Tag: Softball
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Marlboro coach, players bidding for success in 2022 softball season
The strong lineup of the 2022 Marlboro High School softball team was on full display against the Mustangs’ Shore Conference A North Division foe Howell High School on April 8 in Howell. In five innings, the Mustangs racked up 15 hits in a 13-1 victory over the Rebels. The victory put Marlboro in the A…
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Redbirds ready to pursue success on softball diamond in 2022
ALLENTOWN – In 2021, the members of the Allentown High School softball team got a firsthand look at what it takes to make a run at a championship during a 15-7 campaign. The Redbirds were six outs away from playing for the Central Jersey Group III state sectional tournament championship when they led Colts Neck…
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Millstone-Roosevelt 10U softball team wins state championship
There was no stopping the Millstone-Roosevelt Little League’s 10U travel softball team this summer when it began its quest to qualify for the New Jersey Little League State Softball Tournament. Millstone-Roosevelt advanced to the state tournament by going 6-0 during the District 12 and Section III tournaments. Once the team reached the state tournament, Millstone-Roosevelt…
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Freehold Township softball coach praises players for successful season
The 2021 softball season had a chaotic start for the Freehold Township High School softball team. After one game, the Patriots had already dealt with two head coaching changes. Ultimately, Josh Mehl assumed the reins of the team. The coaching changes did not affect the Patriots, who compiled a 19-4 record and won the Shore…
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Colts Neck caps historic 2021 season with Group III state softball title
Making history and earning the glory that comes with winning a state championship stood three outs away for the Colts Neck High School softball team heading into the bottom of the seventh inning of the NJSIAA Group III state tournament championship game on June 18. The Cougars led Cranford High School, 2-0, in pursuit of…
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Colts Neck wins Group III state softball crown; defeats Cranford, 2-0
History has been synonymous with the Colts Neck High School softball team during the 2021 season. After winning their first NJSIAA state sectional tournament title and a Monmouth County Tournament crown in the span of a week, the Cougars (28-1) claimed the NJSIAA Group III state championship with a 2-0 victory over Cranford High School…
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Colts Neck tops Steinert, 10-1, to win first state sectional softball crown
History was made with a capital “A” on June 12 in Colts Neck when the Colts Neck High School softball team rode a complete-game gem by senior pitcher Ava Metzger to a 10-1 victory over Steinert High School of Hamilton Township in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III state sectional tournament championship game. Metzger threw…
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Allentown defeats Ocean Township, 6-3, to advance to state sectional semifinal
The jury was out on what to expect from the Allentown High School softball team coming into the 2021 season, but Coach Richard Dawson knew his players had the talent to be a winning squad. Dawson had to get his players to start believing in themselves and help them understand they were a championship-caliber team.…
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Colts Neck tops Matawan, 3-2; advances to Shore Conference Tournament softball final
History is being made on the softball diamond at Colts Neck High School and Coach Anthony Iachello is enjoying every minute of what his team is accomplishing. Iachello, who joined the Colts Neck softball program four years ago as an assistant coach, said the goal at that time was to change the culture of the…