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GCAS’s My Furry Valentine Adoption Event

Fall in love with a new pet

(Clayton, NJ) This Valentine’s Day residents have the opportunity to fall in love with a new furry friend during the Gloucester County Animal Shelter’s (GCAS) My Furry Valentine adoption event taking place on Feb. 14.

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Freeholder Director Robert M. Damminger said, “Even our animals are looking for their special someone on Valentine’s Day. We have plenty of great animals looking for their forever homes and we’re hoping this event helps connect some residents with animals that just need a little extra love this Valentine’s Day.”

Freeholder Deputy Director Frank J. DiMarco, who oversees the GCAS said, “This one-day adoption event features reduced-price and waived fees for dogs and cats. We’re hoping that this reduced cost event can help our animals find great homes and help residents who were on the fence about getting a furry companion use this opportunity to adopt.”

On Friday, Feb. 14 from noon to 4 p.m., dogs and cats five years old and younger will have their adoption fees reduced to $35 while dogs and cats six years and older will have their adoption fees waived.

“On a day made to celebrate loved ones and promote love, we encourage residents to extend that love to the animals in our shelter who have plenty of love to give,” added Freeholder Deputy Director DiMarco.

Residents must have their adoption applications approved by Feb. 14 to participate. Applications can be found at

http://www.co.gloucester.nj.us/depts/a/shelter/peradoptapp.asp

and can be completed online or mailed to the GCAS.

The Gloucester County Animal Shelter is located at 1200 North Delsea Drive in Clayton.

For more information call (856) 881-2828.

Zuzulock of National Park receives NJAIAW honors as Rutgers-Camden Woman of the Year

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (Feb. 10, 2020) – Throughout her four years at Rutgers University-Camden,

Sarah Zuzulock (National Park, NJ/Gateway Regional)

has been a standout on the soccer

pitch, a team leader and a stellar student in the classroom. All of those qualities helped Zuzulock earn recognition Sunday when she was cited by the New Jersey Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (NJAIAW) as Rutgers-Camden’s Woman of the Year.

The NJAIAW honored all of its Woman of the Year recipients during the organization’s 28th Annual New Jersey Woman of the Year Awards Luncheon, held at Seton Hall University. The organization hosts the Woman of the Year Luncheon annually in celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day, recognizing a student-athlete from all two- and four-year colleges and universities in the state, in addition to all New Jersey high schools. As noted by the NJAIAW in its luncheon program, “Each Woman of the Year recipient has made significant contributions to her institution and community through athletic accomplishments, academic success, and community involvement.”

Zuzulock was a four-year standout in the Rutgers-Camden midfield, playing in all 69 Scarlet Raptor soccer games over her career. She started 67 games and finished her career with seven goals and 12 assists for 26 points. She is tied for 16th on the program’s career list for games played and tied for 13th in assists.

During her junior season in 2018, Zuzulock earned recognition as the team’s Most Valuable Player while helping Rutgers-Camden qualify for both the ECAC and New Jersey Athletic Conference playoffs for the first time since 2007.

A two-time team captain for the soccer program, Zuzulock’s accomplishments in the classroom are equally impressive. A Dean’s List student in the demanding Nursing major, she already has earned a pair of NJAC Academic Honorable Mention awards (freshmen aren’t eligible for the honor). She should add NJAC academic honor in June when the conference cites its top student-athletes for the 2019-20 scholastic year.

Zuzulock has served on Rutgers-Camden’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and has captured a berth on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll during all seven of her semesters on campus. The Rutgers-Camden Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the 2020 Spring semester will be announced in late May.

Zuzulock was a multi-sport athlete at Gateway Regional High School, earning 10 varsity letters, including four in soccer. She added three letters in winter track, two in spring track and one in lacrosse. As a sophomore, she helped the Gators capture the Group 1 soccer title and earned All-Conference Second Team recognition. She was an All-Conference First Team honoree during both her junior and senior seasons, while serving as the team captain both years.

Sarah is the daughter of Lynn and Shawn Zuzulock of National Park.

Rutgers-Camden’s Hilt earns second NJAC weekly track & field honor

CAMDEN CITY, N.J. (Feb. 10, 2020) – Rutgers University-Camden track star

Emily Hilt (Mickleton, NJ/Kingsway Regional)

is a threat to break the program shot put record at every meet she competes, and her success rate has been phenomenal so far this season.

For the fourth time in her five meets this winter, Hilt established a new Rutgers-Camden women’s shot put record while competing at Saturday’s Frank Colden Invitational at Ursinus College.

That accomplishment has earned Hilt her the second New Jersey Athletic Conference Women’s Indoor Track recognition this season as the NJAC Field Athlete of the Week. She also won that honor on Dec. 16.

In her latest outing, Hilt produced a shot put of 12.30 meters, beating the mark she established on Jan. 25 of 12.22 meters. That mark also was set at Ursinus College, during the Collegeville Classic.

Hilt came to Rutgers-Camden this year after a stellar two-year career with Rowan College at Gloucester County. A junior academically, she has sophomore eligibility for indoor track and will have junior eligibility in outdoor season.

Hilt set a Rutgers-Camden indoor shot put record during her first meet as a Scarlet Raptor, finishing fourth of 29 performers at the Fastrack Opener Dec. 6 with a distance of 11.58 meters. She also set the program’s weight throw record the same day, placing third of 24 with a throw of 14.43 meters. Both distances were ECAC qualifiers.

At the Seahawk Shootout on Dec. 13, Hilt had another ECAC qualifier in the weight throw, finishing sixth of 23 with a 14.20-meter toss. She also competed in the shot put, finishing 10th of 30 that day (11.00 meters). Ever since then, Hilt has raised her program shot put record in each meet, while recording three more ECAC qualifiers in the event. She finished first of 18 (11.84 meters) in the shot put at the Dutchmen Invite (Jan. 17), was fourth of 47 with her 12.22-meter shot put on Jan. 25 at the Collegeville Classic and finished first of 55 shot putters Saturday at the Frank Colden Invitational with her latest mark of 12.30 meters.

During her career at RCGC, Hilt set the program’s indoor track record in the shot put (13.12 meters) and earned All-American honors in that event. She also competed two seasons with the Roadrunners’ outdoor track program.

Hilt is a Childhood Studies major at Rutgers-Camden who has a double minor in Psychology and Philosophy.

College Basketball: Slow Start Sinks Rutgers-Camden women

NEWARK, N.J (Feb. 8, 2020) – The Rutgers University-Newark women’s basketball team scored the first 12 points of the game and went on to defeat Rutgers University-Camden, 51-45, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference game here Saturday night.

Rutgers-Newark’s Scarlet Raiders improve to 4-18 overall and 2-13 in the conference, earning a split in their season series against Rutgers-Camden. The visiting Scarlet Raptors fall to 11-11 overall and 4-11 in the NJAC.

Newark leads the all-time series, 40-31.

The Scarlet Raiders took an early 12-0 lead while holding the Raptors to 0-for-12 shooting from the floor and five turnovers over that span. Freshman

Jalissa Pitts

finally broke the scoring ice for Rutgers-Camden when she hit a jumper with 2:32 remaining in the first quarter. By the end of the frame, Newark held a 17-5 lead.

Rutgers-Camden flipped the switch in the second quarter, scoring the first nine points of the frame to cut the gap to 17-14. That run included three points apiece by freshman guard

Taylor Martin,

freshman center

Kayla Newton

and junior guard

Shane Holmes.

By halftime, the Scarlet Raiders led, 22-16, led by six points apiece from senior center Comfort Akinbo and sophomore guard Elisha India Cross. Martin scored six points in the first half to pace the Scarlet Raptors.

The Scarlet Raptors cut their deficit to 22-21 early in the third quarter on a jumper by senior guard

Fatimah Williams,

but never came closer than three points the rest of the way.

Sophomore guard Syncere Lambert paced Rutgers-Newark with 12 points, while senior guard/forward Hannah Ashby had a double-double of 11 points and 13 rebounds. Akinbo added 11 points, while Cross finished with 10 points and a game-high four steals.

Holmes led all scorers with 18 points for Rutgers-Camden, while adding three steals, three assists and a career-high eight rebounds. Pitts scored eight points and had a game- and career-high 14 rebounds, while adding three assists. Martin canned nine points.

Rutgers-Camden shot only 15-for-62 (24.2 percent) from the floor, while Rutgers-Newark was only slightly better at 13-for-48 (27.1). The Scarlet Raiders held a 46-42 edge off the boards and were 20-for-28 (71.4) from the line, while the Raptors were 6-for-16 (37.5) from the charity stripe.

Rutgers-Camden returns to NJAC action on Wednesday with a 5:30 p.m. game at Ramapo College.

Big 2nd Half Sparks Newark past Camden Men

NEWARK, N.J. (Feb. 8, 2020) – The Rutgers University-Newark men’s basketball team overcame a seven-point halftime deficit with a 45-16 second-half run and went on to defeat Rutgers University-Camden, 70-48, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference game here Saturday night.

Rutgers-Newark, which also posted a 59-38 victory at Rutgers-Camden on Jan. 11, improved to 14-8 overall and 10-5 in the NJAC. Rutgers-Camden fell to 7-15 overall and 4-11 in the NJAC.

The Scarlet Raiders have won nine of their last 10 games against Rutgers-Camden and lead the all-time series, 54-36.

After trailing, 3-2, early in the first half, the Scarlet Raptors gained the lead for the rest of the half after sophomore forward

Jake Petrik

canned a three-pointer. Junior guard

Arian Azemi

added a field goal and Petrik tacked on another trey to make it a 10-3 game for Rutgers-Camden. The closest Newark came the rest of the half was one point at 22-21 and 26-25.

The Scarlet Raptors scored the final six points to make it 32-25 at the break, adding their final points when a trey by freshman forward

Dylan Trow

banked off the glass at the buzzer.

Scarlet Raptor senior forward

Isaac Destin

led all players in the opening half with nine points, while adding a team-high six rebounds. Petrik scored eight first-half points for Rutgers-Camden. For Newark, senior guard Chase Barneys had seven points.

The second half was a completely different story. Newark first eight points of the half to take a 33-32 lead before a Petrik trey gave Rutgers-Camden the lead at 35-33. Newark tied the game on a layup by junior guard Quincy Rutherford before a foul shot by Azemi put Rutgers-Camden ahead for the last time, 36-35.

The Scarlet Raiders took the lead for good at 38-36 on a trey by Rutherford, who finished his huge night with a game-high 21 points. He went 4-for-8 from three-point range and his go-ahead three-pointer sparked a nine-point Newark run. Moments later, the Raiders added an eight-point run, opening up a 13-point lead.

In addition to Rutherford’s 21 points, Barneys added 14 for the Scarlet Raiders, who placed nine players in the scoring column. Sophomore forward Jordan Salisbury, meanwhile, had a game-high 10 rebounds as Newark held a 40-31 off the boards.

Petrik and Destin paced Rutgers-Camden with 14 points apiece. Destin barely missed a double-double, finishing with nine rebounds.

Newark shot 42.3 percent from the floor (22-for-52) and Camden shot 32.4 (12-for-37). The Scarlet Raptors made 19 turnovers, while the Scarlet Raiders had 12.

Rutgers-Camden plays a 7:30 p.m. NJAC game at Ramapo College Wednesday.

Frank Colden Invitational: Rutgers-Camden Emily Hill Raises Bar Again in Shot Put

COLLEGEVILLE, Penn. (Feb. 8, 2020) – When she competed in the Collegeville Classic on January 25 at Ursinus College, Rutgers University-Camden sophomore

Emily Hilt

broke her own week-old indoor track program record in the shot put.

The Scarlet Raptors returned to action at Ursinus College again on Saturday for the Frank Colden Invitational and Hilt raised the program shot put standard again.

Hilt finished first of 55 competitors in the women’s shot put with a distance of 12.30 meters, breaking the mark of 12.22 meters she set two weeks ago. It was the fourth time this season, out of five meets, that Hilt has set the Rutgers-Camden record in the shot put. She has thrown an ECAC qualifier in the event four times.

Senior

Nicole DeMarco

finished 25th in the shot put (9.16 meters), while sophomore

Anna Archut

was 44th with a PR of 7.59 meters.

The Rutgers-Camden women also received a stellar performance from sophomore

Kirstin Slater,

who finished ninth out of 25 in the 5,000-meter run. She posted a PR time of 20:24.85.

In the 43-runner race for the seeded 60-meter dash, sophomore

Kaila English

finished 24th (8.54) and freshman

Lizette Abad

was 35th (8.94). In the unseeded 60-meter dash, junior-eligible

Caitlyn Kliniewski

placed 23rd of 29 (10.35).

On the men’s side, junior

Logan Pierson

ran his top time of the season in the unseeded 60-meter dash while winning the event in a 26-man field. He posted a time of 7.64.

Rutgers-Camden’s men had a strong showing in the 400-meter dash, led by junior

Vinny Maine,

who finished 23rd of 64 in a time of 54.41. Sophomore

Desmond Howell

finished 26th (54.74), sophomore

Maxwell Adams

was 28th (a PR of 55.42) and sophomore

Shane Costello

finished 58th (1:06.25).

Freshman

Emmanuel Lewis

finished 12th of 42 with a PR of 12.44 meters in the shot put, while sophomore

Will Gross

was 14th (11.99 meters) and senior

Matt Gross

was 25th (a PR of 10.97 meters).

A trio of Raptors in the men’s mile was led by freshman

David Morrow,

who finished 47th of 58 in a time of 5:12.57. Freshman

Naseem Shreim

finished 18th of 30 in the long jump (5.71 meters).

Rutgers-Camden returns to action on Feb. 15 when it competes at the Susquehanna University Invitational.

Sat. 8

Frank Colden Invitational

(at Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA)

MEN:

No Team Scores

WOMEN:

No Team Scores

Rutgers-Camden School Records:

* Women’s Shot Put, Emily Hilt, 12.30 M (Old: 12.22 by Hilt, Jan. 25, 2020 at the Collegeville Classic)

Gloucester City Weekend Sports

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GLOUCESTER CITY NJ (February 8, 2020)–The future GHS basketball standouts were on display this weekend. The Gloucester City Basketball Travel boys grade 3/4 hosted Oak Valley, while the Lions Junior Varsity and Varsity Boys hosted up and coming Salem County Vocational from Woodstown.

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Catholic Charities Appeal Partners with Philadelphia 76ers

A portion of all tickets sold will directly benefit Catholic Charities Appeal beneficiaries providing support to the homeless, special needs students, food cupboards, afterschool programs, and more.

The Catholic Charities Appeal (CCA), the Archdiocese of Philadelphia\’s single most important fundraiser, benefiting hundreds of thousands of people through countless organizations and ministries in the Archdiocese, will partner with the Philadelphia 76ers to host a night of family fun at the Wells Fargo Center.

Thursday, February 20, 2020

8:00 p.m.

Philadelphia 76ers vs. Brooklyn Nets

The Wells Fargo Center

3601 South Broad Street

Philadelphia, PA 19148

Each year, CCA helps to ensure the vitality of countless organizations and ministries throughout the five-county Archdiocese. CCA beneficiaries are grouped into five areas of ministries including Education; Social Services; Evangelization, Parish and Spiritual Life; Clergy; and Local Mission Activities.

Those interested in supporting Catholic Charities Appeal can purchase tickets online through a dedicated link at

https://fevo.me/cca76

. If 150 tickets are sold, Mr. James Amato, Secretary for Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (CSS), a CCA beneficiary, will be honored on court prior to the start of the game.

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Editor’s Note:

The Catholic Charities Appeal (CCA) is the Archdiocese of Philadelphia\’s single most important fundraiser, benefiting hundreds of thousands of people through countless organizations and ministries in the Archdiocese.  To learn more about the CCA, please visit:

https://www.catholiccharitiesappeal.org/

. CCA is powered by The Catholic Foundation of Greater Philadelphia (CFGP), an independent, nonprofit community foundation. To learn more about CFGP, please visit

https://thecfgp.org/

5 Players We Could See At The Philadelphia Eagles in 2020

Gloucestercitynews.net (February 7, 2020)–Last season wasn’t terrible for the Philadelphia Eagles. It wasn’t great, but it wasn’t terrible. The joy of winning the Super Bowl in 2018 still looms large in the memory of many of the team’s younger fans, and sometimes obscures the fact that prior to that, the Eagles had never won the competition before, and had in fact only made it to two previous finals in their entire existence. Reaching the playoffs is still an acceptable result for a team of the Eagles’ standing, even if the

loss to the Seattle Seahawks

was a disappointing one.

As with every team in the NFL at the moment, the upper management and coaching team of the Eagles will be taking stock of what they have, what they need to improve on, and who\’ll soon be available to acquire both in terms of April\’s draft and in terms of free agency. There are places in which the team could definitely be improved, and conversations about making those improvements will already be happening as you read this article. It\’s probably safe to assume that we\’ll see some significant movement in and out of the Eagles before the first game of the new season arrives.

Making major changes to a settled lineup is never easy, and always comes with an element of risk involved. It’s as if the popular

online slots

‘Gridiron Glory’ has come to life. In exactly the same way an online slots player puts their money into a game and hopes for the best, Doug Pederson will be placing the club’s money into players and hoping that luck is on his side. Neither the online slots player nor the coach can change their selection after they’ve made it – they just have to trust the Gods of fate and hope that everything goes his way. But who might Pederson be looking at, and who can we realistically expect to see at Lincoln Financial Field when the new season kicks off? Let’s take a look.

Darron Lee

In the run-up to the Super Bowl, the New York Post ran an article about

Darron Lee’s ‘crazy’ journey

to the biggest game in the sport. We guess they must have a different definition of \’crazy\’ to us, because Lee barely even featured in the build-up to the final, and didn\’t see the field in the final game at all. Lee is, without a shadow of a doubt, a talented player, but he appears to be surplus to requirements at Kansas City. If he is, he will make an excellent addition to the Eagles, who could do with more strength and competition in the squad when it comes to linebackers. His statistics from last season are misleading. The numbers will tell you that he played every game of the regular season without making a single interception or sack, but that\’s not fair. Lee only started two of those games. At the age of 25, the prime of his career is still ahead of him, and there\’s the potential for him to come and play through it at Philadelphia.

Arik Armstead

You might think that this suggestion belongs in the realms of fantasy, but there are whispers that Armstead may be interested in a move when free agency comes around. The defensive end knows how good he\’s been this season, and he\’ll expect his level of performance to be reflected in any new contract he signs. It may be the case that the San Francisco 49ers simply can\’t pay him what he\’s looking for, but the Philadelphia Eagles can. The Eagles wouldn\’t be the only team in the hunt for him if he decides to test the market – we suspect every single ambitious team in the NFL does – but the Eagles make for an attractive package, and stand as good a chance as anybody else. All they would have to worry about is whether his form holds up. He was excellent last season as we\’ve already said, but for the four seasons prior to that, he was mostly anonymous.

Bryce Hall

This kid should be a priority for the Eagles when it comes to the draft. He was born locally, and he looks like the real deal. Bryce Hall has stood out in an exceptional Virginia team in the past, but due to an unfortunate injury, he\’s slipped under the radar during 2019 while he\’s focused on getting healthy again. Teams worry about rookies who\’ve already had breakages or dislocations, and Hall has had both, but the opinion of his doctors is that he\’ll be fully fit in time to start the season. This gives the Eagles the chance to pick up a naturally gifted outside corner that nobody else has on their shortlist – and given his connections with the area, he could stay with the team for the next ten years or more if the move works out.

Justin Jefferson

Justin Jefferson is not the best wide receiver who\’ll be available in this year\’s draft, but he\’s the best wide receiver likely to remain available when picking 21 rolls around, and the Philadelphia Eagles desperately need a new wide receiver. We suspect that he might even be a first-round pick for the team if nobody else picks him up first. In 2019 he picked up 111 catches – that\’s more than any other player at his level in the country. He also ranked second for TD catches and third for receiving yards. As the old saying goes, the numbers don\’t like – and the numbers all look very good where Jefferson is concerned.

Justin Madubuike

We think it might be a tale of two Justins when it comes to the NFL Draft in 2020. Justin Jefferson will almost certainly appear high on the list, and we think Justin Madubuike will, too. At 6’3 and over three hundred pounds, Madubuike is a big, big man, and he’s becoming available at the right time when we look at the current DT options within the Eagles squad. Malik Jackson is about to turn 30, and nobody knows whether he’ll ever fully recover from his foot injury or not. Fletcher Cox is also nudging on 30. Ridgeway and Jernigan, the only other options, haven’t developed as well as the Eagles hoped, and will likely be leaving as free agents. That will leave the Eagles with a big hole in the DT position – and to us, it looks like a Justin Madubuike-sized hole.

This is just our take on the matter, though – the Eagles could end up with all of these players, some of them, or none of them. That’s the risk you take when you try to make sporting predictions! From now until the first day of next season, we’ll be watching and waiting to see if we were right.

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TCNJ tops Rutgers-Camden in NJAC men’s basketball

CAMDEN CITY, N.J. (Feb. 5, 2020) – The College of New Jersey men’s basketball team grabbed a 35-21 halftime lead and held off Rutgers University-Camden, 77-64, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference game here Wednesday night.

The Lions improve to 13-8 overall and 10-4 in the NJAC with their 11th straight win over the Scarlet Raptors. They lead the all-time series, 68-18.

Rutgers-Camden falls to 7-14 overall and 4-10 in the NJAC.

The Scarlet Raptors held a few early leads, with the last coming at 12-11 before the Lions took the lead for good on a three-pointer from freshman guard Anthony DiCaro. Leading 23-19, the Lions rattled off nine straight points on the way to their 35-21 halftime lead.

The Scarlet Raptors sliced the margin to eight points (55-47) midway through the second half on a layup by junior guard

Arian Azemi,

but the Lions padded their lead back to 17 points 64-47 before Rutgers-Camden made a late-game run. A 17-7 spurt, capped by a three-pointer from freshman forward

Dylan Trow,

cut the gap to 71-64 with 3:26 remaining, but that was as close as the Raptors could get. TCNJ scored the final six points of the game, with the final four scored by senior guard Randall Walko, who was named the NJAC Player of the Week on Monday.

Walko and junior forward Travis Jocelyn finished with 17 points apiece for the Lions, while senior forward Ryan Jensen added 15 points. Jenson also led the Lions with nine rebounds, helping TCNJ take a 44-31 advantage off the boards.

Despite the loss, the Scarlet Raptors accomplished a few individual milestones in the game. Senior forward

Isaac Destin

notched a game-high 29 points and 13 rebounds for his eighth double-double of the season. The 29 points moved him into seventh place on the career scoring list with 1,219, passing Ray Pace, who had 1,201 points in two seasons from 1975-77.

Azemi, meanwhile, collected two steals to hike his season mark to 72, setting a new single-season program record. He passed the previous mark of 71, shared by Joshua Askew (2009-10) and Marvin Young (1980-81).

Azemi also added 18 points and a game-high five assists, while sophomore forward

Jake Petrik

scored 13 points.

Rutgers-Camden plays an 8 p.m. NJAC game at Rutgers-Newark Saturday.