Page 16 Thursday, July 28, 2005 The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION Recreation Department Events by: Traci Kastner [email protected] (908) 789-4080 Abrakadoodle Art Class, In this 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at a cost of $155. program, children are introduced to The camp will be held at Tamaques art materials, artists, and various tech- Park from Monday through Friday, niques. August 22 to August 24. Ages August 15 to 19. 18 to 36 months, 9:30 to 10:15 a.m; Roller Hockey, for children six to ages three to five years, 10:30 to 12 years old. This program will be 11:15 a.m., and grades 1 to 6, from 1 held 10:30 a.m. to noon for 10 to 12 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Call for fees. year-olds. The fee is $60 per student. Bowling Camp, for ages five to Tennis, This beginner camp is of- 12. This program will be held on fered for children ages eight to 14, Weichert Wednesdays at 10 a.m. at Linden Monday through Thursday, from 9 ATHLETIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS…The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Lanes. The weekly cost of $6 is a.m. to noon. The program will be Board of Education held an awards night and reception in June in honor EDISON TOURNAMENT CHAMPS…The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Youth Base- payable to Linden Lanes. offered the week August 8. of district students achieving recognition in the area, state and nation for ball Association 8-year-old team recently won the Edison Tournament Champi- Golf Camp, ages 8 to 14, Tuesday Summer Playground Program. academics, student activities and athletics. Pictured at the reception are onship by defeating the South Brunswick Vikings, 13-3, in the title game. through Friday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or Parents need to register their chil- district Athletic Director Rob Harmer, left, with Scotch Plains-Fanwood 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Oak Ridge dren for the playground program at High School’s designated scholar-athletes for the 2004-05 school year. golf course in Clark. The cost is $88 the recreation department. Every Left to right are Liz Elko (for NJSIAA), Sean Smith (for Watchung SP-F Baseball 8’s Capture per child. camper must bring in a report card to Conference), Jenny Burke (for Watchung Conference) and Marc Fabiano Wrestling Camp, Monday through register. The Junior Playground Pro- (for Union County). Absent when the photo was taken was Mary Shashaty, Friday, August 1 to 5 (ages seven to gram for grades kindergarten through also named a Union County Scholar-Athlete. Edison Tournament Title ten), or August 8 to 12 (ages ten to grade 5, Teen Scene for grades 6 to 8, 13), Westfield High School wres- and C.I.T. program for ninth grade The Scotch Plains-Fanwood (SP- scored two runs in the first inning as tling gym. The fee is $65 per week. students. The programs will be held SPF BOE Honors Senior F) 8-year old Raiders captured their Jensen blasted a triple to knock in Sports Squirts Camp, ages 3 to 5, through Thursday, August 11. third tournament of the summer with Lipshitz and Maxwell. In the second Monday, August 29 through Friday, Yankee Game, Friday, August 12, a 13-3 victory over the South inning, the Raiders scored four more September 2 from 4:30 to 6 p.m., at 7:05 p.m. vs. Texas Rangers. The Athletes for 2004-2005 Brunswick Vikings in the Edison times with the key hits being Isolda’s Tamaques Park. The fee is $99 per bus will depart at 3:30 p.m. The fee Tournament. triple and a single by Danny Babis. child. is $66 per student. SCOTCH PLAINS – Liz Elko, who Area, First Team Watchung Confer- In the preliminary round, SP-F fin- SPF finished their scoring with nine Multi-Sports Camp, Monday Mets Game, Thursday, September graduated in the top 4 percent of her ence, First Team All-Union county ished 3-0-1 to gain the top seed in runs in the third inning as Garret Zito through Friday, August 29 through 1 at 1:05 p.m. vs. Philadelphia Phillies. class and holds 10 varsity letters in and Second Team All-Group III. He their bracket. The Raiders beatWeichert Merrill doubled and Danny Harcourt, Max- September 2, ages five to seven, (9 The bus will depart at 11 a.m. The fee cross-country and indoor and outdoor was selected to play in the North- Park, 9-2, North Bergen, 29-0 and well, Jensen and Babis all provided a.m. to 1 p.m.), $147 per child, and is $56 per student. track, has received the “Iron Raider” South All-Star Football Classic. In South Brunswick, 20-2, and tied singles that were sandwiched around ages seven to 14 (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.), NY Liberty Game, Wednesday, Au- award for participating in three con- wrestling, he placed first at the John Hillsborough, 4-4. several walks. $169 per child. The camp will be held gust 10 at 7:30 p.m. vs. Sparks. The secutive seasons of varsity sports. She Goles Christmas Tournament and the Against Hillsborough, it marked SP-F took on South Brunswick in at Tamaques Park. bus will depart at 4:30 p.m. The fee also won this award in 2003. Union County Tournament, placed the first time all season that SP-F the finals and tucked the game away USA Soccer Camp, ages three to will is $49 per person. The cost in- A member of Scotch Plains- second at the District 11 Tournament played from behind. Trailing 4-1 in with a 10-run fourth inning. The game seven, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., $99 cludes transportation and food Fanwood High School’s (SPFHS) and at the Region 3 Tournament and the bottom of the fifth inning, SP-F was scoreless until the bottom of the per child, and ages five to 14, from voucher. National Honor and Spanish National placed eighth at the New Jersey State staged a dramatic two-out rally to tie third when the Raiders pushed across Honor Societies, Liz has also been Tournament. He was also selected to the game. Zach Lipshitz, Kevin Max- three runs. Zito singled and Tyler active in DECA where she has re- wrestle at Senior Nationals. In addi- well and Ryan Jensen all worked outWeichertKovacs walked. Connor Danik drilled ceived national recognition. She has tion to his athletic schedule, Marc also walks to load the bases. Christian an RBI single. Johnny DelSordi Westfield Blue Marlins Stop also participated in the Student Lead- found time to participate in FBLA, Isolda rapped an RBI single and Ryan knocked in the second run with a ership Conference, The Fanscotian SMAC, the Italian National Honor McSherry followed with a clutch two- fielder’s choice. New Providence, W. Caldwell newspaper and the Student Movement Society and Italian Club and DECA. run single. In the fourth inning, JT Beirne’s Against Cancer (SMAC). She will at- Mary Shashaty was designated a In the semifinals, SP-F crunched two-run single was a key hit. Jensen, The Westfield Blue Marlins swim They were followed closely by the tend the University of Virginia in the scholar-athlete for completing her high Woodbridge, 15-2. Jeffrey Rodgers McSherry, Matt Marino, Isolda, team continued its winning ways with following Marlins who took two first fall. school career in the top academic decile (3 innings) and Isolda (1 inning) Babis, VJ Makris, Zito, Kovacs, Danik wins over New Providence (318-127) places at the two meets: (8U) Erika Sean Smith has been a stellar foot- of her class and with 12 varsity letters, handled the pitching duties. SP-F and Rodgers all scored. at home and West Caldwell (267- Daniel, (9-10) Ryan Gajdzisz, (11- ball and track athlete for four years. In having received the school’s “Iron 178) away. At the two meets 14-year- 12) Kate Heffernan, Nick Gilligan, football he was named 3rd Team All- Raider” designation for all four years old Becky Clapp once again beat her (13-14) Kyle Higgins and Matt Conference by the Star-Ledger and in of high school. track, he was a three-time MVP with A team captain and MVP in cross- THE WESTFIELD AREA Y IS EXPANDING own team record in the 50M-butter- Blutfield. seven varsity letters, achieving many country, Mary was named to the First Weichert fly, with a time of 31.31 seconds. Single individual event winners top finishes in the triple jump, high Team All-Union County and the Cou- ITS CLUB MID AFTER SCHOOL Leading the Blue Marlins to victo- included (8U) Sophie Bass, Johanna jump, hurdles and medley relays. Over rier-News Second Team All-Area in ries at the two meets, four swimmers Mermer, Ryan Daniel, Jordan the years he qualified to compete in her senior year. In track, she partici- PROGRAM FOR ROOSEVELT & EDISON took first place in the maximum four Hickman, Stephen Husch, Jack Rose, the Adidas National Outdoor Track pated in the NJSIAA Meet of Champi- separate individual events, including (9-10) Amanda Sovany, Tim Walsh, and Field Championship twice. At the ons in the 3200, the Eastern States STUDENTS. (9-10) Matt Daniel, (11-12) Jill (11-12) Olivia Scrofani, (13-14) high school, he has also been active in Championship in the 3200, and in the Kandigian, (13-14) Chris Stephanie Albright, Lauren Ross, DECA and SMAC.