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SPORTS by SUE McKinley

Middle's Lady Panthers Move Into First Place

The thrill of victory belonged to the lady Panthers of Middle Township last week as they knocked off the Cape Atlantic ; League (CAL) favorite, Wildwood, and took first place in division II. I Even though the Panther offense was running smoothly, the key to vie- ] tory was a 1-3-1 trapping i defense intended specifically for Wildwood's i Ann Turner and Franni , Barcas. Barcas and Turner, who ' each average 13 points per < game, were held to 11 and i eight respectively. Middle owned a 37-28 ad- | vantage going into the fourth round but allowed < the Warriors to close it to « ' 37-33. J WEAKNESS ON the Warrior foul stripe con- < tinued to give the ball back to the Panthers j Panthers Bev Grant and \ Michelle Greenwalt picked c

off passes and converted them into Middle points. Greenwalt. the only Panther freshman, finished the game . like a four year player and accounted for seven of Middle's last nine points. Grant paced Middle with 15 while Cori Osborne and Gilbert dominated the boards. The win boosts Middle's record to 7-1 in the conference. Earlier in the week, Wildwood girls stepped on Sacred Heart for a 52-34 victory. Ann Turner led the Warriors with 13 counters. Franni Barcas straightened the nets in the second period with 10 points. Gretchen Ritter topped Heart Nvith 23. LOWER CAPE MAY girls are struggling on the wood as they continue to be demolished by CAL teams.

This time it was Buena in a 52-25 decision. A 14-4 beginning was a good indication of the outcome. Gayanne Spivey led Buena with a 20 point afternoon while Darlene Linville popped 16. Lower's lender was a fighting Jenny Hayes with nine points. The consistent Capers collected only 18 points as Wildwood Catholic smudged Lower 58-18. * Kate Caruso paced the Crusaders with 26 points and 10 boards. Ellen McBride added nine and Ann Feraco pulled nine rebounds. Jenny Hayes defended Lower with six tallies. IN BOYS BASKETBALL the big story was a drop to second place for the Middle Township Panthers. St. Augustine dominated the boards and the baskets enough to survive a 23 tur-

nover performance. The Panthers came out strong as Mike Watkins, Maurice Hubbard and Eddie Bryan lit up the first six points before St. Augustine had time to think. But as soon as the Hermits got involved, they took over and left Middle trailing the rest of the game. It was 13-10 at the end of the first stanza and 26-24 at the end of the first half. Middle forced turnovers but failed to convert them and the Hermits pulled ahead as time ticked away. John Maggioncalda gave the Hermits a 44-34 advantage with 6:50 remaining.

Chris Thompson netted seven in the final quarter for the winners. LOWER CAPE MAY BOYS didn't have much more success than the Caper girls as they fell twice last week. The first loss was a 62-51 victory for Buena. An 18-7 third period rally gave Buena the advantage and the win. The Capers were unable to stop them from there. Kyle Stevens connected for 18 Buena points while Jim Daily hit for 17. Mark Shiffbaugr led the Capers with 14. Lower suffered it's second loss of the week to Wildwood Catholic, 60-52. Catholic took the game in the fourth quarter with a 21-14 spurt that was just enough to gain the edge. Chris Koch tallied 24 points and 10 rebounds, including 11 points in the deciding stanza. Dan Leahy connected for 13 and Alex Mairone added 12. Kevin Moore led Lower with 14 counters.

WILDWOOD CATHOLIC DOWNED Pleasantville 70-63 behind Dan Leahy and Chris Koch. The crusaders trailed 54-48 going into the fourth period and chipped away at the margin until Leahy knotted the score at 59 with three minutes remaining. Koch made it 61-58 ahd Pleasantville never carpe back. Wildwood was propelled by Paul Franco's 18 points and 15 rebounds to overcome Sacred Heart 63-31 . The Warriors broke the Hearts with a 20-6 scoring spree in the third quarter. Steve Severio had 12 for the winner, Dave Wall led the Hearts with 12 nets. . Middle Township finish- ^ ed the week with a 69-&) taker from Wildwood. ; Mike Watkins led the way with 16 and Chris Sellers canned 12 for the Panthers. Dion Coley added 13 and Eddie Bryan hit for 11 Panther points. Paul Franco led the Warriors with; 15 points and 14 boards.

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Women Tied Up A|, Nets CAPE MAY — Jackson Mountain Cafe moved into a tie for first place as it defeated Kona Sports in four straight games 15-4, 15-2. 15-i6 and 15-12. The winner was led by Loraine Holt, who set the ball well for spikers Jan Kellaway and Jan Conwell. In a match between two of the better teams in the league. Sandpiper Mono- | gramming and Middle Township Recreation/Westside Market split their four games. Middle won the first and last games 15-2 and 15-10/ led by Robin Gilbert. Jan Seer and Peg Arnold. Sandpiper Monogramming won the middle games by scores of 15-12 and 15-13. led by the spikes of Sharon Mericle and Linda Thomas with the play of Merc Bauman and Pat Komar. Stand inns Jackson Mountain Cafe 27-8 Middle Township Recreation 27-8 Sandpiper Monogramming Inc 26-9 Washington Street Callers 10-21 Kona Women 3-32 | ilnSiUrors Stitik Out j| In Front CAPE MAY - Cape Insurance remained in first place in Women's Recreation Volleyball as it swept past FNB Toms Riber 15-1. 15-3, 15-2 and 15-7 on the play of Lou Ann Rucci. Carol Adresso and Fran Baotten. The Lobster House remained four games back as II it defeated National Associates 15-1. 15-1, 15-3 and V 15-3. The serves of Tasha Jordan and the play of Joanne De Costa. Vicki Shaw and Jill Alexander led their team. Needlers II took 3 of 4 games from South Jersey Marina 15-0. 12-13. 15-10 and U 15-13. Standings g ■ Cape Insurance 35-5 I Lobster House 31-9 Pete s Racquet Club 20-16 Needlers II 20-16 South Jersey Marina 10-26 National Associates 10-30 FNB Toms River 10-30

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