Wilkes-Barre, PA… The College of New Jersey wrestling team won its second straight Metropolitan Conference Championship behind the strength of two champions and several other place winners on Sunday at Wilkes University.

TCNJ, which is ranked 17th in the latest Brute – Adidas NWCA Division III poll, led the charge with 90 points followed by 14th-ranked New York University (82) and 23rd-ranked Wilkes (71.5). Rounding out the team standings were York (PA) College (67.50), King\’s College (58), Hunter College (46.5), Centenary (NJ) College (29.0), Elizabethtown College (29.0) and the University of Scranton (9.5). With the win, the Lions have captured their 25 conference tournament in the last 30 tries.

Claiming individual titles and automatic berths in the 2088 NCAA Division III Championships were freshmen John Barnett (Oakridge, NJ/Jefferson Twp.) and Justin Bonitatis (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East). Barnett was a perfect 3-0 at 149 pounds, while Bonitatis swept his way through his three matches at 165 pounds.

The 2008 NCAA Division III Championships are set for March 7-8 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa with Coe College and the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference hosting the event.

The conference also has seven \”wild card\” spots for the NCAA Championship that will be selected by the coaches. Those selections will be made later this evening.

Barnett won his weight class as the third seed edging New York University’s Matt Magill 5-3 in the finals. The top-seeded Bonitatis won his title with a narrow 2-1 decision against Frank Heffernan of Wilkes.

Two other TCNJ grapplers advanced to the finals as senior Ray Sarinelli (Rockaway, NJ/Morris Hills) and freshman Dan Hughes (Delran, NJ/Delran) each won their first two bouts before falling in the finals. Sarinelli lost to 2007 NCAA Champion Dave Morgan from King’s by fall in 4:40 at 133 pounds, while Hughes fell 12-5 in the title match at 125 pounds to Kyle Flickinger from York.

Four other Lions battled their way to third-place finishes gaining valuable team points. Junior Chris Prihoda (Trenton, NJ/Hamilton) went 4-1 in at 141 pounds scoring a 4-0 decision over Brandon Prentice of Wilkes in the consolation finals.

Sophomore Dan DiColo (Budd Lake, NJ/ Mount Olive) also took third winning his final two matches of the tournament at 157 pounds. He capped his day with a 7-4 victory over Adam Penberthy from Wilkes.

Junior Greg Osgoodby (Waldwick, NJ/Waldwick) was upended in the quarterfinals, but bounced back to take third by pinning Naum Shuminov of NYU in the consolation finals in 6:34 at 174 pounds.

The final Lion to place third was senior Steve Carbone (Cranford, NJ/Cranford) at heavyweight. Carbone edged Scranton’s Neil Slocum 8-7 in the third-place bout.
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p>Marion E. Mullary (nee Barr), age 65, passed away peacefully on February 20, 2008 at the J. F. Kennedy Hospital, with her family at her bedside. She was raised in Gloucester City, N.J. In 1961 she met and married the love of her life, Stephen Mullary. Together they moved to Deptford and have resided there for over 40 years. She will be remembered as a loving caring person who never turned her back on anyone in need. She formerly worked with the Deptford School District as a lunch aid, where she enjoyed sharing her life and energy with the students. Marion also was a professional singer who frequently sang in many South Jersey Nightclubs. After which she opened and operated, with her husband, The Mullary Fast Fuel Store at \”Five Points,\” together they shared and made life long friendships with many of their regular customers. To Marion this was a very enjoyable and satisfying part of her life. She was a fun-loving and energetic person who loved life to the fullest. Even through her recent sickness she always made it a point to go to work just for the opportunity to interact with those she loved whether it was family, friends or customers. Marion was preceded in death by her parents Bill and Cass Barr of Gloucester City and also by all of her siblings. She will be sadly missed by her husband of 48 years Stephen Sr. of Deptford; their children Stephen Jr. and his wife Mary of Deptford, Glenn E. Sr. and his wife Heather of Williamstown, Vincent Sr. and his wife Maria of Deptford, she was a second mother to Howard W. Riddell of Billingsport, Wayne E. Riddell of Westgrove, Lori G. Campbell of Bensalem, Judy Langsdorf of West Deptford and Howard Barr Jr. \”Sonny\”, her grandchildren Stephen III, David, Glenn Jr., Amanda, Jessica, Arianna and Vincent Jr. An uncle and aunt Ed Sr. and Elsie Cowgill, nieces, nephews and cousins. Relatives and friends are invited to her viewing Monday eve. 6:30-9 p.m. at the ETHERINGTON FUNERAL HOME (loc. 700 Powell Ave., Gloucester City) and again on Tuesday 10 a.m. to noon. A service of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 12:30 at St. Mary¹s Church. Interment will follow in Bethel Memorial Park. To honor Marion¹s life, her family has decided to create a yearly scholarship fund and all are invited to help honor her life by making donations to The Marion Mullary Scholarship Fund, c/o Mullary Fast Fuel, Inc., 108 Delsea Dr., Sewell, NJ 08080. Published in the Gloucester County Times on 2/24/2008.

CHAO Lan – Hing

AKA Nancy Chao. Age 92. On February 22, 2008. Born in Beijing, China on December 27, 1915 of Gloucester City. Loving mother of Susan Wu, Linda Eng, Mary Chai, John Lee and William Lee. Beloved grandmother of 10 and great-grandmother of 9. Relatives and friends are kindly invited on Wednesday morning promptly 11:30 am at the McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, (at Brown Street) Gloucester City for the procession. Service and Inurnment 12 Noon at New Saint Mary\’s Chapel Mausoleum: 515 Browning Road, Bellmawr. Cremation is private. Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the family through our funeral home website www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of Lan-Hing Chao. Funeral Arrangements and Inquiries may be made through: McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, (at Brown Street) Gloucester City, NJ 08030. Phone: 856-456-1142

TCNJ SCHOOL RECORDS CONTINUE TO BE SHATTERED

Piscataway, NJ…The College of New Jersey’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams continued action on Saturday at the 2008 Metropolitan Conference Championships at Rutgers University’s Sonny A. Werblin Recreation Center. The three-day event will wrap on Sunday night. A year ago, TCNJ’s men’s team won the team crown, while the Lion women’s squad picked up the runner-up crown in the Division III competition.
TCNJ’s men’s team has posted 457 points to stand in 1st place in a field of 14 teams, while the Lion women have amassed 348 points and stand in second place overall in the 16-team field, topped by Division II Southern Connecticut State University. TCNJ’s women hold a lead in the race for the Division III championship.

Men’s Highlights
Senior Josh Forsman (Jackson, NJ/Jackson Memorial) added the fastest time in the trials of the 100 butterfly with an NCAA provisional effort of 50.34, just 0.21 off TCNJ’s school record. He would finish in second place in the race and broke TCNJ’s school record with his time of 49.90. He broke his own record set in 2007 that had stood at 50.07.
Freshman Joe Tseng (East Hanover, NJ/Hanover Park) competed for the Lions in the 400 IM and picked up a fourth place finish in 4:15.07 after entering the race seeded fourth with his trial performance.
Rookie Tom Medvecky (Piscataway, NJ/Piscataway) led the Lions in the 200 freestyle as the Lions had four competitors finish in the top eight. Medvecky picked up third in 1:42.76, an NCAA provisional time and just hundredth off TCNJ’s school mark. Junior Mike Heaney (Voorhees, NJ/Bishop Eustace) took home fourth in 1:43.52, while junior Mike Molloy (Toms River, N/Toms River East) added a fifth place finish in 1:43.61 and freshman Shawn Kircher (Toms River, NJ/Toms River North) took home sixth in 1:43.78.
In the 100 breaststroke, sophomore Myles O’Connor (Santa Monica, CA) posted a time of 56.98 to lead the Lions with his second place finish, while sophomore Eric Rohrs (Congers, NY/Clarkstown High North) picked up sixth in 1:00.40 and junior Ted Yoa (Ocean City, NJ/St. Augustine) took home seventh in 1:00.70.
Competing in the 200 medley relay, the Lions won the event posting an NCAA automatic time 1: 32.35, two hundredths of a second off the Met record, while also bettering the Lions’ school mark in the race (1:32.48) set in 2004. Competing on the relay for the Lions were Nawrot, O’Connor, Forsman and Kircher.

Women’s Highlights
TCNJ’s senior Ava Kiss (North Brunswick, NJ/Stuart Country Day) opened the day with an NCAA automatic qualifying time in the trials of the 100 butterfly with a time of 57.00, just 0.22 off the program’s school mark (56.78), which she set in 2006. She would finish in second place with an NCAA automatic qualifying time of 55.94, which did break her own school record.
In the 100 breaststroke, senior Lauren Pfeifer (Freehold, NJ/Red Bank Catholic) and rookie Katie Morgan (Westfield, NJ/Westfield) posted top five times in the trials as Pfeifer had a time of 1:06.93 to be seeded second and Morgan was fourth with her trial time of 1:08.21. Pfeifer broke TCNJ’s school record in the trials as she bettered the 2007 mark of 1:07.25 set by Emily Reichard. In the finals, Pfeifer finished in second place in 1:06.81, bettering her own mark from earlier in the day. Morgan picked up fifth in 1:08.14.
In the 400 IM, the Lions had three competitors advance to the championship finals as sophomore Stephanie Seto (Hamilton, NJ/Steinert), junior Brittany Collyer (Forked River, NJ/Lacey Township), and senior Stefanie Rashti (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill West) had strong efforts. In the finals, Collyer took fourth in 4:44.96, while Seto finished in seventh in 4:48.45, and Rashti picked up eighth in 4:53.86.
TCNJ’s rookie Margaret Molloy (Toms River, NJ/Toms River East) also had a strong showing in the 200 freestyle as did senior Kristin Udicious (Cherry Hill, NJ/Gloucester Catholic). Molloy finished in fourth place in 1:56.89, while Udicious picked up seventh in 1:59.76.
Competing in the 200 medley relay, the Lions picked up second place in 1:49.03, an NCAA provisional time. Competing on the relay for the Lions were junior Stacy Delehanty (Oceanport, NJ/Shore Regional), Pfeifer, Kiss and rookie Michele Wilson (Millville, NJ/Millville). The lineup was seeded second after they posted a trial time of 1:49.82, just off the College’s mark in the event (1:48.42).

GLOWACKI, RICHARD S.
Suddenly on February 20, 2008, age 71 of Gloucester City, NJ.
Beloved husband of Stella M. (nee Tomko) for forty-nine years. Devoted father of Kathy (Paul)
Pentecost of Sewell,Karen (Eric) Maier of Mullica Hill, Kriss (Dr. James) Baron of Lithia, FL. Beloved son of Amelia Phillips of Ocean City, NJ.
Loving grandfather of Amanda, Julia, Nathan, Christina, Allison, Andrew, Spencer and J.J. Also one brother Dr. James (Linda) Phillips of Egg Harbor, NJ and many nieces and nephews.
Mr. Glowacki was employed with UPS for thirty seven years and an Army Veteran from 1956 to 1958. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend his viewing Monday from 8am to 9:45am at Sacred Heart Church, 7 West Kings Hwy, Mt. Ephraim, NJ. Mass of Christian Burial Monday, 10 am at the Church. Entombment Locustwood Mausoleum, Cherry, NJ.
Family request in lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Alex\’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, 333 E. Lancaster Ave #414, Wynnewood, PA 19096 in Richard\’s memory. Arrangements by:
MAHAFFEY MILANO
FUNERAL HOME
11 E. Kings Hwy.
Mt Ephraim, NJ 08059
Phone: 856-931-1628

A lawyer runs a stop sign and gets pulled over by a Philly cop. He thinks that he is smarter than the cop because he is a lawyer from New York and is certain that he has a better education then any cop from Philadelphia, Pa. He decides to prove this to himself and have some fun at the Philly cop\’s expense. The cop says,\” License and registration, please.\”

\”What for?\” says the lawyer. The cop says, \”You didn\’t come to a complete stop at the stop sign.\”

Then the lawyer says, \”I slowed down, and no one was coming.\”

\”You still didn\’t come to a complete stop, Says the cop. License and
registration, please.\”

The lawyer says, \”What\’s the difference?\”

\”The difference is you have to come to complete stop, that\’s the law. License and registration, please!\” the cop says.

Lawyer says, \”If you can show me the legal difference between slow down and stop, I\’ll give you my license and registration; and you give me the ticket. If not, you let me go and don\’t give me the ticket.\”

\”That sounds fair. Please exit your vehicle, sir,\” the cop says.

At this point, the cop takes out his Billy club and starts beating the ever-loving \”day light\” out of the lawyer and says,

\”Do you want me to stop, or just slow down?\”

(Submitted by Hank Miller)

CAMDEN (Feb. 23, 2008) – Sophomore forward Alex Rislin (Union, NJ/Union) scored on a layup, was fouled and tacked on a foul shot with 20.9 seconds remaining in overtime to lift the Rutgers University-Camden men’s basketball team past The College of New Jersey, 80-77, in the final game of the season for both New Jersey Athletic Conference teams.

The victory allowed the Raptors (6-19 overall and 3-10) to edge past the Lions (6-19/2-11) for fourth place in the final NJAC South Division standings, marking the first time since the 2001-02 season that Rutgers-Camden has climbed out of the NJAC cellar. It also gave Rutgers-Camden a sweep of the home-and-home series against TCNJ this season, the first time that has happened since the teams started playing a pair of games in 1983-84. TCNJ, which now leads the all-time series, 52-11, had won 40 of the last 41 games in the rivalry entering this season.

The game also was the final contest for senior guard Tarell Robinson (Irvington, NJ/St. Benedict’s Prep), who ended his Raptor career with 10 points, seven rebounds, one assist and four steals. He tied for game-high honors in steals with Raptor sophomore guard Joshua Askew (Philadelphia, PA/Winslow Township).

The Lions, who roared back from a 10-point deficit (42-32) early in the second half, appeared headed for the win in regulation. They led, 73-70, when the Raptors’ freshman guard Brandon Canty (Riverside, NJ/Riverside) canned a game-tying three-pointer with 4.7 seconds left in the second half.

In overtime, the two teams were tied at 75-75 and 77-77 before Rislin scored the winning basket. The Lions missed a pair of foul shots in the last second, including the second one intentionally, and Canty grabbed the rebound to clinch the victory.

With the win, Rutgers-Camden matched its record last season in the first year under Head Coach Brian Wischusen. The 12 victories in two seasons are the most since the team went a combined 13-36 over the 2002-03 and 2003-04 campaigns.

Rutgers-Camden was sparked by a sterling effort from Askew, who scored 18 points, added five rebounds and tied for game-high honors with both three assists and four steals.

Canty finished with 14 points for the Raptors, while adding a team-high nine rebounds. Rislin notched 10 points, including the decisive three.

TCNJ received a game-high 19 points from sophomore guard Jay Frank (Brick, NJ/Brick Memorial), while senior forward Mark Aziz (Hackettstown, NJ/West Morris) added 16 points and junior guard Jeff Molinelli (Pennington, NJ/Hopewell Valley) notched 15. The 16 points and five rebounds allowed Aziz to finish his career with 815 points and 341 rebounds.

Senior guard Corey Gilmore (South Plainfield, NJ/South Plainfield) added 10 points for the Lions, while senior guard Jeff Warner (Jackson, NJ/Jackson) had a game-high 16 rebounds.

Junior guard Bill Banks (Berlin, NJ/Eastern Regional) finished his first year at Rutgers-Camden with seven points, going 1-for-3 from three-point range to hit his 60th trey of the season. He tied Tyrone Rucker (2003-04) and Brian O’Donnell (1989-90) for seventh place on the single-season list of three-pointers. His three-point percentage of .432 was the sixth-highest single-season three-point percentage in program history for anybody with a minimum of 50 attempts.

Askew, meanwhile, finished with 59 steals for the second straight season. Halfway through his Rutgers-Camden career, he has 118 steals, only 45 shy of the career mark of 163 by Dane Nicholson (2003-07).

Piscataway, NJ…The College of New Jersey’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams opened action on Friday at the 2008 Metropolitan Conference Championships at Rutgers University’s Sonny A. Werblin Recreation Center. The three-day event will wrap on Sunday night. A year ago, TCNJ’s men’s team won the team crown, while the Lion women’s squad picked up the runner-up crown in the Division III competition.
TCNJ’s men’s team has posted 96 points to stand in 1st place in a field of 14 teams, while the Lion women have amassed 119 points and stand in 1st place in the 16-team field.

Men’s Highlights
Competing in the trials of the 200 individual medley, senior Liam Gallagher (Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan) broke TCNJ’s school mark in the event with his time of 1:53.37 to seed him second heading into Friday night’s finals, while also posting an NCAA provisional time in the process. He surpassed the mark set in 1997 by Matt Stypul of 1:53.41. In the finals, Gallagher posted a time of 1:52.74 bettering his own school mark as he won the race.
Also posting an impressive fourth place finish in the 200 IM was junior Mike Heaney (Voorhees, NJ/Bishop Eustace) in 1:55.16 for an NCAA provisional time cut.
In the 50 freestyle, junior Thomas Nawrot (East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick) won the trials with his NCAA provisional time of 21.06 and posted a 1st 20.90 time of in the finals to take home first place. Senior Josh Forsman (Jackson, NJ/Jackson Memorial) added a third place finish in 21.40 in the same event, while freshman Shawn Kircher (Toms River, NJ/Toms River North) posted as time of 21.51, while sophomore Myles O’Connor (Santa Monica, CA) posted a time of 21.85.
Rookie Tom Medvecky (Piscataway, NJ/Piscataway) posted the fastest trial time in the 500 freestyle as he swam a 4:39.73 and bettered that effort with an NCAA provisional time in the finals as he won the race in 4:35.68, which also broke TCNJ’s school record set in 2007 by Mike Molloy (4:37.48). Freshman Tim Rauch (Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough) and junior Mike Molloy (Toms River, N/Toms River East) added a pair of fourth place finishes in the event in as the pair both posted times of 4:41.86.
In the 400 medley relay, the Lions broke another school record while also posting an NCAA automatic qualifying time in the finals of 3:23.76 to better TCNJ’s mark in the event set in 2004 (3:24.80). Swimming on the championship relay foursome were Nawrot, O’Connor, Forsman, and Gallagher. another
TCNJ won the 200 freestyle relay with their impressive time of 1:23.42 behind the efforts of Nawrot, Gallagher, Forsman and Kircher.
In the men’s one meter diving competition, TCNJ’s junior Greg Lloyd (Ringoes, NJ/Hunterdon Central) picked up 4th place.

Women’s Highlights

TCNJ’s senior Ava Kiss (North Brunswick, NJ/Stuart Country Day) paced the team after posting the third fastest time in the trials of the 200 IM with a 2:12.14 and posted a second place finish in the finals after posting an NCAA B time cut of 2:07.51 to also break the school mark set in 1993 (2:08.12) by Jennifer Harnett, the Lions’ current head coach. Also competing in the event for the Lions were sophomore Stephanie Seto (Hamilton, NJ/Steinert) as she picked up fifth place in 2:14.26, while junior Brittany Collyer (Forked River, NJ/Lacey Township) placed sixth in the race in 2:14.92.
TCNJ’s rookie Margaret Molloy (Toms River, NJ/Toms River East) also had a strong showing in the 500 freestyle after finishing in third place in 5:06.70, to post a school record time and earn an NCAA provisional time cut. She bettered the school record of 5:07.37 set in 2003 by Jennifer Sebastian.
Competing in the 400 medley relay, the Lions picked up third place in 4:00.59, just hundredth of seconds off TCNJ’s school record and an NCAA provisional time. The Lions were seeded third heading into the finals after posting a time of 4:10.09 behind the efforts of junior Stacy Delehanty (Oceanport, NJ/Shore Regional), senior Lauren Pfeifer (Freehold, NJ/Red Bank Catholic), Kiss and Molloy.
The Lions were also led on the night by the foursome that competed in the 200 freestyle relay as they placed fourth in 1:40.43. They were led by freshman Melissa Wallace (Metuchen, NJ/Metuchen), senior Kristin Udicious (Cherry Hill, NJ/Gloucester Catholic), rookie Michele Wilson (Millville, NJ/Millville), and Pfeifer after they posted a trial time of 1:41.18.
In the three meter diving event, freshman Amanda Obst (Cape May, NJ/Lower Cape May Regional) posted a second place finish, while sophomore Jessica Lynch (Thorofare, NJ/West Deptford) took home ninth place.
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Hey Bill ,

Here\’s Today\’s Joke: What is a dog\’s favorite dinner?
Anything that is on your plate.

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There has been a marked deterioration in the general health of dogs since the introduction of processed dog foods.

Many of these foods offer very little nutritional value but it is their convenience and the fact that they have added flavors that ensure our pets
get delight in eating them that have increased the sales and popularity of this food.

Just as we might like to eat foods that contain sugar, which is detrimental to our health, our dogs also like to eat these low value foods
because they taste so good.

Most of the popular dog foods use by-products and are actually worse to feed our dogs than the scraps from our meal tables.

But therein lies another problem with many of the foods that we eat, unsuitable for dog consumption.

Some foods, as discussed in previous newsletters can actually be toxic to dogs so we are faced with the dilemma of knowing what is the best food to
feed our pets.

The best solution that many people are finding is to prepare their own dog food using only those ingredients that will enhance the health of the
dog.

There are several excellent books that teach you how to prepare your own dog food that will be nutritious and also cost effective.

Dogs find these foods tasty and they don\’t need the added sodium, preservatives and coloring to enhance the look and taste of the food.

It is well worth looking at this method to ensure your dog gets the optimum health from their food.

More Information:
http://AboutDogs.info/recommends/dogfood.html

Thanks, Allan
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James W. Hagan, On February 21, 2008. Age 82. Of Gloucester City. Loving husband of Patricia A. (nee Alcott). Beloved Son of the late Joseph Hagan and Amber (nee Broadwater). Devoted father of Paul (Terri) Walters, James (Annette) Hagan, Mark (Susan) Hagan, and Keith (Kimberly) Hagan. Dear Grandfather of Brittany, Paul, Caitlin, Johnathon, Justin, Mark, Emily, Allison and Bridgett. Dear Brother of Mary Johnson, Ida Yourison, William (Effie) Hagan, Joan (Bob) Gundle, Jean (Pete) Eller and brother-in-law; Neal (Sue) Alcott.

James was born and raised in Gloucester City. He proudly served our country as a member of the U.S. Army during Would War II and the Korean Conflict. James was a member of the Townsend C. Young V.F.W. Post #3620 in Gloucester City. James worked many years for the Haddon Heights and Laurel Springs School Districts.

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend his viewing on Monday evening from 6 to 9 pm and Tuesday morning from 9 to 10:30 am at the McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street (at Brown Street) Gloucester City. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 am at Saint Mary\’s R.C. Church: 426 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City. Interment New Saint Mary\’s Cemetery, Bellmawr.

Family requests memorial donations in James\’ memory to Msgr. Lucitt\’s Needy Children\’s Fund: P.O. Box 87, Gloucester City, NJ 08030 or the Hospice of Moorestown VNA: 300 Harper Drive, Moorestown, NJ 08057. Please write James W. Hagan in the memo of the check. Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the family at www.mccannhealey.com .