Keene ends TCNJ\’s perfect season
3/15/2008 11:36:39 PM

Chandler, AZ – Ranked 30th in the Division III pre-season poll, the Keene State College Owls posted a pair of wins over No. 8 ranked The College of New Jersey. Keene State took the first game 8-7 and then needed extra innings to collect the sweep as they posted a 12-11 win in 11 innings. TCNJ drops to 8-2, while the Owls improve to 2-0 in their first day of the season. The two wins by Keene State snaps the Lions\’ eight-game win streak as well as the team\’s 19-game regular-season that had dated back to April 14, 2007.

GAME #1
Keene State 8-7 TCNJ

TCNJ jumped out to a 2-0 lead, but the Owls got a three run homerun from senior Greg Ford (Nashua, NH) to put them up 3-2. Keene continued t tack on runs with a pair in the bottom of the fifth and single runs in the bottom of the seventh and the eighth.

TCNJ would not go away and added three runs in the top of the seventh on a three RBI shot by senior catcher Rich Gawlak (Plainsboro, NJ/West Windsor-Plainsboro South) to pull TCNJ with in one run. Keene increased the lead to two runs in the bottom half of the inning on an RBI double down the left field line by senior Jeff Perkins (Dunbarton, NH) to score Jesse Cahill who reached on an error at first base.

In the top of the eighth inning the Lions added a pair of runs as Gawlak came up big once again to drive in two more runs with a single to right field but stranded two runners before they could overtake Keene. Gawlak finished with five RBI\’s, but it was not enough for the Lions.

Keene would break the 7-7 tie as they knocked in a run on an RBI sacrifice fly by Anthony Cipolla (Glastonbury, CT) to drive in James Chevalier (Amherst, NH) who reached with a single to left center.

TCNJ\’s junior pitcher Dan Ramos-Dominko (Hampton, NJ//North Hunterdon) worked seven innings and gave up six earned runs off eight hits with six strikeouts. Freshman reliever Joe Marchitelli (Jackson, NJ/Jackson Memorial) took the loss in relief to fall to 0-1, after allowing one earned run off one hit with a walk.

Keene State\’s Chevalier, the team\’s second baseman would come in the game in relief to collect the win as he worked 1.2 innings with a pair of runs off two hits with Keene State\’s starting right fielder, Ford collecting the first of his two saves on the day after an inning of relief with a strikeout.
GAME #2 Keene State 12-11 TCNJ (11 innings)

In the night cap, there were a combined 23 runs scored off 35 hits. TCNJ\’s early 6-1 lead went by the way as the Owls capitalized on a huge sixth inning after tacking on eight runs. Down 11-6, TCNJ fought back to tie the score after adding two runs in the bottom of the seventh and three runs in the eighth.

In the Lions\’ seventh inning, senior outfielder Dave Mebs (Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson) drove in a run with a single to left field before junior second baseman Adam Tussey (Brooklawn, NJ/Gloucester) drove in sophomore Ryan Anzelone (Vernon, NJ/Vernon Township), who had reached on a double to left center.

Junior third baseman Vince Mazzaccaro (Gloucester, NJ/Gloucester Catholic) started the inning in the bottom of the eighth with a solo homerun to left center field. Gawlak was hit by a pitch to reach before Anzelone came to the plate to tie the score with his first career homerun.

TCNJ and Keene State would play 11 innings before the Owls triumphed as Chevalier would triple to right center to drive in Perkins who reached on a one out single to center field.

TCNJ was unable to tie the action and dropped the game as darkness was falling on the complex.

For the Lions, Tussey and Mazzaccaro each drove in three runs. Mazzaccaro was 4-4 with three RBI\’s, while Anzelone drove in a pair for the Lions. In the top of the fifth inning with bases loaded, junior short stop Jeff Toth (Parlin, NJ/Sayreville) came up with a triple play as he managed to collect a putout on a line out to short, tagged the runner out at second and threw the ball to first to end the innings.

TCNJ\’s junior pitcher Eric Gertie (Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson) took the loss in relief after allowing one earned run off four hits with three strikeouts in three innings of work. TCNJ used five pitchers in the game as senior Mike Oliver (Crosswicks, NJ/Hamilton West) made the start and gave up no earned runs off seven hits with seven strikeouts as the starter through five innings of work. Junior Pat Johnson (Hamilton, NJ/Steinert) worked 2.1 strong innings of relief with five strikeouts and a pair of earned runs off six hits.

TCNJ returns to action on Sunday facing UMass-Boston in the final contest of their training trip at 10:30 a.m. (PST).

Ada, Ohio… The College of New Jersey’s Stephanie Herrick (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Valley) finished seventh in a pair of events at the 2008 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday assuring her of All-American honors.

The Lion junior claimed seventh in the one-mile run as she posted a time of 5:05.20 and then finished in that same spot in the 800 meters with a time of 2:17.46. By placing in the top eight of each event, Herrick is line to earn a pair of All-American citations when they are officially announced on Sunday. It will mark the second straight year she has accomplished that feat in the 800 meters. She is also a two-time All-American in that event during the outdoor season.

Junior Martine McGrath (West Long Branch, NJ/Shore Regional) competed in the 5,000 meters and placed 12th with a time of 18:22.73.

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COULSON Donna Lynn -On March 14, 2008. Age 45. Went home to heaven to be with the Lord. Of Magnolia. Formerly of Stratford and Somerdale. Beloved daughter of Diana Roberta Coulson of Lindenwold and the late Billy Arthur Coulson. Loving companion of Ted Blackson. Loving mother of Theodore Blackson, Jr., Audrey Lynn Coulson, Brandon Coulson and Ryan Coulson all of Magnolia.

Beloved grandmother of Dominick Coulson. Dear Sister of Diana Donlen, Richie Coulson, Charles Coulson, Brian Coulson, Joey Henderson and Stacy Bogert. Beloved godmother of Matthew Marcussen. Survived by many nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to her visitation Monday evening from 7 to 9 pm at the McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, (at Brown St.) Gloucester City, NJ. Service will begin 8 pm in the funeral home officiated by Pastor Patrick Gaffney of The Lord\’s Home in Somerdale.

Cremation is private at the request of the family. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to her children\’s college trust fund c/o Christine A. Marcussen: P.O. Box 358, Gloucester City, NJ 08030. Expressions of sympathy may be emailed to the family through our funeral home website www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of Donna Lynn Coulson. Funeral Arrangements and Inquiries may be made through: McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City, NJ. Phone: 856-456-1142

By Patti Bielling Special to American Forces Press Service MIAMI, March 12, 2008 – Two military officers were recognized in front of their peers March 4 for assisting civil authorities during recovery operations following the I-35 West Minneapolis bridge collapse in August. Army Col. Michael Chesney and Navy Capt. Bradley Gawboy each received the Joint Service Commendation Medal and the Minnesota Commendation Ribbon with Pendant during the 2008 Joint National Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer Workshop in Miami. Chesney is assigned to U.S. Army North as the Region 5 defense coordinating officer, and Gawboy is the Navy\’s emergency preparedness liaison officer in Minnesota. They were members of the federal team supporting local responders in recovering victims of the August bridge collapse that killed 13 people. The medals were presented following a panel discussion of the recovery mission. Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek, who led the response, was a member of the panel. Stanek said that when Chesney arrived at the site of the bridge collapse, he \”didn\’t know him from Adam and didn\’t know anything about the military.\” However, when Chesney and his team began work, Stanek said he had no doubt they\’d be successful in their singular mission of recovering victims\’ remains. Stanek said he was continually impressed with how well the joint military team worked together throughout the operation. \”I was amazed to see a Navy officer taking orders from an Army officer,\” he said. \”Local law enforcement doesn\’t work that well. We strive to be like that. We\’d love to have that type of organizational control and structure of a joint command.\” Chesney said the knowledge and professionalism that the state and regional emergency preparedness liaison officers brought to the team were invaluable. He said he relied on Gawboy\’s advice and expertise to integrate more than 20 members of Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 from Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va., into the recovery operations. \”The divers were the true heroes of this event; we just helped bring them in,\” Gawboy said. \”We had such a critical and reverent mission, and everyone focused on that and responded in the most professional manner.\” Gawboy said that, until this event, he and the other Minnesota emergency preparedness liaison officers thought the only civil support experience they would get would be assisting with hurricane response in another state. \”We were very surprised to find ourselves working a civil support mission in Minneapolis,\” he said. \”But it\’s because we had trained here and elsewhere that we were prepared to do the mission.\” Gawboy found being a member of the community helped him fit in quickly. He said he had attended high school with some of the local responders and was acquainted with Stanek through community and professional organizations in their town of Maple Grove, Minn. Overall, Gawboy said, the event demonstrated the benefit of collaboration among local, state and federal responders and credited Stanek\’s leadership for the mission\’s success. Chesney added that the successful mission reinforced the importance of a joint military team that includes emergency preparedness liaison officers from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. They are in a unique position, he said. Not only are they experts on integrating their service capabilities, they bring an understanding of the states and communities they serve. Stanek agreed and said he emphasized to conference attendees the importance of building personal relationships before an emergency. \”Before working with them, I had never heard of an EPLO or DCO,\” Stanek said. \”It\’s important that they go out and introduce themselves to the fire chiefs and police chiefs in their communities and continue working on building or strengthening those relationships before an emergency occurs.\” (Patti Bielling works for U.S. Army North Public Affairs.)

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Clermont, FL… A pair of strong pitching performances helped the The College of New Jersey softball wrap up its spring trip with a doubleheader sweep of Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham on Saturday. The Lions won the first game by the score of 2-1 and then finished off the sweep with a 9-1 triumph.

The Lions, which finished the trip with a mark of 7-5, will be right back on the field on March 18 as they head to Moravian College for a doubleheader against the Greyhounds.

Game 1: TCNJ 2, FDU-Florham 1
Pitcher Ashley Minervini (Cliffside Park, NJ/Cliffside Park) turned in another solid performance on the mound as she tossed a one-hitter for her fourth victory of the season. The sophomore allowed only one run in the third inning and finished with seven strikeouts.

The Devils got that run in the third, but the Lions came right back in the bottom half of the inning to knot the score. Sophomore Ellen Seavers (Ridgewood, NJ/Ridgewood) singled and came around to score one batter later as freshman Colleen Cawley (Riverton, NJ/Holy Cross) belted a triple.

TCNJ plated the winning run in the last of the sixth as senior Christina Lizzi (Wyckoff, NJ/Ramapo) tripled and scored on a sacrifice bunt by sophomore Rachel Greeby (Yardley, PA/Pennsbury).

Game 2: TCNJ 9, FDU-Florham 1
Freshman Jamie Moir (Mount Laurel, NJ/Lenape) picked up where Minervini left off throwing a complete game for her second victory of the trip. She yielded one run on a pair of hits and struck out 11.

TCNJ’s offense struck for three runs in the top of the first Cawley doubled and later scored on an illegal pitch. After Lizzi reached base on a error, she scored on a triple by Greeby, who in turn scored on a double by junior Taylor Cianciotti (Scotch Plains, NJ/Scotch Plains-Fanwood) making it a 3-0 game.

The Devils scored their run in the bottom of the inning, but the Lions scored three more runs in the fourth as Lizzi, Greeby and Cianciotti each brought home runs with singles.

TCNJ rounded out the scoring in the seventh as junior Kelly Armstrong (Jackson, NJ/Jackson Memorial), junior Camille Heller (Maple Shade, NJ/Maple Shade) and Seavers each crossed the plate.

The Lions pounded out 13 hits in the win with Greeby leading the way with three, while Seavers, Cawley and Cianciotti each had a pair.

Seavers collected hits in both games extending her hitting streak to nine straight.

Paddy was in New York. 

He was patiently waiting and watching the traffic cop at a busy intersection. The cop stopped the flow of all traffic and shouted, \”Okay, pedestrians.\” When everyone had safely crossed the street, he would then allow traffic to resume once again. 

The officer had done this several times and Paddy still stood on the sidewalk. 

After the cop had shouted, \”Pedestrians!\” for the tenth time, Paddy went over to him and said, \”Is it not about time ye let the Catholics across?\”

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Patricia A. Orsini, a former resident of Bellmawr and a graduate of Gloucester Catholic High School Class of 1974 was recently appointed to the position of Director of the Wounded Warrior Program by the United States House of Representatives.

When asked about her new job Patricia said, \”It is exciting and I attribute these successes to my foundation at Gloucester Catholic High School and all the great teachers and classmates who were part of my life.\”
Below is the story about Patricia\’s appointment that was published on the House of Representatives website. 

Retired Master Gunnery Sergeant Patricia Orsini (PHOTO) has spent most of her career supporting her fellow Marines, soldiers, sailors and airmen, by helping them return to civilian life and find jobs when they are injured and disabled.

As the director of the Wounded Warrior Program at the House of Representatives, Orsini will continue to answer the call to service, helping to establish and supervise the House\’s new program aimed at finding wounded veterans jobs working in the House.

Chief Administrative Officer Daniel P. Beard said Orsini was chosen to head the $5 million program in part because of her experience in developing similar, successful programs in support of veterans.

\”Patricia\’s extensive experience will be invaluable because she not only understands the needs of wounded warriors, but she also understands what it means to be a veteran,\” Beard said.

Orsini\’s goal is to develop a program that will employ as many as 50 veterans to work with Members of Congress, Committees, Leadership offices and in support services.

She has served more than 24 years in the U.S. Marine Corps in a variety of positions, including assisting active duty and reserve Marines with medical benefits. After retiring from active duty in 2002, she worked for the American Legion as deputy director for health care services and for the Veterans Administration as a service representative.

In 2004, Patricia was re-called to active duty in support Operation Iraqi Freedom at Quantico with the Marine for Life Injured Support Program. The goal of the program was to create and manage a \”medical hold\” process to assist injured reservists. Last year, she helped establish the Wounded Warrior Regiment within the Marine Corps.

Throughout her career, Orsini has played a unique and emotional role, she said, in taking care of the nation\’s veterans. She has escorted the bodies of fallen Marines in airplanes bound for home and played the bugle at many of her comrades\’ funerals. \”Those are the times when I\’ve had the most empathy for the dedication our veterans have to our country,\” she said.

Orsini said she is looking forward to the challenge that establishing the program will bring.

\”I\’m excited to put together this wonderful program, which will find jobs for wounded warriors at a time when they most need the support of the nation they fought for — when they return from war,\” Orsini said.

The House Wounded Warrior program was established at the direction of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Committee on House Administration Chairman Rep. Robert Brady. They directed Beard to develop the program in a letter dated November 7, 2007: \”From our visits with our wounded military over the past several years, we are well aware that these service men and women possess a wide range of valuable skills and experiences, as well as enthusiasm for hard work, which would be enormously valuable to any employer,\” the lawmakers wrote.

Pelosi, Hoyer and Brady are currently formulating the final elements of the program, which will be announced shortly.

SOURCE http://cao.house.gov/wwp-orsini.shtml

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