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By Rich Fisher, Packet Media Group The U11 Hopewell Avalanche boys’ soccer team had a stellar spring season winning their flight in the Mid-New Jersey Soccer Association to qualify for the playoffs. The Avalanche won their opening playoff game, 7-1, over the Westfield Timbers as Mateo Lopez-Castro scored three goals, Lucas Gaissert had two goals…

By Rich Fisher, Packet Media Group Much of the talk early in the Mercer County American Legion season has been about Broad Street Park loading its roster with players from Burlington County, and traditional powers like Bordentown Post 26 and Hamilton Post 31. Heading into Monday night’s contest at Moody Park, however, Hopewell Post 339…

The Hopewell Valley Soccer Club’s U8 Tornadoes won their final game of the season, 1-0, over West Windsor as Max Matticoli scored the game’s lone goal. Offensive pressure was provided by Sam Kinsey, Lucas Medina, Henry West and Tyler Patasnick, while Michael Whitlock, Henry Seas and Dustin Liu controlled the midfield. Evan Powers and Matticoli…

The Hopewell Valley Soccer Association recently partnered with Hopewell Physical Therapy to purchase soccer balls from an Afghan organization called DOSTI. DOSTIi, meaning “friendship” in Dari, is a joint venture started by two Afghan women that produces high quality hand-stitched soccer balls in Afghanistan. DOSTI is a project of the award-winning organization Bpeace, a non-profit…