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High School Swimmer ID'd As 16-Year-Old Killed In South Jersey Crash
The 16-year-old girl killed in a weekend South Jersey crash has been identified as a high school athlete. Sophia Bennett was killed in the two-car crash on Friday, March 22, at the intersection of Hurffville Road and Deptford Center Road just after 8 p.m., according to police and school officials. The vehicle that Sophia was riding in was being driven by a 17-year-old Gibbstown boy, who was seriously injured, police said at the time of the crash. The other driver, a 27-year-old woman from Deptford, was taken to Jefferson Hospital (Washington Township), police said. Sophia was a s…
Sports
Rahway Football Player, 17, Dies Year After Mom
The Rahway High School football team is mourning the loss of one of its own. Ali Muhammad, 17, a senior, died this week, his dad, Percy Lamont Brown announced on Facebook. Brown tells NJ Advance Media he found his son dead the morning of Thursday, Sept. 8 Ali's mom died in July 2021. It is with great sadness, and a heavy heart, that we are sharing the unfortunate passing of Rahway Senior football player, Ali Muhamad. Our hearts go out to the family during this tough time. You will forever be in our thoughts. 💔💔💔😥😥😥 pic.twitter.com/LSSTSyheGA — Rahway Football (@rahwayfootball) Septembe…
Schools
North Jersey HS Athlete Airlifted To Hospital After Having Medical Episode In Practice: Report
A North Jersey high school athlete was airlifted to a nearby hospital after having a medical episode and collapsing during practice earlier this week, NJ.com reports. A freshman athlete at Warren Hills Regional High School was flown to Morristown Medical Center with help from the Washington Township and Oxford EMT Squads on the afternoon of Wednesday, Sept. 7, the outlet said citing Superintendent Earl C. Clymer III. Officials did not disclose the student’s identity or the reason for the medical episode but confirmed that the student is continuing to recover and is doing well. Click here f…
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Teen Football Star Dead In Route 9 Crash Was Aspiring Police Officer
Support is surging for a star athlete killed in a Route 9 crash earlier this week.Asaivion Whiting, 17, a standout athlete on the Manalapan High School football team, was being remembered as soft spoken and polite. He dreamt of being a police officer, according to a GoFundMe page that had raised more than $23,000 as of April 21. Whiting was a passenger in the 2004 Chevrolet Malibu, driven by a 17-year-old male from Howell, that changed lanes when the driver lost control and spun out around 10:40 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19, authorities said. The vehicle ran off the road to the right si…
Schools
Sex Assaults, Football Hazing Incident Probed At NJ High School, Report Says
A sexual assault investigation is apparently under way at the same New Jersey school where a hazing investigation was launched earlier this week, according to an exclusive report by NJ Advance Media citing anonymous sources. The outlet reports that several females were sexually assaulted. These incidents are separate from the alleged hazing incident in which six older football players tried pinning down a younger athlete in the locker room as onlookers begged them to stop, as first reported by NJ Advance Media. Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office spokesman Christian Swendeman told Dail…
Police & Fire
Suburban Philly HS Athlete Dies Of 'Sudden Cardiac Incident,' Report Says
A senior athlete at a high school in southeastern Pennsylvania died unexpectedly, 6abc reports. Blake Barkley died of a "sudden cardiac incident," Saturday night, according to a letter to parents obtained by 6abc. View this post on Instagram A post shared by La Salle College High School (@lschs) Barkley played for La Salle College High School's tennis team and was a varsity soccer manager, according to the school's athletics page and the news outlet. The soccer team won the Philadelphia Catholic League championship on Saturday, the school s…
Obituaries
'Unimaginable': Irvington Athlete Killed In Crash Was 'Curious Learner, Dream-Chaser'
Dream-chaser. Curious learner. Go-getter. These are just some of the words being used to remember Irvington's Nashawn Brooks, one of three people killed in a fiery Newark crash earlier this week. A candlelight vigil for Brooks, 20, will be held at Irvington High School Thursday, June 11 at 8 p.m. Brooks was named the 2019 Irvington High School athlete of the year before starting as a linebacker at Wagner College. A rising sophomore, was was pursuing a degree in business administration with a concentration in finance and minor in information systems. "This is an unimaginab…
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Nutley A.D. Suspended For Hitler Remark Also Accused Of Groping Student
The athletic director at Nutley High School who was suspended after praising Hitler's leadership skills during a talk in Madison last month had previously been accused of telling a student she had a "nice ass" and touching her inappropriately while coaching her at basketball. The student and her parents filed a lawsuit in 2017 alleging that, in January of that year, Joe Piro was teaching the girl to "box out," a defensive technique in basketball. Piro placed his hand on an "intimate spot" of the girl's body, the lawsuit states, before Piro grabbed the girl's hand and placed it on one o…
Police & Fire
Referee At Emerson Football Game Revived After Heart Attack
A referee who suffered a heart attack during an Emerson junior varsity football game on Monday was doing well after being resuscitated, officials said. The referee "went into cardiac arrest and collapsed onto the field," Schools Supt. Brian P. Gatens said in a message to parents and staff. "Athletic Director Gus Paleoudis, members of the Emerson Police Department, and community members in attendance responded immediately," Gatens said. "Using the district-supplied automated external defibrillator (AED), they were able to save the official's life." The referee …
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