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Friday sports report

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.


Mighty Oaks sweep

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

By Riverview Sports News

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

Tuesday sports report

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

By Riverview Sports News

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.

INDIVIDUAL TOP 10
Rylee DelaneyWest Deptford38
Nicole TarquinioCumberland42
Sonia RosenmanMoorestown43
Lily DelaeyEastern45
Katelyn ReichertClearview46
Norah StankoskiClearview46
Lanie WhiteheadKingsway46
Maahishee PatelCumberland48
Shree DesaiMoorestown48
Olivia O’NeillKingsway48

This week’s schedule

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

Woodbury Relays

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.

4×100 SHR: 1. Audubon 1:12.32; 5. Salem (Kiani Taylor-Gresham, Jaryn Weathers, Tahirah Davenport-White, JiYonna Seals) 1:18.12
4000 DMR: 1. Audubon 12:27.78; 5. Schalick (Emma Wilburn, Sarah Torpey, Caylen Taylor, Lucy Virga) 14:44.81
4×200: 1. Salem (Raniyah Parsons-Smith, Anyzha Williams, Dynastie Tucker, Amaia Massengill) 1:44,57
4×800: 1. Haddon Twp. 9:51.57
4×100: 1. Salem (Raniyah Parsons-Smith, Amaia Massengill, Dynastie Tucker, Anyzhe Williams) 49.57
SMR: 1. Audubon 4:09.67
4×400: 1. Haddon Twp. 4:09.91; 2. Salem (Dynastie Tucker, Brooklynn Jackson, Amaia Massengill, Alysha Williams) 4:16.37
3000 Steeplechase: 1. Sophia Aldridge, Williamstown 11:24.23
High Jump: 1. Egypt Bolan, Lindenwold 5-10.25
Pole Vault: 1. Brynn Greenwood, Williamstown 11-3
Long Jump: 1. MaSyiah Brawner, Winslow 18-9.5
Triple Jump: 1. MySyiah Brauner, Winslow 39-8.5
Discus: 1. Hannah Nuhfer, Delsea 179-6
Javelin: 1. Sharon Peterson, Williamstown, 110-6; 2. Navaeh Robinson, Schalick 108-0
Shot Put: 1. Hannah Nuhfer, Delsea 46-2

Baseball

Regular season
Woodstown 2, Sterling 1, 10 inns.

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.

Thursday sports report

Here are the scores and highlights from Thursday’s Salem County sports calendar

BASEBALL
Penns Grove 14, Bridgeton 4: Tim Zamorano went 2-for-4 with four RBIs and the Red Devils answered Bridgeton’s two in the first with eight in the bottom of the dining to snap a three-game losing streak. Bristol Scott and Juan Feliciano both had two hits and Yadiel Sierra Soto had two RBIs. Dylan Hyatt pitched a five-inning complete game, striking out 10.

SOFTBALL
Sterling 17, Schalick 16: The Silver Knights rallied for six runs in the top of the seventh, then denied the Cougars in the bottom of the inning to win it. Schalick rallied from a 10-5 deficit with six in the fourth inning and led 15-11 after five innings. It was the second wild one-run game in as many days for Schalick, which beat Pitman 11-10 on Wednesday.

TENNIS
WOODSTOWN 3, CUMBERLAND 2
Drew Stengel (Wo) def. Carter Fischer, 6-3, 6-4
Joseph Nolan (Cu) def. Mason Shimp, 6-2, 7-5
Luke Shaw (Wo) def. Justin Nolan, 6-4, 6-4
Nick DiTeodoro-Vincent Merendino (Wo) def. Mason Staffieri-Ryker Barlie, 6-3, 6-1
Lukas Henninger-Jeff Basile (Cu) def. Connor Miller-Josh King, 6-2, 6-4
Records: Woodstown 8-2, Cumberland 4-3

PENNSVILLE 4, PITMAN 1
Nolan Russell (Pi) def. Sawyer Humphrey, 6-0, 2-6, 14-12
Lucas Cooksey (Pe) def. Liam Etter, 6-1, 6-0
Ian Peacock (Pe) def. Ben Williams, 7-6 (7-2), 6-4
Coen Rinnier-Jacob Cheeseman (Pe) def. Spencer Bianchini-Jonah Raymer, 6-0, 6-2
Lucas Thomas-Matthew Forino (Pe) def. Ezra Ralph-Ayden Epley, 6-0, 6-3
Records: Pennsville 7-5, Pitman 4-4

TRACK
Woodstown at Lenape Field Day
Pennsville at Penns Grove

BOYS GOLF
Schalick 168, Pennsville 223: Mikey Nelson won medalist honors with a 4-over-par 40 and all four of the Cougars’ counters played better than bogey golf at Sakima CC to win the match. Caden Thomas had Pennsville’s low round (51).

Highland 168, Woodstown 174: Highland teammates Mac Weldon, Lucas Calabro and Michael Comorote and Woodstown’s Logan Jones all shot 6-over 41 to share medalist honors at Town & Country GL.

BOYS LACROSSE
Mainland 12, Woodstown 7: Liam Kennedy scored four goals for the second time in three games for Mainland.

On a faster track

Woodstown boys hand Mason 399th T&F coaching win, milestone could come vs. former team; Schalick wins girls meet in final 200 meters of 4×400; includes scores from Wednesday’s Salem County sports calendar

BASEBALL
Pennsville 15, Penns Grove 1
Schalick 16, Pitman 4:
Woodstown 10, Salem 0
Salem Tech 10, Cape May Tech 2
SOFTBALL
Pennsville 21, Penns Grove 0
Woodstown 14, Salem 0
Schalick 11, Pitman 10
BOYS GOLF
West Deptford 162, Schalick 178
Gloucester Catholic 157, Salem Tech 220
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick 206, Delsea 246
TENNIS
Woodstown 5, Timber Creek 0
Pennsville 5, Schalick 0
BOYS TRACK
Woodstown 88, Schalick 46
Pennsville at Glassboro
Penns Grove at Overbrook
Salem 77, Pitman 6
GIRLS TRACK
Schalick 74, Woodstown 66
Salem 66, Pitman 40
GIRLS LACROSSE
Mainland 15, Woodstown 3

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

WOODSTOWN – For the last couple years, at least during the cycle of its current seniors, the success of Woodstown’s boys track program was carried on the legs of its long and middle distance runners. “The Four Horsemen” as they’ve been called garnered the points the Wolverines scored every meet through the various events in which they competed and anything else was considered a bonus.

They’ve won some, contended in most, with that approach. But since longtime county track coach Tom Mason came out of retirement to take over the team this spring, the Wolverines have added more elements to their arsenal, elements that make them much more dangerous in the major meets that follow the rest of the spring.

One of the first things Mason expressed upon arrival was a desire to develop jumpers and throwers and sprinters and technical hurdlers to go with the headline runners. Those pieces were on full display Wednesday as the Wolverines ran past rival Schalick 88-46 in a meet that was Mason’s 399th career dual meet victory.

Thrower Aidan Taulane won the shot put and discus, breaking his own school record in the latter. Eli Ceasar and Andrew White posted personal bests in going 1-2, respectively, in the high jump. They also went 1-2 in the triple jump, with White winning the event.

“I’m going to say this and try to say this humbly,” Mason said. “For the county meets it puts us in a better position against the powerhouse Schalick and the Penns Grove team. It puts us in a better position. I’m going to start with that before we comment about farther down the road. If the jumpers alone, if they keep competing the way they are, they could score at least 20-25 points at sections.”

“It shows that we’re a developed team and shows the quality of a coach that we have in that he really forced the program in all areas,” said senior Josh Crawford, one of the aforementioned Four Horsemen. “Within a month or maybe even less he made us into not just the Four Horseman but an entire team. I think it shows our entire team has heart now and we definitely are going to put up much better scores, much better show-outs for the colleges that are looking at my teammates and things of that nature. We’re such a well-rounded team now.”

Taulane broke the school record in the discus he set two weeks ago, sending the disc 166-feet, 1-inch in his second throw. Then he stepped over to the shot put pit a few feet to his right and won that event at 44-8. He hasn’t lost his event in a dual meet since his sophomore but, it was finishing one place out of qualifying for the state meet as a sophomore that has really motivated him these past two seasons.

“It shows that Woodstown’s not just the 4-by-8 team like everybody used to say and what they’re going to see at the sectionals and states is there’s more to Woodstown,” Taulane said. “I think it gives us a good chance to win it all. Nothing is guaranteed, but I think we have a pretty good chance.”

While the boys meet was so much a runaway they didn’t even run the 4×400 relay on that side, the girls meet came down to the wire, literally the final 200 meters of the day.

Schalick pulled out a 74-66 victory, but had to win the final event of the day – the 4×400 relay – to avoid a rare loss in the series. The Cougars had a three-point lead going into the day’s final event but had to win the two-team race to secure enough points for the victory. They actually trailed with about 200 meters to go, but anchor Caylen Taylor made up the deficit and pulled away bringing it home.

“It was obviously stressful.,” Schalick coach Missy Pine said. “We were down, we had some girls get injured while we were here, we had some girls not be able to compete, so for the girls who were able to step up and push and do their best I cannot tell you how proud I am of all of them. And I couldn’t be prouder of that 4×4 team that just went out there and fought with everything they had for that win.”

It was the first time the Cougars had run the race all spring, but they handled it like veterans. They hit the wire in 4:25.7. Woodstown finished in 4:32.5.

Lia Covely, normally Woodstown’s anchor, staked the Wolverines to four-second lead after the opening leg, but Jaelynn Jarmon closed it to basically a dead-heat at the mid-point of the race. Kylie Parvin had the Cougars in the lead again after the third leg, but Kyrsten Dussault caught Schalick anchor Caylen Taylor on the back straightaway and actually pulled ahead briefly before Taylor, supporting Pine’s strategy of putting a good distance runner at the end of relay for endurance sake, kicked it into another gear in the home stretch.

“This is my senior season and I really did not want to get the first loss against Woodstown,” Taylor said. “I really just wanted to go out and give it my all. I knew how much it meant to my coaches and my team and I just wanted to give it my all. I knew it was going to come down to this, so I was mentally preparing myself so I wanted to give it my all and whatever the outcome was I’d be happy with it as long as I did my best. I felt like Jell-O at the end.”

Woodstown coach Kim Kraky called the loss “disheartening.” The Woodstown girls hadn’t beaten the Cougars often, and only once in the County Meet, but they were thisclose this time.

The Wolverines had several multiple winners. Abby Marino won the 800, 1600 and 3200. Covely won both hurdles. Sara Lodge won the shot and discus. And Kami Casiano won the high jump and triple jump, setting the school record in the former with the bar set taller than she is.

Karlie Bakley won the two sprints for Schalick and ran its leadoff leg in the 4×400.

In one of the more anticipated races of the day, Schalick’s David Stewart beat Woodstown’s Josh Crawford by four-tenths of a second to win the boys 400. Stewart also won the 100, a race he runs just “to get my legs moving,” and the long jump.

“It was something I was looking forward to,” Stewart said of the 400. “Last year we faced off at our track and I beat him, so I knew the next time we faced off, which was today, he was going to come back stronger, faster, but I’ve been training, too. I knew it was going to be a tough match. I kind of paced off (Woodstown’s Karson Chew) to the 200 and once I hit the 200 I kicked and I had a really strong kick and I think my kick was stronger than theirs and I finished the race strong.”

“I feel like going into my races when I know the competition I’m up against I get into my head a little bit,” Crawford said. “That part I need to focus more on my strategy. Changing strategy, changing mindset and I’ll have plenty more races to go up against my good opponents.”

Crawford came back and won his specialty, the 800, standing his ground against Steve Chomo, who pushed him to a PR when they raced on the Cougars’ track last year. Jacob Marino, another of the Four Horsemen, won the 1600 and 3200.

The boys win left Mason one shy of 400 for his Hall of Fame coaching career. The milestone win could come as early as April 27, ironically, against the school with which he had built so much of his coaching success, Penns Grove

This story will be updated.

Caylen Taylor brings home the 4×400 relay, the final event of the day, to secure the Schalick girls’ victory over Woodstown.

BOYS MEET
WOODSTOWN 88, SCHALICK 46
400 Hurdles: Jacob Carter, Schalick, 1:02.2
100: David Stewart, Schalick, 11.0
1600: Jacob Marino, Woodstown, 4:49
400: David Stewart, Schalick, 48.5
110 Hurdles: Sherrod Jones, Schalick, 15.6
800: Josh Crawford, Woodstown, 2:00
200: Anthony Costello, Woodstown, 22.6
3200: Jacob Marino, Woodstown, 10:48
High Jump: Eli Caesar, Woodstown, 6-2
Long Jump: David Stewart. Schalick, 21-7.25
Triple Jump: Andrew White, Woodstown, 43-3.5
Discus: Aidan Taulane, Woodstown, 166-1
Javelin: Garry Simonini, Schalick, 158-3
Shot Put: Aidan Taulane, Woodstown, 44-8
Pole Vault: Caleb Jenkins, Schalick, 12-0

GIRLS MEET
SCHALICK 74, WOODSTOWN 66
400 Hurdles: Lia Covely, Woodstown, 1:09.6
100: Karlie Bakley, Schalick, 13.4
1600: Abby Marino, Woodstown, 5:33.4
400: Brooke Valentine, Schalick, 1:04
110 Hurdles: Lia Covely, Woodstown, 17.0
800: Abby Marino, Woodstown
200: Karlie Bakley, Schalick
3200: Abby Marino, Woodstown
4×400 Relay: Schalick (Karlie Bakley, Jaelynn Jarmon, Kylie Parvin, Caylen Taylor), 4:25.7
High Jump: Kami Casiano, Woodstown, 5-6
Long Jump: Phoebe Alward, Schalick, 14-9
Triple Jump: Kami Casiano, Woodstown, 33-8
Discus: Sarah Lodge, Woodstown, 101-5
Javelin: Navaeh Robinson, Schalick, 105-8
Shot Put: Sarah Lodge, Woodstown, 28-10.5
Pole Vault: Jillian Wriggins, Schalick

Woodstown/s Elijah Caesar wins the high jump with a PR of 6-2. (Top photo) Wolverines senior Aidan Taulane broke his school record in the discus and won the shot put.

Walking it off

Streitz’ first career home run gives Pennsville walk-off win over Wildwood; includes scores and details from Monday’s Salem County sports schedule

BASEBALL
Clayton 13, Salem 3
Mastery Charter 10, Salem Tech 4
Schalick 27, Penns Grove 0
Pennsville 3, Wildwood 2
Woodstown 15, Overbrook 11
SOFTBALL
Woodstown 8, Overbrook 4
Schalick 15, Penns Grove 0
Pennsville 12, Wildwood 0
BOYS GOLF
Overbrook 184, Pennsville 202
Schalick 179, Woodstown 182
Salem Tech 199, Clayton 205
GIRLS GOLF
OLMA 210, Schalick 236
TENNIS
Woodstown 4, Highland 1
Pennsville 5, Millville 0
Clayton at Penns Grove
Wildwood at Schalick
BOYS LACROSSE
Kingsway 19, Woodstown 2
GIRLS LACROSSE
Kingsway 14, Woodstown 12

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PENNSVILLE — Logan Streitz will remember his first high school home run for a long time. Largely for what it meant for his Pennsville baseball team Monday and partly for how long it took to determine it was a home run at all.

STREITZ

Streitz walked off the Eagles’ 3-2 win over Wildwood with a two-run homer with none out in the bottom of the seventh. The ball landed some 350 feet from home plate in about an 18-inch space between the chain-link outfield fence and a wooden fence on the boundary of the concrete company that lies just beyond the field.

The Wildwood outfielders who chased the fly into the gap pawed at the base of the fence for the ball thinking it might be a grounds rule double like a ball stuck in the ivy at Wrigley Field. Mason O’Brien, the Pennsville runner who started the inning with a single, was already around third base when the uncertainty set in. Eagles coach Matt Karr approached the umpires to clarify the call. It took the umps a moment, but they determined the ball had cleared the fence ending the game.

“I was kind of confused,” Streitz said. “It took me a minute to realize I’d seen it behind the fence, so then it kind of hit me if it went behind the first fence it had to be gone, right?”

“The home plate umpire said yeah I heard the wood,” Karr said. “I said, OK, well the chain link is in front of the wood, so if it hit the wood it had to go over the chain link fence. Thankfully they got the call right. It was a big spot for Logan. It was awesome.”

The blast, which came on his 151st varsity at-bat, also made Streitz a winning pitcher in one of his shortest outings on record. He came on to get the final out of the top of the seventh in the relief of starter O’Brien, who was as good as ever but reached his pitch limit. It was a five-pitch win. He worked an eight-pitch inning against Pitman as a sophomore.

O’Brien gave up six hits and struck out 10 in 97 pitches.

“That’s the first time he was really stretched out like that this year,” Karr said. “Mason’s a gamer. He did not want to come out of the game. He actually texted me last night and he said, coach, I don’t know how many I got, but I’m going to give you everything I got. I said I expect nothing less from you, buddy.”

Will Auty was equally impressive on the mound for the Warriors. The freshman gave up 10 hits, struck out four and didn’t walk a batter. He worked out of a bases-loaded no-out situation in the fifth that could have broken the game wide open, setting down the Eagles’ 4-5-6 hitters on an infield fly rule, a short fly to left that kept the runners from moving and a fly to center.

“He wasn’t throwing very hard, but he was flipping his curveball and he was throwing strikes,” Karr said. “And that’s a recipe in high school baseball for success.”

The Warriors took the opening and scored two when they came in to bat. That failure to produce would have been gut-wrenching for the Eagles had they lost the game.

“Before I went out to talk to them in the outfield I turned to (assistant coach Ryan Wood) and asked him for some wisdom,” Karr said. “I don’t want to kill the moment and steal it from two guys who earned it, but I also don’t want them to be happy and complacent and think that’s our standard, because it’s not. We shouldn’t have been here. 

“We have aspirations of being a championship team, we cannot be OK with the way today shook out. We had opportunities where that moment shouldn’t have happened because we should have handled our business in the prior innings. We’ve got to find a way to just put it in play there and we didn’t.

“We come in here and talk about winning sectional championships and state championships. When you squander opportunities like we did today, in those big games down line, you’re not always going to get bailed out by a walk-off, two-run homer from a senior.”

The Eagles broke a scoreless tie in the fourth when Stevie Fatcher ripped a two-out single into left field. He stole second and eventually rode home on Logan Cowperthwait’s double that fell between two outfielders.

Trevor Troiano drew a one-out walk to get Wildwood’s go-ahead rally started. He moved to third on a run-and-hit single by Nolan Mawhinney and scored when Mawhinney beat Cooperthwait’s low throw to Streitz at second trying to get a force on Michael McWade’s grounder to third. Auty gave his team the lead by poking a single into right field.

The Eagles were in a good spot when the seventh inning began anyway, having the meat of the order coming to the plate. Mason got it started with a single and Streitz ended it.

“All day he was just throwing straight curveballs consistently,” Streitz said. “I think I had gotten five in row throughout all my at-bats. I kind of expected it. I sat there, looked for it. Mason got on for me and I just swung. 

“I didn’t really feel it on the bat. I’d just kind of seen it up in the air, in the gap. I was hoping it would drop either way. I’ve hit a couple in the summer, but none of them compared to this. This is my first high school bomb. It’s pretty special being my first one.”

WOODSTOWN 15, OVERBROOK 11: The Wolverines broke away with a six-run second inning and led 14-2 after batting in the sixth, but had to hold on as the Rams put together threats in the sixth and seventh innings.

Noah Williams went 3-for-4 with three RBIs to lead the Wolverines’ 15-hit attack. Tommy Tucci had two hits and two RBIs, Talyn Prior and Drew Sutton both had a pair of hits and Stone Hassler had two RBIs.

Sutton had a bases-loaded single to center in the second inning that cleared the bases with the help of an error, then Tucci and Williams followed with RBI doubles. Hassler had a two-run double in the sixth that gave the Wolverines a 13-2 lead.

The Rams had the tying run in the on-deck circle with two outs in the seventh, but the Wolverines got out of it with no further damage.

SCHALICK 27, PENNS GROVE 0: Will Sieminski, Robert Strain and Evan Glaspey had three hits apiece for Schalick. The Cougars already had an 8-0 lead, then scored 11 in the fourth and eight in the fifth before reaching the run-rule threshold.

Jamari Whitley had two hits and two RBIs. Glaspey, Strain and Mason Sanchez drove in a pair of runs. Hot-hitting Ricky Watt had no official plate appearances in the game, but walked three times and scored a run.

MASTERY CHARTER 10, SALEM TECH 4: The Chargers scored two in the top of the first on Cole Sacks’ two-run single, but Warriors pitcher Ricardo Basilio kept them off the board until the seventh. Between the time the Chargers scored in the first and the seventh, Basilio allowed only two runners into scoring position.

Chase Pompper had two hits for the Chargers. Derwin Cabrera hit an inside the park homer for Mastery in the fourth inning.

CLAYTON 13, SALEM 3: The Rams scored two runs in the first inning but Clayton answered with six in the bottom of inning to take the lead for good. Troy Carey doubled home the first run and later scored on an error to give the Rams the early lead, but the Clippers batted around in the bottom of the inning to retake the lead.

The Rams scored their other run in the third when Austin Davis doubled and came home when the Clippers misplayed Carey’s grounder to first. Davis had two doubles in the game.

Softball

PENNSVILLE 12, WILDWOOD 0: Graillyn Weber went 3-for-4 with four RBIs and spun a three-hit shutout in the circle with 11 strikeouts. Weber retired the first nine batters she faced and got out of a bases-loaded, one-out situation in the fourth with two strikeouts.

Avery Watson also drove in four runs for the Eagles. Taylor Bass went 3-for-3.

The Eagles led 2-0 after three innings then broke it open with six runs in the fourth inning, highlighted by Gianna Evans’ two-run double and Watson’s two-run single. Watson also had a two-run single in the fifth inning.

WOODSTOWN 8, OVERBROOK 4: Madison LaPalomento went 3-for-4 and Talia Guardascione and winning pitcher Leah Clark both had two hits for the Wolverines. Clark gave up just three hits and no earned runs over the first six innings, striking out nine.

The Wolverines answered Overbrook’s two runs in the top of first with two in the bottom of the inning, then took the lead with two in the third on Clark’s RBI double and Lila Bowling’s sacrifice fly. They broke it open with four in the sixth.

Golf

SCHALICK 179, WOODSTOWN 182: Woodstown’s Logan Jones and Schalick’s Mikey Nelson shared medalist honors at the top of the leaderboard (42), but the Cougars’ Anthony Sepers (45) and Jaxon Weber (43) beat their men by 11 total shots in the fifth and sixth seed spots to make the difference in the close match at Centerton CC. 

SALEM TECH 199, CLAYTON 205: Clippers sophomore Jackson Venuto birdied his second hole and shot a 4-over 40 to win medalist honors at Sakima CC, but Salem Tech put the next three scores in the 40s to win the match. Freshman Cohen Sutton led the Chargers with a 47, while freshman Daniel Atanasio and sophomore Sophia Conto carded 49s. 
at Sakima cc

OVERBROOK 184, PENNSVILLE 202: The Rams posted three rounds in the 40s at Kresson GC. Jeffrey Boyd won medalist honors with a 42, playing his first five holes in 1-over. Caden Thomas shot Pennsville’s low round (45)

OLMA 210, SCHALICK GIRLS 236: OLMA freshman Eva Acerba won medalist honors with a 50 at White Oaks CC. Lena Virga posted Schalick’s low round (54).

Tennis

WOODSTOWN 4, HIGHLAND 1
Drew Stengel (WO) def. Mohammad Sheyam, 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 10-5
Mason Shimp (WO) def. Andrew Whitelock, 6-3, 6-4
Marcus Lorenzana (H) def. Luke Shaw, 6-4, 3-6, 10-8
Vincent Merendino-Nick DiTeodoro (WO) def. Leonardo Vittese-Jacob Roman, 6-1, 6-0
Connor Miller-Josh King (WO) def. Sakibul Alam-Mohammad Isa, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 11-9
Records: Woodstown 6-2, Highland 3-2

PENNSVILLE 5, MILLVILLE 0
Sawyer Humphrey (P) def. Grady Young, 3-6, 6-2, 11-9
Lucas Cooksey (P) def. Nathaniel Lore, 7-5, 6-3
Ian Peacock (P) def. Brecken Sloan, 2-6, 6-4, 10-3
Coen Rinnier-Jacob Cheeseman (P) def. Jaiden Gomez-Samiel Young, 6-4, 6-2
Matthew Forino-Lucas Thomas (P) def. Christopher Wheatley-Paul DeSantis, 6-2, 6-1
Records: Pennsville 4-5, Millville 1-3

Boys lacrosse

KINGSWAY 19, WOODSTOWN 2: Patrick Civitarese and Wyatt McLaughlin both scored three goals and five of their teammates scored two goals apiece as the Dragons remained undefeated and kept the Wolverines winless.

Girls lacrosse

KINGSWAY 14, WOODSTOWN 12: The teams battled to an 11-11 tie through three quarters before the Dragons pushed home three goals in the fourth. Delaney Walker scored five goals for Woodstown to run her career total to 189, Emma Morgan had three, Angelina Lindenmuth two and Isabella Lindenmuth and Arianna Hyman one each. Phoebe O”Rourke and Cecilia Gross scored four goals apiece for Kingsway.

This week’s schedule

Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of April 13-18; games start at 4 p.m. unless noted

APRIL 13
BASEBALL
Salem at Clayton
Salem Tech at Mastery Charter
Schalick at Penns Grove
Wildwood at Pennsville
Woodstown at Overbrook
SOFTBALL
Overbrook at Woodstown
Penns Grove at Schalick
Pennsville at Wildwood
BOYS GOLF
Pennsville at Overbrook, Kresson GC, 3:30 p.m.
Schalick vs. Woodstown, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Clayton, Sakima CC, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick vs. OLMA, White Oaks CC, 3:30 p.m.
TRACK
Gloucester Catholic, Wildwood at Salem
TENNIS
Highland at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Pennsville at Millville
Clayton at Penns Grove
Wildwood at Schalick
BOYS LACROSSE
Kingsway at Woodstown
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Kingsway
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Ocean (2), 2 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Harford, 1 p.m.

APRIL 14
TENNIS
Glassboro at Pennsville
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Ocean at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.

APRIL 15
BASEBALL
Pennsville at Penns Grove
Pitman at Schalick
Salem at Woodstown
Salem Tech at Cape May Tech
SOFTBALL
Penns Grove at Pennsville
Woodstown at Salem
Schalick at Pitman
BOYS GOLF
Pennsville vs. Woodstown, Town & Country, 3:30 p.m.
Schalick vs. West Deptford, River Winds, 3:30 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Gloucester Catholic, Westwood GC, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick vs. Delsea, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
TENNIS
Timber Creek at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Penns Grove at Pitman
Pennsville at Schalick
TRACK
Schalick at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Pennsville at Glassboro
Penns Grove at Overbrook
Pitman at Salem
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Mainland

APRIL 16
BASEBALL
Bridgeton at Penns Grove
Pennsville at Millville
SOFTBALL
Sterling at Schalick
TENNIS
Cumberland at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Pitman at Pennsville
TRACK
Woodstown at Lenape, 3:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Penns Grove
BOYS GOLF
Schalick vs. Pennsville, Sakima CC, 3:30 p.m.
Woodstown vs. Highland, Town & Country, 3:30 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
Mainland at Woodstown
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Mercer at Salem CC, 3 p.m.

APRIL 17
BASEBALL
Cumberland at Woodstown
Middle Twp. at Salem
Pennsville at Pitman
Salem Tech at Atlantic City
SOFTBALL
Cape May Tech at Salem
Pitman at Pennsville
Woodstown at Cumberland
TENNIS
Pitman at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown at Delsea, 3:45 p.m.
Schalick at Penns Grove
BOYS GOLF
Salem Tech vs. Overbrook, Kresson GC, 3:30 p.m.
Schalick vs. Lower Cape May, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
Pennsville vs. Audubon, Sakima CC, 4:30 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Millville
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Camden, 3 p.m.

APRIL 18
BASEBALL
Schalick at Haddon Twp., TBD
Salem at Gloucester, 10 a.m.
Sterling at Woodstown, 11 a.m.
Pennsville vs. Kingsway at Williamstown Tournament
TRACK
Woodbury Relays
Woodstown girls at Penn Wood Invitational, 9 a.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Camden at Salem CC (2), noon
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Sussex, noon

Track titleists

Schalick girls, Woodstown boys win division titles in West Deptford Relays, for Wolverines it’s a first; Schalick’s boys win their division in Bridgeton

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

WEST DEPTFORD – The wildfire that was raging on the other side of the interstate wasn’t the only thing blazing around the West Deptford Relays Saturday.

The Schalick girls and Woodstown boys both raced to team titles in their respective divisions that carried some historical significance.

The Cougars won it for the second year in a row, scoring 73 points and edging county rival Salem by three for the Division I girls crown. The Wolverines won their first West Deptford Relays title in school history, scoring 93 points to win by a comfortable margin over Glassboro for the Division II boys title.

And in some ways the victories were as surprising as they were historic.

The Cougars won with a squad reduced in half due to college visits and other spring break obligations.

“To be honest, I don’t know how (they pulled it off) going into it,” Schalick girls coach Missy Pine said. “We’re on spring break so I’m very short-staffed … so I don’t know how we pulled this off. The girls who showed up stepped up and just did an amazing job.

“In talking to the coaches from Salem, they were in a similar situation, so I think we were actually both shocked it was so close at the end. I wasn’t like oh my God you’ve got to beat that girl from Salem or they weren’t saying that to their athletes either. We were just wanting our girls to do the best that they could today under the circumstances.”

Sophomore Naveah Robinson won the girls javelin outright with a throw of 101-5 and the Cougars had the best 4000 DMR in Division I with Sarah Torpey, Karlie Bakley, Ava Melnick and Emma Wilbur running 15:39.50. They also finished second in the 4×1600, 400 Hurdles Relay, 800 SMR and discus, and third in the high jump and shot.

The Salem girls, meanwhile, kept it close by winning five events within their division and finishing second in one other. Ramiyah Jones won the individual long jump at 15-4. 

“It was a nice surprise,” Pine said. “Going into it I had the mindset that we don’t have a chance on earth of this at all – I just don’t have enough people with me. I just couldn’t believe it.”

Woodstown’s boys, meanwhile, got a nice surprise from an atypical source. The Wolverines have been built around their middle and long distance runners and were locked in a tight battle until the field events posted. The points they got from their throwers and jumpers put them way over the top.

“We scored across the board, but it was the throwers and jumpers who really put the butt-whippin’ in,” new Woodstown boys coach Tom Mason said. “I’m the happiest for them. They and the hurdlers I needed to work to get production out of them and we’re talking 38 points 

Aidan Taulane won the shot (45-1.25) and discus (145-7). Andrew White (5-10) and Elijah Caesar (5-6) went 1-3 in the high jump and 4-3 in the triple jump. White finished third in the long jump and Noah Chiu was third in the javelin. Put together for a relay, they won the high jump, second in the long jump and triple jump.

The runners, meanwhile, gave their typically strong performance. They won the 4×800 outright, were tops in Division II in the 4×1600 and finished second in the distance medley and shuttle hurdle relays. They were actually running second after the first two legs of the 4×800, but Karson Chew handed anchor Josh Crawford the baton with a 100-yard lead and then Crawford proceeded to nearly lap the field.

“For me, it brought back the tension of a close meet,” said Mason, who came out of retirement to help advance the program. “When all those points came in, it was like, phew. It’s good for the kids, it’s good for the school, they’re going to get their first title.” 

The meet was staged in the backdrop of a raging brush fire across the interstate from the school that prompted some parents to call the meet “The Campfire Relays.” Heavy smoke could be seen rising above the area and debris from the blaze fell in the venue.
“I don’t know if it affected anybody,” Pine said. “My athletes knew it smelled and were putting their shirt over their nose, but none of my athletes got dramatic about it. I really didn’t see anybody, but it may have affected somebody’s performance.”

Salem’s boys and Woodstown’s girls both were solidly second in their respective divisions.


WEST DEPTFORD RELAYS
DIVISION ONE
GIRLS
Team scores: SCHALICK 73, SALEM 70, Pitman 62, Florence 46, PENNSVILLE 43, Clayton 42, Buena 30
EVENTS
(Event winners and Salem County scorers)
4×1600: 1. Pitman 26:06.84; 2. Schalick 29:57.38 (Ava Melnick, Emma O’Neill, Emmalynn Robinson, Brooke Lubek) 
400 Hurdles: 1. Buena 2:32.0; 2. Schalick 2:40.22 (Brooke Valentine 1:15.27, Paetyn Wallace 1:24.55)
800 SMR: 1. Salem 2:02.68 (Raniyah Parsons-Smith, Dayana Jones, Amaia Massengill, Brooklynn Jackson); 2. Schalick 2:04.00 (Phoebe Alward, Karlie Bakley, Jaelynn Jarmon, Brooke Valentine)
400 DMR: 1. Schalick 15:39.50 (Sarah Torpey, Karlie Bakley, Ava Melnick, Emma Wilbur)
4×200: 1. Salem 1:48.07 (Raniyah Parsons-Smith, Amaia Massengill, Anyzha Williams, Dynastie Tucker); 4. Pennsville 2:04.09 (Aubrey Manorowitz, Annabella Manning, Polina Wright, Molly Gratz); 6. Schalick 2:10.77 (Angelia Deaver, Lailani Hernandez, Emilia Kachai, Willow Davis)
4×100 SHR: 1. Buena 1:19.87; 2. Salem 1:21.60 (Kiani Taylor-Gresham, JiYonna Seals, Tahirah Davenport-White, Jaryn Weathers)
4×800: 1. Pitman 11:13.24
4×100: 1. Salem (Raniyah Parsons-Smith, Amaia Massengill, Anyzha Williams, Dynastie Tucker) 49.97; 4. Schalick (Karlie Bakley, Phoebe Alward, Jaelynn Jarmon, Brooke Valentine) 56.17; 5. Pennsville (Laura Tamberella, Sophie Bohn, Polina Wright, Molly Gratz) 57.16
Shot Put: 1. Clayton 61-2.75; 2. Pennsville 61-2 (Tatiyonna Crawford 32-8.5, Rolande Delva 28-5.5); 3. Schalick 53-4.25 (Olivia Lunemann 28-3.25, Sebrina Bradford 25-1); 4. Salem 52-9 (Ava Rodgers 29-5, MarJziah Bundy 23-10.5)
Discus: 1. Pennsville 200-8 (Tatiyonna Crawford 113-7, Rolande Delva 87-1), 2. Schalick 198-0 (Sebrina Bradford 110-4, Olivia Lunemann 87-8)
Javelin: 1. Schalick 181-11 (Navaeh Robinson 101-5, River Wojcik 80-6); 4. Salem 142-4 (MarJziah Bundy 71-11, Gabriella Johnson 70-5); 5. Pennsville 121-11 (Devon Sebell 71-0, Izzy Saulin 50-11)
Long Jump: 1. Salem 29-6.75 (Ramiyah Jones 15-4, Jaryn Weathers 14-2.75); 2. Pennsville 26-0.25 (Sophie Bohn 13-0.25, Annabella Manning 13-0); 4. Schalick 22-2 (Emma O’Neill 11-3, Lailani Hernandez 10-11)
Triple Jump: 1. Salem 63-0.75 (Ramiyah Jones 32-11.5, Brooklynn Jackson 30-1.25)
High Jump: 1. Florence 9-2; 2. Pennsville 9-0 (Kallie Morrison 4-8, Aubrey Manorowitz 4-4); 3. Schalick 8-6.25 (Navaeh Robinson 4-4.25, Jillian Wriggins 4-2); 4. Salem 8-6 (Zyonnah Forman 4-4, Carlysia Pierce 4-2)

BOYS
Team scores: Audubon 130, SALEM 86, Clayton 47, Florence 44, Pitman 42, Bishop Eustance 29, PENNSVILLE 12, Buena 8
4×1600: 1. Audubon 19:47.64; 4. Salem 22:05.72(Jean-Pierre Pozo IV, Gavin Cronrath, Andrew Dale, Dominic Finfinger)
400 Hurdles: 1. Evan Calhoun, Audubon 59.45; 2. Timoth Gregory, Salem 1:02.42; 3. Jerry Seals, Salem 1:02.54
800 SMR: 1. Audubon 1:38.72
4000 DMR: 1. Audubon 11:30.11; 3. Salem 12:47.08 (Andrew Dale, Gavin Cronrath, Joshua Gilbert, Jean-Pierre Pozo IV)
4×200: 1. Salem 1:32.39 (Xavier McGriff, Timothy Gregory, RaShar Stevenson, Jameek Clayton); 5. Pennsville 1:40.60 (Marcus Forman, Danny Knight, Carter McGlinn, Lyriq Turner)
4×110 SHR: 1. Audubon 1:12.98; 2. Salem 1:13.77 (Gradin Buzby, Jerry Seals, Pierre Taylor-Gresham, Timothy Gregory)
4×800: 1. Audubon 8:46.12; 4. Salem 9:45.94 (Joshua Gilbert, Gavin Cronrath, Andrew Dale, Dominic Finfinger)
4×100: 1. Clayton 44.58; 2. Salem 44.78 (Jameek Clayton, Timothy Gregory, Xavier McGriff, RaShar Stevenson); 5. Pennsville 49.08 (Carter McGlinn, Chase Johnson, Marcus Forman, Willie Forman)
FIELD EVENTS
(Top individual finishers)
Shot Put: 1. Jailon Fletcher-Wilson, Salem 45-11; 2. Connor Wariwanchik, Pennsville 42-2; 4. Jermiah Robinson, Salem 38-9
Discus: 1. Dylan Hoff, Audubon 121-5; 2. Giovanni Traini, Salem 106-7
Javelin: 1. Noah Battillo, Audubon 114-7; 5. Javion Sydnor, Salem 99-5; 6. Jacob Kimani, Pennsville 94.5
Long Jump: 1. Leaire Williams, Florence 19-8.75; 5. Jerry Seals, Salem 18-9
Triple Jump: 1. Jeremiah Carroll, Florence 42-1.50; 3. Donovan Weathers, Salem 37-5.75; 4. Jerry Seals, Salem 35-7
High Jump: 1. Donovan Weathers, Salem 6-0; 3. Kaden Robinson, Salem 5-8
Pole Vault: 1. James Moran, Audubon 10-6

DIVISION TWO
GIRLS
Team scores: West Deptford 102, WOODSTOWN 86, Glassboro 46, Gloucester City 44, Eastside Camden 35, Gateway 30, Camden 26, Camden Catholic 12
4×1600: 1. Woodstown (Annika Dubler, Kiera Porch, Arianna Mott, Abby Marino) 25:27.09
400 Hurdles: 1. Woodstown 2:35.17 (Lia Covely 1:13.09, Abby Marino 1:22.08) 
800 SMR: 1. West Deptford 1:55.76; 5. Woodstown (Kamiyah Brunson, Maria Holmes, Annabel Laford, Krysten Dussault) 2:15.08
400 DMR: 1. West Deptford 14:49.38; 2. Woodstown (Annika Dubler, Arianna Mott, Kiera Porch, Abby Marino) 14:51.06
4×200: 1. Eastside Camden 1:52.14; 4. Woodstown (Krysten Dussault, Kamiyah Brunson, Maria Holmes, Lia Covely) 1:59.51
4×100 SHR: 1. Gateway 1:16.28; 4. Woodstown (Lia Covely, Kami Casiano, Kailyn Kennedy, Arianna Mott) 1:24.75
4×800: 1. Camden Catholic 10:48.64; 3. Woodstown (Kyrsten Dussault, Arianna Mott, Lia Covely, Abby Marino) 11:28.38
4×100: 1. West Deptford 53.54; 5. Woodstown (Kamiyah Brunson, Maria Holmes, Kyrsten Dussault, Annabel Laford) 57.00
Shot Put: 1. Glassboro 70-11.75; 3. Woodstown 51-0.25 (Sara Lodge 28-6.75, Nathalia Lopez 22-5.5)
Discus: 1. Glassboro 267-6, 3. Woodstown 148-4 (Sara Lodge 98-2, Nathalia Lopez 50-2)
Javelin: 1. Eastside Camden 154-3; 4. Woodstown 122-3 (Autumn Yates 68-5, Elliana Norman 53-10)
Long Jump: 1. Glassboro 28-10.75; 2. Woodstown 27-2 (Kami Casiano 13-9.50, Kailyn Kennedy 13-4.50)
Triple Jump: 1. Gateway 58-0.25; 2. Woodstown 57-0.50 (Kailyn Kennedy 28-6.50, Kami Casiano 28-6)
High Jump: 1. Woodstown 9-4 (Kami Casiano 5-0, Kailyn Kennedy 4-4)
Pole Vault: 1. Glassboro 14-6

BOYS
Team scores: WOODSTOWN 93, Glassboro 68, Gloucester City 61, Gateway 51, West Deptford 48, Overbrook 41, Camden 36, Haddon Heights 24, Camden Catholic 12.
EVENTS
4×1600: 1. Woodstown 19:40.03 (Jacob Marino, Torsten Duva, Pacey Hutton, David Farrell).
400 Hurdles: 1. Zacchaeus Harrigan, Glassboro 1:01.04
800 SMR: 1. Overbrook 1:34.51; 2. Woodstown 1:34.87 (Kyle Reitz, Ricky Watts, Karson Chew, Josh Crawford)
4000 DMR: 1. Glassboro 11:13.87; 2. Woodstown 11:33.86 (Michael Turner, Pacey Hutton, Nicholas Law, Matthew Melniczuk)
4×200: 1. Camden 1:31.52; 3. Woodstown 1:33.10 (Anthony Costello, Kyle Reitz, Ben Lippincott, Elijah Caesar)
4×110 SHR: 1. Glassboro 1:11.60; 5. Woodstown 1:27.03 (Riley Smith, Lucas Whitacre, Jackson Perry, Michael Turner)
4×800: 1. Woodstown 8:16.00 (Jacob Marino, Daniel Farrell, Karson Chew, John Crawford)
4×100: 1. Camden 43.89; 4. Woodstown 45.54 (Ricky Watts, Anthony Costello, Ben Lippincott, Kyle Reitz)
FIELD EVENTS
(Top individual finishers)
Shot Put: 1. Aidan Taulane, Woodstown 45-1.25
Discus: 1. Aidan Taulane, Woodstown 145-7; 6. Patrick Patterson, Woodstown 112-1
Javelin: 1. Greg Harris, Gloucester City 138-9, 3. Noah Chiu, Woodstown 128-4
Long Jump: 1. Jaiden Mitchell, Overbrook 21-4; 3. Andrew White, Woodstown 20-0
Triple Jump: 1. Marley Crowl, Glassboro 40-7; 3. Elijah Caesar, Woodstown 37-9.75; 4. Andrew White, Woodstown 37-8
High Jump: 1. Andrew White, Woodstown 5-10; 3. Elijah Caesar, Woodstown 5-6
Pole Vault: 1. Greg Harris, Gloucester City 10-0

DIVISION THREE
GIRLS
Team scores: Kingsway 136, Cherry Hill West 64, Millville 53, Highland 49, Seneca 25, Bridgeton 24, Atlantic City 17, Pleasantville 14
BOYS
Team scores: Highland 97, Millville 86, Kingsway 72, Washington Twp. 64, Seneca 46, Cherry Hill West 45, Pemberton 20, Camden Tech 2

Bridgeton Relays

BRIDGETON – Schalick’s boys used their deep balance and an MVP performance by David Stewart’s to win the Division I title in the historic Bridgeton Relays.

The Cougars won one overall race and four Division I events to score 88 points and edge Woodbury by four.

“It’s always hard to gauge where you stand since field events don’t fully update until the end,” Schalick coach James Turner said. “Our focus was just making sure we had someone in every event to give ourselves a shot. Even in events where we finished fourth or fifth we still picked up key points. Those points ended up being the difference.

“I told the guys carry yourselves like you’ve been here before. We expect to win and we wanted to show the rest of the field that we’re still the team to beat.”

At the top, the Cougars won in the 1600 shuttle medley relay with Stewart (400), Dezyun Purnell (200), Jacob Carter (200) and Steve Chomo (800) hitting the tape in 3:46.65. Chomo closed a 20-meter gap down the stretch to nip Mainland Region (3:46.70) at the wire.

The Cougars also were the top Division I team in the triple jump and 110 shuttle hurdle relay. In addition to running legs on the SMR and SHR, Stewart was second overall in the 400 hurdles and fourth overall in the long jump.

Among their other top individual performances in the field events, Caleb Jenkins finished second in the pole vault and Jack Benfer was third in the discus.

BRIDGETON RELAYS
Division I team scores: SCHALICK 88, Woodbury 84, Cedar Creek 70, Middle Twp. 55, Sterling 40, Pleasantville 40, Haddon Twp. 38
Division 2 team scores: Winslow 58, Cumberland 45, Bridgeton 38, Mainland 29, Triton 22, Vineland 18.

EVENT WINNERS
(Overall race winners, Schalick in top 6)
4×1600: 1. Sterling 20:48.85; 6. Schalick 23:22.48
400 Hurdles: 1. Elijah Deanley, Winslow 57.49; 2. David Stewart, Schalick 58.50
4×100: 1. Winslow 43.09
4000 DMR: 1. Sterling 11:11.39; 6. Schalick 12:16.90
4×110 SHR: 1. Winslow 1:08.21; 2. Schalick 1:08.84
4×200: 1. Winslow 1:30.71
4×800: 1. Woodbury 8:43.55
1600 SMR: 1. Schalick (David Stewart, Dezyun Purnell, Jacob Carter, Steve Chomo) 3:46.65
4×400: 1. Pleasantville 3:29.06
Shot Put: 1. Kyle Stephens, Haddon Twp. 47-2.25; 5. Ethan McLean, Schalick 40-10
Discus: 1. Jayden Barnett, Bridgeton 199-10; 3. Jack Benfer, Schalick 117-9
Javelin: 1. Terrance Washington, Winslow 162-01; 5. Gary Simonini, Schalick 137-05
High Jump: 1. Andrew Kratee, Winslow 6-4
Long Jump: 1. Dallas Rowell, Mainland 21-11.5; 4. David Stewart, Schalick 21-5.5
Triple Jump: 1. Dereon Johnson, Cumberland 41-10
Pole Vault: 1. Bobby McIlvaine, Haddon Twp. 11-6; 2. Caleb Jenkins, Schalick 11-6