	Alexus Paden, Clayton
IF	Makenzie Widener, Pennsville	Ayanna Davis, Clayton
IF	Maya Hutchinson, Gloucester Cath.	Avery Watson, Pennsville
IF	Rosalina Pereira, Clayton	Maura Quinn, Pitman
IF	Graillyn Weber, Pennsville	Julia Ennis, Wildwood
OF	Lily Edwards, Pennsville	Sawyer Simmons, Pennsville
OF	Julianna Aguilar, Clayton	Madison Peek, Pitman
OF	Kaitlyn Capalbo, Gloucester Cath.	Samantha Scutt, Pitman

POS	DIAMOND FIRST TEAM	DIAMOND SECOND TEAM
P	Addi Shimp, Schalick	Taylor Adcock, Glassboro
P	Leah Clark, Woodstown	Layla Perez, Overbrook
C	Scarlett Saicic, Glassboro	Lila Bowling, Woodstown
OF	Sienna Kudless, Glassboro	Marissa Rode, Glassboro
OF	Gianna Simon, Overbrook	Cecelia Mitchell, Overbrook
OF	Ellie Wygand, Woodstown	Shyann Higinbotham, Woodstown
IF	Olivia VanAcker, Schalick	Ava Landolt, Overbrook
IF	Cloe Elliott, Schalick	Danica Maggi, Overbrook
IF	Aubrie Rennie, Woodstown	Emma Schoch, Glassboro
IF	Alaina Dufresne, Overbrook	Marissa Pasquarello, Glassboro

Tennis

POS	CLASSIC FIRST TEAM	CLASSIC SECOND TEAM
S	Gabe Schneider, Pennsville	Maddox Efelis, Pennsville
S	George Gould, Schalick	Brody Wiggins, Pennsville
S	Chase Fronczkiewicz, Clayton	Rocky Monticolo, Schalick
D	Kaden Barnes, Schalick	Carter Willis, Pennsville
D	Cayden Brzozowski, Schalick	Ian Peacock, Pennsville
D	Lucas Cooksey, Pennsville	David Santana, Schalick
D	Sawyer Humpreys, Pennsville	Anthony McGrath, Schalick

POS	DIAMOND FIRST TEAM	DIAMOND FIRST TEAM
S	Zeph Kell, Delsea	Mohammad Sheyam, Highland
S	Lucius Davis, Deptford	Bradyn Gee, Deptford
S	Drew Stengel, Woodstown	Eli Croce, Delsea
D	Luke Shaw, Woodstown	Alan Marcos, Overbrook
D	Mason Shimp, Woodstown	Gabe Martinez, Overbrook
D	Jacob Bramble, Delsea	Ben Stengel, Woodstown
D	Jude Thompson, Delsea	Nicholas DiTeodoro, Woodstown

Boys Golf

CLASSIC FIRST TEAM	CLASSIC SECOND TEAM
Mikey Joyce, Gloucester Cath.	A.J. Beach, Gloucester Cath.
Joey Zubert, Pitman	Robbie Ricardi, Gloucester Cath.
Owen Boulton, Pitman	Luke Driscoll, Pitman
Jake Bowen-Ashwin, Pitman	Jackson Venuto, Clayton
Max Pappalardo, Pitman	Burke Fotzsimmons, Wildwood
Gavin Burns, Wildwood	Chase Ayars, Salem Tech

DIAMOND FIRST TEAM	DIAMOND SECOND TEAM
Jaxon Weber, Schalick	Riley Bowman, Pennsville
Seth Fisher, Schalick	Trevor Hann, Pennsville
Erich Lipovsky, Woodstown	Jeffrey Boyd, Overbrook
Anthony Sepers, Schalick	Chase Pepper, Cumberland
Grant Prater, Woodstown	Michael Nelson, Schalick
Joey Olbrich, Woodstown	Jack Bucksar, Woodstown

Boys Track

EVT	CLASSIC FIRST TEAM	CLASSIC SECOND TEAM
100	Jason Stewart, Clayton	Josiel Figueroa Marrero, Clayton
200	Willie Weathers, Clayton	Jamel Lemon-Ward, Gloucester Cath.
400	Alexander Osayemi, Clayton	Xavier McGriff, Salem
800	Wyatt Evans, Clayton	Liam Edelman, Pitman
1600	Jake Bowen-Ashwin, Pitman	Samuel Cooke, Salem
3200	Rhys Blackman, Pitman	Maximus Weng, Pitman
100H	Anthony Parker, Salem	Timothy Gregory, Salem
400H	Jerry Seals, Salem	Lucas Razze, Pitman
HJ	Dayvon Williams, Wildwood	Giani Jackson, Wildwood
LJ	Omarion Pierce, Salem	Justice Santiago, Wildwood
TJ	Donovan Weathers, Salem	Mission Barnes, Salem
PV	Gradin Buzby, Salem	Duncan Freeman, Clayton
SP	Pedro Ibarra, Clayton	Torryn Ransome, Salem
DIS	Nate Newcomb, Pitman	Giovani Talavera Rosas, Salem
JAV	Wyatt Irvine, Salem	Jovani Rios, Salem
4×400	Clayton	Salem

EVT	DIAMOND FIRST TEAM	DIAMOND SECOND TEAM
100	Xavier Sabb, Glassboro	Colin McGlinn, Pennsville
200	Zaeshawn Mills, Schalick	Axcel Bailey, Overbrook
400	John Froehlich, Overbrook	Kyle Reitz, Woodstown
800	Josh Crawford, Woodstown	Steve Chomo, Schalick
1600	Ty Blackman, Glassboro	Cole Lucas, Woodstown
3200	Joey Saicic, Glassboro	Jacob Marino, Woodstown
100H	Dayshaun Day, Glassboro	Knowledge Young, Penns Grove
400H	Mekhi Parker, Glassboro	Bryan Garlic, Penns Grove
HJ	Amari Sabb, Glassboro	Reggie Allen, Schalick
LJ	Alex Adeleye, Glassboro	Jaiden Mitchell, Overbrook
TJ	David Stewart, Schalick	Moses Robles, Glassboro
PV	Daniel Adams, Glassboro	Salvatore Longo, Schalick
SP	Kyle Williams, Glassboro	Sheldon Goldsborogh, Schalick
DIS	Ethan McLean, Schalick	Aiden Tulane, Woodstown
JAV	Connor Ayars, Pennsville	Nyzier Wonder, Schalick
4×400	Woodstown	Penns Grove

Girls Track

EVT	CLASSIC FIRST TEAM	CLASSIC SECOND TEAM
100	Miyana Johnson, Clayton	Jaiyoni Yates, Clayton
200	Raniyah Parsons-Smith, Salem	Gabrielle Pernell-Lipsey, Clayton
400	Leila Ortiz, Clayton	Molly Wiśniewski, Pitman
800	Amanda Bradley, Pitman	Antonia Yucis, Gloucester Cath.
1600	Macie McCracken, Wildwood	Samantha Dale, Salem
3200	Lauren Streck, Pitman	Mackenzie Whilden, Pitman
100H	Anna Gallo, Clayton	Tahirah Davenport-White, Salem
400H	Audrey Boggs, Salem	Carly Razze, Pitman
HJ	Unique Nance, Salem	Zyonnah Forman, Salem
LJ	MaKayla Smith, Salem	Lily Atkinson, Wildwood
TJ	Alaina Williams, Pitman	Hanna Keefe, Pitman
PV	Kashira Patterson, Salem	Tatiana Miller, Salem
SP	Ava Rodgers, Salem	MarJziah Bundy, Salem
DIS	Destinee Williams, Clayton	Jocelyn O’Brien, Pitman
JAV	Rainelle Blocker, Clayton	Megan Wehlen, Pitman
4×400	Clayton	Salem

EVT	DIAMOND FIRST TEAM	DIAMOND SECOND TEAM
100	Tamia Smith, Glassboro	Kezia Brackett, Glassboro
200	Gia Martellacci, Schalick	Missouri Pratt, Overbrook
400	Rylee Clark, Overbrook	Samantha Sterner, Woodstown
800	Lillian Norman, Woodstown	Kelis Coston, Glassboro
1600	Jordan Hadfield, Schalick	Helen Lillia, Schalick
3200	Abby Marino, Woodstown	Anabel Schaal, Woodstown
100H	Lia Covely, Woodstown	Gabriella Simonini, Schalick
400H	London Banks, Overbrook	Sarah Seiden, Woodstown
HJ	Ashley Armstrong, Glassboro	Kami Casiano, Woodstown
LJ	Phoebe Alward, Schalick	Emma Perry, Woodstown
TJ	Jaelynn Jarmon, Schalick	Onye Peoples, Overbrook
PV	Megan Morris, Pennsville	Elizabeth Mann, Glassboro
SP	Heaven Franklin, Glassboro	Zoey Ceasar, Penns Grove
DIS	Sunny Moore, Glassboro	Virginia Tarasevich, Glassboro
JAV	Allyson Green, Schalick	Nevaeh Robinson, Schalick
4×400	Schalick	Overbrook

Girls Lacrosse

POS	SJILL AMERICAN FIRST TEAM	SJILL AMERICAN SECOND TEAM
G	Shelby Foote, Woodstown	Mackenzie Keleher, Haddonfield
M	Riley Austin, Haddonfield	Callie Warner, Clearview
M	Delaney Walker, Woodstown	Haley Brown, Kingsway
M	Maddie Eastlack, W. Deptford	Riley Walsh, W. Deptford
M	Brooke Schultz, Haddonfield	Jaime Deal, Woodstown
D	Mia Borodin, Clearview	Marley Nate, Clearview
D	Fiona Keenan, Haddonfield	Emily Coyle, Clearview
D	Sienna Struzynski, W. Deptford	Elizabeth Daly, Woodstown
O	Grace Farrell, Haddonfield	Sofia Conrey, Haddonfield (D)
O	Lauren Hamblin, Haddonfield	Reese Remaly, Clearview
O	Phoebe O’Rourke, Kingsway	Riley MacHenry, Clearview
O	Rhea Remaly, Clearview	CeCe Batson, Haddonfield
O	Emma Morgan, Woodstown	Marlina Kadar, Haddonfield

Boys Lacrosse

POS	SJILL AMERICAN FIRST TEAM	SJILL AMERICAN SECOND TEAM
A	Keegan Borkowski, Kingsway	R.J. Sciarrotta, Clearview
A	Owen Dougherty, Kingsway	Jake Borkowski, Washington Twp.
A	Myles Malone, Washington Twp.	Aidan Batterman, Williamstown
A	Robert Donahue, Woodstown	Michael Kugler, Clearview
D	J.D. Seidel, Clearview	Dane Jespersen, Kingsway
D	Cole DeNick, Kingsway	Ethan Wechter, Washington Twp.
D	Dominic Hibbs, Kingsway	Cole Aquino, Washington Twp.
D	Joseph Kopaczewski, Williamstown	Walter Carter, Woodstown
G	John Mentee, Kingsway	Joseph Hatefi, Williamstown (FOGO)
LSM	Ryan Glenn Kingsway	Jake Devereaux, Washington Twp. (G)
M	T.J. Mills, Clearview	Garrett Leyman, Woodstown (M/L/D)
M	Patrick Civitarese, Kingsway	Mason Bryan, Kingsway
M	Robbie Finnegan, Washington Twp.	Nicholas Maccariella, Williamstown
M/F	Thomas Dipietro, Kingsway	Parker Reese, Washington Twp.

Stepping aside

Schalick’s John Romano stepping down as Cougars’ girls tennis coach to enjoy the experiences of being a dad

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PITTSGROVE – John Romano learned a long time ago to be good at something you have to pour everything you have into it. He knows no other way.

Romano admitted he didn’t know a lot about tennis when former athletic director Mike Clark asked him to take over the Schalick girls tennis program and everything he did, at the beginning at least, he learned from books and videos.

He was a soccer guy, he told them, but Clark said he’d seen him coach, knew how he was with people and he’d pick it up.

So the new tennis coach immersed himself in the subject and after feeling his way the first couple years turned the Cougars into a program that could be counted on to be in the hunt every year.

But the time has come to step away, to go to full bore with family as his children, ages 4 and 8, are starting to discover organized sports before the window for those experiences closes. So, after 17 years the soccer guy is putting that original racquet he bought at Dick’s to learn the game aside and pausing the high coaching side of his career.

Starting next fall the Cougars will have a new girls tennis coach, assistant coach Brandi Petrunis. It had been a decision Romano had been contemplated for a while. He told his team Friday.

“It’s been a lot of fun, I’ve really enjoyed it, I love the kids,” he said. “When I told them on Friday you get teary-eyed and that’s one of the things I’m going to miss.

“I’ve never looked it at as wins and losses. I think where you have your most success when a kid comes back and says you ‘I remember a time …’ and you see the effect you had on them. You realize you have a lot of those moments every year. That’s the stuff I’ll take with me.”

In 17 seasons at the Cougars helm, the 41-year-old health/PE teacher compiled a 219-93 record with seven Tri-County Diamond Division titles (all since 2014) and two sectional crowns, most recently in 2023 when they lost to New Providence in the state semifinals. They were 23-3 that year. This year’s team went 10-8 and lost in the South Jersey Group I quarterfinals, its earliest exit since 2015.

“Had a pretty crummy season (the first year), only won a few games, and I said to myself if I’m going to do this I’ve got to dive in, and I did,” he said. “I started right then and there, came up with a whole slew of rules and expectations for the girls and just what the expectation was.

“I distinctly recall in the next season we had a match at Salem and I gave the girls a heck of a speech. I said this is the point where you guys decide where (you’re going to go). At the time we were competitive with Salem and I said we’re going to need this match in order to get there. I remember one of the kids looking over like I would run through a wall right now for you. We’re not going back.

“It was fun learning with the girls along the way and then it became a thing. We just had a trivia contest and one of the winter pep rallies. They asked a question like what is the winningest program in Schalick history and the kid buzzed in and said ‘girls tennis.’ I graduated from Schalick in 2002 and I know it’s either girls track or boys soccer, but for these kids the past 14 seasons that has been the norm, girls tennis is going to be one of the best programs in Group I year in and year out. That’s what we built up.”

And the experience has changed the soccer guy, too.

“I’m a tennis guy now,” he said.

Photo: Schalick girls tennis coach John Romano celebrates winning the 2023 South Jersey Group I title with his family.

Thursday tennis

Pennsville, Woodstown fall in South Jersey Group I semifinals; Pennsville loss was its first

THURSDAY TENNIS
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP I SEMIFINALS
Haddon Twp. 5, Woodstown 0
West Deptford 3, Pennsville 2
MONDAY’S FINAL ROUND
West Deptford at Haddon Twp.

HADDON TWP. 5, WOODSTOWN 0
Christian Erhardt (HT) def. Drew Stengel, 6-1, 6-0
Alexander Noone (HT) def. John Farrell, 6-3, 6-0
Colin Engelbert (HT) def. Nicholas DiTeodoro, 6-2, 6-1
James Arizzi-Max Radley (HT) def. Luke Shaw-Mason Shimp, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)
Declan Mennuti-Nathan Keating (HT) def. Ben Stengel-Joseph Kurpis, 6-3, 6-0
Records: Haddon Twp. 18-0, Woodstown 15-5.

WEST DEPTFORD 3, PENNSVILLE 2
Carter Watson (WD) def. Gabe Schneider, 6-2, 6-0
Aiden Bardon (WD) def. Maddox Efelis, 6-3, 4-6, 10-4
Brody Wiggins (P) def. Carter Weber, 6-3, 6-3
Lucas Cooksey-Sawyer Humphrey (P) def. Chase Eagle-Jeffrey Hack, 6-2, 6-3
Allen Eastlack-Michael Walsh (WD) def. Ian Peacock-Carter Willis, 6-0, 6-0
Records: West Deptford 14-6, Pennsville 20-1

Tuesday roundup

Undefeated Pennsville, Woodstown advance to South Jersey Group I tennis semifinals; Schalick boys second in TCC golf showcase, Weber T-5

SOUTH JERSEY GROUP I TENNIS
Tuesday’s Quarterfinals
Haddon Twp. 5, Gateway 0
Woodstown 4, Schalick 1
West Deptford 5, Palmyra 0
Pennsville 5, Audubon 0
Thursday’s Semifinals
No. 4 Woodstown (15-4) at No. 1 Haddon Twp. (17-0)
No. 3 West Deptford (13-6) at No. 2 Pennsville (20-0)

WOODSTOWN 4, SCHALICK 1
Drew Stengel (WO) def. George Gould, 6-2, 6-0
John Farrell (WO) def. Rocky Monticolo, 7-6 (9-7), 6-2
Conor O’Toole (S) def. Nicholas DiTeodoro, 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 10-5
Luke Shaw-Mason Shimp (WO) def. Kaden Barnes-Cayden Brzozowski, 7-5, 6-3
Ben Stengel-Vincent Merendino (WO) def. David Santana-Anthony McGrath, 7-5, 7-5
Records: Woodstown 15-4, Schalick 14-6

PENNSVILLE 5, AUDUBON 0
Gabe Schneider (P) def. Logan Bittner, 6-1, 6-0
Maddox Efelis (P) def. Aaron Ferchen, 6-0, 6-0
Brody Wiggins (P) def. Gavin Brown, 6-0, 6-1
Lucas Cooksey-Sawyer Humphrey (P) def. Jackson Strong-Jake Vanderslice, 6-0, 6-0
Carter Willis-Ian Peacock (P) def. Stephen Trieu-Darsheel Salecha, 6-2, 5-1
Records: Pennsville 20-0, Audubon 4-11

Golf
TCC Showcase

BOYS TEAM		GIRLS TEAM
Williamstown	322	Clearview	163
Schalick	345	Washington Twp.	172
Pitman	356	Cumberland	184
Triton	360	Williamstown	199
Woodstown	368	Kingsway	208
		GCIT	208
		OLMA	217
		Schalick	229
		Salem Tech	241
		Pitman	244
BOYS INDIVIDUAL		GIRLS INDIVIDUAL
Christopher Parrish, King	71	Nicole Tarquinio, Cumb	81
Luke Canino, WashTwp	74	Lydia Bernardi, Clear	81
Jamie Ciesielka, GCIT	74	Stella Bernardi, Clear	82
Cole Geatens, Will	74	Tessa Really, WashTwp	84
Jaxon Weber, Schalick	75	Carly Kiminka, King	88
Bradyn Skokowski, Triton	75	Paige Weber, WashTwp	88
Brady Geatens, Will	76	Sienna Longo, Clear	93
Enrique Altmann, GCIT	77	Kaci Adams, Will	93
Cole Murray, Delsea	78	Anna Lomonaco, Clear	96
John Bollendorf, WashTwp	79	Sophia Stultz, OLMA	97
Michael Links, King	80	Julia Swierczynski, Woods	101
Mac Weldon, High	82	Lindsey Harris, GCIT	101
Seth Fisher, Schalick	82	Maahishee Patel, Cumberland	103

At Pitman Golf Course

SALEM COUNTY BOYS
SCHALICK: Jaxon Weber 75, Seth Fisher 75, Anthony Sepers 91, Michael Nelson 97
WOODSTOWN: Erich Lipovsky 88, Jack Bucksar 90, Grant Prater 91, Joey Olbrich 99
PENNSVILLE: Trevor Hann 89
SALEM TECH: Chase Ayars 89, Benjamin McCann 115

SALEM COUNTY GIRLS
WOODSTOWN: Julia Swierczynski 101
SCHALICK: Abby Willoughby 113, Lena Virga 116
SALEM TECH: Hannah Kormann 116, Sophia Conto 125

This week’s schedule

Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of May 27-31; some times TBA

MAY 27
BASEBALL
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP I TOURNAMENT
Paulsboro at Audubon, 4 p.m.
Buena at Palmyra, 4 p.m.
Clayton at Maple Shade, 3:45 p.m.
Gateway at Pitman, 4 p.m.
Salem at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Haddon Twp. at Woodstown, 3 p.m.
Glassboro at Riverside, 3 p.m.
Wildwood at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Regular season
Penns Grove at Pleasantville
SOFTBALL
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP I TOURNAMENT
Wildwood at Pennsville, 2 p.m.
Palmyra at Schalick, 3 p.m.
Glassboro at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Regular season
Overbrook at Penns Grove
TENNIS
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP I TOURNAMENT
Gateway at Haddon Twp., 4 p.m.
Schalick at Woodstown, 3 p.m.
Palmyra at West Deptford, 4 p.m.
Audubon at Pennsville, 3 p.m.
GOLF
Tri-County Conference Showcase, Pitman GC

MAY 28
BASEBALL
Regular season
Penns Grove at Overbrook
SOFTBALL
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP I TOURNAMENT
Paulsboro at Audubon, 4 p.m.
Riverside at Cape May Tech, 4 p.m.
LEAP at Haddon Twp., 4 p.m.
Buena at Maple Shade, 3:45 p.m.
Clayton at Pitman, 4 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP I TOURNAMENT
Woodstown at Bernards, 4:30 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP I TOURNAMENT
Lower Cape May at Woodstown, 4:30 p.m.
TENNIS
Pennsville at Clayton
Penns Grove at Schalick

MAY 29
BASEBALL
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP I TOURNAMENT
(Games at higher seed)
Buena at Audubon
Maple Shade at Pitman
Woodstown at Pennsville, noon
Glassboro at Schalick
TENNIS
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP I TOURNAMENT
(Matches at higher seed)
Woodstown at Haddon Twp.
West Deptford at Pennsville

MAY 30
SOFTBALL
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP I TOURNAMENT
(Games at higher seed)
Salem-Audubon winner vs. Riverside-Cape May Tech winner
Schalick at Woodstown
LEAP-Haddon Twp. winner vs. Buena-Maple Shade winner
Clayton-Pitman winner vs. Pennsville
TRACK
NJSIAA Group I Championships

MAY 31
TRACK
NJSIAA Group I Championships

Schalick stunner

Cougars ‘on point,’ score walk-off win over Pennsville, denting the Eagles’ bid to become the No. 1 seed in South Jersey Group I softball; Woodstown, Schalick win tennis tourney openers, face-off next week

TUESDAY SOFTBALL
Clayton 21, Salem 0
Schalick 4, Pennsville 3 (8 inns.)
Woodstown 15, Wildwood 2

By Riverview Sports News

PITTSGROVE – Emily Miller’s one-out single in the eighth inning scored Maddie Brown with the walk-off run in Schalick’s 4-3 win over Pennsville that put a dent in the Eagles’ bid for the No. 1 seed in the South Jersey Group I softball tournament.

The win was Schalick’s first over Pennsville since 2019 and extended the Cougars’ winning streak to four, enhancing their own position for a high seeding. The loss snapped Pennsville’s seven-game winning streak.

“It was a nice win for the team,” Cougars coach Rick Higinbotham said. “Pennsville is a tough opponent so we knew we were going to have to be on point. Fortunately, we played one of our best all around games of the season. We took advantage of a few opportunities and got the win. Hopefully we can use this win to build some momentum for the playoffs next week.”

Pennsville (18-4) was looking to stay ahead of Haddon Twp. and overtake Audubon at No. 1 in the SJ Group I power points standings, but likely needed a sweep of its three games before Wednesday’s cutoff to do it. The Eagles still could make a big move with a win over undefeated SJ Group 3 No. 1 Delsea at home Wednesday.

As of late Tuesday night, the Eagles were second with 22.783 power points. Audubon remained No. 1 at 24.424 and Haddon Twp. was third at 22.486. Schalick (12-4) is currently solidly in fifth, less than 900 percentage points behind No. 4 Woodstown.

Haddon Twp. lost to Gloucester Tuesday, but Audubon swamped Sterling.

Pennsville starter Savannah Brewer-Palverento pitched three perfect innings to open the game, but was lifted for Graillyn Weber as planned in the fourth and Schalick scored three runs to take a 3-0 lead. The Cougars got their runs on a bases-loaded walk to Cloe Elliott, a run-scoring fielder’s choice by Brown and Ava Lauglin’s ground out.

The Eagles closed their deficit to 3-2 in the fifth on Weber’s leadoff inside-the-park homer and Avery Watson’s RBI single. They tied it in the sixth on Weber’s RBI double.

The Cougars started their winning rally with Elliott’s walk off Weber. Brewer-Palverento was returned to the circle and got Brown to hit into a fielder’s choice. Brown stole second and moved to third on an infield error before Miller delivered her game-winning hit.

WOODSTOWN 15, WILDWOOD 2: Leah Clark struck out 12 and didn’t allow a hit over six innings and the Wolverines supported her with a 15-hit attack. Ellie Wygand went 4-for-5 with three RBIs, Kendall Young went 3-for-3 with three RBIs and Clark went 2-for-3 with three RBIs. Hannah Hitchner and Talia Guardascione had two hits apiece.

The Warriors scored two unearned runs in the second inning to tie the game 2-2

CLAYTON 21, SALEM 0: The Clippers had only four hits, but took advantage of 28 walks. Sophia Petsch held Salem to one hit over four innings and had two hits and two RBIs at the plate. Korrin Robinson had Salem’s only hit

GOLF
Schalick 174, Pitman 176: Jaxon Weber and Seth Fisher both shot 40 to squeeze between Pitman’s top two counters providing the margin of victory in a close one at the site of next week’s Tri-County Championship tournament. Nolan O’Toole and Shawn Kelly both shot 47 to tie Pitman’s other two counters.
Washington Twp. girls 139, Schalick 164: Paige Weber (32) and Tessa Reilley (34) posted the low rounds for Washington Twp. at The Birches. Cali Fisler posted Schalick’s low round (37).

TENNIS
Woodstown and Schalick are headed to a second-round matchup after sweeping their opponents in the opening round of the South Jersey Group I tournament. Fourth-seeded Woodstown eliminated Penns Grove 5-0 and fifth-seeded Schalick ousted Lower Cape May 5-0.

The second-round match is scheduled for Woodstown Tuesday. The teams have not played each other this season

South Jersey Group I Tournament
(1) Haddon Twp. bye
(9) Gateway 3.5, (8) Clayton 1.5
(5) Schalick 5, (12) Lower Cape May 0
(4) Woodstown 5, (13) Penns Grove 0
(3) West Deptford bye
(11) Wildwood at (6) Palmyra, Wednesday
(10) Audubon at (7) Point Pleasant Beach, Thursday
(2) Pennsville bye

WOODSTOWN 5, PENNS GROVE 0
Drew Stengel (WO) def. Alex Ramirez Martinez, 6-0, 6-3
John Farrell (WO) def. Stuart Mondragon, 6-1, 6-0
Jake Lewis (WO) def. Angel Perez Herrera, 6-4, 6-3
Ben Stengel-Joseph Kurpis (WO) def. Anthony Pacheco-Rene Ruiz, 6-0, 6-2
Mason Shimp-Vincent Merendino (WO) def. Juan Ortiz-Adam Gonzalez, 6-1, 6-2
Records: Woodstown 14-4, Penns Grove 2-9

SCHALICK 5, LOWER CAPE MAY 0
George Gould (S) def. Ismael Lopez, 6-1, 7-5
Rocky Monticolo (S) def. Nicholas Fitch, 6-0, 6-1
Conor O’Toole (S) def. Nathan Chase, 6-2, 6-0
Kaden Barnes-Cayden Brzozowski (S) def. Bryan Ortiz-Victor Vasquez, 6-0, 6-1
David Santana-Anthony McGrath (S) def. Max Vaught-Chris Hawes, 6-2, 6-2
Records: Schalick 14-5, Lower Cape May 4-15

Monday roundup

Here are scores and highlights from Monday’s Salem County sports schedule; boys tennis tournament pairings announced

SOFTBALL
Clayton 21, Penns Grove 1
Pennsville 17, Salem 2
Woodstown 8, Pitman 2

PENNSVILLE 17, SALEM 2: Kylie Harris had two hits and four RBIs, and Graillyn Weber and Sawyer Simmons both drove in three runs. The Eagles (18-3) jumped out front with 10 runs in the first inning. Julliana Love and Isla Bohn had two hits apiece for Salem.

The Eagles (18-3) have won seven in a row, but remain 0.963 points behind Audubon in the race to No. 1 seed in the South Jersey Group I power points standings. The cutoff for playoff consideration is Wednesday.

TENNIS

Undefeated Pennsville (18-0) pulled down a No. 2 seed and has drawn a first-round bye to the South Jersey Group I tennis tournament along with No. 1 Haddon Twp. and No. 3 West Deptford.

No. 4 Woodstown opens with Penns Grove Tuesday, and No. 5 Schalick opens with Lower Cape May Wednesday. If they both win they meet in Round 2.

PENNSVILLE 5, WILDWOOD 0
Gabe Schneider (P) def. Giorgio Palesano, 6-0, 6-0
Maddox Efelis (P) def. Simon Palacias, 6-0, 6-0
Brody Wiggins (P) def. Cristopher Hernandez, 6-1, 6-0
Sawyer Humphrey-Lucas Cooksey (P) def. Chris Olivera-Alexis Mejia, 6-0, 6-0
Ian Peacock-Carter Willis (P) def. Daniel Salomao-Angel DeJesus, 6-0, 6-0
Records: Pennsville 18-0, Wildwood 3-12

SCHALICK 5, PITMAN 0
George Gould (S) def. Chase Pogozelski, 6-0, 6-0
Rocky Monticolo (S) def. Nolan Russell, 6-2, 6-0
Conor O’Toole (S) def. Jaron Scull, 6-2, 6-2
Kaden Barnes-Cayden Brzozowski (S) def. Ben Williams-Aiden Evans, 6-0, 6-0
David Santana-Anthony McGrath (S) def. Spencer Bianchini-Liam Etter, 6-2, 6-2
Records: Schalick 13-5, Pitman 5-14

CUMBERLAND 3, WOODSTOWN 2
Drew Stengel (WO) def. Luke Fischer, 6-1, 6-1
John Farrell (WO) def. Joseph Nolan, 6-3, 6-1
Carter Fischer (C) def. Jake Lewis, 6-0, 6-1
Asher Kennedy-Chase Sheppard (C) def. Luke Shaw-Mason Shimp, 6-4, 3-6, 10-6
Mason Staffieri-Justin Nolan (C) def. Ben Stengel-Joseph Kurpis, 6-2, 6-3
Records: Cumberland 15-1, Woodstown 13-4

GIRLS LACROSSE
WOODSTOWN 19, TRITON 1: Ten players scored goals for the Wolverines. Delaney Walker scored four (giving her 149 for her career); Jaime Deal scored three; Sienna Land, Emma Morgan, Blair Baldi and Arianna Hyman all had two; and Isabella Lindenmuth, Angelina Lindenmuth, Gina Murray and Lucy Mannella each scored one.

VOLLEYBALL
HIGHLAND 2, SALEM TECH 0: The Tartans won 25-18, 25-16 in the first round of the Tri-County Tournament. Highland then fell to Kingsway 2-0 (25-10, 25-12) in the quarterfinals.

This week’s schedule

Here is this week’s Salem County sports schedule for the week of May 19-24; events start at 4 p.m. unless noted

MAY 19
BASEBALL
Glassboro at Salem
Penns Grove at Clayton
Schalick at Pennsville
Woodstown at Pitman
SOFTBALL
Clayton at Penns Grove
Pitman at Woodstown
Salem at Pennsville
GOLF
Salem/Cumberland County Tournament, Centerton CC, 8 a.m.
Schalick girls vs. Delsea, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
TENNIS
Pennsville at Wildwood, 3:45 p.m.
Pitman at Schalick
Woodstown at Cumberland, 3:45 p.m.
LACROSSE
Williamstown at Woodstown, 6:15 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Triton at Woodstown
VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at LEAP

MAY 20
BASEBALL
Pennsville vs. Tome School (Md.), Frawley Stadium, 7 p.m.
SOFTBALL
Clayton at Salem
Pennsville at Schalick
Woodstown at Wildwood
GOLF
Schalick vs. Pitman, Pitman GC, 3:30 p.m.
Schalick girls vs. Washington Twp., The Birches, 3:30 p.m.
TENNIS
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 3:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Delsea, 3:45 p.m.

MAY 21
BASEBALL
Penns Grove at Overbrook
Pennsville at Salem
SOFTBALL
Delsea at Pennsville
Palmyra at Schalick
GOLF
Schalick girls vs. Kingsway, River Winds, 3:30 p.m.
TENNIS
South Jersey Group I Tournament
GIRLS LACROSSE
Millville at Woodstown
VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Clearview

MAY 22
BASEBALL
Collingswood at Schalick
Penns Grove at Pleasantville
Pennsville at Triton
Woodstown at Cedar Creek
SOFTBALL
Clearview at Pennsville
Schalick at OLMA
Woodstown at Ocean City
TENNIS
Pennsville at Cumberland, 3:45 p.m.
Schalick at Wildwood, 4:15 p.m.
LACROSSE
West Deptford at Woodstown
VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Triton

MAY 23
BASEBALL
Salem at Camden Academy Charter
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Williamstown, 3 p.m.

Playoff projections

Here are the South Jersey Group I playoff projection for baseball, softball, boys tennis; the baseball and softball power points are open through Wednesday

Saturday was the originally scheduled cutoff date for eligible power points towards playoff consideration, but the date was moved to Wednesday due to all the inclement weather this season. Here is what the South Jersey Group I baseball and softball playoffs would have looked like if the Saturday date stood.

BASEBALL
Paulsboro at Audubon
Palmyra at Buena
Haddon Twp. at Woodstown
Gateway at Pitman
Salem at Pennsville
Clayton at Riverside
Glassboro at Maple Shade
Wildwood at Schalick

SOFTBALL
Burlington City at Audubon
Cape May Tech at Riverside
Glassboro at Schalick
Palmyra at Woodstown
LEAP at Haddon Twp.
Buena at Maple Shade
Clayton at Pitman
Paulsboro at Pennsville

The boys tennis cutoff date was Saturday, pairings are expected to be announced Monday. Here are the projected pairings; some teams may opt out of the competition (Glassboro and Pitman have), which would open up byes in the official bracket

TENNIS (May 21 first round)
Glassboro at Haddon Twp.
Gateway at Clayton
Wildwood at Schalick
West Deptford at Woodstown
Buena at West Deptford
Pitman at Palmyra
Audubon at Point Pleasant Beach
Penns Grove at Pennsville