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Cherokee 38, Bishop Eustace 29: Katie Fricker led the way with 18 points, including four 3-pointers as visiting Cherokee (1-0, 0-0) opened the season with a victory over Bishop Eustace (0-1, 0-0) in an Olympic Conference interdivision game Dec. 17.

Olympic Interdivision

Dec. 17, Pennsauken

Cherokee 38, Bishop Eustace 29

Cherokee (1-0) 8-7-9-14 – 38

Eustace (0-1) 7-7-8-7 – 29

Cherokee: C.J. Apistar 2, Katie Fricker 18, Gabby Recinto 7, Delaney Jackson 5, Bri Wegner 4, Olivia Selverian 2; 3s: Fricker 4, Recinto.

Bishop Eustace: Not available.

Seneca 52, Cherry Hill East 47: Kristen Mellon led three players in double figures with 18 points as Seneca (1-0, 0-0) opened the season with a win over visiting Cherry Hill East (0-1, 0-0) in an Olympic Conference interdivision game Dec. 17.

Olympic Interdivision

Dec. 17, Tabernacle

Seneca 52, Cherry Hill East 47

CH East (0-1) 8-15-13-11 – 47

Seneca (1-0) 11-10-15-15 – 52

Cherry Hill East: Jenna McGovern 5, Humna Hussain 11, Marisa Rappaport 3, Lily Quintero 28. 3s: Quintero 4, Rappaport.

Seneca: Kate Matthiessen 2, Sophia Cooper 13, Kristen Mellon 18, Talia Lemyre 10, Vickie Crooker 7, Grace Mileszko 2; 3s: Cooper 3, Mellon 2.

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  Seneca’s Kristen Mellon puts up a shot during the season opener against visiting Cherry Hill East Dec. 17. The Golden Eagles won, 52-47.

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  Seneca’s Grace Mileszko puts up a shot during the season opener against visiting Cherry Hill East Dec. 17. The Golden Eagles won, 52-47.

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  Seneca’s Kate Matthiessen drives in the basket during the season opener against visiting Cherry Hill East Dec. 17. The Golden Eagles won, 52-47.

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  Seneca’s Sophia Cooper takes a shot during the season opener against visiting Cherry Hill East Dec. 17. The Golden Eagles won, 52-47.

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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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