Tag: Girls Lacrosse
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Tucci ready for bigger role with Raiders’ lacrosse team
By Warren Rappleyea North Brunswick Township High School’s Victoria Tucci has helped her team to two Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) girls lacrosse tournament titles in three seasons and is looking to add another as she prepares for her senior season next spring. A speedy midfielder, Tucci has been a key cog for the Raiders since…
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Cutrone thrives under fast pace of field hockey, lacrosse
By Jimmy Allinder If the sport involves a stick, chances are Jenna Cutrone plays it. Growing up with boundless energy, the Monroe Township native tried cross-country and cheerleading but never felt a connection with either sport. When she entered the eighth grade, however, Cutrone joined the field hockey and lacrosse teams and knew she had…
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Monroe’s Turco continues family’s legacy in athletics
By Jimmy Allinder Kara Turco was destined to be a great athlete, regardless of what sport she played. The rising senior at Monroe Township High School was born into an extended family that has experienced remarkable success within the circles of area high school athletics. So it wasn’t surprising when Turco, after dabbling in a…
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Patriots lead All-District girls lacrosse team
It was another good season for girls lacrosse in the Freehold Regional High School District (FRHSD), and it holds a lot of promise for a brighter 2017. This year’s teams from the district were led by a number of talented juniors and sophomores who will be back better than ever next spring. Freehold Township High…
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Millstone’s Moore key to Tar Heels’ NCAA championship run
By Wayne Witkowski When the dogpile started after the University of North Carolina women’s lacrosse team won the NCAA Division I championship May 29 at Talen Energy Stadium in Philadelphia over the University of Maryland, 15-7 — the same team it lost to, 9-8, in last year’s final — junior defender Alex Moore of Millstone…
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Hitting woes hurt Redbirds at end of softball season
By Wayne Witkowski Allentown High School softball coach Kim Maurer almost wished she could grab a bat and go to the plate. That’s the frustration she felt in her team’s tailspin at the end of its 14-12 season, which concluded with a 4-1 loss to Moorestown High School in the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group III…
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Bulldogs look to add TOC title to Group II victory
By Warren Rappleyea Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School’s girls lacrosse team moved into the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions (TOC) with its 14-11 triumph over Bernards High School June 4 in the Group II finals. The Bulldogs, who have run roughshod over most of their competition, battled back-and-forth with the North Jersey, Group II champs before…
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Vikings, Raiders make deep runs in state sectional tourney
By Warren Rappleyea One was expected and the other maybe not as much, but both the South Brunswick High School and North Brunswick Township High School baseball teams have reached the semifinals of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV tournament and were set to play each other May 31. The youthful North Brunswick (9-13) team…
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Millstone’s Littlefield recognized for play at Mary Washington
By Wayne Witkowski It didn’t take long for Kirsten Littlefield of Millstone to merit national recognition on the University of Mary Washington women’s lacrosse team. After playing nearly every game — but starting only four — last season as a freshman graduated from Allentown High School, Littlefield started every game as a sophomore this spring…
