Tag: Softball
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Wins put Jaguars back in softball tournament contention
By Wayne Witkowski Jackson Memorial High School’s softball team, with three freshmen starters and two sophomore pitchers, moved back into contention for a tournament berth when it won three of four games coming into this week, setting its record at 4-5. Consistency is the key, according to senior catcher Jill Parinello, as the Jaguars head…
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Bombers on winning track heading into big games
By Warren Rappleyea After dropping its first two games, Sayreville War Memorial High School’s softball team has won five of its past six games and is 5-3 on the year. The hot streak came just in time for rematches April 27 with South Brunswick High School and April 29 against J.P. Stevens High School —…
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Lions, Eagles square off with A North implications
By Wayne Witkowski Middletown High School North’s softball team can take a big step toward winning its third Shore Conference A North Division championship in four years when it plays at Middletown High School South at 3:45 p.m. April 28. Middletown North (13-1) is unbeaten in the division and handed Middletown High School South its…
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Redbirds hoping to qualify for tourneys in rebuilding year
By Wayne Witkowski It’s one thing to have growing pains, but they hurt even more for a team having to rebuild from the loss of graduated All-American Dakota Wojcik and four outstanding defensemen like Allentown High School’s boys lacrosse team has had to do. With 10 players graduated — eight of them starters — the…
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Woodbridge softball team has climbed back to .500
By Jeff Appelblatt Things started slow on the diamond for Woodbridge High School’s softball team. Its record quickly fell to 0-3, but one win was all it took to turn the season around for the Barrons. Following three straight losses to start the campaign, Woodbridge entered the last week of April with a .500 record…
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Lions have high hopes, strong start to softball season
By Wayne Witkowski Jackson Liberty High School’s softball team has picked up where it left off following last year’s solid 16-7 season. The Lions are off to a 7-0 start, which includes a 10-0 victory over Red Bank Catholic High School April 16. The Lions’ lineup is loaded with players committed to NCAA Division I…
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Weber returns to lead New Egypt softball team
By Wayne Witkowski Senior pitcher Faith Weber returned to the New Egypt High School softball lineup after reconstructive surgery on her left, non-throwing hand, just in time for a big stretch of Burlington County Scholastic League Freedom Division games. “My hand feels pretty good now, about 90 percent back [to health],” said Weber, who suffered…
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Eagles aim for repeat state softball championship
By Wayne Witkowski Middletown High School South’s defending NJSIAA Group III champion softball team has six returning seniors — all starters — back in the lineup, and it has shown the makings of another championship contender in a 6-2 start this season. “Definitely. We have the pitching that can take us to the state finals,”…
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Pitching, hitting have Redbirds off to strong start
By Wayne Witkowski Allentown High School’s softball team continues to roll along at 8-1 despite shuffling its lineup for an injured player. The week is highlighted by a showdown in the Colonial Valley Conference Freedom Division that was scheduled for April 20 at Robbinsville High School. “It will be a great game,” Allentown coach Kim…