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Feb. 2 MCT Swimming Preview

The Nottingham senior girls will all hope to conclude their careers on a high note at the Mercer County meet this weekend, while also rooting for a younger teammate to set a school record in her event.
Township schools optimistic as MCT meet approaches
By Rich Fisher
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            Feb. 2: The biggest event of the year for Mercer County high school swimmers has arrived, as the Mercer County Championships get underway with the girls preliminaries at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, with the boys prelims at 4:30 Friday.
            The finals, which include the top 12 finishers in each prelim, will begin at noon Saturday. All rounds are at Lawrence High School.
            The top six finishers from the final 12 will receive medals and the next six earn ribbons.
            Hamilton Township schools have varying degrees of goals and expectations entering the meet. Here’s a look at what they are thinking (Hamilton boys coach Dan Seeth has not been reached as of yet).  
HAMILTON GIRLS
            Coach Kyle Schulke had his team ramp up its yardage before doing some tapering this week, and feels it will lead to some strong efforts.
            “I am expecting my girls to drop considerable time during their races,” Schulke said. 
 
            Freshman Maddie Uram is the best hope for a Hornets medal, having won seven of her 10 breaststroke races this year and finishing second in the other three.
            “Maddie should make it back on Saturday and has a shot of making it to finals, depending on how she swims Thursday,” Schulke said. “If she is seeded in the right heat, I think the tough competition will propel her into finals.”
            Emma Fritzinger has gotten progressively better and could also be in the mix on Saturday.
            “She has been setting PRs every meet this calendar year and if she can set one more on Thursday I wouldn’t be surprised to see her swimming in the consolations Saturday in the 100 fly,” Schulke said.
            The coach also likes the way sophomore Sofi Walter looks heading into the meet.
            “Sofi has been my jack-of-all-trades, swimming every event at least once and through the course of the season we found that she is pretty good at the 400 free,” Schulke said. “She has only been training for that event for a few weeks, but she still has an outside chance of making it back for consolations if she can push herself to the next level Thursday night.”
           Despite the fact that Hamilton will not be in the hunt for a team title, Schulke has impressed the importance of this meet to his team from day one.
            “At our first meeting of the year I told my girls that our main focus this year was to swim career bests at counties,” said the former Hornet standout. “All of the meets throughout the season were just practice for counties. 
            “We swam hard and long all season, even before meets, in order to get in shape to smash PRs. I think a lot of the girls have reached that point. There is nothing more rewarding as a coach then to see the ear-to-ear smile of a swimmer swimming faster than she ever has before and I should see plenty of those this weekend.” 
NOTTINGHAM GIRLS
            Sophomore Lisa Mazukewicz and junior Sam Williams have both had solid seasons and each hopes to have some success this weekend.
            Williams has rebounded from a sub-par 2009-10 season to regain her form in the 400 freestyle.
            “I am a lot more confident this year entering the meet,” said Williams, who will also swim in both relays. “My mind is really set on what I have to do, which is making the top 12 and getting a best time.”
            Mazukewicz will swim the 100 back, the 200 IM, the backstroke portion of the medley relay and the 400 free relay.
            “I’m hoping to make Top 12 in the 100 back,” she said. “I’m also hoping we can make finals in relays.”
            The sophomore enters the meet feeling good about the way she is performing.
            “I feel I’m swimming well, and I am ready to do my best at the meet,” she said.
            She also feels that last year’s meet was a good learning experience and hopes to put that knowledge to use this time.
            “Swimming last year will help this year because I know what it will be like,” she said. “I know from last year that our team will have some tough competition but I’m sure we will make coach (Andrew) Parsons proud this weekend.”
            When it comes to the 100 back, Mazukewicz has a strong rooting section behind her.
            “The seniors all hope that Lisa will finally break the Nottingham record for the back so we are there to witness it,” said veteran Shannon Pelke.
            Aside from that, Nottingham is just looking to do its best.
            “We are hoping even if we don’t get Top 12 that we all improve our times and do the best we can,” added senior Amanda Stickles. “As a team we’ll all cheer each other on.”
STEINERT GIRLS 
            The Spartans have three swimmers who can churn up some winning waters in juniors Lauren Cruz and Sara DeAngelo and sophomore Taylor Kwok.
            “The girls are looking ready as we get closer to counties,” coach Jacqlyn Nami said. “Their times were dropping at our last couple of meets, and they've been looking good as we've gotten into our taper week. 
            “I am expecting great performances from everyone, but especially (the aforementioned mentioned three).”
            Cruz has not missed a beat after taking a season off to try the sport of rowing. She has been strong in the freestyle events since opening day.
            “She's definitely made a name for herself again after taking a year off,” Nami said. “Her times have been competitive all season, and I expect she will compete for one of the top spots in the county in her events.  She is incredibly driven and focused, and she is ready for counties.”
            DeAngelo swims two of the toughest events in the 100 breast and 100 fly, and has been one of the best in the county throughout the year.
            “She's had amazing races all season in two of the most challenging strokes to swim,” Nami said. “She is a leader at practice, she’s optimistic about her swims, and takes her races seriously while still having fun. I expect she will return with a good place in both of her events.”
            Kwok has emerged as a quality freestyler this year and could also be coming back for the finals.
            “Taylor's sprinting has improved all season, and her times have gotten to the point of being very competitive,” Nami said. “We are expecting a drop in times as she tapers. I'm hopeful she will return on Saturday in the 100 free.”
            The coach added that the overall goal is for every swimmer to have a PR in their event.
            “If we can manage that,” Nami said, “I’m sure lots of other great things will happen at the meet for us.”  

Steinert's Zach Mabin should be in the hunt for some medals this weekend (Photo by John Blaine/purchase photos by e-mailing jbsportsphoto@aol.com).
NOTTINGHAM BOYS
            Northstars coach Nancy Shapiro is keeping the goals modest and feels they will be reached.
            “I am optimistic that we will have some of our best times of the season,” she said. “We have four first-year swimmers competing in Michael John, Max Wackerman, Thomas Paldulchick and Edgar Sarat.        “I’m hoping Michael will better his 1:06 100 free time he posted at the newcomers meet. He has really improved his swimming skills in a very short time.”
            Shapiro is also excited to see what newcomer Joe Oliver can do in the 50 and 100 freestyle races, along with Jeremy Oiler in the 400 free.
            “Jeremy has matured as a swimmer and will only get faster the next two years,” the coach said. “The weather has definitely affected training with the snow days but the boys are psyched for Friday.”
            And of course, Shapiro is hoping her veterans go out with memorable performances.
            “Best wishes for my seniors,” she said. “I’m hoping Dave Knutson, Dave Massi, Cory Patterson, Adbhut Parasher and Sal Masterpole have a great meet to cap off their last season.” 
STEINERT BOYS
            Of the six teams from the township, this one may have the most potential for medals with sophomore Tyler and junior Kyle Gulsby, sophomore Zach Mabin and junior Kevin Diefenbach.
            “We look to be at the right point in the taper,” coach Jen Smith said. “We have been slowly cutting down on yardage. Everyone seems to be on track. . .fingers crossed.”
            Tyler Gulsby will be a swimmer to watch in the backstroke and IM, and if work ethic means anything he could do some nice things.
            “He has been a hard worker all season, never missing a single practice and never slacking on a workout,” Smith said. “His head is in the game.
            “He is a fierce competitor in the water and has the mind and heart of a champion.  He will push himself to succeed at the highest level possible.”
            Brother Kyle seems to have some of the same attributes, according to the coach.
            “Kyle is a bulldog in the water,” Smith said. “He hasn't missed a practice and never quits. 
           “He plows through the water striving to beat his competition at each and every turn. He has consistently dropped times and the taper should do wonders for his fly and 200 times.”
            Mabin has broken the school record in the breaststroke twice this season and is ranked among the top swimmers in the county. He has also qualified for states in the breast and 500 free.
            “He should be determined to break the school record again,” Smith said. “He is reserved out of the pool but let’s loose on his competition.”
            Diefenbach could make some noise in the sprints after tinkering during the campaign.
            “Kevin has been adjusting his stroke techniques this season and will continue to drop times in his sprint events,” Smith said. “His taper should allow him to post great times in counties.”
            Like everyone else, Smith’s main concern is to see her swimmers carve out personal records.
            “My main goal is to celebrate with our champs and our swimmers who post best times,” she said. “All season long we have been working towards improving our techniques and dropping times, while building a great rapport in the pool with teammates. 
            “The coaching staff wants to see each swimmer post personal bests.  We are confident that all who swim, will do that. All the boys should be pleased with their performances.”
            And they should enjoy their day.
            “As coaches, we want the swimmers to be happy and have fun, while working hard,” Smith said. “ Swimming isn't just a physical sport, it's mental too. 
            “The boys have to be willing to push the limits, beyond what they have done so far.  This season, I really think we as coaches tried to instill this into our swimmers mindset. I hope we accomplished that.”  


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FISH TALES
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May 7, 2012
Thanks go out to
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    May 7: Just want to start out by thanking Steinert senior Mollie Coyne and GALARE teacher Tracy Quinn for having me in as a guest speaker on Friday. It was a tremendous experience with a great group of kids.
    Mollie extended the invitation, Ms. Quinn made it happen and it turned out to be a great morning.
    Being a guest speaker is always a crap shoot. You go in and talk for a little bit and hope you spark an interest that will lead to some questions. If there are little or  no questions, it can get pretty embarrassing because I don’t have a heck of a lot to say after five minutes. . . on anything!  
    But the GALARE gang took care of that by asking some thought-provoking, intelligent and inspiring questions. They made me think of things I haven’t thought of in years and also made me think of things I take for granted all the time and never give much thought to. It also gave me a chance to experience a nice give-and-take relationship with the students other than a quick interview after the game.
    It’s kind of cool to see what kind of things young adults think about in this day and age, and I have to commend this group for being attentive and, not to sound like a britsh woman at Sunday morning tea, quite delightful!
    And I have to give props to Cat Castaldo, whose dad John put her up to a prank question that she didn’t even understand, but asked it anyway and had me laughing like crazy. Good job Cat! But don’t let your dad drag you down to our level too many more times!
    And Sydney, thanks for overlooking my Yankee dislike. Glad we could come to terms!
        * * *
    Congratulations also go out to Quinn and Robyn Korchick Lucchesi, both standout hoop players from the township, for their upcoming induction into the Mercer County CYO Hall of Fame. Both are quite deserving and are products of Joe O’Gorman’s knowledge of the game.
    Also, happy birthday to Tracy one day late, and happy anniversary to Robyn, who’s celebrating her 18th year with husband Frank today. All good stuff!
        * * *
    More thanks go out to Phil Alu and Nancy McManimon.
    When this site started over two years ago, I billed it as a “community sports” website, with the accent on the community. I have a few guys helping out but for the most part I’m still on my own and need help from the members of the community and the coaches of each team.
    I have certainly been getting that, as the influx of youth sports results has been better than ever this spring, as has the reporting of results from the high school coaches.
    But on Friday Phil took it to a new level. I couldn’t make it to the Hamilton-PDS game due to some other issues I needed to deal with. I really wanted to get there because so many township kids played on PDS.
    So Phil agreed to text me updates each inning, which he did a fabulous job of. And Nancy provided several pictures of the game, although that’s not news because she has done that often in the past.
    Now, skeptics will say this was only done because both their kids had big games. But they offered to do so before the game even started, no matter what the end result.
    It worked out great and I just want to thank them both. . .and thank everyone else for all the contributions you have been making this spring and, of course, in the winter, fall and summer.
        * * *     
    It’s hard to believe Marshall Harden isn’t in the Steinert lineup. Few programs can lose a guy like that and do what the Spartans are doing.
    Speaking of Steinert baseball. . . .how tasty is that 7 p.m. match-up against Robbinsville. Rarely do you get last year’s finalists meeting so early in the tournament. Steinert owes the Ravens some payback from last year, but Robbinsville is on fire.
    Should be awesome.                 * * *
    Here’s a little unfortunate news to report.
       Just call it “Bad Ending II”
       Steinert grad Angela “Pit Crew” Marinos’ had her outstanding collegiate softball career come to a gruesome end on Sunday.
       With Mercer County Community College playing Morris in the Region XIX Tournament Sunday, Marinos swung at a high and inside pitch on a hit-and-run play. She fouled the ball directly into her mouth, and blood exploded everywhere.
       Marinos was rushed to the hospital. There was no fracture but twor front teeth were pushed back, and it took over 25 stitches to seal all the wounds.
     This marks the second dark ending to a career for the popular Marinos. (To quote HGSA legend Tara Lavin “Who doesn’t like Ange?”). Her career at Steinert ended due to a broken ankle.
    Get well soon Ange. There are engines to overhaul!
        * * *
      Fish4Scores “Phase 2” is on the horizon.
     After making sure this was a site that was going to last and gain interest, I now want to take it to the next level and begin selling banner advertising to local businesses. The process will probably take a month or so to get started, but if you are a business owner out there looking to promote your venture and support local athletes all at once, please give it consideration.  
       If you are a sponsor and want to upgrade to a banner ad, you will obviously have a lower rate since you’ve already paid into it.
       More details will be forthcoming, but just putting it out there.
              * * *
    There is another exciting promotion for Fish4Scores in the works, but things haven’t been finalized yet so let’s wait until they are before we talk about it. But in getting it started, it will involve fun help from the community.  
             * * *
         My dislike of the Yankees is no secret to anyone who reads this blog, but here’s hoping Mariano Rivera can make a successful return next year.
      There is no way anyone in the world can not like this guy. He is humble, modest, keeps a lower than low profile and just happens to be the greatest player at his position that ever lived playing for a franchise that is nearly impossible to stay low profile with.   
      A guy like Mariano deserves to go out on his terms. He deserves to have a farewell tour around the league and let everyone cheer him. He probably doesn’t want that, but he deserves it.
      In my mind, he is the absolute key to this Yankee dynasty in the era of the closer.
    Get well and get back Mariano. You deserve it!                * * *
     My Flyers are down 3-1. My Sixers are up 3-1.
    I predicted Flyers-Devils would go seven games with four of them going overtime. I didn’t predict the winner, just the length. Well, change that from my prediction to my prayer.
    As for the Sixers, I thought they would hang with the Bulls after Derrick Rose went out, but didn’t think they would win. But Chicago is getting killed with other injuries too, so what the hell, might as well take advantage of it!
           * * *
    Mike “The Meatball Master” Papero continues to show his versatility, as he ran the clock flawlessly during Hamilton West’s girls county lacrosse game with Robbinsville Saturday. The Master also announces at hoop games, coaches football and coaches golf.
    Where there is time for meatballs, I will never know.

 April 28, 2012

Township athletes

should be making

us proud during

period of adversity

            Apr. 28: As much as everyone in the area likes Jimmy Hines, I’m afraid I  overstayed his welcome at the top of this blog. No less than three people this week said “Hey, isn’t about time for a new blog, I’m a little sick of Jimmy Hines.”
            Well, OK, a month might be a little too much, so here we go on to the land of the Hines-less.

            * * *

            We all know what’s going on in Hamilton Township these days and it is not casting us in a very good light around the area.

            But we can’t help what our leaders do, we can only do what we do.

            That’s why this township should be proud of some of the young athletes at Hamilton West High School this week.

            In case you missed the stories posted on Fish4Scores earlier this week (and still on the home page), a group of Hornet football players helped out at the Miracle League by playing baseball with individuals with disabilities, and Hamilton West softball catcher Brianna Castellano has gotten her teammates and Nottingham’s softball team to “Play for Pink” Monday night during their game at HGSA.

            Granted, these aren’t the only high school kids from the township that do nice things. It happens at all three schools.

            But during a week of total upheaval in our township, the timing of these athletes could not be better to make us feel good about ourselves. Isn’t it nice to know that there are some young kids among us who aren’t just thinking about themselves, but are looking out for others?

            Show them how much you appreciate it.

            Prove to them you’re proud of what they have done during this bleak week.

            Come to the HGSA complex Monday night and donate to breast cancer. And watch a good softball game while you are there.

            * * *        

            Megan Cibree is about as much of a lacrosse expert as you can get when it comes to the sport in Hamilton Township.

            The Steinert senior has played in the Spartans program since she was a freshman and Steinert was a club team. Her boyfriend plays on the Steinert boys’ team.

            If she’s not playing lacrosse with the girls, she’s watching it with the boys.

            So who better to ask if the sport is catching on in Hamilton.

            “Oh yeah, definitely,” she said during a recent boys game that was very well attended. “You really see it at the boys’ games. I’m not sure if it’s catching on with the girls as much, because there really is more action in the boys’ games.

            “But we’re still getting better crowds. People are really starting to get into it more.”

            It helps that the Steinert boys and Hamilton girls have been winning a few games this year, which always helps pump up interest.

            Granted, they are playing weaker schedules than the best teams in Mercer. But New Egypt coach Jay Corby, a township resident who has done an outstanding job out there in Plumstead, says that’s the way to go.

            “If you’re trying to build a program, you have to have some success first,” Corby said. “You have to go out and win a few games, and get the kids some confidence. Then other kids in school see that the team is winning and maybe they want to come out.

            “Once all that starts happening, then you can try and get a tougher schedule. But for now, let them enjoy some wins.”

            * * *

            Whoever knew this township was such a rugby factory?

            Believe it or not, no less than four former high school athletes are playing club rugby at their respective colleges. Steinert’s Garrett Braddock is at Syracuse, Nottingham’s Mike Elberson is playing at Ursinus, Steinert’s Jonathan Pulley plays at Albright, and Hamilton West’s Amanda Rossi just went to the collegiate club championship game with Pittsburgh before the Panthers fell in the finals in chilly Ohio.

            When somebody finds out where this feeder system is, please let me know.

            * * *

            You may have noticed that I am trying to run game by game results of various sports.

            You may also have noticed that they are like, really crooked. They kind of swerve their way downward.

            You may not care. Or, you may wonder why.

            My answer is, I do not know why. They are straight when I type them in and proof them and all that. Then when the site publishes, they are crooked.

            One of life’s little mysteries I suppose.

            * * *

            I’m not a huge hockey fan. I used to be, back in the day of the Broad Street Bullies winning Stanley Cups, but there’s just too many teams to try and keep track of the regular season.

            BUT. . . I don’t know if any sport’s playoffs are more exciting than the Stanley Cup playoffs.

            The NFL playoffs and NCAA tournament are gut-grinding because they are one-and-done. But as far as best-of-seven series, the emotions of these hockey playoff games are incredible. It seems like so many of them are one goal games, down to the wire with a goalie out.
           I think one of the big differences in hockey and the NBA is that with hockey, barring a penalty, the game plays out in a rhythm with few stoppages down the stretch. In basketball, foul shots and timeouts in the final few minutes pretty much stall things. In hockey, you never get the chance to catch your breath, which is what makes it so cool.

            I don’t even care about some of the teams in these playoffs and I’m all edge-of-my-seaty at crunch time. It’s good stuff. And it’s gonna be pretty wild around here in the next few weeks with Flyers-Devils.

            Let’s go Flyers!  

            * * *     

            Speaking of playoffs, I am a Sixers fan, but it kills me to see Derrick Rose out for the rest of the playoffs.

            Part of what makes any post-season game great is watching the stars go head to head and see who rises to the top. For the Bulls to lose their best player, that just cheats everybody. Will the Heat feel good about beating a Rose-less Bulls?

             Actually, with that crew, who knows?

            * * *

            I guess there’s something wrong with me, but I just can’t get into the NFL draft. I don’t know why. Maybe I’ve just seen too many hyped guys fall flat, so watching all this stuff and all these interviews and everything just doesn’t do much for me because you really never know what’s going to happen.

            I can understand people doing it. It’s a great haven for hard core football fans. I’m a big fan, but I’m more a fan of just watching the games. I’m not a fantasy guy, I don’t play pools, I just love to watch it.

            What does make me laugh, are the people who sit there and watch the 86,000th pick with the same intensity as the top 10. “Ohhh, how can they take that guy when that receiver at Saskatchewan College is still available. That kid’s a sleeper!”
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      Congratulations to College of New Jersey coach Sharon Pfluger for becoming the first Division III women's lacrosse coach to win 400 games. Sharon is not from Hamilton, but she's a friend, a great person and a great coach and I'm happy for her.