FEBRUARY 28
1960
Bowling
            Ben Stec rolled a 646 series as Hamilton Lanes swept Princeton Rec in three games in the Mercer County Bowling Proprietors Travel League.
1970

This photo accompanied a story, written by Hall of Fame baseball writer Bus Saidt, that spells out the plans the Phillies have for Steinert High grad Rich Giallella.  
Pro Baseball
            Baseball Hall of Fame writer Bus Saidt has a piece on Steinert/Rider grad Rich Giallella and how he fits in with the Phillies minor league plans in 1960. “All I hear about Rich is what a magic bat he has,” Saidt quotes Phils farm club director Paul Owens as saying. “He did a great job in his first year, no question about it.”
            Giallella is coming off a year in which he hit .368 for Spartanburg and the article says it’s possible he could be moved straight to Double A Reading. “He’s a boy with one of the best attitudes I’ve seen in a long time,” Owens said. “I remember when I met with him and his family at the time he signed. He wanted a little more money than I had planned to offer, but I sized him up on the spot and decided then and there he was worth what he wanted. Some boys just impress you right away, and he did.”
Recreation 
            In the CYO Grammar School League’s Northern Division playoff finals, OLS beat St. Raphael’s, 34-32, as Tom Voyda scored 17 points. Biff Hallowell had 10 for St. Raphael’s.
            Perry Schaeffer had 18 points and Dale Tracey added 14 as the Weasels took a 61-42 win over PBA 66 in the Hamilton C League.  
High School
            Hamilton and Trenton are gearing up for tomorrow’s NJSIAA South Jersey Group IV opener at the Trenton Civic Center. The game is expected to draw a huge throng, according to reports in The Trentonian. Trenton is 16-6, including two wins over the Hornets (15-7). “We would prefer to play someone new, rather than Trenton again,” said coach Charley “Boss” Ross. “But don’t misunderstand me, we’re looking forward to the game. We watched the films from the first Trenton game and we’ve made some changes in our offense. I felt we needed more movement if we expect to beat them. All the players have good attitudes and I feel we’re ready for them. We weren’t picked to go anywhere at the start of the season, so I feel anything we can accomplish will be all gravy."
1990
High School
            Second-seeded North Brunswick (22-2) took a 61-39 win over Hamilton’s girls basketball team in the first-round of the Central Jersey Group III Tournament.
            Steinert fell to Bridgewater West, 47-42 when the home team scored five straight points in the final 18 seconds. “They played their hearts out, I couldn’t have asked for more,” coach Bob Hutchinson said. “That’s the best pressure defense we’ve seen all year,” said Bridgewater coach Tony Maglione. Lisa Cesaro had 17 for Steinert and Kim Derrico added nine.
            In the boys South Jersey Parochial A Tournament, McCorristin took an 80-41 win over Notre Dame to move to 23-3. Blitz Wooten (17), Bryan Caver (14) and Mark Bass (12) led the way.
            In Region 7 wrestling, Hamilton became the first Mercer County team in recent memory to put three wrestlers in the quarterfinals. Lamar Gore was automatically in the quarters after winning districts (along with Steinert’s Joe Woodard and Nottingham’s Mike Neely). Joining them were Jeff Fell (145 pounds) and Steve Novatkoski (189). Fell advanced after getting slammed by Palmyra’s Rob Kahana just one week after being slammed in the district consolations to win. “It’s unbelievable,” Hamilton coach Ralph “The Natural DeLibero said. “It’s the first time in five years I’ve had a wrestler win on a slam, and now it’s happened twice in one week. I think Jeff was temporarily knocked out, he was seeing stars.” Novatkoski advanced by beating Joe Ligana of Bishop Eustace, 11-7. Nottingham’s Tom Agugliaro and Steinert’s Rob “Lumpy” Goliniecki both advanced as well.
2000
High School
            Nottingham’s Mike Loginow (135) and Steinert’s Nick Guaraggi (145) advanced to the Region 7 quarterfinals, while Steinert’s Eugene Pascucci and Sean Mattis, Hamilton’s Steve Elmer and Brian Lyons and Nottingham’s Islam El Nagger were all eliminated.   
 FEBRUARY 27
1960
Bowling

Here's how some of the bowlers made out today in the Hamilton Classic, 1960.
High School
            Steinert’s basketball team concluded its season with a 10-9 record by taking a 59-42 victory over Lenape (3-13). Bob Zarr led the way with 26 points and dominated the boards before fouling out in the fourth quarter. Bob Muciarelli had 19 points and Larry Migliaccio had 10. Steinert   finished 6-8 in the South Central Jersey League.
            Hamilton pushed its record to 8-9 with a 68-65 win over Mount Holly. Ray Staub and Jim Spence each had 17 points while Ed Butscu added 11.
1970
Recreation
            Charley “Boss” Ross scored 39 points to lead Maguire Burke to a 104-91 win over Platt’s in a Mercer Major Basketball League semifinal.
High School
            The Hamilton West basketball team beat its Alumni, 85-65, and we’re guessing it was without its head coach since he was scoring 39 points in Mercer Major play. Gene Webb had 24, Kirk Taylor 22 and Bob Rossi 20. The Alumni got 16 from Don Fowler and Chuck Smith, while also playing were Curt Smith, Bill Chiacchio, Ed Caterson, Jim Donahue, Wes Womelsdorf, Roy DeSanctis, Bob Goliniecki and Tim O’Neill.  
            Don Bosco took a 65-64 win over St. Anthony despite 22 points by Steve MacZinko. In freshman play, John Kite scored 16 as St. Anthony beat Cathedral, 44-37.
1980
Recreation Leagues
            In Hamilton YMCA basketball, Asta Brothers Fire & Safety took a 28-18 win over SCM Electric as Patrick Harris had eight points and Bryant Watts six for the winners. PJ Lucci, Brian Hasty and John Howley each added four markers.
High School
            Patty Helmlinger had 24 points to lead the Hamilton girls freshman basketball team to a 38-34 win over Notre Dame. The Hornets moved to 11-3.
            Hamilton’s varsity girls team fell to Hightstown, 63-50, despite 16 points by Elyse Eichman and 12 from Betsy Kerlin. It was the 100^th career win for Rams coach Ray Clark.
            In boys hoops, Steinert shot 20-for-56 in dropping a 56-43 decision to Franklin. “You can’t shoot like that and win in high school,” Spartans coach Ken Sullivan said. “I just told them to keep shooting.” Tom Matlock had 10 for Steinert, Rob Riley added nine and Darryl Reaves had eight.
FEBRUARY 26
1980
High School
            In swimming, Hamilton tied Hopewell Valley, 86-86, as Tom Luisi set the school record in the 500 free (5:39.9) and  won the 200 free3 (2:10.9).
            In boys basketball, Trenton beat McCorristin, 76-63, sending the Mikes to their sixth straight loss. Steve Brown had 14, Willie Ellison 12 and Jim Smiegocki 12.
            In freshman girls basketball, Ann DeLaversano scored 30 points and made a foul shot with eight seconds left to give McCorristin a 57-56 win over Steinert. Gina Dalbo added 20 for the Mikes, while Claire Massei had 25 for the Spartans.    
2000
High School
            In District 25 wrestling, Hamilton West finished fourth with 112 points, gaining five place winners and two champions in the process. “That shows we still have life left in our program,” said coach Ralph “The Natural” DeLibero. Hamilton’s Mike Paglione (125) and Frank Page (119) both moved to 29-0 by winning titles. Paglione earned the Outstanding Wrestler award for his efforts. “Page and I both know it’s going to be hard for us to lose now,” Paglione said. “I really feel good this year,” said Page, just a sophomore. “Last year I placed second but this year I took it.” Also advancing for Hamilton was Joe Schiaretti (second, 103), Steve Elmer (third, 135) and Brian Lyons (third, heavyweight).
            Nottingham’s Dennys Delgado, a first-year wrestler, gave the Northstars a champion when he took a 1-0 win in the 103-pound finals. “We had a great year as a team and I had a great year as an individual,” Delgado said. Also advancing for Nottingham was second-place Mike Loginow (135) and third-place Tim Adams (152) and Islam El Nagger (189).
            Steinert wrestlers to advance were third-place finishers Eugene Pascucci (125) and Sean Mattis (140).
            Nottingham coach Dave Dempster was named District 25 Coach of the Year after the Northstars finished 11-0. “The award was the recognition of the work the kids did this year,” Dempster said.
            Hamilton’s girls basketball team dropped a 74-62 decision to powerful St. Rose in a CVC Challenge game. Melissa Baksany had 14 points for the Hornets.
            McCorristin’s boys beat Hopewell Valley, 55-40, as Lonnie Basnight had 21 points and seven rebounds.   
FEBRUARY 25
1970
Recreation Leagues
            In CYO High School play, Larry Auletta’s 17 points helped St. Anthony to a 45-41 win over Immaculate Conception. OLS took a 54-32 win over St. Vincent DePaul as Phil Ashboch had 16.
High School
            Hamilton moved to 14-7 with a 77-57 win over Bordentown, posting its fifth straight win. Gene Webb had a career-high 25 points while Bob Rossi added 14 and Charles Upshur hit nine. 
1990
Recreation League
            In today’s Trentonian Neighbors section, the Hamilton Little Lads results were fast and furious. In Senior play, G&E Auto Body took a 69-48 win over Civitans as Marcus Broach had 16 for the winners and John Bresnen scored 22 in defeat. Matt Revelli tabbed 23 as Sneaker Seller nipped Hamilton PAL, 53-51. Frank DiNatale had 16 for PAL. Knights of Columbus took a 60-42 win over Tree King behind Vince Mangina’s 24 points. Matt Haluska had 18 in a losing effort.
            In Junior Lads, Hamilton GOP beat Yardville Supply, 37-28, as Greg Irish ha d10 points. Jim McTammey tallied 18 for Supply. G&E got 17 from Dannell Brown in a 41-25 win over Sneaker Seller. Daniel Brown had seven. Evans Pharmacy took a 27-22 win over Bagel Junction as Mike Hurley scored eight points. Kevin Bainbridge had eight for Junction.
            In Lads play, Sports World got 11 from Troy Brown in a 39-29 win over Post 491. Bob’s Roofing topped PAL, 52-32, as Frank Drupi had 20 points and Carl Carson added 14. Nitti’s took a 30-27 win over Mercerville Shell as Dani Kistlen and Mark Coldren had 10 points each, while Chris Virona and Dave Torini had seven each for Shell. Ryan Pandolfini’s six points led Crestwood to a 30-28 win over Gervasio’s. Mike Shanklin had 13 in defeat.
            Hamilton PAL also had a busy week. In 12-year-old play, the Clippers upset the Sonics, 30-19 as Chris Daly had 12 points and Bob Septak added 10. Chris Coleman scored 10 for the Sonics. The Bulls took a 25-14 win over the Hawks as Mike Reale had 13 and Charles Olizvez added six. The Hawks got four each from Chad Gonzales and Mike Markulez. 
            The Warriors took a 45-28 win over the Lakers as Pat Callahan had 16, Scott Fitzgerald added 11 and Brandon Accardi scored eight. Zachary Dipieta had eight in defeat. Tom Hartigan had his “best game of the season” in scoring 21 points in the Rockets 47-21 win over the Suns. Jay Torretta had 10 points, while Carl Braekey excelled for the Suns.
            In the 14-year-old division, the Royals took a 39-35 win over the Celtics as Eric Masella had 22 and Matt Morzicki hit two 3-pointers to ice it. Aaron Dengler had six for the Celts. The Bucks got 17 from Erich Lampkin and 10 from Matt Opacki in a 50-31 win over the Knicks. Sean McGrath played well in defeat. The Bullets took a 35-25 win over the Sixers as Keith Hamilton had 12 and Mike Celentana starred for the Sixers.   
2000
High School
            Tina Johnson won the 440 (1:07.1) and high jump (5-0) and took second place in the 50-yard dash as Hamilton split a indoor track tri meet by beating West Windsor-Plainsboro and falling to Hightstown.
            In District 25 wrestling, Nottingham advanced seven wrestlers into the semifinals, including top-seeded Dennys Delgado (103 pounds) and John Stevens (171), along with Mike Kobylarz (112), Mike Loginow (135), Tim Adams (152), Islam El Naggar (189) and sixth-seeded Joe Herrity (215). ''Overall, not bad,'' said Nottingham head coach Dave Dempster. ''It was nice to see pins out of Islam and Herrity. Those two have been working hard and it's nice to see them rewarded for it.''
            Hamilton also had a big day, sending six to the semis including top-seeded Frank Page (119) and Mike Paglione (125), who each pinned, along with Joe Schiaretti (103), Steve Elmer (135), Frank Prihoda (140) and Brian Lyons (275). ''We're happy that all of our kids wrestled well,'' said Hamilton coach Ralph “The Natural” DeLibero. ''Even our guys in the preliminary round did pretty well. Now we have the six remaining, so it'll be our job to keep them advancing as far as they can go.''
           Steinert got five wrestlers through to the semis, including second seeded Corey Buchko (112) and Nick Guaraggi (145), and fifth-seeded Bill Smith (103), Eugene Pascucci (125) and Sean Mattis (140). “
''We did pretty well,'' said Steinert head coach Chris Holcombe. ''My kids have been wrestling better this year in tournament settings, for some reason. I really liked the match Pascucci wrestled. It was a tight match, and he had to suck it up.''
FEBRUARY 24
1970
High School
            After losing two straight to Steinert earlier in the season, Hamilton exacted its revenge with a 58-56 victory. After a timeout, Jack Burness found Dan Tyler with a pass, and Tyler hit the winning bucket. Gene Webb had 16, Burness 12 and Tyler nine for Hamilton (13-7), which won its fourth straight. Steinert (10-9) had a three-game winning steak snapped despite 18 points from Nate Palmer and 11 from Kevin DeSanctis. “That makes it a successful season as far as I’m concerned,” said Hamilton coach Charley “Boss” Ross.
            Trenton High beat St. Anthony, 89-72, despite 17 from Noel DeBlois, 14 from Denny Hardiman and 12 from Steve MacZinko.
1980
Recreation Leagues
            In Hamilton Junior Soccer Division I play, the Hamilton Fury took a 1-0 win over GAK Gold Juniors in the playoff finals as Bruno Scardaletti scored on a header off Jeff Romano’s pass. The Fury (17-1-2) ended GAK’s 19-game unbeaten streak and avenged a loss earlier this season. In the consolation game, the Mercer Rowdies topped the West End Cosmos, 2-1, as Rob Colton and Ben McMichael scored.
            In the Division II finals, the Hamilton 64’s topped West End Green, 2-1, in overtime a Jim Wyra scored in regulation and Todd Such bagged the game winner. In the consolation game, the GAK Falcons took a 2-1 win over the Hamilton 65’s as Uwe Tittle and Andy Maraffa had goals.  
            In Mercer Unlimited Soccer, Panorama took a 7-3 win over Jamesburg SC as Toby Hankins had two goals and Alex Tordai, Mike Lee, Joe Moffat, Mike Tryba and Chris Fallon had one each. The defense was anchored by Jim Hoey, Tom Moffat and goalie Tony Astore.
            In CYO girls play, St. Raphael’s won their fourth straight Grammar School title with a 53-9 win over Incarnation. Lori McGarrigle had 15 points and Patti O’Connell had 10.
1990
High School
            In wrestling, Hamilton’s Lamar Gore topped Pemberton’s unbeaten Robert Carradine in the District 25 112-pound final. “I felt confident coming in,” Gore said. “Carradine is an excellent wrestler but I worked on the outside fireman’s carry and I thought that was the difference.” Steinert’s Joe Woodard won the 135-pound title while Nottingham’s Mike Neely won at 171. “I wasn’t real happy with my performance,” said Woodward, who moved to 24-0 and won a 3-1 decision. “I didn’t wrestle as well as I wanted to. I was looking for a pint. Give credit to (Pemberton’s Bert) Horton, he caused me to become frustrated with myself.”
2000
Recreation Leagues
            In CYO girls JV play, Kaitlin Kelly scored six points as Our Lady of Sorrows defeated St. Mary's, 29-3, and Laura Kuhen scored six points as OLS defeated St. Gregory's, 22-18. In girls varsity play,
St. Gregory's edged St. Raphael's, 25-21, with 12 points from Lindsey Kelley.  Nicole Kaisen scored 11 points as first-place OLS topped St. Anthony's, 33-24.
          In boys JV play, Joe Mihalyi scored 10 points as St. Anthony's cruised to a 36-15 win over St. Paul's. In boys varsity, St. Gregory's white team took a 62-16 win over St. Mary's as Pat Pantages scored 12 points.
FEBRUARY 23
1960
High School
            Steinert got a monster effort from Bob Zarr who had 30 points and 20 rebounds in a 77-42 victory over Princeton (2-16). The Spartans (9-9) got 12 points and 12 rebounds from Larry Migliaccio, six points and 11 boards from Don Huggins and 11 points from Rick George. In the JV game, Bill Davies’ 17 led Steinert to a 52-48 win over the Little Tigers.
            Ewing (11-6) out slugged Hamilton, 89-72, in a foul-plagued game that prompted one observer to note “It was a typical inter-neighborhood battle.” The Hornets (7-9) got 16 points each from Jim Spence and Walt Antosiewicz, while Ray Staub had 14, Jerry McNeill 12 and Ed Butscu 8.
NBA
            In a non-related Hamilton Township story, Wilt Chamberlain announced today he might retire from the Philadelphia Warriors and NBA. This was a story the world would see about four more times before Wilt actually quit. But this was the first.
1980
Recreation Leagues
            St. Raphael’s got 10 points from Joe Naples in a 54-23 win over Cathedral in the Notre Dame Sending School Tournament.
            In Hamilton Junior Soccer Division I playoffs, Nick Wiener’s goal and John Astore’s shutout goaltending paced GAK Gold to a 1-0 win over West End. The Hamilton Fury took a 1-0 win over the Mercer Rowdies on Jim Potts’ goal. In Division II, the Hamilton 64’s took a 4-1 win over the GAK Falcons as Todd Such and Joe Sammon had two goals each. Uwe Tittle scored for GAK.
           In today’s Trentonian Neighbors section, it was reported that the Hamilton YMCA girls gymnastics team took a 97.1 to 93.7 win over Montclair. Mary Lou Harris was first in all-around (21.8) and vault (6.0) in the 15-and-over division, while Maureen Acton won bars and was third on beam and Lori Feasl was second on vault and third on bars. In 11-and-under, Kris Edwards was third on All Around and floor and second on beam, while Dana Henry won floor (6.7) and was third on bars.
            In the CYO round-up, St. Raphael’s finished 16-0 and won the Grammar School regular-season title with a 31-28 win over Blessed Sacrament. Patty O’Connell and Lori McGarrigle had eight points each, while Sue Ermi, Tricia Monte and Amber Stout had four apiece. OLS topped St. Mary’s, 55-15 as Theresa Abbott had 12 points, Dolora Chorba nine and Lisa Bessler eight. St. Anthony took a 47-24 win over Holy Cross as Joanne Zola had 16 points, Kelly Kiernan added 10 and Kathy Meszaros had eight.
High School
            Steinert lost, 83-51, to Pennsbury and played a part in Falcon history as Pennsbury’s Jack Pennsbury broke the school’s all-time scoring mark for one season. (Pepper’s son, Dalton, now with West Virginia, later broke dad’s mark, but not against Steinert). Tom Matlock had 12 points in the loss while Rob Riley and Kevin Edwards had 10 each.    
1990
High School
            The Hamilton West wrestling team ended the first night of District 25 action in third place as 189-pounder Steve Novatkoski and 160-pounder Alan Constance each knocked off higher seeds. For the Hornets, Jeff Quick, Lamar Gore, Ed Cook, Matt Martens, Spencer Cunningham, Russ Tyndale and Jeff Fell all advanced to Saturday. Nottingham’s two top seeds also advanced in Brian Hughes and Mike Neely, as did Steinert’s top-seeded Joe Woodard.
             Lisa Cesaro scored 20 points, Kim Derrico had 13 points and 13 rebounds and Amy McGrath hit two clutch free throws as Steinert took a 50-48 win over Hunterdon Central in girls basketball. “Derrico played tough,” coach Bob Hutchinson said. “She carried us on the boards for a while.”
            In boys basketball, Shawnee took a 75-57 win over Steinert despite 15 points from Mike Comfort and 13 from Todd Jacobs.
2000
High School
            Hamilton’s boys basketball team dropped a 59-55 decision to Ewing to fall to 1-20. Jason Ramos had 10 for the Hornets and Jason Malloy added eight.
            In girls play, Christina Kopec had eight points but Nottingham fell to Hightstown, 32-24.
            The Steinert freshman girls team capped a 16-0 season with a 41-33 win over West Windsor-Plainsboro. Jenn Soss had 12 points, Nicole Brown 10 and Bridget Law eight.
FEBRUARY 22
1970
College
            Reports in today’s paper say that Steinert graduate Don Hess scored 40 points in a 3-0 week for the University of Cincinnati. Hess is averaging 10.5 points for the Bearcats, who are 18-5 and have won nine straight.
High School
            The Hamilton Elks All-Hamilton Senior 11 football team was honored today, including Steinert’s Joe Rakoski and Tony Zito, St. Anthony’s Bill McLain, Kevin Fisher, John Dzurko and Bruce Beisswanger and Hamilton’s Irv Burnett, Gene Webb, Jeff Wolf, Russ Walters and Roy Coderoni.
1980
High School
            On the same day that the U.S. beat the hated Russians in the Olympics hockey semifinals in Lake Placid, Kate Larkin popped in 28 points to lead McCorristin to a 74-60 win over Hamilton. Kelli Williams added 19 for the winners while Elyse Eichman had 12 in defeat.
            In wrestling, Steinert’s Mark Dobron pinned at 158 and John Schnoering wrapped it up with a decision in a 30-26 win over Trenton. Kory Burtnett also had a key pin for Steinert.
            In boys basketball, Hamilton rolled to a 58-49 win over McCorristin despite playing less than stellar in their 13^th straight win over the Iron Mikes. “I tried telling them about the intense rivalry but that didn’t take hold,” coach Charley “Boss” Ross said. “The kids are very confident that they are going to win. We play as well as we have to play. Craig Williams had 17 for Hamilton while Jim Smiegocki had 15 for the Mikes. Hamilton moved to 21-3 in the last 24 games with the Mikes.
            The Hamilton freshman boys team took a 55-39 win over McCorristin as Ed Juniak had 25 points and Charlie Lewis added 18. 
1990
Recreation Leagues
            In Hamilton Women’s Unlimited Basketball, Debbie Hutchinson scored 14 points as Dwyer’s took a 62-27 win over “Brew Crew. A-Joi’s Deli took a 50-29 win over Mason Brothers as Carla Thomas had 14 points.
High School
            In the Mercer County Tournament girls basketball semifinals, Rhoda Masella’s 10 points couldn’t save Hamilton from a 74-28 loss to Hamilton. Afterward, Mickey Kessler gave his best Yogi Berra impersonation. “It looked for a while like we were afraid or scared,” Kessler said. “I don’t like to think that, but they come out and bing, bing, bing. The pressure is on and the game’s not over, but it’s over.”
2000
High Schools
            Hamilton’s girls basketball team dropped a 59-51 decision to Ewing despite 18 points from Jaime McCormack and 14 from Jessica Kogel. Stephanie Belcher scored 11 for McCorristin in a 46-36 win over MKSD.
            In today’s USA Today preseason high school baseball poll, two-time defending NJSIAA Group IV champions Steinert is ranked No. 8 nationally. The Spartans are ranked No. 1 in the East as it returns five starters and four key pitchers, including junior Michael Rogers (11-2, 1.21 ERA).
FEBRUARY 21
1960
Recreation Leagues
            In Catholic League basketball play, Charles Corbett had 18 points in defeat as OLS lost to St. James, 52-35. St. Anthony got 18 points from John Spisak in a 43-33 loss to Immaculate Conception.
            In Hamilton Little Bigger Soccer League play, Post 313 beat Carella’s, 2-0, in the playoff finals as Joe Suosso had two goals and Fran Kelly notched an assist. Lee Cook, Jim Agains and Tom Warner anchored the defense while Fran Kelly and Joe Hogan served as coaches. Carella’s got stellar play from Dick Crockett, Mike Thack, John Griffiths and goalie Al Stepaniuk. In other games, Buddy Clinton’s goal gave VFW 3525 a 1-0 win over Hamilton PAL, while Joe Burns and Joe Lockman scored in Post 31’s 1-1 tie with DAV.
1980
High School
            In a typical barn burner between the two teams, Steinert nipped Hamilton, 47-46, in girls basketball. “My girls are always up to play Hamilton,” coach Bob Hutchinson said. “Records and statistics are no indication of what this game is like.” Carol Whitehouse scored 13 first-half points for the Spartans, but was held scoreless by Michelle Gass in a box-and-one defense in the second half. Daphne Kent picked up the slack with 11. Hamilton got 12 points from Angela Ellis before she fouled out, and Elyse Eichman had 11. 
            The Steinert JV girls basketball team snapped Hamilton’s seven-game winning streak with a 49-35 win. Cindy Palinski and Diane Lambert each had 12 points as the Hornets lost for just the second time in 18 games.
1990
Recreation Leagues
            In the title game of the St. Raphael’s Invitational, the host team took a 46-30 win over St. Augustine’s as Brian Kramli had 11 points and John Brovak won MVP honors.
2000
Recreation Leagues
            In Hamilton YMCA U-7 basketball action, Asta Brothers Fire and Safety (9-0) defeated Plumeri Cleaning Services, 31-12, as Bryant Watts scored 12 points. Patrick Harris and Brian Hasty added four points apiece for the winners.
High School
            In JV girls basketball, Steinert defeated West Windsor-Plainsboro, 41-33, to cap a 16-0 season. Jenn Soss had 12 points. Nicole Brown added 10 while Bridget Law finished with eight.
FEBRUARY 20
1960
High School
            Moorestown defeated Steinert, 72-60, despite 14 points from Bob Muciarelli and 13 each from Larry Migliaccio and Bob Zarr. It was funny to note that in the article, they were referred to as Bob Migliaccio and Dick Zarr.
            Hamilton set a school scoring-record for points in one game in taking a 10-174 victory over Palmyra. Jim Spence had 28 points while Ray Staub had 26 and Ed Butscu added 20.
1970
High School
            Hamilton won its third straight and sent Princeton (11-9) to its fourth straight defeat as the Hornets (12-7) took a 65-55 victory. Bob Rossi scored 15 of his 21 points from the foul line while Dan Tyler had 13 points and Gene Webb had 12. 
1980
High School
            Steinert improved to 9-10 with a 70-67 win over Bridgewater East. Tom Matlock had 29 points and Rob Riley added 19.
1990
High School
            In the Mercer County Boys Basketball Tournament quarterfinals, Pennington took a 43-38 win over Nottingham to move to 21-6. The Northstars (9-14) got 16 points from Chris Barnes and 10 from Ryan Lopez.
            In a regular-season game, Hamilton took some sting out of a tough season with a 79-69 win over Steinert. The Hornets (6-16) got 17 points and 15 rebounds from Mike Brown, 15 points and 10 rebounds from Raul Figueroa and 13 points from Charles Upshur. Scott Dickson had 16 for the Spartans (7-17).
            Blitz Wooten scored his 1,000^th career point in a most unconventional way, as the inside player threw up a three-pointer at the buzzer to break the milestone in McCorristin’s 65-49 win over Hunterdon Central.
            Hamilton’s JV boys basketball team took a 73-44 win over Steinert as Mike Verini had 14 points.
2000
Recreation Leagues
            In Central Jersey Indoor Soccer, the U-10 Hamilton Blizzards topped the Lawrence Storm, 2-1, on goals by Matt Zulla and Pete Anderson, then beat the Princeton Flyers, 2-0, on goals by Matt Maher and Sean Buente. Julian Diaz had the shutout in goal.
            In Hamilton Little Lads Cadet play Andrew Roberto scored 13 points as Commerce Bank knocked off Dolci's, 31-30, in the second round of the league playoffs. Julian Diaz chipped in 10 points and Charlie Nocera had four.
            In Hamilton PAL 10/12-year-old play, David Broach scored 16 points as the Lakers ran past the Pistons, 51-13. Broach was backed by Justin Jez, with 10 points, and Jordan Burkhalter, who scored six.
           In the ICAA Adult League, Rob Calabro finished with 23 points and Tom McCormick added 18 for Porforio's in a 73-58 win over Agabiti Janitorial.
FEBRUARY 19
1970
Junior High
            Tom Alexander stole a pass with 10 seconds left and went in for a layup to give Grice a 55-54 win over Northern Burlington. Alexander finished with 13 while Jerome Walker had 12. Phil Brand had 13 points and Jim Ricketti added nine as Nottingham beat Fisher, 43-37. Despite 27 points from Rich Craynock, 15 from Pete Larkin and 12 from Art Napolitano, Reynolds fell 70-69 to Princeton (2-12).
High School
            Shock waves ran through Mercer County tonight in what The Trentonian’s Joe Logue called the “Upset of the Year”. Steinert, with a record of 9-8, went against a Ewing team that was 19-1 and gunning for its first-ever Mercer County championship, and the Spartans emerged with a 62-60 victory. “Not since that night in 1966 when Steinert shocked Camden in the state tournament has there been anything like this in school history,” Logue wrote. Nate Palmer scored 23 for the Spartans, Kevin DeSanctis had a dozen and ran the show, and Bob Hutchinson had 16 points and “played the greatest game of his career” according to Logue. Said Ewing coach Emil Wandishin “Give Steinert credit, they played a great game at both ends of the court. If they play that way in the state tournament they’ll beat Millville.”
           Cathedral topped St. Anthony, 76-69, despite 23 points from Steve MacZinko and 20 from Noel DeBlois.
1980
High School
            The McCorristin girl’s basketball team took a 62-53 win over Hightstown in which both teams went at it hard. “It’s not a lady’s game and I don’t mean that in a sexist way,” coach Kevin Gallagher said. “These girls play the game, they really hustle.” Kate Larkin had 26 for the Mikes and moved within 96 of the all-time state scoring record. Steinert took a 33-29 win over Ewing as Carol Whitehouse scored 12 points and Daphne Kent added eight.
           In girls freshman play, Steinert moved to 10-6 with a 43-18 win over Ewing. Diana Eubanks led the way with eight.
            In girls freshman basketball, Claire Maselli had 16 points in Fisher Junior High’s 45-43 win over Steinert. Tracy Quinn had 26 points and Patty Helmlinger had 23 as Hamilton moved to 9-3 with a 68-33 triumph over West Windsor.
            Boys hoops saw Steinert start the game with four reserves due to discipline reasons. The starting lineup included Ken Edwards and reserves Tony Marant, Ken Babuschak, Ken Ridge and Joe Ebeling and the result was a 73-44 loss to Ewing.
            In boys freshman hoops, Chris Foss had 21 in McCorristin’s 69-41 win over Hightstown.
1990
Recreation Leagues
           In CYO Grammar School play, St. Gregory’s beat St. Hedwig’s, 26-18, in the St. Raphael’s Invitational Tournament. Michelle McGuire had 13 points for the winners and Amy Sutton added 10.
High School
           In the Mercer County Tournament girls semifinals, Jen Caterson scored a career-high 22 points to power Hamilton to a 48-44 win over Steinert. “I didn’t know how many points I had until someone told me,” Caterson said. “That’s what happens when you’re playing as a team like we are. You don’t realize you scored a lot.”  The victory avenged a regular-season loss to the Spartans, as Hamilton got big points down the stretch from Kathy Lanzi and Kim Walter and strong all-around games from Rhoda Masella and Diane Mazukewicz. “”We really wanted revenge because we thought we should have beaten Steinert before,” Masella said. The Spartans got 13 from Kim Derrico, 10 from Lisa Cesaro, nine from Sue Scheer and eight from Sandi McNichol. “I definitely thought we’d be in trouble,” said coach Bob Hutchinson, 20 years to the day after playing the greatest game of his career. “They were tough the first time we played and today they handled the pressure and managed us inside.”
2000
High School
            Hamilton’s Mike Paglione moved to 26-0 by taking a 2-1 decision over Northern Burlington’s Rob McMullen in a battle of unbeaten wrestlers. Paglione’s win was the 75^th of his career, putting him five behind James Butera for the school record. The Hornets fell as a team, 44-20, despite a first-period pin by Joe Schiaetti, a technical fall by Frank Prihoda and decisions by Frank Page and Noah Vickers.
            Pins by Eric Naprawa, Nick Naprawa, Aaron Peck, Pat Gribbin and Nick Dominque helped McCorristin to a 47-30 win over Monmouth. Cinnaminson topped Steinert, 59-12, despite decisions by Mike Cuniglio and Ken Weeden. 
FEBRUARY 18
1970
Recreation
            In CYO High School basketball, Chris Zoltanski had 15 points as OLS took a 62-48 win over St. Anthony.    
High School
            Hamilton topped Steinert, 67-28, in boys swimming as the Hornets set three school records. Carl Scharite set the mark in the 100 free (56.7) and was also on the winning 200 and 400 relay teams. Jeff Kennedy set the 400-yard record (4.53.7) and Vince Pratico set the 50 free mark (25.6.) Pratico was also on the 400 free team. Glenn Dwyer won the 100 back and Chuck Brushe claimed the 100 breast.
1980
Recreation
            In the Mercer County CYO 1-on-1 contest, St. Anthony’s Todd Wilson beat Mt. Carmel’s Miguel Martinez, 22-16 in the finals. Our Lady of Sorrows’ Tom Hoffman lost in the consolation finals, 21-16, to Gary Williams of Our Lady of Devine Shepherd.
High School
            Hamilton’s boys basketball team rolled to a 68-50 win over Hun. Troy Stevenson shed the facemask he was wearing to protect a broken nose and came up with 19 points. Craig Williams and Vince Wilson had 12 apiece while John Szenczi had 13 rebounds. “Troy moved the ball for us and John did a good job on the boards,” said coach Charley Ross. “Wilson has really done a good job for us on defense. He’s turning into our defensive specialist.” The game marked a tough ending for Hun coach Dave Leete, who announced his retirement after the game after 15 years at the helm.
1990
Recreation
            In the Farmingdale-Howell Indoor Soccer Tournament, GAK United got three goals from Cary Quijano in a 3-1 win over Ocean.
            In Mercer Men’s Soccer play, Dave Spishak had two goals and Art Napolitano added one as MJ Kicks topped Hightstown, 3-1. Napolitano moved back to sweeper in the second half to preserve the lead, and Dave Leckie sparked the offense.
            In CYO Boys Basketball, Jon Bucchere’s 13 points led Our Lady of Sorrows to a 33-28 win over Our Lady of Divine Shepherd. St. Gregory’s got 17 from Mike Shanklin in a 50-41 win over St. Mary’s. Jeff Haluska exploded for 24 in defeat. In girls play, OLS took a 17-10 win over St. Greg’s as Cindy Fijalkowski had nine points.
            In JV play, Jason Shoemaker led St. Raphael’s to a 26-23 win over Holy Angels.
High School Alumni
            In the Clarence O’Shea Tournament, McCorristin beat Notre Dame, 18-17 in overtime as Kate Larkin had six points, Ann DeMille added five and Kelli Williams had four. In the semifinals, Larkin had five in McCorristin’s 17-14 win over Steinert. Terri Jennings had five for the Spartans.
2000
           The more things change, the more they stay the same. A winter storm wiped out today’s entire sports schedule. Sound familiar?
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