Mr. Joseph \”Frank\” Corson, of Deptford passed away on March 18 at the age of 77. A resident of Mt. Ephraim for 47 years he was very active in the community during that time.

Frank was the originator of the Mt. Ephraim Girls Softball Association and served as president of that group for 14 years. He served as president of MEPRI for over 10 years and was Captain of the Mt. Ephraim Ambulance Squad for over 20 years.

After 30 years with Abbotts Dairies, Frank started a second career as an EMT with Camden County Board of Social Services.

\”He and I were good friends\” , said Camden City EMT Steve Skipton. \”Frank was the type of guy that would give you the shirt off his back and still ask what else do you need.\”

Beloved husband of Mary M. (nee Ventura). Devoted father of Debra Day (Larry), Patricia Hollen (Jim), Barbara Fedorak (Wayne), Denise Creato (Jeff) and Kirk Corson (Anna). Loving grandfather of Drew, Ryan, Greg, Jim (Jess), Doug, Kelly, Jeffrey, Jessica, Sara and Emily.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the viewing from 6 to 9pm Friday eve and 9 to 10am Saturday morning at Gardner Funeral Home, Runnemede. Funeral Service 10 is Saturday at the funeral home.

Interment Bethel Memorial Park, Pennsauken. Expressions of sympathy may be e-mailed to Condolences@Gardner FuneralHome.com.

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Ewing, NJ… The College of New Jersey women’s basketball head coach Dawn Henderson has been selected as the 2008 Atlantic Region Coach of the Year by D3hoops.com.

Henderson was also named the 2008 Russell Athletic/WBCA Region 3 Coach of the Year after guiding the Lions to a 22-7 season. TCNJ won the New Jersey Athletic Conference South Division with an 11-2 conference mark and advanced to the conference championship game. The team then earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Division III Championship and moved into the second round of the tournament.

The veteran coach was previously recognized as the 2008 NJAC Coach of the Year and boasts a career record of 334-164.

By Gerry J. Gilmore American Forces Press Service FORT RILEY, Kan., March 18, 2008 – In simulated villages on the honey-hued Midwest prairie here, U.S. troops are learning to serve as military advisors to Iraqi and Afghan forces. Afghan National Army Sgt. Maj. Mostafa Rahmani stands guard at the doorway of a dwelling being searched by U.S. and Afghan soldiers during advisor training at Fort Riley, Kan., March 17. Defense Dept. photo by Gerry J. Gilmore (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Since 2006, soldiers of the U.S. Army 1st Infantry Division\’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, based here, have trained 5,767 soldiers, 840 sailors and 1,172 airmen to take up duty with transition training teams in Afghanistan and Iraq, said Army Col. Jeffrey Ingram, the combat team\’s commander. In addition to the U.S. trainers, about 30 Afghan National Army soldiers and Afghan contract employees are at Fort Riley assisting in the training. The Afghan troops have been a regular part of advisor-training cycles, Ingram said. There are no Iraqi troops, yet, among the training cadre. Bringing Afghan soldiers to Fort Riley to teach U.S. advisors makes sense, Ingram noted. \”There\’s no better way\” to learn about the culture of a country, than to meet with and talk to someone from that country, Ingram pointed out. Each transition training team is composed of between 10 to 15 U.S. servicemembers who are embedded with Iraqi or Afghan security forces, Ingram explained. The U.S. advisors use their mentoring and coaching skills to improve the performance and capabilities of their Afghan and Iraqi counterparts. The advisor training program is paying big dividends, said Ingram, who has managed the program for the past 18 months. \”I know it is saving lives,\” Ingram emphasized. The training program teaches a variety of skills and techniques, ranging from how to interact with Afghan and Iraqi tribal, military and municipal officials to detecting and avoiding the deadly improvised explosive devices employed by both Taliban and al Qaeda insurgents. \”It\’s better for them to have experience in the field prior to their deployment to Afghanistan,\” said Afghan contract employee Omaid Azarakhsh, who works as an interpreter and Afghan language and cultural teacher for the U.S. advisor students. Afghan Army Sgt. Safiullah Salek said he enjoys working with his U.S. counterparts at Fort Riley. And, with the continued help of the United States and its NATO allies, Salek predicted that Afghanistan \”will be a stable country\” in the not-too-distant future. \”We\’re sharing Afghan culture and customs, so that before they go to Afghanistan they get the proper training so that they can do effective work,\” Salek explained through an interpreter. Afghan soldiers play themselves and Afghan contract employees and U.S. soldiers take the roles of insurgents or villagers. Scenarios play out in simulated Afghan or Iraqi villages constructed of plywood or metal shipping containers scattered across Fort Riley\’s 100,000 acres. One key training point is the operation of checkpoints. \”The checkpoints are used widely throughout Afghanistan,\” said Army Capt. Gary McDonald, a member of the 1st Brigade\’s transition-team training cadre, who in January returned stateside after a tour-of-duty in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Afghan National Police usually run the checkpoints, he noted, but the Afghans have no standard operating procedure. As a result, the police checkpoints are \”different all across Afghanistan,\” McDonald said. \”That is one thing we\’re trying to effect; to standardize the checkpoints to make them more efficient.\” An important component of advisor training \”is to interact with the Afghans,\” McDonald pointed out. \”That\’s a big thing that they\’ve improved here.\” Sgt. 1st Class Micah S. Lyness, a National Guardsman from Buffalo, N.Y., stood watch in a faux Afghan village during yesterday\’s cordon-and-search training exercise. \”My role now is pulling security. I was on a gun truck out on the entrance way, then, they called us forward, because they felt they needed more security inside\” the village, Lyness explained. \”I think we\’re getting good training here. The cultural training and the language training is going to help us when we get over to Afghanistan to help the ANA secure their country,\” he added. Getting Iraqi and Afghan security forces onto their feet is mission one, said Army Lt. Col. David T. Seigel, part of the combat team\’s training cadre. \”Training advisors is about getting their armies ready to go, so that they can confidently protect their people and their governments,\” Seigel pointed out. \”The transition team training mission that is conducted here produces professional, well-trained teams of advisors,\” Army Maj. Gen. Robert E. Durbin, 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley commanding general, said yesterday at a redeployment ceremony for 37 advisors returning from duty in Afghanistan and Iraq. \”I\’m very proud of the quality of training that is conducted here,\” Durbin said.

An Afghan National Army soldier searches a \”suspect\” during U.S. advisor team training on Fort Riley, Kan., March 17. Defense Dept. photo by Gerry J. Gilmore Download screen-resolution Download high-resolution Afghan contractor Omaid Azarakhsh stands underneath Afghanistan\’s national flag during a U.S. advisor training exercise at Fort Riley, Kan., March 17. Defense Dept. photo by Gerry J. Gilmore Download screen-resolution Download high-resolution Afghan National Army Sgt. Safiullah Salek poses for a photo during a break in training on Fort Riley, Kan., March 17. Defense Dept. photo by Gerry J. Gilmore Download screen-resolution Download high-resolution

EVERHART
Frances Rose

On March 19, 2008. Age 58. (nee Law) Of Brooklawn. Beloved daughter of the late Francis Law and Theresa (nee Buch) Law. Loving wife of Joseph H. Everhart. Loving mother of Kevin Everhart of Brooklawn and Jeffrey (Candy) Everhart of Glassboro. Dear sister of Jeanne Marie Law, Stephen Law, Timothy (Dawn) Law, and the late Daniel Law, and aunt of Isabella Law. Frances was a faithful and devoted parishioner of Saint Maurice R.C. Church in Brooklawn. She was a longtime member of the Brooklawn Board of Health. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend her viewing on Monday morning from 8 to 9:15 am at the McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth St. (at Brown St.), Gloucester City, NJ 08030. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 am at Saint Maurice R.C. Church : 401 Community Rd. , Brooklawn. Interment New Saint Mary’s Cemetery, Bellmawr. The family requests memorial donations in Frances ’ memory to the American Diabetes Association: P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria , VA 22312. Please write Frances Rose Everhart in the memo of the check. Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the family through the funeral home website www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of Frances Rose Everhart.

Media Release March 18

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Rutgers baseball team dropped a 10-1 contest at Florida Atlantic Tuesday evening at FAU Stadium. A hot-hitting Owls squad collected 15 hits and three runs each in the fifth and sixth innings to break open a 2-0 ballgame en route to the victory.

Rutgers ends its spring break trip south with a 5-9 record on the season. Florida Atlantic improved to 12-6 on the year.

The Owls scored a single run in the first and in the third before exploding for three runs in the fifth on a pair of home runs from Mike McKenna and Travis Ozga.

A leadoff single from Jaren Matthews (Teaneck, N.J.), followed by a line-drive double just inside the left-field line from Dan Betteridge (Sewell, N.J.) put runners on second and third and gave RU life with one out in the fifth. However, FAU starter Adam Morrison got Donny Callahan (Sparta, N.J.) down on strikes and handed the ball over to reliever Glen Troyanoowski who struck out Matt Meyerkopf (Florham Park, N.J.) to end the threat.

FAU built its lead to 8-0 with three more runs in the sixth. The first two came across when McKenna found a hole in the left side with a two-run single with the bases loaded off of newly-inserted Matt Patterson (Passaic, N.J.).

The Scarlet Knights threatened again in the seventh and this time came through. Senior Jon Gossard (Harrington Park, N.J.) led off the inning with a sharp line drive to the gap in right-center field for a single off new FAU pitcher Lou Morey. Rutgers then loaded the bases three batters later with one out after Jayson Hernandez (Belmar, N.J.)was hit by a pitch and Betteridge walked. Callahan drove in the Scarlet Knights’ lone run of the game with a deep fly out to right field to plate Gossard.

A two-run seventh for the Owls brought it to 10-1 where it stood the rest of the way.

Junior Jon McCue (Hillside, N.J.) suffered his first career loss in his 19th career appearance. He worked 5.1 innings, surrendering seven runs on 11 hits with four strikeouts. Junior Jason Downey (Ballston Lake, N.J.) rebounded from a leadoff double to strike out the next three batters in a one-inning appearance in the eighth.

Troyanowski improved to 2-0 with the win in 1.1 hitless innings in relief of Morrison, who worked 4.2 scoreless frames with three strikeouts.

Meyerkopf, a red-shirt freshman who saw his first collegiate plate appearances on Sunday with a 2-for-2 effort against Iowa, made his first career start in left field on Tuesday. True freshmanD.J. Anderson (Randolph, N.J.)made his first career start in the field (started two games as the team’s designated hitter), replacingTom Edwards (West Caldwell, N.J.), who was injured during pregame drills, at third base. Making his second career start was red-shirt freshmanJoey Ianiero (Bloomsburg, Pa.), who started at second base against the Owls.

Rutgers returns north where it will begin defense of its 2007 BIG EAST title when it hosts fellow league champion St. John’s in a three-game series at Bainton Field in Piscataway Thursday through Saturday. The Scarlet Knights and Red Storm will open the series with a 1 p.m. game on Thursday, and play a 3 p.m. game on Friday and a 1 p.m. game on Saturday.

Media release March 17

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The Rutgers women\’s basketball team, which received the No. 2 seed in the Greensboro Regional, will look for another magical run in the NCAA Tournament as the Scarlet Knights will open play against 15th-seed Robert Morris on Saturday, March 22 in Des Moines, Iowa. Tip-off is scheduled for approximately 2:30 p.m. EST at the Iowa Events Center and will be televised nationally on ESPN2.

Tickets for the 1^st and 2^nd Rounds are $16 per session and can be purchased by calling the Rutgers Athletics Ticket Office at 732-445-2766 or 866-445-GORU.

Rutgers, appearing in its 19^th NCAA Tournament and 10^th under head coach C. Vivian Stringer, is 11-4 all-time in first round NCAA Tournament games. RU has won three straight in opening round play and has not lost in the first round since falling to Chattanooga on March 20, 2004. Additionally, the Scarlet Knights are 5-0 in first round action on a neutral court.

The Scarlet Knights (24-6), who are ranked No. 7 in both of the latest polls, enter the tournament on their first two game losing streak of the year. RU is led by All-BIG EAST first team selections Epiphanny Prince (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Matee Ajavon (Newark, N.J.). Prince leads the team in scoring with 13.7 points per game and is third in the BIG EAST with 2.5 steals a game. Ajavon, who is second in the league with 4.9 assists per game, ranks second on the squad in both scoring and steals.

Robert Morris (23-9), which has won 17 consecutive games, captured the Northeast Conference regular season and tournament titles for the second consecutive season to earn its berth in the tournament. The Colonials have won 20 or more games in each of the last four seasons, but fell to North Carolina State, 84-52, as the No. 13 seed in the first round of last season\’s NCAA Tournament.

Junior guard Sade Logan leads the Colonials and is second nationally in scoring at 25.2 points per game. Logan, the Northeast Conference Player of the Year, leads the nation in three-pointers with 124 on the year. Robert Morris has played two teams that made this year\’s NCAA Tournament, losing 73-58 at No. 5 seed Nebraska and falling 82-74 at No. 13 seed Miami of Ohio.

This will be the first-ever meeting between Robert Morris and Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights have earned a bid into the NCAA Tournament in each of the last six seasons.

If Rutgers should advance, they would face the winner of the No. 7 Iowa State (20-12) and No. 10 Georgia Tech (22-9) game on Monday, March 24. Ironically, the Scarlet Knights have either played on a lower seed opponent\’s home court or in their home state in five of the last six NCAA Tournaments. BRACKET

 

Ewing, NJ – The College of New Jersey’s baseball team had their 2008 home opener washed out for Wednesday, March 19. The No. 6 ranked Lions were scheduled to host the Dolphins of the College of Staten Island, but due to today’s wet weather, the contest has been postponed and no new date has been set for the contest.

TCNJ is scheduled to travel to Ursinus College on Thursday, March 20 for a 3:30 p.m. contest with the Bears and return to George Ackerman Park for a home contest with Haverford College on Friday, March 21 at 3:30 p.m.