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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Timber Creek Players Make College Football Commitments

Thirteen seniors have committed to play college football.

Here's a list of Timber Creek Regional High School seniors who have made committments to play college football:

Broad Street Run Bans Backpacks for 2013 Race

Runners are being encouraged to bring as little as possible with them this year.

Following the backpack bombings at the Boston Marathon two weeks ago, runners in this year's Broad Street Run in Philadelphia won't be able to tote their gear in a backpack, race organizers announced in a mass email to participants Monday. Taking a page from the Transportation Safety Administration's playbook, race organizers are mandating runners use clear plastic drawstring bags, which will be handed out at the expo Friday and Saturday, to stow their gear this year. “You are strongly encouraged to bring as little as possible with you to the start of the race,” race organizers said in the email to runners. “All items brought into the start area are subject to search and/or confiscation.” Race organizers only indicated backpacks would be …

the original harry finster 1

12:46 pm on Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Oh stop with the over dramatization of things regarding bags. My god the event is not just like many of the other races around the country. It's much more compact then Boston and has more participants. What a bunch of whiners.   more ›

Friday, April 26, 2013

Timber Creek Softball Falls to Cherry Hill West [Photos]

The Lions jumped out to an early lead and never looked back against the Chargers.

Timber Creek played hard but came up short in a 7-3 loss. The Chargers are now have a 5-5 record for the season.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

'Red Sox' to Dominate Broad Street Run

Philadelphia's runners are showing support for Boston with their socks.

As the nation recovers from aftershocks of the Boston Marathon bombings, people are finding ways to support the city that lost so much. From Facebook posts to charitable donations, Bostonians-at-heart are rallying to show support for Beantown. In the City of Brotherly Love, one popular way to show the love is apparently through one's socks. According to a recent Philly Mag blog post, many area sporting good stores are stocking up on red socks. Why? Because runners converging on Philadelphia are preparing to show they care. Those participating in the Broad Street Run, slated for Sunday, May 5, are planning to wear red running socks to show love for Boston, whose major-league baseball team is the Red Sox.  Philly may be home to the most …

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Erial Little League Opening Day

The parade starts at 8 a.m. Upload pictures of your little sluggers and we'll publish them all.

It's opening day for the Erial Little League. Festivities include a parade from Point Ariel Park on Erial Road at 8 a.m. to the Little League complex on Essex Road. The Phillie Phanatic and Finley, the Camden Riversharks mascot, are scheduled to be on hand to greet baseball and softball players as they arrive.

Patrick Murphy

4:58 pm on Sunday, April 7, 2013

$500 Million of Misused Funds Parents may want to review the DRPA Comptrollers Report http://www.nj.gov/comptroller/news/docs/report_drpa_032912.pdf   more ›

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Sweeney: Rice Should Have Been Fired When Videos Surfaced

The New Jersey State Senate president said the national attention being paid to Rutgers over the scandal is an embarrassment.

New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney said the national attention being paid to Rutgers University over the behavior of basketball coach Mike Rice has given the school a black eye. The state senator, whose office is located in West Deptford, appeared on the ESPN program Outside The Lines Wednesday afternoon to discuss the dismissal of the coach. Sweeney was frank in expressing his disappointment that Rice was not terminated in December 2012, when the tapes depicting the coach's apparently abusive practices surfaced. "Once you have something like that presented to you, there's no gray [area]," Sweeney said. "You don't have to do much of anything except take action to resolve the problem." Sweeney said it was "troubling" that the …

TAXCHEATSWEENEY

7:13 pm on Saturday, April 6, 2013

Some should investigate why a State Senator, STEVE SWEENEY, did not pay his State Income taxes and why New Jersey had to sue him.   more ›

Rutgers Basketball Coach Mike Rice Fired After Damning Abuse Tape

A video of Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice surfaced, showing Rice yelling abusive and profane language and shoving and kicking players. The coach came under national scrutiny.

After less than a day of deflecting a storm of bad press surrounding head basketball coach Mike Rice's coaching methods, Rutgers University Athletic Director Tim Pernetti has confirmed that Rice has been fired. "I am responsible for the decision to attempt a rehabilitation of Coach Rice," Rutgers athletic director Tim Pernetti said in a statement. "Dismissal and corrective action were debated in December and I thought it was in the best interest of everyone to rehabilitate, but I was wrong. Moving forward, I will work to regain the trust of the Rutgers community." Rice, 44, who has coached the Scarlet Knights since 2010, was captured on tape verbally and physically abusing players. He spat curse words and insults at them, plus kicked and …

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Brutus Cato

2:22 pm on Friday, April 5, 2013

Yea, I had Ralph Ross as a gym instructor way back in the day and he made a point of insulting me as often as he saw me because I didn't look like him or what he thought I should look like. Can't get along with those for whom you are responsible? Sounds like a good reason to bump you up the ladder to a higher position...that's how the good ole boy network functions.   more ›

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Former Highland Standout Makes a Name for Himself at Rutgers

Joe Sigismondi is in his freshman year for the Scarlet Raptors.

Super shortstop Joe Sigismondi is making a name for himself in his freshman year at Rutgers-Camden. For the second time in the first six weeks of the season he has been named the New Jersey Athletic Conference rookie of the week. He hit .483 (14-for-29) during the Scarlet Raptors’ nine games in Florida between Monday and Saturday last week, collecting six RBIs and scoring six runs. He added five walks, one hit by pitch and two sacrifices, while posting a .571 on-base percentage. He had a .962 fielding percentage with only one error in 26 chances, collecting eight putouts and 17 assists. The former Highland Regional High School standout is hitting .429 this season with 11 runs and 11 RBIs, owns a .446 slugging percentage and a .543 on-base …

Monday, March 18, 2013

Register for Summer Science Camp Today

Sign up at Higland Regional High School.

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Gotta Play Tennis? Sign Your Kids Up Now

Gloucester Township recreation's youth tennis program teaches a love of the game and skills that translate to other sports.

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