Marlton Sports Magazine Spring 2016

Chiefs Ice Hockey Makes History…Again!

Celebrating Our Community Sports

CASSIDY

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PLAYING FOR TIME

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WINTER SPORTS

RECAPS ON THE COVER

Lynn Greer Page 16

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Contents

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Features 6 Playing for Time 8 Cassidy Leads Chiefs

Departments 4 Middle School MVPs

Coaches’ Picks - Boys Wrestling and Girls Basketball

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Expert Advice

When Should Kids Start Lifting Weights?

to Successful Season

16 Greer III Continues

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20 Sports Unity Profiles 21 Letters of Intent 23 Chiefs Ice Hockey Makes

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35 Swimming 101 36 Local Girls Compete in

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the Family Legacy

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History‌ Again!

Carino Girls Basketball Club All-Star Game

Sports Medicine

ACL Tears in Young Athletes

Where Are They Now?

Mike Scanzano

Fitness Tips

Flexibility: The Most Overlooked Component of Fitness

Photo Wall A Message from the Mayor

Volunteers Are What Make the Marlton Rec Council Greats

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Winter Sports Recaps 10 Track and Field 12 Swimming 26 Girls Basketball 31 Wrestling

Athletes in the Spotlight

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Publisher’s Note

MARLTONSPORTS Celebrating Our Community Sports

Spring 2016

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Life can be stressful. Work and family are keeping us busier than ever. Texts, emails, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat.... we're always on high alert. Our days are packed, and our schedules are overbooked. So how do we cope with the stress? How do we feel less overwhelmed and more in control?

The answer is easy — exercise. Whenever my feelings get lost in the shuffle, or I'm unable to sort my thoughts, I find that cardio is the solution. The endorphin rush I receive from a run on the treadmill or an aerobics class physically wipes all my stress away. By the time I've finished my workout, I've practically forgotten what was bothering me in the first place.

Exercise is proven to be a major component in coping with life's stresses. And, of course, sports are an important factor in this equation. Research has shown that active children do better in school and are better able to concentrate. One of our responsibilites as parents is to help our children succeed in the real world. By enrolling our kids in sporting activities, we are not only helping them physically, we are giving them a mental coping mechanism they can use for a lifetime.

Now that spring is here, bring your family outside and exercise. Marlton has so many great parks, fields and neighborhoods to take advantage of. We can all use a stress reliever. Let's turn to Marlton sports for our endorphin kick.

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Middle School MVPs Coaches’ Picks - Boys Wrestling and Girls Basketball Natty Lapinski

Andrew Aromando

Natty Lapinski has been a three-year varsity wrestler, three-year league tournament place winner and twoyear team captain for Marlton Middle School (MMS) wrestling. This year he helped guide the Mustangs to a sixth place team finish in the SJMSWL tournament and earned himself a first place finish in the 97-pound weight class. Natty had a 16-0 season this year and 49-3 overall middle school career record. The honor roll student stepped up this year and competed in three different weight classes when other wrestlers were injured.

Andrew Aromando is the perfect example of leadership on and off the mat. He was the heart and soul of the DeMasi Middle School wrestling team.

Kennedy Wilburn Kennedy Wilburn is everything you could hope for in a student and player.

She is charismatic, kind, hard-working, and has a determination to succeed that is well beyond what is expected of her age. The MMS team could always look to Kennedy throughout the season to inspire them on the court with her skill and game sense, and off the court with her wit and guidance. She will be sorely missed, but I look forward to seeing her accomplish great things in the future!

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Olivia Kessler

As a point guard, Olivia was the floor general and leader for the DeMasi Dolphins this year.

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Playing for Time

By Dubravka Cortese

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here is nothing much more frustrating than watching your child sit on a bench while his or her teammates contribute to the game. Whether the benching is warranted or not is a matter of perspective, and completely up to the coaches. But how does it benefit the young athlete? Shouldn’t all players have equal, or similar, time on the field or court? How are they expected to improve if they don’t have real game time experience? Or do the best interests of the team as a whole – i.e., winning – trump the individual athlete’s goals? After all, you don’t join a sports team to lose, right? And doesn’t every player have the same opportunity to improve and show their potential during team practices in order to secure the coveted playing time?

The debate on this topic is as complex as the playing time rules and expectations for the infinite teams and levels of play that exist for just about every youth sport out there. Most recreational youth sports organizations, such as Marlton Rec, have guidelines coaches are expected to follow to ensure equal playing time for all athletes. But as the level of competition increases, so do the expectations of the players. A player that makes it onto a township travel team, school team or club team is not

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guaranteed game time simply because they weren’t cut during tryouts and paid their participation fee. In all fairness, that is usually communicated to the participants and their families.

Dan Cassidy, coach of St. Joan of Arc School’s (SJA) junior varsity basketball team, says, “Playing time is a matter of expectations. What kind of team is the child on? Is it a Marlton Rec team where everybody has expectations to play at least half the game, or is it a school or travel team where the expectations are explained in a parent meeting?”

Cassidy says he tells parents up front that the SJA team plays in a competitive league “and not everyone is going to play.” To allow all team members some playing time, the league regularly plays a fifth quarter and occasional B games.

“At St. Joan’s, we also are lucky to have a gym where we practice four times a week, so every boy gets to practice and get better,” he adds.

Financial and time commitments also factor into the equation. Is it fair to expect young athletes and their families to put in the hours of travel time to and from practices and away games and tournament fees and hotel rooms just to warm the bench? But then, isn’t that an understood possibility from the start? So who is responsible for more playing time?

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When Doc Rivers’ youngest son asked him to call his high school basketball coach because he wanted more playing time, the Los Angeles Clippers coach told him that would never happen. “If you earned it, go earn it,” Rivers told his son. “I’ve yet to meet a coach who wants to lose.

Trust me, if you do the right things, minutes go up.”

There is a school of thought that playing time should correlate with the players’ ages. Many would argue that equal playing time, or at least a guaranteed percentage of playing time, should be a given for players up to 14 years of age, regardless of whether they are on a travel or recreational team. An important goal of youth sports at the younger age has been to engage the children and keep up their interest in sports. Would that goal be better served by giving them a taste of the game, at least some of the time?

When Dr. Nicole LaVoi of the School of Kinesiology at the University of Minnesota was asked what one thing she would change about youth sports, she said she would make playing time mandatory for children up until the age of 14. She wrote, “Playing time is also a means for developing skill and mental toughness. You cannot improve if you sit on the bench.”

Dawn Dermody, whose son has spent time both on the bench and in the game, believes that whatever role a player has on a team, they will learn valuable life lessons simply from being part of a team. As far as what the expectations are for playing time, communication is the key.

“Life is not fair,” she says. “Every team and every coach is different. As a parent you need to ask the coach questions and decide if this is the right team for your child before you join. If your sole concern is playing time, then rec is probably the place for you. There are many choices out there, you just need to find the one that is right for your child.”

Giving the kids playing time is more than just about being fair, says Marlton football and baseball coach Rob Reynolds. It’s about getting the kids ready for the game when their time comes. He agrees there is a different level of expectation for certain teams or tournaments, such as district play in baseball, which restricts the team to nine players. But when given the opportunity, he chooses to bat the entire lineup. “We think it’s important to do that, because inevitably you’re going to have something come up where you’re going to need those other players to step up, and they have to have the confidence to play that position and not be worried about what they’re going to do.”

Reynolds also believes communication is key, not just with the parents, but with the kids.

“Kids get it so much more than the parents get it,” he says.

Putting the kids in a position in which they won’t be successful can be more detrimental than the amount of playing time the child has, Reynolds points out.

Some youth sports organizations, such as the Marlton Chiefs football program, use the JV squad as a sort of learning level, Reynolds explains, giving the players much more of an equal playing field so they can learn the game and improve to the varsity level. But once at the varsity level, Reynolds says, there is more disparity in playing time for a small percentage of players.

Bench warming may not be an athlete’s goal, but even the pros can spend long stretches on the bench. Yet a passionate player won’t let it slow them down for long. While the competitive culture of youth sports continues to grow, so do the options for attaining that sometimes elusive playing time. The numerous local, travel, school and club teams out there offer all athletes an opportunity to find a home where they can improve their skills, have fun and garner some playing time. Parents and players need to ask questions and understand what is expected of the young athletes before joining a team, so that the player is given the best chance of a having successful, and enjoyable, season. MSM Spring 2016

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Cassidy Leads Chiefs to Successful Season

By Ed Benkin

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he Cherokee boys basketball team has put together an impressive run in recent years. The success continued this past winter with a new man at the helm.

Eric Cassidy took over as head coach during the summer and inherited a squad which had reached the sectional finals the past two seasons.

The former Schalick High School head coach wanted to put his own spin on the system for the team, while allowing the senior-laden squad to do many of the things on and off the court which had brought success to the program.

The result was another successful season, as the Chiefs finished 21-9 and made another run to the Group 4 championship game.

“They lost one of the best players in South Jersey in Paul Bellamy,” said Cassidy. “Coming in, I had to figure out who was going to score on our team. Also, I was bringing in a new system, which was a lot different than what they were used to.”

There were two potential outcomes for the 2015-16 season. The Chiefs could either struggle in Cassidy’s system or find a way to make it work. The seniors made it clear from the start they were going to make it work.

“The seniors really welcomed me with open arms,” Cassidy said. “They saw how successful we can be. When we were doing practice and scrimmages, we were doing very well. We actually went undefeated in the summer league, and I think that really helped. It’s a credit to them and what kind of people they are.”

It appeared last summer Cassidy wouldn’t even be in charge of the Chiefs. Matt Schultz stepped down last summer after five seasons as Cherokee’s head coach, but the school hired

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Paul Wiedeman. When Wiedeman changed his mind and returned to Haddonfield, the opportunity arrived for Cassidy.

“It was kind of crazy,” said Cassidy. “I had a great opportunity to interview for a great position. Just to have that opportunity was definitely a stepping stone. Stuff happened, and I got a call and met with the principal and the athletic director, and they offered me the job. To me, it was a no-brainer.”

Cherokee opened its season with a 1-point loss to Winslow Township. The Chiefs rebounded with nine straight victories, and the message was clear to the rest of South Jersey that Cherokee would again be a contender for the Group 4 crown. Cassidy says it was a team effort which brought the Chiefs success again this past season.

“We didn’t have a star,” Cassidy said. “We had great role players that knew their role and were very unselfish. We were successful this year because we had those types of kids on our team.”

A veteran backcourt was a big part of Cherokee’s success. Senior guards Tyler Tobin and Zach Rowe provided strong leadership on and off the court.

“It’s nice when you can have a point guard like Tyler,” said Cassidy. “You need a point guard. You need someone who can take control who is an extension from the coach, and that’s what he was. Zach came right off the soccer field to basketball. He led our team in assists, steals and rebounds.”

Several other players, such as Kevin Brown, Steve Gervasi and Marcus Marshall also played key roles this past season. One other player who made a late contribution was Wiley Roberson.

The junior forward missed the first 16 games

due to academic reasons, so Roberson focused on his classwork and returned to help his team for the stretch drive.

“It’s student first and athlete second,” Cassidy said. “If their grades are not acceptable, they don’t play for this program. With Wiley and with Oscar Frank, they knew they couldn’t play until February.

For a kid to know that, it’s tough. I thought they did a great job and handled it the right way.”

There were several memorable moments during Cherokee’s march to the Group 4 title game. The Chiefs beat powerful Eastern three times, with the last victory coming in the sectional semifinals. Cherokee also picked up three victories against rival Lenape. Cherokee fell short of a title as the Chiefs lost to Atlantic City in the championship game, but Cassidy was proud of what his team accomplished in his first season in Marlton.

“I always tell the kids something every game,” said Cassidy. “I tell them win or lose, in my book you’re winners if you give me everything you have. That’s all I ask as a coach. Sometimes you win the game, and sometimes you lose the game, but as a coach, I’m satisfied because I know my kids gave everything they had.”

While graduation looms for many of Cherokee’s top players, Cassidy is optimistic about the future. He believes the seniors have laid the ground work for future success by setting an example in practice.

“They know that the best players are going to play,” Cassidy said. “That starts with practice. If you practice well, then I can trust you for the game, and the younger kids really saw that.

They’ve got that bitter taste in their mouths, so they’re really hungry.” MSM Marlton Sports Magazine

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TRACK AND FIELD Cherokee Boys

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verall, we had a relatively young team that improved throughout the season.

With senior leaders like Daulton Hopkins, Robbie Curley and Mike Zurzolo, our team grew stronger almost every meet. The winter season is one in which we go to compete at meets with almost no scoring. (Only the State Sectionals, State Championships and State Relay Championships have scoring.)

However, we had some nice individual titles.

ur indoor season saw slow progress at first, but ended with a bang. With many new girls out that had never run indoor track, there was a learning period as they got use to running on a smaller track and got the feel of racing.

Season highlights were seen at the State Relays where Carolyn Strauss, Emma Gilmore, Meghan Waninger, and Jess McAdams ran a season best time of 4:22.57, (No. 10 all-time indoors), to place third.

Then, as the season progressed, our 4x400m relay team continued to drop their time. At sectionals, they finished fourth, running 4:09.29, which was a 6-second improvement.

The team was Brianna King, Waninger, McAdams and Morgan Clark. Then, at the state meet, they ran 4:06:15 to finish 10th and earn a wildcard spot into the Meet of Champions (MOC). At MOC's the team ran 4:03.29 to place 12th. Also this season, we saw great performances from some of our freshmen. King broke the freshman school record in the 400m running 1:01.40 at the New Balance Indoor National Meet. Gabby Moraschi also broke the freshman record in the 3200m running 12:03.41.

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In the Olympic Conference Championship meet, we won the following medals: • 1600 M: Justin Kelly 1st, Steve Gravlin 5th • 3200 M: Brandon Marks 3rd • 4 x400 M relay 6th: Terrance Graves, Matt Powell, Rico Patterson, Kevin Milligan-Tinker • 55 High Hurdles: Rico Patterson 3rd • 800 M: Mike Zurzolo 2nd • Pole Vault: Mark Kirby 3rd • Shot Put: John Hemple First Justin Kelly placed 5th at the South Jersey Group IV sectional meet and advanced to the state championships. He also ran well enough to advance to the NJ Meet of Champions as a Wild Card in the 3200.

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lthough there have been several articles about the cross country and long distance sides of the program, we are trying to get the Marlton Track Club sprinters some acknowledgment for their achievements in track and field events.

They have been in attendance at Junior Olympics, ranking among some of the best athletes in the country. Two of our athletes medaled in the top eight for the Indoor Championship among participants from across the country. Here is the information about three of our athletes, including the two athletes who medaled.

Three Athletes from Marlton Track Club, Brett Shea, Zion Fearon and Jordan Smith, competed in the AAU Indoor Track and Field National Championships held in Landover, Md. on March 12-13. Brett competed in the 1500-meter run. Zion competed in the 60-meter dash, 400-meter dash and medaled with an eighth-place finish in the 800-meter run. Jordan competed in the long jump, medaled with a fifth-place finish in the high jump and earned a second place medal finishing fifth in the 60-meter hurdles. Brett and Jordan attend Marlton Middle School and Zion is from Mullica Hill.

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SWIMMING Cherokee Boys Swimming Recap

By Bryce Wagner, junior

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he 2015-16 season for the Cherokee boys swim team was extraordinary.

Although the team was comprised of many new faces who may not have swum before, they were overall very successful. With a winning record of 6-3, the team made it all the way to the sectional semi-finals before being defeated in a nail-biting meet that came down to the last few races. Throughout the course of the year, the team grew stronger and slowly discovered what it takes to win against great teams. Before almost every meet, coach Mathew Acciani would motivate them and explain that in order to beat a team that may appear to be faster than them statistically, they must have the will and determination to touch the wall and finish the race before the other swimmers. The motivational speeches from coach Acciani must have worked, because consistently, the team began to win the close races and meets at which they appeared to be the underdogs. While the team did not make it as far as they had wished, they are already excited to unleash their full potential next year and keep on winning those close races.

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Cherokee Girls Swimming Recap

By Breanna Gleason, junior

T Left to right, coach Matt Acciani, senior Carlos Obregon, juniors Bryce Wagner, Ryan Carol and Nic Montesanti. Photo by Nancy Montesanti

Senior Nick Masciandaro Swimming butterfly

he 2015-16 Cherokee girls swim team had an unforgettable year.

We started the season off questioning how this year was going to play out. Each meet was a battle, and the scores were nail-biting close, however, we were able to pull through with an overall record of 2-8 and make it to the second round of the playoffs. Outsiders may look at our scores and times, but we did everything right; we never lost the electric family bond we had built from previous years. We had 16 new swimmers who had never competitively swam before – eight freshmen, five sophomores and three juniors. They all caught on quickly and were able to contribute to our 2015-16 swim season.

Our whole team can agree that jamming out to songs on the bus ride to and from meets, cheering at the top of our lungs and pasta parties created a family-type atmosphere for our team.

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Athletes in the Spotlight KAELA SCHRIER

JESS WOODARD

Soccer and Track

Kaela Schrier is a senior at Cherokee High School, where she is a member of the soccer and track teams. As a sophomore, she was voted Soccer’s Best Defender in the State by highschoolsports.nj.com. Kaela was a starter for the Winslow Tigers soccer team, which achieved sustained success: 2014 Disney Soccer Showcase champions; repeat Futsal Regional champions; repeat NJ State Futsal champions, and repeat CASL and NEWSS champions. Her Winslow coach noticed that she had a penchant for throwing and recommended track.

Kaela began javelin in her sophomore year and set the Cherokee sophomore record. As a junior, she had the No. 2 Cherokee throw of all-time and was Olympic Conference and Sectional champion, Rowan Open champion, fourth in States and reached No. 10 at the Meet of Champions. As a senior, she has the ninth all-time Cherokee indoor shotput throw. Outdoor is just beginning, and we can’t wait.

Kaela has maintained a solid GPA and will attend Wagner College in the fall as a dual athlete.

If you’d like to send in an athlete spotlight, please email us at marltonsports@gmail.com.

Track and Field

Jess Woodard is a sophomore at Oklahoma University. The 2014 Cherokee High School graduate has been a standout track and field star in her college career as a Sooner, routinely exceeding her personal bests. This year, she won the shot put at the J.D. Martin Invitational with a personal best mark of 54-06.00 and then topped that when she placed eighth in the shot put at the NCAA Championships with a mark of 55-11.00. Among her other achievements are the following honors: 2016 NCAA Indoor First Team All-American (Shot Put); 2016 Big 12 Indoor Scorer (Shot Put, Weight Throw); 2015 Big 12 Outdoor Runnerup (Discus Throw); 2015 Big 12 Outdoor Scorer (Shot Put), and 2015 Big 12 Indoor Scorer (Shot Put, Weight Throw). While at Cherokee, Woodard was the state champion in the discus and shot put as a junior and senior, discus champion at the Meet of Champions as a junior and senior and shot put champion at the Meet of Champions as a senior.

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An Athlete’s Journey Through Our ACL Return 2 Play Program Zarre’s story began on that dreaded Monday back in October when she planted her foot and twisted on the turf. She was later diagnosed with an anterior cruciate ligament tear which required surgical reconstruction and sidelined her from soccer, the sport she loved.

Zarre’s road to recovery started with us in physical therapy at The Training Room inside STACK Velocity Sports Performance. She spent many months under the care of our experienced therapists. As the leader in ACL patient care, we knew just how to progress Zarre’s plan of care to improve her functional deficits and meet her individual goals. She desperately wanted to get back out on the soccer field.

Zarre graduated from physical therapy and transitioned to our Return 2 Play Bridge Program. This program is dedicated to athletes recovering from ACL injuries who need specific training for return to sports activity. Following a thorough assessment, the initial focus for Zarre was balancing her leg muscles, building her work capacity and endurance, providing stability to her injured leg and mastering the proper mechanics to reduce the risk of re-injury. As she gained confi-

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dence and met her objectives, Zarre was progressed to the next stage of our program where the focus became reducing the stress on her knee joints through retraining sport specific movement skills such as jumping, landing, cutting, accelerating, and decelerating. Strength, power, endurance, mobility, and stability continued to improve as she prepared for full return to sports activity. Zarre embraced the challenge that came with this stage in her recovery.

Zarre’s final step in her recovery was to pass The Training Room’s Return to Sport Testing Protocol. This was the last hurdle before getting back out on the soccer field. Ten months following surgery, Zarre showed off all her hard earned strength, stability and preparedness to return to full activity. She passed her return to sport tests with flying colors. She was ready to get back to doing what she loved. Zarre recently completed a successful season of high school soccer.

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Greer III Continues the Family Legacy

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ynn Greer experienced a bittersweet moment recently, and his son, Lynn Greer III, won’t let him forget the bitter part of things.

Having retired in June from a dozen years of playing professional basketball in Europe, the elder Greer was challenged to a game of one-on-one by his son, who was an eighth grader at Marlton Middle School.

The younger Greer won, much to the surprise of his father.

“I was angry,” he said, not able to contain his laughter. “He was trash talking and grabbed my cell phone and called my friends, bragging that he beat me.”

The competitor in the older Greer wanted to win the game, but the father in him had to be proud to see his son progressing.

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Middle School. Like his father, he’s a point guard, but their games have stark differences. The father was a scoring point guard, who totaled 2,099 points at Temple, in a career that ended with the Owls Elite Eight run in the 2002 NCAA Tournament.

The son is more of a distributor, and, unlike his father, he’s right-handed.

“I was looking to score more when I was in high school,” Greer said.

“He’s more of a point guard who sees the floor well.”

The younger Greer, like his father, is a true gym rat, playing basketball 12 months a year. He has been involved in many big games, either with Marlton Middle School or in AAU competition.

Yet his win over his father will rank up there among his most memorable victories.

“It was great,” the younger Greer said. “And not only that, but I beat him two times in a row.”

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And while he engaged in some trash talking, the younger Greer, who stands at 6 feet high, talked about how much his father has helped his game.

“Pretty much everything I have learned has come from my father and my grandfather,” he said.

His grandfather is Lynn Greer Sr., who played on Edison High’s Philadelphia city championship team in 1969 and then starred at Virginia State and was named to his college’s athletic hall of fame in 2014.

“My grandfather goes to my AAU games, even when we go out of state, and he and my dad know so much about basketball,” the younger Greer said. “It is great to learn from them.”

This year Greer helped Marlton Middle School earn a 14-2 record after going unbeaten last year. Greer had to carry the offensive load this season. In one 66-63 win over Pennsauken, he scored 50 points.

“I don’t want to discredit anybody who has played here, but Lynn is the best kid to come through here,” said Marlton Middle School coach Vince Principato, who just completed his 15th season. “He just simply made everybody better.”

The younger Greer has lived all around the world as his father played pro basketball. His father said that his wife, Solana, and son were able to be with him for about seven of the seasons.

Young Greer says that he liked living most in Greece and Italy. “In Greece we were by the beach, and I loved walking there,” he said.

He also enjoyed going to his father’s games throughout Europe and his practices.

“It was just a fun experience,” he said.

Among the other places his father played were in Ukraine and Turkey.

In addition, he played one season in the NBA, appearing in 41 games for the Milwaukee Bucks in 2006-07.

What the elder Greer has tried to pass onto his son is his immense knowledge of the game, but in the right setting and manner.

“Half the time when he plays I am not one of those fathers screaming at him,” said his father. “I sit back and watch, and on the car ride home I can talk to him, and he will understand what he did right or wrong.”

It’s an effective teaching method. “You don’t have to embarrass him by yelling things out at the game,” his father said.

Greer, who played on the final Temple NCAA Tournament team coached by the legendary hall of fame coach John Chaney, said there is no comparison between the nervousness he felt as a player compared to now watching his son’s games.

“I am much more nervous watching him,” the elder Greer said. “I played in front of 20,000 people in my career, and I could be in Marlton Middle School gym with 55 people, and my palms are sweating, because I want him to do so well.”

And Lynn Greer III’s goal is to follow in his father’s footsteps.

Next year he will be attending Roman Catholic High, one of Philadelphia’s traditional basketball powers.

“I am so excited, because it is a good school with a really good basketball program,” young Greer said.

His eventual goal is to also accomplish something his father did – earn a college scholarship after starring in Philadelphia.

His father was a standout at Philadelphia’s Engineering and Science high school before heading to Temple.

“Ever since I began playing I wanted to earn a Division I scholarship,” Lynn Greer III said.

Nobody will be in his corner more than his father, who wants him to succeed in all endeavors, with the positive exception of a potential one-on-one rematch.

“For sure I’d like to play him again,” his dad said laughing. “I am not taking it easy on him for sure.” MSM Spring 2016

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arents have the best intentions, and as parents, we want our children to do what is in their best interest for their health, and also so they can have fun, be safe and be competitive playing sports. As part of this same conversation, parents frequently ask when children can begin to do strengthening exercises, or “weight train,” to develop the benefits.

Kids can begin to strength train at school age or about 7 or 8 years of age, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and other reputable organizations. I recommend that children see their physician first for a check up to make sure there is no reason they should not begin.

Children should have motivation to do weight training and be mature enough to follow directions. Once puberty is reached, the intensity of strength training in terms of weight and repetitions can be increased.

There are two myths concerning strength training that are worth mentioning. Injuries, including growth plate injuries, are actually more common playing sports than strength training. Also, there is no research to support the notion that growth will be stunted or joints damaged with a good program.

A few key points: • Control your body weight first: Your body is a dumbbell, and you should be able to control your body weight first with exercises like a pushup or squat.

• Use good technique: Posture, speed and quality of movement are components of good form.

• Functional exercises: Functional, or more real-life like exercises, are generally better than machines or isolated movements. Additionally, machines are often not designed for kids’ size.

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• Develop a balanced body: Strength training is just one part of fitness, so keep cardiovascular, flexibility and joint mobility in mind.

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Chiefs Ice Hockey Makes History…

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By Coach Scott McKay

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fter a disappointing 2014-15 ice hockey season, the Cherokee Chiefs varsity Tier 1 team bounced back with a spectacular season. From 2011-14, the Chiefs varsity team posted four consecutive South Jersey High School Hockey League (SJHSHL) championships. The program’s JVA team continued that tradition by posting championship wins from 2013-16. The JVB team also made it to the championship game, falling short by one goal.

There is very little sympathy at the top; every team comes to play against you every night.

Though the target on their back didn’t really shrink too much after 2015, the Chiefs program and players got energized by not being on top.

Playing as the underdog has its benefits. After graduating 14 players the previous year, we knew we would need some help from younger players coming into high school from the middle school. We had four freshmen enter the high school program this year, and boy did they bring a lot of energy and passion to our team.

Players like Ambrose, Frankenfield, Libetti and Berger showed much promise in the spring and stood out in the tryouts prior to the fall season.

They’re young, smaller in stature, but play much bigger than what’s listed on the chart. With that combination, along with four returning seniors - Miller, Salvatore, Horner and Butkus - and two new seniors, the question was, could they all gel and come together for a common goal?

Though battling injuries all season, the Chiefs won the Tier 1 A division by narrowly nudging out Moorestown and Washington Township.

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three more games convincingly, they made it back to the championship versus long-time rival Washington Township. After a first game domination win of 6-2, the final game was going to be one of the toughest all year. The Chiefs got behind by two goals three different times, but their resilience showed, and they came back to tie the game with minutes left. In overtime, it was anyone’s game, but with about two minutes left, the Chiefs pulled off the miracle with a goal

by Miller from Butkus for a 5-4 win. This was a total team effort, and all the players contributed in all aspects of the game.

Still pumped from the SJHSHL Championship, the Chiefs went on to the NJ/DE Flyers Cup.

Defeating all three Delaware teams was no easy task. The Chiefs went into the championship game against Salesianum, a top Delaware ice hockey program. With the chance to be the first team to win both the SJHSHL championship and the NJ/DE Flyers Cup, the Chiefs were not to be denied. They finished the season off with a 5-3 win in the Flyers Cup and made history once again. This could not have been accomplished without having a great feeder program at the middle school.

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Sports Medicine

ACL Tears in Young Athletes

By Kirsten Poehling-Monaghan, MD and Paul Marchetto, MD

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ears of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) can have devastating consequences for the young athlete. Classically presenting as a twisting injury with a “pop”, patients often have a large amount of swelling afterwards and are unable to walk without assistance. This prompts evaluation by an orthopaedic surgeon, who can make the diagnosis by both physical exam and an MRI scan of the injured knee. The injury can be particularly troublesome when it occurs in-season, or in an athlete preparing to move from high school to a more competitive college level. Patients often ask, "Will my knee ever be normal again?"

"Will I ever play sports the way i could before I was injured?" "Why did this happen to me?"

The ACL is an important structure that functions to keep the knee stable during cutting and pivoting activities. As such, it’s no wonder the injury is more common in soccer players and skiers, who rely on that motion much more than other sports. But many people don’t know that it’s also far more common in women. In fact, females are 4.5 times more likely to tear their ACL than their male peers. Because of differences in muscle fiber distribution, limb alignment, and hormones like estrogen that affect the elasticity of ligaments, some researchers recommend specific neuromuscular training to help prevent ACL tears in female athletes participating in higher-risk sports.

When the injury does occur, however, it doesn’t imply that the athlete was weak or under-conditioned. Many of the factors that contribute to the tear (including traumatic events) are out of their control. The solution is usually surgical, particularly in young, active patients. The ligament itself is not able to be repaired – too much of the tissue is damaged – so a new ligament is made either out of the patient’s own tissue or cadaver tissue. The rehab process can be long and requires patience. Many athletes who are used to “pushing through the pain” will have to learn to listen to their bodies (and doctors!) until the time is safe to return to play.

The good news is that, with proper surgery and adherence to post-surgical rehab protocols, most patients return to their full level of pre-injury function and sport. Ultimately, athletes of all ages should be reassured that many professional football, soccer, and hockey players have had ACL reconstructions and continued to championships and outstanding careers!

Dr. Paul Marchetto Sports Medicine Surgeon, Rothman Institute Dr. Marchetto is an associate professor of orthopedic surgery at Thomas Jefferson University. He is the assistant team physician for the Philadelphia Eagles and has served as the assistant team orthopedic surgeon for the Philadelphia Flyers and Phantoms.

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eing a part of the Cherokee girls basketball team has been one of the best experiences of my life. From making life-long friendships to exceeding our expectations, I wouldn’t have changed anything about these past four years.

Adjusting to new coaches is not always something a player wants to do, especially for their senior season. But in the case of coach Ron Powell and our assistant coach John McFadden taking over our team this year, I am very grateful to have had the opportunity to play for such knowledgeable coaches. With our season ending with a record of 23-5, and being named partial Olympic Conference Champions, it’s obvious we had a successful season. But for us six seniors, it was much more than that. From our first season together in fourth grade, to finishing our high school basketball careers by each other’s sides, it’s been a long and memorable journey.

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Like every team, this past season was filled with highs and lows. Although the outcome of the South Jersey Group 4 final did not turn out to be in our favor, we were happy to have the chance to play in such a special game. One performance does not define us as a team, and we hope that when people think about Cherokee girls basketball, they think about a group of girls whose passion for the game goes beyond just the scoreboard.

It has been an honor to play as a Lady Chief and to grow as a person through this basketball program. We seniors became true leaders this year, and we are so excited to see what the future holds for our underclassmen teammates.

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Q: How did your experience playing sports in Marlton prepare you for your collegiate and professional career?

A: It was just so competitive in Marlton. It prepared me for college. There were a lot of good players at college, but I was used to it. I learned at a young age that nothing is going to be given to me, so I have to get after it and work hard and really set myself up or I’m going to get passed. I got unbelievable support from the coaches. I would love to name every one of them. They are a big reason I got to where I am.

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Despite an impressive career as a professional baseball player, Cherokee graduate Mike Scanzano (’00) actually favored basketball as a young athlete growing up in Marlton. In fact, he even took a break from baseball as a youngster, only to return to the sport a couple years later.

He never looked back. Scanzano went on to play baseball at Louisburg Junior College in North Carolina and the University of Pittsburgh and then professionally for six years.

He was a two-time All-Star with the Frontier League’s Southern Illinois Miners and also played in the Canadian American League, American Association League and Atlantic League. As a middle infielder and third baseman, Scanzano retired with a career .280 batting average and .957 fielding percentage. Locally, Scanzano left his mark at Cherokee, earning 11 varsity letters in football, basketball and baseball, numerous honors and a 2011 induction into Cherokee’s Hall of Fame.

experience for me. Between football, basketball and baseball, I had a great experience throughout my whole career in every sport. I still talk to those guys, still talk to my coaches and teammates. The coaches had my back since day one. I grew up playing with my teammates. I had great support from my family, the coaches and the administration (at Cherokee). It was like a big family. I enjoyed every minute of it.

I tell everybody all the time, I may not have made it to the big leagues, but I got a chance to play college baseball and professionally for six years, and yet there’s nothing like high school. That was the best time of my life.

Despite wanting to sign with a Division I college, Scanzano said accepting the offer to play at Louisburg Junior College turned out to be the right choice. He was surprised to find himself amidst a talent pool of some of the best ball players in the country.

It wasn’t at all what I expected. It was the best decision I ever made in my life. It prepared me, and I grew up so much.

It put me in a great situation to get to my goal.

He went on to Pitt, where he was a two-time All-Big East third baseman, while earning a degree in administrative justice with a minor in legal studies.

Q: How did you handle the transition from high school to college sports?

A: I knew that there was always going to be somebody there trying to take my spot. I knew I had to work hard or I was going to be on the bench. Going from high school being ‘the guy’, to being the little fish in a big pond, you had to really get after it and work hard.

Q: What advice would you give to a young athlete facing a similar transition?

A: It might not seem like it right now, while everything’s

going good and you’re doing well, that there is someone on your heels, but there is, and it gets worse and worse as you get older. Don’t take that athletic ability for granted, work hard.

And remember, no matter what, there is always somebody who is going to try to take your spot, bottom line. For a kid to

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understand that at a young age, I think that’s extremely important.

This is the way sports is, the way life is. You’re going to get hit with stuff. Are you going to get up and keep pushing, or are you going to get up and walk away?

Q: When did you face an adversity in your sports career, and how did you overcome it?

A: I was a shortstop my whole career, and I walked into this junior college, and the coach said, ‘I see you as a third baseman.’ That hurt big time. I remember calling home, talking to my dad and brother, and saying ‘I’m not a third baseman.’ They said, ‘Well, you’re there, you have a spot on the field, so take it and do everything you can playing third.’ It took me a while to really accept that, but they said, ‘Listen, it could be worse. You could be on the bench. You have a position. Are you going to let a position ruin your whole experience?’

It was great at a young age for me to learn that you deal with things head on, push forward, and don’t run from them. I wound up playing third, got recruited at third to go to the University of Pittsburgh, played third at Pittsburgh, and then went to pro ball and back to being a shortstop.

Scanzano and his older brother, John, use their collective years of experience as players and coaches as the owners of Scanzano Sports Center in Cherry Hill, where they help up-and-coming young athletes realize their full potential in the sports of baseball and softball.

Q:

As a lifelong athlete, how do your experiences affect your training style?

A: I just think that there is a way to do things when you are working with kids. First, you have to build confidence. If you don’t think you can do it, you’re not going to do it. In my mind, that is the biggest thing, because the game beats you up anyway.

Parents get frustrated, and I always say to them, ‘How do you expect your kids to deal with the adversity if you can’t?’ When he goes 0 for 3, take him to get ice cream. Don’t tell him he needs to do this or that with his elbow, hand or foot. If you watch a big league baseball game, they are having fun out there. At the end of the day, you have to stay relaxed. When you are calm, comfortable and confident, you put yourself in the situation to succeed.

Scanzano is quick to remind his young charges to appreciate the sacrifices their parents have made to provide them with the equipment and training to succeed in their chosen sports.

When I grew up, I got a glove, that’s it. And I used somebody’s bat.

They come in here with two bats, gloves, this is awesome. Appreciate what you have. Don’t throw a glove or a bat around me. I tell them, ‘Go pick that up. You buy that glove yourself? Take care of your equipment.’ They have to understand that.

I always tell everybody, if you can just continue to do the right thing, I really feel like things will fall into place.

Footnote: Since this interview, Scanzano, his wife, Stephanie, whom he praises for her steadfast love and support, and their 18-month-old daughter, Adilyn, welcomed a new addition to the family: baby Brielle!

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Flexibility: The Most Overlooked Component of Fitness

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n my 20-plus years of personal training, I have to say that of all the components of fitness, the one that gets the least respect is stretching/ flexibility. Think about it: do you take the time to stretch before and after you work out, or do you just jump right into it? Runners have to be the most guilty, generally walking into the gym at a resting heart rate and cranking the treadmill to 7 mph. Forget about stretching, they don’t even warm up. Bodybuilders are victims as well, jumping right into “man pushups” without properly stretching the rotator cuff muscles that hold everything together.

Increasing flexibility will lessen your chance of injury. Take a cold rubber band, for example. Pull on it quickly and abruptly, and it will snap. Warm it up gently, and stretch it gently, and it will move easier and have less chance of breakage. This is precisely how your body works. The body is much like a machine. Start a car on a cold morning and it takes a few minutes for the engine to warm up and run efficiently. Your body is the same; it needs a few minutes to warm up. A low intensity activity such as walking or light biking for 3-5 minutes at 90-120 bmp will thin the fluids in the body and prevent inflammation. Next, you need to stretch gently by holding each stretch for 10-15 seconds for two sets to allow the stretch reflex to occur. There are a million different stretches, but the basics can be found at 7 Best Stretches, www.built-in.com.

Stretching is important. It lengthens your muscles, allowing you to use them to their fullest capability. It helps increase blood flow to our muscles, improves our physical performance, decreases risk of injury and enables our muscles to work efficiently. It improves our posture and helps us sleep better. So the next time you work out, don’t skimp on stretching, it’s actually the most important part! MSM Shawn Teske, Personal Trainer, shawnold2112@yahoo.com Health Physical Education and Recreation Degree, NJBA Masters 2x Cycling Champion with Team Peddlers Shop and Team Pro Pedals, Cycling, Weight Training/ Fueling and Recovery Expert

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WRESTLING Cherokee Wrestling Recap

By Michael Booth, head wrestling coach

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he Cherokee wrestling team concluded the 2015-16 season with a final dual meet record of 17-11. This included a 5-1 conference record as seven Cherokee wrestlers were named first team all-conference selections.

At the district tournament, the Chiefs crowned two champions in sophomores Nick Moffa and Robert Livshitz, while finishing in third place as a team. The Chiefs qualified eight wrestlers for the Region 7 tournament where sophomore Collin Wickramaratna earned his second consecutive trip to the NJSIAA state tournament with a runner-up finish.

Teammates Ryan Manahan and Mike Kringler each finished in fourth place. At the state tournament in Atlantic City, Wickramaratna opened with a first round win, before falling to

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Volunteers Are What Make the Marlton Rec Council Great

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ecades ago a group of Evesham fathers got together and decided to create an in-town recreation organization that is now the Marlton Recreation Council (MRC).

Their efforts have paid off greatly towards the growth and attractiveness of Evesham Township.

Back in the ‘70s, the adults coached the teams, not always dads, then switched into the umpiring and officiating gear to referee/umpire the next game!

I wanted to highlight all of our volunteers in the MRC that coach, govern, line the fields, work the snack stands, etc. Your dedication

and devotion to our town and our children’s development can never be repaid. We continue to “pay it forward.”

Personally, I coach basketball, soccer and softball. Previously, I coached baseball, soccer and street hockey when my 25-year-old son, Tyler, played. The enjoyment that I get from being involved in my kids’ lives and other young athletes in our community is out of this world!

So do me a favor, sometime this spring when you’re enjoying a game at any of our beautiful facilities, go over to the coach/volunteer and say, “Thank you.” MSM

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SWIMMING 101 M

ichael Phelps may have brought competitive swimming back into mainstream American culture, but it has long been a favorite sport among the younger crowd, especially those who happen to live in a neighborhood with a swim club in its midst. And while not many high schools have the luxury of a campus pool, the popularity of the sport has remained steady. There is always a public or club pool to be found nearby for practices and meets.

A unique aspect to the sport of swimming is that it is both an individual sport and a team sport. It is also a sport where everyone plays, and how well they play is dependent entirely on the individual themselves.

Swimming first became an organized competitive sport in the mid-1800s in England. In 1896, men’s swimming joined the Olympic Games in Athens, with women’s swimming following in 1912. Swimming events in the first four Olympics were held in open water. Today’s Olympic swimmers compete in 16 events, (for both men and women), in a 50-meter long pool divided into 10 lanes. But in 2005, open water swimming became an Olympic event once again, with the addition of a 10 km open water race. Outside of the Olympics, open water swimming events can include 5 and 25 kilometer events as well.

There are four basic swimming styles used in competition: butterfly (fly), backstroke (back), breaststroke (breast) and freestyle (free). An individual medley (IM) race incorporates all four of these styles. At the Olympics, IMs are raced at 200 and 400 meters. A 100-meter IM is usually run by younger swimmers.

Relay races are swum by four teammates and can include a 4x100 meter freestyle, 4x200 meter freestyle or 4x100 meter medley. The swimmers are usually run in order of second fastest, third fastest, slowest and fastest, or anchor. But of course, that order can be changed as the team deems fit. The next swimmer in line during a relay must have his or her foot touching the platform as the incoming swimmer touches the wall.

World record holding events for all four styles are competed in 50, 100 and 200 meter distances. Freestyle also incorporates 400, 800 and Spring 2016

1500 meter races. World record races are also held for 200 and 400 meter individual medleys, 400 and 800 meter freestyle relays and 400 meter medley relay. The 16 events held at the Olympics include: 100 and 200 meter butterfly, backstroke and breaststroke; 50, 100, 200, 400 and 1500 (800 for women) meter freestyle; 200 and 400 meter medleys; 4x100 and 4x200 meter freestyle relay and 4x100 medley relay.

In recent years, many professional swimmers have been seen using an underwater dolphin kick to increase their speed coming into and going out of a turn.

Despite the fact that it takes place in the water, swimming is actually a four-season sport. Short course, or 25 meter races, take place in the fall and winter. For club and school teams in the United States, that season usually goes from September until March. During the summer and spring seasons, 50 meter pool competitions are held. Many of today’s high school swimmers compete on both school teams and club teams simultaneously.

As with all sports, there are plenty of officials to go around. Swimming has the standard referees, who make sure all rules are followed. They also have the final say so over who wins a race and are in charge of the other swimming officials, which may include starters, clerks of course, timekeepers, inspectors of turns, judges of strokes and finish judges.

A swimmer’s equipment list is relatively short: swimsuit, goggles and swim cap. During training, a variety of equipment and attire, such as a drag suit, which adds resistance, may be used to increase strength and technique.

But swimming is not just for the competitive at heart. It is an excellent low-impact form of exercise which incorporates all the major muscle groups in the body. It provides strength training and a cardio workout in one. In addition, because of the low-impact and buoyancy of the water, people with joint or muscle pain can work out longer than outside of the water.

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ive Marlton girls were chosen by their coaches to participate in the Albert J. Carino Girls Basketball Club of South Jersey annual Senior and Eighth Grade All-Star games held on March 19 at Paul VI High School in Haddonfield.

Cherokee High School seniors Shaye McGoey and Leah Reistle were teammates on the North Squad (Blue) senior girls team, while eighth grader Kaitlyn Deiter (St. Joan of Arc) was on the eighth grade Blue Squad and fellow eighth graders Christianna McFadden (St. Joan of Arc) and Kennedy Wilburn (Marlton Middle) were on the Red Squad team.

The North Squad senior girls team ended up winning, 97-76. Blue was also the winning color for the eighth grade team, which won by a score of 63-60. Congratulations to the winning teams and to all the girls for earning their spots on the teams! MSM

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