Tag: Girls Soccer
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Young Redbirds working to develop chemistry on soccer field
By Wayne Witkowski Some familiar players over the past three or four seasons who played major roles in last fall’s school-record 16-5 season for Allentown High School’s girls soccer team are graduated, but there is a nucleus of promising young talent who saw spot action on the varsity team or played on a solid junior…
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Captain Ivanicki wants to lead Hawks back to NCAA Tournament
By Tim Morris Leadership has come naturally to Rachael Ivanicki. In high school, she was a captain of all her athletic teams (soccer and cross-country). “I’m pretty vocal,” she said. While she cherishes those high school honors, they are dwarfed by what the Monmouth University women’s soccer team did in naming her the Hawks’ overall…
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Jaguars preparing for soccer season with tough scrimmage schedule
By Wayne Witkowski Jackson Memorial High School girls soccer coach Drew Gibson realizes that the next few weeks are pivotal to the team’s success. “We started off 1-3 last season. We did not have the best scrimmages and came out slow last season and the past few seasons,” Gibson said. “This year, our scrimmages are…
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Jackson’s Lavan ready for final season with Hawks
By Wayne Witkowski Sydney Lavan of Jackson wants to take care of some unfinished business in her final season as goalie for Monmouth University’s women’s soccer team. The former Jackson Memorial High School star saw her season last fall end earlier than expected when eventual champion Siena College knocked the No. 1-seeded Hawks out of…
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Millstone’s Murphy ready for challenge with transfer to Rutgers
By Wayne Witkowski Erica Murphy of Millstone is ready for a new challenge as she prepares for the Rutgers University women’s soccer team’s season in the Big 10. The former star at The Pennington School transferred this season from Monmouth University, where she led the Hawks to their third straight Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC)…
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Mayrose excited to be Howell’s new girls soccer head coach
By Tim Morris Shannon Mayrose was one of the most dynamic and passionate high school soccer players to play in the Shore Conference and the state. She spearheaded an unprecedented three-year run by the girls at Freehold High School that saw the Colonials reach the NJSIAA Group III finals three consecutive years and win back-to-back…
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Hayek excited about prospects for Lions’ girls soccer team
By Wayne Witkowski It’s an exciting time for Jackson Liberty High School girls soccer coach Sarah Hayek. Hayek, who starred in high school across town at Jackson Memorial High School, was inducted into Rider University’s Athletic Hall of Fame June 11. In a college career ending in 2003, she scored 41 career goals in 84…
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Former Buccaneer Simon making mark with Sky Blue FC
By Matthew Rocco The path to professional soccer was never easy for Erin Simon. During her junior year at Red Bank Regional High School, Simon suffered an ACL injury that kept her off the field as a senior. The ordeal threatened to squash Simon’s odds of playing in college. But Syracuse University took a chance…