She found out it's more than a little exercise
Meryl Nash's mother didn't require her to run cross-country at Council Rock three years ago. But she wanted her daughter involved in a school activity, any activity.
( By Ira Josephs, Inquirer Suburban Staff, 10/14/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

Perez turns heads at tourney
West Deptford senior Astrid Perez, making her first appearance in the NJSIAA state girls' tennis singles tournament, put a scare into the tournament's No. 1 seed yesterday at Mercer County Park.
( By Kristian Pope, Inquirer Suburban Staff, 10/14/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

South Jersey Scoreboard
To report the results of your school's varsity athletic contests to The Inquirer, call 800-756-4570 as soon as possible after the game.
( 10/14/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

Maple Shade's games now seen in a new light
After two years of waiting, the Maple Shade field hockey team has finally been able to stand up and say, "Let there be light!" The Wildcats brought field hockey into prime-time with six night games on their schedule this season.
( By Tom McGurk, Inquirer Suburban Staff, 10/14/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

Pennsylvania Scoreboard
CATHOLIC LEAGUE RED Arch. Wood vs. Arch. Carroll (at Villanova), 7:30 SUBURBAN ONE LEAGUE Upper Merion at Upper Moreland, 7:30 Quakertown at Souderton, 7:30
( 10/14/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

As Smith goes, so go the Colonials
It's not difficult to see how much Erick Smith means to the Plymouth Whitemarsh football team. In the five games that Smith started and played the full 48 minutes, the Colonials emerged victorious. When the senior fullback and outside linebacker was not on the field in the late going of one closely played contest and missed another, the squad suffered defeats.
( By Rick O'Brien, Inquirer Suburban Staff, 10/14/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

What's Up A look ahead at some of the week's must-see events
Tomorrow Golf District 1 Golf Championship, Wyncote Golf Club. The second day of the 36-hole tournament determines who will advance to states.
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What's Up A look ahead at some of the week's must-see events
Today Football Salem at Gloucester, 11 a.m. These serious rivals defend their 3-0 records in this clash of Tri-County Conference teams.
( 10/14/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

Kovach feels right at home at McDevitt
The area around Northeast High is not exactly fertile sending territory for Bishop McDevitt. It yielded Andrew Kovach, though. And the football coaches, one of whom helped steer him there, are eternally grateful.
( By TED SILARY, silaryt@phillynews.com, 10/14/2002 06:04 AM EDT)

Agnew comes through
Every time Sean Agnew turns around, folks keep showing their faith in him. On weekdays with money. On weekends with footballs. His next foul-up will be his first.
( By TED SILARY, silaryt@phillynews.com, 10/14/2002 06:04 AM EDT)

Loustau leads Haddonfield win
Every time Avian Loustau ran the ball last night, the Haddonfield High public-address announcer referred to him by his nickname, Laser.
( By Sam Carchidi, Inquirer Staff Writer, 10/13/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

Cherokee overcomes Shawnee
The so-called rebuilding process has apparently passed at Cherokee. After being hit hard by graduation, the Chiefs were expected to take a step back after going 9-3 and losing to Jackson in the South Jersey Group 4 championship last year.
( By Marc Narducci, Inquirer Staff Writer, 10/13/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

Young's big night lifts Moorestown
Albert Young spent the first three games of the season proving that defenses could not stop him. Last night, he showed that the elements could not slow him down, either.
( By Rich Fisher, Inquirer Suburban Staff, 10/13/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

South Jersey Scoreboard
To report the results of your school's varsity athletic contests to The Inquirer, call 800-756-4570 as soon as possible after the game.
( 10/13/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

Camden Catholic rolls, 42-0, over Delran to stay unbeaten
Quran Barge rushed for two touchdowns and caught a pass for a third score to lead Camden Catholic to a 42-0 rout of host Delran in a Burlington County League National Division battle of unbeatens last night.
( 10/13/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

Nasuta a standout at Moravian
Vinny Nasuta, a junior from Rancocas Valley, has stood out in goal for the Moravian College men's soccer team. Nasuta notched his second shutout of the season in a 2-0 Commonwealth Conference soccer win over highly regarded Lebanon Valley.
( By Sam Carchidi, Inquirer Staff Writer, 10/13/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

King prevails in second OT
Dion Whittington dove into the end zone from a yard out on fourth down in the second overtime period to end Martin Luther King's dramatic 6-0 victory in a Public League football game at Ben Franklin yesterday.
( 10/13/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

Abbondi takes a licking, but she keeps on kicking
Avon Grove's Jenna Abbondi is the girls' soccer player that opponents target, the one offensive threat that draws double and triple teams.
( By Joe Santoliquito, Inquirer Suburban Staff, 10/13/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

Sniper fears force soccer tourney cancellation
Amanda Becker was looking forward to playing in a major girls' soccer tournament this weekend. So was Jenna Abbondi, and Natalie Capuano, and Mandy Moraca, and many other high-caliber players from Southeastern Pennsylvania and South Jersey.
( By Joe Santoliquito, Inquirer Suburban Staff, 10/13/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

Frankford ends Washington jinx
The thought of researching Frankford's losing streak against George Washington on the football field was a nauseating task for Pioneers' coach Tom Mullineaux. So he never bothered to look it up.
( By Shannon Ryan, Inquirer Suburban Staff, 10/13/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

Todd Zolecki | Public League's rigid rule crimps coaching
Larry Brown is a teacher at heart, a professor of basketball for the last 30 years. He looks like a teacher, too. He has the gray hair and glasses. He has the suit and tie. It is easy to picture him in front of a high school class, teaching economics or math to a pack of inattentive students.
( By Todd Zolecki, Inquirer Staff Writer, 10/13/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

Sam Carchidi | Horner left coaching, couldn't leave football
Wherever he played or coached, Jim Horner has left such an impression that he became a part of that football program's image. Forever.
( 10/13/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

The Prep rolls over Roman, 41-7
It was a matchup of the only two undefeated teams in the Catholic League Red Division. But for St. Joseph's Prep, it turned out to be just another chance to showcase its seemingly unstoppable drive to a second straight division championship.
( By Chris Goldberg, FOR THE INQUIRER, 10/13/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

C-E stops W. Catholic in thriller
Derrick Savage remembers the losing, but he may never forget last night. The Conwell-Egan senior quarterback threw for a career-best 110 yards and two touchdowns in the Eagles' 13-6 overtime victory over West Catholic in a Catholic League Blue Division game at Harry Truman High School.
( By Joe Santoliquito, Inquirer Suburban Staff, 10/13/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

Falcons romp to victory with emergency QB
It had been about three years since Burlington Township's Terence Teel took any serious snaps from center, so it was understandable that he found the experience a bit nerve-racking yesterday.
( By Kristian Pope, Inquirer Suburban Staff, 10/13/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

Vanguards start slow, finish big
Sun Valley's Mike Habel and Eric Chalfant winced as they headed toward the locker room yesterday during halftime of their Southern Chester County League game at visiting Harriton. Despite a 17-0 lead, the players knew they were about to get an earful from coach Joe Possenti - and they knew they deserved it.
( By Joe Santoliquito, Inquirer Suburban Staff, 10/13/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

Cinnaminson splashes its way to 10-0 victory over Florence
Maybe it was the mud. Yesterday's football game between Cinnaminson and Florence should have been a battle of running backs. Instead, it turned into a defensive slip-and-slide.
( By Eileen O'Donnell, FOR THE INQUIRER, 10/13/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

Marc Narducci | Embarrassing situation for a storied program
Some things never seem to change concerning what should be one of the plum coaching jobs in South Jersey. Once again, a boys' basketball season is on the horizon and there is still no coach at Camden. A program that used to annually garner national headlines can't even hire a coach.
( By Marc Narducci, Inquirer Columnist, 10/13/2002 03:01 AM EDT)