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Wednesday, May 12, 2010 Section C
BUZZER BEATERS
Rice names Martelli
an assistant coach
Wildcats charged up
Lauren Routzahn and Rachel step closer to clinching their second straight
Mike Rice has started filling out his
Rushworth led Maple Shade to a Burlington County
basketball coaching staff at Rutgers. Softball
victory that kept the defending Scholastic League
The Scarlet Knights’ new coach
champions undefeated in the Freedom Division MAPLE SHADE 6
announced Tuesday that Jimmy
title.
Martelli will follow him to Rutgers BCSL Freedom Division. Catcher Rachel BURLINGTON CITY 3
from Robert Morris.
By John A. Lewis Rushworth rapped a Stat of the Game:
Martelli served as an assistant
two-run double that Burlington City made
coach under Rice at Robert Morris Staff writer
gave the Shaders a 4-0 10 errors in 13 innings
for the past three seasons. He helped
jlewis@phillyBurbs.com advantage. against Maple Shade
the Colonials to a trio of postseason 609-871-8141 Four Burlington this season.
appearances, including consecutive
MAPLE SHADE — Both halves of Maple City errors helped the
NCAA tournament berths the past
two years. Shade’s battery were heard from in Tuesday’s 6- Wildcats build that lead. Rushworth and Linda
Martelli is the son of Saint 3 victory over the Burlington City High School Fisher reached on throws in the dirt to open DENNIS McDONALD / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
softball team. the game for Maple Shade and two first-inning
Joseph’s coach Phil Martelli. Maple Shade’s Rachel Rushworth (left) gets a high-five from
Pitcher Lauren Routzahn fired a runs scored on just one hit — an RBI single by
He was responsible for assisting in teammate Gabrielle Papandrea after Rushworth scored the first run in
all aspects of the program at Robert three-hitter to lead the Wildcats (11-2, 9-0) a See WILDCATS, Page C3 the game against Burlington City High School on Tuesday afternoon.
Morris, including tutoring the guards
while serving as a chief recruiter. Tonight’s Game 6
“Jimmy is a tireless worker who (Boston leads series 3-2)
has been raised on the sport of college
basketball,” Rice said.
Bruins vs. Flyers
Eastern Conference Semifinals
Bourn Game 1: Bruins 5, Flyers 4 (OT)
Game 2: Bruins 3, Flyers 2
Astros’ Bourn Game 3: Bruins 4, Flyers 1
Game 4: Flyers 5, Bruins 4 (OT)
appeals suspension Game 5: Flyers 4, Bruins 0
Houston Astros outfielder Michael Game 6: Bruins at Flyers, Today at 8 p.m, CSN
Bourn has been suspended two games *Game 7: Flyers at Bruins, Friday, 7 p.m., CSN
for making contact with an umpire but
remains in the lineup while he appeals. * if necessary
Bourn was set to bat leadoff for the
Astros against the St. Louis Cardinals
on Tuesday after Major League
Baseball announced the decision ear-
lier in the day. Bourn also was fined
an undisclosed amount for his actions
Flyers
during the 2-1 loss to the San Diego
Padres on Saturday.
He said it was the first time he had
been suspended.
feel frisky
Down 0-3, Philadelphia
“It was just a heat of the moment
thing at the time,” Bourn said. “We’ll has gained confidence while
see what happens. Just go through the winning the last two games.
appeal process.”
Bourn thought he beat out a
By Wayne Fish
bouncer leading off the ninth inning,
but first-base Staff writer
umpire Alfonso wfish@phillyBurbs.com
Marquez called
him out. Bourn VOORHEES — They’ve gone from
ripped off his hel- Al Michaels’ “Do you believe in mira-
met and Marquez cles?” to Tug McGraw’s “Ya gotta
ejected the center fielder. believe!”
Now the
13 expected Flyers are
getting
for the Preakness closer to
It appears a field of 13 will be Barack
entered for the Preakness today when Obama’s
post positions are drawn at 5 p.m. By Tom Rimback “Yes we
Of the 20 who ran in the Staff writer can.”
Kentucky Derby, only five are head- In the
trimback@phillyBurbs.com course of just
ing to Baltimore for the middle jewel 609-871-8067
of the Triple Crown. Derby winner a few short
Super Saver tops the list along with HARRISON — Ben Schwing’s days, the
Paddy O’Prado (third in the Derby), biggest asset is his size. suddenly
Lookin At Lucky (sixth as the 6-1 “I’m five-foot-seven,” Schwing confident
favorite), Dublin (seventh) and admitted, with a smile, “on a good Flyers
Jackson Bend (12th). day. Yeah, five-sevenish.” have gone
ELISE AMENDOLA /
The expected so-called new shooters In Tuesday’s 16-3 Olympic from just ASSOCIATED PRESS
making debuts in the series for 3-year- Conference Patriot Division title defending
their pride Flyers goalie Michael
olds are: Northern Giant, Aikenite, clinching win over Clearview, one of Leighton, shown here
First Dude, Caracortado, Hurricane Burlington County finest lacrosse and checking Boston Bruins left
Ike, Pleasant Prince; Schoolyard players added three goals and five avoiding a wing Steve Begin during
Dreams and Yawanna T wist. assists to his scoring totals. four-game Game 5 on Monday, will
Schwing leads South Jersey with sweep at start his first game in
48 goals, one more than sophomore the hands goal since March 16.
of the Boston
DAILY NUMBER teammate Owen Demmerly, who
scored six goals against Clearview.
Two-sport athlete Bruins to believing they can make history.
Monday night’s 4-0 victory in Game
14 Career playoff saves “Ben definitely helps me out,” said Ben Schwing will
Demmerly, who has Schwing beat by 5 — just the 11th time in NHL history
for Flyers goaltender only play lacrosse a team has won two straight games after
Michael Leighton an inch or so. “He helps me out
tremendously, especially since he’s a when he attends losing the first three — has allowed the
smaller guy like me. When you’re Rutgers in the fall. Flyers to start dreaming of winning the
smaller you really have to know how Eastern Conference best-of-seven
THE LAST WORD to use your quickness and speed to semifinal series outright.
“I’m available all the time. There are TOM RIMBACK / STAFF PHOTO If someone mentions that only five
some issues that are not true in that See SCHWING, Page C4 BILL TULL / PHOTO teams have won a Game 6 in this sce-
ILLUSTRATION See FLYERS, Page C5
situation. I can’t win this and I’m not
trying to. There are some things that
are not accurate. I’ll leave it at that.”
SEATTLE’S KEN GRIFFEY JR.
ON TAKING A NAP DURING A RECENT GAME
Doubleheader today after
weather postpones game Phillies get three more home dates
A fan
The Blue Jays series is being moved from
stands
on the
concourse at
Toronto to Philadelphia in late June due to G20 Ticket info for Toronto series
Summit security concerns.
Coors Field
before
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