RAIDER ROUNDUP
By: Rudy Brandl
The Hillsborough High gymnastics team opened the 2007 season with a fabulous performance, sweeping Bridgewater-Raritan and Montgomery in Friday’s tri-meet in Bridgewater.
HHS junior Chrissy Weber posted great scores on three routines and finished with a fine 36.85 score in the all-around. Weber led the Raiders on vault (9.15), bars (9.55) and floor (9.4) and won the all-around to help her squad post its highest opening meet score (108.7) in school history.
Freshman Brittany Marcsisin enjoyed a successful scholastic debut, finishing second all-around with an impressive 36.25. Marcsisin scored 9.15 on vault, 9.25 on bars, 9.0 on beam and 8.825 on floor. She was the only member of the team to count a score in all four routines.
Several other HHS girls got involved in the scoring. Christina Rhoades posted an 8.85 on vault and 8.825 on beam. Other vault scores came from Erica Reiss (8.4) and Megan Goldschmidt (8.525).
Freshman Amanda Curry nailed her bars routine (8.525). Reiss also competed on bars (8.225), setting the tone for the meet with a solid routine.
Two girls stuck their beam routines Marcsisin and Jess Leinbach (8.95). Mary-Kate Lynch counted scores on beam (8.975) and floor (9.1).
Price, Chen pull out
key doubles victory
Alary Price and Angela Chen staged an exciting three-set comeback victory to help the HHS girls capture a 3-2 triumph at Watchung Hills in last Friday’s tennis opener.
Price and Chen overcame a one-set deficit to prevail over Katie Gavornik and Meghan Lockwood 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Hillsborough also received team points from last year’s first doubles players, who have moved up to the second and third singles slots. Caitlyn Katzelnick defeated Alicia Faig 6-1, 6-2 and Mae Ling Strang topped Katherine Tsung in a tough 6-4, 7-5 match.
Watchung won at first singles and first doubles. Diana Shapoval defeated HHS junior Paige Aiello 6-2, 6-3 and the team of Danielle Ripps and Jessica Schwartz outlasted Caitlin Burton and Rachael Johnston 6-0, 6-7, 6-3.
Tough openers in
soccer, field hockey
Hillsborough High’s soccer and field hockey teams suffered losses to Delaware East Division rival Bridgewater-Raritan in last weekend’s season openers.
Friday in Hillsborough, the Raiders dropped a 3-0 field hockey game to the defending league, county and sectional champions. B-R scored twice in the first half and once in the second against Melissa Sardiotto, who made 11 saves in the loss.
The HHS field hockey team was scheduled to host Phillipsburg Tuesday and play road games at South Plainfield Wednesday and Robbinsville Saturday.
Friday in Bridgewater, the Lady Raiders gave up three goals in the second half of a 4-1 soccer loss. Megan Cull scored in the first half for HHS but B-R broke the tie in the second minute of the second half and tacked on two more goals. Miranda Reinson (2) and Larissa Gileta (5) combined for seven saves.
The Lady Raiders were scheduled to play at Phillipsburg Tuesday and will play their home opener Friday afternoon on the turf vs. Immaculata.
Saturday morning at Hillsborough, the HHS boys dropped a 3-1 soccer match to the Panthers. B-R standout Matt Kassel scored the first two goals to give his team a cushion. The Raiders got on the board with an own goal late in the second half. Casey Koplik stopped six shots for Hillsborough.
The Raiders were set to host Phillipsburg Tuesday before playing at Immaculata Friday afternoon.