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MAY 14, 2010 C
SOL NATIONAL BOYS LACROSSE: COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 13, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 11
Stating its case
Council Rock North hopes its third-place conference finish, by virtue of a win over
intra-district rival CR South, will be enough to earn a District One playoff berth.
By KAREN SANGILLO “We got off to a slow start, but we awhile, and now maybe we have a
STAFF WRITER do that,” CR North coach Joe Kivlen chance at the playoffs.
NEWTOWN TWP — The . said. “We really picked it up after the “We don’t usually play at night in
Council Rock North boys lacrosse first quarter.” the stadium, but I don’t think that
team went into Thursday night’s reg- CR South took the early lead, scor- made us nervous. I think it fired us
ular-season finale against district and ing the first two goals of the game to up.”
Suburban One League National post a 3-2 lead after the first quarter. CR North took control in the sec-
Conference rival Council Rock South “I think we’re driven when we’re ond quarter with three unanswered
needing a win if the Indians were to down,” said CR North junior Chris goals to take a 5-3 lead into halftime.
have any chance at all of making it to Gifford, who had four goals and two “We started to really pick it up
RICK KINTZEL / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER the postseason. assists. “We just didn’t want it to end then,” said CR North’s Tyler Shablin.
Council Rock South’s Matt Finor (left) closes in on Council Rock North’s Tyler After a rocky start, CR North pre- like this. This is the first time we’ve
Shablin (right) during Thursday’s game. vailed 13-11 at Walt Snyder Stadium. won the last game of the season in See NORTH, Page C4
The Flyers have fought back from
an 0-3 deficit against the Bruins to
tie up the series. A win in Game 7
would have historical implications.
By WAYNE FISH
STAFF WRITER
VOORHEES — It won’t be exactly
Neil Armstrong or Christopher
Columbus, because it’s been done
before.
But because it’s only been accom-
plished twice in hockey history and
Flyers vs. Bruins not once in the past 35 years, a possi-
ble comeback all the way from three
Eastern Conference Semifinals
games down by the Flyers tonight
(Series tied 3-3)
would make it one of the great
Game 1: Bruins 5, Flyers 4 (OT) achievements in the annals of sports.
Game 2: Bruins 3, Flyers 2 They’ve had other shining
Game 3: Bruins 4, Flyers 1 moments — the first expansion team
to win the Stanley Cup in 1974,
Game 4: Flyers 5, Bruins 4 (OT)
the 35-game unbeaten streak in
Game 5: Flyers 4, Bruins 0 1979-80 and the win over the
Game 6: Flyers 2, Bruins 1 Soviet Red Army in 1976.
A four-game rally against
Game 7: Flyers at Bruins, the Boston Bruins would
rank somewhere up among
tonight at 7 (VS) those, simply because it’s so
very rare.
On the Web
The challenge for the Flyers
when they take the ice at TD
Garden in Boston for Game 7 of
the Eastern Conference semifinals Flyers goalie Michael Leighton (left) and Danny Briere celebrate after
For Wayne will be to keep focused on the game the team’s Game 6 win. MATT SLOCUM / ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fish’s itself and not the historic implica-
tions. worry about that stuff too much. If we Zone. “It’s about making history. We
complete After all, aside from the Toronto look back at it somewhere down the all know the (NHL) commercials
coverage Maple Leafs in 1942 and the New road it will be pretty special. But we going on ... this is our chance.”
from tonight’s York Islanders in 1975 in hockey and have to get the win first.” Briere was asked if playing in this
Game 7 in the Boston Red Sox in 2004 in base- Exactly. sort of spotlight situation was some-
Boston, visit ball, it’s never been done. For putting it in perspective, thing of an honor or privilege. "Today will be special"
Leave it to that wise old sage, 21- Daniel Briere came in a close second. “In this situation, it’s certainly a Danny Briere and other Flye
www.philly year-old rookie James van Riemsdyk, “We want to get it done,” he said privilege,” he said. “We battled hard Rachel Canelli tonight’s hist
rs discuss with
oric game. Find it
Burbs.com to put it best: “Yeah, we can’t really after Thursday’s practice at the Skate See FLYERS, Page C5
under Courier Blogs at ww
w.phillyBurbs.com.
SOL NATIONAL SOFTBALL: COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 8, ABINGTON 5
Phils get good news
CR North clinches district playoff berth on Lidge’s elbow
The Indians rallied past Abington that brought in what proved to be the win- takes in the early going. Abington scored two
ning run. Sarah Bunke’s base hit with two unearned runs in the second to take the lead
to lock up third place in the down drove in two more runs. before Morgan Lewis’ two-run double tied The closer’s MRI, taken on Thursday, shows no
conference. The win assured the Indians (11-5 overall, the game in the top of the third. loose bodies or structural damage.
By RICK WOELFEL 8-4 in conference) of the third seed from Abington struck again in the fifth when, By RANDY MILLER
CORRESPONDENT SOL National Conference for the upcoming with two out and runners at first and second, STAFF WRITER
ABINGTON — A softball team came of District One Class AAAA tournament. Raechel Holden’s fly to shallow right fell The elbow stiffness that Phillies closer Brad Lidge felt
age Thursday evening. Down to its last three Barring an unforeseen circumstance, between Smith in right field and second the other day apparently is no big deal.
outs, Council Rock North rallied for six sev- North will be making its first postseason baseman Ally Miller. Both runners were on An MRI taken Thursday in Philadelphia turned out to
enth-inning runs to score an 8-5 win over appearance in five years when the tourna- the move with two out and came around to be a sigh of relief. Lidge has no loose bodies or structural
Abington and spoil the Galloping Ghosts’ ment commences on May 24. give the Galloping Ghosts a 4-2 advantage. damage in his elbow, just some inflammation that isn’t
Senior Night festivities. “It’s surreal,” Catapano said. “It doesn’t The Indians ran themselves out of a rally uncommon for pitchers who are just six months removed
Cindy Catapano delivered the key hit in feel like it’s actually going to happen yet. I’m in the sixth when, with two runners in scor- from elbow surgery.
the decisive seventh, a two-run single with going into every day as if it’s my last game, ing position and one out, DeAnna O’Hara The bottom line is, for now, Lidge doesn’t appear
one out that put the Indians ahead for good. hoping we’ll keep going. It’s not real at all.” dropped a bunt out in front of the plate. in danger of returning to the disabled list.
Alyssa Smith followed with an RBI single The Indians hurt themselves with mis- See INDIANS, Page C3 See LIDGE, Page C6
BUZZER BEATERS
Sixers interviewing Turner Pa. police: Ex-coach tried to fix youth basketball game Editor: Jeff Beideman,
215-345-3076
After three days without any interviews, A former church-league basketball coach tried to bribe referees to rig games in his favor, state jbeideman@phillyBurbs.com
Sixers president Ed Stefanski is scheduled to police said in charges filed Thursday. High school editor: Jeff
talk with a seventh candidate for the team’s Michael Kman, 45, of the Harrisburg suburb of Enola, sent a series of anonymous calls and Saukaitis, 215-345-3070
vacant head coaching position. Rockets assistant coach Elston Turner text messages to the officials last year to get them to help the Our Lady of Lourdes Roman jsaukaitis@phillyBurbs.com
is expected to meet with Stefanski today. Catholic Church boy’s basketball team, police said in a complaint. Community editor: Angie
Turner, 50, has been with Houston for three years after spending District court officials said Thursday afternoon the judge had not signed the arrest warrant. Mountain, 215-345-3065
six seasons as an assistant with the Kings and four in the same capaci- Kman declined to comment and hung up when contacted by a reporter. amountain@phillyBurbs.com
ty with the Trail Blazers. The arrest affidavit said Kman offered the referees, who are brothers, $2,500 to fix two games
— Tom Moore and promised more if they showed they could be trusted with lower-level contests. Fax: 215-345-3150