Tag: Softball
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Returning lacrosse players lead Redbirds to strong start
By Wayne Witkowski Allentown High School’s girls’ lacrosse team has capitalized on eight returning starters to get off to a fast start this season. The Redbirds won their first five games behind explosive scoring junior middie Marin Hartshorn, who has 19 goals and 11 assists, and senior attacker Danielle Sullivan, with 13 goals and five…
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Hawks on hunt for 5th straight GMC boys’ tennis crown
By Jimmy Allinder John P. Stevens With the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) boys’ tennis tournament scheduled for April 19-22, John P. Stevens High School is seeking its fifth consecutive title. The Hawks have broken out of the gates this spring by sweeping their first six matches, and their first singles players and two doubles teams…
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Performers of the Week for April 13
The spring 2017 season has sprung on the high school athletic fields throughout the region. But, of course, April showers have slowed down the action during the first week of the season. Here are some local athletes who excelled in between the wet weather. The baseball slate managed to stay dry for a few days.…
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Young Freehold Township softball team progressing quickly
By Jeff Appelblatt Over the course of the week, teams saw many games between April 3-9 get rained out. It was just one of those spans for some teams in which it was much easier to appreciate victories than be disappointed in losses. Freehold Township High School’s softball team was much prouder of its win…
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Redbirds see strong starts from baseball, girls’ lacrosse teams
By Wayne Witkowski Allentown High School’s baseball and girls’ lacrosse teams have gotten off to flying starts in the budding spring sports season. Baseball After outscoring its first two opponents, 32-5, with 15 players driving in runs, Allentown’s baseball team went to 3-0 April 8 by pulling out a 2-1 victory over Hopewell Valley Central…
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Lancers’ softball team off to strong start with eyes on playoffs
By Matthew Rocco Saint John Vianney High School’s deep lineup and talented pitching duo have carried the Lancers to a fast start to the softball season. The Lancers opened the 2017 campaign with a 5-1 win over Caravel Academy (Bear, Delaware), led by seven strong innings from senior pitcher Demi Rivera and a two-RBI day…
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Monroe softball team seeking experience, leadership
By Jimmy Allinder If there was ever a spring the Monroe Township High School softball team needs leadership, this is it. The Falcons are 0-3 in their first three games — 1-0 to Watchung Hills Regional High School in the opener, 4-2 to division foe South Brunswick High School and 9-6 to Northern Burlington County…
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Coach Rosner hopes to take Rockets softball to next level
By Wayne Witkowski Marc Rosner believed in playing it game by game the past two seasons as he built Middletown High School North’s softball team toward back-to-back Shore Conference Tournament championships — its first titles in that tournament since 1974. Now, Rosner takes that approach with his new team at Raritan High School as he…
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Freehold softball team looking for turnaround season
By Jeff Appelblatt Freehold High School’s softball team was set to begin its season April 1, but rain changed that plan. The team knew 24 hours prior and yet, coach Danielle Orender knew it was still necessary to hold its regularly scheduled practice March 31 — even if it was inside the gym because of…