Schalick’s pole vaulter Jenkins leads county boys at South Jersey Open meet at Delsea
BASEBALL Woodstown 5, Audubon 1: Walker Battavio’s two-run single snapped a 1-1 tie and highlighted a three-run fourth inning that lift the Wolverines to their third straight win. Drew Sutton had an RBI ground out later in the inning. Four Woodstown pitchers held the Green Wave to four hits and one unearned run. Tommy Tucci pitched three shutout innings to get the win.
TRACK
Schalick’s Caleb Jenkins won the boys pole vault at the South Jersey Open with a jump of 12 feet, 6 inches. Jenkins and Kamaldeep Singh both jumped 12-6, but Jenkins entered the event at 11 feet and didn’t miss. All five vaulters who cleared 12-6 tried it at 13-0, but no one made it.
Two of Jenkins’ Schalick teammates, Ethan McLean and Gary Simonini, both had second-place finishes. McLean was second in the discus (132-1), while Simonini was second in the pole vault (157-0).
SOUTH JERSEY OPEN BOYS at Delsea 1600: Vincent Kelly, Gloucester 4:32.95 100: Joshua George-Oyewole, Williamstown 10.92 400: Ashton Gage, Eastern 49.44 800: Timothy Whitaker, Timber Creek 1:56.16 110 Hurdles: Larry Norman, Deptford 14.58 200: Xavion Holmes, Deptford 22.28; 6. Kylee Goodson, Penns Grove 22.54 4×800: Woodbury 8:32.93 4×100: Washington Twp. 42.98 High Jump: Devin Perry, Timber Creek 6-6; 5. Tommy White, Penns Grove 5-10 Pole Vault: Caleb Jenkins, Schalick 12-6 Long Jump: Moses Robles, Glassboro 23-0.25; 4. Will Roy, Penns Grove 20-8; T-5 Danny Knight, Pennsville 20-7.50 Triple Jump: Moses Robles, Glassboro 46-4.5 Discus: Gabriel Tarasevich, Glassboro 146-1; 2. Ethan McLean, Schalick 142-1 Javelin: Kristofer Oesterle, Rancocas Valley 187-11; 2. Gary Simonini, Schalick 157-0 Shot Put: Sheldon Goldsborough, Delsea 53-11
Woodstown boys, Schalick girls win Salem County track titles; Goodson, Stewart set records
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
PENNSVILLE — The war hat is back and anyone who’s a student of the history of Salem County track and field knows what that means.
For all 15 Salem County and all six state championships he won at Penns Grove, Tom Mason wore the same Marine Corps khaki camo desert hat. It’s a little worn and pinched on the seams, but it was clean and fits as well as the first day he got it from one of his former students who served in Iraq. .
It had been tucked in a bedroom drawer beneath a stack of Penns Grove shirts since he retired from coaching. He dug it out Thursday for his first Salem County Championship Meet as Woodstown’s coach and just like that old silk hat they found for Frosty the Snowman it still had magic in it.
The Wolverines won their first Salem County boys track title since 2019 — and Mason’s first as a coach since 2017 — when they pulled away from a tight battle with Penns Grove in the late events at Pennsville High School.
“The war hat is back,” the Wolverines’ first-year coach said, noting the Tri-County coaches back in the day used to refer to him as The Little General. “I knew where it was, I went to the drawer it’s in, pulled it out and said, ‘OK, I’m back, it’s time to bring it out.'”
The key to the victory was scoring points in events they typically hadn’t before, like the jumps and throws outside of Aidan Taulane, and stepping in to steal points where other teams were strong. But in the end it was the traditional way they’ve scored in the past – the distance events – that clinched it for them as they went 1-2-4 in the 800 and 1-2-3 in the 3200. Josh Crawford led the Wolverines across the line in the 800 and Jacob Marino won the 3200 for the fourth year in a row — on his 18th birthday.
“I had to get another one,” Marino said. “I wanted to put our team in a good position and make me happy on my birthday to get the (3200) four times. I think the win overall as a team is a huge (birthday) present. It’s going to be our first one in several years and the four times is a big thing for me. I’m really proud of that.”
Ironically, it was the same way they closed out the Red Devils Monday for Mason’s 400th career dual meet victory.
“My philosophy has always been (score in) multiple places,” Mason said. “If you can do that you have a very good chance of winning and that’s what these kids did today. The unsung hero was Karson Chew for what he did in the 400 hurdles, a race he’s never run before.
“Schalick and Penns Grove are very, very good teams and both of them easily could have won the meet, but I believe these teams kind of overlooked us because I never once said to the opposing coaches we’re gonna win this thing today, as was said to me a couple times,. We’re just trying to be competitive. We’re going to score where people don’t think and it started going 2-3 in javelin – nobody expected that – and then the 2-4 in the high jump and that set us up.”
For most of the day it was a battle between Mason’s new team and his old one. They traded the lead five times before the Senior Recognition break, with neither leading the other by more than eight once the meet got going. .The Wolverines’ 1-2-4 finish in the 1600, led by Marino’s second title in the event, provided a 16-point swing that put them back on top.
After the 110 hurdles posted, Penns Grove led by four before the Wolverines started pulling away.
“The name of the game is to compete and to fight; if everybody did their job we would be close,” Penns Grove coach Andrae Ames said. “This is my second year as coach. I’m so proud of these guys. They work hard … they listen … they bought into the program – and it’s showing. I’m just excited for the future.”
Speaking of the future, a question has persisted whether Mason would return to coach the Wolverines in 2027 after coming out of retirement this spring to take the team out of an admiration for their senior group and desire to see them succeed, and he remained non-committal throughout the season. Pressed on Thursday he said he has “sort of made a decision,” but wasn’t ready to disclose it publicly. “Let’s just say I really love the freshmen and sophomores that are out; we’ll let it go at that,” he said.
If he does return, trust the war hat will come with him.
Top photo: Woodstown coach Tom Mason (L) is congratulated by Penns Grove girls coach Marcus Dowe after the Wolverines clinched their first boys county track title since 2019.
Penns Grove’s Kylee Goodson (L), shown with coach Andrae Ames, won three events and set a record, to be named boys track MVP at the Same County Track Championship. Schalick’s David Stewart was the field MVP.
Record setters
Penns Grove’s Kylee Goodson and Schalick’s David Stewart set records and were named boys track and field MVPs, respectively. Goodson set the county 400 record (48.89) among his two individual and 4×400 relay wins. Stewart set the triple jump meet record (47-8.25) among his four individual wins.
In addition to his 400 win, Goodson won the 100 (11.04), anchored the 4×400 relay and finished second to Stewart in the 200 (22.33).
“It was very exceptional,” Goodson said. “Like my coach said this is a business trip, so I came out here and did what I had to do. I didn’t even know I set a record. When they said it I was happy, but I also had to lock in to my 200.”
Stewart continued his domination in the county meet. The junior set the tone for his meet by winning the long jump (22-3) on his first attempt of day. He also won the 400 hurdles (54.91) to go with the 200 and triple jump. In three years at the County Meet, he has 10 total golds.
“The meet record in the triple jump felt really good because I’ve been stuck at 45 all season and last season I was 45,” he said. “Another jumping coach gave me a tip on the last jump. I just did what he told me and it all came together and I jumped 47-8. Now that I’ve hit that it’s kind of the minimum, I want to get out to 48, 49, eventually 50.”
Schalick girls three-peat
Schalick won the girls county title for the third year in a row. It wasn’t as easy as last year when they won by 63 points, but it wasn’t as tight as two years ago when they won it in the 4×400 relay, either.
The Cougars won only four events, but they medaled (top 3) in 12 and won multiple medals in three. They swept the javelin.
“I wouldn’t say (it was) reasonably easy,” Pine said. “I am very surprised. Salem has such a strong team and so does Woodstown, so it was a complete surprise and shock to me. The girls came out and just outperformed themselves today and they continuous strive for better.”
Salem and Woodstown gave them a serious run. The Rams won four events and swept the 100 and 200 with Raniyah Parsons-Smith winning both. The Wolverines won five events with Abby Marino sweeping the 800, 1600 and 3200 to win girls track MVP honors.
Schalick junior Sebrina Bradford was the girls field MVP. She won the discus (109-1) and finished second to teammate Navaeh Robinson in the javelin with a PR of 91-7.
“It’s amazing,” Bradford said. “I’m proud of all of us because we do so many things individually. I’m just so proud of them, and proud of myself, too.”
NOTES: Schalick’s Gary Simonini was the day’s first boys winner, taking the javelin with an official PR of 161-5 using an implement he put in competition for the first time. His rainbow model has been with him since his freshman year, but it produced his shortest throw of four attempts Thursday. He put it aside and hit the winning mark with golden jav. “I think this is my new gamer for the rest of the year,” he said … In a battle of the county’s top throwers, Penns Grove’s JaKai Ingram edged Woodstown’s Taulane in the shot put for the second time this week … Penns Grove’s Arianna Dowe was the day’s first girls champion, winning her first county title in the long jump (15-3) … One of the more courageous efforts of the day was turned in by Woodstown’s Lia Covely. The Wolverines’ senior suffered a leg injury somersaulting at the finish of her second-place run in the girls 400 hurdles, but she bounced back to win the 100 hurdles by more than a second. Schalick’s Brooke Valentine won the 400 hurdles by 0.06 seconds.
Schalick junior David Stewart brings home one of his four wins in the Salem County Track Championships Thursday. Stewart has won 10 gold medals in the event during his career.
44TH SALEM COUNTY TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS (Top 3 win medals, top 5 score points)
BOYS Team scores: Woodstown 104, Penns Grove 89, Schalick 67.5, Salem 62.5, Pennsville 12. 400 Hurdles: 1. David Stewart, Schalick 54.91; 2. Bryan Garlic, Penns Grove 56.05; 3. Grady Buzby, Salem 58.06. 100: 1. Kylee Goodson, Penns Grove 11.04; 2. Will Roy, Penns Grove 11.35; 3. Danny Knight, Pennsville 11.46. 1600: 1. Jacob Marino, Woodstown 4:34.14; 2. David Farrell, Woodstown 4:35.13; 3. Gavin Cronrath, Salem 4:50.71. 400: 1. Kylee Goodson, Penns Grove 48.89 (county record, old record, Lance Husser, Woodstown 49.00-h, 2004); 2. Josh Crawford, Woodstown 49.79; 3. Karon Chew, Woodstown 50.29. 110 Hurdles: 1. Timothy Gregory, Salem 15.36; 2. Bryan Garlic, Penns Grove 15.59; 3. Sherrod Jones, Schalick 15.61. 800: 1. Josh Crawford, Woodstown 1:58.33; 2. Karson Chew, Woodstown 1:59.89; 3. Steve Chomo, Schalick 2:00.31. 3200: 1. Jacob Marino, Woodstown 10:28.36; 2. Pacey Hutton, Woodstown 10:42.26; 3. Jackson Perry, Woodstown 10:47.41. 200: 1. David Stewart, Schalick 22.26; 2. Kylee Goodson, Penns Grove 22.33; 3. Will Roy, Penns Grove 23.39. 4×400 Relay: 1. Penns Grove (Bryan Garlic, Tommy White, Savior Allah, Kylee Goodson) 3:28.35; 2. Salem 3:30.18; 3. Woodstown 3:30.36. Long Jump: 1. David Stewart, Schalick 22-3; 2. Will Roy, Penns Grove 21-6.75; 3. Danny Knight, Pennsville 21-5. Triple Jump: 1. David Stewart, Schalick 47-8.25 (meet record, old record, Steven Brown, Penns Grove, 47-5, 2009); 2. Bryan Garlic, Penns Grove 44-3; 3. Donovan Weathers, Salem 41-10. High Jump: 1. Tommy White, Penns Grove 6-0; 2. Andrew White, Woodstown 6-0; 3. Donovan Weathers, Salem 6-0. Discus: 1. Aidan Taulane, Woodstown 154-8; 2. Ethan McLean, Schalick, 142-2; 3. Giovanni Traini, Salem 120-3. Shot Put: 1. JaKai Ingram, Penns Grove 47-3.75; 2. Aidan Taulane, Woodstown 47-0.5; 3. Connor Wariwanchik, Woodstown 44-2.5. Javelin: 1. Gary Simonini, Schalick 161-5; 2. Noah Chiu, Woodstown 138-0; 3. Aidan Taulane, Woodstown 126-0. Pole Vault: 1. Grady Buzby, Salem 11-0; 2. Jelani Beverly, Salem 9-6; 3. Messiah Allah, Penns Grove 9-6.
GIRLS Team scores: Schalick 114.50, Salem 80, Woodstown 64, Pennsville 51.5, Penns Grove 25. 400 Hurdles: 1. Brooke Valentine, Schalick 1:10.22; 2. Lia Covely, Woodstown 1:10.28; 3. Ava Scurry, Schalick 1:17.79. 100: 1. Raniyah Parsons-Smith, Salem 12.88; 2. Dynastie Tucker, Salem 13:37; Amaia Massengill, Salem 13.65. 1600: 1. Abby Marino, Woodstown 5:27.23; 2. Emma Wilbur, Schalick 5:50.48; 3. Sawyer Slad, Pennsville 5:59.26. 400: 1. Dynastie Tucker, Salem 1:02.73; 2. Molly Gratz, Pennsville 1:03.34; 3. Brooklynn Jackson, Salem 1:03.54. 100 Hurdles: 1. Lia Covely, Woodstown 17.13; 2. Rebekah Cuff, Schalick 18.36; 3. JiYonna Seals, Salem 18.74. 800: 1. Abby Marino, Woodstown 2:32.16; 2. Kiley Parvin, Schalick 2:40.86; 3. Caylen Taylor, Schalick 2:43.72. 3200: 1. Abby Marino, Woodstown 12:50.44; 2. Emma Wilbur, Schalick 13:11.06; 3. Sawyer Slad, Pennsville 13:20.93. 200: 1. Raniyah Parsons-Smith, Salem 27.20; 2. Anyzha Williams, Salem 27.47; 3. Amaia Massengill, Salem 27.85. 4×400 Relay: 1. Salem (Amaia Massengill, Anyzha Williams, Dynastie Tucker, Brooklynn Jackson) 4:23.90; 2. Schalick 4:28.35; 3. Penns Grove 4:45.16. Long Jump: 1. Arianna Dowe, Penns Grove 15-3; 2. Phoebe Alward, Schalick 15-2.5; 3. Jaelynn Jarmon, Schalick 14-10. Triple Jump: 1. Jaelynn Jarmon, Schalick 35-9; 2. Ramiyah Jones, Salem 34-0; 3. Arianna Dowe, Penns Grove 32-8.5. High Jump: 1. Kallie Morrison, Pennsville 4-10; 2. Rebekah Cuff, Schalick 4-8; 3. Aubrey Manorowitz, Pennsville 4-6. Discus: 1. Sebrina Bradford, Schalick 109-1; 2. Tatiyonna Crawford, Pennsville 102-11; 3. Sara Lodge, Woodstown 97-8. Shot Put: 1. Zoey Caesar, Penns Grove 33-8.75; 2. Rolande Delva, Pennsville 30-6; 3. Ava Rodgers, Salem 30-1.5. Javelin: 1. Navaeh Robinson, Schalick 107-0; 2. Sebrina Bradford, Schalick 91-7; 3. River Wojcik, Schalick 83-6. Pole Vault: 1. Juliette Angelus, Woodstown 7-0; 2. Molly Gratz, Pennsville 6-6; 3. Jillian Wriggins, Schalick 6-6
Penns Grove’s Tommy White won the boys high jump at the Salem County Track Championship Thursday in Pennsville.
Woodstown’s Mason scores 400th dual meet win in nail biter against Penns Grove, the place it all began and the Hall of Fame coach made his mark
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
WOODSTOWN — The irony was not lost on Tom Mason.
Mason, the Hall of Fame track and cross country coach who came out of retirement to help take Woodstown’s program to the next level, scored his 400th career dual meet victory Monday when the Wolverines took a 72-63 nail biter on the final day of the dual meet season from Penns Grove, the school where it all began for him a lifetime ago.
“It means a lot,” Mason said. “Never thought I’d get to it. I had a lot of success at Penns Grove and St. James through the athletes and assistant coaches. I never planned on this, but when we had the opportunity to get to 400 I was like it would be cool to do it against Penns Grove, that would make it really good.
“Losing a close meet to Glassboro, the 400 would have come against Schalick and then this meet would have been moot. But losing that close meet put us in a situation beating Schalick it’s going to come against Penns Grove and it’s gonna come here to Woodstown, this is kind of cool.”
Before the meet, the spry septuagenarian walked the grounds talking with the Penns Grove coaches, all of whom ran for him at one time during his 45-year coaching career. Former athletes representing 14 individual state championships made it to the meet. Long-time coaching colleague and rival John Maniglia came back early from a trip to the Outer Banks of North Carolina just to be on hand for the occasion.
“It’s historical,” said Russell Willitt, the Penns Grove discus record since 1985. “The reason I say that is when I was in high school we only got to, I think, 100 dual meet wins, so he’s surpassed Jack Ware four times. That’s amazing. I didn’t want to miss that. This 400th win is monumental for not only Woodstown and Penns Grove, but for the whole Salem County.”
And those are just the dual meet track and cross country wins. He figures the cross country segment is around 160. If you counted the county (15), conference (15), sectional (7), state (4) and 11 assorted relay championships, the number would have thinking about sticking around for 500. He said he still can’t answer the question everyone has been asking him about next year yet.
Chris Robinson, who broke Willitt’s Penn Grove shot put record, had mixed emotions, but was genuinely happy for his former coach.
“You’re happy, but at the same time it’s like ahhh you did it against Penns Grove,” Robinson said at the height of the meet. “I have two ways to it, probably just like Mr. Mason does. I know his insides are probably eating him up right about now. You want to win at your new school because you have some good quality athletes out here that he believes in and then you’re going against your old team. For everybody it’s a big accomplishment.”
Woodstown coach Tom Mason holds the poster his athletes made to commemorate his 400th career dual meet victory Monday over Penns Grove.
The meet, as Mason expected, was a battle. Both teams used their strengths to their advantage. Bryan Garlic (both hurdles, triple jump) and Kylee Goodson (100, 200, 400) both won three events for Penns Grove. David Farrell (800, pole vault) won two events for Woodstown. Woodstown’s Aidan Taulane won the discus (164-10), but was nosed out by Penns Grove’s JaKai Ingram (47-2) in the shot.
“I knew it was going to be a war,” Mason said. “They brought everything because they didn’t want to be the team for me to get to 400, where I wanted them to be the team I beat to get to 400.”
The Wolverines led 36-27 at the completion of the field events despite Penns Grove winning four of the seven. The Red Devils led 42-39 after the 400 hurdles and 100, but the teams traded the lead three times over the next four events. The Red Devils went 1-2 in the 200 to tie the meet at 63 before the Wolverines clinched it with Pacey Hutton, Jackson Perry and Jacob Marino going 1-2-3 in the 3200.
“I knew it was really close,” Hutton said. “Our coach came up to us and was like you need to go 1-2-3 in this. It feels really amazing. We all worked really hard this week to get him there.”
Once the meet was decided, the Wolverines presented Mason with a poster commemorating the occasion and had a set of balloon numbers spelling out “400.” Humorously, one of the zeroes slipped out of someone’s grasp as they were positioning the numbers and it drifted away into the sky before the group could assemble for the group photo.
The Woodstown girls won their meet, 93-29.
WOODSTOWN 72, PENNS GROVE 63 400 Hurdles: Bryan Garlic, Penns Grove 58.9 100: Kylee Goodson, Penns Grove 10.7 1600: Jacob Marino, Woodstown 400: Kylee Goodson, Penns Grove 48.6 110 Hurdles: Bryan Garlic, Penns Grove 15.5 800: David Farrell, Woodstown 2:04 200: Kylee Goodson, Penns Grove 22.1 3200: Pacey Hutton, Woodstown 10:43.8 4×400: Scratched Long Jump: Will Roy, Penns Grove 21-4.25 Triple Jump: Bryan Garlic, Penns Grove 42-8.5 High Jump: Tommy White, Penns Grove 6-0 Discus: Aidan Taulane, Woodstown 164-10 Shot Put: JaKai Ingram, Penns Grove 47-2 Javelin: Noah Chiu, Woodstown 142-3 Pole Vault: David Farrell, Woodstown 10-0
Hall of Fame coach Tom Mason (C) is surrounded by former athletes is coached to 14 state championships during his tenure at Penns Grove. On Monday, Mason coached Woodstown to a dual meet win over the Red Devils for his 400th career dual meet victory.
Here is the Salem County sports calendar for the week of April 27-May 2; all games start at 4 p.m. unless noted
MONDAY, APRIL 27 BASEBALL Pennsville at Pitman Salem at Gateway Salem Tech at Bridgeton Schalick vs. Woodstown, Elmer LL, 6:30 p.m. SOFTBALL Gloucester Catholic at Salem Pitman at Pennsville Winslow at Penns Grove Schalick vs. Woodstown, Elmer LL, 6:30 p.m. BOYS GOLF Woodstown vs. Cumberland, TBA, 3:30 p.m. Salem Tech vs. Triton, Valleybrook CC, 3:45 p.m. GIRLS GOLF Schalick vs. Clearview, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m. TENNIS Glassboro at Penns Grove, 3:45 p.m. Wildwood at Pennsville TRACK Schalick at Glassboro, 3:45 p.m. Overbrook at Pennsville Penns Grove at Woodstown BOYS LACROSSE Woodstown at Washington Twp., 5:30 p.m.
TUESDAY, APRIL 28 BASEBALL Camden Academy Charter at Salem Tech Millville at Pennsville Penns Grove at Bridgeton SOFTBALL Salem Tech at Camden Academy Charter, 3:45 p.m. GOLF Schalick vs. Pennsville, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m. Salem Tech vs. Wildwood, Sakima CC, 3:45 p.m. TENNIS West Deptford at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m. Clayton at Schalick Pennsville at Penns Grove BOYS VOLLEYBALL Timber Creek at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m. BOYS LACROSSE Woodstown at Williamstown GIRLS LACROSSE West Deptford at Woodstown COLLEGE BASEBALL Mercer CC at Salem CC (2), 3 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 BASEBALL Pennsville at Woodstown Pitman at Penns Grove Rancocas Valley at Schalick Salem at Overbrook SOFTBALL Overbrook at Salem Penns Grove at Pitman Woodstown at Pennsville BOYS GOLF Schalick vs. Pitman, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m. Salem Tech vs. Williamstown, Scotland Run CC, 3:45 p.m. GIRLS GOLF Schalick vs. Cumberland, Running Deer GC, 3:30 p.m. TENNIS Pennsville at Clayton, 3:45 p.m. Woodstown at Triton, 3:45 p.m. Glassboro at Schalick GIRLS LACROSSE Woodstown at Ocean City
THURSDAY, APRIL 30 BASEBALL Schalick at Clearview SOFTBALL Salem Tech at Bridgeton Winslow at Penns Grove Woodstown at Washington Twp. TRACK Salem County Championships, Pennsville, 3:30 p.m. TENNIS Penns Grove at Pitman BOYS VOLLEYBALL Salem Tech at Camden Co. Tech, 3:45 p.m. BOYS GOLF Schalick vs. Overbrook, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m. Woodstown vs. Pennsville, Town & Country, 3:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, MAY 1 BASEBALL Gloucester at Woodstown Lindenwold at Salem Tech Pennsville at Salem SOFTBALL Camden Tech at Schalick Salem at Pennsville Salem Tech at Woodbridge Academy (NJTAC( TENNIS Deptford at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m. Glassboro at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m. Wildwood at Penns Grove GIRLS LACROSSE Maple Shade at Woodstown COLLEGE BASEBALL Union at Salem CC, TBA COLLEGE SOFTBALL Region XIX Tournament, Mercer CC Salem CC vs. Mercer, 10 a.m. Lackawanna vs. Delaware Tech, noon
SATURDAY, MAY 2 BASEBALL Schalick at Timber Creek Woodstown at Audubon, 11 a.m. TRACK SJTCA Meet, Delsea, 1 p.m. SJTCA Meet, Rancocas Valley, 1 p.m. BOYS VOLLEYBALL Salem Tech at Highland, 3:45 p.m. COLLEGE BASEBALL Salem CC at Union (2), noon
Salem’s track team used to just enjoy the experience of the big meets, Saturday they challenged and won a medal at Penn Relays; plus other scores and highlights from Saturday’s Salem County sports calendar
BASEBALL Vineland 3, Schalick 2 TRACK Penn Relays
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
PHILADELPHIA – Before this year, the athletes in the Salem High track program may have been content with just being on the starting line of a big meet, but they’ve been to enough of them now that the novelty of just being there has worn off and the time has come to compete.
And compete they did Saturday in the biggest meet for many of them to date.
The Rams’ boys 4×400 relay team made some school history when they finished third in the South Jersey Small School race at the Penn Relays, winning the school’s first Penn Relays medal in coach David Hunt’s tenure.
The group of Grady Buzby, Jerry Seals, Xavier McGriff and Tim Gregory ran a 3:28.96, finishing third behind Camden (3:21.59) and Deptford (3:21.71). The top five teams win medals. Their time was two seconds slower than the school record they set last week at the Woodbury Relays, but it was just as meaningful considering the venue and the circumstances.
“It’s super significant,” Hunt said. “We’ve been trying to get into these bigger races, we get there and sometimes we don’t always meet our expectations, so to be able to go out and put up those numbers consistently and being able to compete on that stage is a big deal. Woodbury is a big deal, but running the Penn Relays at Franklin Field is a little different.
“I emphasized to them you get to a point everything can’t be about the experience; you’re going to these to compete, not to just be there; anyone can sign up. That’s why we’re doing in. When we go to these meets we need to compete when we’re there, not go to participate, and there’s a big difference.”
“We’ve understood that this season,” Buzby said. “Other years it’s been more like (wishfully) ‘we can make it to states, we can medal at sectionals.’ But now the stakes are higher. We can medal at Penn Relays, we can medal at states, we can go to nationals — another step up – and that’s definitely something we were looking at today. Something to keep in mind.”
All four of the Rams ran 52-second legs. Buzby got them started with a 52.08 out of the gate. Seals followed in 52.28. McGriff ran 51.16 and Gregory brought it home in 52.46.
Seniors Buzby and McGriff were running on the Penn track for the first time. The Rams have a six-man interchangeable rotation for the relay and set the order depending on who’s available and how many events they’ve entered. Buzby didn’t run the race at Woodbury because he was just coming off the 800, but was inserted in the opening leg Saturday specifically for his ability to establish and maintain position in the event’s waterfall start.
“The reason I ran the first leg is because I won’t tolerate being bullied,” he said. “At UPenn it’s special because if you look at the races they have an outrageous number of kids on the track and you have to hold your position in a waterfall start. You don’t get a lane. I take up space and I don’t let anybody bully me.”
McGriff, inspired by watching Olympian Quincy Wilson run a 44.56 split in his 4×4, put on a closing dash in his leg. He took the baton in fourth place, then made a big push to get the Rams into third for Gregory’s final leg.
“The backstretch got me a little bit,” McGriff said. “Once I saw Audubon in front of me, in my head I was like I got him, I’ve got to get him around the curve to get us in a spot, so I picked up the pace and ran past him. I just felt good about that.”
The group didn’t realize they were getting medals for their finish until they saw Hunt around the medals table on their way out. That’s when the real celebration began.
“When we got them he told us we were the first to ever get on in a long time,” McGriff said. “We just got real happy. We were cheering and stuff. We were so happy.”
Schalick’s 4×400 relay team ran in the High School Boys division. The team of Steve Chomo, Jacob Carter, Chase Riley and David Stewart ran 3:32.58 and finished seventh in their race.
Baseball
VINELAND 3, SCHALICK 2: Nathaya Perez hit a bases-loaded single into center field with one out in the bottom of the seventh, scoring Don Menzoni from third for the Fighting Clan’s walk-off win.
The Cougars, back on the field after their senior trip, tied the game with two runs in the sixth. Bo Schalick scored the first run on a passed ball and Cole Hartley tied it with a two-out RBI single.
Evan Glaspey and Even Sepers both had a pair of hits for the Cougars.
Salem CC falls at RCSJ-Gloucester; Hyatt spins Penns Grove’s first shutout since 2019, Salem Tech walks one off in extras
BASEBALL Buena 26, Salem 1 Salem Tech 8, Cape May Tech 7 Penns Grove 13, Winslow 0 SOFTBALL Lower Cape May 14, Salem 10 COLLEGE BASEBALL RCSJ-Gloucester 12, Salem CC 2
By Riverview Sports News
SEWELL – Region 19 home run leader Nick Slogik hit a pair of three-run homers and Bryson Kirby scattered eight hits as league-leading No. 3 RCSJ-Gloucester run-ruled Salem CC 12-2 Friday.
Slogik hit his first homer off Mighty Oaks starter Pat Seitzinger in the first inning and the second one off Louie Rivera in the fifth. He now has 18 on the season.
The first blast was part of a four-run inning that erased Tyler Hacker’s solo homer in the top of the inning. The Roadrunners (26-9) added two in the third and three in the fourth before Slogik’s second homer put the game in run-rule territory, 12-1.
The home was the only hit Rivera allowed in his 2 2/3 innings of relief. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out two.
Hacker went 3-for-3 for the Mighty Oaks (20-22). Aiden Nestor had two hits.
The Mighty Oaks scored a run in the seventh on Cliff Wysinger’s RBI single.
Kirby struck out 10 and walked one in his seven-inning complete game.
The teams are scheduled to play a doubleheader at the Carneys Point Rec Complex 11 a.m. Saturday. It will be the Mighty Oaks’ Sophomore Day.
Baseball
SALEM TECH 8, CAPE MAY TECH 7: Lucas Clement was awarded home on a throwing error created by his aggressive base running with one out in the bottom of the eighth to help the Chargers complete a challenging week 3-0.
Clement singled and stole second with Cole Sacks at the plate. The attempt to get him at second went into the outfield and he had already reached third when the relay from the outfield went out of play.
The Chargers (7-3) trailed at one point in the game 7-4, but tied it in the sixth on Clement’s bases-loaded walk and a two-run game-tying single by Sacks. They had the winning run at second in the seventh with one out, but couldn’t get it home.
Clement had three hits and three RBIs to lead the Chargers’ offense. Sacks had two hits and two RBIs and Chase Pompper had two hits.
The Chargers beat Pilgrim Academy, Clayton and Cape May Tech to match their longest winning streak of the season.
“They’re learning how to win,” Chargers coach John Helsel said. “It was just a great team effort. I can’t be happier. We won them all. It was tough – our catcher got hurt, we had to shuffle guys around, we were running out of pitching – but we did it and we came back.”
PENNS GROVE 13, WINSLOW 0: Dylan Hyatt spun Penns Grove’s first shutout since 2019, a one-hit, 12-strikeout effort that helped the Red Devils (3-7) snap a two-game losing streak.
It was their first shutout since Austin Smith blanked Wildwood (14-0) on April 8, 2019 (115 games, 20 wins)
“It’s the best we’ve seen him,” Red Devils coach Chuck Weigel said. “He brought everything today.”
The only Hyatt allowed was a two-out single in the top of the first. He then retired 13 of the last 14 batters he faced, 12 by strikeout. The only baserunner in that stretch reached on a misread infield fly in the fourth.
He threw 58 pitches in the five-inning game, 48 for strikes. He had 13 first-pitch strikes to the 18 batters he faced and had only two two-ball counts.
“He was locating his fastball and mixing a curve to keep them off balanced all afternoon,” assistant coach Joe Mecholsky said.
Bristol Scott had a two-run single in the first to get the Red Devils going and Josh Widen had two hits and two RBIs.
BUENA 26, SALEM 1: The Chiefs (9-3) scored 11 runs in each of the first two innings and their two pitchers limited the Rams to two hits and struck out eight.
Richie Wilson hit a two-run homer in the second 11-run inning and had three RBIs in the game. Ricky Bessix had four RBIs and Gio Crescitelli drove in three.
The Rams (0-8) scored their run in the fifth when Josthen Jimenez hit a leadoff triple and rode home on a ground out.
Softball
LOWER CAPE MAY 14, SALEM 10: The Tigers jumped out to a 14-0 lead after two innings, then held on as the Rams steadily climbed back into the game.
The Rams got back in it with a six-run fourth inning highlighted by aggressive base running and plate discipline. They scored the runs on a two steals of home, a passed ball, an error, a bases-loaded walk and bases-loaded hit batsman. They added single runs in the sixth and seventh innings.
Khloe Bubier had two hits for the Rams and Avah Brown had two RBIs. Akayla Nichols reached base four times.
Track: Penn Relays
Schalick and Salem ran in the same heat of Friday’s boys 4×100 at the Penn Relays and finished neck and neck.
The Cougars finished fifth in the heat and 40th overall. The team of Amauri Conyers, Jacob Carter, Kenny Bartee and David Stewart ran 44.119.
Salem was sixth in the heat and finished 51st overall. The team of Jelani Beverly, Jameek Clayton, Rashar Stevenson and Quimere Bergen ran a PR 44.348.
Central Bucks East won the heat at 43.37 and qualified ninth overall.
Here are scores and details from Thursday’s Salem County sports calendar
SOFTBALL LEAP 21, Penns Grove 11 BOYS GOLF Pitman 172, Salem Tech 247 Sterling 161, Woodstown 167 TENNIS Haddon Heights 5, Schalick 0 COLLEGE SOFTBALL Salem CC 3-8, Brookdale 8-3
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LINCROFT — The Salem CC softball team outdueled Brookdale’s top pitcher in Game 1 and then jumped out quickly in Game 2 to sweep the Jersey Blues 3-0 and 8-3 in its last tough tuneup before the Region 19 playoffs.
The Mighty Oaks will be the No. 4 seed in the playoffs and wrap up the regular season this weekend against Raritan Valley. a team they outscored 51-2 in a doubleheader two weeks ago.
Raegan Wilson and Jordyn Busch combined on a two-hit shutout and outdueled Brookdale ace Jules Hart in the circle in the opener. Wilson pitched the first five innings, giving up two singles and walking none, while Busch notched a six-out save. Hart gave up just three hits and struck out nine, leaving her one shy of 300 for her career.
The Mighty Oaks scored two runs in the first inning when the Blues misplayed a ball hit by Emme Witter. J.J. Aguirre drove in a run in the third.
They erupted for 13 hits in the nightcap and jumped out to a 7-0 lead after batting in the fourth inning. Lilly Peverelle continued her hot hand at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double and homer.
“She said I think I can hit a home run,” assistant coach Chris Watson said. “I said, ‘Lilly, the wind’s blowing in, just hit a line drive.’ She said OK, then put the first pitch over the left field wall.”
It was her fifth homer of the year and helped raise her team-leading batting average to .470. In her last 14 games she is hitting .460 with 23 RBIs.
Witter also had three hits in the nightcap. Megan Koski and J.J. Aguirre both had two hits. Busch pitched the first 5 2/3 innings to get the win, with Savannah Palverento picking up the final four outs without allowing a hit.
Track
The girls 4×100 and 4×400 relay teams from Salem and Schalick ran at the Penn Relays Thursday.
Salem’s girls 4×100 (Raniyah Parsons-Smith, Amaia Massengil, Aniyah Williams, Dynastie Tucker) ran 49.89 and the 4×400 team (Massengil, Williams, Brooklynn Jackson, Tucker) ran 4:25.90 in the South Jersey Small race.
The Rams’ boys 4×100 team runs Friday and their South Jersey Small 4×400 team goes Saturday.
Schalick’s 4×100 team (Karlie Bakley, Willow Davis, Brooke Valentine, Jaelynn Jarmon) ran a 54.45 The 4×400 team (Bakley, Lucy Virga, Jarmon, Valentine) ran a 4:28.23.
The Cougars’ boys 4×100 relay team runs Friday and their 4×400 relay goes Saturday.
Golf
STERLING 161, WOODSTOWN 167: Sterling’s Ethan Weitzel and Colin Bove both shot 3-over-par 38 to share medalist honors at Town & Country. Jack Bucksar (39) posted Woodstown’s low round. The Wolverines also counted 40s from Logan Jones and Chris Porreca.
PITMAN 172, SALEM TECH 247: Micah Frost played his final five holes at Sakima CC in 1-over-par and parred at the last to pull into a tie with teammate Jake Bowen-Ashwin for medalist honors. Freshmen Daniel Atanasio and Thomas Conto had the Chargers’ low rounds (59).
Tennis
HADDON HEIGHTS 5, SCHALICK 0 Owen Peakes (H) def. Gabe McFeeley, 6-0, 6-0 Jackson Zalkind (H) def. Reece Loatman, 6-1, 6-2 Gavin Ewing (H) def. Tyr Brattlie, 6-1, 6-2 Nibal AlKhatib El Baayni Abou-Andrew D’Amelio (H) def. Cooper Halperin-Jack Genievich, 6-1, 6-4 Joe Foster-Cameron Wilson (H) def. Angelo Boston-Gavin McGrath, 7-5, 7-5 Records: Haddon Heights 5-5, Schalick 4-6
Here are the scores and details from the Tuesday’s Salem County sports calendar
BASEBALL Overbrook 15, Penns Grove 0 Salem Tech 16, Clayton 10 BOYS GOLF Salem Tech 226, Wildwood 233 TENNIS Pitman at Schalick TRACK Salem at Cherokee Penns Grove at Schalick BOYS VOLLEYBALL GCIT 2, Salem Tech 0 (25-7, 25-15) COLLEGE BASEBALL Salem CC 9, Bergen 7 COLLEGE SOFTBALL Salem CC 29-21, Morris 1-1
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CLAYTON — Chase Pompper had three doubles among his four hits and pitched the final three innings to get the win as Salem Tech outscored Clayton 16-10 in high school baseball Tuesday.
The Chargers ripped seven doubles in their 16-hit attack. Seven of their nine batters had at least one hit and eight scored at least one run.
Daulton Sites went 4-for-5, Logan Hearn, starting pitcher Jack Beal and Brayden McAllister had two hits apiece and Bryce Harris drove in three runs.
The Chargers never trailed in the game, scoring three in the first and four in the second.
OVERBROOK 15, PENNS GROVE 0: Luke Boyd pitched a five-inning three-hit shutout and the Rams took control with eight runs (five unearned) in the first inning. Liam Irvin, Dylan Hyatt and Angel Ocasio had the Red Devils’ hits.
Golf
WOODBURY — West Deptford’s Rylee Delaney bounced back from a double bogey on her first hole of the day and played the last eight holes even par to shoot 2-over 38 for medalist honors in the South Jersey Girls Invitational at Westwood Golf Club.
She won the individual title by four shots over Cumberland’s Nicole Tarquinio. Moorestown (195) won the team title by seven strokes over Clearview. Kingway was third (203).
Delaney, a senior, bogeyed the par-5 first and because of the shotgun start was four shots behind Moorestown’s Sonia Rosenman, who birdied her first hole (No. 4). But she steadily closed the gap, pulled even with her birdie at 6 and took the lead with the birdie at 7.
Schalick finished 11th (262), eight shots ahead of 12th-place Pennsville. Ava Marynowicz posted the Cougars low round (57). Gabriella Marandola shot the low round for Pennsville (58).
SOUTH JERSEY GIRLS INVITATIONAL At Westwood Golf Club TEAM LEADERBOARD: Moorestown 195, Clearview 202, Kingsway 203, Cumberland 207, Bordentown 210, Eastern 227, Moorestown 228, Mainland 230, Sterling 243, Northern Burlington II 248, SCHALICK 262, PENNSVILLE 270.
Here is the Salem County sports calendar for the week of April 20-25; all games at 4 p.m. unless noted; senior trips reduce the high school slate
MONDAY, APRIL 20 BASEBALL Salem Tech at Pilgrim Academy SOFTBALL Buena at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m. Schalick at Gloucester County Christian GOLF Woodstown vs. Wildwood, Town & Country Salem Tech vs. Clayton, The Birches
TUESDAY, APRIL 21 BASEBALL Penns Grove at Overbrook Salem Tech at Clayton BOYS GOLF Schalick vs. Overbrook, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m. Salem Tech vs. Wildwood, Union League National, 3:45 p.m. GIRLS GOLF South Jersey Open, Westwood GC TENNIS Pitman at Schalick TRACK Salem at Cherokee, 3:30 p.m. Penns Grove at Schalick, 3:45 p.m. BOYS VOLLEYBALL GCIT at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m. COLLEGE BASEBALL Bergen at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m. COLLEGE SOFTBALL Salem CC at Morris, 3:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 BASEBALL Overbrook at Penns Grove SOFTBALL Penns Grove at Overbrook TENNIS Winslow at Penns Grove COLLEGE BASEBALL Salem CC at Bergen, 3:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, APRIL 23 SOFTBALL LEAP at Penns Grove BOYS GOLF Salem Tech vs. Pitman, Sakima CC, 3:45 p.m. Woodstown vs. Sterling, Town & Country, 3:45 p.m. TENNIS Schalick at Haddon Heights TRACK Penn Relays COLLEGE SOFTBALL Salem CC at Brookdale, 3:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, APRIL 24 BASEBALL Buena at Salem Cape May Tech at Salem Tech Penns Grove at Winslow SOFTBALL Lower Cape May at Salem TRACK Penn Relays COLLEGE BASEBALL Salem CC at RCSJ-Gloucester, 3:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, APRIL 25 BASEBALL Schalick at Vineland, 1 p.m. SOFTBALL Salem Tech at Highland, 10 a.m. TRACK Penn Relays COLLEGE BASEBALL RCSJ-Gloucester at Salem CC (2), noon COLLEGE SOFTBALL Raritan Valley at Salem CC, noon
Woodstown breaks nearly 50-year-old Woodbury Relays meet record in 4×800; report also includes Saturday Salem County baseball results
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
WOODBURY – Hey, Woodstown 4×800 relay team, you just broke a nearly 50-year-old record in the Woodbury Relays. How are you going to celebrate?
We’re going to Disney World.
That’s not some cheap and easy way to get into the story of the Wolverines’ latest record-breaking relay. Because it’s actually true. All of it.
The Wolverines’ Four Horsemen relay team – Karson Chew, Jacob Marino, David Farrell and Josh Crawford – ran a sizzling 7:52.95 Saturday to win the Boys One 4×800, qualifying for nationals and blowing away the meet record of 8:06.10 set by Woodbury in 1978. One of the architects of the old record, Dick Caton, was officiating at the start line. Making the milestone even more special for one of the record-setters, it was anchor Crawford’s 18th birthday.
“It was a great relay today,” Crawford said. “This is a perfect birthday present. Our whole team really made sure that this one would be memorable.”
And the timing for a champion and their storyline couldn’t be more perfect. The three seniors on that relay – Chew, Marino and Crawford – head off to Woodstown’s Senior Trip – really, to Disney World – Sunday. You can’t make this up.
“It’s like what they do in the NFL,” Crawford said. “They celebrate the same way.”
Chew started them off with an opening leg of 1:57.02 and had a two-second lead when he passed the baton. Crawford brought them home with his best-ever split of 1:51.4, making up a 1.2-second deficit at the exchange to win by more than three seconds. Glassboro finished second at 7:56.44. The Bulldogs put a calculated lineup together to challenge the Wolverines with Crawford dueling Zacchaeus Harrigan in the final leg.
“Honestly, I think it was so good because I’m a chaser,” Crawford said. “I always run my best times when I’m behind people I know are good competition. Zacchaeus really gave me a run for my money today … It really just came down to who was the stronger runner in the last 200 meters of the race.
“We knew Glassboro was going to put up some competition because they were an eight-flat team and they really organized their relay perfectly. They really put to the test what we could actually accomplish today.”
Obviously, none of the Woodstown runners were even born when Caton and Co. set the old record, and probably neither were a lot of their parents. Woodstown coach Tom Mason was there when it happened, coaching the Penns Grove girls team that ran in the meet for the first time and won three events that day.
“I thought it was fantastic,” Mason said.
The Wolverines won two relays and finished top three in two others to finished tied for second place in the scored portion of the meet. They might’ve even won it had they not finished second in the 4×400 relay after a clerical error landed them in the slow heat. They ended up with 36 points and tied with Glassboro, just four points behind meet winner Camden.
They also won the sprint medley relay (Chew, newcomers Anthony White and Ricky Watts, and Crawford, 3:33.97), finished second in the 4×400 (3:25.08) and were third in the distance medley relay, setting the school record (10:53.31).
The all-inclusive field events didn’t figure in the team scoring, but winners do receive a Woodbury Watch and Aidan Taulane won the discus (164-7) and finished third in the shot put (48-1.5). He also had a discus throw that appeared to be close to qualifying him for the nationals, but it was right at the boundary line.
Penns Grove finished fourth in the team race. The Red Devils were second in both the 4×100 and 4×200 relays, breaking a school record in the 4×2 that stood for 44 years.
Salem was sixth and Schalick T-7. The Rams were third in the 4×400 and the 4×200. Schalick was second in the shuttle hurdle relay, third in the sprint medley relay (two-tenths of a second off the school record) and had five field athletes place in the top five.
Salem finished a solid second in the girls standings. The Rams won the 4×100 and 4×200 and was second in the 4×400. Freshman Dynastie Tucker anchored all three relays.
RAP CURRY INVITATIONAL: Woodstown’s girls 4×800 relay team of Arianna Mott, Abby Marino, Kiera Porch and Kyrsten Dussault ran a season’s best 11:12.52 for the Wolverines’ best finish in the running events in Yeadon, Pa. Kailyn Kennedy had a 10th-place finish in the individual high jump (4-7).
The Wolverines had several top 20 finishers. Lia Covely placed 14th in the 100 hurdles (17.52) and 18th in the 300 hurdles (52.73). Juliette Angelus was 15th in the pole vault (6-6) and Abby Marino 18th in the 1600 (5:31.01).
WOODBURY RELAYS (Event winners, Salem County medal winners)
BOYS I Team scores: Camden 40, WOODSTOWN 36, Glassboro 36, PENNS GROVE 21, Audubon 17, SALEM 15, SCHALICK 14, Haddon Twp. 14, Woodbury 8, Burlington City 8, Gateway 3, Clayton 3, Buena 1, Maple Shade 1.
4×110 SHR: 1. Camden 1:01.94; 2. Schalick (Noah Blunt, Jacob Carter, David Stewart, Sherrod Jones) 1:07.28; 5. Salem (Timothy Gregory, Gradin Buzby, Pierre Taylor-Gresham, Donovan Weathers) 1:13.74; 6. Penns Grove (Bryan Garlic, Tommy White, Savior Allah, James Minor) 1:16.81 4000 DMR: 1. Glassboro 10:29.47; 3. Woodstown (Pacey Hutton, Michael Turner, David Farrell, Jacob Marino) 10:53.31 4×200: 1. Camden 1:27.47; 2. Penns Grove (William Roy, Tommy White, Bryan Garlic, Kylee Goodson) 1:30.23; 3. Salem (RaShar Stevenson, Quimere Bergen, James Clayton, Timothy Gregory) 1:32.11; 5. Woodstown (Karson Chew, Ricky Watts, Anthony Costello, Josh Crawford) 1:32.22 4×800: 1. Woodstown (Karson Chew, David Farrell, Jacob Marino, Josh Crawford) 7:52.95 4×100: 1. Camden 42.62; 2. Penns Grove (William Roy, Avery Reed, Tommy White, Kylee Goodson) 43.45; 6. Salem (Jelani Beverly, Quimere Bergen, RaShar Stevenson, Timothy Gregory) 45.08 SMR: 1. Woodstown (Ricky Watts, Ben Lippincott, Karson Chew, Josh Crawford) 3:33.97; 3. Schalick (Amauri Conyers, Steve Chomo, David Stewart, Dezyon Purnell) 3:38.79 4×400: 1. Camden 3:20.94; 2. Woodstown (Karson Chew, Josh Crawford, Ben Lippincott, Anthony Costello) 3:25.08; 3. Salem (Jerry Seals, Xavier McGriff, Quimere Bergen, Timothy Gregory) 3:26.34; 4. Penns Grove (Bryan Garlic, Tommy White, Savior Allah, Kylee Goodson) 3:26.44 3000 Steeplechase: 1. Gavin Rakitis, Glassboro 9:37.64; 6. Jacob Marino, Woodstown 10:41.48 High Jump: 1. Jonathan Smith, Rancocas Valley 6-6; 5. Donovan Weathers, Salem 6-2 Pole Vault: 1. Max Frey, Cinnaminson 14-6; 5. Caleb Jenkins, Schalick 12-6 Long Jump: 1. Christopher Jones, Willingboro 23-3.5; 4. David Stewart, Schalick 22-3.75 Triple Jump: 1. Moses Robles, Glassboro 46-7; 3. David Stewart, Schalick 45-0 Discus: 1. Aidan Taulane, Woodstown 164-7′ 3. Ethan McLean, Schalick 146-10 Javelin: 1. Richard Pierce, Cumberland 177-7 Shot Put: 1. Sheldon Goldsborough, Delsea 50-10.5; 3. Aidan Taulane, Woodstown 48-1.5
GIRLS I Team scores: Audubon 54, SALEM 39, Haddon Twp. 28, McDonogh 21, Glassboro 16, Buena 14, Maple Shade 11, Pitman 11, Gateway 8, Woodbury 7, Florence 5, Palmyra 4, SCHALICK 2, Camden Catholic 2, Burlington City 1.
Steal Your Base Tournament Kingsway 16, Pennsville 1 Deptford 5, Pennsville 2
William G. Rohrer Tournament Cherry Hill West 6, Schalick 2 Schalick 6, Haddon Twp. 5
Jim Kelly Tournament Gloucester 16, Salem 0
WOODSTOWN 2, STERLING 1: Luke Fraley lined a single into left field with none out in the tenth inning scored Walker Battavio from second and give the Wolverines a walk-off win. Battavio drew a walk to open the inning and moved to second on a passed ball. Fraley delivered his game-winning hit on the next pitch.
Drew Sutton pitched six innings of shutout relief to get the win. He came in behind Battavio and gave up three hits, didn’t walk any and struck out eight.
The Silver Knights took a 1-0 lead in the fourth, but the Wolverines tied it in the fifth on Chase Harding’s RBI single.
The Wolverines had the winning run in scoring position in the seventh, eighth and ninth before finally breaking through in the tenth. They loaded the bases with one out in the eighth, but the Silver Knights turned a double play.
ROHRER TOURNAMENT: Schalick scored two runs in the sixth inning to open a three-run lead, then put out the fire in the seventh to beat Haddon Twp. 6-5. The Cougars didn’t have as much luck in their other game, losing to Cherry Hill West 6-2.
The Cougars took a 4-2 lead into the sixth inning against Haddon Twp. Bo Schalick delivered an RBI double to stretch the lead and Cole Hartley singled home another run. The Hawks scored twice in the top of the seventh and had the tying run in scoring position with two outs, but Hartley got the final out to finish off the complete game.
Cherry Hill West scored two runs in each of the first three innings and checked the Cougars on five hits. Schalick got a run in the second on on Evan Sepers’ RBI single and a run in the third on four straight one-out walks.
STEAL YOUR BASE TOURNAMENT: Pennsville’s bats were held in check twice and the Eagles lost tournament games to Kingsway (16-1) and Deptford (5-2).
The Eagles were limited to six hits by two Kingsway pitchers and fell behind 13-0 before scoring its run on Grady Sanders’ two-out single in the fourth. They mustered only five hits against Deptford. They scored an unearned run in the third to take a 1-0 lead, but David Noce hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the inning to put the Spartans ahead for good.
GLOUCESTER 16, SALEM 0: The Lions erupted for 10 runs in the first inning and Keegan Cohan blanked the Rams over five innings in the Jim Kelly Tournament. Gloucester’s first 10 batters all reached safely in the big inning. Aidan Johnson delivered the big blow, a bases-loaded triple. Jovanni Rios had two of the Rams’ hits.
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