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By Karen Parrish
American Forces Press Service

DATE: June 20, 2012

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NEW CASTLE, Del. – – A thorough search has come to an end as Wilmington University Athletic Director Linda Van Drie-Andrzjewski is pleased to announced the newest addition to the Wildcat’s athletic department in Tiffany Silver, who will step in as the new women’s basketball head coach.

Silver joins Wilmington University from an extensive stay in Maryland, having coached at three universities and high schools throughout the Baltimore metropolitan area.

Most recently, Silver spent last season as an assistant coach at NCAA Division III Johns Hopkins University, helping the Blue Jays to the second round of the NCAA Tournament and a 24-5 record. She served as the offensive coordinator, working with both the guards and the development of the post players. The Blue Jays won the Centennial Conference and went 2-0 against Top-25 competition last year.

Prior to Johns Hopkins, Silver served as the head coach at Western High School in Baltimore for six seasons. She helped lead the Doves to 20 or more wins in all six of her seasons, compiling a 126-30 overall record. During that time, the Doves went 60-0 against Baltimore City competition, including three-straight undefeated seasons. Silver led them to five Baltimore City championships, five regional championships and three state title-game appearances.

In 2009, Silver was selected as the head coach for the premiere game of the McDonald’s Roundball Classic All-Star Game which featured the top talent from Maryland, Virginia, District of Columbia, Delaware and Pennsylvania.

Not to be over-shadowed from her team’s dominance on the court, Silver boasted a 100 percent graduation rate and 100 percent college acceptance rate to four-year colleges and universities during her time at Western.

Before taking the head coach position at Western High School, Silver spent three seasons at the helm of the Towson Catholic High School team. In addition to coaching, she also oversaw the entire athletic department, serving as the school’s athletic director. During her first season at Towson Catholic, Silver adopted a record of 1-18 and went 11-14 before getting it above .500 and 18-6 overall in her third year. 

\”Excited is an understatement,\” an elated Silver said. \”I felt very comfortable on campus and it felt like a very family friendly environment. Wilmington is a great place for women’s basketball and I’m excited to start to get the program where I think it should be. There are a lot of good things going on at Wilmington University and I want the women’s basketball program to join those ranks.\”

Silver graduated from the University of Maryland Baltimore County in 2002 with a degree in sociology after playing three seasons of basketball for the Retrievers.

\”We are very excited to have Tiffany join our team,\” Andrzjewski said. \”I think her energy and expertise bring a fresh start to the women’s basketball program. We can’t wait for Tiffany to bring her approach to Wilmington and we are excited to watch her take off.\”

by Bishop Joseph Galante

Bishop of the Camden Diocese

(cnbnews.net)We have been hearing a lot lately about what is described as the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS) mandate. 

It seems in the popular mind this is about contraception. But the real issue is whether or not the government can define what a religion is and, as in this particular case, narrow it merely to an institution which serves and hires only its own people.

Today that question about freedom of conscience is being argued over the right of the Church to maintain its view about the morality of contraception. Yet the broader issue of religious liberty is also being fought over other issues as well. For example, there is a question whether punitive immigration laws, such as those recently passed in Alabama and Arizona, will allow for the freedom of conscience to provide immigrants with rides to Church or permit Catholics to offer food or shelter to the undocumented.

Washington, DC – The National Center for Public Policy Research issued the following statement following reports that the White House will ignore the ruling by the Supreme Court in the Arizona Immigration case upholding Section 2:

 Conwell-Egan Catholic High School from Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania is recognized among 106 recipients from around the country with the \”Nobel Prize for Public Service\”

 Washington, D.C., June 19, 2012– In celebration of their extraordinary contributions to their school and their selfless work within the community, the Student Leaders from Conwell-Egan Catholic High School of Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania were honored last evening as the Philadelphia Recipient For Outstanding Service By a High School at a Washington, D.C. awards dinner. The event recognized 106 recipients with the 40^th annual Jefferson Awards, regarded as one of the nation’s highest honors for community service and volunteerism.