http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/ Life, one page @ a time en-us Copyright 2007 PressOfAtlanticCity.com http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/syndication Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:04:21 EST http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/story/7535301p-7438214c.html EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - The room cost $70. For the week. On the beach, and only a few miles from the track. The ticket to the first Daytona 500 in 1959 cost Dick Scott about $70, and that included qualifying and other racing throughout the week on the new... http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/story/7535098p-7437885c.html Chelsi Johnson (Holy Spirit) scored 10 points, had seven rebounds, one steal, one block and and assist for Long Island University (18-5, 9-4 NEC) in a 61-47 win against St. Francis (Pa.). Connie James (Absegami) added six points, six rebounds, one steal and and assist. Lauren Howll (Sacred Heart)... http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/story/7534826p-7437603c.html Galloway Township's Debbie Lynch bowled a 747 series at Strike Zone Lanes in Egg Harbor City to lead The Press 200 Club women on the week for the ninth time this season. Lynch, the Prize Board leader, had games of 279, 256 and 212 in the Thursday Variety League.... http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/story/7534682p-7437351c.html SEASIDE HEIGHTS - Though it wasn't frigid for February, it was still cold when Upper Township's Nick Bricker arrived at the beach next to Casino Pier early Saturday. Bricker, a member of the Dean Randazzo Cancer Foundation's board of directors, was setting up tents for the foundation's "Surf for... http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/story/7534544p-7437201c.html From Press staff reports The Dean Randazzo Cancer Foundation has been there to support cancer research and assist patients battling cancer. Now, the foundation is looking for help for a more personal need. Randazzo, a Somers Point native and the only New Jersey surfer to make the World Championship... http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/story/7533237p-7435701c.html MEN 1. Geordin Krupski 846 2. Rich Klose 825 3. Jim Adolph 823 4. Pablo Sanchez Jr. 813 5. Tim McGowan 813 6. Jim Colasurdo Jr. 804 7. Dave Colasurdo 801 8. Dave Williamson 801 9. Wayne Gittle 796 10. Jim Blake 794 WOMEN 1. Debbie Lynch 772 2.... http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/story/7533236p-7435694c.html Bridgeton bowler Stephanie Shumate moved up from fifth place to fourth on The Press 200 Club's women's Prize Board with a career-high 727 series at DiDonato's in Hammonton. The 23-year-old Shumate put together games of 244, 247 and 236 in the Thursday Mixed League. The series, which had no... http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/story/7533119p-7435519c.html Tony DeStasio, from Hammonton, used to suffer from the loneliness of being a New York Giants fan among so many Philadelphia Eagles supporters. "It's tough to bleed blue in green country," said DeStasio, 56, a northern New Jersey transplant who moved to southern New Jersey in 1984. But then... http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/story/7533118p-7435504c.html John Stone recalled the mood of the New England Patriots' training camp in 2006. Intense. Determined. Focused. No way they wanted a repeat of 2005. The Patriots were 10-6 in the regular season and out of the playoffs in the second round. That's how they define failure in New... http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/story/7533117p-7435483c.html Today is former Lacey Township High School football star Keith Elias' 36th birthday. As a present, he would love to see two of his former New York Giants teammates upset the New England Patriots today in Super Bowl XLII. Elias, who spent five years as an NFL running back,... http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/story/7532694p-7435021c.html CHESTER, Pa. - Gov. Ed Rendell unveiled a $47 million state funding package Thursday to aid in the construction of a soccer stadium in this Philadelphia suburb, the latest step in an effort to attract a Major League Soccer franchise. Rendell and state Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi, R-Delaware,... http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/story/7531314p-7433299c.html Kevin Bramble reached the Mono Skier X finals at the Winter X Games for the first time, but a broken ski sent him to fourth place Sunday near Aspen, Colo. Bramble, of Cape May Court House, built a considerable lead over his opponents. However, in the fourth section of... http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/story/7531049p-7432969c.html From Press staff reports The Ocean City Barons begin their 12th season in the United Soccer Leagues on May 11 when they host the Newark Ironbound at Carey Stadium. The Premier Development League now has 67 teams for the 2008 season. The Ironbound are one of two new expansion... http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/story/7531048p-7432936c.html From Press staff reports Cape May Court House resident Kevin Bramble finished first in the Mono Skier X semifinal round at Winter X Games 12 in Aspen, Colo., qualifying for Sunday's championship round. "I felt good because I've messed up the past two years," said Bramble, who finished fifth... http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/story/7530843p-7432736c.html It has been one month since Kevin Bramble has felt the rush of skiing over white powder with the wind whipping through his shaggy hair. Bramble doesn't get to ski too often, living in Cape May Court House. He is closer to the ocean than he is any mountain. However,... http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/story/7530802p-7432684c.html From Press staff reports Egg Harbor Township figure skating sisters Isabella and Anastasia Cannuscio each earned top-10 finishes in ice dancing at the 2008 Junior U.S. World Figure Skating Championships in St. Paul, Minn., on Thursday. Isabella, 17, teamed up with Ian Lorello to score a 67.89 and place... http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/story/7530801p-7432677c.html From Press staff reports Cape May Court House resident Kevin Bramble finished in third place in Mono Skier X qualifying on Thursday at the Winter X Games 12 in Aspen, Colo., and qualified for today's semifinal round. "I took it easy. I wasn't really expecting to qualify in the... http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/story/7529773p-7431625c.html From Press staff reports Jenna Feldman, a senior at Mainland Regional High School, finished second among 40 competitors in the Chevy Revolution Tour snowboardcross Sunday at Copper Mountain, Colo. The Linwood resident, who placed fifth at Spirit Mountain in Duluth, Minn., earlier this month, will compete in the Grand... http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/story/7529663p-7431474c.html From Press staff reports After day one of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Margate's Liza Branella and her partner Benjamin Nykiel are in eighth place in the Pairs Novice division. Branella (Ice Works Skating Club) and Nykiel (Bowie Figure Skating Club) competed in two compulsory dances Sunday at the... http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/story/7529662p-7431431c.html At 14 years old, she will be one of the youngest skaters in the field. With only nine months of ice time together, she and her partner will be one of the least experienced teams. None of that bothers Margate resident Liza Branella. Branella and Benjamin Nykiel took fourth... http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/story/7529617p-7431311c.html From Press staff reports Mike Tidaback has admired auto race winners at the Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall for over 30 years. On Saturday, he became one. Tidaback, of Little Falls, won the "Gambler's Classic," the three-quarter midget kart final. Driving the No. 43 car in the headlining race, Tidaback... http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/story/7529616p-7431303c.html MEN 1. Geordin Krupski 846 2. Rich Klose 825 3. Jim Adolph 823 4. Pablo Sanchez Jr. 813 5. Tim McGowan 813 6. Jim Colasurdo Jr. 804 7. Dave Colasurdo 801 8. Dave Williamson 801 9. Wayne Gittle 796 10. Jim Blake 794 WOMEN 1. Debbie Lynch 772 2.... http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/story/7529615p-7431300c.html From Press staff reports Bowlers Kristina Till of Pennsville and Chris Bair of Northfield topped The Press 200 Club scorers on the week. Till joined the women's Prize Board at seventh place with a 674 series at Wood Lanes in Pilesgrove. She had games of 181, 267 and 226... http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/story/7529500p-7431202c.html Ice dancers Isabella and Anastasia Cannuscio are growing up, and moving up. Last year, the sisters, along with their partners, competed in the novice division at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. This year they are back at nationals, but competing at the junior level. "A lot of the skaters...