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THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2003 OCEAN CITY SENTINEL
Raider boys, girls win 4x800 relays at Haverford
By CHARLIE WOOD
; Ocean City Sentinel
The winter track state relay
championships are scheduled for
this Saturday at Princeton, and
last Friday, Jan. 10, Ocean City-
High School's boys and girls each
captured first place in their
respective 4 x 800 relays at a
meet at Haverford College.
For the girls, sophomore Allie
Moreland ran the fastest split in
the 4 x 800 with junior Brenda
Briney and freshman Colleen
-.Spurlock running the opening
Riegs, and freshman Brittany
Sedberry on the anchor for a
combined winning time of
10:21.7.
Jim Dugan anchored the boys
winning 4 x 800 team with a split
of 2:06. Erik Geisinger, Mike
Long and Brian McMahon ran
the three opening legs.
McMahon also took third place
in the 1600 meters with a time of
4:53.19.
For the Lady Raiders, Sedberry
took first place in the 3200
meters with Briney second, and
Allie Moreland took second in the
1600.
Sophomore Leslie Robinson set
a new indoor track school record
in the shot with a throw of 33 feet,
five inches. The previous school
record of 30 feet was set by Lora
Stutzman in 1999.
The school's outdoor record of
38-5 was set in 1992 by Ayanna
Reed.
Looking ahead to the state
relays this weekend the bad news
is that senior John Richardson
has been sidelined with pneumonia,
according to coach Bill
Moreland. Richardson did not
LOU ROD.I-A
OUTDOORS
Hunting, fishing decline;
i-once there wasn't such a
paranoia about guns
A pattern has been evolving
regarding the downslide in the
numbers of future fishermen and
hunters. License sales are up in
| most states, but the rate of
^'increase is generally tabbed at
about one half the percentage of
the population increase each
year. Hunting and fishing participation
is growing, but only about
half as fast as needed just to, keep
up with the population growth.
Some may consider the decline a
good thing. We have frequently
heard expressed the thought that
the fewer hunters and fishermen
there are, the more room there
will be for those who are left.
h Lesser numbers may cut down
competition for space, but as
fewer hunters and fishermen
ante up for licenses, there is less
money for fish and game management
and land
, „ Salt water
isfting license
may be back;
for details* see
Lou Hodia/s on
page HI2
acquisition and
lesss'support for
lobbying- • efforts
when hunters and"
fishermen come
^under attack. The
' past few years
have shown how
vulnerable gun
owners, hunters
and fishermen
are to attacks by
the anti's\
What causes the
decline in the
numbers of young outdoor enthusiasts?
It's a simple question, but
there is no simple answer.
Times have changed. "Life is no
f longer simple. Modern technolo-
' gy has given us TV, video games
and scores of other ways for
youngsters to spend free time.
Rural America is now urban
America. Urban sprawl has taken
away much opportunity for
youngsters to enjoy the outdoors.
School hours, because of regionalization,
take kids away from
home for longer periods, leaving
I'little afternoon time. It used to be
* a short walk home when school
closed instead of a long timewasting
ride on a bus. Longer
afternoon hours at home after
school meant more things to do
under parental supervision and it
meant' more play time outdoors.
But there always seemed to be
adult support for our outdoor
play and above all adult supervision.
As a youngster growing up in
the '30s, I could walk the streets
^in the small town where I lived
with a .22 rifle, heading for the
dump to plink at tin cans, or to
the nearby farm where we could
target practice. Come hunting
season, a single barrel shotgun
replaced the .22 and no one got
upset when we kids headed for'
the woods for squirrels or the
fields for rabbits.
Everyone in town knew every-
Lene else, and before the first
murmur of any transgression, the
word would get back home,
where we would face the wrath of
one parent or the other. There
was respect for authority, and
while we. were allowed a lot of
freedom of expression, there
were hard-and-fast rules. Rule
One was violate them and suffer
consequences.
The local one-man police force
operated a diner and would often
answer calls in his cook's apron.
|The kids all loved him, but none
' dared cross him. He was the ultimate
authority in town. We did
not know what would happen if
we got on his wrong side, but we
knew it would be traumatic, swift
and sure.
As I recall, there was a lot of
muttering about the size of his
shoes and what would happen if
he decided to-administer justice
I to our posteriors with them. That
^he never once did to anyone mat-
. tered little* We just knew if we
crossed Sam by doing something
wrong and he found out, we'd get
punished. Right now. He may
have ruled by fear, but his evenhandedness
overshadowed the
fright and instead, we came to
love, respect and in many ways
honor this disciplinarian. A Sam
today would long since have been
stripped of his duties and censured
for his methods.
But they worked.
Guns did not create the paranoia
they do today. Kids did not
kill each other with guns and
they did not take them to school.
They were for practical use.
They provided food for the table
and were a source of recreation
as we plinked away with .22
shorts at targets. It was not a
crime for a teenager to buy
ammunition for target practice
or for hunting,
because that is
what it was
used for.
Every kid car^
ried a knife. No
one cut people
with them.
Instead, knives
carved sticks,
cut initials into
fence posts and
pared apples.
Teachers and
parents knew
we had knives,
and there was no fear because we
did.
Today's culture creates problems
as well. Single-parent families
and households where both
parents are working often leaves
little time for them to direct
youngsters into wholesome outdoor
activity. Many of today's
parents did not fish and hunt, so
it is almost a given their kids will
not be directed to activities of
which parents know little.
In an effort to reach more
youngsters, states set up special
youth hunts and license-free
family fishing days. Ducks
Unlimited has created a
Greenwing program with volunteers
providing educational
activities aimed at creating interest
in outdoor sport. Other organizations
recognize the need for
getting kids involved and new
programs are evolving. When
they get off the. ground, they
work. '
To aid the cause of working
mothers and single mothers with
kids, workshops are set up to
educate Mom and the girls into
the nuances of hunting, fishing
and the outdoors. Hunter safety
education, mandatory in all
states, gives young hunters a
good grounding in gun safety and
basic hunting skills. '
State fish and game commissions
provide opportunities for
youngsters to learn. Parents;
clubs and organizations are
needed to provide the volunteer
base t$ make the programs work.
Ways have to be found to filter
information into schools where
much of what youngsters learn is
driven by anti-outdoors oriented
agendas. If you doubt that, talk to
kids. Look at what they are reading
and watching on TV to see the
subtle anti messages fed them
daily. It means becoming more
active individually.. Clubs must
also create more youth and family
oriented activities.
It has to start somewhere. How
long has it been since you took a
kid fishing or hunting? Today is
not too soon, if we are to have a
tomorrow for our outdoor sports.
A tremendous outdoor heritage
helped shape America and it can
only be handed down by those
who are active and engaged. If
we do not get to the youngsters
soon, some day there will be no
heritage to hand down and no one
to hand it down to.
run on Friday at Haverford.
"We're hoping John will be
ready this weekend," Moreland
said. "We've had some excellent
times in the sprint and distance
medleys and he's the anchor for
both."
Richardson is also the indoor
defending state champ in the
1600 meters, and the state group
championships are scheduled for
Feb. 2 at Princeton.
OCHS girts results
Jan. 10 at Haverford _
4 x 800 - first place, 10:21: Brenda
Briney, 2:34; Colleen Spuriock, 2:42;
Allie Moreland2:31; Brittany Sedberry,
2:33
4 x 200 - Katie Ball, 31.3; Danielle
Greene,. 31.7; Leslie Robinson, 30.8;
Alex Marcus, 30-1 .-
4 x 400 - 15th place: Alex Marcus, 70-
6.; Erin Gleason, 76.8; Colleen Spuriock,
70.2; Kelly Heckler 71.2
55 hurdles - Keliy Heckler, 8th, 10:25
55 meters - Katie Bali, 23rd", 8.34;
Danielle Greene, 8:94
1600 meters -Allie Moreland, 2nd, 5:35;
Caitiin Greene; 19th, 6:24
3200 - Brittany Sedberry, 1st place,
11:39; Brenda Briney, 2nd place, 12:10;
shot - Leslie Robinson, 5th, 33-5 (indoor
school record); Sarah Carter 19-11.
Long jump - Katie Ball 12-3.
OCHS boys results
Jan. 10, at Haverford
4x 800- first place, 8:46: Erik Geisinger,
2:09; Brian McMahon, 2:15; Mike Long,
2:15; jim Dugan, 2:06.
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4 x200 - 12th place, I -.46: Jeff Forvour,
25.8; Wes Super, 28.5; Roger Plourde,
27.6; Biake Boffa, 25.0
55 meters - Jason Welch, 18th, 7:34; Jeff
Forvour, 26th, 7:41.
400 meters - Jason Welch, 16th, 57.16;
Blake Boffa, 17th, 57.18.
1600 meters - Brian McMahon, 3rd,
4:53; Matt Cbwhey, 18th, 5:10
3200 meters - Paul Board'rrian, 8th,
11:00; Andrew Clark, 21st, 12:14.
Shot -Jon O'Neil, 32-10; AiexWeisman,
26-4
Long jump - Jason Welch, 18-2; Jeff
Forvour 16-5
Mainland boys hold off Hammonton
By ROB STACCH1N1
Ocean City Sentinel
According to Whitey Haak, his
boys' win over Hammonton Jan.
7 didn't come easy. By halftime,
the Hammonton boys (2-3) were
clearly outplaying the Mustangs
(5-4) and led the' game by four
points. In the second half,
Mainland was forced to look for
strength off their bench. They
found it.
The assistance came by way of
Todd Morey, Chad Meyers, and
Bilty Care. Add that to some
steadfast free throw shooting and
there is a Mustang team that is
starting off strong hi the 2003
season.
From the opening tip-off,
Hammonton played better than
their 2-3 record and showed
more aggression out on the court.
Their feistiness caught the
Mustangs a little off guard.
"We expected it to be a pretty
good game," said 6-2 forward
Eric Smallwood. "Our intensity
was down a little tonight. We
needed to be more intense.
Overall, this wasn't our best
effort; we're capable of doing
better."
"I expected that they
(Hammonton) play hard," said
Haak, "but I didn't expect them
to play as well as they did. In the
first half, they played about as
hard as they Could play. I thought
they did a great job."
Hammonton not only demonstrated
inside prowess, but also
the confidence to make the outside
shot. The Mustangs found
themselves uncharacteristically
rushing shots and mis-timing
passes. After finishing the first
quarter at 15-15, Mainland soon
saw the result of their errors in a
27-23 score at halftime. At that
point, it was obvious that
Hammonton just wanted the
game more. " : "•''•"'
At- -ithe' : halftime - buzzerj;
Hammohton's home crowd let
them know what a fine job" they
did in shutting Mainland down.
However, there was still another
half to be played.
"I told the kids that we were
going out there in the second half
and playing them man-to-man,"
Haak said. "I thought we were
going to find out one way or
another if we were better than
them. If we couldn't beat them by
more than four points playing
man-to-man, we didn't deserve to
win. Hammonton only scored 11
points hi the seeond half; obviously
our kids responded."
Coming out in the third quarter,
Mainland felt the absence of
starter Dan Cappelluti. Without
their speedy guard, the Mustangs
were unable to score for the first
two and a half minutes. However,
Eric Smallwood broke their
slump with a lay-up and helped
his team outscore Hammonton 9-
7 by the end of the quarter. •
"We settled down and started
playing our game," added
Smallwood. "We stopped doing
the things they were trying to
make us do out there. In the first
half, we were rushing and not
really getting into our offense.
After a while, we relaxed a little
bit and got our offense going."
By the fourth quarter, Mainland
looked like a completely different
basketball-team. Their diligent
passing forced Hammonton to
spread out their. defense and
allow better scoring opportunities.
"I think our press was the difference,"
Smallwood said about .
Mainland's success in the second
half. "Our press looked good
against other teams and it looked
good tonight. We were able to get
some'turnovers out of it and I
think that gave us the advantage."
The Mustang head coach
agreed with his starting forward.
Although his boys drastically
outscored Hammonton in the
' fourth quarter, they also held
Robert J. Gonzalez/Ocean City bentinel
Mainland's Chad Meyers (No. 24) looks to pass at the top of the key in last
week's game against Hammonton. Meyers was one of the key players off
the bench for the Mustangs in the game.
their opponent to four points in
that same period.
"We were more focused and
played harder defensively," Haak
said.
After all was said and done,
Haak credited the victory to the
performance of certain individuals.
He felt his bench was the
extra advantage they needed in
such a close-knit battle.
"I thought Billy Care gave us a
great effort off the bench," said
Haak. "He is really developing
and is going to be a good ball
player. Chad Meyers gave us a
really good defensive effort.
Todd Morey came in for a few
minutes and handled the ball
well. Those guys who came off
the bench really did a good job
for us and helped keep us in the
game.
After their big win at
Hammonton, Mainland went on
to win at Vineland by the score of
50-38. Despite going 2-0 on the
road, the Mustangs dropped their
fourth loss of the season to
Oakcfest on Monday, 60-42.
Mainland 15 8 9
Hammonton 15 12 7
12 -44
4 -38
Mainland: Bradway 6 1-1 13; Sindoni 3
1-4 7; Farber 2 3-4 7; Care 2 3-4 7;
Smallwood 2 1-4 5; Kern I 3-6 5
Team Totals: 16 12-23 44.
Hammonton: Golini 5 2-5 12; Pizarro 5
0-0 10; Thompson 3 0-0 7; Atwel! I 0-0
3; Ciraolo I 0-0 2; Piekielski 1 0-0 2;
Cappuccio 10-0 2
Team Totals: 17 2-5 38
Team Records:
Hammonton 2-3.
Mainland 5-4;
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