Haddonfield

Asked if he'd spent much time on the grass field at Moorestown stadium over the last several years, Damon Legato paused, looked around, and seemed to take it in one last time. "Nope," he said. "This is actually my first time back. " Legato, first-year coach of the Haddonfield boys' lacrosse team, was a decorated player for Moorestown in the early 1990s. He coached the team from 2000 to '05, leading the Quakers to South Jersey's first boys' lacrosse state championship in 2001.

Haddonfield girls' track and field coach Jason Russo remembers a much different version of two-time state champion Emily Carson. Russo recalls a younger Carson, approaching the line and looking at her opponents, scared to run. Before races, she became uncharacteristically quiet, emanating no sounds other than her own breathing, and paced by herself, consumed with the high level of competition she faced and what it took to win. Carson, now...

Saturday, 1 p.m., at Rowan University. At stake: South Jersey Group 2 championship. Coaches: Haddonfield, Frank DeLano (68-39); West Deptford, Clyde Folsom (197-66-6 overall, 163-55-2 with West Deptford). South Jersey titles: Haddonfield, one (2010); West Deptford, four (2007, 2004, 2003, 2002). Fast fact: This is the sixth straight year that the South Jersey Group 2 final has featured West Deptford and/or Haddonfield. - Marc Narducci

Haddonfield senior Carolynn Clark has committed to attend Villanova on a field hockey scholarship. Clark led Haddonfield to a 22-2 record and the South Jersey Group 2 title last season. The Bulldogs were 16-0 in Colonial Conference play.   Contact staff writer Phil Anastasia at 856-779-3223, panastasia@phillynews.com , or @PhilAnastasia on Twitter. Read his blog, "Jersey Side Sports," at www.philly.com/jerseysidesports

Former Camden Catholic star Bill Heverly has been named the wrestling coach at Haddonfield. Heverly has been an assistant coach at Haddonfield since 2009. He replaces Pete DiPol, who resigned in July to become the coach at Gloucester County College. Heverly was a first-time district and two-time region champion at Camden Catholic. He graduated in 2000 with a 118-21 career record.   - Phil Anastasia  

Runners start the 5-kilometer run in the 16th Annual Bancroft Race in Haddonfield Saturday. (Above) Lauren Benet Slocum, 8, and Jennifer Slocum (middle), both of Mount Holly, stand on the sidelines as the pack approaches the finish line. The race - which included a one-mile race and a 40-yard dash - raises money for services for disabled people in Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Salem counties.

The Burlington Township High basketball team did a lot of things right last night when it met Haddonfield for the South Jersey Group 1 championship. But the Falcons found out that more was required to defeat Haddonfield (29-0), the No. 1 team in The Inquirer's South Jersey Top 10. In front of a crowd of 1,800 at Collingswood, Haddonfield claimed its first sectional crown since 1973 with a 65-55 victory, and set a school record for wins in a season in the process. Haddonfield will play Highland Park tonight in the state semifinals.

Overbrook removed 24 players from its football team in a disciplinary measure this week and will forfeit Friday's Colonial Conference game against Haddonfield, athletic director Gary McGaurn said Thursday. McGaurn said the 24 players are off the team for the rest of the season. He did not elaborate on the reason for the discipline. Overbrook plans to play West Deptford in a varsity game at home Nov. 5. "With the young guys we have left [on the roster], they wouldn't have been ready to play this game," McGaurn said of the Haddonfield matchup.

Abby Bah picked the right time to play the best game of his career. The junior center scored eight points, grabbed six rebounds, and played strong defense in helping the Haddonfield boys' basketball team to a 53-45 victory over Pitman on Saturday in the Tri-State Showcase at Bishop Eustace. "That was his breakout game in our 21st game," Haddonfield coach Paul Wiedeman said. Senior swingman Billy Griffin scored 13, with a trio of three-pointers, and senior forward Chris Biddle added 11 points and four assists for Haddonfield (20-1)

Six years of frustration ended for the Haddonfield boys' swim team yesterday at the NJSIAA Boys Public Division B Swimming Championships at the College of New Jersey. Sparked by two individual event wins from Will Manion and gutsy performances up and down the lineup, the Bulldogs upended nemesis Mountain Lakes, 89-81, ending the Lakers' five-year reign as Division B champions. Four of those championships were at the expense of Haddonfield, with the fifth a win over Shawnee. "Awesome, this is totally awesome," Haddonfield coach Bob Querubin said.

Liberty Division girls' track MIDDLE DISTANCE Julie Stratton, Sterling, sophomore Shelby Cain, Haddonfield, junior Megan Malloy, Haddonfield, senior Megan Knoblock, West Deptford, senior HURDLES Olivia Blaber, Haddonfield, senior Alisha Singleton, Sterling, senior Carly Bonnet, Haddonfield, sophomore SPRINTS Shannon Hanna, Haddon Heights, sophomore Dazmonique Carr, Haddon Heights,...

As Haddonfield celebrates its 300th anniversary, the quiet Quaker borough on Saturday welcomed a new resident wearing only her birthday suit. "Today, we celebrate Uno ," Stuart Harting, chair of the Haddonfield Outdoor Sculpture Trust, announced beside the life-size bronze female statue during an unveiling ceremony at Mechanic Street and Haddon Avenue. Word that a nude would be added to Haddonfield's streetscape prompted speculation about whether it would stir controversy.

Haddonfield art teacher Hillary Johnston was much loved by students, family, and friends. A talented creator in her own right, she was gentle and strong, with a gift for nurturing children. In 2011, after years of illness, she lost her life to cancer. She is missed. Wednesday evening, she will be remembered in a manner most fitting - at the school where she taught, with the unveiling of a piece of art created in her honor. At 6:30 p.m. outside Tatem Elementary School, there will be a dedication ceremony for a bronze statue made as a memorial to Johnston by the Haddonfield artist John Giannotti.

Joe Falana, one of the founding fathers of the modern era of South Jersey soccer, has retired after 38 seasons as head boys' coach at Haddonfield. Falana, who took over the program in 1975, won 625 games and led Haddonfield to 24 Colonial Conference championships, 18 South Jersey championships, and seven state championships. "I had the opportunity to coach a lot of nice kids and good soccer players," Falana said Friday. "We had a lot of success. There are a lot of great memories.

Catherine Diaferia Amilcare, 70, of Haddonfield, owner and operator of the Bag Shoppe there in the 1990s, died of respiratory distress Tuesday, May 28, at Virtua Voorhees Hospital. Born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Mrs. Amilcare was a graduate of Wappingers Falls (N.Y.) High School and then an administrator for her family firm, Morgan Fuel Co., in Poughkeepsie. Mrs. Amilcare enjoyed a career in retail sales for several firms, a daughter, Tanya Moore, said. The Bag Shoppe was a handbag and accessories store on Mechanic Street near Kings Highway in Haddonfield that she operated for about four years, her daughter said.

Keith A. Schwab, 45, president of the Haddonfield Soccer Club since 2010, died of a heart attack Monday, May 27, at his home in Haddonfield. The club offers programs for children ages 5 to 17. A board member of the soccer club since 2009, Mr. Schwab also was a board member of the Haddonfield Youth Basketball Association since 2007. Tish Colombi, who retired as Haddonfield mayor last week, said that Mr. Schwab, as the father of four who was heavily involved in sports teams for youngsters, "was just an extraordinary example of what a good parent does for his children.

Re-enactors portraying loyalists to the British crown and rebel New Jersey Volunteers will do mock battle in downtown Haddonfield on Saturday. The event will mark the 235th anniversary of the British encampment in Haddonfield. Starting at 10 a.m., the Continental Army re-enactors will occupy the Historical Society of Haddonfield building at 343 Kings Highway East. The British will be at the Indian King Tavern at 233 Kings Highway East. Re-enactors will cook over fires and guard their camps, and guests are welcome to meet and speak with them.

All games Tuesday at 4 p.m. No. 4 seed Williamstown (16-8) at No. 1 seed Eastern (25-3) in South Jersey Group 4 semifinals: The Vikings have game-changing speed at the top of the lineup in Nick Tierno, Ryan Delaney and Tom Flacco. No. 7 Lenape (13-9) at No. 6 Shawnee (15-9) in South Jersey Group 4 semifinals: These school-district rivals split two games in the regular season. No. 9 Kingsway (14-15) at No. 5 Burlington Township (13-7) in South Jersey Group 3 semifinals: The Dragons have made a remarkable recovery from an 0-8 start.

Donovan Casey knows he has a scoreless-innings streak going for the Sterling baseball team. He just isn't too worried about it. "I just try to keep my team in the game," Casey said. "I don't care whether I give up a run or not. As long as we're winning, I'm happy and everybody should be happy. " The junior righthander went nine innings for the first time in his career on Saturday, leading Sterling to a 1-0 win over Manchester Township in the second round of the South Jersey Group 2 tournament.