Salem, Schalick girls 4×400 teams rn well at Penn Relays; roundup includes scores from Thursday’s Salem County sports action
By Riverview Sports News
PHILADELPHIA – The girls 4×400 relay teams from Salem and Schalick both finished in the top 10 of their respective Friday races at the Penn Relays Thursday.
Schalick’s team of Gia Martellacci, Grace O’Neill, Gabriella Simonini and Jordan Hadfield placed eighth in the high school girls division with a time of 4:30.47. Southern (Harwood, Md.) led the field at 4:07.11.
Martellacci got the Cougars started with a leg of 1:04.69 that had them in the top five and Hadfield brought them home with a leg of 1:05.70.
Salem’s team of Anyzha Williams, Rhionna Timmons, Sairis Jimenez and Anna Buzby finished fourth in the South Jersey Small Schools race, running 4:11.34. It was the first team in school history to medal there in any event.
The Rams had been in the top nine all race, with Buzby bringing them home with a final leg 59.99. Willingboro won it at 4:02.97.
Their 4×100 team of Karima Davenport-White, Buzby, Timmons and Dayana Jones ran a season-best 50.63.
PENN RELAYS
GIRLS PRELIMS
4×100: 71. Salem (Karima Davenport-White, Anna Buzby, RhiOnna Timmons, Dayana Jones) 50.63; 92. Schalick (Caileigh Schalick, Zoe Jenkins, Gia Marellacci, Brooke Watt) 55.83
4×400: 8. Schalick (Gia Martellacci, Grace O’Neill, Gabriella Simonini, Jordan Hadfield) 4:30.47
4×400 South Jersey Small: 4. Salem (Anyzha Williams, Rhionna Timmons, Sairis Jimenez, Anna Buzby) 4:11.34
BASEBALL
Delran 5, Woodstown 3
BOYS TENNIS
Pennsville 5, Penns Grove 0
Woodstown 5, Bridgeton 0
BOYS LACROSSE
Woodstown 12, Sterling 5
GIRLS LACROSSE
Haddonfield 20, Woodstown 6
GOLF
Triton 177, Pennsville 225
Category: WOODSTOWN
Wednesday roundup
Here are the scores and highlights from Wednesday’s high school action involving Salem County teams
BASEBALL
SCHALICK 9, LOWER CAPE MAY 3: Luke Pokrovsky gave up three hits and struck out 13 in a complete game and the Cougars (6-6) broke it open with a five-run second inning to bounce back from a tough loss the day before. J.T. Fleming and Ricky Watt both had three hits and a pair of RBIs. The 13 strikeouts give Pokrovsky, a junior, 185 for his career.
WOODSTOWN 8, AUDUBON 3: The Wolverines answered Audubon’s three-run rally to fourth to get close with three in the fifth to pull away. Brent Williams, Blake Bialecki and Dante Holmes all drove in a pair of runs. Holmes’ RBIs came on a two-run double in the fourth that made it 7-3.
GLASSBORO 9, PENNS GROVE 2: Gavin Dillard had two extra-base hits and two RBIs for the Bulldogs, who scored two in the first inning and never trailed. Elijah Crespo, Ryan Hunt, Ethan Brooks and Bristol Scott had hits for the Red Devils.
PITMAN 13, SALEM 1: Connor Sharkey drove in four runs and Hudson Rue and Jackson Austin each drove in three for the Panthers. Ethan McDonnell-Longo went 2-for-2 and drove in the Rams’ run in the fourth inning.
2 IN DIAMOND CLASSIC: Pennsville and Woodstown both are in the field for the 50th annual Joe Hartmann Diamond Classic.
Pennsville is the No. 24 seed in the 32-team field and will visit No. 9 Rancocas Valley on or before May 1 in a Top Bracket game. The Eagles would get the Camden Catholic-Eastern winner if successful.
Woodstown is seeded No. 26 and will play at No. 6 Delsea in its first-round game. The Wolverines would get the Bishop Eustace-Audubon winner if successful. Notice above they beat Audubon today.
The title game is May 16 at Alcyon Park in Pitman.
SOFTBALL
PITMAN 12, SALEM 3: The Panthers broke a 2-2 tie with a run in the third, then broke open the game with eight runs in the sixth. The teams matched single runs each of the first two innings until Pitman broke on top. Julliana Love had three hits and Raegan Wilson had two for the Rams. Love and Morgan Johnson had RBIs.
GLASSBORO 19, PENNS GROVE 2: The Red Devils scored both their runs in the top of the first, but the Bulldogs responded with 13 runs in the home half of the inning. Jarlene Vichi had the Red Devils’ only hit and RBI.
GOLF
WOODSTOWN 131, OVERBROOK 174: Jacob Schermerhorn and Jeffrey Covely both shot 32 to lead the Wolverines (10-3) at Kresson GC. Kyle Brainard came in with a 33 and Joey Olbrich posted a 34.
PITMAN 208, SALEM TECH 245: Pitman’s Owen Boulton was medalist at Sakima CC with a 49. Jack Bermann posted Salem Tech’s low score (59).
WASHINGTON TWP. 195, SCHALICK GIRLS 250: Washington Twp. Delaney Schwartz (46) edged teammate Ryli Zee by a stroke for medalist honors at Wedgewood CC. Casey Widdifield posted Schalick’s low score (61).
BOYS TENNIS
PENNSVILLE 5, TRITON 0
Gabe Schneider (P) def. Steve Schilder, 6-1, 6-2
Maddox Efelis (P) def. Tristyn Malone, 6-1, 6-0
Brody Wiggins (P) def. William Ahrens
Noah Bohn-Noah Flitcraft (P) def. Sean Gorsky-Cole Durham, 6-0, 6-0
Sawyer Humphrey-Luke Chamberlain (P) def. Tirth Patel-Brennan Zabala, 6-1, 6-1
Records: Pennsville 11-1, Triton 2-5.
A total turf experience
The Taliaferro Foundation’s Ginsburg Football Classic expanding to include youth flag football, moving to Total Turf, high school 7-on-7 field filling quickly
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
After three strong years playing at the high school complex of its foundation namesake, the Adam Taliaferro Foundation Larry Ginsburg Football Classic is expanding and moving.
This year’s fifth annual event, scheduled for June 29, is heading 15 miles down the road to the expansive Total Turf Experience in Pitman. It had been staged the last three years at Eastern High School in Voorhees, where Taliaferro played his high school ball before moving on to Penn State and living one of the most inspirational stories in sports of all time.
Most people recognize the Classic as a 7-on-7 showcase for South Jersey high school football teams, but this year the event is adding a flag football element for youth teams and needs more room for the demand with the potential for making Total Turf its permanent home.
“We started off with it at Rowan University, then we moved it to Eastern High School and now we’re trying something a little bit different,” executive director Gus Ostrum said. “The high school tournament is staying in place, but we’re also trying to start up a subsequent flag football tournament for the youth leagues.
“That’s why we moved it to Total Turf, because they do the flag football tournaments all the time. They do things for high schools all the time, so they’re very familiar with their facilities. They have great indoor and outdoor facilities over there. It’s an incredible facility.”
The move has gained some early support.
“Total Turf is a really nice facility,” Pennsville coach Mike Healy said. “I’m excited mostly because it’s closer to us. Eastern was very nice. Total Turf has all sorts of stuff in it besides sports. It’s a cool place to watch sports.”
The field for the high school tournament is filling quickly and nearly halfway to its cap of 16 teams.
Four Salem County teams played in it last year – Healy’s Eagles, Penns Grove, Schalick and Woodstown. Of that group, only runner-up Penns Grove has yet to commit for this year, but former Penns Grove coach John Emel is bringing his new West Deptford team. Timber Creek and Mercer County’s Nottingham also are said to be committed.
With a guarantee of three games, the tournament is an early summer test for the teams’ passing games and secondaries. Woodbury won it last year.
“Last year we were competitive in our games,” Pennsville coach Mike Healy said. “This year I’d like to take the next step and finish with a winning record. It is early in the summer so we will still be learning and working on some new things.”
Organizers hope to attract at least a dozen teams for each of its two flag football divisions – 9-10 and 11-12.
“With the first year it’ll be a little bit harder because they don’t really know us and we’re going in there introducing ourselves to those coaches and groups so it’ll take some time,” Ostrum said. “We hope at least for 12 teams in each division. If we can grab 16 that’d be wonderful, but we’ll see what happens and hopefully it will work out OK for us.
“I know over time it will. The event we had at Eastern with the high schools has a lot of acceptance now, but it took time to get there. It doesn’t just happen overnight.”
They also would be open in time to an offering for the fledgling high school girls flag football market.
Cover photo: Penns Grove coach John Emel accepts the runner-up trophy on behalf of his team at last year’s Taliaferro/Ginsburg 7-on-7 Football Classic at Eastern Regional High School.
Tuesday roundup
Here is a look at what happened Tuesday in Salem County high school sports
SOFTBALL
WEST DEPTFORD 12, WOODSTOWN 1: The Eagles broke open a scoreless game with nine runs in the fourth inning. Isabella Kwashek went 4-for-5 with a homer and four RBIs.
Tulana Mingin had two of Woodstown’s four hits and now has 120 for her career, 12 shy of the school’s all-time record. Cara Delia and Kayla Brown had their other hits. Brown drove in their run in the fifth inning.
GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC 11, SALEM 1: Madelyn McGinn drove in three runs and Brooklyn Carcaci struck out 10 in five innings to lead Gloucester Catholic.
Julliana Love scored in the first inning to give Salem a 1-0 lead. Gloucester Catholic tied it in second, then took the lead with three in the third. Love had two of the Rams’ four hits. Raegan Wilson and Morgan Johnson had the other two.
BOYS LACROSSE
Kingsway 7, Woodstown 5
BOYS TENNIS
PENNSVILLE 5, PENNS GROVE 0
Gabe Schneider (P) def. Alex Ramirez Martinez, 6-0, 6-0
Maddox Efelis (P) def. Poyraz Erdonmez, 6-0, 6-1
Brody Wiggins (P) def. Ricardo Vichi, 6-0, 6-0
Noah Flitcraft-Noah Bohn (P) def. Angel Perez Herrera-Stuart Mondragon, 6-0, 6-0
Luke Chamberlain-Sawyer Humphrey (P) def. Pablo Sanchez Correa-Adan Gonzalez, 6-0, 6-0
Records: Pennsville 10-1, Penns Grove 2-4.
TRACK
Gloucester Catholic, Wildwood at Salem
Penns Grove at Glassboro
Woodstown at Pennsville
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Camden Tech 2, Salem Tech 0 (25-13, 25-11)
It’s never over
Burchfield’s first-ever game-winning walk-off hit caps seventh-inning Pennsville rally to sting Schalick
TUESDAY BASEBALL
Pennsville 11, Schalick 10
Woodstown 14, Penns Grove 2
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
PENNSVILLE — Whether it’s two outs, two strikes or three runs down in the bottom of the seventh, Pennsville coach Matt Karr preaches to his players to never give up.
The Eagles didn’t give up Tuesday and were rewarded for it with a come-from-behind victory over a county rival.
Faced with a three-run deficit entering the bottom of the seventh, the Eagles rallied for four runs and escaped with an 11-10 victory over Schalick, breaking the heart of a team coached by a Pennsville alum.
Chase Burchfield got the game-winner on a one-out, two-run double to left center right after Peyton O’Brien’s two-run bases-loaded single got the Eagles close the hitter before. Burchfield said it was his first-ever game-winning walk-off hit on any level of baseball.
“First one, my whole life, honestly; I’ve hit a 10-run-rule walk-off, but nothing like that,” he said. “That’s just how we’ve been trying to play all year. In the past years we probably wouldn’t have won that game, so I feel like this team has more fight than last year’s.”
The Eagles’ rally started from the bottom of the lineup with pinch-hitter Mason O’Brien drawing a leadoff walk and 9-hole hitter Logan Streitz delivering a single. Luke Wood then walked to load the base.
A visit to the mound netted the Cougars a strikeout, but Peyton O’Brien came through with his two-run single to right to make it 10-9 and Burchfield followed him with his game-winner.
“One of our big team mantras is give the guy behind you a shot,” Karr said. “Our guys at the top are really good. We trust those guys and we gave them shots with guys on to cash in and they did.
“We’re still trying to work through those type of things. We’re still a young ballclub – we’ve got one senior – and we’re trying to learn there are ups and downs in this sport that when things aren’t going well or things don’t seem to be going right for you, you have to find a way to keep it together, stay level headed and push through to the other side and we were able to do that today.
“It’s been a challenge for us. When we find ourselves in a tight situation we’re learning to push through that and come out on the other side. I keep preaching to these guys that’s what playoff baseball is gonna be. If we want to make a deep run, we have to be able to compete in those kind of games because the teams we play are going to be good. Today was a good test and a great game for us to get that experience.”
Before Burchfield’s heroics sent the Pennsville players pouring out of the dugout the game belonged Jake Siedlecki. The Schalick senior parked a three-run homer on a two-out 0-2 pitch in the fourth inning to give the Cougars an 8-7 lead and then pitched three innings of no-hit relief until the Eagles figured him out in the seventh.
His teammates gave him an even bigger cushion by scoring two more in the top of the seventh.
Of the homer, which capped a seven-run Cougars rally, Siedlecki said, “when I go up to bat I just try to have fun. I think that pitch looked good to me. I haven’t been able to hit a high fastball all year and finally my barrel got to it.”
As a pitcher he had only gone longer than 2 2/3 innings once in his career and that was his first career appearance as a freshman (four innings and 96 pitches against Pitman). But the Cougars were running short on arms and they needed to get as much out of him as they could.
He wound up throwing 73 pitches, two more than he had in his previous four appearances this season combined. But he was fresh. He only threw 18 pitches last week, 10 in getting the final out of Luke Pokrovsky’s 16-strikeout Friday gem against Gloucester and eight in two innings the next day against Eastern.
He was on top of it early. Over his first three innings he allowed only two walks, neither runner past first base, and struck out five. He retired all the Pennsville hitters who got to him in the seventh the first time around.
“I’m not really a pitcher so I decided to have fun with it; they couldn’t hit my slider,” he said. “Then in the last inning I’ve never pitched that long and my arm never really felt that tired before, so my slider started being more of a hanger. I was still pitching strikes, but they finally got a hit and made good contact on it.”
Under the circumstances, Schalick coach Sean O’Brien thought his regular short reliever/closer “did a great job.”
“I said to the guys I would still go with him in that situation because I trust him,” O’Brien said.
Overall, the Cougars’ coach was happy with the way his team fought to get back in the game after being down 6-0 and 7-1 to give it a chance to win, but lamented a lack of execution in certain situations that could’ve put them over the top. Still, they should leave the ballpark feeling they can play with the top teams in South Jersey Group I, he said.
Schalick leadoff man J.T. Fleming had two hits and two RBIs. Ricky Watt also had two hits, including a two-run single to chase Pennsville starter Peyton O’Brien right before Siedlecki hit his homer.
WOODSTOWN 14, PENNS GROVE 2: Andrew Pedrick and Blake Bialecki both had a pair of hits and Pedrick drove in three runs to lead the Wolverines (7-5). Woodstown pulled away from a 1-1 game with three runs in the second inning, then after Penns Grove (0-7) closed within 4-2 it scored four in the fourth.
Thomas Boyles, the first reliever behind winning pitcher Cole Begley, struck out all five batters he faced. Seven of the eight outs Boyles has recorded in two appearances this season have come on strikeouts.
Coaching carousel
Here is a recent history of coach changes in Salem County high school football since 2003; with three new coaches this coming season, 2024 marks the most turnover in the county since 2009
| PENNSVILLE | PENNS GROVE | SALEM | SCHALICK | WOODSTOWN | |
| 2024 | Mike Healy | Mark Maccarone | Kemp Carr | Mike Wilson | Frank Trautz |
| 2023 | Mike Healy | John Emel | Danny Mendoza | Mike Wilson | John Adams |
| 2022 | Mike Healy | John Emel | Montrey Wright | Mike Wilson | John Adams |
| 2021 | Mike Healy | John Emel | Montrey Wright | Mike Wilson | John Adams |
| 2020 | Mike Healy | John Emel | Montrey Wright | Mike Wilson | John Adams |
| 2019 | Mike Healy | John Emel | Montrey Wright | Seth Brown | John Adams |
| 2018 | Mike Healy | John Emel | Montrey Wright | Seth Brown | John Adams |
| 2017 | Mike Healy | John Emel | Montrey Wright | Seth Brown | John Adams |
| 2016 | Ryan Wood | John Emel | Montrey Wright | Seth Brown | John Adams |
| 2015 | Ryan Wood | John Emel | Montrey Wright | Seth Brown | John Adams |
| 2014 | Ryan Wood | John Emel | Dennis Thomas | Seth Brown | John Adams |
| 2013 | Ryan Wood | Kemp Carr | Dennis Thomas | Seth Brown | John Adams |
| 2012 | Ryan Wood | Kemp Carr | Randy Johnson | Seth Brown | John Adams |
| 2011 | Ryan Wood | Kemp Carr | Randy Johnson | Seth Brown | John Adams |
| 2010 | Ryan Wood | Kemp Carr | Randy Johnson | Seth Brown | John Adams |
| 2009 | Ryan Wood | Kemp Carr | Randy Johnson | Seth Brown | Frank LaRubbio |
| 2008 | John Cooksey | Kemp Carr | Steve Sheffield | Seth Brown | Frank LaRubbio |
| 2007 | John Cooksey | Kemp Carr | Steve Sheffiield | Seth Brown | Frank LaRubbio |
| 2006 | John Cooksey | Kemp Carr | Steve Sheffield | Seth Brown | Frank LaRubbio |
| 2005 | John Cooksey | Kemp Carr | Rob Hinson | Seth Brown | Michael Powers |
| 2004 | John Cooksey | Kemp Carr | David Lindenmuth | Josh Hedgman | Michael Powers |
| 2003 | John Cooksey | Dennis Orlando | David Lindemuth | Josh Hedgman | Michael Powers |
Milestone days
Donahue’s 10-goal haul highlights Woodstown’s lacrosse win; Pennsville baseball senior Grant hits first career homer; includes baseball, softball and tennis around Salem County
BASEBALL
Pennsville 15, Glassboro 1
Pitman 8, Penns Grove 1
Camden Tech 12, Salem 2
GLASSBORO – The day off was just what the Pennsville baseball team needed.
Chase Burchfield hit one of four Pennsville homers and drove in six runs as the Eagles overran Glassboro 15-1 in five innings Monday, the day after a welcomed day off from a busy week.
The game was expected to continue a run of nine games in eight days for the Eagles, but they got a reprieve when they split at the Oakcrest Tournament Saturday and didn’t make it to the Sunday final. Their second game Saturday was their sixth in five days.
The Eagles banged out 17 hits in the game. Peyton O’Brien went 4-for-4 with a pair of doubles, Burchfield and Luke Wood both went 3-for-3, and lone senior Jacob Grant had two hits. Every batter in the Pennsville lineup had at least one hit.
Cohen Petrutz, Grant and Stevie Fatcher also homered. Grant (three-run), Burchfield (two-run) and Petrutz (two-run) all homered in a seven-run fifth inning that put the game in run-rule mode. It was Grant’s first career home run came in his 72nd game after 191 high school at bats and 231 plate appearances.
Wood pitched all five innings, allowing five hits and one unearned run, and struck out 10.
The Eagles (9-3) are back at it Tuesday at home against Schalick.
PITMAN 8, PENNS GROVE 1: The Panthers (8-2) scored two runs in the third inning on an error to pull away from a 1-1 tie and never looked back. Three Pitman pitchers held the Red Devils to one hit, a single by Ryan Hyatt leading off the sixth inning.
Penns Grove (0-6) scored its run in the home first when Pitman misplayed Ethan Brooks’ infield grounder with Chase Willis at third.
CAMDEN TECH 12, SALEM 2: Johnny Laurick went 3-for-3 with three RBIs and three Warrior pitchers held Salem to five hits. The Rams fell behind 4-0 after two innings and couldn’t catch up. Colin Finney, Bryce Harris, Andrew May, Chase Davis and Ryan Timmons had the hits for Salem.
SOFTBALL
Pennsville 13, Glassboro 3
Pitman 18, Penns Grove 0
Schalick 13, Deptford 8
Woodstown 16, Clayton 3
PENNSVILLE 13, GLASSBORO 3: Bella Farina went 3-for-3 with three RBIs and came within a homer of the cycle to lead the Eagles’ 10-hit attack. Bella Rappa had two hits and three RBIs and Reagan Wariwanchik capped a seven-run fifth with a walk-off two-run triple. Savannah Palverento went the distance in the circle, allowing three hits, no earned runs and striking out seven.
SCHALICK 13, DEPTFORD 8: The Cougars scored seven runs in the first two innings of the game and six in the final two innings to score the victory. Cloe Elliott was one of seven Schalick batters with a pair of hits in the game and drove in four runs.
The Cougars opened their six-run second inning with six straight singles. Elliott singled home the final two runs of the inning. Maddie Brown’s two-run single highlighted their five-run sixth.
WOODSTOWN 16, CLAYTON 3: Cara Delia had a three-run double among her three hits and drove in four runs to lead a 21-hit attack in Woodstown’s fourth straight win. Delia cleared the bases in a six-run third that gave the Wolverines a 14-0 lead.
Tulana Mingin had two hits – giving her 118 for her career, fifth on the school’s all-time list – as did Ellie Wygand, Kayla Brown, Hannah Hitchner, Alyssa Baber and starting pitcher Grace White.
PITMAN 18, PENNS GROVE 0: Emery Sharpnack went 3-for-4 with four RBIs and two Pitman pitchers held Penns Grove to one hit.
GOLF
WOODSTOWN 145, SCHALICK 151: The county rivals battled it out for the second time in six days and this time the Wolverines came out on top. Woodstown’s Kyle Brainard and Joey Olbrich both shot 1-under 35s and Jacob Schermerhorn an even-par 36 to post the three low scores at Town & Country Golf Links. Anthony Sepers and Jaxon Weber had Schalick’s low score (37s). Schalick won the first meeting by two strokes.
BOYS TENNIS
PENNSVILLE 5, CLAYTON 0
Gabe Schneider (P) def. Chase Fronczkiewucz, 6-1, 6-0
Maddox Efelis (P) def. Troy Hollis, 6-0, 6-0
Brody Wiggins (P) def. Chase Murphy, 6-0, 6-0
Noah Bohn-Noah Filtcraft (P) def. Jacob Turpin-Ian Johnson, 6-0, 6-0
Sawyer Humphrey-Carter Willis (P) def. Jayden Sanchez-James Mai, 6-0, 6-2
Records: Pennsville 9-1, Clayton 0-3.
WOODSTOWN 5, DEPTFORD 0
Tim Schwienbacher (Wo) def. Xavier Dean, 6-1, 6-0
Drew Stengel (Wo) def. Ethan Bui, 6-1, 6-1
Erich Lipovsky (Wo) def. Bradyn Gee, 6-3, 6-0
Ben Stengel-Joseph Kurpis (Wo) def. Joseph Crowley-Olaoluwa Gureje, 6-1, 6-2
Jason LaFond-Luke Shaw (Wo) def. Chase Umbra-Zane Rauner, 6-1, 6-1
Records: Woodstown 6-1, Deptford 2-4.
PENNS GROVE 5, GLASSBORO 0
Alex Ramirez Martinez (P) def. Rowan Somdhal-Sands, 6-0, 6-0
Poyraz Erdonmez (P) def. Jesus Lopez, 6-0, 6-1
Ricardo Vichi (P) def. Kileche Umbaofu, 6-0, 6-1
Records: Penns Grove 2-3, Glassboro 0-5.
PITMAN 4, SCHALICK 1
Maddox Marker (P) def. George Gould, 6-2, 6-3
Chase Rollins (P) def. Jesus Espinoza, 6-0, 6-0
Cole Kelly (P) def. Conor O’Toole, 6-1, 6-2
Rocky Monticolo-David Santana (S) def. Michael Fisicaro-Max Pappalardo, 6-2, 6-7, 10-8
Matthew Bauman (P)-Ethan Loudner (P) def. Cayden Brzozowski-Kaden Barnes, 6-3, 6-2
Records: Pitman 7-3, Schalick 4-4.
BOYS LACROSSE
WOODSTOWN 18, OAKCREST 5: Bobby Donahue scored 10 goals and four others had two each for the Wolverines (5-4). Sean Hopp, Laitton Roberts, Lucas Sperry and Zach Bevis (four assists) scored their other goals. Donahue had scored eight goals three times previously in his career, including this year’s season opener, and now has 47 for the season. He scored 50 a year ago.
GIRLS LACROSSE
CLEARVIEW 15, WOODSTOWN 9: Clearview’s Avery Roberts scored her 100th career goal in the game.
TRACK
Schalick’s girls improved to 4-0 in dual meets this season with a victory over Overbrook. Double wins by Jordan Hadfield (1600/3200), Grace O’Neill (400 hurdles/discus) and Brooke Watt (100 hurdles/triple jump) highlighted 10 winners in 13 events.
The Cougars’ other winners were Gabriella Simonini (pole vault), Phoebe Alward (long jump), Kylee Cole (high jump), Gia Martellacci (400), Sophia Longo (800), Ally Green (shot), Alivia Klancic (javelin).
This week’s schedule
Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of April 22-27; all events 4 p.m. unless noted
MONDAY, APRIL 22
BASEBALL
Pennsville at Glassboro
Pitman at Penns Grove
Salem at Camden Tech
Woodstown at Clayton
SOFTBALL
Glassboro at Pennsville
Penns Grove at Pitman
Schalick at Deptford
Woodstown at Clayton
GOLF
Williamstown girls vs. Schalick, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
Woodstown boys vs. Schalick, Town & Country, 3:30 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Wildwood, Union League National, 3:45 p.m.
TRACK
Overbrook at Schalick, 3:30 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Clayton at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown at Deptford Twp., 3:45 p.m.
Penns Grove at Glassboro
Schalick at Pitman
BOYS LACROSSE
Oakcrest at Woodstown, 5 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Clearview, 7:30 p.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Kingsway at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
TUESDAY, APRIL 23
BASEBALL
Schalick at Pennsville
Woodstown at Penns Grove
SOFTBALL
Gloucester Catholic at Salem
West Deptford at Woodstown
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Luzerne County CC, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Mercer CC, 3 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
Kingsway at Woodstown
BOYS TENNIS
Pennsville at Penns Grove
TRACK
Gloucester Catholic, Wildwood at Salem
Penns Grove at Glassboro
Woodstown at Pennsville
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Camden Tech, 3:45 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24
BASEBALL
Glassboro at Penns Grove
Pitman at Salem
Schalick at Lower Cape May
Woodstown at Audubon
SOFTBALL
Penns Grove at Glassboro
Salem at Pitman
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Montgomery County CC at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.
GOLF
Schalick girls vs. Washington Twp., Wedgewood CC
Pennsville vs. Triton, Valleybrook CC, 3:45 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Pitman, Sakima CC, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown vs. Overbrook, Kresson GC, 3:30 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Pennsville at Triton, 3:45 p.m.
THURSDAY, APRIL 25
BASEBALL
Delran at Woodstown, 4:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Camden CC at Salem CC (2), 3:30 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Bridgeton at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Schalick at Clayton
BOYS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Sterling
GIRLS LACROSSE
Haddonfield at Woodstown
GOLF
Salem Tech vs. Wildwood, Sakima CC
TRACK
Schalick girls, Salem at Penn Relays
FRIDAY, APRIL 26
BASEBALL
Penns Grove at Gateway
Mainland Coaches vs. Cancer
Schalick vs. Cape May Tech
SOFTBALL
Salem at Palmyra
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Union at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Bergen (2), 3:30 p.m.
TRACK
Salem, Schalick at Penn Relays
SATURDAY, APRIL 27
BASEBALL
Woodstown at Haddonfield, 10 a.m.
Salem at Collingswood, 10 a.m.
SOFTBALL
Woodstown vs. Moorestown at Williamstown, 9 a.m.
Deptford at Salem, 11 a.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Union (2), noon
TRACK
Schalick at Penn Relays
Saturday roundup
Here are scores and details from Saturday’s Salem County sports calendar
By Riverview Sports News
WOODBURY – The girls teams from Salem and Schalick each won two events and finished second and third, respectively, in the Group I team standings at the Woodbury Relays Saturday.
Salem won the 4×200 and sprint medley relays. Karima Davenport-White, Anna Buzby and Rhionna Timmons ran legs on both relays.
Schalick won the 4000 distance medley and 4×100 shuttle hurdle. Grace O’Neill ran legs on both relays. She also finished second in the discus.
The Rams scored 44 points in the meet and finished six points behind champion Audubon. Schalick had 36 points. Woodstown finished tied for fifth (14).
On the boys side, Salem and Schalick finished tied for fifth with 13 points. Woodstown was tied for seventh (10) and Penns Grove was tenth (6). Woodbury won it with 60 points.
Woodstown brought home the only boys event title in Group I. The Wolverines won the 4×800.
The following are the Salem County athletes who finished in the top three in their respective events:
WOODBURY RELAYS
GIRLS ONE
TEAM SCORES: Audubon 50, Salem 44, Schalick 36, Woodbury 24, Haddon Twp. 14, Woodstown 14, Clayton 12, Penns Grove 9, Pitman 6, Glassboro 2, Maple Shade 2, Buena 2, Pennsville 1, Bishop Eustace 1.
4000 Distance Medley: 1. Schalick (Sophia Longo, Ella Shimp, Jordan Hadfield, Grace O’Neill) 13:03.37, 3. Woodstown (Sarah Seiden, Arie Still, Kayla Ayars, Lillian Norman) 13:33.93
4×100 Shuttle Hurdle: 1. Schalick (Brooke Watt, Gabriella Simonini, Grace O”Neill, Katelyn Little)1:09.58, 2. Salem (Anna Buzby, Sairis Jiminez, Tahirah Davenport-White, Karima Davenport-White) 1:11.86
4×200: 1. Salem (Karima Davenport-White, Rhionna Timmons, Anyzha Williams, Anna Buzby) 1:48.04, 2. Penns Grove (Jaymari Reed, Daivonnah Thomas, Jayla Nunez, Amani Taylor) 1:42.45
4×800: 2. Woodstown (Kayla Ayars, Arie Still, Sarah Seiden, Lillian Norman) 10:16.11, 3. Schalick (Sophia Longo, Ella Shimp, Jordan Hadfield, Helen Lillia) 10:35.72
4×100: 2. Salem (Dayana Jones, Karima Davenport-White, Rhionna Timmons, Sairis Jiminez) 51.12
Sprint Medley: 1. Salem (Karima Davenport-White, Anna Buzby, Rhionna Timmons, Sairis Jiminez) 4:14.49, 3. Schalick (Gia Martellacci, Zoe Jenkins, Phoebe Alward, Jordan Hadfield) 4:26.25
4×400: 2. Salem (Rhionna Timmons, Sairis Jiminez, Anna Buzby, Dayana Jones) 4:11.33
Discus: 2. Grace O’Neill, Schalick, 118-2
BOYS ONE
TEAM SCORES: Woodbury 60, Glassboro 50, Audubon 25, Clayton 15, Schalick 13, Salem 13, Haddon Twp. 10, Woodstown 10, Palmyra 8, Penns Grove 6, Riverside 4, Bishop Eustace 2, Paulsboro 1.
4×200: 3. Salem (Jelani Beverly, Anthony Parker, Omarion Pierce, Terrance Smith) 1:31.59
4×800: 1. Woodstown (Bryce Ayars, Joshua Crawford, Cole Lucas, Jacob Marino) 8:27.55, 3. Schalick (Bradford Foster, Charles Fuerneisen, Steve Chomo, Salvatore Longo) 8:39.47
4×400: 3. Penns Grove (Theus Berrios, Bryan Garlic, Kylee Goodson, Knowledge Young) 3:30.95
Triple Jump: 3. DaviYonn Jackson, Salem, 43-7
Javelin: 3. Connor Ayars, Pennsville, 155-1
BASEBALL
Hedelt Tournament, Oakcrest
Buena 15, Pennsville 10
Pennsville 3, Oakcrest 1
Cohen Petrutz gave up an unearned run and struck out 11 over six innings leading Pennsville to a 3-1 win over Oakcrest in the Eagles’ second game of the day.
They took the lead with three runs in the fourth inning. Luke Wood scored the tying run on a wild pitch, Peyton O’Brien scored on a steal of home and Jeff Wagner doubled home Petrutz.
O’Brien had three hits and Jacob Grant had two.
The Eagles ripped 16 hits in their tournament opener, but couldn’t overcome Buena’s eight-run third inning. Chase Burchfield had a homer among his three hits. Stevie Fatcher had three hits, while Mason O’Brien, Wood, Wagner and Petrutz had two apiece.
Dylan O’Connor went 4-for-4 and Jalexis Agosto-Sanchez homered and had five RBIs for Buena.
With the split, the Eagles will not play Sunday, ending a stretch of six games in five days.
EASTERN 10, SCHALICK 2: The Vikings erupted for six runs in the first inning to take control and three pitchers held the Cougars to two hits. Luke Pokrovsky and Enrico Watz had Schalick’s hits. Ricky Watt and Matthew Lamazza drove in the Cougars’ runs.
PITMAN 3, WOODSTOWN 1: Hudson Rue homered and Stephen Devanney checked Woodstown on two hits. The Panthers scored single runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings with Rue’s homer coming in the middle. Woodstown scored on an error in the fourth. Brent Williams and Blake Bialecki had Woodstown’s hits.
BOYS LACROSSE
LOWER CAPE MAY 9, WOODSTOWN 5: Brandon Loper and Macky Bonner each scored three goals for Lower Cape May. Bobby Donahue, who scored his 100th career goal on Tuesday, scored four goals for the Wolverines. And Zach Bevis, who notched his 100th career assist last Saturday, had another assist.
Perfection
Woodstown’s Brown’s perfect game, Schalick coach O’Brien’s 100th career win highlight the Friday Salem County sports roundup
SOFTBALL
WOODSTOWN 13, WILDWOOD 0
WILDWOOD – Kayla Brown hasn’t pitched much for the Woodstown softball team, but the Wolverines need her in their present shorthandedness in the circle and Friday she delivered in a big way.
Brown threw a five-inning perfect game, setting down 15 straight hitters with 13 strikeouts as the Wolverines blanked Wildwood 13-0. She also had three hits at the plate, including a pair of doubles.
She’d pitched in five games for a total of nine innings before this season, but Friday was her third outing in four games this week (12 innings).
On Friday she threw 68 pitches, 46 for strikes. She went to three balls on four batters (and struck them all out) and two balls on three others.
Her teammates supported her with 17 hits. Tulana Mingin went 3-for-4, Ellie Wygand 3-for-4 with three RBIs and Talia Guardascione 2-for-3. Lila Bowling and Cara Delia each drove in a pair of runs.
Mingin now has 116 career hits, sixth on the Wolverines’ all-time list. She is 16 hits away from becoming the program’s all-time hits leader.
GLOUCESTER 10, SCHALICK 0: The Lions held Schalick to three hits and got all the support they needed from an Ava Rogers home run. Taylor Sparks (double), Alexa Shimp and Rachael Irizarry had the Cougars’ hits.
CAMDEN TECH 20, SALEM 3: Phoenix Holland had two of Salem’s seven hits. Korrin Robinson, Morgan Johnson and Gianna Pelura drove in the Rams’ runs.
BASEBALL
SCHALICK 3, GLOUCESTER 0: Luke Pokrovsky and Jake Siedlecki combined on a two-hit shutout to give Cougars coach Sean O’Brien his 100th career victory. The only thing that kept Pokrovsky from going the distance was his pitch count. He threw 110 pitches and struck out 16 in 6 2/3 innings. The only hit he allowed was a one-out single in the fifth inning.
PENNSVILLE 9, WILLIAMSTOWN 2: The Eagles made it 4-0 in their nine games in eight day stretch. Mason O’Brien gave up six hits and two runs over the first 6 1/3 innings before Connor Starn came from behind the plate to get the final two outs. Jacob Grant and Cohen Petrutz each had two hits and Logan Streitz had two RBIs.
WOODSTOWN 7, WILDWOOD 2: Andrew Pedrick homered in a four-run fourth inning and four pitchers scattered four hits as the Wolverines won their third in a row. Jack Knorr and Jack Holladay both had two hits for the Wolverines. Logan Taylor had two RBIs.
BOYS TENNIS
PENNSVILLE 4, MILLVILLE 1
Matthew Sooy (M) def. Gave Schneider, 6-3, 6-2
Maddox Efelis (P) def. Paul Azari, 6-2, 6-0
Brody Wiggins (P) def. John Abdill, 6-0, 6-0
Noah Flitcraft-Noah Bohn (P) def. Hadyn Mulherin-Jonah Smith, 6-0, 6-0
Luke Chamberlain-Sawyer Humphrey (P) def. Adarius Cannon-Kayden Renzi, 6-1, 6-1.
Records: Pennsville 8-1, Millville 2-5.
WOODSTOWN 5, OVERBROOK 0
Tim Schwienbacher 
def. Andrew Weaver, 6-3, 0-6, 10-5
Drew Stengel def. Logan Milas, 6-0, 6-1
Erich Lipovsky (S) def. Colin Campbell, 6-1, 6-2
Ben Stengel-Joseph Kurpis def. Connor Kustera-Alan Marcos, 6-2, 6-2
Mason Shimp-Luke Shaw def. Thomas Mason-NA, 6-1, 6-0
Records: Woodstown 5-1, Overbrook 0-8
CUMBERLAND 3, SCHALICK 2
Samuel Falk (C) def. George Gould, 6-0, 6-0
Luke Fischer (C) def. Jesus Espinoza, 6-0, 6-2
Chase Sheppard (C) def. Conor O’Toole, 6-3, 6-2
Rocky Monticolo-David Santana (S) def. Joey Nolan-Josiah Jiminez, 5-4 (ret.)
Kaden Barnes-Cayden Brzozowski (S) Mason Staffieri-Cayden Brzozowski, 6-4, 7-5.
Records: Cumberland 6-2, Schalick 4-3.
