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Virginia \”Ginny\” Neilio of Brooklawn was born in 1936, but this year she\’s only celebrating her 18th real birthday.

Born on leap day, Neilio, who\’ll really be 72, will celebrate in Atlantic City with her daughter, spending the day at the Borgata and seeing \”Finnegan\’s Wake\” at the Showboat.

\”I said to one of my co-workers, \”Just think. I\’m finally gonna be legal,\’ and my co-worker said \”Ginny, you and legal don\’t go in the same sentence,\’ \” said Neilio, a manufacturing engineer coordinator.

Those born on a leap day have different traditions. While on off years they celebrate on Feb. 28 or March 1, many have blow out parties every four years when the calender reads Feb. 29.

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Ewing, NJ…The College of New Jersey women’s basketball team hosted the Cougars of Kean University in the championship game of the 2008 New Jersey Athletic Conference tournament in Packer Hall on Friday evening before a crowd of a thousand. Kean would repeat as the league’s champions, earning the program’s 12th title since winning the league’s first championship in 1982-1983. Kean would improve to 25-3 on the year, while snapping TCNJ’s eight-game win streak as the Lions drop to 21-6. Kean would take a 2-1 lead in the season match-ups of the two squads. Kean, ranked 13th in the latest Division III poll, tallied their third straight victory on Friday as they posted the road win.

The Cougars were led on the night by five different players that finished in double-digits, while a pair of players added double-doubles in the contest. Pacing Kean was junior guard Melissa Beyruti (Union City, NJ/Union Hill) as she tallied 17 points and senior center Chari’ Cooper (Paulsboro, NJ/Paulsboro) added 11 points and 18 rebounds.

Kean would take a commanding 36-19 halftime lead into the locker room as sophomore guard Cardiss Jackman (Tobyhanna, PA/Pocono Mountain West) contributed 10 points and Cooper added 11 first half rebounds, including seven offensive boards. Kean would hold a 32-23 edge on the board and despite shooting only 31.0% from the floor in the first stanza (13-42). Jackman would hit twice from three-point range and help Kean have a 17 point lead twice in the first half after TCNJ took the early lead in the first six minutes of play.

Kean would build a 20 point lead to open the second half, but TCNJ would not go away and pulled within eight points, down 53-45 at 9:55. Kean answered right back and quickly built a 15-point lead up 60-45 with 7:31 left to play. TCNJ was back within eight points, down 63-55 at 2:02 before the game ended with a 70-61 Kean victory.

Cooper added 18 rebounds on the night and currently ranks third all-time in NCAA Division III women’s history as she now has 1,471 rebounds.

Junior guard Ebony Jackson (Newark, NJ/Malcolm X Shabazz) would move within one of setting Kean’s career assist mark as she now has 465, just off the school mark. Jackson added 10 points and four steals in the game.

TCNJ’s junior center, Hillary Klimowicz (Scotch Plains, NJ/Scotch Plains-Fanwood), the 2007-2008 NJAC Player of the Year, finished the night with a career-high 28 points, while finishing 17 rebounds for her 20th double-double of the season. The 28 points betters her previous high of 24 points, set just 10 days ago.

Senior Sara Best (High Bridge, NJ/Voorhees) also connected a double digit scoring performance as she netted 11 points and now 718 career points. TCNJ’s freshman Kelsey Kutch (Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough), the 2007-2008 NJAC Rookie of the Year, added eight points with 10 rebounds and handed out four assists.
TCNJ must now wait until the NCAA Division III tournament announcement on March 3 and hope for an at-large pool \”C\” bid.
Official Basketball Box Score
Kean University vs The College of New Jersey2/29/08 7 p.m. at Ewing, NJ (Packer Hall)

NEW YORK, NY – The Rowan University men\’s and women\’s indoor track teams competed New York University Fast Track Invitational on Friday. The individual competition was held at the Armory in New York, NY.

Kyle Hayes (fr. Pt. Pleasant, NJ/Pt. Pleasant Boro) finished ninth in the long jump with a distance of 22\’ 0.75\” (6.72 meters). For the women, Allison Catenacci (fr. Mullica Hill, NJ/Kingsway Reg.) took 27^th place with a time of 1:23.63.

Rowan travels to the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships on Friday-Saturday, March 7-8. The meet is being hosted by Harvard University in Boston, MA.

 

PITMAN, NJ – Right fielder John McMullin and pitchers Ryan Kulik (photo) and Todd Burdette were selected as the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Players of the Week.

McMullin (jr. Woodbury, NJ/Gloucester Catholic) earns the first NJAC Player of the Week honor after hitting .400 with two doubles, three RBI, and three runs scored in the Profs\’ season-opening trip to Virginia. He opened his junior season by going 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI, and a run scored in the Profs\’ 5-2 win over No. 1 ranked Cortland. One day later, he went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored in Rowan\’s 9-8 extra-inning loss to Randolph-Macon. McMullin currently is tied for the conference lead in hitting with a .400 batting average.

Kulik (sr. Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) earns the first NJAC Pitcher of the Week honor after earning a victory on the mound in the Profs\’ season-opening 5-2 win over No. 1 Cortland. In the victory, he surrendered just two hits and one earned run in eight innings of work while striking out 11 and walking just three. Kulik currently leads the NJAC in earned run average with a mark of 1.12.

Burdette (fr. Succasunna, NJ/Roxbury) earns the first NJAC Rookie Pitcher of the Week selection after appearing in two games during the Profs\’ season-opening trip to Virginia. He took the mound collegiate for the first time in the Profs\’ second game of the trip against Randolph-Macon and pitched two-thirds-of-an-inning without allowing a baserunner. He also pitched in the second half of the doubleheader and surrendered just one hit and one unearned run in 1.1 innings of work. Burdette currently is holding opposing hitters to a .167 batting average.

Notes: The Rowan University baseball team postponed its home opener against Worcester State College on Saturday, March 1. The doubleheader has been rescheduled for Sunday, March 2 with the first game beginning at noon.

source http://blog.markmatthews.com

Tonight I attended Bellmawr\’s monthly council meeting. I went in with 2 \”edgier\” items on my agenda, and the mayor added in an update of the landfill… which I think may be of bigger interest to the public.

Summary of my discussions with Council:
1) The million dollar giant house in Bellmawr, has had a giant political sign up on the front lawn for weeks. Political signs are against a town ordinance. Should the sign come down, or is it ok for us all to put up signs?

2) The Courier-Post had an article today about Haddon Township\’s plan to pass a \”No Pay-to-Play\” ordinance, and I suggested that Bellmawr do the same… to be ahead of other towns.

3) The mayor, recognizing me from prior council meetings where I asked about the landfill, offered an update on……………..
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Pitman, NJ…The College of New Jersey men’s basketball team had one of its players named to the 2007-2008 New Jersey Athletic Conference All-Star Team on Thursday as senior co-captain Mark Aziz, photo, (Hackettstown, NJ/West Morris Central) earned his second straight posting on the Honorable Mention Team.
On the year, Aziz helped the Lions as the team’s top scorer with a 14.2 ppg average in 25 games played. He finished the campaign ranking seventh in the NJAC in scoring. He is ranked in the top 10 in rebounding, grabbing 5.8 boards a contest. Those aren’t the only categories he ranks in, as he is sixth in blocked shots (1.08 bpg), sixth in free-throw percentage (76.6%) and 13th in field-goal percentage (47.1%).
On the season, Aziz finished with double-digit scoring performance on 21 different occasions, while leading the Lions in scoring 10 different times this past season. Overall on his career, Aziz started 51 of 76 games played, adding 815 points with 341 rebounds, 77 blocked shots and posted an impressive 74.2% (170-229) free throw percentage and a 47.5% (310-652) effort from the floor.

2007-08 NJAC MEN\’S BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM

\”PONY WILSON\” PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Matt Byrnes, Rowan
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: James Williams, Montclair State
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Abdoulaye Ouedraogo, William Paterson
\”JOHN K. ADAMS\” COACH OF THE YEAR: Ted Fiore, Montclair State

FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. Pos. Hometown/High School
Matt Byrnes^% Rowan SR G Mays Landing, NJ/Oakcrest
Jon Greene^ Richard Stockton SR F Wildwood, NJ/Wildwood
Dana John* NJCU JR F Hillside, NJ/Pocono Mountain East
Mario Lancioni^ Richard Stockton SR G Runnemede, NJ/Triton
Abdoulaye Ouedraogo William Paterson SO F Newark, NJ/Science

SECOND TEAM
Name School Yr. Pos. Hometown/High School
Chadd Barnes* Rutgers-Newark JR G Newark, NJ/University
Ken Dudley Montclair State SO G Willingboro, NJ/Burlington Tech
Joey Spiegel William Paterson SR G Teaneck, NJ/Teaneck
Tim Wesley Ramapo JR G Jersey City, NJ/Lincoln
Lamar Wright+ Kean SR G Galloway, NJ/Absegami

HONORABLE MENTION
Name School Yr. Pos. Hometown/High School
Omar Alston^ Ramapo SR C Carteret, NJ/Carteret
Mark Aziz+ TCNJ SR F Hackettstown, NJ/West Morris
Bill Banks Rutgers-Camden JR G Berlin, NJ/Eastern
Jerome Hubbard Richard Stockton JR F Neptune, NJ/Neptune
Assad Shaakir Ramapo SR F Newark, NJ/St. Patrick\’s

Key: * – First Team All-Conference 2006-07
^ – Second Team All-Conference 2006-07
+ – Honorable Mention 2006-07
% – First Team All-Conference 2005-06

source www.nj.com

This Saturday ushers in what many consider the start of the spring fishing season in New Jersey. It\’s when the striped bass become legal in all state waters.

Keep in mind, however, that outside the state waters in the EEZ zone, there is a complete moratorium on the taking of striped bass throughout the year.

In all cases along the Delaware Bay, it is imperative that you use bloodworms, as other baits such as clams and bunker just do not produce. It is likewise important to observe closely the tides, as in many places there is little water left when the tide recedes. Fortescue is famous for this, as when the tide is low, even a long cast puts you in only a foot or so of water.

Of course the banks along the Delaware River will see some action this spring. Anywhere from Gloucester City down to the entrance of the bay can be counted on. This includes Beach Hill, River Winds, the Floodgates, Penns Grove, Pennsville and Elsinboro. These spots too have the bass demanding bloodworms.

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