Recently added articles from Press of Atlantic City:
District 24, 30, 31 and 32 wrestling seedings
Feb 22, 2008 ... face=+Bold; District 24 at Toms River East High School<HLN></HLN> Friday - 6 p.m. Preliminaries and Quarterfinals<HLN></HLN> 103 -face=-Bold; Mike Schmidt, Manchester (1) bye; Anthony D'Anton, Monsignor Donovan, (9) vs. Ryan Fogarty, Barnegat (8); face=+Bold; Rich Tieto, Southern Regional ...
Egg Harbor Township girls swim team's ride ends in state semis
Feb 22, 2008; ... WEST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP - The Egg Harbor Township High School girls swimming team literally lost its razor's edge Thursday. The shaving and tapering that carried the Eagles to the South Jersey Public A championship did not work in the state semifinals. West Windsor-Plainsboro South won ...
4 high school coaches fired, may face charges in two separate events
Feb 22, 2008; ... Four area high school wrestling coaches have been fired this month for disciplinary reasons and might face criminal charges for their actions in two unrelated incidents. The head coach of the Vineland wrestling team and two assistants were removed from their coaching duties Wednesday, ...
13 girls his 1,000th point mark this season
Feb 22, 2008; ... Georlisa Kirby peered into the Buena Regional High School trophy case as a freshman. A few basketballs caught her eye. They had the names of the school's 1,000-point career scorers written on them. "It was weird," she said. "It's a lot of points. I never thought I would be one ...
Feb. 22 high school schedule
Feb 22, 2008 ... face=+Bold; WRESTLINGface=-Bold; face=+Bold; District prelimaries and quarterfinalsface=-Bold; face=+Bold; 5 p.m.face=-Bold;District 30 at Overbrook face=+Bold; 5:30 p.m.face=-Bold;District 31 at Delsea Regional District 32 at ...
Pingry boys top Holy Spirit in South Jersey Non-Public B final
Feb 22, 2008; ... BERNARDS TOWNSHIP - The fate of the South Jersey Non-Public B championship had already been decided, and two events remained. With a commanding lead, The Pingry School's boys swim team was on its way to an impressive 104-66 victory against Holy Spirit on Thursday. The final 400-meter ...
Girls basketball roundup: Sally O'Donnell leads Wildwood Catholic over Holy Spirit
Feb 22, 2008 ... From Press staff reports Sally O'Donnell hit 3-of-4 free throws in two trips to the line in the final minute to give the Wildwood Catholic High School girls basketball team a 44-41 win over visiting Holy Spirit on Thursday. The senior finished with 27 points. Holy Spirit tied ...
Martin Truex Jr. averaging 20th-place finishes at California Speedway
Feb 22, 2008 ... Martin Truex Jr. has an average finish of 20.2 in four Cup races at California Speedway, site of Sunday's race. Starting with his rookie season in 2006, he has finished 18th, 15th, sixth and 42nd at the racetrack in Fontana, Calif. Truex finished 20th in the season-opening ...
Boys basketball roundup: Blue Devils' Travis Washington scores 1,000th point
Feb 22, 2008 ... From Press staff reports Travis Washington scored his 1,000th career point midway through third quarter, but Hammonton lost to host Holy Cross 55-53 Thursday in the Blue Devils' final regular-season game.Washington, who needed 18 points for his 1,000th, finished with ...
ACCC men top Raritan Valley
Feb 22, 2008 ... From Press staff reports Ricky White scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half to help the Atlantic Cape Community College men's basketball team come from behind and beat visiting Raritan Valley Community College 70-64 Thursday in Mays Landing. Devon Scioli added 14 points ...
Martin Truex Jr.'s NASCAR pit crews face long waits, bursts of pressure -- and danger
Feb 22, 2008; ... DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - As the green flag waved to start the Nationwide Series on Saturday at Daytona International Speedway, some members of Martin Truex Jr.'s No. 8 Chevrolet team sat on the tires on pit road and sipped water to pass the time. Others watched the monitor on the pit box. ...
Atlantic City boys hold on to beat St. Augustine
Feb 22, 2008; ... BUENA VISTA TOWNSHIP - A freshman and sophomore got the Atlantic City high School boys basketball team the lead against St. Augustine Prep on Thursday night. A senior made sure the Vikings kept it. Atlantic City beat the Hermits 70-63 in a matchup of two of the Cape-Atlantic ...
College basketball: Look at locals
Feb 22, 2008 ... Women Long Island guard face=+Bold; Chelsi Johnsonface=-Bold; (Holy Spirit) had six points, seven rebounds and two steals in a 56-42 win over St. Francis (N.Y.). Guard face=+Bold; Connie Jamesface=-Bold; (Absegami) had four points, five rebounds and four steals. ...
Absegami girls out, Ocean City in
Feb 22, 2008; ... The Ocean City High School girls basketball team is in and Absegami out of Saturday's Cape-Atlantic League title game. Absegami (23-3) was scheduled to play CAL National Conference champion Sacred Heart (24-2) at noon at Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. Instead, Ocean City (22-4) ...
U.S. attorney: Gangs more lethal than mafia
Feb 22, 2008; ... VINELAND - U.S. Attorney Chris Christie warned local businesspeople that gang violence presents a legitimate threat not only to poor urban neighborhoods, but also businesses and suburban families.Christie gave a wide-ranging speech Thursday to the Greater Vineland Area Chamber of ...
Fairfield Township school board member cited for not filing financial disclosure form
Feb 22, 2008; ... Three area school board members who failed to file their financial disclosure forms on time in 2007 have been recommended for sanctions by the state School Ethics Commission. One of those members, John Peterson, of Fairfield Township in Cumberland County, had still not filed his report ...
Happenings
Feb 22, 2008 ... Eating out face=+Bold; <HLN></HLN> SPAGHETTI DINNER face=-Bold; 4 to 7 p.m. Feb. 25 at Creevy's on Atlantis, face=+Bold; Little Egg Harbor Townshipface=-Bold; , to benefit Fourth of July celebration. Tickets $8.50 adults; $7.50 seniors; and $5 for children younger than 12. Call ...
Police believe they found missing hunters' engine
Feb 22, 2008; ...State Police have found what they believe is the submerged engine of the boat used by three hunters who disappeared Feb. 9 in Cumberland County's western marshes.Searchers on Wednesday found the engine and a gas tank submerged in the waters of Fairfield Township near Back Creek ....
State lawmakers move to ban horseshoe crabbing
Feb 22, 2008; ... Lawmakers introduced a bill Thursday banning horseshoe crabbing this year to save a shorebird at the brink of extinction. Assemblyman John McKeon, D-Essex, introduced the bill extending a moratorium on the harvest of crabs that lay their eggs in waters along southern New ...
To get stimulus check, file tax return even if you don't owe
Feb 22, 2008 ... face=+Bold; Dear Consumer Action:face=-Bold; face=+Bold; Can you please explain about the checks the federal government is sending to most citizens starting in May? Most seniors and disabled people do not make income tax reports because of low incomes, so what do we do to be eligible? - ...