Rumson Resident Receives Presidential Nomination to IMLS
RENEE BECKER SWARTZ, Chair and Coordinator of the New Jersey Center for the Book, has received a Presidential nomination to the Board of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). IMLS is an independent Federal grant-making agency that fosters leadership, innovation, and a lifetime of learning by supporting the nation’s 18,500 museums and 125,000 libraries through annual grants of $520 million.Swartz, a national library advocate for the past 44 years, began her career in public service as a volunteer with the Friends of the Monmouth County Library, was subsequently appointed to the Monmouth County Library Commission in 1966, and has served as Chair since 1976.Through appointments by the past four NJ Governors, she has chaired the NJ State Library Advisory Council since 1986. For 22 years she served as Chair of the Program Associates of SCILS at Rutgers.In 2000, she founded and serves as the Chair of the NJ Center for the Book, an affiliate of the Library of Congress. Swartz chaired the New Jersey delegations to the 1979 and 1991 White House Conferences on Library and Information Services, and has served as the permanent New Jersey member of the White House Conference Task Force since 1979. She served on the American Library Association’s Office of Information Technology Policy Advisory Board from 1995 to 1999. In 1991, she was selected by ALA as the Trustee of the Year.Renee has been in the forefront of library development on the local, state, and national levels and is recognized as a leading advocate of the library as a community center and for promoting innovative and consumer-friendly library service. She is a graduate of Barnard College and was the recipient of the Columbia Medal for Outstanding Alumnae Achievement in 1985.
A year ago Nelson’s Barb Saunders four medals at the 2010 World Masters Indoor Athletic Championships held earlier the month in Kamloops.Back to the same stomping grounds in Spoolmak Country, the avid track specialist won four more medals — most being of the golden variety — at the 2011 Canadian National Masters Indoor Track and Field Championships 10-days ago in the Tournament Capital of B.C.“(These) were not the greatest times as it’s pretty hard to train for track during the winter in Nelson,” Saunders told The Nelson Daily.Saunders, 71, won silver in the 400 meters before taking gold in the 800 meters, 1500 meters and 3000 meters.Saunders, coached by husband Clint, competes in the 70-75-age category.No doubt the Nelsonite will be front and center when the 2011 B.C. Seniors Games makes its stop in the West Kootenay in August 16-20 in Nelson, Trail and Castlegar.Track and Field, set for Haley Park in Warfield, is one of 24 sports offered in the annual Seniors event.sports@thenelsondaily.com
Every Boxing Day the L.V. Rogers Hangar comes alive as past and present Bomber players flock to the gymnasium for the annual LVR Alumni Basketball Tournament.And Boxing Day 2012 was no different as the Hangar was a buzz with more than 30 players participating in the event.Players were slotted into teams of respective Bomber years to play in the round robin format. Staff at Mallard’s Source for Sports would like to honour the Bomber Basketball Alumni with Team of the Week accolades.
Adam Maida made 24 saves to register the win for Nelson.The Leafs finished the game with two power play markers while the Braves scored once with the man advantage.In the Sunflower City a goal by Michael Bell late in the second stood up as the winner sparking the Hawks past the Rebels in a rematch of last season’s thrilling Murdoch Division Final.Ryan Edwards, Fraser Stang, Jacob Boyczuk and Taylor Stafford also scored for the Hawks.Derek Georgopoulos, Diego Bartlett and Quinn Klimchuk replied for the Rebels.Beaver Valley out shot the Rebels 34-28 in the contest.Brett Clark and starter Josh Round split the netminding duties for the Hawks.Nate Rabbit and Patrick Zubick shared the loss for Castlegar.The teams complete the home-and-home series Saturday in Fruitvale.Nelson returns home to the NDCC Arena to play host the Grand Forks Border Bruins at 7 p.m.The Border Bruins tied Columbia Valley 3-3 Friday in the Boundary City. Nelson and Beaver Valley remained perfect atop the Neil Murdoch Division after capturing respective divisional battles Friday in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League play.Jamie Vlanich continues to pay dividends following an offseason trade, scoring on the power play midway through the third period to lift Nelson to a 4-3 win over Spokane in the Lilac City.Meanwhile in Castlegar, five different players scored for the visitors as Beaver Valley edged the Rebels 5-3.The wins keep Nelson and Beaver Valley tied for the lead in the Murdoch Division, each undefeated in four games this season.In Spokane, Vlanich scored a power play marker at 9:24 of the third period, snapping a 3-3 tie to allow Nelson to get past the Braves.Nelson built a 3-0 lead midway through the second period on goals by Travis Wellman, with a pair, and Alex Wilkinson.However, Justin Loepker, with a pair, and Justin Bonanno replied to even the contest.Nelson out shot the Braves 46-24, including a 22-7 advantage in the third period, keeping Ben Simpson busy for most of the game.
NEW ORLEANS, La. – New Orleans student-athletes recently gave their time back volunteering at the annual Audubon Zoo Lights event presented by Children’s Hospital. The Privateers group joined fellow Zoo Lights participants at the “Elves Workshop” Sunday, Dec. 9, where they helped pen special messages and pictures that will be delivered to patients at Children’s Hospital.”Working Zoo Lights was a lot of fun and it allowed us to connect with a lot of children in the greater New Orleans area,” said Mark Golay, a member of the men’s cross country and track & field programs.Audubon Zoo Lights routinely creates a holiday spirit throughout the city of New Orleans. There are animal-themed light displays, live entertainment, holiday story time, selfie stops for holiday pictures, polar pics with Santa, treats and tents designated to create special messages for Children’s Hospital patients.“Being able to help out at Zoo Lights this year was amazing,” said Kyra Hunter, the volleyball SAAC representative. “I enjoyed just being able to interact with the community of New Orleans outside of the gym.”The Zoo Lights spectacle is a part of the Audubon Nature Institute that opens each year on Nov. 23 and runs through Dec. 30.Each Southland Conference member institution participates in a “Southland Gives Back” event around the holidays.As part of the “Southland Gives Back” initiative, the Southland Conference will profile a community service outing from each of our 13 member institutions this holiday season.
FRISCO, Texas – In the first year of the Southland Bowling League’s All-Academic squad, 19 student-athletes from six member institutions are represented, the league announced Monday. All yearly awards are presented by Ready Nutrition.Valparaiso leads the way with six honorees on the academic team. Youngstown State comes in next with five honorees on the All-Academic squad with five honorees, while Vanderbilt and Stephen F. Austin each put forth four selections. Tulane comes in next with a trio of student-athletes, just ahead of Louisiana Tech’s two honorees. Sam Houston State rounds out the All-Academic squad with one selection.Valparaiso locked up six positions on the SBL All-Academic team led by Mirica Yancey who holds a 3.75 GPA as a computer science major. Valpo completed their season with a bid to the 2019 Southland Bowling Tournament as the No. 8 seed. Valpo received votes in the national poll throughout the 2018-19 season, securing top-10 finishes in four tournaments throughout the season. Joining Yancey on the Academic All-Conference squad were Beck Lohse, Kendra Tryniski, Payton Bertermann, Sam Perez and Hannah Forton.Youngstown State’s five selections helped the Penguins earn a spot in the 2019 Southland Bowling Tournament in their first year as a league member. YSU is led on the All-Academic squad by junior Nikki Mendez who holds a 3.37 grade-point average (GPA) as a psychology major with a minor in coaching. Youngstown State went 23-15 in traditional format games throughout the 2018-19 season for a 185.61 scoring average. Joining Mendez on the academic squad are teammates Emily Dietz, Emma Dockery, Rachel Ellis and Ashley Kolb.Reigning NCAA national champion Stephen F. Austin’s selections are comprised of Paige Beeney, Dakota Faichnie, Sarah Gill and Sarah Voiers. The Ladyjacks finished the season ranked No. 1 in the final NTCA poll after defeating fellow Southland Bowling League member Vanderbilt for the 2019 NCAA championship. SFA was led by Beeney who was named the NCAA Women’s Bowling Championship Most Valuable Player and holds a 3.91 GPA as an interdisciplinary studies major. Stephen F. Austin concluded their season scoring a 193.61 per game average.The 2019 NCAA Bowling Championship runner-up Vanderbilt squad accounted for four selections of its own. The Commodores’ are led by senior Kristin Quah who holds a double-major 3.97 GPA in electrical and biomedical engineering. Adel Wahner, Emily Rigney and Jordan Newham also earned spot on the SBL academic team for the Vandy squad. The Commodores fell just short of their second national title in as many years but had three bowlers named to the NTCA All-America teams.Tulane’s Tiera Gulum, Isabelle Lee and Hailee Hammond claimed All-Academic honors after boosting the Green Wave to an appearance in the 2019 Southland Bowling Tournament. Gulum, a 3.42 biochemistry major led Tulane with a 202.04 scoring average for the season and registered the Green Wave’s first 300 game in program history.Kaitlyn Eder and Ashley Channell earned nods for Louisiana Tech, helping the Lady Techsters to a No. 7 seed at the Southland Bowling Tournament. Eder, a sophomore, holds a 3.80 GPA in psychology and led her Louisiana Tech squad with 323 strikes on the year.Sam Houston State’s Madysen Keller represents the Bearkats on the inaugural SBL academic team. The Mathews, N.C., native holds a 3.35 GPA as a senior kinesiology major. Keller helped lead Sam Houston to its first-ever Southland Bowling League title and an automatic qualification to the NCAA National Bowling Championship.All nominees for the Southland Bowling League’s Academic All-Conference team must have earned at least a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale and demonstrated athletics achievement for at least two years at the nominating institution. Ashley Channell Louisiana Tech So. Morris Chapel, Tenn. 3.72 Speech-Language Pathology Name University Class Hometown GPA Major Becky Lohse Valparaiso Jr. Chesterton, Ind. 3.71 Social Work Ashley Kolb Youngstown State Jr. Westland, Mich. 3.19 Accounting Sarah Voiers Stephen F. Austin So. Chesterton, Ind. 3.74 Psychology Emma Dockery Youngstown State So. Ravenna, Ohio 3.79 Accounting Jordan Newham Vanderbilt Sr. Aurora, Ill. 3.19 Human & Organizational Development Dakota Faichnie Stephen F. Austin So. Ontario, Canada 3.67 Animal Science Mirica Yancey Valparaiso So. Aurora, Ill. 3.75 Computer Science Sarah Gill Stephen F. Austin So. Attleboro, Mass. 3.37 Kinesiology Kendra Tryniski Valparaiso Sr. Fulton, N.Y. 3.63 Computer Engineering Paige Beeney Stephen F. Austin Sr. Salado,Texas 3.91 Interdisciplinary Studies Payton Bertermann Valparaiso So. Grayslake, Ill. 3.56 Actuarial Science Emily Dietz Youngstown State Jr. Westland, Mich. 3.36 Medical Laboratory Science
Sam Perez Valparaiso So. Aurora, Ill. 3.56 Business Management Emily Rigney Vanderbilt Jr. East Doncaster, Australia 3.44 Economics/Sociology Madysen Keller Sam Houston State Sr. Mathews, N.C. 3.35 Kinesiology Tiera Gulum Tulane Sr. Schenectady, N.Y. 3.43 Biochemistry Kaitlyn Eder Louisiana Tech So. Lithia, Fla. 3.80 Psychology Kristin Quah Vanderbilt Sr. Singapore 3.97 Electrical/Biomedical Engineering Adel Wahner Vanderbilt Jr. East Doncaster, Australia 3.80 Medicine, Health and Society 2019 Southland Bowling League All-Academic Team Nikki Mendez Youngstown State Jr. Homer Glenn, Ill. 3.37 Psychology Rachel Ellis Youngstown State Sr. Westerville, Ohio 3.00 General Studies Hailee Hammond Tulane Sr. Bowie, Md. 3.02 Cell and Molecular Biology Isabelle Lee Tulane Jr. Singapore 3.43 Biochemistry Hannah Forton Valparaiso So. Macomb, Mich. 3.16 Music
SINGLE TICKET RAINBOW PICK SIX JACKPOT CARRYOVER OF $131,757 INTO SATURDAY AT SANTA ANITA AS 41 CONSOLATION TICKETS EACH PAY $970.75 ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 15, 2019)–With the Grade II, $200,000 Santa Monica Stakes serving as its headliner, there also is a 20 cent Single Ticket Pick Six Jackpot carryover going into Saturday at Santa Anita of $148,819.50.With a 10-race card on tap, the Santa Monica has been slotted as race nine and the Bob Baffert-trained Marley’s Freedom has been installed as the 2-1 morning line favorite.A total of 57 horses have been entered and are eligible to run in Saturday’s Rainbow Six sequence, making for average field size of more than nine runners per race.There were a total of 41 consolation tickets with six winners today, each worth $970.75.Special early first post time on Saturday is at 12 noon. Approximate post time for race five, the beginning of the Rainbow Six sequence, is at 2:05 p.m. PT. For additional information please visit santaanita.com or call (626) 574-RACE.
8% 39% 7 6 SANTA ANITA STATISTICS 8 Abel Cedillo229 31% $2,381,914 (Current Through Saturday, March 7) Win% 7% $218,510 5 24% 20 8 26% $245,020 8% $2,247,856 35 15% 10 10 Mike Smith50 $373,881 9 15% 30 42% 7 Jeff Mullins51 10 3rd 13 11 7 $361,402 27% 6 10% 12 Ruben Fuentes80 19 22 Umberto Rispoli137 5 48% Philip D’Amato80 15 18 14% 18% 38 22 16 28 33 22% 6 5 ITM% 10 $327,261 35% 13 $281,142 J. Eric Kruljac32 50% 12 HENRY MORENO TO BE REMEMBERED THURSDAY 4 20% HARD NOT TO LOVE SET FOR GRADE I BEHOLDER 10% $192,221 5 14 10 17 61% 11 47% 9 1st Agapito Delgadillo64 HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN AT SANTA ANITAThree feel-good story lines emerged from a spectacular afternoon of racing on Big ‘Cap Saturday, two familiar, one not so.Bob Baffert won another San Felipe Stakes, his seventh, adding to his record; John Sadler won the Santa Anita Handicap for the third straight year, a first in the 83-year history of the storied race; and Ron McAnally, whose victories are as scarce as hen’s teeth in his 87th year, captured No. 706 at The Great Race Place, good for fourth on the all-time list.Only Bobby Frankel, Charlie Whittingham and Baffert stand ahead of him.Baffert won the San Felipe with undefeated Authentic; Sadler went to the junior varsity to take the Big ‘Cap with 9-1 shot Combatant after favored stablemate Gift Box was scratched due to an ankle issue; and McAnally scored a front-running victory in the ninth race with his homebred She’s Our Charm at $11.60 for his wife, Deborah, the filly’s owner and co-breeder.“They looked fine today,” Baffert said of Authentic and Thousand Words, who finished fourth in the San Felipe. The two-time Triple Crown winner intends to keep Authentic here for the Grade I, $1 million Santa Anita Derby April 4, but plans for Thousand Words were on hold.“I haven’t figured it out yet,” he said of Thousand Words. “I’ll wait two weeks.”Presently loaded with Triple Crown contenders in pursuit of his sixth Kentucky Derby victory which would tie him with legendary trainer Ben Jones, Baffert sent one of them, sensational debut winner Charlatan, six furlongs this morning in a bullet 1:12.60, and another, San Vicente winner Nadal, five furlongs in a bullet 59.60 for Saturday’s Rebel at Oaklawn Park.Drayden Van Dyke, who rode Authentic in the San Felipe, breezed both horses.Sadler, meanwhile, weathered the unexpected storm unleashed by Gift Box in relatively good order, looking at the glass as half full this morning.“It was a great day; we were just thrilled,” said Sadler, who also sent out Flagstaff to take the Grade II San Carlos Stakes under Victor Espinoza. “To win our third Big ‘Cap in a row is tremendous. I’m really happy.“Saturday morning, we were down here (holding his hand near ankle level) after we learned Gift Box wouldn’t run, and we ended the day up here (hand above his head). It was an emotional roller coaster.“Gift Box had a little swelling in his ankle, we’re going to do some tests the next couple of days, it doesn’t look like anything terrible, but he wasn’t good to go yesterday. Everybody forgets these are horses and things happen. They get sick and that’s part of the game.”McAnally, a mainstay here since 1948, still is consumed with the ambiance and history of Santa Anita, where he can be found by sunup race mornings at Clockers’ Corner, decades after his glory days with legendary two-time Horse of the Year John Henry.“I don’t even think about retiring,” said McAnally, whose assistant of 25 years, 69-year-old former trainer Dan Landers, does all his heavy lifting at the barn. Dan’s memories of Santa Anita go back to its opening, on Christmas Day in 1934, when his late father, Dale, won the second race ever run at the track, aboard Let Her Play for owner/trainer H.T. Palmer.A five-year-old bay mare, Let Her Play won by a length and a half, paid $10.20 to win and earned $625 from a purse of $800. Yellow and dog-eared, Dan still has a chart of the race.“I love being out here,” McAnally said. “It put me where I am, and I tell everybody, ‘If you love something you’re doing, it’s not a job. People sit on the freeway five days a week and they can’t wait till the weekend comes to get a couple of days off.”“I love coming out just watching the horses. I never dreamed I’d be in the Hall of Fame because this was something I liked to do, and my wife always supported me in my work. Behind every successful man is a good woman. She lets me do what I wanted to do.”Asked how long he’s been married, McAnally shrugged it off. He has other priorities.“I don’t know,” he said. “I don’t count the years.”FINISH LINES: Popular Hard Not to Love trained by John Shirreffs seeks her seventh win from eight starts and her first going two turns in Saturday’s Grade I Beholder Mile. The four-year-old daughter of Hard Spun, who lost her left eye when kicked by another horse as a youngster, won the Grade I La Brea Stakes and the Grade II Santa Monica, each at seven furlongs, in her last two starts. Expected to face her in the Beholder are Der Lu, Ollie’s Candy, Queen Bee to You and Zusha . . .Trainer George Papaprodromou will ship American Theorem Wednesday to Arkansas where he will make his three-year-old debut in the Rebel Stakes against Nadal and other Triple Crown prospects . . .There will be a Celebration of Life on Thursday, March 12, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Directors Room at Santa Anita for popular trainer Henry Moreno who died Feb. 23 at the age of 90 . . .Big ‘Cap Day stats: 128 horses worked Saturday morning and 105 horses ran over the course on a 12-race program that morning and afternoon with zero issues . . . Santa Anita will be dark for live racing Monday through Thursday, March 9 through 12, and resume live racing 1 p.m. Friday, March 13. There will be simulcast wagering Wednesday and Thursday with free General Admission and parking. Admission gates open at 10 a.m.LATEST CONTENT FROM XBTV:FEATURES: XBTV Sunday: What to Watch for at Santa Anita Park on March 8th, 2020WORKOUTS:Warren’s Empress (Outside) and Down Home (Lewis) 03/08/20Charlatan (Outside) (Baffert) 03/08/20Nadal (Outside) (Baffert) 03/08/20Bella Chica (Puype) 03/07/20Azul Coast (Baffert) 03/07/20Streak of Luck (Chew) 03/07/20Venetian Harbor (Baltas) 03/06/20American Theorem (Papaprodromou) 03/06/20Lazy Daisy (Outside) and A Thousand Dreams (O’Neill) 03/06/20Gingham (Outside) and Much More Halo (Baffert) 03/05/20Eight Rings (Inside) and JZ My Man (Baffert) 03/05/20Hofburg (Mott) 03/04/20Queen Bee To You (Outside) and Lay The Floor (Lerner) 03/04/20Charlatan (Outside) and Fay Dan (Baffert) 03/02/20Donna Veloce (Callaghan) 03/02/20 Assael Espinoza58 65% 8 40% 8 13% 9% 31 $840,397 Edwin Maldonado75 7 12 $1,754,752 8 Richard Baltas99 25% 10 Richard Mandella36 6 10% 14% $1,049,182 33% 15% 6 3 6 $901,442 6 $218,912 45% $420,305 J.C. Diaz, Jr.71 1st 9 $529,641 6 7 29% 2nd $683,680 $328,600 41% 31 Jose Valdivia, Jr.52 20% 5 3 4
17 32 4 Geovanni Franco86 1 8 Andrew Lerner30 22% ITM% TrainerSts $868,259 8 Jorge Velez159 Win% 20 Money Won $1,373,096 Aaron Gryder52 $711,236 $636,805 20% 46% $1,095,876 Bob Baffert75 3 8 Steve Knapp46 12% 67% $778,351 Peter Miller66 4 34% Joel Rosario136 51% 55% 36 Doug O’Neill93 36% 29 8 Michael McCarthy41 Money Won $753,477 43% 12 John Sadler75 41% 6 $630,161 10 9 43% 59% 12 20% 47% 19% 38% $355,521 7 51% $1,407,982 6 $275,715 20% 10% Victor Espinoza53 5 4 40% 47% Rafael Bejarano70 2 $1,516,221 4 9 17 GOOD STORIES ABOUND ON BIG ‘CAP SATURDAY Craig Anthony Lewis42 12 27% 5 Mario Gutierrez82 Mike Puype41 $454,921 Brian Koriner40 47% 3 34% 20% $205,921 $331,082 9% 39% Flavien Prat156 15 16% 16 $2,001,340 2nd 6 3rd Drayden Van Dyke108 14 47% 11 Jeff Bonde22 16% 6 8 9 20 2 20 29% 41% Mark Glatt73 50% JockeyMts 12 18 $379,172 9 19% 17 Tiago Pereira117 19% 9 11 11% 9 $1,219,299 9 5
JOSE MOURINHO is ready to throw youngsters Troy Parrott and Ryan Sessegnon into the cauldron of Champions League football at Bayern Munich on Wednesday.Irish striker Parrott, 17, and £25million ex-Fulham winger Sessegnon are just two of the youngsters the Spurs boss will name in the dead rubber against the German giants.1Credit: Getty Images – GettyBoth teams have already qualified from their Champions League group.Midfielders Oliver Skipp and Tashan Oakley-Boothe, plus central defender Japhet Tanganga and right-back Kyle Walker-Peters are also tipped to get game time in Bavaria.But Mourinho is risking another Champions League humiliation after Munich put SEVEN past the North Londoners in September.Ex-Arsenal player Serge Gnabry got four goals in that match.Mourinho has indicated he will leave key stars at home to rest and will name a young side – and told the media exactly why yesterday at the briefing ahead of today’s clash with Burnley.The Portuguese boss said: “Because we are going to finish second. It doesn’t matter the result, but it’s very important for the players. Very important for the players that are going to play.Champions League TableSee More Tables See Full Table”It’s very important for me to know them better. I am going to play for sure some of the players that are not playing with me in these matches we are playing.”It’s a great opportunity for young people. A great opportunity for the development of these young players, the Walker-Peters, the Skipps, the Parrotts, the Sessegnons, all these young players that we have, it’s a great opportunity for them.”Of course there is the prestige of the club also involved, and we are going to try to go with a team that gives us some guarantees to try to fight for a result that we don’t need, but a result that we want.”We know that tomorrow [against Burnley] is going to be the fifth game in a row, we know that after that we go to Wolves on the weekend, and Wolves is one of the teams that is in front of us in the table.”We have to look to this game, to Bayern, with all these in mind.”But if you want to look for the positive side of it, and not to the negative side, it is to say that lots of young players are going to have a good opportunity to play in an amazing stadium, amazing competition, against top players.”Sessegnon is yet to start for Spurs in an injury-plagued first campaign at N17.Latest Tottenham newsHARRY ALL FOUR ITKane admits Spurs must win EIGHT games to rise into Champions League spotGossipALL GONE PETE TONGVertonghen wanted by host of Italian clubs as long Spurs spell nears endBELOW PARRSpurs suffer blow with Parrott to miss Prem restart after appendix operationPicturedSHIRT STORMNew Spurs 2020/21 home top leaked but angry fans slam silver design as ‘awful”STEP BY STEP’Jose fears for players’ welfare during restart as stars begin ‘pre-season’KAN’T HAVE THATVictor Osimhen keen on Spurs move but only if they sell Kane this summerSpurs are five points adrift of Bayern so cannot finish top of the group.That means they are likely to face a much tougher last 16 tie with the likes of Juventus, Barcelona and Ajax lurking for them potentially.Mourinho needs to prioritise the Premier League, however, with Spurs already nine points adrift of fourth-placed Chelsea.Jose Mourinho explains why it’s easier for Man Utd to play against the better teams in the Premier League after Spurs lose 2-1 at Old Trafford
TOBY ALDERWEIRELD is celebrating the birth of a baby boy – nine months after Tottenham’s epic comeback win against Ajax.Spurs travelled to Holland on May 8 off the back of a 1-0 home loss to Ajax.4 Toby Alderweireld is celebrating the birth of a baby boy, nine months after Tottenham’s epic comeback win against AjaxCredit: Twitter @AlderweireldTob4 Toby Alderweireld joins his Spurs team-mates in celebration against AjaxCredit: ReutersThings worsened as Matthijs de Ligt and new Chelsea signing Hakim Ziyech put the Dutch side 2-0 up in the second leg and three goals to the good overall.But an inspired second-half performance by Brazilian Lucas Moura saw the tie turn on its head with a last-gasp winner in the 96th minute sending Spurs through to the final.Alderweireld trailed behind Lucas as ecstatic Tottenham players celebrated at the Amsterdam Arena.But the Belgian defender appears to have carried on the party to the next level.Alderweireld, who already has a daughter, confirmed the news of his new child on Twitter, posting: “Jace Alderweireld. The best Valentine’s Day gift we could ever wish for!“Thank you to my beautiful wife Shani for being the strongest and most courageous woman.MAKE YOUR DEBUT Bet £5 get £20 in free bets for new customers at LadbrokesMost read in football THROUGH ITRobbie Keane reveals Claudine’s father was ’50-50′ in coronavirus battleTOP SELLERGavin Whelan has gone from League of Ireland to David Beckham’s InstagramPicturedAN EYEFULMeet Playboy model and football agent Anamaria Prodan bidding to buy her own clubI SAW ROORodallega saw Rooney ‘drinking like madman’ & Gerrard ‘on bar dancing shirtless’ExclusiveRIYAD RAIDMan City’s Riyad Mahrez has three luxury watches stolen in £500,000 raidNEXT STEPJonny Hayes set to move to English Championship having been let go by CelticREF RELEASEDChampions League ref Vincic released by cops after arrest in prostitution raidKEANE DEALEx Man United youth ace David Jones says Roy Keane negotiated a contract for himREF RAIDChampions League ref Vincic ‘arrested in raid into drugs and prostitution ring’NICE RONCristiano Ronaldo goes on family bike ride with partner Georgina Rodriguez & kids“My heart is so full and I can’t wait for the special memories the four of us will make together.”Similarly Mo Salah and Jordan Henderson’s wives both gave birth nine months on from Liverpool’s famous 4-0 Champions League victory over Barcelona at Anfield.And Harry Maguire and his fiancee Fern Hawkins’ celebrated the birth of baby daughter Lille exactly nine months after England beat Colombia on penalties at the World Cup.4 Alderweireld and wife Shani gave pictured with daughter Ayla4 Shani keeps out of the limelight but is a successful dressage rider Martin Keown says Eric Dier is playing in the wrong position at Tottenham