http://sojo1049.com South Jersey's Own Variety Fri, 24 May 2013 14:06:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://sojo1049.com/gold-medalist-burroughs-gets-hometown-parade-in-south-jersey-on-saturday/ http://sojo1049.com/gold-medalist-burroughs-gets-hometown-parade-in-south-jersey-on-saturday/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:43:14 +0000 Rob Acampora http://sojo1049.com/?p=107661 No smile may have been bigger from the 2012 Summer Olympics than that of South Jersey native Jordan Burroughs.  The Gold Medalist from the London Games will celebrate in his home town this Saturday.

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]]> http://sojo1049.com/jerseys-olympic-wrestler-enjoying-the-festivites-before-his-big-moment/feed/ 0 Jordan Burroughs - from his Twitter account http://sojo1049.com/south-jerseys-burroughs-considered-a-favorite-to-score-olympic-gold/ http://sojo1049.com/south-jerseys-burroughs-considered-a-favorite-to-score-olympic-gold/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2012 20:12:55 +0000 Rob Acampora http://sojo1049.com/?p=96944 We are less than 3 weeks away from the Games of the 30th Olympiad, and it's time to know some more of the gifted athletes who are off off to London to pursue their dreams.  Meet South Jersey freestyle wrestler Jordan Burroughs.

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