Category: sports
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HOPEWELL: HVBSA/E-H playoff baseball results
MAJORS The Pennington Barber Orioles beat Pennington Market Yankees, 11-1, as Jared Greenzang was 2-for-3 with a triple, single, three RBI and run scored. Michael Boyer went 2-for-3 with two singles and one run scored. Jack Loughery allowed one run and struck out three. Greenzang hit a dramatic three-run, walk-off triple to give the Orioles…
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HOPEWELL: Bulldogs roll to Cal Ripken 11U District One crown
The Hopewell Valley Baseball/Softball Association’s 11U Bulldogs defeated host North Trenton, 15-1, in four innings on July 4 at MLK Park to complete a two-game sweep and win the Cal Ripken, District One 46/60 championship. The Bulldogs jumped on top quickly with four runs in the first on an RBI double by Michael Boyer and…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Cannon ‘Outstanding Lineman’ for East in Sunshine Classic
By Rich Fisher, Packet Media Group EWING – Prior to the Sunshine Football Classic, Mackenzie Cannon promised he was going to play harder than he ever had in his life, despite the fact it was only an All-Star game. Cannon not only lived up to his promise, he was rewarded for it. Hightstown High’s lone…
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HOPEWELL: Gies named ‘Outstanding Player’ of Sunshine Classic
By Rich Fisher, Packet Media Group EWING – Mike Gies and Matt Graziano will both be playing college football and neither will be playing it at The College of New Jersey. But TCNJ’s turf field will always hold special memories for both Hopewell Valley Central High players. On Wednesday, July 1, Gies walked away with…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Ryan Mahalsky caps college career in NCAA 10K race
Weeks after graduating Lehigh University, Hillsborough High School 2011 alumnus Ryan Mahalsky was the only qualifying track and field athlete from the 10-team Patriot League to qualify for the Division 1 national championships in Eugene, Oregon. Mahalsky placed 17th in the 10,000-meter race at the NCAA men’s outdoor track and field national championship at Oregon’s…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Scout Emily VanPelt builds a field hockey program
By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Boy and Girl Scouts often take on the task of constructing something as their required community project for their top awards in Scouting. For her Gold Award project, Emily Van Pelt began to build a field hockey program from the ground up. Emily, a Hillsborough High School junior and a…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Somerset Valley swim team captures sixth straight state championship
After a full weekend competing at the 2015 New Jersey YMCA state championships, the Somerset Valley YMCA swim team captured its sixth consecutive, and seventh overall, state championship title by its closest margin of victory ever. “This was a true team effort that came down to the wire,” said Dan Roth, head coach. “Three great…
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HIGHTSTOWN: EW Blue Demons win USABL Central West title
By David Drews, Special to the Herald Back in January, during the cold winter and snowy months, 12 kids from the East Windsor/Hightstown area began their fourth journey of baseball through a very competitive 12U division of USABL. The team was the East Windsor Blue Demons. They began the season with some good wins, slumped…
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HIGHTSTOWN: EW PAL soccer round-up
The U9 Girls Arsenal completed their Spring season with two come-from-behind road victories. The first was a 3-1 win over Berkeley, as Rachael Charsky, Abigail Carter and Charlotte Garcia each tallied second-half goals. Win number two was a 2-1 decision over a tough Ocean Township Fever team. Charsky and Angelina Benitez each had a goal…