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OC Girls Formidable On Field Hockey Field

It is becoming quite a feat just to score on the Ocean City girls' field hockey team. For the fifth time this season, goalie Debbie Hoban and the Red Raider def< nse shut down the opposition in a 3-0 victory over Mainland. In the latest shutout, Hoban was tested just three times by the Mustangs. At the other end of the field, Ocean City got two scores from Kladia Gorman and an single tally from Debbie Garvey. Ocean City upperf its record in the CAL I to 4-1-1 for the year. \ Lower Cape May and Buena played keep-away for most of the game until the Chiefs broke through to hand Lower its first loss. The winning goal came with three minutes and 30 seconds left at the Capers fell to 4-1-3 with the setback. Katie Trainor got credit fo the game-winner in a close 2-1 victory for Middle Township last. week. Trainor beat the Hammon-

i ton goal-keeper twice, with i the later coming at 23:00 of 1 the second half, i The Panthers jumped to f 3 and 2 for the year with the I victory on their home field, i Wildwood Catholic remained winless for the season following a 4-0 loss to st. Joseph. Gina Comerford scored twice for St. Joseph as the Wildcats reI mained in first place with a 5-0-2 slate. • • • DON'T LOOK NOW, but the guys at Lower Cape May are on a real roll on the soccer field. In action so far this campaign, the Tigers are 6 and 0. Last week, Bruce Calverly netted two goals and Kevin Jackson added another in a 3-2 win over the Braves of » Absegami Calverly 's second goal proved to be the gamewinner f Pat MacFarlane had quite a day at the expense of Oakcrest last week. The Wildwood Catholic scoring leader found the nets four times in a 6-2 victory at Mays Landing. John Mc-

Curdy and Charlee Bodges each scored for the Crusaders, who battled back from a 2-0 Falcon advantage. In mterdi visional action last week, Middle Township trounced Bridgeton by a 4 to 1 count. Panther sophomore Art Kelly scored a pair of goals for the winners. Brian Markle and James Carmen got into the act by each putting one past the Bulldog goalie. Middle fired a total of 28 shots on goal. Middle upped its record to 3-2. Ocean City got a hand on two Millville shots but the bounce of the ball led to a 2-0 win for Thunderbolt victory. Early in the contest, goalie John Spoltore deflected a shot that wound up in the nets and the same fate hit Spoltore just 16 minutes later. Ocean City evened its record to 3-3 with the loss. THE COMBINATION OF Jennifer Synder, Tracy

Yarborough and Helen Ann Lloyd seems to be unstoppable. The three hive teamed up to lead Middle Township to a perfect 6 and 0 start in tennis. The top three singles players combined with the doubles teams of Missy Whittington and Michelle Clayton and Kara McVey and Helen Wozunk to stop Hammonton last week 5-0. Lower Cape May ran its score card to 4 and 1 with a similar 5-0 win over Absegami. Jill Coldren, Jill Mescher and Kelly Weeks were the winners in singles competition. In othei- action, Wildwood fell to 1 and 4 following a 54) setback to

Sacred Heart and Ocean City evened its record at 3 and 3 with a 3-2 victory over Mainland. ON THE CROSS country front, it was a contest to see who would hold on to the . cellar position when Wildwood Catholic faced off with Holy Spirit. And the loser was — Wildwood Catholic. The Crusaders were paced by Ralph DiMarco in a 23-32 win. Jim Clauson, Jay Cowan and Art Cowan all finished in the top five for Wildwood Catholic. Mary Jo Dougherty grabbed a first -place finished for Ocean City as the Red Raiders slipped past Mainland 21-36 in girls' ac-

tion. Jane Maguire and Jane Harvey backed Dougherty by finishing in third and fourth, respectively. TOMORROW MARKS the qualifying tournament of the William Bright Invitational at the Wildwood Golf and Country Club. The first two rounds get under way Friday with' 256 expected to participate , At the Stone Harbor course recently, MaryMoore won the Stone Harbor Cup with a low net score of 138 in a two-day ev£nt Therese Grant took second and Floss Shearn captured third. The lowgross winner was Alma Flipper with a 180.

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! Time for Checking Heating Systems

FOLSOM — South Jersey Gas Co. encourages residential customers to check home heating systems to assure proper operation before the winter heating season begins. Several maintenance procedures are suggested by the utility which can reduce the inconvenience and discomfort of heater breakdowns during the upcoming months. Most natural gas heating units will operate smoothly by performing the following maintenance checks : If the pilot light on your gas heating system remained on during the summer months, turn the house thermostat above room temperature to make sure the heater comes on. If the pilot is off, follow the

' lighting instructions that ; are normally posted on the t unit or found in the < manufacturer's operating manual IF YOUR gas heating system will not start, check all fuses and circuit I breakers and make sure all i switches near the house heater are in the ON position. If you have a warm air heating system,' check to see if the fan motor (or hlower) is running. It usually takes a few minutes before the automatic blower starts. Check your heating ducts for cracks, holes or separations at joints, and if necessary, repair the leaks with duct tape. Change the air filter(s) in yohr heating system, or clean it if you have a permanent type. Also, . periodically oil the fan and \ motor \ bearings if recom\mended by the I manufacturer. C — If'you have a hot water heating system, make sure the circulating pump is operating. If you find any water leaks, call your local plumber. The monthly vacuuming of all surfaces of your radiators, including hard-to-reach places, xwill help the heating system operate more effectively. CHECK THE registers or radiators in each room of the house to make sure you are getting heat. If the heating system still does not operate after these checks have been made, turn back the house thermostat and call South Jersey Gas for service. Tow-free numbers for customer service are listed on the back of monthly gas bills. South Jersey Gas serves 162.000 customers in a seven-county region which includes all of Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Salem counties, and portions of Burlington, Camden and Gloucester counties. i

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