Category: Lenni Lenape

Carl LaVO  |  Special to the Bucks County Courier Times

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Video: South Jersey Indian Representative speaks about Burlington Island

South Jersey Indian Representative Harvey Blue Wolf speaks about Burlington Island on Monday, July 13, 2020.

Adam Monacelli, Cherry Hill Courier-Post

My daughter from a young age always wondered about the island on the far side of the Delaware River during family visits to Bristol. She’s like me: curious and up for adventure in the outdoors.

The wooded isle looked miles long, heavily forested and uninhabited from our vantage point in the borough’s waterfront park. Known as “Matinicunk” (Isle of Pines) in the Lenni Lenape Indian language, it’s all these things and isolated by two forks of the river between Bristol and Burlington City, New Jersey.

The mystery of what today is called Burlington Island lingered until Genevieve graduated college. On a visit home, she challenged me. “Let’s paddle over to the island, Dad!” Sure! So off we went, in her blue canoe. 

We crossed from Bristol, paddling against the outgoing tide while steering clear of pleasure craft zipping by in the 40-foot-deep shipping channel. We landed on a pristine beach mid-island, then portaged the canoe up a high embankment draped in underbrush and more than a few spider webs. To our surprise,…

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No. 6 Lenape 59, Linden 44

Paterson Charter vs. Paterson Kennedy, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 18

BCSL

Doane Academy 66, Eastern 57 – Box Score

Pemberton 68, Williamstown 46 – Box Score

New Egypt 56, Salem Tech 28 – Box Score

Camden Catholic 60, Moorestown 48 – Box Score

Kingsway 74, Pennsauken 68 – Box Score

BIG NORTH

Paterson Eastside 45, Neptune 24 – Box Score

Paramus 68, Fair Lawn 62 – Box Score

CAPE-ATLANTIC

Vineland 74, Cape May Tech 56 – Box Score

St. Joseph (Hamm.) 0, Atlantic City 0 – Box Score

COLONIAL

Collingswood 52, Wildwood 41 – Box Score

Haddonfield 52, Timber Creek 30 – Box Score

CVC

West Windsor-Plainsboro North 43, Princeton Day 38 – Box Score

Voorhees 46, Hopewell Valley 38 – Box Score

Notre Dame 42, Council Rock North (PA) 40 – Box Score

Nottingham 59, North Hunterdon 46 – Box Score

Holy Trinity (NY) 48, Trenton 45 – Box Score

GMC

J.P. Stevens 61, Timothy Christian 45 – Box Score

HCIAL

Memorial 59, Nutley 31 – Box Score

Weehawken 48, McNair 45 – Box Score

NJAC

Wallkill Valley 54, Lenape Valley 49 – Box Score

Boonton 58, Kinnelon 44 – Box Score

Sussex Tech 33, Belvidere 31 – Box Score

NJIC

Abundant Life 61, Bogota 51 – Box Score

Weehawken 48, McNair 45 – Box Score

OLYMPIC

Paul VI 73, Overbrook 51 – Box Score

Doane Academy 66, Eastern 57 – Box Score

Camden Catholic 60, Moorestown 48 – Box Score

Lenape 59, Linden 44 – Box Score

SEC

Memorial 59, Nutley 31 – Box Score

SHORE

Paterson Eastside 45, Neptune 24 – Box Score

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BOYS BOWLING

St. Augustine Prep 2, Cherokee 2: Eric Jones led the way with a 552 series (252 high game) as Cherokee (0-2-2, 0-2-1) tied visiting St. Augustine Prep (0-3-1, 0-2) in an Olympic Conference interdivision match Dec. 7.

Olympic Interdivision

Dec. 7, Laurel Lanes

St. Augustine Prep 2, Cherokee 2

St. Aug. (0-3-1) 837-802-800 – 2439

Cherokee (0-2-2) 739-810-841 – 2390

St. Augustine Prep: Robert Foster 157-129-189-(475), Nate Sauder 142-156-139-(437), Jake Littleton 151-172-170-(493), Peyton Smith 213-141-151-(505), Mike Shtutman 174-204-151-(529).

Cherokee: Sam Vitale 124-113-147-(384), Francesco Musto 89-120-159-(368), Brian Cordi 172-167-211-(550), Eric Jones 152-252-148-(552), Ethan Krijt 202-158-176-(536).

Pennsauken Tech 3, Lenape 1: Senior Kenneth Sherman rolled a 447 series (166 high game) for Lenape (0-5, 0-3) in a loss to visiting Pennsauken Tech (2-3, 1-2) in an Olympic Conference interdivision match Dec. 7.

Olympic Interdivision

Dec. 7, Laurel Lanes

Pennsauken Tech 3, Lenape 1

P. Tech (2-3) 628-694-639 – 1961

Lenape (0-5) 609-629-668 – 1906

Pennsauken Tech: Alex Vegaza 117-181-154-(452), Dominic Greico 83-137-128-(348), Nathan Domiano 191-141-166-(498), Nathan Rodgers 136-94-87-(317), Jovani Johnson-Russell 101-141-104-(346).

Lenape: Lukas Christ 119-123-104-(346), Tyler Gravener 144-120-162-(426), Roman Scott 79-120-122-(321), Kenneth Sherman 153-128-166-(447), Julisse O’Neil 114-138-114-(366).

Seneca 3, Shawnee 1: Sophomore Jack Pearson rolled a fine 712 series (269, 265 games) as Seneca (4-0, 3-0) defeated Shawnee (3-1-1, 2-0-1) in an Olympic Conference interdivision match Dec. 7.

Senior Carson Quigley (633, 235) was the top scorer for the Renegades.

Olympic Interdivision

Dec. 7, Medford Lanes

Seneca 3, Shawnee 1

Seneca (4-0) 895-1121-1014 – 3030

Shawnee (3-1-1) 979-940-872 – 2791

Seneca: Logan Sharrott 149-198-167-(514), Jack Pearson 189-269-265-(712), Tyler Curtis 223-176-192-(591), Niko Beneventano 178-211-198-(587), Trevor Adamiak 167-267-192-(626).

Shawnee: Carson Quigley 235-209-189-(633), Dylan Gates 150-169-202-(521), Zach Bucci 165-181-145-(491), Cameron Penz 246-168-183-(597), Gavin Reynolds 183-213-153-(549).

Cherokee 3, Lenape 1: Ethan Krijt (523 series, 184 high game) and Eric Jones (501, 188)…

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Hackettstown’s Zack Prymak nets winning penalty kick in North 2, Group 2 final

Hackettstown senior Zack Prymak scored the game-winning penalty kick in the North 2, Group 2 final against Bernards on Nov. 11, 2021, at Bernards High School.

Andrew Tredinnick, New Jersey Herald

FIRST TEAM

Collin Amabile

Pope John senior midfielder

Did a little bit of everything for the Lions as they made a four-win improvement and remained competitive in the NJAC National. Closed his career with seven goals and eight assists.

Jude Ashley

Lenape Valley senior midfielder

Helped the Patriots become the highest scoring team in the NJAC Colonial Division with an even nine goals and 10 assists in his final season.

Dylan Barry

Sparta junior midfielder

A major factor in helping the Spartans go from winless to seven victories in a season’s time. Led Sparta with 10 goals and three assists with one more season to still make his mark.

Anthony Crisafulli

Pope John senior midfielder

Helped command the heart of the field for the Lions. In his final season, he found the net six times and dished out five assists.

Bryan Gaviria

Jefferson senior forward

Continued the trend as Falcons’ top goal scorer in his final campaign. Connected for 17 goals and added five assists. Scored in 11 of Jefferson’s 18 games with a pair of hat tricks.

Robert Giordano

Newton…

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Bucks hosted Gloria Lopez, Esq., former Fulbright Chair in Human Rights and Social Justice at the University of Ottawa, at a celebration honoring Native Americans during November’s Native American Heritage Month.

Bucks President Felicia Ganther greeted attendees, saying “We can come together, we can learn new things, we can expand our minds, and we can share the ties that bind us together as humans.”

The first Native American Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland, said via video “This month we honor the gifts of our ancestors by celebrating indigenous knowledge, traditions, language and culture… We Center our work on the voices of indigenous people, as we address the missing and murdered indigenous people’s crisis.”

US indigenous population has doubled to almost 10 million for the 2020 census; Twenty two percent live on reservations. Unemployment and those living below the poverty level are consistently nearly double that of all Americans even though the federal budget allocates billions for Native American programs. Despite education subsidies, only 14.5 percent graduate from college.

A 2015 National Congress of American Indians found that as much as 40 percent of sex trafficking victims identify as American Indian, Alaska Native, or First Nations (AIANFN) and indigenous women suffer more violence and are murdered at 10 times the national rate.

Chief Vincett Mann, Chief of the Bucks Lenape, reminded us via video that our Bucks Newtown campus is housed on what was Lenape/ Delaware Indian land beginning 12,000 to 15,000 years ago. The Lenape are indigenous, people who have historic ancestral and cultural ties to the land.

The Delaware river was the Lenape Indian lifeline providing transportation, water, and food, so some also call the Delaware the Lenape.

Native Americans developed three-sisters-farming: first planting corn, next beans to grow up the corn stalks and provide nitrogen, finally squash…

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The South Jersey Tennis Coaches Association recently named its All-Groups and All-South Jersey teams.

All-South Jersey 

Singles

June Greene, Burlington Township

Jenna Crawford, Cedar Creek

Shruti Mannan, Cherokee

Theresa Strano, GCIT

Rhea Sethi, Lenape

Lia Streibich, Moorestown

Bella Pescatore, Moorestown Friends

Molly Jespersen, Schalick

Samantha Tepes, Shawnee

Gabriella Robinson, Winslow Twp.

Doubles

Maddie Dennis/Samantha Goldberg, Mainland

Charlotte Morrison/Laura Sullivan, Moorestown

Erica Zhang/Priya Panganamamula, Moorestown

All-Group 4

Singles

Shruti Mannan, Cherokee

Sophia Liu, Cherry Hill East

Elliana Tonghini, Cherry Hill East

Magha Kumar, Eastern

Theresa Strano, GCIT

Rhea Sethi, Lenape

Isabella Cao, Lenape

Jianna Benton, Rancocas Valley

Samantha Tepes, Shawnee

Natasha Sharnoff, Shawnee

Doubles

Julia Chan/Kristina Battsogt, Cherry Hill East

Abigail Serata/Violet Riquelme, Eastern

Payton Colbert/Emma Lynch, EHT

Ema Lauren Cadacio/Leona Lam, EHT

Olivia Helmlinger/Kaitlyn King, Lenape

Michaela Pierznik/Mia Some, Shawnee

Kalena Gatesman/Divya Prajapati, Shawnee

All-Group 3

Singles

Olivia Hughes, Absegami

June Greene, Burlington Township

Carlee Cristella, Clearview

Sarah Crawford, Clearview

Khushi Thakkar, Mainland

Hannah Carson, Mainland

Lia Streibich, Moorestown

Gabriella Robinson, Winslow Twp.

Doubles

Brooke McGuigan/Megan McLoughlin, Clearview

Maddie Dennis/Samantha Goldberg, Mainland

Anna Geubtner/Elizabeth Ong, Mainland

Charlotte Morrison/Laura Sullivan, Moorestown

Erica Zhang/Priya Panganamamula, Moorestown

All-Group 2

Singles

Jenna Crawford, Cedar Creek

Savannah Falk, Cumberland

Sammy Sirover, Haddonfield

Lucinda Andrewes, Haddonfield

Evie York, Haddonfield

Sam Mancuso, Lower Cape May

Sydney Groen, Oakcrest

Katie Moore, West Deptford

Doubles

Amanda Volk/Gabriella Albert, Cumberland

Ava Grookett/Tina Tian, Haddonfield

Eliza Gordon/Courtenay Mackey, Haddonfield

Marley Kronemeyer/Ina Nikolova, Lower Cape May

Hannah Diamond/Laney Hackney, Seneca

All-Group 1

Singles

Madison Scambia, Gateway

Kaitlyn Smith, Gateway

Rachel McKnight, Gateway

Emily Oberman, Pennsville

Veronica Schneider, Pennsville

Molly Jespersen, Schalick         

Rachael Irizarry, Schalick

Abigail Melle, Woodstown

Doubles

Bryn Kelleher/Morgan McNally, Gateway

Ella Welsh/Shreya Raju, Haddon Township

Ali Bowman/Gabi Mavrin, Pennsville

Julia Nitz/Sarah Little, Schalick

All Non-Public

Singles

Bella Pescatore, Moorestown Friends

Skye Mada, Moorestown Friends

Kathryn Sebastian, Moorestown Friends

Doubles

Roma Jha/Blythe O’Connor, Moorestown Friends

Julia Tourtellotte/Avani Verma, Moorestown Friends

Annalise Visalli/ Ava Valecce, OLMA)

Tom McGurk is a regional sports reporter for the Courier-Post, The Daily Journal and Burlington County Times, covering South Jersey sports for over 30 years. If you have a sports story that needs to be told, contact him at (856) 486-2420 or email tmcgurk@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @McGurkSports. Help support local journalism with a digital subscription.

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NEWS | FEATURES | PREVIEWS | EVENTS

originally published: 12/06/2021

(CHERRY HILL, NJ) — After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the South Jersey Pops, the area’s own non-profit orchestra, resumes its milestone 50th season of delighting local audiences as it presents “Solstice” on Sunday, December 12, 2021 at Lenape High School in Medford, N.J. The concert’s theme is both a nod to the winter solstice and the orchestra’s excitement to turn the corner and return to the stage.

South Jersey Pops’ musical director Robert Bradshaw of Audubon, founder of the Haddonfield School of Music, will resume his fifth season conducting the 70-piece, all-volunteer orchestra. And despite the long break, the orchestra has grown, adding more than five new members.

“In November of 2019, we began to celebrate our 50th year with our concert ‘Yesterday: The Music of Pops Past.’ Two years later, we are thrilled to continue the celebration and resume our concerts,” said Bradshaw. “We have been rehearsing as a full orchestra since early September, and have kept up our musical chops with a few Zoom ‘performances,’ so we will be ready to usher in the holidays with a grand return to the stage.”

All attendees ages 12 and over will be required to present proof of COVID vaccination, and all guests must wear a mask during the concert.

“As the winter solstice marks the end of the longest night and the return of the sun, the Pops celebrates our return to the stage after a long hiatus,” said South Jersey Pops Executive Director Christian Stebbins. “We’ll play some holiday favorites, along with music that captures our feelings…

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BOYS BOWLING

Shawnee 3, Cherry Hill West 1: Senior Carson Quigley rolled a 605 series (228 high game) to lead Shawnee (2-0, 1-0) in a win over visiting Cherry Hill West (0-2, 0-1) in an Olympic Conference interdivision match Nov. 23.

Olympic Interdivision

Nov. 23, Medford Lanes

Shawnee 3, Cherry Hill West 1

C.H. West (0-2) 740-849-852 – 2441

Shawnee (2-0) 755-886-851 – 2492

Cherry Hill West: Cooper Legato 199-269-191-(659), Aidan Brickner 122-112-X-(234), Kevin Benson 145-118-216-(479), Ryder Garino 125-185-217-(527), Jake Karwoski 149-165-122-(436), Nick Aristone X-X-106-(106).

Shawnee: Carson Quigley 208-228-169-(605), Ryan Deehr 112-X-X-(112), Zach Bucci X-144-192-(336), Cameron Penz 138-147-151-(436), Shawn Weinland 148-163-137-(448), Gavin Reynolds 149-204-202-(555).

Shawnee 4, Lenape 0: Seniors Dylan Gates (618 series, 223 high game) and Gavin Reynolds (594, 228) led the way as visiting Shawnee (3-0, 2-0) swept Lenape (0-3, 0-2) in an Olympic Conference American Division match Nov. 29.

Senior Kenneth Sherman (508, 198) was the top scorer for the Indians.

Olympic American Division

Nov. 29, Laurel Lanes

Shawnee 4, Lenape 0

Shawnee (3-0) 890-994-957 – 2841

Lenape (0-3) 736-650-632 – 2018

Shawnee: Carson Quigley 174-221-169-(564), Dylan Gates 206-189-223-(618), Zach Bucci 168-211-166-(545), Cameron Penz 160-189-171-(520), Gavin Reynolds 182-184-228-(594).

Lenape: Lukas Christ 106-121-165-(392), Tyler Gravener 162-123-136-(421), Roman Scott 157-112-104-(373), Luke Sisolak 113-112-99-(324), Kenneth Sherman 198-182-128-(508).

Cherry Hill East 2, Cherokee 1: Cherry Hill East (2-0, 2-0) defeated visiting Cherokee (0-2, 0-2) in a shortened Olympic Conference American Division match Nov. 30.

The Chiefs arrived to the alley late and there wasn’t time to play a third game.

Olympic American Division

Nov. 30, Laurel Lanes

Cherry Hill East 2, Cherokee 1

Cherokee (0-2) 860-712-000 – 1572

C.H. East (2-0) 834-843-000 – 1677

Cherokee: Sam Vitale 189-123-(312), Francesco Musto 118-123-(241), Ethan Krijt 199-190-(389), Eric Jones 181-171-(352), Brian Cordi 173-105-(278).

Cherry Hill East: Aiden Landis 194-170-(364), David Tribble 168-216-(384),…

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BOYS BOWLING

Shawnee 4, Cherokee 0: Carson Quigley rolled a 568 series (205 high game) as Shawnee (1-0, 1-0) defeated visiting Cherokee (0-1, 0-1) to open the season in an Olympic Conference American Division match Nov. 22 at Medford Lanes.

Olympic American Division

Nov. 22, Medford Lanes

Shawnee 4, Cherokee 0

Cherokee (0-1) 775-760-732 – 2267

Shawnee (1-0) 827-860-840 – 2527

Cherokee: Not available.

Shawnee: Carson Quigley 170-193-205-(568), Ryan Deehr 162-148-X-(210), Zach Bucci X-X-123-(123), Cameron Penz 173-187-182-(542), Logan Jones X-X-161-(161), Shawn Weinland 159-150-X-(209), Gavin Reynolds 163-184-169-(516).

Eastern 4, Lenape 0: Adam Gough rolled a 581 series (237 high game) to lead visiting Eastern (1-0, 1-0) past Lenape (0-1, 0-1) to open the season in an Olympic Conference American Division match at Laurel Lanes Nov. 22.

Junior Tyler Gravener (439 series, 158 high game) led the Indians.

Olympic American Division

Nov. 22, Laurel Lanes

Eastern 4, Lenape 0

Eastern (1-0) 820-789-887 – 2496

Lenape (0-1) 588-576-672 – 1836

Eastern: Adam Gough 158-186-237-(581), Aidan MacMurray 142-136-167-(445), Ryan Dill 131-169-105-(405), Thomas Burns Jr. 197-135-207-(539), Zachary Baldassarre 192-163-171-(526).

Lenape: Frank Strieffler 105-83-147-(335), Kenny Sherman 110-109-136-(355), Luke Sisolak 101-117-85-(303), Roman Scott 121-137-146-(404), Tyler Gravener 151-130-158-(439).

Seneca 4, Cherry Hill West 0: Tyler Curtis rolled a 549 series (233 high game) as visiting Seneca (1-0, 1-0) opened the season with a shutout of Cherry Hill West (0-1, 0-1) in an Olympic Conference National Division match at The Big Event Center Nov. 22.

Olympic National Division

Nov. 22, The Big Event Center

Seneca 4, Cherry Hill West 0

Seneca (1-0) 764-740-897 – 2401

C.H. West (0-1) 713-725-761 – 2199

Seneca: Logan Sharrott 195-166-186-(547), Tyler Curtis 180-136-233 (549), Trevor Adamiak 167-124-204-(495), Chris Minervini 138-156-132-(426), Matt Sosdorf 84-158-142-(384).

Cherry Hill West: Cooper Legato 179-148-176-(503), Kevin Benson 120-169-171-(460), Ryder Garino 150-119-128-(397), Ethan Steinbiss 143-123-152-(418), Justin Lansing 121-X-X-(121), Jake…

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