Tag: Softball
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Lions ready for state tourney following Ocean County title win
By Wayne Witkowski Jackson Liberty High School’s softball team goes into the NJSIAA tournament this week armed with its first Ocean County championship and its best record at 19-2. With three players hitting better than .400 and eight players in double figures in RBI, the Lions have the hitting and pitching behind Meghan Conroy to…
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Lancers softball looks for more titles after county win
By Matthew Rocco St. John Vianney High School’s young lineup has quickly become a major force, leading the Lancers on a hot streak heading into the Shore Conference and NJSIAA softball tournaments. The Lancers have plowed through their schedule in May. Since a 4-1 loss to Jackson Liberty High School to close out April, the…
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Patriots win county softball tournament White Division title
By Tim Morris The Freehold Township High School softball team made the most of a second chance. After falling in the first round of the Monmouth County Softball (MCT) Tournament and falling into the White Division, the Patriots could have lost interest in playing more tournament games and just mailed it in, but they wanted…
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Marlboro poised heading into postseason softball tournaments
By Tim Morris Marlboro High School’s softball team goes into the postseason tournaments with a lot of momentum. The Mustangs finished the regular season with a 14-6 record with four of those losses to state powers Middletown High School North and Middletown High School South in Shore Conference A North Division play and one to…
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Middletown North seeks deep run in NJSIAA tournament
By Wayne Witkowski Middletown High School North’s softball team, fresh off completing an unbeaten run through the Shore Conference A North Division, will look to power through the NJSIAA Group III tournament. Coming off an opening-round victory over Irvington High School, 20-0, May 23, the Lions continue their quest for their first state sectional championship…
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Bears’ volleyball team falls short in GMC finals
By Jimmy Allinder It’s a familiar scenario but not how the East Brunswick High School boys volleyball team wants the season to end. The top-seeded Bears, after winning the first set (25-23), dropped the second (25-13) and deciding (25-21) sets to second-seeded Saint Joseph High School of Metuchen in the championship match of the Greater Middlesex Conference…
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St. Joe’s looks to add to GMC volleyball championship
By Jimmy Allinder Even though the Saint Joseph High School of Metuchen volleyball team is fresh off winning the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament championship, the Falcons had very little time to celebrate. Following a hard-fought 2-1 victory (23-25, 25-13, 25-21) over rival East Brunswick High School May 21, St. Joe’s (27-9) re-entered the pressure…
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Brookdale softball, baseball players earn postseason honors
Brookdale Community College’s softball and baseball teams both fell one game short of the national tournament this spring. Despite their setbacks in the Region 19 Tournament finals, both clubs were rewarded for their fine seasons when it came time for postseason awards. The softball team, which won the Garden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) and celebrated…
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Raiders claim GMC title after breezing through tournament
By Warren Rappleyea North Brunswick Township High School’s girls lacrosse team, which remains undefeated at 19-0, continued its dominance in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) by outscoring its opponents, 55-22, to win the conference tournament. The top-seeded and undefeated Raiders won the GMC title for the second time in three years by besting third-seeded Monroe…