May 1979 - On-Line Newspaper Archives of Ocean City

PAGE 8 — SECTION THREE
Creamer wins third
OCEAN CITY (N.J.) SENTINEL-LEDGER
Red Raider baseball team upsets St. Joseph's, 5 to 1
By TOM WILLIAMS singled home Doerr, then inning. "Needless to say, the Buena to make the Group they can't go to Buena with us Heart, which was upset by at the 5th St. and Bay Av. field Rinck points out, "weas Mike
stole second and scored on a big inning never came," he Three tournament. They may if it means they'll be late to Lower Cape May the same where the Raiders play their GUI. He donated his time."
Bud Rinck's Raider single by Scott GaskiU- said.
not be at full strength. the prom. I hope they change day the Raiders were sur- home games were built by GUI is a former baseball and
baseball t earn ran into the two The Raiders added another
their minds, especially if it prising St.* Joe, was ranked Rinck, assistant BUI NicUes, softball player who is con-
tough Hammonton schools in the third inning, off St. Joe If the Raiders defeated "The prom is Friday means making the tour- sixth in South Jersey. Jack Coughlln and a few of the templating a comeback as an
during the. past week and ace Jeff Grovps who came on Lower Cape May yesterday night," Rinck explained, "and nament."
MiUville was ninth and Holv players. "But the guy who amateur fighter.
came out with an even split. in relief. With two outs, Doerr they need tomorrow's win at I have a few players who say RAIDER RELICS: Sacred Spirit 13th...the new dugouts really did most of the work,"
A strong first inning, was on third and Gaskill on
coupled with another good first. Gaskill got hung up on a
pitching performance by delayed steal attempt but,
senior Leon Creamer, led to a while the Wildcats ran him Beats Hammonton in CAL
5-1 win over St. Joseph's. The down, Doerr snuck home with
Wildcats were right behind the fifth run.
Ocean City loses two matches on tennis courts
Sacred Heart in the CAL Creamer lifted his personal
standings before the game. record to 3-1, losing only to
But Hammonton, behind powerful Cumberland
Dave Giordano's four-hit Regional (8th in South Jer-
pitching, handed the locals a sey) in the season's opener. By TOM WILLIAMS Post tennis poll, earned a 4-1 Ocean City is still the league's returning to action after an
4-0 defeat that put Ocean Creamer has earned the
win over Ocean City while unbeaten leader.
injury, defeated John Coulter,
City's back firmly against the victory in all three Raiders Atlantic City and Mainland, Mainland, coached by former Mainland, with freshman 00,00.
wall as far as post-season wins.
two schools that Ocean City Raider basketball player Adam Weiss knocking "Weiss is a great tennis
activity is concerned. "Leon has really been tennis Coach Phil Birnbaum Whitey Haak, earned a 54veteran
Craig Off down to the player," Birnbaum said. "It
After this split, Rinck's getting the job done," said feels may be experiencing decision.
number two singles spot, had was obvious when he was 11
Raiders are 3-5 overall. A Rinck, "and, for some reason, their finest teams ever, In their only Cape-Atlantic little trouble in the first twoand
12 years old that he was a
Team must be at .500 bythe
guys behind him play a lot defeated the Raiders during League outing in that period, matches. Weiss, who wasrare
talent and he's come a
Saturday to be eligible for the better when he's pitching. He the past week.
the Raiders took a com- coached by Birnbaum in his long way since then. He
tournament. The Raiders, has received excellent The Vikings, ranked fourth fortable 5-0 win over Ham- pre-teen years, swept Eddie should be one of the best in
therefore, needed a win over defense and, in fact, has made in the most recent Courier- monton. Now 4-2 overall, Paone, 6-0,6-1, while Off, just New Jersey for the next three
years."
Lower Cape May yesterday some pretty good defensive
with a win over Buena plays on the mount himself."
And having Off, a very
tomorrow. Even a rainout of
successful player at number
"I just wish that Jim
either game would not allow Fansler and Dick Sullivan
Friend
Ocean City to qualify. could get the same kind of
In the win over St. Joseph's, fielding support because they
the Raiders jumped out to a 4- both nave been pitching
0 lead in the first inning. Bill pretty well."
of the
Engel started the game by The 4-0 loss to Hammonton
getting hit with a pitch. Rinck would be a good example.
sacrificed him to second. "Dick Sullivan pitched a
"The way Leon has been three-hitter," Rinck points
flounder
pitching this year," he ex- out, "and lost the game by
plained, "I figure we only four runs. We committed four
need a few runs."
errors and they all put ad-
The sacrifice was sucditional pressure on Dickie."
By MAGGIE CORNMAN
cessful but, after Rich The Devils got three of
Qjughlin drew a walk, Danny those runs in the second in-
Over the weekend we have
Doerr cracked a triple to ning and, in an effort to play
been hearing good reports of
chase home the only two runs catch-up, Rinck abandoned
small stripers, perch and
Creamer was to need. his "one run at a time"
croakers up the Great Egg
Just in case. Willie Brown preach hoping for the
Harbor River and they are
being caught on live bay
shrimp and bloodworms.
Out here, but spotty, ore
summer flounder and they
are being caught on bucktail
and squid.
Fishing for mackerel and
using a mackerel rig was little
John Warrington lines up a shot just before cleaning the table to win Rod Bell, 5, and he brought in
the Ocean City Recreation Department pool tournament.
two dog shark all by himself
which weighed nine pounds
and 11 pounds and were about
four feet long.
Along on the trip was Us
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dad, Cant. Al, and his older
brother Jim who is 8-year-old
They were fishing off Atlantic
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playing number two con moke bear him out. Paone. gave
the Mustangs extremely tough Dave Bronkema little
tough. "This is the best team trouble in number one, losing
they've ever had," Birnbaum 6-0,6-1. But John Coulter did
said.
give Tim Bronkema a slight
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The two Raider doubles battle (6-3, «-3> before losing
teams also lost to Mainland in at number two.
straight sets but number Both Ocean City doubles
three singles player Jay teams, however, won their
Zoller hod a good shot to spoil first set and, by winning
the shutout. After losing the another could have teamed
first set to Mainland's Dan with Zoller to provide victory.
Loggi, 7-8, Zoller won theInstead,
Mark Morrison and
second set, 6-2. He then was Tracy Henry lost the last two
beaten hi set three by the sets, 6-1, 7-6. Rocky Con-
tiebreaker.
stantino and Jerry RuUedge
The loss was Zoller's first of lost their final two sets, 64,6the
season and, according to 1.
Haak, marked the first time Paone lifted Ids mark to 3-3
Ocean City has been shut out by edging Bob Palmier! of
in a regular season match Hammonton, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4,
since his Mfflville team did it Tuesday afternoon. Zoller,
10 years ago. "He may be playing number two, lifted his
right," Birnbaum says, "but I mark to 5-1 and Coulter went
dant remember ever losing 5- to 3-3 with wins over Hami-
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0 before, except in the state monton.
tournament a few times." The Raiders, ranked
Atlantic City didn't register number eight in lost week's
a shutout (Zoller was a 7-6,6-2 South Jersey top 10 ore at
winner at number three) and, Wildwood Catholic today.
in fact, Birnbaum felt the Friday and Saturday Ocean
Vikings were ripe to be aty hosts the Cape-Atlantic
knocked off. "They are a League individual cham-
better team," he said, "but pionships. And next Tuesday
we had a good opportunity to the Raiders to to Sacred
beat them that day." Heart.
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Ed like
wereoutattheSFBbouyand
brought home about 193
mackerel. So, evidently the
mackerel are still around for
awhile.
Down in the Delaware Bay
the drumfish, weakfish and
bluefish are being caught on
hook and line. The bait to use
is dam and squid.
Now here in our bays the
summer flounder are nm w "g
themselves known. Use my
favorite, the good old bucktail
and squid with out a leader.
Just attach the bucktail to a
swivel to a line It makes for
better action.
Until next week, good luck
good fishing and tight lines.
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Winner of the Ocean City Recreation Department pool tournament
John Warrington, left, poses with Carl Keyes, recreation member who
arranged the tourney, and runner-up James Pileggi, right. More than 24
people entered.
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Efforts 'extremely encouraging'
. By JANE & ALEXANDER
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Ocean City's girls' track
team traveled to Haddon
Township Saturday to compete
in the George Rowland
Memorial Relays. Coach Al
Holden was pleased with the
outcome of the meet. The
Wins three in a row
'cean
ByJACKBRESLIN
Led by the hot shooting of
senior Jim McKeon, the
Ocean City Golf Team coasted
to three victories last week.
Since the smallest margin
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OCEAN CITY (NJ.) SENTINEL-LEDGER
City High School's fledgling track team 'gains respect 9
team was pleased, too. No, the Sophomore Debbie Holden
Raiders were not gold,, or did bring in one award: She
even silver, medalists. But in placed third in the two-mile
terms of the young, growing event, running in 12:17.3. It
program at Ocean City, was a t raining run for Holden,
Holden says, "The individual but her coach says she beat
efforts and improvements "real class runners," such as
were extremely en- Gloucester Catholic's Joan
couraging."
Roach. She outsprinted her
of victory was 30 strokes,
maybe it would be more
appropriate to say the talentladen
Raider team sort of
breezed past their opponents.
"We're playing very consistent
golf," said Coach
RAIDER SPORTS AT A GLANCE
BASEBALL
Friday at BUENA (4 p.m.)
Monday vs WILDWOOD (5th St. - 4 p.m.)
Wednesday at SACRED HEART
TRACK
Today at WILDWOOD CATHOLIC (3:30)
Monday vs WILDWOOD (Rec. Center • 3:30)
SOFTBALL
Friday at BUENA (4 p.m.)
Monday vs WILDWOOD (6th St. - 4 p.m.)
Wednesday at SACRED HEART (4 p.m.)
TENNIS
Today at WILDWOOD CATHOLIC (3:30)
Friday atCALCHAMPIONSHIPS(Rec. Center-1p.m.)
Saturday at CAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (Rec. Center - 1
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Tuesday at SACRED HEART (3:30)
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Friday at BUENA (3:30)
Monday vs WILDWOOD (Home - 3:30)
Tuesday vs ATLANTIC CITY (Home - 3:30)
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Ralph Carson. "We have the
ability to play better but I'm
pleased at this point."
And he should be pleased
The Raiders' first win last
week was a 183-193 decision
over Middle Township.
McKeon led everybody on the
course with a 40. The rest of
the Ocean City squad — Tim
Pashley, Matt and Phil Unsworth
— each shot a 41.
McKeon also led the way in
the next match, a 165-204 win
over Wildwood Catholic. The
senior shot a 38, one shot over
par while Pashley carded a
the team of SgL Roger
Marcumo, Det. Gory Schoffer
and Ptl. Frank Daly scored an
889 out of a possible 900 with
135 bullseyes.
Both Marciano (52
bullseyes) and Scbaffer (45
bullseyes) scored a perfect
300 and Daly logged a 299 with
38 bullseyes.
North Wildwood (875 with 98
Also in the two-mile, Ream two Raiders hit personal
Boxman set a personal mark, bests. Mimi Henry ran a 2:44
taking 19 seconds off her8B0,
and Jessica Molt hit a 69-
previous best time.
"The distance medley was
our best overall entry,' 1 says
Coach Holden. Although the
team finished 10 seconds
u-lnnop f r f f l l
40. The third match Was a 8S7r
307 victory over Atlantic aty.
Again, McKeon took the top
honors with a 37. The Raiders'
fourth man. Bruce Bruenig,
finished with a 41. The score
in the Atlantic aty match was
higher because in Group Four
competition the scores of the
top six golfers are counted. In
the Cape-Atlantic League,
only the top four count.
With a team so rich in
talent, you'd think Coach
Carson wouldn't have a care
in the world But that's not
in In the individual competition,
Ocean aty officers
captured all four top spots.
Mardano's, Schaffer'a and
Daly's scores landed them
first, second and. fourth
respectively, and Ocean aty
Ptl. M: "Every week I have to
decide who will sit out of the
•seven top players," he said
"They're afi playing so well."
Other coaches wish they had
such problems.
Of his top golfer, McKeon,
Carson says, "He's storting to
get everything together. He's
hitting the ball well."
during a practice round lost
week on the par three, sixth
hole at the B.L. England
course. Carson said Bruenig
used a wedgetorecord his ace
on the 120-yard hole. Steve
Bruenig is one of three
brothers playing on the team.
Bruce, a senior, is the team's
fourth man and Bobby, a
freshman, should be an asset
to the team in the future,
according to Carson...Carson
says today's match against
Mainland should be one of the
toughest of the season. The
.team plays Buena tomorrow.
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Raider Relics: The team
has qualified for the district
tournament...Junior Steve
Bruenig shot a hole-in-one
Girls 9 The Cape-Atlantic League's Ocean City's Eddie Paone,
individual tennis cham- Wildwood Catholic's Bob
pionships, something Ocean MacShaffrey and Ocean
City coach Phil Birnbaum has aty's Jay Zoller.
been trying to start for years, Birnbaum feels, however,
Will finally take place this that Hammonton's Bob
weekend. And Birnbaum, as Palmier! has a very good
the affair's chief proponent, chance of moving into that
will act as the host. final four. "The Hammonton
Starting tomorrow af- coach, didn't come to . our
ternoon (1 o'clock) the 18 best seeding meeting," Birnbaum
singles players and 12 best said, "so we dldnt know too
softball team continues losing streak doubles teams will battle in a much about Palmier!. But,
competition to determine one after watching him play, I
By JANE S. ALEXANDER the non-verbal kind was not Singles'by Chris Ostrander
singles champion and one think he deserves to be seeded
third strike, walks and other
around most of the time, and Mary Ann Calise led to a
doubles team to be recognized in the top four."
errors, along with only one
Rain postponed one game along with Kip's early-inning two-run hit by Sue Dean,
as the league's best
Hammonton hit, brought in
Preliminary rounds and
for the Ocean aty softballcontrol.
Walks brought in two playing first as Tropiano five runs for the visitors. Ocean City's number one quarter-finals will be com-
team last week. Friday's runs for the Panthers, with pitched. Kathy Calise, in her Pitcher Tropiano was not
doubles team of seniors Mark pleted tomorrow for both
ie with Wildwood Catholic only one hit. That was the final game before the onset of failed by her team the rest of
Morrison and Tracy Henry singles and doubles. On <
Cbeen re-set for May 24. So, second inning. In the third ineligibility, brought in the the way, giving up Just two
has been seeded at the top of Saturday (1p.m.) the semi-
before-the weekend, the Red Ocean aty players and third taQy with a single RBL other runs. At the plate,
the doubles competition. The finals wfll be playedand, after
Raiders played twice, both coaches missed a non-existent Hommonton's softball team Tropiano had two hits, in-
Sacred Heart team of Jim a brief rest, the championship
non-winning causes. / tag-up by a Middle runner, has the distinction of being cluding a double. Mary Ann
Sorentino and Phil Robertson matches. . • .
Tuesday, the Panthers of which led to more runs. About undefeated and the defending Calise came up with three of
were seeded second.
Competing teams, in ad-
Middle Township clobbered that mental error, the coach league champ. But winless her team's seven hits. Despite The Raiders placed two of dition to Ocean City, include
the visiting Raiders, 12-3. says, "Theteom wont let that Ocean aty came close to a three-run rally in the the four top seeds in theSacred
Heart, Wildwood,
Coach Sandy Oorson started happen again. That's a play making the Blue Devils think seventh, the Raiders became singles competition. Dan Middle Township, Ham-
Kip Tropiano on the mound, we nave warned to look for about their Invincibility. 06 going into Monday's game Hicks of Middle Township was monton and Wildwood
who has in the past been and appeal quickly." "Once again, there was one with St. Joe. Final score of the number one, followed by Catholic.
getting a lot of verbal support The Raiders' third inning bad inning," says Corson, Hammonton affair: 7-9.
from her fielders. However, brought the runs home. repeating a common malady
of the OC season. "This time it Also on the schedule this
was the first." Sophomore Sue week is Buena on Friday.
DeForrest, starting her first Mid-season statistics next
O.C. police win meet varsity game at third, threw week; by then, teams will
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one away before she gained begin facing each other for
The Ocean City Police bullseyes) came in second in her composure. But a dropped the second time this season. Ff SHORE FISHING
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new team and Cape May followed by Ifiddto Township
(860 with 87 bullseves).
By MIKE BERGEN lack of strength," Colman
remarked. "I think if we could
"Attitude makes cham- get him on a weight training
pions" is on old sports adage. program he could really
Before the 1979trock season is improve on Us times."
over, Ocean City's Ed Megargee'a best time in the
Megargee could reinforce half-mile is 2:02, but Colman
that cliche
thinks a time of 1:96 is not out
The lanky senior has been of line. This year the best time
the catalyst on Wayne Megargee has been able to
Colman's Ocean City track muster is 2:10. The weather
team.
and bad track conditions con
"Ed has been the man we be held accountable for the
count on all season. He works slower time*.
so hard in practice, that he With the loss of Al
finishes well ahead of theDickerson
to ineligibility,
other guys," Coach Colman Megargee may be the key to
said "We con use Ed in the the hopes of the Ocean City
three big distance events, the track squad's hopes for a
half-mile, mile, and a leg in Cape-Atlantic League title.
the mile relay."
As Colman says, "Ed is a
The 6-3 Megargee has a big team leader. Not by talk but
advantage with his stride. His by example. He is the quiet
exceptional height coupled inspiration on the squad." The
with his light 160 pounds make Raiders are going to need oil
him a running coach's the inspiration they con get as
dream.
they need to beat Hammonton
"Ed has a future as a to move into undisputed
college runner; the only control of the Cape-Atlantic
drawback to his chances is his League.
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