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Thursday, May 27, 2004 The Nutley Sun Bl Raiders regain GNT title; Armstrong named MVP The Raiders beat Seton Hall for the GNT title last weekend. Above left: Vinnie Sangemino bats in the second Armstrong warms up before the first inning. Armstrong was named tournament MVP. Timothy DenmanThe Nutley Sun inning. Above right: Steve Sports Updates Bulldog Basketball Camp A basketball camp will be held for athletes in grades 2-9 in two sessions June 28-July 2 and August 2-6, plus an outdoor camp from July 19-23 at Rutherford High School The camp will run from 8:15 a.m.

to 3:30 p.m. under the direction of current Rutherford boys' and girls' varsity head coaches For more information and a brochure, call (201) 438-2747. Campers will receive small group instruction and participate in controlled, competitive games and contests, plus receive as a free T-shirt and basketball. All-Star Jr. Football Camp A non-contact football camp will be held this summer at three different locations in Wayne, Fair Lawn, and Rutherford, and will be open to boys or girls, ages 7-15.

The first week of camp will be held July 5-9 in Fair Lawn, followed by July 12-16 in Wayne, and July 26-30 in Rutherford. The camps will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. under the direction of Rutherford High School head football coach John DePalma, as well as his staff and former accomplished players. For more information and a brochure, call (973) 696-8451.

Trout fishing contest On Saturday May 22, the Nutley Parks and Recreation Department, will be host its annual trout fishing contest at Memorial Park I (Mud-hole). The contest begins at 9:00 a.m., and concludes at 12:00 p.m. Nutley residents grades one through eight are encouraged to participate. The fishing hole will be equipped with over 300 fish, and experienced adult fisherman will be on hand to assist. There will be prizes awarded in different categories including first trout, most trout, and largest trout.

For further information, please contact the Parks and Recreation Dept. 973-284-4966. Junior golf The Rec. Dept. will he running a golf program this summer for Nutley residents grades 4 through 12.

Jay Harvey, an experienced local golfer, will be the program's instructor. The program will be held at Hendrix Golf Course in Belleville. Registration will be held on May 4, at the Parks and Recreation Building. For more information call 973-284-4966. Wrestling clinic Glen Ridge resident and Indiana University Ail-American, Joe Dubuque, will be conducting two wrestling clinics this summer at Glen Ridge High School.

The first clinic is for high school wrestlers and will be held July 8-11. The second clinic is for recreational wrestlers and will take place July 15-18. For more information please contact Jim Cowan of the Glen Ridge Rec. Dept. at (973) By Timothy Denman of The Nutley Sun For the fourth time in school history, and the third time in four years, the Nutley High School baseball team won the Greater Newark Tournament.

The Raiders faced off against Seton Hall Prep in the finals for the fourth time in as many years, and defeated its rival 3-2 in front of 1,500 fans at Newark Bears Stadium last Saturday. The Raiders got on the scoreboard in the first inning when Nick Longo led off the game with a single, and moved to third when Joe Carlo reached on an error. With runners at the corners and Mike Maffucci at the plate, head coach Bob Harbison put Carlo in motion. Seton Hall catcher Matt Davidson threw through to second base, and Longo scampered home from third for the game's first run. The Pirates answered back in the bottom of the frame with a run of their own.

Steven Brooks led off the inning with a walk, and moved to third on a Rich Goulian single and a passed ball. Brooks scored on a Bobby Dombrowski RBI single. Nutley's Steve Armstrong was able to minimize the damage, inducing a double play and a ground-out to end the inning. Armstrong was locked in a pitchers' duel with Dan Merklingler, and neither pitcher surrendered a run for the next three innings, but the Raiders finally broke through in the fifth. Don Thomson started the third GNT title in the last four years.

up 3-1. "We scored a couple of runs without getting the ball out of the infield," Harbison said after his team's victory. "We knew coming in that we were going to have trouble getting hits against their pitching staff, so it was nice to get some runs on the board and relax." In the bottom of the inning the Pirates cut the lead to 3-2 on a sacrifice fly by Davidson. Following Davidson's RBI, the Pirates loaded the bases, but Armstrong was able to get Dom Timothy DenmanThe Nutley Sun my spots after that, but luckily I was able to settle down and start throwing strikes again." Armstrong was named the tournament's MVP for the second straight year, but this season's award was just a little sweeter. "Winning the MVP both years was great," Armstrong said.

"But it feels a lot better this season since we won the whole thing." Armstrong pitched every inning for the Raiders in the tournament, and al-(See Baseball on Page B2) the competition, many other members of the team turned in good performances at the event. Matt Cariani had a personal best in the 400-meter, and just missed qualifying for the groups, Matt Halma turned in a good time in the 400, and Dan Madice had a personal best in both the triple and long jump events. Sophomore Courtney D'Amato missed qualifying in the 800-meter by four seconds. The Raiders celebrate their inning off with an infield hit, and moved to second when Longo was hit by a pitch. Carlo hit into a fielder's choice, erasing Longo at second.

Next to the plate was Maffucci, and the power hitting catcher struck out, but Davidson was unable to hold on to the ball and Thomson scored from third, granting the Raiders a one-run lead. Carlo scored on a wild pitch with Anthony Alessio at the plate and the Raiders were in business, make his third trip to the groups, and hopefully the Meet of Champions. Klatsky set a new record in the 800-meter, and head coach Robert O'Dell believes he will be the number-one seed this weekend. Adamczyk took home the gold medal in the discus, and came very close to beating his personal best. He led through most of the competition, and will be making his first trip to the groups.

browski to fly out with the bases loaded. The Raiders had a bit of a scare in the fifth. With Nick Christiani batting, Armstrong fell to his back after the pitch, clutching his knee. The entire stadium went silent, but the tournament's MVP was able to continue, finishing the final two innings to grant the Raiders the championship. "I just went down," Armstrong said of his near injury.

"I missed my front foot. I had trouble hitting two-minute barrier. He also set a personal best in the 1600. Williams took fourth place in the 3200-meter, with a personal best time. The senior advanced to the groups for the fourth consecutive year.

"It was a very nice weekend for us," O'Dell said. "The kids knew exactly when to peak, and a lot of them turned in personal best times." In addition to the five athletes that advanced in Track team prepares for Group III Championship Bishop took home a second place honor in the triple jump, breaking his previous school record he set the week before. Coming out of the trials, Bishop was in second, but fell to third position in the next round. He was able to rebound in the finals with a big jump to finish in second, and just missed taking home the gold medal. Sophomore Ricardo Barros took fifth place in the 800-meter, breaking the By Timothy Denman of The Nutley Sun The Nutley High track team advanced five individuals to the Group III championship to be held this weekend.

Jeff Klatsky, John Adam-czyk, Willie Bishop, Ricardo Barros, and Megan Williams all placed fifth or better in the sectionals to advance to the groups to be held in Egg Harbor. Klatsky finished in first place in both the 800- and 1600-meter events, and will.