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It was a big morning for Hamilton Township sports celebrities Sunday at the 30th Annual Golden Wave Club breakfast at the Scottish Rite Hall in Bordentown. Nottingham football/track coach Jon "Big Dawg" Adams (left) won the day's biggest honor, the Clarence O'Shea Coaching Award, while Steinert basketball/baseball standout PJ "Chill" Wiegartner earned the $4,000 Trenton Catholic Golden Wave Club Scholarship Award. Sunday capped an eventful month for Adams. Click here for more Dawg highlights of the past 30 days (Photo by Mary Malone/See more Mary photos at Malone Photgraphy).
As it turns out, you can dress 'em up and you can also take 'em out, as this crew of Hamilton Township products proved at the Delaware Valley Scholar-Athlete Dinner at the Princeton Hyatt Sunday night. In the above photo are scholarship winners (from left) Will James (Little Scholar), Peddie's Dylan Nir, Notre Dame's Zach Tharp, Hamilton West's Gabe DeGuzman, Steinert's Jeff Mattonelli and Nottingham's Jake Andrejcik. Below are the adult award winners, including (from left) Frank Lucchesi (Distinguished American), Rich Fisher (Contributions to Amateur Football) and Nottingham's John Adams (Coach of the Year). (Photos by Mary "The Renowned One" Malone).
Nottingham junior cornerback/return man Saquan Hampton gave an early commitment to Rutgers today. Check back for story with comments from coach Jon Adams (Photo by John Blaine/purchase photos at jbsportsphoto@aol.com).
Mar. 7 Football
Nottingham's Hampton gives early verbal to Rutgers 
The Hamilton Township public school honorees at this year's Delaware Valley George Wah Scholar-Athlete dinner include (front row, from left) Nottingham's Jake Andrejcik, Steinert's Jeff Mattonelli and Hamilton's Gabe DeGuzman. In the back row from l-r are Nottingham coach Jon Adams (Coach of the Year), Steinert's Dan Caruso (last year's Coach of the Year), township resident Frank Lucchesi (Distinguished American Award), Fish4scores' Rich Fisher (Contributor to Amaetuer Football award) and Hamilton coach Tom"The Voice" Hoglen (Photo by John Blaine/purchase photos at jbsportsphoto@aol.com).
DelVal Scholar-Athlete Dinner a Township extravaganza
Frank Lucchesi - Distinguished American
Rich Fisher - Contributions to Amateur Football
Nottingham's Jon Adams - Coach of the Year
Reynolds Middle School Will James - Little Scholar
Gabe DeGuzman - Hamilton West Scholar-Athlete
Jake Andrejcik - Nottingham Scholar-Athlete
Jeff Mattonelli - Steinert Scholar-Athlete
Zach Tharp/Dylan Nir - Notre Dame/Peddie Scholar-Athletes
Greg Burns - TCNJ Scholar-Athlete 
Nottingham High junior Nick DeMarie, a key contributor to Nottingham's state championship football team, became an individual state academic champ Friday as he displays his award for winning the prestigious DECA state championship.
Mar 1 Football/DECA
DeMarie gives presidential flair to DECA state competition
Re-live the championship!
Click to see Rick Taylor's tribute to Nottingham's run to football title
Hamilton Township Mayor and Nottingham graduate Kelly Yaede (standing in rear, yellow shirt) returned to her alma mater to commend the Nortstars Central Jersey Group III champion football team (Photo by Wes "The Media Mogul" Kirkpatrick).

When Nottingham broke through to become Hamilton Township's first football champion Saturday, the Northstars success was celebrated throughout the county and the township as Tom Hoglen and Dan "The Bridegroom" Caruso pointed out (Photo by Wes "The Media Mogul" Kirkpatrick).
Dec. 10 CJ III Football Championship
Caruso, Hoglen feel Stars' title is a victory for everybody

Luke Westerberg is ready to embrace the world as the clock runs out on Nottingham's 35-24 win over Neptune in Saturday's CJ III final. Westerberg had an outstanding game in his high school finale (Photo by John Blaine/purchase photos at jbsportsphoto@aol.com).
Dec. 9 CJ III Football Championship: The day after history was made
Westerberg culminates his career with a masterpiece
Click for video highlights/interviews of Stars title win
Click for video of Coach Adams' post-game talk to team
CJ III notebook: Stars thrived on love for each other
Click for 5 pages of photos from championship game
Twinkle Twinkle
Champion Stars!
The Nottingham High football team tells the world who's number one after its 35-24 win over Neptune in Saturday's Central Jersey Group III final at The College of New Jersey provided Nottingham and Hamilton Township with its first state football title, and the first in Mercer County since 1989 (Photo by Ken Weingartner).
Dec. 8 CJ III Football Championship Game
Nottingham wins with big plays on offense and defense
(Video links of Stars four big scoring plays included with this story)
Click for play-by-play updates/scoring summary of victory
Click for video of Coach Adams' post-game talk to team
Go get 'em Stars! 
The Nottingham High football team is ready to charge into today's Central Jersey Group III championship game against Neptune in hopes of bringing home the first football title in Hamilton Township history (Photo by Wes "The Media Mogul" Kirkpatrick).
Game Time 1 p.m. at TCNJ
Good Luck Nottingham!
Nottingham 2001 graduate and Sunshine Game participant Markens Leger, now the lead singer and rhythm guitar player for APT.3, is one of numerous Stars' alumni throwing their support behind the football team's quest for a title (Photo courtesy Markens Leger).
Dec. 7 CJ III Football Championship
Alumni and other notables send their support to Stars
Championship Game Scouting Reports
Neptune coach Cicotelli gives his take on Nottingham
Stars' coach Adams discusses the challenge of Neptune
Presenting your CJ III Championship Game Day Guide
Click and print for results, starting lineups, stats and rosters
Click for video highlights/interviews from Northstars' semifinal win

Nottingham High graduate Mike Giambelluca (at right, hoisting Joe Logue Trophy with Jon Adams) has two reasons to be happy about the Northstar football team's run to the state final -- he's an alumnus AND the principal (Photo by Wes "The Media Mogul" Kirkpatrick).
Dec. 6 CJ III Football Playoff Championship
Principal Mike Giambelluca has pride in his Northstars

Whoever doctored this photo -- which is making the rounds on Facebook -- of Jon "Big Dawg" Adams and Stephen "Puppy Dawg" Adams at the 2005 sectional final at Rutgers knew what they were talking about as both Adams will be in this Saturday's final against Neptune. And Coach Adams feels he has a better grip on preparation after going through it once.
Dec. 5 CJ III Football Championship Game
Adams better prepared for hectic finals week this time
Dec. 4 CJ III Football Championship Game
Hee's baack! Malagrino to face Neptune for a title again
Long Branch Star Struck!
Weaving between Brett Roach (1) and Dahmiere Willis (4), Daviyon Davis grabs the game's lone touchdown pass from Jameel Bailey in the third quarter, which would prove to be the game-winner in Nottingham's 7-0 victory over Long Branch in Saturday's Central Jersey Group III semifinal game (Photo by Wes "The Media Mogul" Kirkpatrick).
Dec. 1 CJ III Football Playoff Semifinals
Nottingham topples Long Branch 7-0 to reach title game
Notebook: Players followed Adams' courageous lead
True team effort allows Stars' D to pitch another shutout
Click for video highlights/interviews from Stars' win

Throughout his health issues during the spring and summer, Nottingham football coach Jon "Big Dawg" Adams always had his family, including son Stephen (8) beside him and his Northstar players behind him. Adams considers his team his second family and they have proven it this year (Photo by Wes "The Media Mogul" Kirkpatrick).
Nov. 30 CJ III Football Playoffs
Adams got through cancer scare thanks to two 'families'
Stars aren't long shots vs. Long Branch this time around
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While the Nottingham football team is smiling about being two wins away from a state title, the Northstars will turn ultra-serious Saturday against a Long Branch team talented enough to overcome the loss of a 1,900-yard rusher (Photo by Wes "The Media Mogul" Kirkpatrick).
Nov. 29 CJ III Football: Scouting the Stars opponent
Veteran Long Branch squad thrived despite key injury

Nottingham football coach Jon "Big Dawg" Adams (left) and Principal Mike Giambelluca raise the Joe Logue Trophy, symbolic of the Hamilton Township champion, after the Northstars win over Notre Dame Friday (Photo by Wes "The Media Mogul" Kirkpatrick).
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Nottingham's Clyde Huntley dives into the endzone for one of his two touchdowns against Notre Dame Friday (Photo by Mary "The Renowned One" Malone).
Nov. 23 Black Friday Bowl Football
Nottingham beats Notre Dame behind Mesday, Huntley
Stars managed to end Irish frustration without 'A' game

Hamilton's Ruben Desane accepts his William McEvoy Trophy as Hamilton's Thanksgiving MVP from young William McEvoy, the grandson of the late, great West coach. Looking on is Sean McEvoy, father to one William and son to the other (Photo by Dennis Symons/purchase photos at dennissymons.com).
Steinert-Hamilton Thanksgiving Leftovers
After surviving stove mishap, Desane turned up the heat
Fornaro winner Mattonelli will be missed by Spartans
Notebook: West's secondary a primary factor in win
Check back Saturday for Thanksgiving photo page

As happy Steinert band parents/turkey heads Linda and Larry Hannawacker prove, Thanksgiving football between Steinert and Hamilton proved a perfect remedy for a township that has gotten plenty of depressing news in the past few weeks (Photo by John Blaine/purchase photos at jbsportsphoto@aol.com).
Commentary
Turkey Day football helps beleaguered town smile again
The Hamilton West football team celebrates after winning the 54th Annual Thanksgiving Game with Steinert Thursday in what turned into another thriller (Photo by Dennis Symons Jr./purchase photos at dennissymons.com).
Nov. 22 Football
Hamilton survives Steinert scare to win 54th showdown
As is usually the case, the difference was in the trenches

Part of the pageantry leading up to the Thanksgiving game between Nottingham and Steinert is the Chick-fil-A Challenge, as Steinert and Hamilton cheerleaders and band members decorate the Hamilton Market Place eatery in hopes of winning a $1,000 donation. Click below link to see who won this year (Photo by John Blaine/purchase photos at jbsportsphoto@aol.com).
Round 54: Steinert vs. Hamilton
West provides its thoughts on taking on the Spartans
Steinert gives its assessment on facing the Hornets
Q&A: Talking Turkey Day football with Hamilton captains
Q&A: Steinert captains discuss Thanksgiving magic
Texas Roadhouse, Chick-fil-A do their part for schools
Click here for Year-by-Year results of Hamilton-Steinert games
Click here for facts & figures on history of Steinert-Hamilton game
The Nottingham seniors were a happy bunch Saturday after the Northstars 21-14 come-from-behind win over Manasquan in the Central Jersey Group III playoffs. It was the Northstars first playoff win since 2005 (Photo by Wes "The Media Mogul" Kirkpatrick).
Nov. 17 CJ III Football Playoffs
Stars get physical to defeat Manasquan at its own game
Nov. 17 CJ III Football Playoff Notebook
Hampton's return, O-line, Williams and others key victory

Hamilton West coach Tom Hoglen made a little history Saturday when the Hornets' victory over Holmdel gave Hoges the school record for career wins in football.
Nov. 17 CJ III Consolation Football
Hamilton tops Holmdel to put Hoglen in the record book

Steinert quarterback John Zim grinds his way to some extra yards against Colts Neck during Saturday's CJ IV playoff game (Photo by John Blaine/purchase photos at jbsportsphoto@aol.com).
Nov. 17 CJ IV Football Playoffs
Underdog Steinert battles to the end against Colts Neck

Vanel Dossous speed on the outside and down the field will be key for Steinert if it hopes to defeat Colts Neck in a CJ IV playoff opener Saturday (Photo by Dennis Symons/purchase photos at dennissymons.com).
Nov. 16 CJ Playoff/Consolation Football Previews
West hopes to remain hot in consy game with Holmdel
Nottingham prepares for a streaking Manasquan team
Relaxed Steinert travels to well balanced Colts Neck

Colts Neck's Anthony Gargiulo will be a threat to Steinert on both sides of the ball Saturday as he has rushed for 884 yards and eight touchdowns and made 68 tackles while force five fumbles (Photo courtesy of berecruited.com).
CJ Football Playoffs: About The Competition
Stars challenged by a never-say-die Manasquan team
Steinert must solve Colts Neck's balanced O, versatile D
Nov. 11 Football Playoffs
Nottingham to host Manasquan; Spartans at Colts Neck N ov. 11: The Nottingham High football team garnered a No. 2 seed in the upcoming NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III playoffs and will host 7th-seeded Manasquan of the Shore Conference Saturday in a first-round game at 2 p.m.
In earning a two seed, the Stars (7-1) guarantee themselves a second home game if they get past a streaking Manasquan team (4-4) that has won three straight games over Monmouth, Holmdel and Rumson. The Squan is a running team, having completed just 25 passes for 423 yards. Joe Murphy has rushed for 498 yards and five touchdowns on 78 carries.
After falling to Rancocas Valley Saturday, Steinert (5-3) ended up with a 6th seed in CJ IV and will travel to 3rd-seeded Colts Neck (not Colonia, which was originally released before a power point snafu was discovered), also of the Shore Conference for a 1 p.m. game Saturday. Colts Neck (7-1), whose only loss is to Manalapan, is led by Mike Campbell. The quarterback is 62-for-114 for 1143 yards and 14 touchdowns. Tim Vangelas has 32 catches for 633 yards and 10 touchdowns, while Anthony Gargiulo has rushed for 803 yards and seven touchdowns.
Despite a three-game winning streak, Hamilton couldn't sneak into the final CJ III playoff berth and will host Holmdel in a consolation game Saturday.

Nottingham's Alexis Santiago finds some running room against Hopewell Saturday en route to a season-high 107 rushing yards (Photo by Mary "The Renowned One" Malone).
Nov. 10 Football
Nottingham returns from layoff to lay out Hopewell

Steinert' Brandon Kent brings down Rancocas Valley's Isiah Gibson for a five-yard loss, but unfortunately for the Spartans Gibson didn't stay down as his three touchdowns helped RV to a 21-7 win over Steinert Saturday (Photo by John Blaine/purchase photos at jbsportsphoto@aol.com).
Nov. 10 Football
Steinert can't hold early lead as Rancocas Valley prevails
Spartan football players to aid Hurricane Sandy relief
Hopefuly Steinert remembers which way to run when breaking through the banner on Saturday as the Spartans will play for the first time since Oct. 20 (Photo by Dennis Symons Jr./purchase photos at dennissymons.com).
Nov. 9 Football Previews
Nottingham can finally try an get first loss out of system
Steinert ready to get started on 'Second Season'

The Nottingham cheerleaders will have had nothing to cheer about for three weeks by the time the Northstars football team gets back in action. Steinert has the same problem as Hurricane Sandy has forced both programs into two straight weeks off (Photo by John Blaine/purchase photos at jbsportsphoto@aol.com).
Nov. 1 Football
Spartans, Stars fight rust after second straight off week

Phil Simpson (1) and Hamilton will be in pursuit of their fourth straight victory when West Windsor-North visits West on Saturday (Photo by Donna "The Trooper" Brihn).
Oct. 26 Football
West hopes to keep winning against improving WWPN

Nottingham's Wroway Williams gives the official some help in signaling a touchdown after Williams scored the Northstars' first touchdown to tie Allentown in the second quarter of Saturday's game (Photo by John Blaine/purchase photo at jbsportsphoto@aol.com).
Oct. 20 Football
Allentown wins showdown as late field goal sinks Stars

Dr. James Parla, Hamilton Township's new superintendant of schools, proudly sports is Nottingham Football cap while rooting on the Northstars during Saturday's huge showdown with Allentown (Photo by John Blaine/purchase photos at jbsportsphoto@aol.com).
Oct. 12 Football
Township sports teams have big fan in superintendant
Jeff Mattonelli came up with a few different ways to torment Hopewell as Steinert won its fourth straight Saturday (Photo by Dennis Symons Jr./purchase photos at dennissymons.com).
Oct. 20 Football
Mattonelli does it all as surging Steinert edges Hopewell

Thurman Leach takes off with a 28-yard reception that set up Hamilton's first touchdown of the night during a second quarter in which the Hornets scored 28 points (Photo by John Blaine/purchase photos at jbsportsphoto@aol.com).
Oct. 19 Football
Hamilton tops Hightstown for third win in four games
Former Nottingham standout defensive lineman Markens Leger (center, white shirt), in town visiting from Las Vegas, stopped by practice to encourage the current band of Nottingham defensive players this week as they prepare for Saturday's giant battle with Allentown. Leger is finding music success in the desert with his band "The Exception" (Photo by Wes "The Media Mogul" Kirkpatrick).
Oct. 19 Football Previews
Dr. TP breaks down Mercer County's 'Game of the Year'
Allentown-Nottingham brings mutual respect and high stakes
What to expect when the Northstars have the ball
What to expect when the Redbirds have the ball
Steinert's game with Hopewell is a tad important too

Hamilton's Khalil Ross (70) and Ruben Desane (25) will look to close in on Hightstown ball carriers in a physical way when the Hornets visit the Rams Friday night (Photo by Donna "The Trooper" Brihn).
Oct. 18 Football Preview
West and Hightstown battle to keep playoff hopes alive
Jarius Prather rumbles toward the endzone for what would become a 23-yard touchdown run that put the game out of reach in Steinert's victory at West Windsor-Plainsboro North Saturday (Photo by John Blaine/purchase photos at jbsportsphoto@aol.com).
Oct. 13 Football - 3-0 Day for Township!
Steinert overcomes mistakes to overtake WW-P North
Mark McKenzie (26), Tino Malave (4) and Ruben Desane made life tough for Trenton ball carriers in the Hornets 27-7 win Saturday (Photo by Donna "The Trooper" Brihn).
Inspired Hamilton posts impressive win at Trenton
Jake Andrejcik (53) and Zach Mesday (10) do the Browns Mills Leap after Mesday scored on a 37-yard interception return against Pemberton Saturday. Also looking on is Joe Kparway (31). Photo by Mary "The Renowned One" Malone).
Nottingham takes care of business at Pemberton

Nottingham coach Jon "Big Dawg" Adams wants one thing understood -- when he leads his team into battle on Saturday, the focus will be on Pemberton and not whatchamacallit next weekend (Photo by Ken Weingartner).
Oct. 12 Football Previews
Hamilton visits Trenton in battle of similar teams
Stars' challenge this week is forgetting about next week
Like Nottingham, Steinert needs to sidestep a trap
Nottingham's Jamir Jenkins (right) is brought down by Hamilton receiver Phil Simpson after Jenkins came up with a first-quarter interception. It was the first of four turnovers forced by the Northstars in a 28-0 win (Photo by John Blaine/purchase photos at jbsportsphoto@aol.com).
Oct. 6 Football
Nottingham blanks West to regain township supremacy
Oct. 6 Backyard Brawl Notebook
With shutout in jeopardy Stars' attitude shows itself
Click for video highlights/interviews from Brawl

Jarius Prather finds a hole en route to a career-high 92-yard rushing night at Hightstown Friday night. Prather's total made him just Steinert's second-leading rusher on the night as Jeff Mattonelli also had a career best with a whopping 197 in Steinert's wild victory (Photo by John Blaine/purchase photos at jbsportsphoto@aol.com).
Oct. 5 Football
Dossous and Mattonelli explode as Spartans top Rams
Cuffman, Morrison help the cause of infected defense

Just as he ran down this WWPN runner last week, Nottingham's Ryan Malagrino will be able to run down what is the most intense township football battle after Saturday. The junior has already played in two Steinert-Nottingham games and Steinert-Hamilton game, and will partake in his first Nottingham-Hamilton Backyard Brawl on Saturday afternoon (Photo by Mary "The Renowned One" Malone).
Oct. 5 Nottingham-Hamilton Football Preview
Doctor 'TP' analyzes the always intense Backyard Brawl
Dan Caruso hopes his Steinert team can flip all the right switches when it takes on a tough Hightstown squad Friday night (Photo by Dennis Symons Jr./purchase photos at dennissymons.com).
Oct. 4 Football Preview
Steinert and Hightstown clash in must-win game for both
Ashley to miss tonight’s game with Rams
Oct. 5: A tough challenge just got tougher for the Steinert football team.
Hightstown as a dangerous passing game to begin with, and the Steinert will now be without one of its top pass defenders in tonight’s battle at Hightstown. Standout safety Eddie Ashley has been admitted to the hospital with a staph infection and is unavailable for the contest.
Barring any unforseen developments, the senior should be available next week.
After cheering the Hamilton West football team to its first win of the season this past Saturday, the Hornet varsity and JV cheerleaders gave up a morning of leisure and traveled to Great Adventure on Sunday to cheer on the walkers at the Komen Race for the Cure (Photo by Donna "The Trooper" Brihn). Click here for more photos.
Steinert's Vanel Dossous clutches the football and points to his jubliant teammates after the receiver caught the game-winning touchdown pass in the second overtime as the Spartans beat Trenton, 20-14 (Photo by Dennis Symons Jr./purchase photos at dennissymons.com).
Sep. 29 Football
Home sweet Homecoming as Spartans win in double OT
Sep. 29 Football
Stars don't let WWPN even sniff a chance at an upset
Hamilton's Phil Simpson makes an outstanding leaping catch for a 34-yard gain after beating Princeton's Carl Helstrom in the first quarter of the Hornets victory Saturday (Photo by Donna "The Trooper" Brihn).
Sep. 29 Football
Hamilton puts it all together at Princeton for first win 
Hamilton got some bad news this week when senior defensive back/receiver Gregory Williams had his season cut short before it ever got started after undergoing shoulder surgery (Photo by John Blaine/purchase photos at jbsportsphoto@aol.com).
Sep. 28 Football Previews
Hamilton seeks season's first victory at Princeton
Steinert hopes to bring home a win at Homecoming
Nottingham looks to sidestep a trap when WWPN visits

Steinert's Vanel Dossous puts a hit on Nottingham's Jameel Bailey after a 16-yard reception in the third quarter of Saturday's township showdown (Photo by John Blaine/purchase photos at jbsportsphoto@aol.com).
Sep. 22 Klockner Klash Football
Nottingham's defense stymies Spartans in 27-0 victory
Caruso feels that Steinert's mistakes are correctable
Click for video highlights/interviews from this game
Sep. 22 Football
West falls behind big but doesn't quit in loss to Redbirds

Although he will be wearing No. 3 instead of No. 29, and Alex Svecz (34) has gone the way of graduation, Nottingham's Alexis Santiago will still be trying to elude Steinert tacklers when the Northstars visit the Spartans for a huge early-season showdown at 11 a.m. Saturday (Photo by Dennis Symons Jr./purchase photos at dennissymons.com).
Sep. 21 Klockner Klash Football Preview
Piscotta breaks down Stars-Spartans from every angle
Sep. 21 Allentown at Hamilton Football Preview
Hornets go for first victory against formidable opponent

Nottingham's Jake Andrjecik makes a diving shoestring tackle on Trenton's Andrew Holt during Saturday's game, while Northstars Mario Boswell (91) and McGovern Gabriel move in to help out (Photo by Ken Weingartner).
Sep. 15 Football
Westerberg, Adams prove to be nice QB combo in win
Hamilton quarterback Mark Acquaviva takes off for a gain against Notre Dame while teammate Mark McKenzie follows along (Photo by Ken Weingartner).
Sep. 15 Football
Hamilton's frustration against Notre Dame continues
Steinert's Jarius Prather is brought down one-yard shy of the endzone after a 10-yard gain during Friday's game at West Windsor-Plainsboro South. Two plays later, Jeff Mattonelli scored for the Spartans (Photo by John Blaine/purchase photos at jbsportsphoto@aol.com).
Sep. 14 Football
Steinert uses late touchdown to upend WW-P South
Zim makes nice strides in second game as starting QB

McGovern Gabriel (45, wrapping up Dustin Kollman) and the rest of the Nottingham defense will try and put up a second straight goose egg at Trenton on Saturday (Photo by Ken Weingartner).
Sep. 14 Football Previews
Nottingham's success against Trenton is moot to Adams
Mercer heavyweights reunite as ND visits Hamilton

Steinert got some good news this week when it learned standout safety Eddie Ashley (22) did not have a concussion and is cleared to play at WW-P South Friday night (Photo by John Blaine/purchase photos at jbsportsphoto@aol.com).
Sep. 13 Football
Steinert visits WW-P for anticipated contest under lights

Alexis Santiago lays low behind a wall of blockers during Nottingham's 13-0 win over Hightstown Saturday (Photo by Ken Weingartner).
Sep. 8 Football
Victorious Nottingham opens with a defensive gem

Putting his countless hours at the Hamilton YMCA to good use, Hamilton quarterback Mark Acquaviva is the lead blocker for Mark McKenzie (26) during his 29-yard touchdown run in the first quarter of Saturday's game at Hopewell Valley (Photo by Dennis Symons Jr./purchase photos at dennissymons.com).
Sep. 8 Football
Hamilton can't overcome Hopewell's first-half explosion

Steinert quarterback John Zim hands off to Jeff Mattonelli during Friday night's season opener at Allentown (Photo by Dennis Symons Jr./purchase photos at dennissymons.com).
Sep. 7 Football
Steinert shows spunk in opening-night loss to Redbirds

After throwing three touchdowns against Hightstown in last year's JV game, Stephen Adams will make his first varsity start at quarterback against the Rams when Nottingham opens the season by hosting Hightstown Saturday (Photo by Mary Malone/purchase Mary's photos by clicking on her website).
Sep. 7 Football Previews
Hamilton West opens on the road at Hopewell Valley
Stars host Rams in battle of teams with high hopes

John Zim, the first new starting quarterback at Steinert since 2008, hands off to veteran Jeff Mattonelli during a scrimmage. The two will be key to Steinert's success this season, which begins Friday night at formidable Allentown (Photo by John Blaine/purchase photos at jbsportsphoto@aol.com).
Sep. 6 Football
Inexperienced Spartans get huge early test at Allentown

In a season of reloading for the Steinert High football team, Jarius Prather has been one of the standouts in camp at running back and on defense (Photo by Brian McCarthy).
Football Previews
McKenzie excited to tackle people and also run the ball
Click here for Hamilton West outlook
Andrejcik learns more about defense by playing offense
Click here for Nottingham outlook
With college decided, Asante focuses on senior year
Click here for Steinert outlook

Greg Williams is one of numerous deep threat receivers who have looked good in training camp, which could signal a more wide open attack from Hamilton this season (Photo by John Blaine/purchase photos at jbsportsphoto@aol.com).
Aug. 24 Football
Hoglen happy with Hamilton's pre-season training camp

With lineman Mike Remboski providing pass protection, Steinert quarterback Chris Scordo gets ready to unload a pass against Burlington Township during the Spartans first scrimmage of the year on Wednesday (Photo by Brian McCarthy).
Click for more photos of the Steinert-Burlington Township scrimmage
Steinert grad Adam Riese has nice day for New Hampshire

Jon "Big Dawg" Adams watches a 7 on 7 drill this summer after coming off kidney surgery in June. The Nottingham football coach says he feels great and is ready for his 23rd season (Photo by Mary Malone).
Aug. 18 Football
Adams ready to lead Nottingham after serious surgery
Northstars have questions but also have big numbers

The Nottingham football team has been hitting the weight room this summer as Dave Colon spots for Jeffton Pierre during the bench press. The Northstars are preparing for the upcoming season, which begins today with the distribution of equipment as Mercer County fall sports get underway with pre-season tryouts and practices this week (Photo by Mary Malone).
Aug. 13 Football
After dream season, Steinert looks to retool in camp
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FISH TALES
(Also known as
Rich Fisher's blog)
Jun 14, 2013
Does anyone get
this AD exchange
other than those who voted for it?
June 14: OK, I’ve learned how to be a good man with a good heart through a series of repetitive days in Punxsutawney, Pa. I was purchased at an auction and got to spend the night with Andie McDowell. When I woke up this morning, “I Got You Babe” was no longer on the radio.
Yes folks, Groundhog Day is over. And if you didn’t see the movie, you have no idea what I just wrote about. Anyway, in laymen’s terms, the blog is back and ready to roll.
And just so you know, since Feb. 2, I predicted Louisville would win the NCAA Tournament and Florida Gulf Coast would reach the Sweet 16. I predicted the Pacers would beat the Knicks in the playoffs, I predicted the Ravens would win the Super Bowl and there would be a power outage at the game; I predicted Nicole Kasian would win the Inaugural Fish Bowl; I predicted Orb would win the Kentucky Derby but not the Preakness or Belmont; I predicted Argo would win Best Picture and I predicted Brian “The Chef” Giallella would get his own show on the Food Network.
I just never wrote it down. But I definitely predicted it. And I still hold out hope for the Chef!
One thing I couldn’t predict, however, is the following item.
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Does anyone besides me find this Athletic Director swap between Hamilton West and Steinert quite perplexing?
OK, let me put it another way. Is there anyone not perplexed by it except for the six school board members who voted for it and the superintendent who defended it?
No one who really cares about this can give comments to the papers or me, or they will be looking for work so quick you’ll see a line of Kool-Aid Stands lined up from Five Points to the Whitehorse Circle with former educators all pouring the beverages. It’s called the “I want to say what I think but I have a family to feed” syndrome.
No one who voted for this gave any comment to the papers that I saw. Only Patty Del Guidice, one of the two who voted against it, gave her opinion as to why it was completely wrong that John Costantino was sent to Hamilton West and Steve Gazdek was sent to Steinert. And she made some darn good points.
Superintendent James Parla said he couldn’t comment, and would only say that sometimes a transfer can lead to a fresh perspective.
A fresh perspective!
Costantino has been at Steinert for less than two years! That’s about enough time to learn where all the lavatories are. I guess after two years he’s burned out and needs to go back to the school where he worked for 15 years.
If you’re gonna make a move and hide behind spin talk, at least make it something believable.
Tweets from students ran rampant once the announcement was tweeted by Fish4scores.
They weren’t happy tweets either. More like stunned tweets. And these are just from the kids, who were wondering what was going on.
Another tid-bit in Mike Macagnone’s interesting Trentonian story about this situation, is that Costantino was never given a reason for this puzzling move. He wanted to stay, they wanted him to go. If a guy is being forced to go somewhere against his wishes, shouldn’t he at least be given a reason?
Maybe there is no reason at all.
At least none that makes any sense.
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I am proud to say I have not watched one hockey game all year, but I watched the equivalent of one the other night when I watched the start of the third period of the Hawks-Bruins Stanley Cup final opening game. I ended up watching a full game plus the third OT and it was awesome.
I really can’t hang with hockey during the season but every year the NHL proves that there really is nothing better than playoff hockey. That’s what happens when referees actually let them play. It gives the drama the chance to gain momentum with non-stop action.
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Here’s a question. How good is Nottingham’s boys track & field team going to be with winter track back in Hamilton Township starting next winter? The Northstars have only gone 27-0 in dual meets without it.
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Speaking of Nottingham, was there a school in the CVC who had a better 1-2 freshman punch in spring sports than the Northstars?
Kristin Hallam was downright awesome as a freshman softball hitter and pitcher, while Grace Dwyer has become quite visible on the New Jersey track & field radar.
When I was at the Group III meet in South Plainfield, writers from papers all over the state were asking me about the standout distance runner.
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For those wondering, the road to Williamsport begins on June 29 when the District 12 Little League gets underway.
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Don’t forget next weekend when the Mercer County American Legion League holds its college showcase at Mercer Park. It’s really a good idea for kids to get seen by college coaches and lets hope it’s successful.
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Happy Father’s Day to all you dads out there! Now go cut the grass. Lol!
Feb 2, 2013
Groundhog Day is
blogging loophole
Feb. 2: Well, today is Groundhog Day.
And you know what that means? It means I have found a blogging loophole.
For all you people out there -- like Whalen and Costantino and the Baroness -- who insist on telling me I need a new blog just because they don't want to read the old one for 19 straight weeks, I have discovered the answer to my problem.
Again, I reiterate, it is Groundhog Day. And if you saw the Bill Murray movie, you know that Groundhog Day is the same day, over and over and over again.
Therefor, because I am writing this blog today, it gives me carte blanche to leave it up here over and over and over and over again. Moreso than usual. Like. . .forever!
You think you got tired of seeing Phil Alu and Jon Adams at the top of this blog?
You are REALLY gonna hate The Groundhog!
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Just want to pass along good luck wishes to Nottingham junior Josh Lajeunesse, one of the many class acts and key contributors on the Nottingham state champion football team. r Josh recently discovered he needs serious shoulder surgery, which will keep him out of action for four months and unfortunately cause him to miss track season.
"Yeah, but I gotta get ready for football," he said.
Yeah ya do buddy, so good luck on the surgery No. 2 and hope all goes well!
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Speaking of Nottingham football, seems they are taking Fish Bowl 1 quite serious.
"It was nice to win a state football title," said one administrator. "But to say we won both the state title and the Fish Bowl, now that would be something!
We are keeping the administrator anonymous lest he incur the wrath of Coach Adams for linking the two together . .but we know that secretly, the Big Dawg feels the same way! lol
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Speaking of Fish Bowl, I just want to thank everyone for participating. I had hoped to get about 20-30 responses and just run them straight down in a list. But with the great feedback from everyone we got 88 responses (89 counting Donna Brihn's dog) and rand allowed us to turn it into the Fish Bowl.
What's amazing is as a collective group we couldn't pick a winner! 44-44. Wow, a township divided!
Anyway, thanks for taking part in the fun folks, and good luck to you and your team!
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Oh, one other thing. We heard back from Phil Alu (there's that name again!) about his selection of Kyle Kaepernick as Super Bowl MVP.
"Holy crap! Now I know why my Fantasy Football team sucked all year. I was playing Kyle Kaepernck out of West Oak High School in Kalamazoo, Michigan all season and not Colin Kaepernick from the 49ers."
The sad think here is, Kyle Kaepernick even sucked for West Oak High School. And Kalamazoo football is weak!
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I love my mother, but I'll never play her Super Bowl pool again. She asked me to buy five blocks, which I did. She said she would fill them in and mail it to me, which she did.
But rather than scatter my name in different blocks all over the sheet, she wrote it straight down in five blocks.
The result? In all five of my boxes I have Baltimore and nine. Nine! Are you freakin kidding me? So much for having a lot of different chances to win this baby, which of course, is the reason for multiple blocks.
Love ya mom!
Hate your pool!
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OK, that's it. I hope you like this blog, cuz you're gonna see it over and over and over and over and over. All that's missing is a picture of Ned Ryerson and the soundtrack to I Got You Babe!
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Oh, and one more thing. Does anyone out there actually watch all 8 hours of pre-game Super Bowl shows that are available? If so, then you could actually read this blog over and over and over and never get bored. Because you reeeallly need a life!
Jan 27, 2013
Happy New Year!
Yeah yeah, I know, it's an old year by now. But hey, I haven't written anything since the new year so it's a New Year for Fish Tales.
Hope everybody had a great holiday, hope everybody enjoyed the NFL playoffs, hope everybody has returned all their gifts that sucked and I just hope everbody is doin' great dogawnnit!
I don't really have a heck of a lot on my mind, but I'm getting yelled at again by people saying to put up a new blog. They don't neccessarily care what I have to say, they just get tired of seeing the same thing at the top of this spot for so long. Sorry Big Dawg, all the love is gone now, they all hate you now due to over-exposure. You have joined Phil Alu as a "stayed at the top of the blog too long" poster boy. lol.
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OK, let's start with the Super Bowl.
I mean, you never really hear much about it (insert *rolls eyes* here) so we'll talk about it!
You know what's interesting. And this, like so many other things, speaks to the popularity of the NFL. The Supe is the one championship in sports that the TV Networks don't fret about.
In baseball they would moan if the World Series match-up is the Kansas City Royals vs. the Milwaukee Brewers. "Oh God, those aren't big TV markets!"
It wasn't always like that for the Series. It was the big thing, everyone cared. Kids rushed home from school as fast as possible to catch the end of the games. But not anymore. Games that last til 12:30 a.m. don't help the cause these days, but that's only part of it.
But I digress.
Take the NBA. If they don't have the Lakers and/or the Celtics/Miami in the finals, its like a mad dash for a bridge to jump off of.
"No one will watch this. Ohhhhh noooo!"
And if it's the NHL's Stanley Cup Playoffs.... . .um, what's like, the big match-up for the NHL? OK, forget that one.
But football has no such worries. This game could be the Jacksonville Jaguars vs. the Seattle Seahawks and it wouldn't matter. 999 gazillion people would tune in anyway, just because it's like an unofficial national law.
"Gonna watch the Super Bowl?"
"Oh yeah!"
"How come, you don't like football?"
"I know, but it's the Super Bowl?"
I mean, that's basically the answer people give, and it's just understood. Oh yeah, it's the Super Bowl.
And by the way, when is the NFL gonna give folks a break and make this game on a Saturday so people at all the parties can recover on Sunday? . They can't be clinging to tradition or the game would still start at 1 o'clock, the halftime show would still be the Hokey-Fanokie high school marching band and the tickets could still be purchased by folks outside the 1 percent of the people with all the money in the world.
I'm sure someone did some research and concluded "Can't move it to Saturday, too costly."
Oh well, it's still the Super Bowl and we'll all watch it. Cuz hey, it's the Super Bowl!
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Speaking of the Super Bowl, I don't know who's going to win and I don't care. But if I have to make a pick, I'd pick the Ravens.
How come?
I dunno. But I had to make a pick so I picked the Ravens.
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Here's a classic basketball official story. I will not reveal the names to protect the innocent (and guilty) but it was pretty good stuff.
Three refs walked into a CVC girls game earlier this year. As they entered the gym, one of the head coaches says "Oh here they come, the three blind mice."
To which one of them -- who I am proud to say lives in Hamilton -- promptly responded by going "Yeah, but one of us can hear," and slammed the coach with a techncial foul before the game even started.
Now that's style!
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I kind of lost a kindred spirit when Stan Musial passed away last week.
First off, Stan the Man was from Donora, Pa., and I had a roomate in college who hailed from Donora. His parents knew Musial and said he was the greatest guy ever.
Secondly, Musial got his 3,000th career hit on the day I was born.
Just think. . .two monumental occurrances on the same day!
Uh, OK. . one.
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So I have seen three of the movies nominated for the Oscars so far: Lincoln, Argo and Silver Linings Playbook. All good flicks, but, man, Daniel Day Lewis blew me away as Lincoln. Good stuff!
I find Lincoln to be so fascinating. The more I learn about him, the more I want to know about what made him tick.
As opposed to somone like, say, Kim Kardashian, who I don't know anything about and yet I want to know even less.
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I would much rather see Amber Dietrich and Courtney Adams playing basketball this winter instead of texting me updates to tweet of Steinert and Hamilton girls' basketball games.
But they are injured and can't play and that stinks. But thanks girls, for contributing to the cause. You're the best!
And while Amber has been promoted to Fish4scores Director of Twitter Operations (with a 50 percent pay increase from her original salary of nothing), Courtney's work from mid-season on has promoted her to Assistant Director.
Please don't be late for the next staff meeting girls.
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I would also like to thank another Twitter contributor -- who I will only refer to as "Outcast of the People" -- but he can't seem to stay at the games for more tha none half -- and sometimes the decision wasn't his to leave. :)
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Check back later this week when we provide Super Bowl picks from the township's athetic community.
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OK, I leave you with this trivia question -- which I guarantee 80 percent of you won't be able to answer:
Who won today's Pro Bowl?
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