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Sal Avellino took a pass from Nick Lacovara and scored the game-winning goal with 44 seconds left in regulation for the first playoff win in school history on Saturday as No. 8 seed Egg Harbor Township High School edged No. 9 Howell 6-5 in a South Jersey Group IV first-round playoff game.

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Mike Trout, an outfielder with the Los Angeles Angels, was the 2012 American League Rookie of the Year and MVP runner-up. Trout, 21, is a 2009 Millville High School graduate who was a two-time Press Player of the Year and The Press Male Athlete of the Year for the 2008-09 school year.

By MICHAEL McGARRY, Staff Writer

BROOKLAWN - Chris Oakley didn't overpower the hitters of the Gloucester Catholic High School baseball team with fastballs Friday afternoon.

By DAVID WEINBERG, Staff Writer

ATLANTIC CITY - Junior-welterweight champions Lucas Matthysse and Lamont Peterson decided they weren't going to allow the politics of boxing to get in the way of them staging a potentially classic fight tonight at Boardwalk Hall.

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The Richard Stockton College men's track and field team tied for 55th place out of 65 teams at the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships hosted by Springfield College in Massachusetts on Friday.

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Matt Szczur (Lower Cape May Regional) went 2-for-5 for the Tennessee Smokies (Cubs) in a 4-3 win over the Chattanooga Lookouts (Dodgers) in the double-A Southern League on Friday night.

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Oakcrest High School's Jon Mitchell scored three goals and added two assists as the host Falcons beat Red Bank Regional 10-8 on Friday in a South Jersey Group II first-round boys lacrosse game.

BASEBALL

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The Middle Township High School baseball team scored five runs in the bottom of the fourth inning and held on to beat visiting Egg Harbor Township 5-4 on Friday. Middle's Erik Arenberg had two hits, including a three-run double in the fifth.

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The Holy Spirit, Atlantic City and Absegami girls high school varsity eights, and the St. Augustine Prep and Holy Spirit boys varsity eights advanced out of the time trials Friday at the Stotesbury Cup Regatta in Philadelphia.

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Mike Trout, an outfielder with the Los Angeles Angels, was the 2012 American League Rookie of the Year and MVP runner-up. Trout, 21, is a 2009 Millville High School graduate who was a two-time Press Player of the Year and The Press Male Athlete of the Year for the 2008-09 school year.

By GUY GARGAN, Staff Writer

BUENA VISTA TOWNSHIP - Kyle Andrews, Beau Hall and a few others rescued the Ocean City High School baseball team's winning streak and Cape-Atlantic League National Conference lead against Buena Regional on Thursday.

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Darren Ford (Vineland) came off the disabled list of the Indianapolis Indians (Pirates) and went 1-for-5 (double) with a stolen base in a 6-4 loss to Buffalo Bisons (Blue Jays) in the triple-A International League on Thursday.

By MICHAEL McGARRY, Staff Writer

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Christina Donall created memories for herself and her father this spring.

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Anna Gordon scored with 38 seconds remaining in regulation to lift the Mainland Regional High School girls lacrosse team to a 14-13 win over Lacey Township in a South Jersey Group III opening-round playoff game Thursday.

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Sarah Clayville's single scored the winning run as Cape May Tech came from behind and beat Our Lady of Mercy Academy 4-3 in a Cape-Atlantic League softball game Thursday.

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John Longstreet shot a two-over 38 and had two birdies as Middle Township beat Sacred Heart 166-184 and clinched the National Conference in a Cape-Atlantic League boys golf match Thursday.

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The Buena Regional High School baseball and softball teams each earned the top seed in the upcoming South Jersey Group II playoffs.

(A preview of this weekend's can't-miss high school sporting events)

By MICHAEL McGARRY, Staff Writer

A look at local seniors who have decided where they will continue their educations and athletic careers.

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Twenty local high schools qualified for the South Jersey baseball playoffs as the sectional brackets were released today by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.

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The Ocean City Nor'easters are one game away from playing another Major League Soccer team in the U.S. Open Cup.

By DAVID PORTER, Associated Press

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PISCATAWAY - Rutgers named Julie Hermann its new athletic director Wednesday, and the former No. 2 athletic administrator at Louisville promised a restart for the scandal-scarred program following the ouster of its men's basketball coach and the resignation of other officials.

BY ROB MAADDI AP Sports Writer

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PHILADELPHIA — Cole Hamels hardly looks like an ace worth a $144 million contract.