This weekend on WBCB

There will be two football games broadcast tonight on WBCB 1490 AM.
The Levittown-based station continues its fall broadcast coverage this evening, giving you the play-by-play when Pennsbury travels to league rival Abington. Kickoff is 7 p.m. with the pre-game show slated for 6 p.m.
To hear every play live, just tune in to 1490 on your AM dial.
Neshaminy's home game against league rival Bensalem will be broadcast live on the Internet. To hear every play live, click here.
The games will then switch, with a replay of the Neshaminy game being broadcast on 1490AM, and a replay of the Pennsbury game can be heard on the web at www.wbcb1490.com.
Sister stations WHWH and WIFI will also broadcast high school football at 7 p.m. (see schedule below)
For a list of local games being broadcast by 'BCB and sister stations 1350AM WHWH and 1460AM WIFI, click here
Fri., Oct. 30 Nottingham @ Ewing-1350AM 6:45 p.m. 7 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 31 Notre Dame @ Princeton-1350AM TBD TBD
Fri., Oct. 30 Burlington Twp @ Florence-1460AM 6:45 p.m. 7 p.m.

SORBER’S CIRCUS:Abington coach could be quite the spectacle as Ghosts take on Pennsbury

By Rick Fortenbaugh
For BucksLocalSports
Warning: Do not attend tonight’s Pennsbury at Abington football game if you have high blood pressure, are prone to anxiety attacks, or can’t control your temper.
Reason: Abington coach “Tiny’’ Tim Sorber is sure to infuriate you with his endless whining, screaming, ranting, moaning, crying and begging for penalties against the Falcons.
Yes, it’s time for top-ranked Pennsbury (8-0) to take it on the road to a town that has about as much class as its coach.
In other words, none.
In Pennsbury’s last game at Abington, the Falcons lost in overtime when a foaming Sorber went absolutely ballistic on the refs.
Also that evening, an Abington fan was hauled away for assaulting a Pennsbury student and several Abington players were later suspended for repeatedly kicking a Pennsbury player as he lay on their sideline.
Heck, just last year the out-of-control Sorber could be seen verbally going at it with a Pennsbury fan during halftime at Falcon field.
Since the PIAA and District 1 have made no attempt to discipline Sorber, he probably has already started to make sure tonight’s refs are on board with the Galloping Ghosts. And if he hasn’t already, look for Sorber to start working the refs right around the coin flip.
It truly is pathetic, but as Pennsbury found out the last time it went to Abington, sometimes intimidating the refs works. Suffice it to say, the Falcons were the victims of one of the biggest hose jobs in the long and sad history of hometown high school football officiating.
Possibly making tonight even more stressful is the fact that it could be a pretty good game. Although Abington has lost to both Council Rocks, it also owns a 5-2 record and a victory over powerful Neshaminy. The Ghosts also desperately need this game to make the playoffs.
A playoff berth isn’t a problem for Pennsbury, currently the No. 1 seed in District 1 and ranked in the top five of Pennsylvania. A victory tonight would also assure Pennsbury of at least a tie for its first league title since 1993.
Pennsbury has been dominating all year. It has given up only 40 points overall and its first-team defense has allowed just three touchdowns. The last touchdown drive against the Falcon defense traveled exactly two yards.
Another thing to watch is the matchup between Pennsbury’s defense and Abington’s prolific passing game. Other than in the 34-3 loss to Rock North, Abington has posted big offensive numbers all season.
Of course, Abington has also allowed big offensive numbers, which could be trouble against a Pennsbury running game that is among the best in the entire district.
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Calvary Christian (6-1) at Morrisville (5-3), tonight, 7 p.m.: This does not look good for the Dawgies. Calvary Christian has scored more than 40 points in three straight games and owns a fairly convincing win over Bristol. Coach Mike Reichebach’s son can throw the ball, CC has a good running game and it also plays some defense. Morrisville has come back to earth as the quality of its schedule has improved.
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Springfield Montco (2-6) at Bristol (4-3), tonight, 7 p.m.: The Warriors have played much better the last two weeks after a stretch of mediocre football. With playoff implications also involved, there’s no reason to see that trend stopping tonight.
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Bensalem (2-6) at Neshaminy (7-1), tonight, 7 p.m.:The Owls always come to play, but there’s just not enough talent to get it done against good teams. And make no mistake about it, Neshaminy is a good team. Redskins coach Mark Schmidt will also make sure his team isn’t caught looking ahead to next week’s game at Pennsbury. If Neshaminy wins tonight, it can gain at least a share of a league title next week. The Redskins are also right in the hunt for a very high playoff seed.
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Archbishop Ryan (0-8) at Conwell-Egan (4-4), Saturday, 7 p.m.: Although Ryan plays by far the tougher schedule, the fact remains it hasn’t won a game yet. Ryan probably figures this is a good shot to get in the victory column, but there’s no reason to think Conwell-Egan won’t play relaxed, loose and well as it gets ready for the playoffs.
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Truman (2-6) at Council Rock North (5-3), Saturday, 1:30 p.m.: Once again, this is another game in which one team is playing for a lot more than the other. In this case, Rock North is still very much in the playoff picture despite its tough one-point loss at Neshaminy last week. A Rock North win makes next week’s already huge game against Rock South even bigger.

Villa Vic goes purple for the Fall Classic

Celebrating Game 1 of the 2009 World Series, Villa Vic's Yankee fans including Sister Elaine Bebyn, MPF, of Ewing, junior Colleen Van Driesen of Lawrenceville, sophomore Caitlyn Razzano of Stockton, meet with Phillies fans, 8th-grade students Katie Hager, of Morrisville, Julia Gallelli of Newtown, Courtney West of Holland, and their teacher, Mrs. Beth Abrams.

Ewing – Celebrating its unique 'purple haze' culture where Yankees blue blends with Phillies red, Villa Victoria Academy celebrated its friendly rivalry for Game 1 of the World Series with a day to wear team apparel. Earlier today in class, Villa Vic students in grades Kindergarten through 12 and faculty wore the colors of their favorite World Series team.
Villa Victoria Academy is all-girl school located on the Delaware River –right over the I-95 Scudders Falls Bridge on New Jersey Rt. 29. Its student population is about 60-40 percent split between New Jersey and Pennsylvania residents with 60 percent living in New Jersey, however, the line between team affiliation is not so distinct.
Even the Sisters of the Religious Teachers Filippini order who run the school wore their team’s colors.
“Everyone is excited to root for our local teams. It is a great way to model friendly rivalry.” Sister Lillian Harrington, MPF, president of Villa Victoria and life-long Yankees fan explains. “No matter what the outcome of the Series is, we all have something to cheer about.”
On Monday, Nov. 2, the school will continue its World Series celebration with a “Cheesesteaks and Cheesecakes” Day for lunch. Healthy menu items will still be offered, but this day will also feature New York and Philadelphia culinary specialties.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL:Pennsbury loss to CouncilRock South was a lesson learned

Pennsbury came in second place this year in the SOL National Conference.

By Steve Sherman
Sports Editor
Defending Suburban One League (SOL) National conference champion Pennsbury won the league title last year, losing only one league match along the way. So going into the stretch run of this season, there was no reason to doubt they Lady Falcons would do it again.
After all, they’d rebounded from an early season 3-1 loss to Council Rock North, taking the ensuing matchup, 3-2.
But a funny thing happened on the way to the end of the regular season. Pennsbury lost a league match to Council Rock South, a team they defeated handily by a 3-0 score the first time the sides squared off.
While Pennsbury won their home match against the Golden Hawks 25-11, 25-15, and 25-14, when the sides squared off Oct. 15 in enemy territory, South took the upper hand and crushed the Falcons in game one, 25-8. Pennsbury rebounded in time to take game two, 25-20, but the Falcons lost the next game, 25-22.
While the Falcons locked it up at two games apiece with a 25-22 win of their own in game four, the Hawks won the rubber match easily, 15-7.
The heartbreaking loss to South, left the door open for CR North to take the league title. And the Lady Indians walked right through that opening, defeating the Hawks Oct. 19 in a battle of their own with South.
The Indians outpaced the Hawks in three straight sets 25-19, 25-18, 25-17, finishing the regular season at 11-1 and the SOL National Conference trophy in hand.
In a recent interview, Pennsbury senior opposite Drew Jolly gave her thoughts on that fateful loss to CR South.
“We didn’t come out our best,’ stated Jolly. “We came out thinking we were going to win.
“We played down to their level and they came up.
“They just hustled more than us.”
While the girls lost their first duel with CR North in their very first league match in Newtown, to their credit, the Falcons rebounded by taking the final match between the schools, winning three games to two.
Trailing, 2-1, midway through the match, Pennsbury won the last two games, 25-22, 18-16.
In that Oct. 1 matchup at home, Jolly led the Falcons with 21 kills, one ace, two blocks and 10 digs. Sydney Aizen had 14 kills, three aces, two blocks and six digs.
“We played really well that match,” explained senior libero Paige Hensor. “We stuck it out to the end and came out with the win.”
While Pennsbury won its last two matches via shutout wins over league foes Truman and Neshaminy, some of the girls can’t help but wonder about the one that got away.
Here, Hensor gives her thoughts on that late season loss to CR South.
“We didn’t play up to our potential at all,” stated Hensor. “We played down to their level; we didn’t play up to our level.”
“We didn’t play the way that Pennsbury should play.”
Nevertheless, the girls believe the lessons learned can play dividends as the team advance through the postseason. Last year in district play, the Falcons won a pair of districts before falling in a D-I quarterfinal match to Upper Merion, 3-0. Along the way, they blanked St. Basil’s Academy and Villa Marie Academy before reaching the D-I quarters.
But in losing to Upper Merion, Pennsbury was kept from states and that is a place the Falcons want desperately to reach this year.
“Before the season, we set goals. Getting to states is one of our biggest,” stated Hensor. “Being a senior it’s something that I’d like to see happen.
“To get back there would be a big highlight to our season.
Pennsbury got off on the right foot yesterday (Oct. 27) in a first round district pairing with CB East, defeating the Patriots, 25-11, 25-9, 25-20.
From here it gets harder. Tomorrow, the 8th-seeded Falcons face No. 9 seed Kennett. To reach states, Pennsbury must beat Kennett and win an ensuing quarterfinal matchup.
Hensor thinks this team has the potential to reach the PIAA tournament.
“We can do it if we play our hardest and put everything we have into it.
“If we play each game like it’s our last game, then we can make it.”
But that’s as long as the girls don’t come out expecting their opponent to hand them the ‘W’ before the game begins, said Paige.
“We can’t come out playing like we expect to win,” stated Hensor. “We have to come out and play better than the other team.”

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NOTES: Jolly leads Pennsbury in kills. Hensor is the digs leader and junior Juliana Slaven leads the Falcons in assists.

Eastern Express swimmers ride the wave

Eastern Express (EEX) 14 and under athletes saw many top eight finishers Oct. 25 at the SHY Fall Challenge. Hosted by Somerset Hills Y at Raritan Bay Y in Perth Amboy, NJ, swimmers continued the short course season in style at this newly opened facility.
In the 11-12 age group, Pennington resident Eva Blake, 11, won second place in the 100 back (1.13.09) and third place in the 200 free (2:19.96). Pennington resident Alan Gao, 12, won first place in the 100 breast (1:20.70) and in the 100 back (1:09.33). Gao also placed fifth in the 200 free (2:27.38).
In the 13-14 age group, Pennington resident Ethan Hatke, 13, won fifth place in the 100 back (1:09.91). Pennington resident Alessandra Sacchi, 13, won third place in the 100 free (1:01.89) and the 100 back (1:08.85). Sacchi also placed 4th in the 200 free (2:19.74).
Pennington resident Morgan Sattler, 14, won eighth place in the 100 back (1:13.08) and the 200 free (2:22.73). Hopewell resident Teddy Slahetka, 13, won fifth place in the 100 fly (1:05.89). Slahetka also won sixth in the 100 back (1:10.46) and seventh in the 200 free (2:11.93).
Eastern Express is located in the central New Jersey Princeton area and is a member club of USA Swimming, providing a year-round competitive swim team, and a licensed SwimAmerica learn-to-swim program. Since 1987, Eastern Express swimmers have competed at the Olympic Trials, USA Swimming Nationals, Sectionals, the Eastern Zone Championships, the New Jersey Junior Olympics, and several other championship meets throughout New Jersey and the US.
For more information about Eastern Express, check out www.expressswimming.com.

Eastern Express dives in to new season

Eastern Express (EEX) 14 and under athletes saw some early short-course season action October 10-11 at Oktoberfest 2009. Hosted by Greater Philadelphia Aquatics Club at the Gloucester County Institute of Technology (GCIT) in Sewell, NJ, swimmers from all over the region met to compete in this SCY event, which awarded top eight swimmers in the A, BB and B Divisions.
In the 11-12 age group, Pennington resident Eva Blake, 11, won eighth place in the B Division for 50 fly (37.21). Pennington resident Alan Gao, 12, won third place in the A Division for 50 back (32.01) and fourth place for 50 breast (36.84). Gao also placed in the BB Division: third for the 50 free (28.87), fourth for the 100 IM (1:13.66) and sixth in the 100 free (1:04.42). Pennington resident Monica Khare, 11, won first place in the B Division in the 50 free (31.93) and third in the 50 back (37.87).
In the 13-14 age group, Pennington resident Ethan Hatke, 13, won second place in the B Division for 200 IM (2:33.42), second for the 100 free (1:02.93), seventh for the 100 back (1:11.10) and seventh in the 100 breast (1:22.16). Pennington resident Shreya Rane, 14, won fifth place in the B Division in the 100 back (1:14.57). Pennington resident Morgan Sattler, 14, won fifth place in the B Division in the 200 IM 2:44.11). Hopewell resident Teddy Slahetka, 13, won second place in the B Division in the 100 fly (1:08.12).
Eastern Express (EEX) is located in the central New Jersey Princeton area and is a member club of USA Swimming, providing a year-round competitive swim team, and a licensed SwimAmerica learn-to-swim program. Since 1987, Eastern Express swimmers have competed at the Olympic Trials, USA Swimming Nationals, Sectionals, the Eastern Zone Championships, the New Jersey Junior Olympics, and several other championship meets throughout New Jersey and the US. For more information about Eastern Express, check out www.expressswimming.com.

GIRLS SOCCER:Live Wires shock Southerland

Last Sunday, Oct. 25, Dr. McDonough’s Live Wires defeated a determined Team Southerland, coming away with a 6-0 win.
The Live Wires had to put up a strong defense to assist their goalie, Grace Webb, who was playing on an injured foot. Several players spread the scoring out over three periods for the Live Wires.
In the first half, Caroline Herbert, taking a break from her usual duties as a fullback for a period and playing as a forward, scored a goal, followed by another goal put in by Emily Sonzogni.
In the second half, Lauren Kingsbury and Julia Immordino paired up with two goals each.
Team Southerland goalie Sarah Angle had to contend with a total of 12 shots on goal, while Wires goalie Webb managed to stop 4 shots on goal from Team Southerland.
With the win, the Live Wires pushe their record to 3-3-1, overall on the season.

BOYS SOCCER:Inferno sits out entire weekend

Inferno forward Jacob Hall tries to beat the home team to the ball in front of Bridgewater’s goal.
Hopewell tied the Rangers, at 3-all, with just seconds to play.

Coming off the previous week’s 6-0 loss to the Cranford Cougars, the Inferno desperately needed to get back on track with two tough games last weekend--one, a make-up of a Sept. 27 rainout against West End Ewing United and the other, a regularly scheduled road game versus the New Providence Sparks.
Unfortunately, both Mother Nature and the doctor intervened, and the Inferno was left without being able to play either game. Saturday’s makeup game was a washout and Sunday’s game against the Sparks was a last-minute cancellation when the Sparks realized that too many of its players were ill and unable to play. The Inferno will take the extra rest and regroup against the Berkeley Heights Bucks this Sunday on the Bucks’ home field.

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Inferno Embers

Hopewell’s record to date is 0 wins, 3 losses, and a tie. Most of the team was literally halfway to New Providence on Sunday before getting the call that the game was cancelled. No date for rescheduling the twice cancelled match from Saturday has been announced, although Saturday, Oct. 31 is a possibility.

Villa Victoria Academycelebrates Fall Classic

Ewing – Celebrating its unique 'purple haze' culture where Yankees blue blends with Phillies red, Villa Victoria Academy will celebrate its friendly rivalry for Game 1 of the World Series with a day to wear Team Apparel. Students in grades Kindergarten through 12 and faculty will wear the colors of their favorite World Series team on Wednesday, Oct. 28.
Villa Victoria Academy is all-girl school located on the Delaware River –right over the I-95 Scudders Falls Bridge on New Jersey Rt. 29. Its student population is about 60-40 percent split between New Jersey and Pennsylvania residents with 60 percent living in New Jersey, however, the line between team affiliation is not so distinct.
Even the Sisters of the Religious Teachers Filippini order who run the school will wear their team’s colors.
“Everyone is excited to root for our local teams. It is a great way to model friendly rivalry.” Sister Lillian Harrington, MPF, president of Villa Victoria and life-long Yankees fan explains. “No matter what the outcome of the Series is, we all have something to cheer about.”
On Monday, Nov. 2, the school will continue its World Series celebration with a “Cheesesteaks and Cheesecakes” Day for lunch. Healthy menu items will still be offered, but this day will also feature New York and Philadelphia culinary specialties.
Celebrating 75 years of preparing young women to be smart, strong, confident leaders, Villa Victoria Academy is a private, Catholic college preparatory school for young women in grades K to 12. Founded in 1933 by the Religious Teachers Filippini, it currently enrolls 200 students from the Bucks (PA) and Mercer (NJ) county areas.
Since 2007, nine National Commended Students have graduated from Villa Victoria Academy and 100 percent of Villa Victoria graduates attend college, most to the nation’s top universities. For more information about Villa Victoria Academy, please visit its website at www.villavictoria.org.

Pennsbury to induct 10 into sports hall

The Pennsbury Athletic Hall of Fame will introduce its 10 newest members on Friday night Nov. 6 at between halves of the Pennsbury–Neshaminy football game. The new members will be officially introduced on Saturday night Nov. 7 at 6 p.m. at the Yardley Country Club.

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JEFFREY STUART DAHLMAN Class of 1966

--Football, track
--Three-year varsity letter winner in both football and track
--Co--captain as a senior
--As a linebacker and halfback, selected LBCL Honorable Mention
--Runner-up Scholar-Athlete National Football Foundation Hall of Fame
--As a track athlete competed in the high hurdles, mile relay and as a senior placed second in the 440-yard run LBCL Championships
--1966 Boys Falcon Award Winner
--Played football at the collegiate level for Dartmouth as a safety and on special teams
--Earned a Bachelor’s Degree in History and graduated from the Syracuse School of Law in 1973

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DAVE HAGGERTY Class of 1975

--Tennis
--Played #1 singles all four years of his Pennsbury Tennis career
--Bucks County Courier Times Player of the Year 1974 and 1975
--Overall match record of 69 wins versus only 6 losses in team competition
--His Pennsbury team captured the LBCL Championship in 1972, 1973, and 1975
--Earned a full tennis scholarship to George Washington University where he was team MVP for three years
--Was inducted into the GWU Athletic Hall of Fame

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MARY HAMMOND McCAFFREY (Coach)

--Girls Gymnastics Coach 1972-1979
--Girls Assistant Track Coach 1980-1984
--Lower Bucks County League Coach of the Year in 1975, 1976, and 1977
--Coached the Falcon Female Gymnasts to Championships in 1975, 1976, and 1977
--Seven--year record of 82 wins versus only 20 losses for her coaching career
--Has been a Health and Physical Education instructor at PHS since 1972 and has co-directed Sports Night for the past 10 years

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FRANK H. McINTYRE, SR. Class of 1957

--Football, wrestling, track and field
--3-year letter winner as a football defensive lineman and punter
--Co--captain as a senior wrestler as he took second place at 165-pound in the LBCL’s and placed third in District One
--As a sophomore, won the 154-pound LBCL Championship and his junior year was the 165-pound LBCL Champion
--As a track athlete, he put the shot, ran the 220-yd. dash and relays, he held the county and school record of 20’ 4 ½” in the long jump.

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DANTE MUCCI Class of 1990

-- Football, baseball
-- As a football quarterback, he was a SOL and LBCL First team selection
-- His Falcon football team was SOL co--champions as he passed for 770 yards and rushed for 449 yards.
-- As a baseball outfielder was twice named to the BCCT Golden 15 Team and twice a First team SOL choice. As a junior, the Falcons were District I champions and shared the SOL championship as a senior.
-- Dante was the boys Falcon Award winner in 1990.
-- At Albright College, he was a 4 year starter and 2--time MVP in baseball while he played wide receiver and special teams during the 1994 football season.

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NANCI J. MURPHY Class of 1989

-- Basketball, softball, volleyball
-- Four year varsity basketball letter winner; co-captain as a senior. SOL Second team 1988, SOL First team 1989; Bucks County Courier Times Golden Team; Trenton Times All Star 1989
-- Varsity Softball 1987, ‘88, ‘89; District One champions 1987; Suburban One First team; Trenton Times First team; Bucks County Courier Times Golden Team 1989
-- Varsity Volleyball 1988
-- Was the winner of the girls Pennsbury Falcon Award in 1989 and was also the recipient of the tri-athlete award

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MICHAEL PAGE Class of 1973

-- Football, baseball
-- Two-year varsity starter as a football center
-- First team all LBCL (BCCT); First team All-Area (Trentonian); First team All Del-Val (Trenton Times); and First team All Big 8 Conference
-- 1972 National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame Scholar--Athlete award
-- 3 year varsity letter winner as a baseball catcher; selected First team All--Lower Bucks and First team All-Area
-- Recipient of the John E. Bodnarik Sportsmanship Award as a senior
-- Continued his baseball career at Dickinson College where he graduated as president of his class in 1977.

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FRANK H. TOROK Class of 1974

-- Football, swimming
-- A defensive end for a Falcon squad which registered a record 8 shutouts during the Big 8 and LBCL Championship season of 1973.
-- First team All-LBCL
-- First team All-Area
-- First team All Big 8 Conference
-- Four-year letter winner as a varsity swimmer while competing in the breast stroke and medley relay which qualified and competed at the state championships at Penn State in 1974
-- Walked on at Penn State as a defensive lineman where he became a letter winner with some of the great PSU teams from 1974-77
-- Graduated in 1979 with a degree in science.

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RANDY WAGNER Class of 1975

-- Football
-- Three-year letter winner at defensive tackle during which the Falcon football machine amassed 31 wins against only 1 loss and 1 tie and was the #1 ranked team in Pennsylvania in 1974
-- First team All-Lower Bucks
-- First team All-Area
-- First team All-Big 8 Conference
-- PA Associated Press First team All-State
-- Second team United Press International All-State
-- Maxwell Club Award
-- High School All-American
-- Continued his football career with a full athletic scholarship to Syracuse University

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BRIAN WEST Class of 1992

-- Football, wrestling, baseball
-- In football, a three-year varsity letter winner (quarterback, kicker, punter)
-- 2 times First team All-SOL
-- Trentonian All-Decade team
-- As a wrestler, three-year varsity letter winner
-- Two-time First team SOL
-- Two-time sectional champ
-- 1991 district champ
-- 1992 district runner-up
-- 1992 wrestler of the year by Del-Val wrestling officials
-- A baseball two-year varsity letter winner; 1992 First team SOL
-- Continued academic and athletic career at West Virginia University as a four-year letterman as a punter and earned a degree in health and physical education.

SOCCER:Van Aken earns Centennial honor

LANCASTER - Katie Van Aken capped off a strong week of play by being named the Centennial Conference women's soccer Offensive Player of the Week as announced by the league office Monday, Oct. 26.
During a week in which the Fords went 2-0 in conference play, Van Aken netted game-winning goals in both games and accumulated three goals on just five shots.
Van Aken, a Council Rock High School North alum from New Hope, leads the team with eight goals, which also ranks the sophomore in a tie for second within the league in goals scored. Her 17 points is tied for fifth place among the Centennial's scoring leaders.
Monday's conference honor marks the second time during her career Van Aken has been named the Player of the Week. During her freshman campaign, she earned the weekly award on Oct. 20, 2008.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Council Rock North left holding the trophy

By Steve Sherman
Sports Editor
Pennsbury defeated Council Rock North the second time the sides faced off this season in girls volleyball and the two are sometimes bitter rivals in the Suburban One League National Conference.
But when the wins and losses were tallied up at the end of the season and a division winner was declared, it was the Rock who was left holding the trophy.
The Falcons left the door open for the Lady Indians to lay sole claim to the conference crown when Pennsbury lost to sister school CR South on Thursday, Oct. 15. North walked right through the open door, defeating the Hawks in a battle of their own with South.
The Indians outpaced the Hawks in three straight sets, finishing the regular season at 11-1 and the SOL National Conference trophy in hand.

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Council Rock North captured the SOL National Conference crown with a three-set win over CR South on Thursday, Oct. 15--senior night. Pictured above in the front row, from left are the North seniors: Danielle Stewart, Lauren Malakoff and Kristen Sargente. Second row: co-captain Sarah Morrison and liberio Amanda Carmen. Back row: co-captain and middle blocker Sarah Kiely, floor captain and setter Jackie Davies.

FOOTBALL:Pennsbury off to an 8-0 start

By Bill Kenny
For BucksLocalSports
We don’t usually name a “Game of the Week” in this space, but there’s little doubt about which one of the Week 8 matchups deserves that distinction – even if it’s for all of the wrong reasons.
One has to wonder if there ever was a Suburban One League National Conference mismatch as bad as William Tennent’s trip to Pennsbury. The game was moved from the usual Friday time slot due to a conflict with Tennent’s prom night.
While there’s no telling what the events that might unfold for the Tennent upperclassmen at Friday’s big dance, the football team was surely doomed to a horror show against the No. 1-ranked Falcons in Fairless Hills.
Pennsbury entered the game with a 7-0 record and District One Class AAAA-leading 920 playoff points, 50 more than second-place North Penn. Tennent, at 1-6 on the season, has just 130 points.
The Panthers’ lone win came in week three over Upper Merion, 39-14. The victory snapped a 16-game losing streak for coach Bill “Biz” Keeny’s proud Panthers, who as recently as 2006 made the District One playoffs out of the watered-down SOL Continental Conference.
Tennent lost in the first round to West Chester East, 42-34, to finish 6-4 that season. Pennsbury stomped the same WC East team, 34-14, the following week on its way to an epic state semifinal game against Bethlehem Liberty.
Tennent has a combined 2-26 record since that most recent playoff appearance.
The Panthers have been outscored 186-33 in its last four games and hit rock bottom last Saturday, losing 35-0 at Harry S Truman.
Pennsbury buried the same Truman team, 41-0, on the road on Oct. 9 before pounding Bensalem, 44-0, also on the road, in poor conditions last Friday.
The Falcons then pounded Tennent into the turf Oct. 22, defeating the Panthers 43-12, despite the fact the sides were locked at 12-all in the second quarter.
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Perhaps with an eye toward the tougher portion of its schedule and the postseason, Pennsbury unveiled a new offensive wrinkle in the win over Bensalem.
Starting punter and backup quarterback Jeff Prine took several snaps with the first-team offense against the Owls. Prine, a 6-2, 190-pound junior, didn’t exactly replace starting quarterback Brandon Pepper, however.
Rather, Pepper lined up in the backfield or in the slot and ran some pass patterns. Prine looked the part of a drop-back passer and even targeted Pepper, a junior, downfield on a couple of occasions. The duo failed to connect.
Prine completed one pass in five attempts. It went for 15 yards to junior John Sibel, who is also listed as a quarterback on the roster, in addition to his primary role as a split end.
Pennsbury fans shouldn’t expect Prine to displace Pepper as the steady QB. Head coach Galen Snyder’s reputation as a run-first play caller is legendary and, more importantly, accurate. The 6-foot, 181-pound Pepper is at his best as the hub of the Falcons’ wing-T attack.
Yet, if Prine’s presence in the huddle can trigger some confusion on the part of opposing defenses, it can only help Pennsbury.
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After some deep introspection, we’ve finally figured out what’s going on with coach Tim Sorber’s reeling Abington High team.
Figuring that beating old nemesis Pennsbury head-to-head on Oct. 30 would be a longshot at best, Sorber apparently has decided on a different way to sabotage the Falcons’ high district playoff seeding.
“Tricky Tim,” as he’s rapidly becoming known, seems to think that by having his Ghosts lose all of their own games, he’ll cost Pennsbury valuable playoff points.
While it is true that Pennsbury, once having beaten Abington, would get 10 bonus points for each of the Ghosts’ wins, Sorber’s would-be tactic still doesn’t add up.
That’s because when Abington loses to common opponents like CR South and CR North, Pennsbury gets the bonus points, anyway.
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Speaking of playoff scenarios, the brackets are starting to come a little bit – make that a very little bit — more into focus with just three weeks to go before the end of the regular season.
Neshaminy’s crucial win over CR South last Friday put the Redskins in position for two home games. But they’ve still got dangerous CR North and Pennsbury on the schedule.
With Downington West’s loss at home to Avon Grove and North Penn’s win at Quakertown, the Knights moved up to second position and seem a lock to set up three potential home games. They have mediocre Souderton, Hatboro-Horsham and Pennridge left on the schedule. North Penn has outscored four SOL Continental Conference opponents, 159-27.
Abington has dropped from second place to 12th in two weeks. But even with a loss to Pennsbury, the Ghosts should coast into a first-round road game with wins over Bensalem and Truman.
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PIAA playoff points
(Week 7 of 10)
District One
Class AAAA (top 16 qualify)
Rank (Pvs) Team (Record) Pts (Avg)
1. (1) Pennsbury (7-0) 920 (131.4)
2. (3) North Penn (7-0) 870 (124.3)
3. (4) Ridley (7-0) 850 (121.4)
4. (5) Neshaminy (6-1) 790 (112.9)
5. (7) Garnet Valley (6-1) 750 (107.1)
6. (2) Downingtown West (6-1) 740 (105.7)
7. (8) Downingtown East (6-1) 730 (104.3)
8. (12) Avon Grove (6-1) 700 (100.0)
9. (10) Norristown (6-1) 680 (97.1)
10. (13) Council Rock North (5-2) 610 (87.1)
tie (6) Council Rock South (5-2) 610 (87.1)
12. (9) Abington (4-2) 500 (83.3)
13. (11) Quakertown (5-2) 560 (80.0)
14. (NR) Conestoga (4-3) 510 (72.9)
15. (14) Perkiomen Valley (4-3) 490 (70.0)
16. (NR) Souderton (4-3) 480 (68.6)
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Districts One and 12
Class A (top four qualify)
1. (1) Calvary Christian (5-1) 650 (108.3)
2. (2) St. Pius (5-2) 750 (107.1)
3. (3-tie) Del. Val. Charter (5-2) 690 (98.6)
4. (3-tie) Morrisville (5-2) 580 (82.9)
5. (5) School of the Future (4-3) 550 (78.6)
6. (6) Bristol (3-3) 340 (56.7)
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Bill Kenny’s Lower Bucks Top 5
1. Pennsbury (7-0): Falcons extend lead atop district.
2. CR North (5-2): Still in contention for SOL title share.
3. Neshaminy (6-1): Loss at Abington looking worse by the week.
4. CR South (5-2): Blew its big chance vs. Neshaminy.
5. Conwell-Egan (4-3): Still not in archrival Wood’s league.

This weekend on WBCB

While there won't be any football games broadcast tonight on WBCB 1490 AM, there are a total of three games that will be covered by 'BCB and sister staion WHWH 1350 AM.
The Levittown-based station continues its fall broadcast coverage tomorrow, giving you the play-by-play when Neshaminy hosts league rival Council Rock North. Kickoff is 1:30 p.m. with the pre-game show slated for 1:15 p.m.
To hear every play live, just tune in to 1490 on your AM dial.
Meanwhile, sister station WHWH 1350 AM is broadcasting the Princeton at Hightstown football game at 7 p.m. tonight with the pre-game show slated for 6:45 p.m.
Then tomorrow, the station is picking up the Notre Dame at West Windsor Plainsboro North gridiron clash at 2 p.m. with the pre-game show slated for 1:45.
For a list of local games being broadcast by 'BCB and sister stations 1350AM WHWH and 1460AM WIFI, click here

CROSS COUNTRY:D'Emidio leads Bristol girls at BALs

Sophomore Jen D'Emidio was the first runner to cross for the Bristol girls in the Bicentennial Athletic League cross country championships.

By Steve Sherman
Sports Editor
Bristol sophomore Jen D’Emidio wasn’t feeling well in school last Thursday.
So naturally she went out afterwards and posted her best time ever in the Bicentennial Athletic League (BAL) cross country championships.
The 10th-grader was the first Bristol runner to cross the finish line in the girls race--a 3-miler which took place Oct. 22 at Tyler State Park.
Ironically, D’Emidio finished in the exact same spot she wound up in last year—eleventh. This time though, she completed the course in 21:52. Last year, it took her 22:03 to finish the race.
“I was sick, yeah,” said D’Emidio, afterward. “But I just ignored it and ran well.”
Jen said that last week’s race was thus far the highlight to her season which she classified as “a little bit better than last year though not amazingly good.”
“Today was my best race—it really highlights my season,” she said. “The adrenaline kicked in and I just went for it.”
D’Emidio credited a good start and the fact that she passed three other runners down the stretch for her finish in Thursday’s race.
D’Emidio looks forward to District One championships which take place Oct. 30 at Lehigh University where she posted her best time last season.
Bristol senior Jacqueline Rivera, meanwhile, placed 16th, finishing in 22:37. Last year, she completed the 3-mile course in 21:50, placing her 10th overall.
Rivera blamed a slow start and a recent ailment of her own for her finish in the race.
“Usually, I sprint out at the beginning,” she said. “I just started off slower than I tend to.”
Junior Tom Barrett cracked the top 25 and was the first runner to hit the tape for the Warriors in the boys race. Tom posted a time of 17:46, placing him 22nd overall, well ahead of teammates Jordan Morris (53rd), Steve Reilly (59th) and Pete DeLuca (60th).
Barrett was the first Bristol runner to cross the line last year too when he finished in 18:37, placing him 39th overall. Tom was pleased with last week’s BAL results.
“I felt like I ran a really good race,” said Barrett, who is aiming for a low 18-minute finish at districts. “I got out really fast and I felt like I was running really strong.
After the BAL event, Barrett spoke of his race strategy.
“My coach told me to get in between 15 and 20. I was top 10 for awhile there but I dropped back a lot,” he said.
“I finished strong, though. I finished my last mile a lot better than I thought I would.”
Senior Jordan Morris was next for the Warriors, finishing in 19:41. Though more than a minute off the 18:48 pace he turned in last year at BALs, Jordan was also pleased with his results.
After all, Morris was battling a knee injury that he sustained early on this season. With that, Morris was just happy to finish in front of teammates Reilly and DeLuca.
“I had a nice pace going along and a good kick at the end,” said Jordan. “At first, I was going kind of slow but then I started picking it up--picked up my other teammates and ran a good race.”
Though he completed the course in 20:06, 13 second faster than his time in last year’s race, senior Steve Reilly seemed disappointed with his results.
“I felt like I could have got out more in the beginning,” said Steve. “I stuck with two of my teammates and we pulled through.”
“Towards the end, I felt dead. I went out a little too slow and died on the hills.”
After finishing at 60th overall, freshman Pete DeLuca was pleased with his results. Pete finished in 20:17 in his first time out at BALs.
“I just tried staying with the pack, trying to keep with Steve [Reilly],” said DeLuca. “I started to tire out at one point but I picked it up at the end and finished strong.”
Morris, who will wrap up his cross country career later this week at districts, believes the boys team did well this season.
“I think we had a good year,” said Jordan. “We had a bunch of guys who stepped it up. Some of them made it up to varsity, some didn’t. Altogether, I think we have a hard-working team.”
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NOTES: Phil-Mont Christian Academy senior Jon Shope won the boys race, finishing in 15:54. Christopher Dock junior Janine Powis claimed the top prize in the girls race, finishing the course in 19:26. Holy Ghost claimed five of the top 10 spots and won the team prize for the boys.

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RESULTS
Bicentennial Athletic League
cross country championships
Oct. 22 at Tyler Park
Boys

Independence Division: 1. Holy Ghost Prep 29; 2. Lower Moreland 83; 3. Devon Prep 137; 4. Christopher Dock 147; 5. New Hope-Solebury 176; 6. Bristol 264.
Constitution Division: 1. Jenkintown 84; 2. Phil-Mont Christian 168; 3. Delco Christian 170; 4. Girard College 291; 5. Morrisville 348; Calvary Christian incomplete.
Individual Results: 1. Jon Shope (P-M), 15:54; 2. Stephen Arena (J), 16:32; 3. Ryan Horgan (HGP), 16:42; 4. Zack Israel (HGP), 16:46; 5. Charlie Frank (CD), 16:48; 6. Kevin Panepresso (HGP), 16:52; 7. Joe Wolfe (HGP), 16:56; 8. Phil Khaisman (J), 16:58; 9. Stefan Bossbaly (HGP), 17:03; 10. Andrew Johnson (CD), 17:06; 11. Dan Gelman (LM), 17:07; 12. Ed Limmer (J), 17:10; 13. Vinnie Flood (HGP), 17:16; 14. Schuyler Hasty (P-M), 17:16; 15. Sam Sufler (LM), 17:26; 16. Kevin McClernand (HGP), 17:33; 17. Bobby Davies (LM), 17:34; 18. Jordan Wallin (DC), 17:36; 19. Matt Alexander (LM), 17:42; 20. Alex Dimarzio (DP), 17:42; 21. Mike Mangan (LM), 17:43; 22. Tom Barrett (B), 17:46; 23. Ian Antolik (NH-S), 17:49; 24. Tom Hische (NH-S), 17:55; 25. Ben Adams (J), 18:00.

Girls

Team Results: 1. Christopher Dock 41; 2. Lower Moreland 60; 3. New Hope-Solebury 63; 4. Phil-Mont Christian 101; 5. Jenkintown 111; Bristol incomplete; Delco Christian incomplete; Morrisville incomplete.
Individual Results: 1. Janine Powis (CD), 19:26; 2. Ally Kozar (NH-S) 20:09; 3. Rachel Harman (LM), 20:16; 4. Erin Moss (NH-S), 20:21; 5. Emily Lambright (CD) 20:39; 6. Michelle Fleyshman (LM), 21:05; 7. Jenessa Derstine (CD), 21:19; 8. Molly Davies (LM), 21:23; 9. Hannah Louy (CD), 21:28; 10. Claar Ennis (P-M), 21:25; 11. Jennifer D’Emidio (B), 21:52; 12. Kimmi Layton (NH-S), 21:54; 13. Jo Kinney (DC), 22:04; 14. Hannah Foley (J), 22:06; 15. Sarah Ghattas (P-M) 22:32; 16. Jacqueline Rivera (B), 22:37; 17. Sara Kravinski (J), 22:50; 18. Christine Bierema (P-M), 23:03; 19. Emily Jenkins (CD), 23:24; 20. Rebecca Gargol (NH-S), 23:33: 21. Christina Morganfiera (LM), 23:46; 22. Lizzy Antonucci (LM), 23:49; 23. Dara Schnitzel (P-M), 23:50; 24. Andrea Zielinsky (J), 24:06; 25. Megan Snyder (NH-S), 24:20.

FIELD HOCKEY:Pennsbury earns share of SOL National

Pennsbury senior Mia Reed (L) scored twice in 3-0 win over Neshaminy.
Melissa Hauss marks Reed for the Redskins.

By Steve Sherman
Sports Editor

FAIRLESS HILLS—The girls counted down the seconds together.
Three-two-one.
Pennsbury had just posted a 3-0 shutout win over Neshaminy and with it, its first share of a Suburban One National League title since 1992. The Falcons earned a share of the league trophy with Council Rock North, which defeated CR South, 1-0, yesterday at North.
Anchoring the offense for Pennsbury, as they have all season long, were seniors Jenna Allen and Mia Reed. The pair combined on all three Falcon goals, all of which came on corners opportunities.
For the girls on the field—especially the 13 seniors on the team—the feeling was one of total jubilation.
Too often, they had watched the girls on the other side of the field win league titles. The Redskins, winners of six consecutive SONL titles from 2003 to ’08, clinched the league title last year with a win over the Lady Falcons.
Pennsbury co-coaches Brooke Bergmann and Tracey Arndt know what it’s like. The two instructors came within mere seconds of winning a league championship in 1995. Bergmann was a sophomore on the same Falcon team on which Arndt was a senior.
Heading into the last game of the season with Council Rock, all Pennsbury had to do was beat the Indians to claim the league crown. Alas, the Rock tied the game with five seconds to go, giving them the conference championship.
While the Falcons have had talented teams in the past, this group, says Bergmann, is something special.
“It was an attitude adjustment more than anything,” said the coach. “This group was very tight-knit; they just wouldn’t take no for an answer.”
But for 43-and-a-half minutes in yesterday’s game, the Falcons toyed with potential disaster to a season that before now, they could only dream of.
After taking a 1-0 lead on Reed’s goal that came off a feed from Allen 5:09 into the duel, Pennsbury just could not find a way to cash in on that all-important insurance goal. For the game, the Falcons outshot the ‘Skins, 14-3, and out-cornered them, 12-4.
With 6:28 to go in the skirmish on a corner, Allen took Reed’s insertion and one-timed it past Neshaminy keeper Alexa Bell. The pair reversed roles on an ensuing corner on Reed’s ninth goal of the season that came with just 3:56 to go.
After the game, Bergmann explained that the Falcons were passing too much on penalty corners. The players needed to start shooting the ball, she said.
“I kept telling them to take the initial shot, instead of passing,” stated Bergmann, of Allen’s goal. “On that play, [Jenna] listened. She took the shot and she scored.”
From the onset of the season, Pennsbury rocketed out of the gate with seven consecutive league wins including 1-goal triumphs over CR North (1-0), William Tennent (2-1) and CR South (3-2).
But a midseason slump starting with a 2-1 loss to the Indians on Oct. 5, continuing with a 2-2 tie with lowly Bensalem and culminating with a 1-0 loss to Tennent last week on their home turf threatened everything.
To their credit, the Falcons finished strong, posting consecutive shutout losses over Truman (4-0) and CR South (2-0) before blanking Neshaminy.
“This group is fantastic,” said Bergmann, who reversed roles with Arndt before the start of the season. “They committed to this from day one and they worked hard.
“I’m so proud and so happy for them.”
Coincidentally, the last time Pennsbury won a league title—1992, was the year most of the seniors on the team were born.
“Before the game, Coach Arndt said, ‘guys you were born to win,” stated Allen. “We really were; it’s been our goal as long as I’ve been on the team.
“We’ve been working for this since offseason practices in June.
“Now, it’s finally paid off.”
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LINESCORES
Pennsbury 1 2—3
Neshaminy 0 0—0
Goals: Reed (2), Allen
Assists: Allen (2), Reed
Shots: P—14, N—3
Corners: P—12, N—4
Saves: P—2, N—8

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL:Council Rock North captures SONL crown

Council Rock North keeps rolling right along in girls volleyball with a pair of wins recently over William Tennent and Neshaminy. The Lady Indians won both matches in three straight sets starting with a 25-15, 25-15, 25-14 win over the Panthers.
Sarah Kiely had a monster game with 6 kills, 3 blocks, and 5 services aces Oct. 8 versus Tennent. Bailey Dowd also came through for the Rock with 11 kills. Rachel Friedman posted up with 10 kills and 14 digs. Jackie Davies added 27 assists and 12 digs.
Against the Redskins Oct. 13 in Langhorne, CR North posted consecutive wins of 25-21, 25-14 and 25-17. Kiely came through again, recording 14 kills, 2 blocks and 13 digs. Davies did her part, contributing 26 assists and 7 kills to the North effort. Kristin Sargente added 11 digs to the Rock's cause.
For Neshaminy, Kelsey Ryan had 10 kills, 8 digs, 2 blocks and 2 aces. Stacy Bartleson added 7 kills.
With the win, the Indians pushed their record to 10-2, overall, 9-1 in the SOL National Conference. The 'Skins fell to 6-7, 4-5 in the SOL.
North completed their regular Monday, Oct. 19 on the road with a big win over sister school CR South. The Indians' straight set win over the Hawks helped them capture the SOL National Conference championship.
And on Friday, Oct. 23, the Indians volleyball team, along with the CR North boys soccer team will battle a far different foe--breast cancer.
At 6 p.m., the boys will go up against the girls on the court in the Ultimate Volleyball Challenge. The doors to the main gym open at 5.
The proceeds benefit Athletes Helping Athletes and the Eileen Stein Jacoby Fund at Fox Chase Cancer Center. Supporters can also make a donation online by clicking here.

VOLLEYBALL:Sargente digs in for Council Rock North

Kristin Sargente had three kills and eight digs in a Council Rock North girls volleyball 3-0 win over Harry S Truman Oct. 6 at the home of the Lady Indians. Sarah Kiely added nine kills and five blocks to North's winning effort. Danielle Stewart came through with 11 assists and six digs for the Rock which pushed its record to 8-2, 7-1 in the suburban One League National Conference. The Indians won all three games using scores of 25-14, 25-18 and 25-10.
North padded those stats on Oct. 8 to 9-2 overall, 8-1 in the SOL with a 3-0 road win over William Tennent.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL:Council Rock is rolling right along

Council Rock North keeps rolling right along in girls volleyball with a pair of wins recently over William Tennent and Neshaminy. The Lady Indians won both matches in three straight sets starting with a 25-15, 25-15, 25-14 win over the Panthers.
Sarah Kiely (pictured, right) had a monster game with 6 kills, 3 blocks, and 5 services aces Oct. 8 versus Tennent. Bailey Dowd also came through for the Rock with 11 kills. Rachel Friedman posted up with 10 kills and 14 digs. Jackie Davies added 27 assists and 12 digs.
Against the Redskins Oct. 13 in Langhorne, CR North posted consecutive wins of 25-21, 25-14 and 25-17. Kiely came through again, recording 14 kills, 2 blocks and 13 digs. Davies did her part, contributing 26 assists and 7 kills to the North effort. Kristin Sargente added 11 digs to the Rock's cause.
For Neshaminy, Kelsey Ryan had 10 kills, 8 digs, 2 blocks and 2 aces. Stacy Bartleson added 7 kills.
With the win, the Indians pushed their record to 10-2, overall, 9-1 in the SOL National Conference. The 'Skins fell to 6-7, 4-5 in the SOL.
With the results of an Oct. 15 pairing with Bensalem pending, North completes their regular season schedule at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19 on the road against sister school CR South.
And next Friday, Oct. 23, the Indians volleyball team, along with the CR North boys soccer team will battle a far different foe--breast cancer.
At 6 p.m., the boys will battle the girls on the court in the Ultimate Volleyball Challenge. The doors to the main gym open at 5.
The proceeds benefit Athletes Helping Athletes and the Eileen Stein Jacoby Fund at Fox Chase Cancer Center. Supporters can also make a donation online by clicking here.

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Compiled by Sports Editor Steve Sherman.

This weekend on WBCB

There will be two football games broadcast tonight on WBCB 1490 AM.
The Levittown-based station continues its fall broadcast coverage this evening, giving you the play-by-play when Bensalem hosts unbeaten league rival Pennsbury. Kickoff is 7 p.m. with the pre-game show slated for 6 p.m.
To hear every play live, just tune in to 1490 on your AM dial.
Neshaminy's road game against league rival Council Rock South, fresh off a thrilling come-from-behind win over Abington, will be broadcast live on the Internet. To hear every play live, click here.
The games will then switch, with a replay of the Neshaminy game being broadcast on 1490 AM, and a replay of the Pennsbury game can be heard on the web at www.wbcb1490.com.
Meanwhile sister station WHWH 1350 AM is broadcasting the Ewing at Notre Dame football game which kicks off at 7:30 p.m. tonight. Tune in to the pre-game show at 7:15.
Tomorrow at 2 p.m., tune in to hear all the action as rivals West Windsor Plainsboro North takes on sister scool WWP-South. The pre-game show starts at 1:45 a.m.
For a list of local games being broadcast by 'BCB and sister stations 1350AM WHWH and 1460AM WIFI, click here

Covered Bridges Festival this weekend

The Bucks County Covered Bridge Society has partnered with the Central Bucks Bicycle Club to present the third annual Bucks County Covered Bridges Festival and the 29th Annual Covered Bridges Ride.
Both events will take place this Saturday, Oct. 17 at Tinicum Park, River Road (Route 32) in Erwinna. The festival celebrates the historic covered bridges of Bucks County. Come for a fun-filled day of family activities, food and scenic beauty. The event features walking tours of two covered bridges, arts and crafts vendors selling hand-made craft items, and beautiful artwork, live entertainment, and lots of food, fun and activities for the entire family.
Proceeds from the Covered Bridges Festival help preserve, repair and restore the historic Bucks County covered bridges. The cost is $2 per person, $1 for children under 12, payable at entry. Bicycle ride registrants enter the festival for free. Make it a full-day family event by attending both events on the same day! For more information, please visit the Bucks County Covered Bridge Society web site www.buckscountycbs.org.
The Central Bucks Bicycle Club’s 29th Annual Covered Bridges Ride will, for the second year, offer a lower-cost Family Day with the 20- and 30-mile flat routes only. The cost for the ride on Saturday is $15 for adults and $5 for children. Registration fee includes cue sheets, route markings, a rest stop stocked with delicious food, and free entry to the Bucks County Covered Bridges Festival.
On Sunday, Oct. 18, riders can choose from the five traditional, gorgeous rides, ranging from the flat, family-friendly 20 and 30-mile rides to the challenging, 33-, 50-, and 63-mile hilly routes.
For more information about the Central Bucks Bicycle Club’s Covered Bridges Ride, visit www.cbbikeclub.org
The Festival takes place at Tinicum Park, River Road (Route 32) in Erwinna, along the shores of the Delaware River. All bike rides start and end at Tinicum Park.

Area athletes namedScholastic All-Americans

Newtown area swimmers (from left) Courtney Beidler, Kylie McKenzie and Caitlin Jokabaitis have been named Scholastic All-Americans.

USA Swimming is proud to announce the women and men who have been named to the 2008-09 Scholastic All-America Team. Four Middle Atlantic teams — Delaware Swim Team, Lower Moreland, Malvern Swim Association and Tri-Hampton Y (THY) — placed three or more athletes each on the team.
THY is proud to have three Scholastic All-Americans, Courtney Beidler, Kylie McKenzie and Caitlin Jokubaitis on their current roster.
The Scholastic All-America program is open to all 10th- to 12th-grade USA Swimming members who earn a 3.5 GPA or better and achieve a Junior National Bonus Time Standard. In all, there were 58 Middle Atlantic swimmers who made the USA Swimming Scholastic All America list.

SOCCER:Cignarella taking it to the next level

While it's an honor to witness scholastic stardom on area varsity playing fields, it's always nice to see one of your own taking that athletic prowess to the next level.
Recent Hopewell Valley Central graduate Tyler Cignarella is one such player who has taken his game to the collegiate level. Positioned in the defensive backfield, Tyler has appeared in the last eight games for the College of New Jersey men's soccer team.
At CNJ, Cignarella provides consistent defensive strength and agility that showcased his career at Hopewell Valley Central High School, where he was a senior captain.
At HVC, Tyler earned three varsity awards in all for the Bulldogs and was given a Colonial Valley Conference midfielder award as both a junior and senior.
In all, Cignarella earned six varsity letters at HoVal in soccer and baseball, a team that voted him the MVP his junior and senior years.
Earlier this year, he became the recipient of the Hopewell Valley Soccer Association scholarship, the Jeanne Erickson memorial scholarship and the Mercer County American Legion League (MCALL) Georgia Johnson memorial scholarship.
Next spring, Tyler plans to play baseball for CNJ head coach Dean Glus and the Lions baseball program.
Academically, Cignarella plans to pursue a Masters degree at TCNJ in business and accounting.

TENNIS:Pennington grad helpsQuinnipiac to first win

Pennington School graduate Adrienne Markison (Class of 2007) continues to improve on her tennis game.
Playing at No. 3 singles for the Quinnipiac Bobcats, Adrienne defeated Alison Campitiello 6-1, 6-2, helping Quinnipiac to a 4-3 triumph over UConn Oct. 13 in enemy territory.
With freshman Sarah Viebrock's win over Abby McKeon in a third-set tiebreaker, the Bobcats (1-0) edged the Huskies, 4-3, to post their first win of the season.
The NEC Rookie of the Year from Princeton who earned First-Team All-NEC recognition at both No. 1 doubles and No. 3 singles in 2007, Markison finished second on the team in singles wins with 16 her freshman year, including a 7-2 mark at No. 3 and a 2-1 record at No. 2 in dual matches. She added 16 more wins in doubles competition for a total of 32 victories in her inaugural collegiate season.
Last year as a sophomore, Markison earned Second Team All-NEC recognition in both singles (No. 2) and doubles (No. 1) play, winning 28 matches (14 each).
She earned 10 singles wins in dual matches at No. 2 and was paired with Mary Wilson to win 12 of 19 doubles matches at No. 1 in dual matches.
In one string to begin the month of April, Markison emerged victorious in 10 straight matches, including five each in singles and doubles.
At Pennington, Markison won over 100 matches in a much-heralded four-year high school career that saw her capture both New Jersey State Prep B and Mercer County individual crowns.
She also won the Red Raider Award which is Pennington's highest athletic honor.
Markison is consistently ranked among the top 150 nationally by the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and has ranked as high as No. 8 in the USTA Middle States section.
Also in USTA play, Adrienne competed in the National Open in El Paso, Texas, where she earned the Sportsmanship Award.
A Dean's List student, Markison is majoring in communications at Quinnipiac. Her extracurricular activities include the establishment of a national foundation called Next Generation for the Cure, an organization that raises breast cancer awareness among teenagers through participation in the Race for the Cure.
A player who began playing tennis at the age of five, Markison reached a ranking of 33rd nationally in doubles play by the time she turned 16.
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Compiled by Sports Editor Steve Sherman.

FIELD HOCKEY:Wins are suddenly hardfor Pennington to come by

Red Raiders goalkeeper Morgan Huth had a busy day yesterday on the turf at Pennington.

By Steve Sherman
Sports Editor
PENNINGTON--After posting a 3-1 triumph over the Solebury School Sept. 30 at home, Pennington has found the win column hard to come by.
Yesterday’s (Oct. 14) shutout loss to Academy of the New Church (ANC) at home on the turf was the Red Raiders’ fourth consecutive loss.
Pennington goalkeeper Morgan Huth stood tall in goal, making 25 saves for the Raiders but even she could not make the difference in this one.
Karenna Genzlinger scored two goals to lead ANC to a 3-0 halftime lead. The Lady Lions extended their edge to 4-0 shortly after the break on their way to a 5-0 victory.
With the win, ANC pushed their record to 6-5 overall. Pennington, meanwhile, fell to 3-7.
Pennington’s current string began Oct. 2 with a loss at home to Stuart Country Day School. Stuart also blanked the Raiders by a 5-0 score.
In between, Pennington has dropped road matches to Princeton Day School (PDS) and George School. The Raiders fell 7-2 to PDS on Oct. 5 and 1-0 to the Cougars on Oct. 9.
The battle with George School, which took place in Newtown, was a heated one and could have gone either way, according to first-year head coach Wendy Morris who has taken the reigns of the team from longtime skipper Ida Malloy.
Pennington recorded its first win Sept. 14 with a hard-fought 1-0 road victory over Nottingham. Two days later at home, the Raiders outpaced Morrisville, 2-0, at home.
“A lot of the time, we’ve lost those games in past years so I think it’s good that we’re winning them, even though it might only be by one or two goals,” stated Pennington’s own and senior co-captain Maddie Scherer, a midfielder playing in her fourth and final year for the Raiders.
Against Solebury, junior midfielder Lexi Sorrentino put a pair of goals into the back of the cage, but it was senior halfback Melissa Iorio, of Hopewell Township, who tallied the game-winner.
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NOTES: Area players for the Raiders include Scherer, Sorrentino, Iorio, sophomore backfielder Geena Molinaro and Jess Gravalis, a 10th-grader who plays forward and at midfield. Morris played both college field hockey and lacrosse at Mt. Holyoke College and, come spring, will act as an assistant coach in the girls lacrosse program. Morris came to Pennington with 20 years coaching experience at Pope John XXIII High School in Sparta.
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ANC 5, Pennington 0
Academy of the New Church (6-5) 3 2--5
Pennington (3-7) 0 0--0
(Oct. 14 at Pennington)
Goals: ANC--Genzlinger 2, Edwards, Nunez, Campbell
Saves: ANC--Bedford 3; P--Huth 25

Hopewell humming along with new coach

Hopewell Valley Central High senior Shelby Santin (L) stands alongside girls varsity tennis coach Dave Burchell (C) and freshman Natalie Kawalec (R).

By Steve Sherman
Sports Editor
Taking over for the departed longtime skipper Alma Quinlan, first-year varsity head coach Dave Burchell has the Hopewell Valley girls tennis program humming along.
“We all miss Coach Quinlan but we like Coach ‘B,’” stated senior Shelby Santin. “I had him for JV; he’s a good coach.”
The Lady Bulldogs pushed their record to 4-0 in the CVC Patriot Division Oct. 14 at Ewing High School, posting a 4-1 victory over the Blue Devils.
After going 14-4 last season, Hopewell had to settle for second place behind perennial powerhouse Princeton, which took the top prize. With Lawrence switching places with Princeton in the Patriot Conference, this year could see a division trophy won by the Bulldogs.
“Our goal was to have a winning season and qualify for states; we did both of those,” stated Burchell. “We also want to win our division--that’s looking pretty good for us right now.”
Making that objective a little tougher however, Hopewell has had to win without No. 1 singles player Sarah Walsh, who has been left out of the lineup for the last two weeks, recovering from a concussion she suffered recently at states.
To their credit, the Bulldogs have gone 2-2 without Walsh including a recent 4-1 triumph over Robbinsville. Hopewell won all three of its singles matches. In doubles play, senior Chelsea Marchetti and sophomore Sydney Kobal emerged with a 6-0, 7-5 victory.
Hopewell also kept it close in a heated battle with Hun, falling 3-2 in that one.
“We’re doing pretty well so far,” stated HoVal freshman Natalie Kawalec, who has stepped into Walsh’s tennis shoes in her absence. “We haven’t had extremely tough matches while [Sarah] has been out so we’ve been doing pretty good.”
The girls were all smiles after Wednesday’s match with Kawalec leading the way as she outpaced her opponent Chinemenma Amonu, 6-1, 6-0.
Senior Shelby Santin kept it going with a 7-5, 6-0 victory over Marly Paul.
Sophomores Willa Sweeny and Audrey West were winners in doubles play, posting a 6-0, 6-0 win over Tahana Snead and Marcella Morales.
Seniors Cate Lauricella and Abby Mills won their doubles match, 6-0, 6-1, over Fernanda Snead and Rose Marie Griffin.
Pressed into service with the injury to Walsh, junior Alice Kroutikova dropped her match 6-2, 6-3 to Ewing’s Gabby Snead.
With the win, Hopewell pushed its record to 10-8, overall. Entering the current campaign, the Bulldogs took the court needing replacements for Kelsy Johnson and Kylie Smith. Respectively, the two, who have since graduated, were Hopewell’s No. 1 and No. 2 singles players last season.
With commencement, the Bulldogs also lost Katie Richards, who played at second doubles last year along with Santin. The first doubles team of Avanti Sharesh and Eva Truen have also moved on.
Though the Bulldogs had to fill five positions vacated by the graduates, Hopewell has been fortunate thus far--lucky they were able to attract Kawalec, a player who plays on the USTA Middle States tennis circuit.
While Kawalec knew she’d make varsity her first year out, she said she was not expecting to play singles.
“Since I played tennis a lot outside of school, I was expecting to make varsity,” said Kawalec, who has just two or three losses thus far. “But I wasn’t expecting to play singles; I thought I’d be playing doubles.
“It’s going pretty good. I’m used to match play because I play a lot of tournaments. So it’s not that big of a change for me.”
Though she lost a few weeks of the early part of the season with a knee injury, among the highlights thus far for Kawalec is a three-set win she posted against Peddie.
“It was a really tough match,” stated Kawalec. “The team lost but I won and that was one of my biggest accomplishments of the season.
Santin, meanwhile, is enjoying the switch to singles competition.
“I liked playing with my partner Katie last year but I like singles better,” stated Santin, a second-year varsity player. “It’s a lot more running around and stuff.”
While Hopewell hasn’t been able to knock off any of the big boys such as Princeton, Hun, West Windsor South or Montgomery, they’re at least keeping pace with an unbeaten record thus far in CVC Patriot Division play. Hopewell won a pair of matches by 3-2 scores pitted against non-league Stuart Country Day School and CVC Patriot rival Hightstown. Marchetti was a winner at third singles against Stuart.
“Our season is going pretty good,” stated Santin. “It’s been tough because we have matches pretty much everyday and we’re playing a lot of new teams that we didn’t play last year.
“There’s been some tough matches with Princeton and Hun but overall, I think we’re doing pretty good.
Personally she said, “I’m happy with my season so far.”
While the Bulldogs made it to the second round of states last year, this season Hopewell was eliminated early in the first round of states after losing to Middletown. At MCTs, two doubles teams made it into the second round. All the singles players were eliminated in the initial pairings.
“We had a tough draw but it gave us some more experience,” stated Burchell. ‘The girls are improving constantly.
“We’re a better team than we were when we started the season.”
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NOTES: Burchell was the JV tennis coach for both the boys and the girls before taking the head coaching position vacated by Quinlan. Burchell coached at Burlington City for 25 years before coming to Hopewell three years ago.

THY Swimming to hostHalloween 5K at Memorial Park

Tri-Hampton YMCA is hosting its 2nd Annual Halloween 5K Run and 1 Mile Run on Oct. 31 at Memorial Park (Garden of Reflection Memorial) at 1950 Woodside Drive in Lower Makefield. Registration is from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., the Fun Run is at 9 a.m. and the 5K is at 9:30 a.m.
Timing is provided by Rand R Race Service. Pre-registration on or before Oct. 17 is encouraged. All pre 10/17 registrants will receive a tee shirt. The first 200 pre-registrants will also receive a roasted pork lunch which will be provided by the event sponsor, Newtown Pennsylvania Dutch Farmer’s Market.
Awards will be given to the top male and female finishers in Top Master’s (50-plus) and age groups (14&U, 15-19,20-29,30-39,40-49,50-59,60+). Register for the race online at www.active.com or by mail by printing a registration form at www.lowerbucksymca.com.
The event will benefit THY Swimming, ranked 11th at the recent YMCA national meet. The THY Swimming program focuses on the core YMCA values of Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility while encouraging each of its competitive year round swimmers to strive to reach their personal swimming goals.
THY is a strong area team which, in the past, has limited its membership to 45 high school-aged athletes. The program has been complemented this year with the addition of 25 age group swimmers (ages 8-12).
The older swimmers have welcomed their younger counterparts by starting a big brother/ big sister mentor program which was kicked off after a practice during a team pizza party. All are excited at THY Swimming about the addition of the age level swimmers!
Proceeds from this community event, the only fundraiser of the year for the team, will assist with YMCA purchased training equipment and will provide the ability to award scholarships to swimmers in need. So, come out, get some exercise, have some fun, and join us for a great morning at our 2nd Annual 5K and Fun Runs!
Contact information for THY Swimming can be found at http://swimthy.worldswim.net.

FOOTBALL:Pennsbury grad catches two TDs

Quarterback Joe Wright threw for 252 yards and four touchdowns and also rushed for a score to lead West Chester to a 34-26 victory over host C.W. Post in a PSAC East contest at Hickox Stadium Saturday Oct. 10 in Brookeville.
Both Steve Miller and Dan DePalma each caught two TD passes from Wright, who finished 16-for-25 and did not throw an interception. Miller is a Pennsbury HIgh School alum from Fairless Hills.
DePalma’s 146 yards on five catches marked the third straight week that the junior wide receiver has gone over 100 yards receiving.
DePalma hauled in a 52-yard pass from Wright with nine minutes remaining in the game that put West Chester (4-3, 3-1 PSAC East) on top for good. C.W. Post (2-5, 2-2) had briefly taken a 26-20 lead in the fourth quarter, before Wright engineered two fourth-quarter scoring drives that put the game away.
Miller’s 17-yard scoring strike with three minutes to go capped a 10-play, 71-yard drive that ate up nearly five minutes of the final quarter and provided the final nail in the Pioneers’ coffin.
West Chester travels to Shippensburg this Saturday at 1 p.m.

It Takes TwoCouncil Rock South tennis twinsa perfect match on the court

By Steve Sherman
Sports Editor
To some, Council Rock North sophomores Dara and Erika Pinkus look like sisters. Others might not see it. The fact of the matter is that the former group would be correct in their assessment. The girls are fraternal twins currently playing at No. 2 doubles for the Lady Indians.
Erika is older (by a minute) but Dara is taller with darker hair and complexion.
Sometimes, people say, “Oh, you look identical but sometimes, people think we’re just best friends so we get a lot of different answers,” said Dara after she and her sister disposed of their William Tennent foes, 6-2, 6-2.
The Pinkus twins lost to Wissahickon but are winning most of their matches in the Suburban One League (SOL), says Dara, who has been playing tennis since she was just 5-years-old.
Last year, the twins wanted to try out for Rock varsity tennis but were not around for tryouts as the girls had not returned from their summer vacation in time for preseason practice. The twins made sure they were back in time this season.
The sophomores say they’re enjoying their play together on the varsity tennis courts.
“I like it a lot,” stated Erika, “because we know each other so well and we know each other’s techniques.”
While Dara uses better strokes on the forehand; Erika is superior to her sister on the backhand. Dara has a stronger serve but she, admittedly, tends to double fault.
“I have a more powerful serve but Erika—she is more consistent with it, to be honest.
“It just works,” stated Dara. “We don’t have to fight for which side we want to hit on so it works out really well.”
The twins had a close match with sister school Council Rocvk South they still won 6-4, 6-4 against the Hawks’ No. 2 doubles team of Rachel Ghoens and Marissa Ravn.
“It was under pressure but it felt really good to win that match,” stated Erika.
Here’s one benefit of playing a varsity sport with your sibling you may not have considered.
“I can get mad at her,” said Erika, “and I like that.”
Sibling rivalry aside, Erika says she and her sister are a perfect match on the tennis court.
“I have better skills than she has [in some areas] and she has better skills than I have [in other areas,” said Erika.
“We just really work well together.
“We go together and it’s good.

Weinraub A-10 Player of the Week

For the second time this season and the fourth time in her career, UNC-Charlotte women's soccer junior forward Whitney Weinraub was named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week.
A Council Rock High School South alum from Holland, Weinraub earned the honor Sept. 28 after scoring three goals with an assist in the 49ers victories over A-10 foes Duquesne and Fordham the last weekend of September. It was the second consecutive week that UNC-Charlotte had a player named A-10 Player of the Week since Kirby Stenard earned the honor the previous week.
Weinraub scored a goal in the 49ers' A-10 season-opening 5-3 win over Duquesne on Sept. 25. Then, she tallied two goals and added an assist in Charlotte's 4-0 win on the road at Fordham, Sunday, Sept. 27.
Weinraub leads the Atlantic 10 in goals (8), game-winning goals (4) and points (18).

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Compiled by Steve Sherman.

Baseball champions right here in Newtown

By Steve Sherman
Sports Editor
As summer turns to fall and our attention turns to the MLB playoffs and the possibility of the Phillies making a return trip to the World Series, it would appear that we have a champion of our own right here in Newtown.
The Council Rock Newtown Little League 10-11 all-star team took a district playoff run that started way back in July and topped it off with a 7-4 state championship win over State College National Aug. 10 at Valley West Little League Field in upstate Conyngham.
Trailing 3-0 early, Newtown rebounded with a solo shot in the second by Seth Leuz and a two-run blast in the third by pitcher Mike Walley, who recorded a complete game win for the locals.
The rally continued with Jared Schram smoking a 3 run shot over the left field fence, scoring Xavier Lezynski (walk) and Leuz (single) and putting Newtown on top, 6-2.
“This is a great group of unselfish young men that always pull for each other,” stated manager Randy Coppola. “Their behavior on and off the field was outstanding.”
“The boys worked very hard this year and always put the team first.”
To get to the title tilt, Newtown eased their way past Greencastle, 17-5. Newtown had 12 hits in the semifinal including three by Noah Hartwell and a home run by Walley. Matt Hand and Jared Schram had 3 RBIs each.
The state tournament opener against their eventual state championship foe was the scary one. A real pitchers’ duel, Newtown cranked out eight hits (all singles) but just couldn’t seem to get a run across. Finally, in bottom of fifth inning, John Coppola scored the winning run on a passed ball.
Walley was the winning pitcher, combining with Leuz for a no-hitter including 2 walks.
Newtown kicked off postseason action July 11 at Chandler Field with four straight wins over Lenape Valley, Warwick and Deep Run (twice). In the title tilt—a 12-0 win over Deep Run, Coppola hit 3-for-3 with 3 runs scored. The winning pitcher was Matt Hand.
Section 6 playoff action, also at Chandler Field, saw Newtown outpace all three of its foes, 30-0. In the championship—a 13-0 win over Tamaqua, Coppola hit 3-for-3 including a home run with Leuz adding two safeties. The winning pitcher was Walley.
The locals outscored their opponents, 56-13, in the Eastern PA Championship tournament which also took place in Conyngham. Newtown received its biggest scare in the tourney when they faced Mountain Top July 31 in the opener. But, backed by Xavier Lezynski and Coppola home runs and a winning effort on the hill from Walley, Newtown emerged a 4-2 victor.
In the Eastern PA championship, Newtown eased their way past Greencastle, 22-9.
In that one, Walley was 4-for-5 with 2 home runs and Matt Hand hit 3-for-3. Winning pitcher John Coppola also went 4-for-5 at the plate.
The team is guided by manager Randy Coppola along with coaches Matt Schram and Dave Walley.
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Roster
Michael Bliss #25- outfield
Brendan Campbell #3- outfield
James Closser #12- outfield
John Coppola #20- shortstop, 2nd base, pitcher
Matt Hand #11- shortstop, pitcher
Noah Hartwell #7- outfield
Seth Leuz #21- 1st base, outfield, pitcher
Xavier Lezynski #10- 3rd base
Joe Michelin #26- outfield
Jared Schram #5- catcher
Mike Walley #2- 1st base, pitcher

Coaches
Randy Coppola- manager
Matt Schram
Dave Walley

HEALTH:Dying to play scholastic sports

House bill would allow schools to raise money
to combat cardiac arrest on their playing fields

By Steve Sherman
Sports Editor
On Oct. 12, 2000, Bucks County soccer mom Toni Pelligrini witnessed a tragedy no parent should ever have to watch—the death of her 15-year-old son Louis T. Savino III.
Savino collapsed on the playing field during practice being held that day at Macclesfield. A William Penn Charter School sophomore, Louis had a congenital heart defect he was not aware of. Despite efforts by his coaches to revive him using CPR, Louis died of a condition known as Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), also known as an enlarged heart.
While much has been done to avert the outcome at Macclesfield that day nine years ago including the addition of automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) kept on site at most high schools and athletic facilities, ultrasound technology expert Bill Mlkvy says it’s not enough.
Mlkvy wants to see scholastic athletes around the state tested for heart defects. If House Bill 1803 is passed in the current legislative session of the Pennsylvania Assembly, Mlkvy, a 6-4 Temple Owls forward who led the nation in scoring in 1951 before being drafted in the first round by the Philadelphia Warriors, just might get his way.
Sponsored by State Rep. John J. Siptroth (D—189), the bill would require school districts to expand their ability to respond to victims of cardiac arrest. The bill is focused on CPR training and the ability of school officials to restart a non-beating heart through the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED). The legislation, if passed, wouldn’t require school districts to screen athletes for cardiovascular problems but would rather allow schools to seek donations to fund such testing.
“It would allow fundraising efforts so school districts wouldn’t have to use taxpayer dollars,” said Mlkvy, a former Temple basketball player who in 1951, scored 73 points in a single NCAA game vs. Wilkes College, 54 of which were consecutive points for the Owls.
After witnessing on television the death of a 17-year-old rower from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), Mlkvy and his Newtown-based Ultrasound Services, Inc. company set out to develop a series of tests that would identify athletes who were at risk of suffering any type of cardiac stress on the playing field.
It’s offices on Blacksmith Road, Mlkvy's company was recently selected by the NFL to screen athletes from six pro football teams including the Philadelphia Eagles, the NY Jets and the Baltimore Ravens. Ultrasound Services was selected over Johns Hopkins University and the Mayo Clinic for its mobility, says Mlkvy.
“We can go right into the locker room with our screening protocol,” said Big Bill, also known as the Owl Without a Vowel.
While three teams at Pennsbury were recently screened for cardiovascular risk by Mlkvy’s company, the cost of the test—$125—was paid for by the Savino Foundation, a Yardley-based organization established in Louis’ memory to combat sudden cardiac death in young athletes.
According to the Savino Foundation Web site, more than 450 high school and college athletes have died nationwide since 1982. Most were victims of heart failure, it says. Louis was one of more than 20 high school students who succumbed to SCA in 2000.
Since then, there have been many others, some from lower Bucks.
Chris Block is a 1985 Pennsbury High School graduate and hoops star who was inducted into the PHS Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004. Four years ago, Block died suddenly in his sleep. He was 38. An autopsy revealed a heart defect—he had succumbed to the same condition that took Savino’s life.
Still, schools are reluctant to sign up for the testing, says Mlkvy. He says school districts put themselves at risk of lawsuits if and when a scholastic athlete dies from heart failure.
“Schools are vulnerable; the administrators just don’t get it,” says Mlkvy. “We have to get the word out.
“We’re saving lives and that is significant.”
Mlkvy would like to see more research done on the phenomena. He says fact-finding statements taken from athletes including family health histories, can significantly cut down on the number of students who would need to be screened.

BOYS SOCCERConwell-Egan on a tear in the PCL

Conwell-Egan senior backfielder Charles Rodenberger attacks the ball for the Eagles.

By Steve Sherman
Sports Editor
Conwell-Egan Catholic continued its tear through the Philadelphia Catholic League (PCL) with a 3-0 win over Bishop McDevitt last night (Oct. 7) at United German-Hungarian Club.
The Eagles were led by their captains with senior striker Matt DiLiegro netting a pair of scores—one in each half—and senior forward Paul Rambo notching a first-half strike that put CEC on top, 2-0, by the break.
Defensively, sweeper Ian Monagle and junior goalkeeper Eric Rodriguez put the clamps down on the Lancers, helping the Eagles to their sixth shutout of the season.
Among the players tallying assists for Egan were senior midfielder Mike Keenan, junior backfielder Shane Nicolo and senior MF Tyler Milburn.
With the win, CEC pushed its record to 9-2-2, overall, 8-2-1 in the PCL. The Eagles are currently holding a four-game win streak which includes shutout road wins over Cardinal Dougherty and Cardinal O’Hara and a 2-1 triumph over Lansdale Catholic Oct. 5 at UGH. Egan also holds an impressive 1-0 victory over Kennedy-Kenrick and a 4-3 win over Neumann-Goretti. In second place behind leader Archbishop Wood, the Eagles next face the Vikings on Monday, Oct. 12 back at UGH.
Wood blanked CEC, 5-0, the last time out at the Lighthouse Field. Egan also lost to Archbishop Carroll by a 3-2 score Sept. 30 in enemy territory.
The Eagles get another crack at the Patriots Oct. 23 at home in the last game of the season.