(cnbnews.net) Bill \’The Buck\’ Graves took this nine point white tail in Eastern Pennsylvania on the last day of this year\’s Pennsylvainia deer season. The deer dressed out 180 lbs.

Graves, a former Brooklawn resident, commented, \”I have been hunting whitetails for 46 years and this was my second largest buck, It had a better rack than the one I killed in Maine 40 years ago this year. This was a good year. I took two trophy gobblers in the first week of spring season and shot a male coyote that weighed 44 lbs plus a dry mature doe in archery. A very very special year considering the way the year started for me. I feel blessed just to be here.\”

GLOUCESTER CITY NJ-Gloucester Catholic\’s Mary Gedaka prepares to sink a foul shot in the Lady Rams\’ win over Neumann-Goretti on December 20. Mary scored 15 points to lead the overtime win.

Lady Rams Improve to 3-0 with Win Over Neumann-Goretti

Mary Gedaka pumped in 15 points and Maggie MacIntyre tossed in 14 to lead Gloucester Catholic\’s Lady Rams to a stunning 49-48 nonleague basketball overtime triumph over a talented Neumann-Goretti team from Philadelphia on Thursday at GC.

The Lady Rams held an 18-point halftime advantage, but couldn\’t hold off a charge by the Saints in the second half which sent the game into OT tied at 46-46. GC\’s Emily Lyons connected on a key basket in OT to help spark the win. 

The victory lifts coach Lisa Gedaka\’s team to a 3-0 record this season.

\”We had experienced severe flooding this morning at the Brooklawn Circle and at the Broadway Bridge. When this happens we allow local residents to cross at the Maude Avenue railroad overpass. We caution resident not to go around the barriers when they are down.  At 6:40 this morning this motorist decided to do just that. She decided to go around the barriers while trying to get from the West Side of town. While doing so, her vehicle got stuck on the tracks.

\”The photo was taken while standing next to the engine of the early morning Norfolk Southern train. The Engineers managed to stop the train about 30 feet short of striking the unoccupied vehicle. The vehicle was cleared from the crossing but the actions of the suddenly stopped train caused the engineers to walk the mile long train into Gloucester City checking for any possible damaged due to the sudden stop. This crossing remains closed until it can be opened and safely manned by a police officer. We permit its use ONLY when the circle is flooded and Broadway at the border of Gloucester City is flooded. This is a convenience for the residents living on the West side of town. We close it again when either one of the conditions are resolved.

\”We want everyone to understand that this is a safety issue. The grade of the crossing is too steep to see a vehicle coming from the opposite direction let alone a pedestrian. We want the residents to understand that if this is closed it is either for a safety reason or there is another way to exit the West side of town, please be patient, it is not worth the possible consequences.\”

Inspirational Olympian – 1964 U.S. Olympian and six-time All American runner, Oscar Moore, visits with the Gloucester Catholic Cross-Country team to reflect on his many years of running and coaching. Also with Moore, right, is the Rams team and Jack Heath, who has been coaching Gloucester Catholic\’s Cross-Country team since 1981.

By Anne Forline

Gloucester City News

Oscar Moore, 1964 U.S. Olympian and six-time All American runner, was the featured guest and motivational speaker at a recent gathering for Gloucester Catholic’s Cross-Country team.

Moore, of Glassboro, reflected on his extensive and impressive running and coaching career with the team and guests at the Colonial Diner in Woodbury.

Moore began running when he was in White Plains High School in New York as a way of earning a letter in sports prior to graduating.