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Herald & Lantern 21 March '84

sports

on the mark by Mark Mattem

Hobie Cat

Near Misses Mark Winter Sports Season ' Regatta

Tbe winter sports schedule is now history, but some of the things that happened this winter deserve a second look. In a couple different sports, we had a few near champions who should be congratulated on fine seasons. In girls’ basketball, the Wildwood Catholic Crusaders made it to the state^ final before being eliminated. Mary Gavin, just named to the Parade all-American team, lead a bunch ‘of winenrs. Jackie Cowan proved that she could help when called upon as she dominated the inside game as dktholic downed St. peter s for the South Jersey title. It may

be some years before another team like this one comes along. It really was a team effort made up with some great players who knew how to work together. Many folks have asked for my all-star teams for the different sports. I really don't think those teams are right. But I will mention some of the players that I think had great seasons. MY TOP PLAYER of this season for the girls has to be Mary Gavin closely followed by .Audra Coleman of Wildwood. Mary can do it aH and everyone knows that but Coleman does the things she has to do with a very thin suppor-

ting cast. Great basketball players only get that way if they have good players around them. Gavin had great players behind her but Coleman did much of her scoring without a lot of help. So my co-players of the year in girl’s basketball are Gavin and Coleman. The top newcomer has to be Jennifer Snyder of Middle Township. Snyder teamed with Shelly Ridgeway as the Panthers had a real good season. Ocean City went along way jhis year, reaching the semi-final^ for South Jersey; fine seasons from Lisa Crompton and Margie Bonnet. At Lower Cape May

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Regional this year it was Valentine Day each time the Capers took the floor. Lydia Valentine had a great scoring season, capping it off with a school record (35) for points scored in a contest. It was a strange season for boy’s basketball. WILDWOOD WAS SUP- = POSED to run away and hide from CAL II opponents but if it weren’t for the fRU of some other top clubs Wildwood wouldnt have made it to the )«ague playoff. After that was settled. the Warriors went into the playoffs and lost a game they shouldn’t have. There were, however, some up notes for the Wildwood program this season. Senior Bill Osborn and junior Mike Schafer both topped the 1,000 point mark for their high school careers. Schafer topped off a fine season with a 35 point effort in the Warrior’s final game. Another county player who asserted himself as a scorer was Pat Holder of Lower Regional. At the start of pre-season practice. Regional was banking on foreign exchange student, Hartmut Ortmann. but the state nixed his chances of playing and Holden then became the number one threat. OVER IN OCEAN CITY. Homer Baker set a new school record for scoring as the Red Raiders made their first season in the tougher CAL I a good experience. Both Baker and Gehe Watts would be included on my mythical allcountry team All year long the Middle Township team seemed to come up with a minute late and a dollar short. Many, many games went down to the final minute before the win would escape the Panthers. Robert Jones, Mark Adams and Larry Fields were the mainstays for Middle all season. The season turned out to be very long for the Wildwood Catholic Crusaders. Winners of only a few contests this season, W.C. lacked size and a top scorer. All in all, the competition among county teams was excellent this year. Not many blow-outs and we even held our own when teams went outside the county. A few breaks and a couple of calls going the other way, and a team like Wildwood could have been in tbe South Jersey finals and who knows, could have gone farther. As they say, we’ll get’em next year. Lower Regional was the class of the county when it came to wrestling. Two Capers made it to the state competition while a third had a great season. John Porter and Bill Kane each brought home silver medals from Region 8 action only to see their dreams for a state title shattered in the first round of Princeton University. SEAN BRENNAN was the third in the Caper trio to perform well this year. Brennan outperformed all comers at the 158 pound class during the regular campaign Ocean City wrestlers had a beck of a year after a rocky start. The Red Raiders strung together 10

straight victories fn putting together a fine season in the CAL I. Dave Redding and Kevin 'Clarke proved able to lead, finishing highly ranked in the

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Other top wrestlers included Steve Brad of Wildwood Catholic, Chuck Pfaff of Middle and Eric Simonsen of Regional. Although swimming is not a big spectator sport, Ocean City has a couple of guys that had outstanding years. Rob As tie and NeU Leonard both excelled in, their events on a team that wasn’t that strong overall. Looking back, the winter sports were really interesting to follow. Cape May County had its share of winners and losers, but teams for the most part were competitive. I hope the new season brings us the same. REMARKS: Speaking of the new season, time for predictions on the upcoming baseball season. Last year I had only one division winner right and that happened to be the Baltimore Orioles. Well, I like the Birds again in the American League East. Over in the Weal, I can’t see anyone taking the title from Chicago unless the California Aigels get a good year from Reggie Jackson and have no'injuries to their aging pitching staff. Over in the National League, the Phillies will not win the East this season. Last year the Phils topped a division that had no real winner in it.

In June CAPE MAY - A U.S. Division 11 points Regatta for Hobie Cat sailboats will be held in the ocean off Cape May June 23 and 24. About ISO of tbe brightly colored catamarans will be launched from the beach at Grant Street and run a triangular course. In each race there are five or more separate starts for different skill levels and boat lengths. Three or four races will take place on both Saturday and Sunday, starting about 9:30 am. both days. The race is conducted by Hobie Fleet 416 of Lake Nockamixon, Bucks County, Penn., and is known as the Cape May Classic. It is sponsored by the City of Cape May, Schaefer Brewing, Coca-Cola, and Sailboat Headquarters Inc. The regatta is a points regatta for Division 11, which consists of Pennsylvania, New' Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and West Virginia. Last year the race also drew competitiors from as far away as Florida and Indiana. Boats adhere to strict on design class rules fend thus provide competition which depends on sailing skill and tactics. The sailors vie for trophies; which are awarded at the end of the regatta, and qualify for the National Championships. Help Needed

Everyone said, “No you take it.” The Phillies got stuck with it. This season it will be the St. Louis Cardinals. I liked Montreal un-. til they unloaded A1 Oliver for a song. They will be

singing the blues.

The National League West. Does anyone even care? Pick your own

CAPE MAY - The Greater Cape May Little League is in need of umpires 18 and up for softball and baseball. All work is on a volunteer basis. Contact Margie Dellas, 884-48* or 884-3488. Softball coaches also are needed.

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