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Voorhees holds on late, snaps losing skid to reach H/W/S semifinals
For the past two weeks, Voorhees has been close, but not close enough. A promising 4-2 start to the season faded into the depths of a five-game losing streak. The first loss to Hunterdon Central was by 10 goals. The four since were decided by three or fewer and that included two one-goal defeats.
SOFTBALL: Phillipsburg Upsets Del Val
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Tenth-seeded Phillipsburg High School overcame a three-run deficit by scoring seven runs in the top of the seventh inning to shock host and No. 7 seed Delaware Valley, 10-6, on Saturday in a Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament second-round softball game. The Stateliners (8-7) advance to play High Point on Wednesday at a time to be determined in a quarterfinal contest.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER It was the second straight game the ‘Liners offense erupted in their final at bat of the game. On Wednesday, Phillipsburg scored all 12 of its runs in the...
Sparta Girls Lax Takes Phillipsburg in H/W/S Quarterfinal Game
SPARTA, NJ – The Sparta girls lacrosse squad earned an easy pass to the semifinal round of the tri-county tournament with a 15-7 outing against Phillipsburg on Saturday. Uma Kowalski added nine to her season total of 61. Emily Reina netted two. Brooke Wydenbach, Moira Sweeney, Grace Johnson and Aba Capeci each got one past the Stateliners goalie.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Joey Roque contributed with two assists. Sweeney, Wydenbach, Sophie Ku, Catherine Siipola were each credited with an assist. Sama Elamouly stopped seven shots from the ‘Liners. Sparta’s season record moves to 10-2. The second seed Spartan girls will host number three seed North Hunterdon on Tuesday. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Morris County Tournament quarterfinal round - Girls lacrosse roundup
Grace Monahan scored four goals and had four assists for third-seeded Mendham, No. 17 in the NJ.com Top 20, in a 15-6 win over sixth-seeded Randolph in the quarterfinal round of the Morris County Tournament in Mendham. Amelia Eichman collected four goals in the win for Mendham (8-5). If you...
TRACK AND FIELD RECAP: Easton Wins at Phillipsburg
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Easton Area high School won both track and field meets on Saturday at the Phillipsburg Middle School on Saturday with the boys winning 97-43 and the girl’s 106-34. “Despite the final score, I am very proud of our girl’s effort Friday versus Easton,”P’burg’s girl’s coach Rich Kiley said. “Sarah Bronico had a nice day with a first and two seconds and Sky Griesmeyer won an event and came in seconds in another. We’re looking forward to seeing improvements in all events as we enter our championship meet season.” CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE...
Baseball: South Hunterdon comes close, but misses division title with loss to Manville
MANVILLE – South Hunterdon High School’s baseball team looked poised to do something the Eagles hadn’t done since 1988. Manville prevented that from happening Friday. South needed a win at Manville and at Bound Brook May 16 to earn a share of the Skyland Conference Mountain Division title with Warren Hills. But Manville’s 5-3 win left the Eagles with only a long bus ride back to Lambertville. Warren Hills is the division champ.
Baseball ranking and notes: Skyland Conference and area UCC Top 10 after Week 5
The 49th Somerset County Tournament will be seeded Monday at Immaculata with Bridgewater-Raritan a cinch to be No. 1. Ridge, Immaculata, Franklin and Watchung Hills can all claim No. 2 seeds. If a play-in game is needed, it will be played Tuesday with first round games this Thursday. Second round games are May...
WHRHS Softball: Watchung Hills Shuts Out Mount St. Mary on Bobrowski No Hitter in SCT Quarters
WARREN, NJ — A day after clinching the conference championship with a 2-0 win over North Hunterdon, Riley Bobrowski threw a 5 inning no hitter, walking one and striking out 9 to lead Watchung Hills on Saturday to a 10-0 win over Mount St. Mary in the quarterfinals of the Somerset County Tournament. Bobrowski and Tia Shikar had 2 hits apiece for the Warriors. The game was over in five innings. The Warriors scored five runs in the first inning and another five in the second inning. “When you start out a season, you hope to be able...
Stevens, No. 6 Bernards roll past West Morris - Boys Lacrosse recap
Sophomore Logan Stevens continued his terrific spring by helping Bernards, the No. 6 ranked team in the NJ.com Top-20 rankings, pick up a 17-1 victory over West Morris in Bernardsville. Stevens tallied a game-high six goals and had two assists in the victory to give him 43 goals on the...
Morris County Tournament Preliminary Round: Mendham, MO advance - Boys lacrosse recap
George Monahan scored five goals and assisted another, helping propel No. 15 seed Mendham to a 13-6 victory over No. 18 seed Morris Hills in Morris County Tournament preliminary round action in Mendham. The victory snaps an eight game slide for the Minutemen, who are now 2-10 on the year...
Batra powers Somerville to victory over Edison - Softball recap
Led by a four-hit day at the plate from Mina Batra, Somerville rolled to a 13-5 victory over Edison in Somerville. Batra drove in four runs during the victory and also had two stolen bases for the Pioneers. Giuliana Oborne and Riley DeSarno each collected two hits for Somerville (10-6) and recorded an RBI during the victory.
Baseball: Hunterdon Central Advances Past Voorhees, 2-1, in H/W/S Tournament
FLEMINGTON, NJ -- The Hunterdon Central baseball team advanced in the second round of the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament with a 2-1 baseball victory over Voorhees on Saturday. Jared Jacobus and Soren Gregor combined on a two-hitter for Hunterdon Central (8-8). Jacobus pitched four innings, allowed one hit, struck out seven and walked one. Gregor pitched three innings, allowed one hit, struck out four and walked one.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Kaleb McGann had a run batted in and Jesse Allen went 3-for-3 with a run scored for the Red Devils, who scored both of their runs in the third inning. Hunterdon Central, the fourth seed, will host fifth-seeded North Hunterdon in the quarterfinal round on Wednesday. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Scheetz fires one-hitter in South Hunterdon win over Rutgers Prep - Softball recap
Elsie Scheetz pitched a one-hitter with eight strikeouts and no walks for South Hunterdon in its 5-0 win over Rutgers Prep in Lambertville. Georgia Andreoli went 2-for-3 with a RBI in the victory while Scheetz finished 1-for-3 with a double and two RBI. South Hunterdon scored four runs in the third inning to take control of the game.
No. 16 Hunterdon Central storms into H/W/S semis - Girls Lacrosse recap
Top-seed Hunterdon Central, the No. 16 ranked team in the NJ.com Top-20 rankings, roared to a 16-2 victory over eight-seed Kittatinny during the quarterfinals of the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament in Flemington. Maggie Scally and Dalton Klaus both racked up three goals for the Red Devils and Jelly Schnell finished with two...
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