March 10
1960
Recreation Leagues 
            In the Hamilton Township 20-year-old best-of-three playoff semifinals, Little Mike’s swept their series with a 67-52 win over the Trotters as Tommy McDowell scored 27 points. Fred Giddens had 19 for the Trotters. Pica’s Pizza also won in two straight, taking a 42-36 win over Wilbur A.C. behind Mike Halsey’s 16 points. Bob Mickshutz had 10 for Wilbur.
1970
Recreation Leagues
            Tom Voyda scored 20 points as Our Lady of Sorrows beat Sacred Heart, 42-31 in the CYO Grammar School playoffs. OLS moved within one win of completing a perfect season.
1980
High School
           The McCorristin girls basketball team is preparing for its upcoming NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II semifinal game with 5th-seeded Freehold Boro. The 8^th-seeded Mikes are coming off a big win over top-seeded St. Rose of Belmar and carry a 23-3 record into the Freehold game. “Beating St. Rose wasn’t an upset to us,” coach Kevin Gallagher said. “It was a very satisfying win.” As for the game with Freehold, Gallagher said “We’ll win. We certainly didn’t put all of this time in to lose.”
2000
Recreation Leagues
              Samantha Bedford's goal leads the Hamilton Lady Hawks past Riverton, 1-0, in U-12 girls travel soccer action. Darice Kluxe and Danielle Chuba combined on the shutout.
              In PAL basketball, Rayco Auto Service defeated R.W.J. Hamilton, 16-15, as Kelsey Carvale scored the winning basket while teammates Kimberly Maleski and Ashley Craig combined for nine points.
College
            Steinert grad Matt Wolski had a hit and an RBI in Rutgers 6-5 loss to Miami.
March 9
1960

Here's a look at some Hamilton PAL basketball action 50 years ago today. 
1970
Recreation Leagues
            Rick Hoffman’s 16 points led Our Lady of Sorrows to a 51-35 win over Incarnation in CYO high school playoff action. In Large School Division play, Tom Hoffman had 20 and Mark Frascella 11 as OLS topped defending champion Sacred Heart, 61-37. OLS then topped division winner, St. Raphael’s, 47-29, as Hoffman had 19, Frascella 11 and John Dailey seven. Frank Zsenak had 17 for St. Raphael’s, which beat Holy Cross in a previous playoff game, 33-30, as Jim Naples had 11 and Colin Kuklish nine.
          In girls play, Colleen Mulryne and Lori McGarrigle each scored 16 as St. Raphael’s topped St. Hedwig’s, 44-29 in the Grammar School playoff semis.
            In today’s Trentonian Neighbors section, the previous week’s CYO girls results were reported and St. Raphael’s finished the regular-season unbeaten in the Large School Division with a 34-23 win over St. Anthony’s. Lori McGarrigle and Tricia Monte each had 10 points. 
            In the Hamilton Little Lad’s round-up, Yardville Supply finished 14-0 in the Cadet League with a 26-11 win over Dolci’s as Bob Barrett scored 20 points. Mike Fitzpatrick had five points for Dolci’s. Cook AA took an 18-16 win over Conti as Joe Barnaba had nine points for the winners and Brian Maglione scored nine in defeat. Hugh Maguire took a 20-18 win over Hamilton PAL as Bill Berish had 16 points while Craig Haley scored seven for PAL. Berish finished with the division’s top scoring average at 11.5 average. Roma Savings topped Rafferty’s, 24-2, as Jason Duval had seven and Ken Miranda scored six.
            In the ABA Division, Nate’s got 10 points from Brian Fuller and five from Nick Parriski in a 31-7 win over Hamilton Service Center. The White Horse Lions topped Budget Rent-A-Car, 24-122 as Scott Okum had 10 and Tom Farrell seven. Mercerville Shell’s Don Huggins had nine points and Chris Borek added eight to lead Mercerville Shell to a 19-11 win over Fred & Pete’s. John Carrigge had five points in defeat.
1980
High School
            Today’s Trentonian announced it’s All-County girls basketball team, and McCorristin senior Kate Larkin and junior Kelli Williams were first-round selections. Larkin became the first male or female player in the history of Mercer County to score 1,000 points by their sophomore season. She broke the county girls record her junior year and the state girls record this year. Williams led the Mikes in rebounding and had scoring efforts of 24, 22 and 19 points. Third-team selections were Steinert’s Carol Whitehouse, Hamilton’s Elyse Eichman and McCorristin’s Patti Sikinger.
2000
Recreation Leagues
            In CYO JV girls play, OLS topped St. Ann’s, 20-7, as Laura Duit scored seven points. Arielle Collins had 10 points in St. Gregory’s 26-17 win over Incarnation. In girls varsity play, Krystle Duay scored 10 points as St. Anthony’s beat St. Ann’s, 22-14.
            In boys JV action, Taylor Spuder had 11 points as St. Anthony’s took a 56-12 win over St. Greg’s. Keith Hill’s 14 paced St. Gregory’s White over St. Raphael’s, 32-25. In varsity play, Tim Larkin had 12 and Eric Yuscavage added nine as OLS topped St. Paul’s, 44-21. Kevin Velliard had 15 points in St. Anthony’s 37-21 win over St. Gregory’s.
            In Hamilton Little Lads Cadet play, Economy Bike rolled to a 33-17 victory over Mr. Domestic as  Ricky Travaglini scored 11 points and Colin Carnevale added 10 points. Timothy Cowell scored eight points, while Stephen Perihoda and Al Boytis chipped in with two apiece. Joshua Nollie had six rebounds and Chetanna Ekemezies had two steals.
March 8
1970
Recreation 
            In the Hub City Indoor Soccer Tournament, Hamilton VFW took a 2-0 win over Murphy’s to win the title. Dave Savage and Andy Polaschak had goals for VFW, which finished 7-1-1. Hamilton won the Little Bigger title, 2-1, over Shore as Alex Tordai and John McKeown had goals.
1980
High School
            Hamilton 101-pounder Pete Novelli advanced to the regionals by taking third place in the District 24 Tournament. Novelli pinned Freehold Township’s John Dowd in 54 seconds in the consolation finals. Hamilton’s Charlie Page Mark Williams also advanced by defeating Manalpan’s Ernie Liberati, 10-4, in the 170-pound consolations. The Hornets’ top-seeded Charlie Page fell in the 135-pound semifinals and lost again in the consolation to Manalapan’s Dan Thomas. Steinert’s Joe Koval also lost in the semis and in the consolations.
1990
Recreation Leagues
            In the CYO Large School Girls Division, Cindy Fijalkowski scored 15 points as Our Lady of Sorrows took a 30-24 win over St. Paul’s.
2000
College
            Hamilton West product Jim McTamney, hit a two-run triple to lead Rider’s baseball team past Drexel, 9-1.
March 7
1960
Bowling
            Mercerville’s Vince Lucci, described in the article as “the master pinner from Mercerville”, completed his victory in the Trenton Times Newspapers Match Game Bowling Tournament by turning back the challenge of George Glasco and winning three games, to Glasco’s two on the final night at Slocum’s. By virtue of his victory, Lucci will be the Times representative in the Petersen Classic on April 10. Lucci finished with 31-1/2 wins and 18-1/12 losses and 10,510 total pins, while Glasco was 29-1/2-20-1/2 with 10,385 pins.
Recreation 
            In the Hamilton Township 20-Year-Old Basketball League, the best of three semifinal playoffs kicked off and Picas topped the Wilbur AC, 46-39 while Little Mike’s topped the Trotters, 61-40. Mike Leip led Picas with 19 points, while Don Bargholz had 16 in defeat. Al Offredo had 21 to pace Little Mike’s, while Fred Giddens led the Trotters with 17.
1970
Recreation
            Tom Voyda scored 22 points, and snapped a 34-34 tie with a lay-up and a tip-in of a missed foul shot as Our Lady of Sorrows beat St. Paul’s, 38-34, in the CYO Grammar School playoffs. Mike Hoffman added eight points for OLS, which moved to 18-0.
High School
            The Trentonian’s All-County basketball team debuted today, with Steinert junior Nate Palmer and St. Anthony’s Steve MacZinko each making first team. The passage on Palmer, who averaged 17.4 points per game, said “Quick hands, speed and savvy make Nate ideal guard. Closed junior year with 29 points against strong Millville team in state tournament. Sparked Spartans to Hamilton Jaycees Tournament title. Needs 336 points to reach 1,000 career mark and should make it.” Of MacZinko, who averaged 18.6 points, the article wrote “College material. Totaled 410 points, twin figures in 21 of 22 contests. Workhorse underneath. Team’s top rebounder, who rested only when plagued by fouls.”
            Second-team picks were Steinert’s Kevin DeSanctis and Hamilton’s Kirk Taylor, while honorable mention picks were Hamilton’s Gene Webb and Bob Rossi, Steinert’s Mike Rasimowicz, and St. Anthony’s John Kish, Noel DeBlois and Denny Hardiman.
1980
Recreation
            In the Hamilton Men’s Basketball League, Tim Kohlmayer had 20 points and Dan Starkey added 13 as Lombardo Music took a 66-46 win over Tee Cee’s.
High School
            In girls hoops, 8^th-seeded  McCorristin claimed an 81-56 win over top-seeded St. Rose in the NJSIAA Group II tournament. “We lost tonight because St. Anthony, eh, McCorristin played the best game any team has played against us in five years,” said St. Rose coach Vince Tralka, who was rumored to have said the Purple Roses could win by at least 13. “They did everything they wanted to and didn’t allow us anything.” Kelli Williams had 26 points, 20 rebounds and 10 steals for the Mikes and said afterward “I wanted this one badly. The last time (a 64-63 loss to St. Rose) I was in foul trouble and we had a lot of problems.” Kate Larkin, who led the way with 28 points and 20 rebounds, said “Kelli was the key. I felt deep down inside if she had a good game we’d win.” St. Rose is the only New Jersey team to have beaten McCorristin so far this year.
            In boys hoops, Trenton topped Hamilton, 68-52, in an NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV quarterfinal. “We had that little stretch in the third quarter where we were just running up and down and that turned the whole game around,” said Hornets coach Charley Ross. “Trenton has a sixth man on the floor, the crowd. Once those people get going you can’t hear yourself think in this place (Tornado Alley).” The Tornadoes went form a 36-30 deficit to a 43-38 advantage in the “little stretch” Ross spoke of, and that turned the game around. Vince Wilson had 12 points for the Hornets. “That WAS the Central Jersey championship game,” Ross said. “Everything after this one was easier for whoever won.”
            In wrestling Hamilton’s top-seeded Charlie Page topped Trenton’s Charlie Johnson, 7-4, in a 141-pound District 24 quarterfinal match. Page will next wrestle Howell’s Mike Crivelli, who topped Steinert’s 5-3 in their quarterfinal bout. Hamilton’s Pete Novelli, seeded third at 101 pounds, pinned Steinert’s Bob Testa in 3:53 in their quarterfinal, while Steinert’s fourth-seeded Joe Koval won at 115 pounds with a 6-5 decision over Manalpan’s Jim McCawley at 115, and Hamilton’s Mark Williams, fourth-seeded at 170, decisioned Steinert’s John Schnoering, 10-0.
1990
High School
            The McCorristin boys basketball team rolled to a 69-39 win over CBA in the NJSIAA South Jersey Parochial A championship game as Blitz Wooten had 18 points and Bryan Caver and Mark Bass added 15 each. “That was a junior college team we played out there tonight,” CBA coach Ed Wicelinski said. “They did what they wanted at both ends of the floor.”
2000
College
            Hamilton West grad Anthony Flynn had two hits in College of New Jersey’s 15-4 season-opening baseball win over Johns Hopkins.
High School
            Hamilton 125-pounder Mike Paglione fell to Sterling’s Brad Alcorn, 9-4, in the semifinals of the NJSIAA Super Region at Cherry Hill East High School. A win would have guaranteed Hamilton’s all-time winningest wrestler a spot in the states. ''We were just so close, yet so far,'' said Hamilton coach Ralph “The Natural” DeLibero. ''We're proud of all his accomplishments and he has been a real leader on the team, but we can't help but feel disappointed for it to end this way. With Frank Page (who lost in the semifinals at 119) at least he's a sophomore, so he has a few more years, but this was Mike's last chance.
         Paglione said of his performance “'I wasn't in this match from the time I tied my shoes. 'It was like I was wrestling two people on that mat, Alcorn and myself. 'I wasn't ready. In my mind I thought I was going to breeze through and I was thinking about the final and the Meadowlands. I should have pinned him in the second period.''
          Nottingham’s Dennys Delgado was pinned by Sterling’s Ivan Wiggins in the 103-pound semifinals, while Page fell 11-4 to West Deptford’s Jim Rollins at 119.
March 6
2000
Recreation
            In U-13 girls travel soccer, the Hamilton Champions defeated TBAA, 2-0, as Jeanine Angotti scored both goals, assisted on both by Ashley Rowley. Goalkeeper Dan Piotroski recorded the shutout.
College
            The College of New Jersey baseball team is ready to roll after a 32-11 season. Some key Lion players include Hamilton West grad Anthony Flynn, a third baseman who led the team with a .340 average in 1999. also on the team from Hamilton Township are catcher Robert Fedore and pitcher Chris Ralston. The Lions are ranked eighth in Division III entering the season but Flynn said that means nothing. “''You can talk about championships all you want,'' the senior said. “But our focus right now is on (opening-day foe Johns) Hopkins. I know it's cliche-ish, but we really have to take them one game at a time. You can't get caught looking past anyone in this conference.''  
            In softball, Hamilton residents Rita Scarlatta and Jenny St. Fleur will play under coach Joanne Zola-Harrison at Mercer County Community College. At Rider, the township’s Lynn Van Camp will be in the outfield.
High School
           McCorristin dropped a controversial, 57-52 decision to Mater Dei in the NJSIAA Parochial B semifinals. With the score tied at 50-50, Lonnie Basnight was called for a five-second violation although the Mikes and Basnight thought he started driving to the basket well before five seconds were up. ''The calls don't win or lose games, although at times they seem like they do,'' said Mikes coach Fred Falchi. ''The referees are out there doing the best they can and giving a good effort. Despite the call, we still could have won the game.''  Basnight, who had 11 points, said “I thought he was going to stop the count once I started to drive, but he didn't. He kept counting.'' Kelso Rutledge and Dan Joseph had 12 points each for McCorristin.
March 5
1960
Bowling 
            Mercerville’s Vince Lucci is clinging to a slim lead in the Trenton Times Newspaper Match Game Tournament after George Glasco closed the gap with a 1,187 day at Colonial Lanes. Heading into the final day of the tournament, Lucci has 194 points and 36 extra pins over Glasco. The two will battle it out for the title in two days at Slocum’s in Ewing.
1990
            Kevin Bainbridge had 13 points to lead Our Lady of Sorrows to a 45-31 win over St. Raphael’s in the Immaculate Conception JV Tournament.
2000
Recreation/Travel leagues
            In South Jersey Soccer, the Hamilton U-15 Sting defeated the Cape Express, 4-0, behind the shutout goalkeeping of Jennifer Krisak, and the scoring of Jill Mansfield (2 goals), Lindsey Fiabane and Marcy Howland (1 each). The U-14 Bordentown-Hamilton Hawks defeated the Pemberton Hornets, 3-1, in their season opener as Adam Crawford scored twice on assists from Kyle Graf and Bryan Fitzwater. Jason Maskiewicz scored the other goal on an assist from Jeff Warwick.
          In Hamilton PAL 10/12-year-old basketball, David Broach scored 15 points as the Lakers defeated the Bulls, 37-23. Kyle Goodwin added six points for the Lakers, and Justin Jez had five.
March 4
1970
College
            In today’s Trentonian, a Rider College basketball preview says that several Hamilton Township products should help the Broncs this season. Included in the group is Steinert grad Bill Povia are Hamilton’s Joe Schneid and Frank Garzio, and township residents (whose schools were not identified) Denny Rowley, Bob Bay and Lee Jackson. Assisting Tom Petroff is past Steinert boys soccer coach and future girls soccer coach Bob Pivovarnick. 
Recreation Leagues
            Tom Hardiman had 27 points and Dave Potash added 25 as Maguire Burke beat Young’ns, 101-91, in the Mercer Major Basketball playoff finals.
1980
High School
            Hamilton Township celebrates “Kate Larkin Day”, in order to honor the McCorristin basketball player who set the state record for girls scoring three days earlier. “It’s amazing how a frail little girl from Revere Avenue managed to reach such high heights in this state,” said Msgr. McCorristin at the celebration. “She’s both physically and mentally a good ball player as well as a good person.” The Msgr. Then declared Friday, March 14, a school holiday in honor of Larkin’s honor. “Its easy to have Hamilton Township stand out when you have McCorristin High School and people like Kate Larkin,” said Hamilton Mayor John Rafferty as he presented Larkin with the key to the township.
            In boys basketball, Hamilton rolled to a 67-50 win over JP Stevens in the first round of the Central Jersey Group IV tournament. Coach Charley Ross, however, was not happy with his team’s effort as he tries to find the right setting for his team to play well. “The state tournament is not one of them,” Ross said. “We’ve been eliminating a lot of things all season. I’ve tried different combinations, playing day and night games, everything.” Johns Szenczi finished with 17 points and nine rebounds to lead Hamilton. Next up for the Hornets, could be the answer to playing well. “Trenton,” Ross said. “It is always the answer. We usually play our best game against Trenton. Trenton is the toughest team in the state. It could be the championship game.
1990
Recreation Leagues
            In the Trentonian Neighbors section, the Hamilton PAL 12-year-old basketball results inform us that Mike Metz led the Warriors to a 22-20 win over the Bulls. Geffery James excelled for the Bulls on defense. The Hawks topped the Suns, 25-15 as Andre Kozak had eight points while Woody Lapointe, Mike Markulec and Chad Gonzales combined for 17. Andrew Corcione had six for the Suns.
            In the 14-year-old loop, the Bucks topped the Nuggets, 55-46, as Corey Stokes had 27 points. Dom Levis had 14, while Mike Belfiore and Mike Snyder combined for 26. Justin Swain’s 17 gave the Knicks a 34-31 win over the Royals. John Retalis added 10 points, while Aaron Shoats, Mike Sally and Charod Williams had eight each for the Royals.
            In Hamilton PAL girls play, Trophies Unlimited took a 14-13 Junior Division playoff win over Sainte Marie Cleaners behind Jaime Zamparelli and Lisa Pugh. Sainte Marie got six from Jessica Szostak while Jackie Spear and Leslye Bustillo also contributed. Terry Pratico Jewelers took a 17-16 win over T&I Realty as Danielle Cooper hit a bucket with time running out. Jen Beslek grabbed six rebounds and combined with Jillian Beckman for 14 points.
           In the Senior Division, Grimm Insurance took a 26-24 win over Busy Bee Travel as Amy Cicogna, Jen Ress and Jen Hanlon led the attack. Lori Bloodworth, Sue Antosiewicz and Allison Rubino excelled for the Bees. Nicole Johnson scored 19 points for Caleb Marketing, but it wasn’t enough as Brocks’ Embroidery took a 35-29 win behind the play of Danielle Mitala and Michelle Maguire. McCay Insurance took a 47-34 win over Phil Pratico Sr. Jewelers as Kim Walters hit from the outside and Kate Burkle hit for 12 points. Michelle Manners, Lisa Procaccini and Rebecca Crea played well in defeat.
2000
Recreation/Travel leagues
         In South Jersey Girls soccer action The Hibernian Heat tied the Robbinsville Renegades, 1-1, as Leah Carney scored for the Heat. Amanda Worrall's two goals powered the Hamilton Jersey Girls over the Voorhees Wildcats, 4-0. Kasey Reid and Nicole Lamarca scored single goals.     
        In U-11 indoor play, the Hibernian Breeze defeated Voorhees 3-1 with goals from Courtney Sunkiskis, Lora Fink and Jesse Lee Remus. The Breeze finished their third consecutive undefeated season (10-0) in the Mercer Indoor League. 
          Melissa Krawtschenko's goal enabled the Hamilton Fireballs to tie the Winslow Shooting Stars, 1-1. Annamarie Fedorowycz was in goal for the Fireballs. 
         Gianna Russo and Julianne DeLorenzo each scored twice as the Hibernian Waves opened their spring season with a 4-0 win over the PYAA Jets. Goalie Amanda Marazzo registered the shutout.
         In the U-12 division, the Hamilton Ladyhawks defeated the Barrington White Lightning, 2-1, as Lauren Thompson and Samantha Bedford scored with Darice Kluxen and Danielle Chuba in goal. 
         In the U-13 division, Jen DiPersio and Kelly Hogan scored goals to lead the Hamilton Dynamo past the Evesham Express, 2-1. 
          In Hamilton Little Lads action, Hamilton won twice the Brick B-Mac Tournament. In the first game, Hamilton defeated Berkeley, 31-14, behind 11 points from Marcus Ponder and seven from Julian Diaz. In the second game, Hamilton beat the Brick Mustangs, 27-10. Joey Perilli led Hamilton with eight points and Ricky Travaglini added five.
        In CYO girls hoops, St. Anthony's downed St. Gregory's 27-18 with 14 points from Shannon Bennett. Hope Nemeth had six for St. Gregory's.
High School
            Times writer James Brennan tells the tale of Hamilton Township's three Region 7 place-winners today:
          Mercer County's best shot at a regional champion came in the form of Hamilton's 125-pounder Mike Paglione, who picked up his school record 80th career win with a decision victory in the semifinals.
           Unfortunately, the magic wore off in the next round, as Camden Catholic's Bill Heverly picked him apart on the way to an 11-3 decision and the regional title.
          ''It still feels good,'' said Paglione. ''Now I have a little idea in my mind about the level of competition.''
               In addition to Paglione, two other Colonial Valley Conference wrestlers were able to advance to Tuesday's Super Regionals at Cherry Hill East High School.
            Nottingham's Dennys Delgado, the top-seeded wrestler at 103 pounds, dropped a tough 4-3 decision to Haddon Township's Mike Black in the semifinals, but rebounded in the consolation bout to destroy Cherokee's Dave Giamoni, 16-4.
           ''I didn't get off to a good start (against Black),'' admitted Delgado, ''but in the consolation match I started out tough and strong. I was able to pick up more of an advantage early.''
          Hamilton saw 119-pound sophomore Frank Page put together a sterling consolation match after being bounced in the semifinals. The third seeded Hornet ended the championship aspirations of Shawnee's Bob Columbo with a second period pin.
           ''I'm not going to let (Page) quit now,'' said Paglione, ''and he's not going to let me. Practice is going to be one big battlefield, because we're going to go with everything we have.''
March 3
1960
            Over 13 inches of snow wipes out the sports slate.
1970
High School
            St. Anthony’s nipped Notre Dame, 69-67, as Steve Gore hit a jumper with three seconds left in the Iron Mikes season finale. Gore ended the season like he started it, as his last-second shot beat Hamilton in the opener. The Iron Mikes finished 8-14 and won for the first time since the decade started. “It’s nice to win the last one,” coach Doug Hice said. “It’s my first victory cigar of the year.” John Kish and Steve MacZinko each had 15 points for the Mikes while Noel DeBlois and Denny Hardiman played stellar floor games.
            In the NJSIAA tournament, Millville took a 78-63 win over Steinert in a first-round game at Glassboro State College. The Thunderbolts never trailed and took a 29-point advantage before the benches emptied. “Our scouting reports indicated Steinert was a weak passing team, so we tried to pressure them into mistakes,” Millville coach Ed Salmon said. Nate Palmer had 29 for Steinert and Mike Rasimowicz added 13, but Kevin DeSanctis was slowed by the flu as he tried to play anyway. “I was too weak to get up and down the court and play a normal game,” DeSanctis said.
            In swimming, Moorestown took a 67-28 win over Hamilton despite the Hornets Jeff Kennedy winning the 400 freestyle and John Schnoering finishing unbeaten in diving.
1980
High School
            Steinert (9-13) nearly upset Middletown South (20-4) before dropping a 48-46 overtime decision in a Central Jersey Group IV first-round game. Steinert’s Tom Matlock had a 25-footer bounce off the front of the rim as time ran out. “The upset of the century?” wondered coach Ken Sullivan. “He didn’t get the screen for the corner shot because his man followed him out. We wanted to get it from 15 or 20 feet out, not 30. He shot out of his range.” Rob Riley’s jumper pulled Steinert within 48-46 and Rich Babuschak rebounded a MS miss to give Steinert its chance.
            In an NJSIAA girls tournament opener, Kate Larkin had 29 points, Kelli Williams 18 and Lisa Vaccaro 14 as McCorristin beat Delaware Valley.
            In today’s Trentonian, college coaches discuss Larkin as the superstar narrows down her choices.  “Without hesitation I feel that Kate can play major college basketball,” said Marianne Stanley, coach of top-ranked Old Dominion. “She has tremendous court savvy.” Said Theresa Grentz of No. 6 Rutgers “Kate is a very fine player. She does everything well but shooting is her greatest asset. If she agrees to come to Rutgers she’ll play point for us.” Said Virginia coach Debbie Ryan (of Hopewell Valley)  “Her deception is probably her strongest point. On defense she really bothers her opponent. It seems like she’s all over the court at once.” What’s interesting is that nowadays, one would never read those quotes, as college coaches are not allowed to publicly comment on a player until after they sign with a school.
1990
High School
            Hamilton’s Lamar Gore beat Cherokee’s Mike Yankanich, 4-2, in the Region 7 103-pound semifinals to clinch a berth in the state tournament. Gore fell to Haddon Township’s unbeaten Brian Farnham, 5-1 in the finals. “I’m very upset with my performance,” Gore said. “I was too conservative. All week long they told me (Farnham) was excellent with cradles and maybe I gave him too much respect.” Said Hornet coach Ralph “The Natural” DeLibero “I agree with Lamar. He was way too cautious.” Also advancing were Steinert’s Joe Woodard (125) and Nottingham’s Mike Neely (171). Woodard beat Paul VI’s Joe Eichfeld, 5-4, in the consolation finals, and Neely pinned Bordentown’s Joe Jobes in the 171-pound final. Neely became the first Nottingham wrestler to reach states.
2000
College
         John Nalbone writes the following passage in today's paper, concerning first-year Mercer County Community College baseball coach Dave Gallagher. It discusses Gallagher turning down various Major League job offers to stay with Mercer:
         ''I've turned down some offers,'' said the 39-year-old Gallagher, who returned to active coaching last season for the first time since resigning as the Thunder hitting instructor during the 1998 season, and led Notre Dame High to a 20-win season and a CVC Valley Division championship. ''There just have not been any good fits.'' 
          Not yet. But there will be. Soon.
          One of the more recent offers came in the form of a phone call last week from Phillies general manager Ed Wade, who wanted Gallagher, a former Phillie, to be the Double-A Reading hitting coach in the wake of Milt Thompson's abrupt resignation. 
          Already committed to Mercer, Gallagher said, ''Thanks, but no thanks,'' although that door may not be completely closed. He admitted the idea of being a part of the Phils' Class-A operation when it begins play next spring in Lakewood, minutes from his Millstone Township home, would be enticing.
High Schools
        McCorristin takes a 48-38 win over St. Joe's of Hammonton in an NJSIAA Parochial B quarterfinal game as Kelso Rutledge had 14 points and Lonnie Basnight added 12 while Joe Radice had seven. ''We were a little sluggish,'' said Basnight. ''We had to calm down and pull together. Playing at home was an advantage.'' 
         In Region 7 wrestling, Hamilton's Mike Paglione pinned Haddon Township's Joe Gallagher in the 125-pound quarterfinal and tied James Butera for the all-time record in career victories with 79. ''Right now, I don't think anything of (becoming the record holder),'' said Paglione. ''Maybe I'll think about it at the end of the year, but right now it doesn't mean anything unless I get where (Butera) finished.'' Butera qualified for states, which Paglione will try and do the next day.
         Paglione teammate Frankie Page equalled Mike's 30-0 mark for the year by winning his 119-pound quarterfinal with a 5-4 decision over Cherokee's Matt McCormack. ''That would be the toughest match he's had all year,'' said Hornets head coach Ralph "The Natural" DeLibero. ''Frankie knows he's got to pick it up. He's a little drained and he didn't have his full quickness out there today. He doesn't have to make weight tomorrow, so I'd expect to see him at full strength.'' 
         It's a record-setting day all over the township, as Nottingham's Dennys Delgado pinned at 103 pounds to post his school-record 27th win of the season. ''(I felt the pressure) a little bit,'' said Delgado, who is the first top- seeded wrestler at regionals in Northstar history. ''It's hard. There are a lot of tough wrestlers out there, so I have to take it one match at a time.''
          Hamilton's second seeded Joe Schiaretti (103), suffering from an abcess in his tooth that will require root canal, was upset in his quarterfinal matchup.
''I really think he wasn't himself,'' said DeLibero. ''He almost looks like the Godfather.'' 
          Other township wrestlers who fell in the quarterfinals were Nottingham's Mike Loginow and Steinert's Nick Guaraggi.
March 2
1970
Recreation Leagues
            In CYO High School basketball, St. Anthony’s took a 76-73 win over St. James as Tom Morgan scored 19 points.
High School
            In a much ballyhooed first-round South Jersey Group IV first-round game, Trenton topped Hamilton, 76-65 at the Trenton Civic Center. But the much anticipated crowd turned out to be a disappointing 411. Kirk Taylor had 22 for the Hornets and Jack Burness added 19. Trenton pulled away with a blistering running game, prompting coach Charley “Boss” Ross to note “I don’t know where our guards were when they stopped running in that period. And what makes it harder to understand is the fact we had three guards – Bob Rossi, Gene Webb and Larry Upshur – all playing at the time. Just say our backcourt let us down in this one.”
1980
Recreation Leagues
            In today’s Trentonian Neighbors section, the Hamilton PAL wrap tells us that Rodney Walker scored 18 points as the unbeaten 76ers took a took a 56-35 win over the Nuggets in 13/14-year-old play. The Knicks topped the Royals, 44-29, as Eric Kent scored 23 points. The Bullets beat the Cavaliers, 67-38, as Ken Napier had 28 points, Keith Ezzo 21 and Jim Wilno 14. Greg Schicnever had 18 for the Cavs.
            In 10/12 PAL action, the Bulls topped the Suns, 46-28, as Brian O’Reilly had 24 points and Chase Smith added 10. Ken Durfee scored 14 for the Sonics. Bob Stefanowicz had 20 points to lead the Hawks to a 39-27 win over the Clippers. Mark Sacco added 11 for the winners.
            In the Mercer Major Indoor Soccer round-up, Panorama’s Toby Hankins had two goals in a 7-0 win over Jamesburg in the playoff finals. Chris Fallon, Alex Tordai, Joe Moffat, Mike Tryba and Dan Hibbs also scored. Tony Astore had 12 saves in goal. Other members of the champs were Tom Moffat, Charlie “Ping Pong” Farrauto, Mike Lee, Bob White, Alex Herceg, Jim Hoey, Jerry Sydor, Paolo Gambaro, Rich Triano and Chris Posillico. 
            In the CYO Large School Division basketball finals, OLS beat St. Raphael’s as Tom Hoffman had 15 points, Rich Frascella 10 and Brian O’Reilly eight. In high school play, St. Raphael’s clinched the South Division title with a 66-53 win over Blessed Sacrament. Jim Smith had 17 points, Jim Iorio added 14 and Danny Dangaldi tabbed 13.
High School
            Notre Dame took a 63-58 win over St. Anthony’s in a South Jersey Parochial A game, as Jim Smiegocki had 19 points and nine rebounds in the loss.
            In an article in today’s Trentonian, New Jersey’s newest all-time girls scorer discusses her future with Lou DeMille. “In the very beginning I set a goal for myself that I wanted to go to a competitive Division I program,” Larkin said. “I promised myself that I would go someplace where I could improve. Right now, I just don’t know how far I want to go away from home. But I’ll decide in the next week or two. I’d like to get the decision out of the way, but then again I want to make sure. . . I’ll decide at the end of the state tournament. I really haven’t narrowed it down as far as some people think. I’m still considering Old Dominion, Louisiana Tech, Rutgers and Stanford. 
1990
High School
            Steinert’s Joe Woodard moved to 25-0 by decisioning Audubon’s Bill Simpson, 5-3, in the Region 7 quarterfinals. “It was his first match in regions and I think he was a little nervous,” coach Chris “Barr” Holcombe said. “He can do better. He has to open up more.”  Nottingham’s Mike Neely also moved to the semifinals by pinning Delran’s Ken Lang in just over a minute.
            In the South Jersey Parochial A tournament, McCorristin beat St. Joe’s of Metuchen, 73-44, as Mark Bass scored 24 points, Bryan Caver had 11 points and seven assists and Blitz Wooten scored 12 points. “The guys kept their intensity  throughout the game. We’re at the point of the season where you can’t lose that,” coach John Castaldo said.
2000
        The Nottingham boys basketball team had its season end with a 70-57 loss to Colonia in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III Tournament. 
         ''I am really proud of the kids,'' coach Nate Webber said. ''I thought we made major strides. We have come a long way this year. I am very proud of that. It all came together in the last two weeks. The kids kept working hard and gave me 110 percent. They kept working on their fundamentals and they came together at the right time. We lost tonight, but I felt we reached our potential. For the future of our program, I hope we keep working hard.''
        The 8th-seeded Northstars only trailed the top-seeded Patriots by three at the break, 27-24. But the hosts pulled away after halftime as Nottingham committed too many turnovers
        "I don't know what it was," said Aaron Downing, who had 11 points and nine rebounds. ''We just got careless with the ball. It wasn't a sense of nervousness. We have been in a lot of tough games all year, losing by one or two points. That prepared us for the states. It wasn't nervousness. It was a matter of execution. We didn't execute, but they did.''
         Brian Jenkins had seven points, seven rebounds and four assists for Nottingham, while Jeremy Coleman had 10 points and Yves Terilius had eight points, seven rebounds and six assists and Willie Jackson had 14 points and five rebounds.
March 1
1960
High School
            Walt Antosiewicz scored 15 points but it wasn’t nearly enough as Moorestown took a whipping 99-37 win over Hamilton (8-10). In the JV game, Moorestown took an 82-64 win despite 26 points from Ron Matta and 22 from Ron Kasa.
1970
Recreation Leagues
            Tom Voyda had 28 points to lead OLS to a 53-32 win over Blessed Sacrament in the CYO Grammar School League playoff semifinals. Doug Kerlin had 17 points for St. Raphael’s in a 48-36 win over St. Augustine’s.
           In the Hub City Indoor Tournament, Wayne Mahan’s goal gave Hamilton VFW a 1-0 win over Quickies.
            In Hamilton Little Bigger Soccer, Hamilton took a 2-0 win over the Hamnetts on goals by Alex Tordai and Dave Gallagher.
1980 

With the State Capitol building looming behind her, Kate Larkin became the ruler of all New Jersey girls basketball scorers today when she surpassed Ann Donovan on the all-time list. 
High School 
           Kate Larkin scores 32 points to lead McCorristin to a 75-67 win over Trenton, and to also become the all-time scorer for girls basketball in New Jersey with 2,585 points. Larkin passed the old record of 2,581 set by former Paramus Catholic star Ann Donovan. “Today everyone realized this was it,” Larkin said. “It was our last season game plus I was going for the record. I mean it sincerely when I say that if it wasn’t for the team, the record wouldn’t be worth it. This team is special and you don’t find many like it. This record brought us even closer together. I love these guys and one of the reasons I was able to get the title is because Mr. (Kevin) Gallagher is my coach. If I had someone else for a coach I may not have gotten it. Larkin needed 28 to break the mark and got her winning hoop with 5:05 left in the game after taking a pass from Patty Sikinger. “I think that every time I broke a record the pass was from her,” Larkin said.
            Hamilton snapped a two-game losing streak with a 62-50 over Steinert as Randy Peterson scored seven second-quarter points and John Scenczi had eight third-quarter points to power key Hornet runs. Vince Wilson and Try Stevenson hit key free throws. “Peterson is doing a great job, he was our main offensive ingredient in the first half,” coach Charley “Boss” Ross said of the sophomore.
            In freshman wrestling, Steinert won a seven-team tournament that it hosted by amassing 152 points. Spartan champs included Sean Brennan, Dan Koval, Frank Chirico and Keven Graham.
            In freshman girls basketball, Patty Helmlinger had 16 points and Tracy Quinn added 15 as Hamilton beat Steinert, 45-39. Steinert’s Claire Massei led all scorers, but the article did not tell us what the magic number was.
1990
High School
            Hamilton soccer coach Mickey Kessler is abruptly relieved of his position after eight years. “The administration feels it is time for a change. Time for a new look,” said Kessler. Joe Logue’s story in The Trentonian said the Kessler will be involved in the soccer program on a level yet to be decided, and he will still coach varsity girls basketball and was also named the JV baseball coach. “”We are taking our time searching for a new coach,” Athletic Director Mike Gilbert said. “We want to get the best candidate available.”  Return to

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