Category: SPORTS

National Boxing Association to Award Continental Lightweight Championship

Photo credit to Teflon Promotions

Teflon Promotion’s will host their upcoming fight night, RePlay Volume 3, on August 22nd at The Grand Ballroom, 3801 Market Street, with local undefeated boxer Jibril Noble competing for his first world championship. 

Noble, an undefeated lightweight at 9-0 with 7 of the wins coming by knockout will face Wanzell Ellison (11-2-1, 5KO) of Newark, New Jersey for the National Boxing Association’s Continental Lightweight Title. 

“I am ready to put on a fight for Philadelphia,” says main event fighter Jibril Noble. “Philly is the city for boxing and I am ready to show the world why. I am not walking out of the ring without the belt in my hand on August 22.”

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Rowan’s Student-Athletes Honored 

Rowan’s Mikayla Dansky (softball) and Johnny Troiano (men’s soccer) have been named to the 2025-26 NJAC All-Academic First Team with Nick Struble (baseball) and Jenna O’Neill (women’s lacrosse) being selected to the All-Academic Second Team. Those Profs are joined by 190 Rowan student-athletes who earned NJAC All-Academic Honorable Mention for the 2025-26 academic year.

Phillies Legends Step Up for Charity

Sluggball, a new baseball-inspired hitting competition, will host its inaugural All-Star Classic featuring retired Phillies legends in a fast-paced 4-on-4 exhibition – no fielding, no baserunning, just hitting.

Charlie Manuel and Larry Bowa will manage the two competing teams that feature Cole Hamels, Mike Lieberthal, Joe Blanton, Aaron Rowand, Kenny Lofton, Mickey Morandini and Sluggball co-founder Ruben Amaro Jr.

Each batter gets eight swings or 35 seconds per at-bat, aiming for designated zones of the field (pull side, up the middle, opposite field, around the horn).

Proceeds of the event will benefit The Darren Daulton Foundation and the Ruben Amaro Sr. Foundation.

Tickets are available at PlaySluggball.com or at the door.

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From the Bleachers to the Betting App

Local sports fans are finding new ways to turn an ordinary game day into a more connected community experience. Digital platforms have added another layer of convenience, giving supporters immediate access to scores, statistics, odds and developments across major matchups.

Anyone who follows sports in Gloucester City knows the familiar thrill of gathering on the bleachers to support a local team. The noise of the crowd, the conversations between plays and the shared anticipation all contribute to the city’s sporting culture. Today, you can carry part of that experience home or follow the action wherever you happen to be.

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Rowan Volleyball Earns AVCA Team Academic Award

For the tenth consecutive year, the Rowan Volleyball program has been named as one of the 2026 AVCA Team Academic Award winners.

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Over 1,432 collegiate and high school volleyball teams earned a spot on the list from the American Volleyball Coaches Association in maintaining a year-long grade-point average of at least 3.3 on a 4.0 scale.

The Profs boasted a 3.35 team GPA during the 2025-26 academic year.

“It comes as no surprise to see our sport have more than 1,400 teams earn the AVCA Team Academic Award again this season,” said AVCA CEO Jaime Gordon. “We are grateful for the dedication of the coaches and players who make both classroom and on-court success the lifeblood of their programs.”

New head coach and Rowan alum Casey Burford begins her 2026 campaign in Glassboro on Tuesday, September 1st at home as the Profs welcome Franklin & Marshall.

Moorestown Native Marie McCool Named MVP of Women’s Lacrosse League All-Star Game

Moorestown native Marie McCool, one of 20 players and coaches in the Women’s Lacrosse League with Philadelphia-area ties, was named MVP of the Lexus WLL All-Star Game on Sunday in Annapolis after scoring the game-winning goal in a matchup featuring many of the world’s best players.

McCool will return to action with the California Palms on Aug. 8, when the team looks to secure a win in its final regular-season game and clinch a spot in the inaugural WLL Championship, which will take place at Subaru Park in Chester, Pa., on Saturday, Aug. 15.

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Lockhart, O’Neill and Rothwein Named to Philly-SIDA Academic All-Area Women’s Lacrosse Team

Fiona Lockhart, Jenna O’Neill and Madison Rothwein of Rowan have been selected to the 2026 Philly-SIDA Women’s Lacrosse Academic All-Area Team as voted on by the Philadelphia metropolitan area’s 30 sports information offices.

Lockhart, a senior computer science major, was named to the 2026 IWLCA All-Region Second Team and was an All-NJAC First Team selection. She was the Profs’ third-leading scorer with career-highs of 42 goals and 19 assists, which included a performance of five goals and two assists in a win over Montclair State.

She was named to the CSC Academic All-District Women’s At-Large Team and is a four-time Rowan Scholar-Athlete of Distinction, while earning All-NJAC Honorable Mention for the third time.

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Rowan’s Kreyenhagen Named to Philly-SIDA Academic All-Area Baseball Team

Rowan’s Austin Kreyenhagen has been selected to the Philly-SIDA Academic All-Area Baseball Team as voted on by the Philadelphia metropolitan area’s 30 sports information offices.

Kreyenhagen, a sophomore mechanical engineering major, had a standout year, being named to the 2026 ABCA All-Region Second Team. He topped the Profs’ pitching staff with a 9-1 record, which included two complete games, with one of them being a shutout. The righthander registered 54 strikeouts in 77.1 innings and limited the opponents to a .220 batting average.

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Rowan’s Mike Dickson Named Region Coach of the Year

Rowan’s Mike Dickson has been named the 2026 ABCA/ATEC NCAA Division III Region IV Coach of the Year after guiding the Profs to their second consecutive trip to the NCAA College World Series. It marks the second time that Dickson has earned the region’s top honor, having also achieved the feat in 2021. 

In his 12th season at his alma mater, Dickson guided the Profs to a 38-7 record, which ties the most victories in his tenure. Rowan captured the 2026 NJAC Championship, its third title under Dickson, and captured the NCAA Gorham (Maine) Regional title. The Profs then won their second consecutive NCAA Regional NCAA Super Regional Championship by sweeping Randolph-Macon at home, in the first time that Rowan hosted that round of post-season play. 

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Rowan Earns Academic All-District Team

Rowan field hockey players Paige Gray, Tess Herman and Gracie Merrick and lacrosse players Yasmin Harris, Fiona Lockhart and Jenna O’Neill have been selected to the 2025-26 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Women’s At-Large Team. 

Herman picks up her second Academic All-District honor while she will also be looking to repeat on the CSC Academic All-America team, which will be announced on July 7. 

Gray (Easthampton, NJ/Rancocas Valley Regional) is a sophomore finance major who was a starter for the Profs’ defense, which limited the opponents to just 1.7 goals per game. The sophomore also contributed one goal and three assists on the year. She was named an NFHCA Scholar of Distinction and was selected to the NFHCA Academic Squad. 

Herman (Berlin, NJ/Eastern Regional), a sports communication and media major, was named to the NFHCA All-America Second Team in back-to-back seasons. She captured her second NJAC Defensive Player of the Year award and earned her third consecutive selection to both the All-Region IV First Team and the All-NJAC First Team. 

Merrick (Phillipsburg, NJ), a junior exercise science major, received All-Region IV First Team honors while also being named to the All-NJAC First Team. Merrick, who contributed three goals and five assists, was named to the NFHCA Academic Squad and was inducted into the Chi Alpha Sigma National Student-Athlete honor society. 

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