WASHINGTON, D.C.–It isn\’t how you start, it is how you finish that counts. Despite giving up a goal in the first minute of play, the Broncs came back to upset George Washington Saturday afternoon. \”This was a great win,\” said Rider head coach Russ Fager. \”They have a good team so this was a great day.\”

Rider freshman Tom Antonucci (Warrington, Pa./Central Bucks South) scored his first collegiate goal on a header from six yards out to give Rider (3-4) a 2-1 lead with 5:32 left in the first half.

The goal came off of a pass from senior Lee Tomasso (Westfield) on a free kick. \”We played a serve in from Lee, it was a set piece, one of their players deflected it and Tom Antonucci ran back and headed the ball into the net,\” Fager said. \”It was a timely place to be and a good place to finish.\”

\”Lee hit the ball to the back post and I was being marked around the \’pk\’ area,\” Antonucci said. \”I jumped backwards and headed it in while I was falling down. It was just a great ball by Lee.\”

Junior Colin Jennings (Wall) scored his first goal as a Bronc to tie the score at 1-1 14 minutes into the game. Jennings had two of Rider\’s four shots for the game. \”I don\’t think Colin actually scored that goal, although they gave it to him,\” Fager said. \”It was about a 50 yard serve from Colin that went in off of a defender\’s head. They didn\’t call it an \’own goal\’ so Colin was credited with a long one.\”

\”Everybody has been working real hard and that goal rewarded everybody for the hard work,\” Jennings said. \”They got one early so I felt we deserved a lucky one too. GW has a very good squad, fully funded with the full amount of scholarships, so coming down here and stealing one from them is a good win.\”

Reminiscent of last season, GW (3-3) scored just 13 seconds into the game. \”They came out playing long ball and that quick goal was very reminiscent of last year,\” Fager said. Last season GW took a 1-0 lead over Rider just 18 seconds into the game and won 2-1 at Rider. In that game, Rider came back and tied the score just 18 seconds later, and the Colonials scored the game-winner late in the contest.

Senior co-captain Mark Ockenhouse (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks East) was named the Player of the Game by Fager. \”The first thing that went through my head was \’not again\’,\” Ockenhouse said of the early GW goal. \”I think they actually scored quicker this year, which I didn\’t think was possible. They hit a long ball down the left side, a quick ball to the right and we had a miss-communication between the backs.\”

The Colonials out-shot Rider 18-4, including 10-0 in the second half. GW out-shot Rider 8-4 in the first half, but both teams had three shots on goal in the first 45 minutes, when all of the scoring took place. \”They put a lot of pressure on our backs,\” Antonucci said, \”and it seemed like they were attacking with a lot of guys.\”

Rider junior goalkeeper Randall Zapolski (Lawrence) made three saves. \”Randy played extremely well,\” Fager said. \”Randy played incredible,\” Ockenhouse said. \”That\’s the best I\’ve seen him play all season. He was coming off his lines, organizing from the back, making great saves. I can\’t say enough about him.\”

Greg Yahr made one save for GW. GW had 12 corner kicks to Rider\’s one.

Rider travels to NJIT Tuesday evening. The Broncs will again try to finish strong, even if they get off to a slow start.

-RU-

On September 20, 2007. Of Blackwood. Formerly of Gloucester City. Age 50. Devoted husband of 11 years to Barbara Ann Walker (nee Thesing). Loving father of Jasen Walker of Blackwood and Adon Walker of Brooklawn. Beloved caregiver of Joseph and Dylan Thesing. Son of Emily Walker (nee Valentine) and the late Hugh Walker. Dear brother of Hugh Walker of Gloucester City. Survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins. Harry resided in Gloucester City for 41 years before moving to Blackwood.

He proudly served our country in the U.S. Navy from 1981 to 1987. He was a 12 year member of the Plumber and Pipefitter\’s Union Local #322 of Winslow Twp. Relatives, friends and members of Local # 322 are kindly invited to attend his viewing on Monday evening from 7 to 9 pm and Tuesday morning from 10 to 11 am at the McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, (at Brown Street) Gloucester City.

Religious Service 11 am in the funeral home officiated by Rev. Lillian Joyce, Retired Pastor from Church of the Eternal Life in Westville. Interment Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hurffville. Family requests that memorial donations in Harry\’s memory to the Jasen Walker Trust Fund: c/o Barbara Ann Walker: Commerce Bank: 180 North Black Horse Pike, Bellmawr, NJ 08031 or through any Commerce Bank Branch. Please write in the memo of the check, Harry Lee Walker.

Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the family through our funeral home website www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of Harry Lee Walker. Funeral Arrangements and Inquiries may be made through: McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME

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Gloucester City Mustangs Youth Football Opening day (Saturday September 15) was a HUGE success and the weather was just perfect.

 
Mayor James played the bagpipes. The organization dedicated the field for 2007 to Gloucester Catholic High School Coach Dougherty for his past and current contributions.

 
Example: this year Coach Dougherty arranged for the Gloucester Catholic High School buses (a total of three) to take all 159 players to weigh- in at 6:00am.

 
The field looked great thanks to the City employees from the Public Works Department for their help.

 
There was a large crowd in attendance at last Saturday’s ceremonies and the crowds stayed to watch the games which lasted into the evening.

 
The Mustangs will be following suit with Gloucester City High School and have retired Marc Ryan’s # 19 jersey in his remembrance.

 The Mustangs play the Jersey Pines (Hammonton) at the Johnson Blvd field on Saturday. Family and friends of the players are urged to attend.

The Mustangs are members of the South Jersey Independent Youth Football Association.

For this year\’s League schedule go to the following link:

http://eteamz.active.com/sjiyfa/calendar/index.cfm?date=2006-09-01 

HODUR, ERNEST P.

Age 60, of Granville, MA passed away Monday, Sept 17, 2007 at Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA.
Son of the late Harry and Patricia (Pugh) Hodur, he grew up in Camden and Gloucester, NJ moving to Granville MA 33 years ago. He graduated in 1965 from Gloucester Catholic High School and played basketball on the State Championship Team there in 1964.
Ernie attended Indiana State University and later completed electronics training. Ernie was an original founder of Comark Industries in Westfield, MA. He later moved to Andersen Laboratories in Bloomfield, CT working in sales, eventually becoming co-owner and President of the company until the mid 1990\’s. He purchased the Granville Country Store in 1997, where he was the \’Big Cheese\’ for nine years.
He was currently an electronic sales consultant for I.F. Engineering in Fabyan, CT. An active member of the community, he worked on the finance committee of the Granville Scholarship Fund and was a founder and co-coordinator of the \’Hidden Hills Mystery Ride\’ in Southwick, MA. He was an avid golfer and passionate motorcycle rider. A member of the STAR Motorcycle Group in Westfield, MA, he also enjoyed music and computers.
He restored an old farmhouse where his family has lived for 29 years. He leaves his wife and high school sweetheart Terry (Tripple) Hodur as well as daughter Elizabeth A. Hodur and Michael Wiener of Brooklyn, NY, and daughter and son-in-law Drs. Denise M. and John Millstine of Scottsdale, AZ.He leaves two grandsons Max and Spencer and a granddaughter.
He is survived by brothers Stephen Hodur of New Jersey and Jerome F. Hodur of Florida, and sisters Alexandra Walters of Feeding Hills, MA, Kitt Wulf of Michigan, and Deborah Finn of California. He leaves his father-in-law Herbert S. Tripple of Granville, MA, many Tripple family members and many Granville friends.
The funeral will be held Saturday Sept. 22, at 1:00 PM with a Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of the Lake Church, 224 Sheep Pasture Road, Southwick, MA. Burial will follow in Silver Street Cemetery, Granville, MA. His family will receive friends Friday Sept. 21 from 6-9 PM at the HAYES-HULING & CARMON FUNERAL HOME, 364 Salmon Brook St. (Rts 10 & 202), Granby, CT. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Granville-Tollands Citizens Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 214, Granville, MA 01034. For online condolences please visit our website at :
www.carmonfuneral
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SEEKING INFORMATION-Joanne Humerick, the mother of Robert Dornbach, photo, is offering $10,000 reward for information leading to her son’s return.

On November 27, 2005, Dornbach left his home around 7 PM. Robert asked his sister-in-law Rachael to order a pizza and he would be back in 20 minutes.

\”His last phone call was to his girlfriend asking her over for dinner. The pizza arrived, Jessica his girlfriend came, but no Bobby,\” said his mother.

\”Someone knows something about my son. I beg of you to come forward.\”

Anyone with information should call the Gloucester City Police 1-856-456-0900.

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by Tom Luicci

Thursday September 20, 2007, 5:00 AM

Greg Schiano has been as fiercely protective of his personal life through the years as Rutgers\’ offensive line has been with Mike Teel. His family almost never gets touched.

So it was interesting to see his reaction after practice on Wednesday when the Knights\’ head coach was asked what he thought about pictures of his new house being posted on the internet. The house, under construction, is a Kenny Britt fade route from Rutgers Stadium. And there it was, shown from three different angles, on rivals\’ Rutgers football message board.

ILIADIS, STAVROS SR.
Age 54, of Wenonah, NJ., died suddenly on Sept. 18, 2007 at Kennedy Hospital in Stratford, NJ. He was a Chef at the Stratford Diner.
Born and raised in Greece, he came to Gloucester County in 1971. He lived in the Wenonah section of Deptford Twp. for 24yrs. He previously had worked at Peters Diner in Williamstown, and the Malaga Diner.
He is survived by his wife Sharon, four sons, Christopher of National Park, Stavros Jr., of Wenonah, Nicholas of Deptford, and Adam of Wenonah. Also four grandsons, Christopher Jr., Alexander, Stavros III, and Jason. His mother Agape Iliadis of Upper Darby, two brothers, Takis of Greece and Sofronios of Upper Darby, and his sister Evangalia of Upper Darby, two nieces and two nephews. He was predeceased by his father Haralambos Iliadis.
There will be a viewing on Mon. Sept. 24, from 5:00 to 6:30PM at DAVIS AND WAGNER FUNERAL AND CREAMATION SERVICES, 171 Delaware St., Woodbury, NJ 08096. Services will start at 6:30PM. Interment priv.

PRATT, JOHN H.

On September 18, 2007 of Barrington, formerly of Bellmawr. Age 35. Beloved son of Jacqueline and Edward Pratt. Loving father of Alexis and Melinda. Dear brother of Michael, Sammy, Denise, Kelly, Eddie and Ryan. Also survived by his favorite cousin Beth and many other aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
John enjoyed race car driving at Bridgeport Speedway and he was known as the Best Truck Driver.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the viewing Saturday morning from 9 to 12 noon at GARDNER FUNERAL HOME, RUNNEMEDE. Funeral Liturgy Saturday 12 noon at the funeral home. Interment New St. Mary\’s Cemetery, Bellmawr.
Expressions of sympathy may be e-mailed to Condolences@Gardner FuneralHome.com

MIDDLETON, RICHARD A. \’DICK\’
Age 81 years, of Franklinville, died September 18 surrounded by his family. Born in Brooklawn, NJ he was a long time resident of Westville, NJ and had lived in Franklinville for 30 years.
He was a graduate of Woodbury High School in 1947 and served in the U.S. Navy as an Electrician Mate 1st Class during WWII. He was employed by PSE&G as a Chief Lineman for 43 years, retiring in 1991.
Dick was very active in the Masonic Lodge, joining the Florence Lodge #87 F & AM in 1968 and served as the Past Master of the Pitman Lodge #197 in 1997. He was currently serving as Secretary, starting his term in 1998. He was an advisor for DeMolay, Franklin W. Homer Chapter in Woodbury. For 20years, he served as the Glouc. Co. Director for Safety Services of the American Red Cross. Dick was also involved in the Boy Scouts of America, attaining the rank of Eagle Scout, then serving as Scout Master for Troop 50 in Runnemede and was a Scout Commissioner for Camden County.
Survived by his wife of 57 years, Mary E. (nee Sayers) daughter Cynthia L. Sweeney of Glassboro, and son Gary J. (Kelly) of Florida, grandchildren Michaela J. Middleton of Florida, Daniel A. and John R. Sweeney of Pittsgrove Twp., and sister Elizabeth J. Snoke of Woodbury.
Friends are invited to call on Monday evening from 6:30-9PM at the KELLY FUNERAL HOME, 125 Pitman Ave., Pitman, NJ. Masonic Service at 8PM. Funeral service will be at the Apostle Lutheran Church, 4401 Rte 42, Turnersville, NJ 08012, at 10am on Tuesday, where friends may call after 9AM. Interment Lakeview Mem. Park, Cinnaminson, NJ. Those desiring may make a contribution to Pitman Lodge #197, 512 Albert Ave., Pitman, NJ 08071 or the Apostle Lutheran church. Memorials may be shared www.kelley
fhpitman.com