Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of May 11-16; all events start at 4 p.m. unless noted
MONDAY, MAY 11 BASEBALL Schalick at Salem Woodstown at Clayton SOFTBALL Clayton at Woodstown Pennsville at Glassboro Salem vs. Schalick, Elmer LL, 6 p.m. GIRLS GOLF Schalick vs. Williamstown, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m. VOLLEYBALL Salem Tech at Washington Twp., 3:45 p.m. GIRLS LACROSSE Woodstown at Triton BOYS LACROSSE Millville at Woodstown TRACK Woodstown in Deptford Invitational TENNIS Schalick at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m. Woodstown at Timber Creek, 3:45 p.m. Pitman at Penns Grove
TUESDAY, MAY 12 BASEBALL Glassboro at Pennsville Penns Grove at Wildwood Salem Tech at Piscataway Magnet (NJTAC) SOFTBALL Deptford at Woodstown Millville at Pennsville Salem Tech at Buena, 3:45 p.m. Wildwood at Penns Grove GOLF Woodstown vs. Lower Cape May, Town & Country, 3:45 p.m. GIRLS GOLF Schalick vs. OLMA, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m. TENNIS Middle Twp. at Schalick, 3:45 p.m. Woodstown at Timber Creek, 3:45 p.m. Pennsville at Washington Twp. TRACK Woodstown at West Deptford, 5 p.m. BOYS VOLLEYBALL Salem Tech at BCIT, 3:45 p.m. GIRLS LACROSSE Holy Cross at Woodstown BOYS LACROSSE Woodstown at Middle Twp., 4:15 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13 BASEBALL Glassboro at Schalick Penns Grove at Woodstown Salem at Wildwood Pennsville at Vineland, 7 p.m. SOFTBALL Pennsville at Gloucester Catholic Schalick at Glassboro Wildwood at Salem Woodstown at Penns Grove GOLF Schalick vs. Delsea, White Oaks CC, 3:30 p.m. GIRLS GOLF Schalick vs. OLMA, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m. BOYS LACROSSE Woodstown at Middle Twp., 4:15 p.m. TENNIS Delsea at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m. Pennsville at Pitman, 3:45 p.m. Penns Grove at Schalick TRACK NJSIAA Sectionals VOLLEYBALL Salem Tech at Timber Creek
THURSDAY, MAY 14 BASEBALL Clayton at Salem Tech GCIT at Pennsville SOFTBALL Bridgeton at Salem Tech Woodstown at Glassboro Delran at Schalick, 4:15 p.m. GOLF Woodstown vs. Overbrook, Kresson GC, 3:30 p.mm. GIRLS GOLF Schalick vs. Delsea, White Oaks CC, 3:30 p.m. TENNIS Delsea at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m. Burlington Twp. at Pennsville BOYS LACROSSE Woodstown at Timber Creek BOYS VOLLEYBALL Riverside at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
FRIDAY, MAY 15 BASEBALL LEAP at Penns Grove Mainland at Schalick Oakcrest at Woodstown Salem Tech at Camden Academy Charter SOFTBALL Bridgeton at Salem Camden Academy Charter at Salem Tech Clearview at Pennsville Delran at Schalick, 4:15 p.m. BOYS GOLF Woodstown vs. Overbrook, Kresson GC, 3:30 p.m. GIRLS GOLF Schalick vs. Delsea, White Oaks CC, 3:30 p.m. BOYS VOLLEYBALL Triton at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m. BOYS LACROSSE Woodstown at Timber Creek GIRLS LACROSSE Woodstown at Paul VI, 6 p.m. TENNIS Overbrook at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m. Penns Grove at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m. TRACK NJSIAA Sectionals
SATURDAY, MAY 16 BASEBALL Pennsville at Cedar Creek, 11 a.m. Woodstown at Buena, noon Oakcrest at Woodstown Penns Grove at LEAP SOFTBALL Bridgeton at Salem Clearview at Pennsville LEAP at Penns Grove TENNIS Overbrook at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m. Penns Grove at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m. Schalick at Pitman BOYS VOLLEYBALL Triton at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m. BOYS LACROSSE Woodstown at Camden Catholic, 11 a.m. TRACK NJSIAA Sectionals
Here is the Salem County sports calendar for the week of May 4-10
MONDAY, MAY 4 BASEBALL Glassboro at Penns Grove LEAP at Salem Tech Salem at Pennsville Delran at Woodstown, 4:15 p.m. Bridgeton vs. Schalick, Elmer LL, 6 p.m. SOFTBALL LEAP at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m. Pitman at Penns Grove Schalick at Triton West Deptford at Pennsville Cinnaminson at Woodstown, 4:15 p.m. BOYS GOLF Schalick vs. Pitman, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m. Woodstown vs. Lower Cape May, Town & Country, 3:45 p.m. GIRLS GOLF Schalick vs. Kingsway, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m. TENNIS Woodstown at Overbrook, 3:45 p.m. TRACK Clayton at Salem Woodstown in Haddonfield Invitational, 5 p.m. BOYS VOLLEYBALL Salem Tech at Highland, 3:45 p.m.
TUESDAY, MAY 5 BASEBALL Penns Grove at Glassboro Pitman at Salem Salem Tech at Wildwood Schalick at Overbrook
52nd Diamond Classic First-round games Pennsville at No. 4 Cherry Hill West Woodstown at No. 3 St. Augustine
SOFTBALL Penn Tech at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m. Overbrook at Schalick Pennsville at Clayton Penns Grove at Glassboro Woodstown at Maple Shade, 4:30 p.m. Salem at Pitman, 6 p.m. GOLF NJSIAA Playoffs, Cream Ridge GC, 3:30 p.m. Schalick vs. Gloucester Catholic, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m. Salem Tech vs. Pennsville, Sakima CC, 3:30 p.m. TENNIS Bridgeton at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m. Woodstown at Highland, 3:45 p.m. Penns Grove at Clayton Schalick at Wildwood, 4:15 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 BASEBALL Clayton at Pennsville
52nd Diamond Classic First-round game Schalick at Doane
SOFTBALL Millville at Woodstown Salem Tech at Cape May Tech GIRLS GOLF Schalick vs. Washington Twp., The Birches, 3:30 p.m. TENNIS Burlington Twp. at Pennsville Woodstown at Millville TRACK TCC Showcase, Delsea, 3:30 p.m. GIRLS LACROSSE Haddonfield at Woodstown
THURSDAY, MAY 7 BASEBALL Clayton at Salem Overbrook at Woodstown Pennsville at Wildwood Penns Grove at Schalick SOFTBALL Salem at Clayton Schalick at Penns Grove Woodstown at Overbrook, 4:30 p.m. Wildwood at Pennsville BOYS GOLF Carl Arena Tournament, Blue Heron GC TENNIS Pennsville at GCIT, 3:45 p.m. Penns Grove at Williamstown Washington Twp. at Schalick BOYS LACROSSE Triton at Woodstown
FRIDAY, MAY 8 BASEBALL Schalick at Collingswood SOFTBALL Deptford at Salem Schalick at Clearview TENNIS Schalick at Pitman Wildwood at Penns Grove Woodstown at Middle Twp.
SATURDAY, MAY 9 BASEBALL Lee Ware Tournament, Woodstown Woodstown vs. Camden Catholic, 10 a.m. Cherry Hill East vs. Washington Twp., 10 a.m. Consolation game, noon Championship game, noon SOFTBALL Fred Powell Invitational, Williamstown Woodstown vs. Williamstown, 9 a.m. Mainland vs. Cumberland, 9 a.m. Cherry Hill East vs. Absegami, 9 a.m. Moorestown vs. Cedar Creek, 9 a.m. Woodstown vs. Mainland or Cumberland, 11:30 a.m. COLLEGE BASEBALL Region XIX Tournament Salem CC at Brookdale (2)
Here are scores and highlights from Thursday’s Salem County sports calendar
BASEBALL Clearview 6, Schalick 2: The Pioneers broke open a scoreless pitching duel between Cole Hartley and Luke Yeager with five runs in the fifth inning.
Hartley held Clearview hitless through four innings, while Yeager had given up three hits and was helped by two double plays. The Pioneers (11-2) finally broke through in the fifth. Their first six batters all reached safely and Dom Abate broke the tie with a two-run double.
The Cougars (9-5) got their two runs in the sixth on Evan Sepers’ RBI double and a run-scoring single by Evan Glaspey.
SOFTBALL Washington Twp. 7, Woodstown 4: One streak ended and another continued. Washington Twp. scored twice in the first inning and never lost the lead to snap a three-game losing streak. Woodstown lost its fourth in a row. Leah Clark had three hits and two RBIs for the Wolverines.
Wildwood 23, Penns Grove 0: Emma Contreras pitched a four-inning no-hitter with 10 strikeouts and came within a one-out hit batsman in the fourth of a perfect game. Contreras also went 3-for-4 at the plate with three RBIs. Addison Troiano homered and had four RBIs.
Salem Tech at Bridgeton
TENNIS Collingswood 3, Pennsville 2 Pitman 3, Penns Grove 2
PITMAN 3, PENNS GROVE 2 Nolan Russell (P) def. Stuart Mondragon, 6-0, 6-3 Liam Etter (P) def. Anthony Pacheco, 6-2, 6-2 Juan Ortiz (PG) def. Ben Williams, 6-2, 6-4 Spencer Bianchini-Jonah Raymer (P) def. Adam Gonzalez-Jordan Hernandez, 6-4, 6-0 Jesus Arredondo-Doel Torres (PG) def. Ezra Ralph-Ayden Employ, 6-3, 6-3 Records: Pitman 7-6, Penns Grove 3-4.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL Camden Tech 2, Salem Tech 0: The set scores were 25-22, 25-11,
BOYS GOLF Schalick 167, Overbrook 210: Seth Fisher shot 38 and Anthony Sepers 39 on the back nine at Centerton CC with birdies on the par-4 15th to lead the Cougars.
Woodstown 169, Pennsville 205: Logan Jones played his last five holes in 1-over to shoot 39 for medalist honors at Town & Country. Caden Thomas shot Pennsville’s low round (46).
Here are scores and highlights from Tuesday’s Salem County sports calendar
BASEBALL Salem Tech 21, Camden Academy Charter 5: Cooper Coles, Lucas Clement and Logan Hearn all had three hits and three RBIs in the Chargers’ fifth straight win, Cole Sacks had three hits and two RBIs.. Cooper Rappa and winning pitcher Jaxson Raymond both had two hits. Millville 13, Pennsville 2: Cole Mulharan had three hits and four RBIs to lead the Thunderbolts’ 12-hit attack and three pitchers combined to strike out 16. Dante Cummings had three hits and Jeff Wagner two for Pennsville. Bridgeton 4, Penns Grove 3: Bridgeton broke a 3-3 tie with a run in the fourth inning. Josh Widen drove in a pair of runs for Penns Grove. Liam Irvin struck out 11 in 4 2/3 innings.
SOFTBALL Salem Tech 22, Camden Academy Charter 8: Despite not playing for more than a week, the Chargers scored 22 runs for the second game in a row and extended their winning streak to seven. They have scored at least 14 runs six times this season. They’ve scored 125 runs during the winning streak, an average of nearly 18 runs a game.
BOYS LACROSSE Williamstown 17, Woodstown 3: Ian Basillo scores five goals, deals four assists.
GIRLS LACROSSE Woodstown 15, West Deptford 12: Delaney Walker’s 200th career goal among her five, Emma Morgan scores six. Story posting soon at Riverview Sports News.
GOLF Schalick 169, Pennsville 198: Medalist Seth Fisher shot 3-over 38 to lead Schalick at Centerton CC. Caden Thomas (47) had Pennsville’s low round. Salem Tech 215, Wildwood 221: Wildwood’s Angel Gonzalez was medalist (48) at Sakima CC. Hannah Kormann and Thomas Conto both shot 52 to lead the Chargers.
TENNIS Clayton at Schalick Pennsville 5, Penns Grove 0 West Deptford 3, Woodstown 2
PENNSVILLE 5, PENNS GROVE 0 Sawyer Humphrey (P) def. Stuart Mondragon, 6-1, 6-1 Lucas Cooksey (P) def. Anthony Pacheco, 6-0, 6-0 Carter Willis (P) def. Juan Ortiz, 6-1, 4-6, 10-8 Coen Rinnier-Jacob Cheeseman (P) def. Adan Gonzalez-Jordan Hernandez, 6-0, 6-2 Ian Peacock-Matthew Forino (P) def. Jesus Arredondo-Doel Torres, 6-1, 6-2 Records: Pennsville 9-5, Penns Grove 3-3.
WEST DEPTFORD 3, WOODSTOWN 2 Drew Stengel (WO) def. Carter Watson, 1-6, 0-2, ret. Aiden Bardon (WD) def. Mason Shimp, 6-1, 6-4 Carter Weber (WD) def. Luke Shaw, 6-1, 6-3 Vincent Merendino-Nick DiTeodoro (WO) def. Chase Eagle-Jeffrey Hack, 2-6, 6-4, 10-6 Allen Eastiack-Connor Watson (WD) def. Josh King-Connor Miller, 6-4, 6-1 Records: West Deptford 14-1, Woodstown 8-4.
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
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
Red-hot Schalick catcher’s walk-off homer in tenth lifts Cougars over Overbrook; includes scores and highlights of Thursday’s Salem County sports action
THURSDAY’S SCORES BASEBALL Schalick 11, Overbrook 8, 10 inns. Pennsville 16, Clayton 2, 5 inns. Pitman 11, Salem 0, 5 inns. Pleasantville 10, Penns Grove 0 SOFTBALL Glassboro 21, Penns Grove 0 Pennsville 18, Clayton 1 Pitman 17, Salem 4 Schalick 13, Overbrook 4 BOYS GOLF Woodstown 172, Cumberland 210 TENNIS Delsea 5, Pennsville 0 Overbrook 3, Schalick 2 Timber Creek 3, Penns Grove 2 Woodstown 4, Haddon Heights 1 TRACK Glassboro 75, Woodstown 66 Overbrook at Schalick Pennsville at Penns Grove BOYS VOLLEYBALL Triton 2, Salem Tech 0 (25-13, 25-13) BOYS LACROSSE Holy Spirit 5, Woodstown 4 GIRLS LACROSSE Holy Spirit 13, Woodstown 9
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
PITTSGROVE — It is not “normal baseball” they play when Overbrook and Schalick get together on the diamond, but one thing that is normal is the way Ricky Watt has been delivering for the Cougars this season.
The teams have played some of the craziest games their coaches can remember since they’ve been involved in the series, a series that has had triple plays, big plays, big hits and walk-offs – and they added another crazy chapter to it Thursday..
Schalick walked it off 11-8 on Watt’s three-run homer with none out in the bottom of the tenth, but not before Overbrook rallied twice to force extra innings and cut down the game-winning run at the plate to complete a ninth-inning-ending double play to extend the game or the Cougars made two nice plays in the infield late to keep the Rams at bay.
Is that crazy enough for you?
“At our place it’s usually not as crazy, but at their place it’s … never a normal game, let’s put it that way,” Schalick coach Sean O’Brien said. “Luckily we’ve come out on top.
“The games are always tight, especially at their place. It’s always a back and forth. There’s always one team that’s up and the other team comes back. It’s not normal baseball I would say. Because the games are always tight, I can’t even say we’ve won this many games (in the series). I don’t even know, but I know the games are always competitive.”
Wyatt Cushane led off the Cougars’ winning rally by reaching on an error and leadoff man Evan Sepers drew a walk. Overbrook coach Greg Himes passed on the idea of putting Watt on to load the bases because there were equally dangerous hitters behind him. Jamari Whitley already had two hits and Bo Schalick was 4-for-5 with four RBIs.
Watt fouled off the first pitch, then brought the game to a dramatic close with his homer to center.
“I was just trying to hit the ball hard,” he explained. “There were guys in scoring position, I was just trying to put a ball in play. I got a little jammed, I didn’t get all of it. We’ve got a pretty big field. I didn’t think it was going to go out, but I guess I just got enough of it.
“I’d say my home run against Woodstown last year (in the Elmer Classic), that was probably my favorite one so far, but this one’s coming a close second.”
The energy Watt brings to the Cougars is, well, electric. The latest blast was his fourth homer in five games this season (in 16 at bats) and the third game in a row he’s gone yard. The junior catcher, who wears No. 5, had five hits and five RBIs in the game – both career highs – and is now batting .812 for the season (13-for-16) with 14 RBIs and a slugging percentage of 1.750.
The Cougars are 7-1 all-time in games Watt homers.
“It’s funny, last year he would get overlooked because we had Luke (Pokrovsky) last year,” O’Brien said. “People don’t realize how good of a player Ricky really is.
“He’s come into the season locked in. He’s looked good all preseason, during practices, during games; he’s just consistent. He was already a good player, but he just worked so much harder to be where he’s at. I’m kind of surprised how hot he is, I thought he might cool down a little bit, but he’s such a good player I think he’s going to be pretty consistent this year.”
The Cougars thought they had the winning run an inning before Watt’s heroics. Courtesy runner Will Sieminski was on third with one out after he was sacrificed over following Cole Hartley’s leadoff double. Mason Hollywood lofted a fly to a drawn-in outfield that Chase Terramagra caught in medium centerfield. Sieminski tagged, but Terramagra’s throw came straight through without a relay and catcher Connor McNally reached back up the line to tag the runner for the final out of the inning.
“We were selling out on that right there,” Himes said. “That was a do-or-die situation. We brought them up in that situation. If you look at the book before that, he’s the kid who lined out to end that inning. He’s young and I thought what a good learning experience for him. He was in his feels a little bit and we told him you’d have to make a play. What a good learning experience for him to know I did what I could do, the kid made a great play, now I have to go make a better one. That’s gonna pay dividends for us in the long run. It’s about the playoffs.”
Cushane robbed Terramagra of a potential go-ahead RBI in the top of the inning with a lunging snag to the glove side to end the inning with runners at first and second.
The Rams, who suffered a late-inning loss at Pennsville earlier in the week, rallied twice to tie the game. They were down 6-2 when Schalick starter Whitley left the mound, then scored four in the sixth to tie it the first time. Whitley gave up two hits and struck out 10 in his five innings.
The Cougars retook the lead in the bottom of the sixth on Whitley’s sacrifice fly and Bo Schalick’s third RBI hit of the game, then Overbrook retied it with two from the bottom of the lineup off Hartley in the seventh. The Rams scored the tying run on a squeeze bunt by Frank McLaughlin the looked like it might go foul, but hit a bump in the skin infield and stayed in play.
“That’s Overbrook baseball,” Himes said of his team’s resiliency. “Since I’ve been here seven years it’s the way that we like to play. It’s who we are as a town, it’s who we are as a personality.
“We have a young group. The past couple years we had a playing group that played together since they were probably 8 years old. This playing group is really figuring out the speed of the game. It’s great to see us executing on stuff early on.”
Hartley didn’t allow another run and only one hit after McLaughlin’s game-tying squeeze. That’s the element that stands out to the game’s hero.
“I wouldn’t have hit that ball if Cole didn’t keep us in the game,” Watt said. “I think that’s probably the biggest highlight.”
Overbrook catcher Connor McNally (lower photo) reacts after putting the tag on Schalick’s Will Sieminski to deny the potential winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning. (Top photo) Ricky Watt celebrates his winning three-run walk-off homer in the tenth.
PENNSVILLE 16, CLAYTON 2: Logan Streitz had a pair of two-run doubles in a 10-run first inning and Jeff Wagner hit a two-run homer and drove in four runs. Dante Cummings went 3-for-3 with two RBIs.
Logan Cowperthwait started and gave the Eagles (4-0) four shutout innings before giving way to Grady Sanders in the fifth. Cowperthwait gave up one hit, a first-inning single, and struck out five.
PITMAN 11, SALEM 0: Liam Bailly spun a five-inning one-hitter, striking out seven and facing three batters over the minimum. After giving up a walk in the first inning, Bailly retired nine in a row until Troy Carey singled to right with two outs in the fourth.
The Panthers took control with an eight-run second inning, capped by Steven Clifford’s two-run double. Clifford had two hits and three RBIs.
PLEASANTVILLE 10, PENNS GROVE 0: Joseph DeLaCruz and Edriarlyn Caraballo held Penns Grove to two singles. Liam Irvin and Angel Maldonado had the Red Devils’ two hits.
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PENNSVILLE 18, CLAYTON 1: The Eagles erupted for 10 runs in the first inning and cruised to their second straight win. The heart of the Eagles’ lineup — Graillyn Weber, Kylie Harris, Avery Watson and Kenzie Widener — were a combined 10-for-12 with 10 RBIs and 10 runs scored. Weber and Watson both had three hits. Three Pennsville pitchers combined to hold the Clippers to five hits.
SCHALICK 13, OVERBROOK 4: The Cougars overcame a 2-1 deficit with six runs in the fourth inning to remain undefeated. A Seven players had multiple hits and three had multiple RBIs as the Cougars remained undefeated. AAAA Lauglin led the assault with three hits, including a pair of RBI singles in the fourth-inning rally. Liv VanAcker, Paige Sparks, Khloe McGrath, Alex Shimp, Emma Cain and Kassidy Sickler had two hits apiece.
PITMAN 17, SALEM 4: The Panthers took control with 13 runs in the second inning. Emery Sharpnack had three hits and two RBIs, while Kendall Bennett had two hits and three RBIs.
GLASSBORO 21, PENNS GROVE 0: Scarlett Saicic went 3-for-3 with two RBIs and two Glassboro pitchers combined to hold the Red Devils to one hit.
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DELSEA 5, PENNSVILLE 0 Zeph Kell (D) def. Sawyer Humphrey, 6-2, 6-1 Eli Croce (D) def. Lucas Cooksey, 6-3, 6-3 Zach Natalie (D) def. Carter Willis, 6-1, 6-0 Jacob Bramble-Jude Thompson (D) def. Coen Rinnier-Jacob Cheeseman, 6-1, 6-2 Marcus Salgueiro-Thomas Maronski (D) def. Ian Peacock-Matthew Forino, 2-6, 7-5, 10-6 Records: Delsea 5-0, Pennsville 3-4
OVERBROOK 3, SCHALICK 2 Connor Kustera (O) def. Gabe McFeeley, 6-1, 6-0 Gabe Martinez (O) def. Reece Loatman, 6-4, 6-1 Colin Campbell (O) def. Tyr Brattlie, 6-1, 6-2 No doubles reported. Records: Overbrook 3-1, Schalick 3-2
TIMBER CREEK 3, PENNS GROVE 2 Kyle Clark Blanding (TC) def. Alex Ramirez Martinez, 6-3, 6-1 Adam He (TC) def. Anthony Pacheco, 6-2, 6-2 Juan Ortiz-Adam Gonzalez (PG) def. Gabriel Castro-Keenan King, 6-2, 6-4 Jesus Arredondo-Rene Ruiz (PG) def. Shawn Allen-Stephen Fehon, 6-0, 6-0 Only matches reported. Records: Timber Creek 2-1, Penns Grove 1-1
WOODSTOWN 172, CUMBERLAND 210: Woodstown’s Greyson Hyland won medalist honors with a 42 that included back-to-back birdies on Holes 6 and 7 at Town & Country Golf Links. Teammates Jack Bucksar and Logan Jones both shot 43.
WOODSTOWN: Jack Bucksar 43, Greyson Hyland 42, Nate Valente 44, Logan Jones 43; Alejandro Vazquez 46, Lucas Fulmer 46. CUMBERLAND: Cristian Godinez 52, Joseph Nolan 45, Giuseppe Impellizzeri 55, Thomas Marguglio 58; Brian Feliciano 60
Boys lacrosse
HOLY SPIRIT 5, WOODSTOWN 4: Connor Haney and Bob Waddington scored two goals apiece, but the Wolverines fell to remain winless. Nehemiah Carter was credited with two assists.
Girls lacrosse
HOLY SPIRIT 13, WOODSTOWN 9: Taylor Lyons scored five goals and Grace Marczyk had four to hand Woodstown its first loss of the season.
Salem Rams get board approval to open 2026 football season in Ohio; also scores and highlights from Wednesday’s Salem County sports schedule
WEDNESDAY’S SCORES BASEBALL Penns Grove 21, Salem 4 Woodstown 3, Glassboro 0 SOFTBALL Salem 23, Penns Grove 0 Woodstown 10, Gloucester Catholic 7 TENNIS Kingsway 3, Woodstown 2 BOYS VOLLEYBALL Westhampton Tech at Salem Tech BOYS GOLF West Deptford 164, Woodstown 194 COLLEGE SOFTBALL Cecil 5-1, Salem CC 0-11
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
SALEM – Kemp Carr is the type of coach who will play any team, anytime, anywhere, so when he came up empty going through New Jersey trying to find a Week Zero game for his Salem High School football team he went searching.
Wednesday night, the Salem City school board overwhelmingly approved a trip that will have the Rams opening their 2026 season in southwest Ohio, playing a historically strong program in a stadium that once was home to a team that would become a seminal NFL franchise.
The Rams will open their season Aug. 29 against Ironton, Ohio. The town is on the Ohio River, about eight hours from Salem, in the wedge between Kentucky and West Virginia.
The game will be played in Tanks Memorial Stadium, the original home of the Ironton Tanks, the legendary independent pro team (1919-30) that evolved into the Detroit Lions.
“I’m extremely excited for the kids having the opportunity to play other schools outside the state,” Carr said, “but also an opportunity for folks to see how we represent and play football for the state of New Jersey coming out of Salem as well as being able to give them some exposure to two colleges … so it’s a recruitable moment.”
Kemp sought out “several” in-state teams to complete the Rams’ schedule, but nothing materialized. He thought he had a game in West Virginia, but it fell through, too. He dropped an inquiry into the Ohio scheduling portal and said six responded positively within 30 minutes. He said he chose the Fighting Tigers because they were the first to respond.
The trip also will include an educational component as the team will make visits to Marshall University and Ohio University while there.
“The biggest thing for us, and it’s not just athletics, we really try to get our kids exposed to things that are outside of Salem County and outside of New Jersey and this is just another example of us being able to do that for our students,” retiring Salem principal John Mulhorn said. “It’s going to be a great opportunity for them.”
The Rams are trending upward after falling on some tough times the last couple years. They had their first winning season since 2022 last year, going 6-5 and reaching the second round of the South Jersey Group I playoffs after going winless the year before.
The last time they played out of state was 2023 when a late-developing scheduling snafu had them opening the season against Allentown’s Executive Education Charter in Lafayette College’s Fisher Stadium. They hosted Conwell-Egan (Pa.) in 2018.
“We’re glad we’re going to have a Week Zero game,” Carr said. “Last year we basically got Pleasantville at the last minute. Knowing that you’re going to have a Week Zero game in April feels a lot better than you getting that game in July or the end of May. This is good stuff.
“This is something that’s happening all over the state; we’re not the only ones. There are multiple teams that are going to be playing out of state. There are some New Jersey teams going to Florida and going to Texas. We’re just happy to get on a bus and go to Ohio.”
Ironton will give them a test. The Fighting Tigers have gone 60-8 since 2021 and produced 14 Division I players the last three years, but in 2026 they will be looking to bounce back from sanctions related to what the Ohio High School Athletic Association called “serious and pervasive” recruiting violations spanning 2018-25. Among its penalties were a ban from defending the 2024 Division V state title it retained, a fine, probation (three years) and coach suspensions for 2026..
District superintendent Sommer McCorkle told Huntington, W.Va., television station WSAZ in a statement last fall there would be “systemic changes” to local policies on enrollment and transfers following the OHSAA’s investigation and findings. Trevon Pendleton was retained as the Fighting Tigers’ head coach but the school board eliminated the athletics director position he held.
Last season they were officially 8-2, but won nine games on the field before having their final game forfeited. They put up 42 points in eight of their nine wins and 55 or more in all four of their games after the loss with a single-game high of 70. They played teams from New York, Virginia, Kentucky and Pennsylvania as well as Ohio.
The Fighting Tigers will have one game under their belt when they play the Rams. Their season opener takes place the same week Salem plays Camden in its preseason scrimmage.
“We don’t duck no smoke,” Carr said. “Iron sharpens iron and it can’t do anything but make us better one way or the other, no matter what the outcome is. We’re going to learn from it. We’re going to have an opportunity for a get-better moment. This is what you want to do. They’re extremely excited about it over there and so are we.”
SALEM RAMS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Week 0: at Ironton, Ohio Week 1: Paulsboro Week 2: Audubon Week 3: at Schalick Week 4: Overbrook Week 5: Woodstown Week 6: at Clayton Week 7: at Burlington City Week 8: at Pennsville
Baseball
WOODSTOWN 3, GLASSBORO 0: Drew Sutton’s two-run single to right in the sixth inning extended the lead and two pitchers combined on a four-hit shutout as the Wolverines avenged a walkout loss to the Bulldogs in their last game and snapped a two-game losing streak.
Sutton’s hit, his second of the game, came after Ty Coblentz and Luke Fraley opened the inning with singles. The Wolverines took a 1-0 lead in the second on Noah Williams’ two-out RBI single.
Walker Battavio pitched the first five innings of the shutout for the Wolverines. He allowed three hits, walked none and struck out seven. Freshman Talyn Priore worked the last two innings, giving up a hit and striking out one.
PENNS GROVE 21, SALEM 4: Liam Irvin had two doubles and six RBIs and was the winning pitcher as the Red Devils picked up their first win of the season.
Softball
WOODSTOWN 10, GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC 7: Senior Ellie Wygand’s first career homer, a two-run shot to left field, capped a five-run seventh inning that broke a 5-5 tie and lifted the Wolverines to victory. The homer came in her 188th career at-bat.
Lila Bowling got the winning rally started with a one-out double. Leah Clark singled home the go-ahead run. Another run scored on an error and Macie Moore singled home another run, setting the stage of Wygand’s homer.
SALEM 23, PENNS GROVE 0: Julliana Love hit an inside-the-park home run and Avah Brown pitched a four-inning no-hitter with eight strikeouts as the Rams scored their first win of the season.
Love went 2-for-4 and drove in three runs. Her homer came in a seven-run second inning. MMMMM Johnson went 3-for-4 with two RBIs.
WEST DEPTFORD 164, WOODSTOWN 194: Brady Cobb parlayed his local knowledge of Riverwinds Golf Club into two birdies and a 1-under-par 35 to win medalist honors and lead the Eagles to victory. Greyson Hyland posted Woodstown’s low round (42). WEST DEPTFORD: Brady Cobb 35, Ben Perticari 39, Grayson Ryer 43, Chase Dunda 47. WOODSTOWN: Nate Valente 50, Alejandro Vazquez 51, Greyson Hyland 42, Lucas Fulmer 51; Blake Bialecki 51, Austin Wood 56.
College softball
NORTH EAST, Md. — The Salem CC softball team split its doubleheader at Cecil College with each team’s winning pitcher delivering a gem.
Jordyn Busch threw a one-hitter as the Mighty Oaks won the nightcap 11-1 to earn the split. Cecil won the opener 5-0 with Taylor Stapleford spinning a no-hitter with 19 strikeouts
The only hit Busch allowed in the five-inning nightcap was a one-out single in the second inning. She gave up an unearned run, walked three and struck out six.
Lilly Peverelle, J.J. Aguirre and Emme Witter all had a pair of hits for the Mighty Oaks. Aguirre and Sawyer Simmons both drove in a pair of runs.
The no-hitter in the opener was Stapleford’s second of the season. The only balls the Mighty Oaks put in play against her were Peverelle’s ground out in the sixth inning and Savannah Palverento’s bunt to the pitcher in the seventh. She retired the last 13 batters she faced.
Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of April 6-11
MONDAY, APRIL 6 BASEBALL Rancocas Valley at Schalick, 10 a.m. GIRLS GOLF Schalick vs. Cumberland, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m. TENNIS Pennsville at West Deptford, 11 a.m. GIRLS LACROSSE Cinnaminson at Woodstown, 10 a.m.
TUESDAY, APRIL 7 BASEBALL Schalick at Clayton, 10 a.m. Overbrook at Pennsville Winslow at Salem Tech Woodstown at Glassboro SOFTBALL Clayton at Schalick, 10 a.m. Pennsville at Overbrook Haddon Heights at Woodstown BOYS GOLF Cumberland at Schalick, 3:30 p.m. Woodstown vs. Overbrook, Town & Country, 3:30 p.m. Salem Tech vs. Pitman, Pitman GC, 3:45 p.m. GIRLS GOLF Schalick vs. Williamstown, Scotland Run GC, 2:30 p.m. TENNIS Mainland at Schalick, 10 a.m. BOYS LACROSSE Clearview at Woodstown GIRLS LACROSSE Woodstown at Clearview COLLEGE BASEBALL Salem CC at Brookdale, 3:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 BASEBALL Clearview at Pennsville Glassboro at Woodstown Penns Grove at Salem SOFTBALL Salem at Penns Grove Woodstown at Gloucester Catholic TENNIS Kingsway at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m. BOYS VOLLEYBALL BCIT at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m. BOYS GOLF Woodstown vs. West Deptford, RiverWinds, 3:30 p.m. COLLEGE SOFTBALL Salem CC at Cecil, 2 p.m.
THURSDAY, APRIL 9 BASEBALL LEAP at Salem Tech Overbrook at Schalick Pleasantville at Penns Grove Pennsville at Clayton Salem at Pitman Salem Tech at Wildwood Catholic SOFTBALL LEAP at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m. Clayton at Pennsville Glassboro at Penns Grove Pitman at Salem Schalick at Overbrook BOYS GOLF Schalick vs. Pennsville, Sakima CC, 3:30 p.m. Woodstown vs. Cumberland, Town & Country, 3:30 p.m. TENNIS Pennsville at Delsea, 3:45 p.m. Penns Grove at Timber Creek Schalick at Overbrook Woodstown at Haddon Heights TRACK Overbrook at Schalick, 3:45 p.m. Pennsville at Penns Grove Woodstown at Glassboro BOYS VOLLEYBALL Salem Tech at Triton, 3:45 p.m. BOYS LACROSSE Holy Spirit at Woodstown GIRLS LACROSSE Woodstown at Holy Spirit
FRIDAY, APRIL 10 BASEBALL Haddon Heights at Pennsville Overbrook at Penns Grove Woodstown at Collingswood SOFTBALL Schalick at Gloucester Catholic, 10 a.m. Glassboro at Woodstown Overbrook at Penns Grove Pennsville at Haddon Heights Salem Tech at Haddonfield, 4:15 p.m. TENNIS Pennsville at Kingsway Woodstown at Deptford COLLEGE BASEBALL Middlesex at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m. COLLEGE SOFTBALL Salem CC at Raritan Valley, 1 p.m.
SATURDAY, APRIL 11 BASEBALL Woodstown at Haddon Twp., 11 a.m. BOYS TRACK Pennsville, Salem, Woodstown at West Deptford Relays, 9 a.m. Schalick at Bridgeton Relays, 9 a.m. Woodstown at Univ. of Delaware GIRLS TRACK Woodstown at Univ. of Delaware Pennsville, Salem, Schalick, Woodstown at West Deptford Relays, 9 a.m. COLLEGE BASEBALL Salem CC at Middlesex (2), noon COLLEGE SOFTBALL Delaware Tech at Salem CC, noon
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