Keep on dancing and a-prancing, Warshauers married for 60 years

Keep on dancing - I photographed Rich Warshauer as he finished the Last Blast Prediction 5K on Sept. 1. He smiled, as usual, then went back out on the course to escort his wife Marge to the finish chute. They are both built like dancers, how basketball analyst Billy Packard described players with great length. I remembered doing a column item on Rich and Marge some years ago on their 50th wedding anniversary. I reminded Rich and he said, “That was 10 years ago. June 20 we were married 60 years.” Talk about great length. I asked Rich if it was 20 of the best years of his life. He said, “Sure, I’d like to be 20 again.” We were rolling down different roads, so I dropped it. Pretty impressive, all jokes aside.

That’s affirmative, captain - All college sports teams that recruit and award scholarships to fill out rosters are doing a version of affirmative action. These are the people I want, and I’m willing to pay to get them to attend my school. And virtually all scholarship rosters have a more flexible admission baseline, and that includes the service academies. A quota system is different. “Here’s two lacrosse scholarships for you to give to non-white players. Now go find a couple.” Honestly, in sports I don’t know of any coaches that were ever charged with maintaining a quota system. They just go out and recruit the best players who can also make it past the admissions office.

Ten-point dog - Underdog is a term rarely used any longer. It’s more now all gambling terminology – each dog assigned a number value. The Rams of Rhode Island were 18-point dogs at Delaware. Villanova was a 15.5 dog at Temple. Both Rhode Island and Villanova won, which was depressing to me and I didn’t even place a bet. Appalachian State was a 24-point dog at Penn State and was poised for the upset but lost by seven in overtime. Penn State is jokingly called the Nittany Lines because they cover the spread more than any college team, except Boise State. Gives special meaning to the phrase “every dog has its day.” 

Snippets - Annie Judge got a start at midfield for the Temple field hockey team, but the Owls lost to Penn State 4-0. Annie has started the last two games as the Owls have dropped to 0-4. Maggie Delp had an assist for Austria while playing in the European League. Maggie can drop that nugget when she returns to Sussex County. Jody Boyer scored a goal for the Shippensburg Raiders in a 3-1 win over Limestone. Erin Coverdale, a junior field hockey player at Franklin and Marshall, scored an overtime goal in a 1-0 win over Kean. She followed that with two goals in a 3-0 win over Susquehanna. Logan Shuttleworth is singing the national anthem before West Chester University’s home volleyball games and is seeing some time for the undefeated Golden Rams. Sydney Ostroski saw playing time for West Chester field hockey in a 2-1 loss to Stonehill College. Cole Boozer (Temple) made the practice squad at offensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Bucs. Cole is the son of the late Chris Boozer, who played at Salisbury and was a member of the Rehoboth Beach Patrol. Alex Ellis, out of Delmar at the University of Tennessee, has made the 53-man roster of the Kansas City Chiefs. Abigail Hearn, a center and leading scorer at Sussex Academy basketball last season her sophomore year, has enrolled at Cape Henlopen. Cape is Hearn’s home district. Coach Pat Woods has an array of talent to compete for a conference championship. Ben Ashby saw action for Salisbury in the Gulls’ 48-14 win over Albright. Ben is coming off ACL surgery last football season at Cape. Matt Gono (Wesley) has made the Atlanta Falcons’ 53-man roster as an offensive tackle. Devin Miller started at center as Wesley football opened the season with a 34-10 win over Delaware Valley. The fifth annual Red, White and Blue 5K is set for 6 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 6. It’s a happening which may have 500 runners. The race benefits students and first responders. Falcons at Eagles Thursday, Sept. 6. The Falcons are 2-point dogs. Carson Wentz is not cleared, so Nick Foles gets the start. Take the Falcons and the points. Go on now, git!