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Ocean’s Bartlett Reaches Many Milestones Throughout her Career

By Gia Fay OCEAN – Morgan Bartlett’s success and impact on the Ocean Township girls lacrosse team has increased tremendously throughout her milestone-filled career. Throughout the years she has stepped up for her team, but none more than her senior season. “She is the type of player that her teammates and coaches depend on and look up to as a player. When there are big moments she rises to the occasion and does what her team needs,� said Ocean head coach Heather Krueger. This season Bartlett averages four goals, two assists and 7.5 draw controls per game.

Last season she set a new school record for single-season ground balls and then recently broke her own record for single-season draw controls. She also holds the record for goals scored in a single game and assists in a single game. She now holds the record for career assists. “Morgan’s success is a tribute to her dedication to the sport, but also to her teammates.

She is respected and admired by her teammates and she is successful in part due to their support, in addition to her hard work� continued Krueger.

A key moment in her career that sticks out for her coaches and teammates was the 2018 Shore Conference quarterfinal victory over Colts Neck. “The best memory in lacrosse was the quarter final game last year against Colts Neck. We

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were down, 8-1, at the half and came back to win, 10-9,� said Bartlett.

Of course she was a crucial piece in this game; taking control in the second half and scoring the opening goals to get the team going. Krueger remembers this game vividly. “We were not scoring, not playing well and at halftime we talked about someone stepping up and Morgan came out on fire in the second half. This was a pivotal time for her. She really stepped up as a leader and influenced her teammates to follow her lead.�

REMEMBERING JARED CRIPPEN

Jared Crippen, 16, of Brick passed away Tuesday, April 23. He was born in Lakewood and lived in Brick his whole life. Jared was a sophomore at Brick Memorial High School, where he was a member of the varsity lacrosse and wrestling teams. He also loved to surf.

As a midfielder she is called upon to play both offense and defense. Krueger said that Bartlett has grown as a lacrosse player through the years. “When I saw her tryout her freshman year, I noticed she had tremendous potential and was a player that was eager to learn and be coached. She has put in the hard work in the offseason and it has paid off.�

One area that she has really honed in on is her ability to win the draw. Supported by her teammate, Taylor Herr, she is able to dominate on the draw circle. She is ranked in the top five in the state in this area.

Not only is Bartlett a force on the field, she is also a role model off the field. She is the epitome of a leader and pushes herself and her teammates to success. “When I think about a player being ‘coachable,’ Morgan immediately comes to mind.

She possesses the determination and heart that any coach would want to have on their

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Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Crippen family and the Brick Memorial community. Keep grinding!

OCEAN TOWNSHIP’S #17 MORGAN BARTLETT Photo by Fran Attardi team. She has a fantastic attitude and takes criticism in stride and uses it to make herself better,� said Krueger.

On April 27, Morgan scored four goals in Ocean’s win over Jackson Memorial. She converted a free position shot midway through the second half to record the 200th goal of her career. She finished the game with four goals, five assists and four draw controls.

Bartlett is an active participant in many school activities and clubs. She is also a member of National Honor Society and a class officer.

Bartlett is a multi-sport athlete, something that is hard to come by in today’s high school athletics. In addition to her lacrosse career, she was also a starter on the varsity soccer and basketball teams. She reached another milestone this winter – recording 1,000 points and ending her basketball career with 1,205 points.

MORGAN BARTLETT CELEBRATES 200TH GOAL WITH TEAMMATES Photo courtesy of Ocean Township High School

Bartlett will continue her lacrosse career at Monmouth University next season. “Morgan has the dedication and work ethic that will help her be successful in college,� said Krueger. “She will need to continue to work on advancing her skills and shot selection, but I have no doubt she will be successful and a pleasure to have on the Monmouth team.�

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WALL PICKS UP SIGNATURE WIN AS BOYS LACROSSE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO THRIVE

By Mike Ready

WALL – A year ago, Wall boys lacrosse had its winningest season in program history, recording a school-record single-season-high 14 wins while finishing the season ranked sixth in the Shore Conference.

“Sean really came up big there,” said Knight. “He’s shined against Rumson every time we’ve played them. Those saves gave us a confidence booster going into the third quarter. If they put two or three in there, you don’t know what may have happened.

“It was probably our best season yet, but we’ve had a couple close to it,” said head coach Chris Knight, who along with assistant coach James Cowley have been there the entire 14 years that the Wall boys lacrosse program has been in existence. “We had the most wins and we made a nice run in the states, so, yea, it probably was our best season to date.”

“Absolutely, that was huge, Daniel’s pass to Ethan then Ethan converting right before half was a game changer,” Knight added. “Just seeing the confidence in their eyes at halftime you knew. They were determined and there was no way they were going out there and losing; it was nice to see.”

Two of their five losses last season came against long-time nemisis Rumson-Fair Haven.

In the Shore Conference Tournament quarterfinal round they dropped a one-goal decision, 10-9, to Rumson before reaching the NJSIAA South Jersey Group II semifinals where the Bulldogs topped the Crimson Knights again by a score of 9-6.

Two years ago, the Bulldogs also eliminated Wall in the SCT semifinals, this time outscoring them, 14-6.

Prior to this season, Wall had never beaten RumsonFair Haven and even though they had to replace their top two scorers – Mike McIntyre (73 goals) and Will Forte (37 goals) from a year ago – Wall’s record stood at 5-1, with their only loss coming against juggernaut Manasquan – ranked sixth in the state – when they played at Rumson two weeks ago.

Wall held a slim lead throughout the third and fourth quarters and with just under two minutes to play they were still up, 9-7. However, with 1:14 left, Rumson’s Rowan Goldin pulled the Bulldogs within 9-8 and Rumson won the ensuing faceoff which in turn led to Harry Ricker’s game-tying goal with 52.7 seconds left.

Wall’s rising sophomore Logan Peters then appeared to have won the game for Wall in the closing seconds but the goal was waved off for a crease violation.

However, Peters would not be denied the winning goal this time midway through the first overtime period. He made a sweet cut towards the net, dodged a couple of defenders up close then slipped the ball past the goalie for the dramatic game-winner.

In that game, with the score knotted at 4-4 in the closing minutes of the first half, one sequence of plays helped tip the momentum in Wall’s favor.

“Absolutely, no doubt,” said Knight when asked if he thought the penalty gave Peters a little extra incentive. “He didn’t cry about it, you know what he did, he just said, ‘Give me the ball I want to do it again,’ and he did it. That’s the type of leader he is and that doesn’t come around too often.”

Senior goalie Sean DeMott made five straight saves on Rumson possessions to keep the game tied but after the fifth stop, Wall took the ball the other way and junior attacker Ethan Doyle scored off a pass from Daniel Burns for a 5-4 halftime lead.

Peters finished with three goals and two assists and Doyle added three goals and one assist in what was probably, up to this point, the biggest victory in the history of the Wall boys lacrosse program and a signature win, no doubt.

“It was huge, and it was 14 years in the making,” said Knight. “I originated with this program and Rumson was a program we always looked up to that had a great program from the youth standard and we mimicked a lot of what they do. We worked hard, had a scout on them and we played them close twice last year so our kids were confident coming in.

We had a few key players on that field who played last year and they made some big plays also in that game.”

Peters has been fantastic easing the pain of losing both McIntyre and Forte as he’s evolved into one of the most productive scoring threats in the Shore, if not the state.

“Logan doesn’t come off the field,” said Knight. “His forte allows us to play him at all different positions, attack, midfield, on the wing, wherever.”

WALL’S #22 EATHAN DOYLE

After nine games this season, the three-sport star leads the team in goals (35) and assists (32).

WALL’S BOYS LAX Photos by Fran Attardi He began the season hot being named week one Player of the Week by the Asbury Park Press and hasn’t let up.

“We had Logan as a freshman last year when we had a very good offense and Logan was a big part of it,” said Knight. “He learned from a lot of the older kids but also he’s trained so hard in his life and he was so respected last year that we voted him captain this year as a sophomore. His leadership has shown up right away in this program and although his goals and assists might not have been up there with the seniors last year, it was just his presence on the field and the locker room that led to him being voted captain as a sophomore.”

It hasn’t all been Peters; he’s had some big-time help from Doyle, a junior attackman, who’s right behind Peters in scoring with 33 goals along with seven assists.

Following their win against Rumson, Wall avoided a letdown in a trap game against Ocean beating the Spartans, 13-7. In that game, Doyle scored six goals while Peters added three goals and three assists.

“I’ve seen Ethan grow up through the youth programs,” said Knight. “He’s a strong powerful lefty with great shot. He’s a positive, nice kid and it’s great to have him on the left side the way he’s able to shoot like that.”

Doyle was named the Asbury Park Press week four Player of the Week.

Sophomore Ryan Brice has been a nice surprise at midfield this season scoring 18 goals and assisting on 11 others, while freshman attackman Matt Dollive has shown he’s for real by hitting the back of the net 16 times and assisting on 14 others. Burns, another freshman attacker, has chipped in with eight goals and six assists.

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Defensively, it’s been seniors Shane Meyler (five goals, one assist) and Jake Pinkerton and freshman Charles Sasso holding down the fort in the backfield.

“Shane’s the anchor for us on defense,” Knight said.

“He’s made All-Division every year and he’s known around the Shore. He’s a dominant defender and should be All-Shore this season. Great stick and great leader, who we always put on the opposing teams top scorer.”

The third-ranked Crimson Knights’ record slipped to 7-2 and 4-2 within the division after a disappointing 14-13 loss to division-opponent Red Bank Catholic when their attempt at a comeback fell just short.

Wall scored four straight goals late in the fourth quarter to even the score at 14-14, but the Caseys’ Kyle Boggio scored the game-winner with 47 seconds left.

UPDATE: On Saturday, the Crimson Knights bounced back nicely with a crucial 13-9 division win against Saint John Vianney – ranked seventh in the Shore Conference – improving to 8-2 on the season and 5-2 within the division. Wall is now 3-1 versus Shore Conference Top 10 teams this season. Peters (3G, 2A), Doyle (3G 1A), Burns (3G), Dollive (2G, 2A), Brice (1G) and John Knight (1G) all scored in the win.

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“Our young guys have come in and it’s really showing. Both Matt (Dollive) and Daniel (Burns) are freshmen and they’ve really stepped up. Having these kids ready freshman year is a credit to our youth program. We’re really young but we have some seniors that can really lead, too; it’s a nice mix,” he continued.

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SENIOR-DOMINANT SHORE REGIONAL LAX WILL LEAVE BEHIND LASTING LEGACY

By Mike Ready

WEST LONG BRANCH – Four years in the making, Shore Regional is off to a blazing start to the season with arguably the best team in the boys lacrosse program’s relatively short 10-year history.

Undefeated at 9-0 and ranked third in the Shore Conference, the Blue Devils feature a lineup largely made up of seniors with many of them being fouryear starters. Seven of 11 starter are seniors, including six of their seven leading scorers.

“They are such good role models because since they’ve been here four years they’ve been through the good, the bad and the ugly,” said head coach Greg Malfa, who started Shore’s boys lacrosse program 10 years ago after a highly successful stint as the girls lacrosse coach winning a state title in 2007 and making three trips to the finals. “And they can transition that down to the younger players and tell them what it takes to work hard and build a program and what they need to do to make it to the next level and that’s important. When you have that type of leadership and role models we have, that’s going to make our younger guys better in the future.”

Mix those seniors in with a group of talented underclassmen that have a boatload of experience and you have, according to Malfa, the most complete boys team he’s had since he’s been here.

“I couldn’t be happier with this team,” said Malfa.

“We’re very much stressing the team aspect this year.

I’ve had larger teams as far as numbers-wise in the past and we may be a little smaller in numbers this year, but the quality of the player is better than it’s ever been.”

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lacrosse, epitomizes the team concept that Malfa aspires to instill in his players.

Goldsmith was a first-team All-Shore selection a year ago when he led the team in goals (45) and assists (57) while leading the Shore Conference with 146 ground balls.

This season, while still scoring 17 goals and leading the team in assists (34) along with 61 ground balls, his stat sheet may not end up as gaudy as a year ago even though he’s taken his game to the next level.

With the Blues Devils’ average margin of victory hovering around a whopping 14 goals per game, Goldsmith has unselfishly surrendered playing time and a chance to pad his stats in order to give reserves an opportunity to get on the field knowing it will help the team’s depth down the road.

“That’s a testament to his credit,” said Malfa. “He’s the absolute epitome of the team player. He’ll come off the field in the first quarter and he’s like, ‘I don’t need to be on the field anymore, it’s better if we give these guys runs.’ He knows the deeper we are as a team the further we’re going to go. He could be in there scoring three or four goals but he knows we’re going to be deeper and better for it.

“You only get very few kids like him,” Malfa added.

“I’ve been doing this game a long time between travel teams and coaching different high schools and you don’t get a kid like that very often.”

Goldsmith said. “It’s not just one person putting the ball in the back of the net, it’s kind of like a combination of everyone with myself, Jack McCrae, Jake Turner, Tom Bocco, Jamie Mazzacco – all of us putting in the work. Being undefeated is great and all, but I feel the main component to that is the balance we have this year. At the end of the day nobody cares who’s scoring goals as long as we’re winning.”

An All-Division attackman a year ago when he scored 40 goals and assisted on 24 others, Turner (35 goals, 22 assists) is having another outstanding season playing upfront with fellow seniors Bocco (28 goals, 12 assists), Justin Murphy (15 goals, 17 assists) and Nick Crochet (seven goals, two assists).

At midfield, Goldsmith is joined by McCrae, who’s already surpassed last season’s scoring totals with 23 goals and 18 assists, along with the freshman Mazzacco (12 goals, 11 assists) and Terry Carlstron (five goals, seven assists).

Malfa has been pleased with the play of his defense that had to replace All-Division defender John Salerno, but brought back senior Gunnar Schuelzky who heads up the backline along with juniors Ryan Dolan and Liam Rempel.

“Our defense has been very good,” said Malfa. “We try to measure ourselves defensively on how many offensive possession we have and what they’ve done with those possessions and what they’re doing to help out the offense. The guys do a really good job of keeping the shots (on goal) limited for Scott (two-year starting goalie Scott Sirianni) and securing the ball on the defensive end allowing our guys to transition into the offensive end.”

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“I’m not looking to just go out there and try to take over a game to get the numbers I had last year,”

Junior longstick midfielder Jake Shirley is back after picking up All-Division honors a year ago and is one of the most versatile players on the team. Sophomore Sean O’Brien took over the full-time faceoff duties this season and has been tremendous winning 155 of 213 faceoffs while leading the team with 69 ground balls.

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“Our first goal this season is winning the division which we’ve never done as a program,” said Goldsmith. “That’s really on our mind and we want to be that first team to capture that division championship.”

Another goal of the team is to get past the quarterfinal round in the state tournament which they’ve never done.

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SHORE’S #22 JACK McCRAE “The first goal we set is to compete and try to win the division,” Malfa said when asked how far he thinks this team can advance in the postseason. “The second goal is to compete for a Shore Conference championship and the third is to make it deep into the state playoffs. I think they’re capable of doing it, but Group I has some tough, tough programs, including Manasquan, which is arguably one of the best teams in the state, Madison and Mountain Lakes just to name a few. And teams like that are very seasoned, veteran teams that are used to getting to championship games. Those guys are our measuring blocks and if we can do half of what they do I think we’ll do pretty well.”

Malfa knows how much it would mean to his seniors and to the program if they could bring home the program’s first division title Saturday but the seniors have a way of putting things in perspective.

“That would be really, really huge for the program,” he said. “Again, that would be our first one in the history of the program and I try not to put too much on it but when you can do something for the first time in any program that’s huge. Especially for these seniors.

I’ve been asking them, ‘What do you want to leave behind as your legacy,’ and that title would be a huge thing not only for the team and the program, but for these seniors that came in and have started for the last three or four years for me. Even though I talk about that stuff, they still pledge the team concept in every aspect, so I hope they reach our goal because I want them to leave a lasting legacy and that would be great for these seniors.”

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Trinity Hall Girls Lacrosse Starts Season Strong

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TINTON FALLS – The Trinity Hall lacrosse team has started the season strong, and currently sits with an 8-2 record, 2-2 in A Central.

Three seniors lead the team – Colleen Cuast (6 points, 3 goals, 3 assists, 2 forced turnovers, 3 ground balls), Grace Kenney, and Taryn McKeever (2 forced turnovers, 1 ground ball).

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P O E N D ING From Basics to Ch N A R G The squad is made up predominantly of juniors who include Fatima BarahonaEscobar, Whitney Butterfield (3 forced turnovers, 6 ground balls), Riley Dunfee, Sophia Gana, Colleen Kelly (39 goals, 13 assists, 52 points, 30 face offs won, 10 forced turnovers, 26 ground balls), Sydney Riepel, (17 goals, 23 assists, 40 points, 43 face offs won, 23 forced turnovers, 38 ground balls), and Maggie Ward.

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RED BANK – Red Bank Regional girls lacrosse is off to a hot start to the season both in wins and scoring. Currently the Bucs sit at a record of 9-3 overall, 5-1 in B North.

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is joined by classmates Tess Bateman, Elizabeth Clements, Haven Dora, Caroline Gulka, Charlotte Webber, and Molly Riggi.

Kelly leads the team with 39 goals. Dora and Riepel are tied for the most assists with 23, and Dora leads the team with 56 points.

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FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP GETS BACK TO THE .500 MARK BEHIND SOLID PITCHING

By Mike Ready

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Patriots’ season got off to a bit of a rocky start after dropping their first three games putting themselves in a 0-3 hole.

ers at the top of the rotation down the stretch run. In last year’s 6-1 win against Manalapan in the Shore Conference Tournament second round, Simon pitched a huge game, going 6.1 strong innings allowing just one run while throwing 109 pitches. So you know the ability is there.

They opened the season with two, two-run losses, including an extrainning loss against undefeated Manalapan (12-0, 8-0) – ranked No. 2 in the Shore Conference. They then dropped another two-run game, this one to No. 10 Ocean Township (11-2, 7-2) a couple of days later.

“Liam’s working hard and doing the best he can,” said Smith. “He had a good win for us last year in the SCT against Manalapan.”

The Patriots offense is a work in progress, but has shown signs of breaking out recently.

Since that 0-3 start, the Patriots (6-6, 5-5) have righted the ship winning six of the last nine and four out of five games, including series splits with division rivals Marlboro, Middletown South and Wall.

Entering the season, the Patriots were counting on their pitching staff to be one, if not the, strength of the team. Instead, the staff got off to a shaky start, but recently they’ve shown signs of life and are beginning to look like the aces they were expected to be.

“Going into the season we expected our pitching to be a strength because that was some of our experience,” said Patriots head coach Todd Smith. It’s been up and down a little bit in some cases, but in the last four out of five wins we’ve been throwing the ball really, really well and the big key honestly is throwing strikes. It we throw strikes we’re going to be in the game.”

Senior Ryan Kurczeski (2-2) threw his best game of his career on Wednesday tossing a complete game, no-hitter in the Patriots’ 2-0 win over Long Branch. The big righthander struck out eight and was one walk away from tossing a perfect game. With the shutout, he lowered his ERA to a respectable 3.20.

His performance Wednesday marks the seventh no-hitter of the Shore Conference season, but only the third to cover a full seven innings.

In Kurczeski’s previous start he was just as dominant throwing a five-inning, complete-game four-hitter without allowing an earned run in their 11-1 win over St. Rose.

“The last two game Ryan Kurczeski threw the ball the way we expected him to throw the ball,” said Smith. “He challenged hitters, threw strikes,

he had confidence, great tempo, great pace and he’s a lot of fun to play behind. He’s going to keep pitching the way he has the last two outings.”

“Depends on the day,” said Smith when asked about his team’s offensive production. “It all comes down to timely hitting. We’re working hard to become better hitters. Offensively, Christian Corcione has led us from the first game of the season all the way through today. He’s our table setter, he steals bases, he has quality at bats and he hits every type of pitch, including the good arms.”

Kurczeski is one of the experienced arms Smith was talking about after pitching to a 1.79 ERA last season in 27 IP.

Corcione leads the team in BA (.389), 2B (5), HR (1), OBS (1.100), RS (12) H (14) and TB (22) batting leadoff and playing second base.

“I do,” Kurczeski said when asked if feels like he’s back on track. “It was a rough start to the season but I’m starting to figure stuff out working with coach and working with the catchers. It’s not just me; it’s the pitching staff and team in general that’s starting to turn the corner and really starting to break through here.”

Smith also singled out senior Brian Lee as one of his players that’s swinging the bat well. Lee is hitting .360 with two doubles and eight RBI with an .892 OBS in 25 trips to the plate.

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Sophomore Zach Gorman has been solid throughout. In three games pitched encompassing 17 innings, he’s 2-0 with an ERA of 2.47 allowing just nine hits while averaging close to seven strikeouts per game.

“Zach’s been absolutely incredible,” said Kurczeski of his mound mate.

“He came up for us last year as a freshman and pitched his heart out.

This year he’s really turned the corner with some pitches starting to bring in some off-speed stuff to his game and he’s been incredible.”

Smith has been equally impressed with Gorman this season not only on the mound but in the field and in the batter’s box.

With seven regular season games left on the schedule, Smith likes what he’s seen lately.

“Four out of our last five we won and we’ve battled back after the 0-3 start,” said Smith. “We’re starting to do some things better but we still got a lot of learning to do. It’s a long season and they’re going to get better.

The main thing is the effort is there, the improvement is there and that’s what you’re looking for.

“The goal right now is to keep getting better every game,” added Smith.

“This weekend we have the Monmouth County Tournament and we’ll see how we stack up in that. The goal is to qualify for both the states and the Shore Conference Tournament and when we get there hopefully we’ll make the most of the opportunity.”

“Gorman’s fantastic; he’s an all-around really good baseball player,” said Smith.

“He has a high baseball IQ, he’s tough on the mound, he locates, makes the hitter miss, has great poise, he’s a great baserunner, great hitter, he’s very versatile in the field and I can’t say enough good things about Zach Gorman as an all-around baseball player.”

Gorman, who plays right field and hits second in the batting order, is averaging .306 at the plate with a .681 on base percentage. He’s first on the team in at bats (36) and steals (10) and second in hits (11) and RS (10) while driving in five runs.

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An Inside Look at St. Rose Boys Lacrosse

By Jim Rosa

By Mike Ready

BELMAR – It has been a difficult season for the St. Rose boys lacrosse program. The Purple Roses are currently 2-6 on the season. However, there are a few bright spots as the team continues to grow with many young players on the team. St. Rose has battled hard this season losing a few tough games to Ocean and division-rival Donovan Catholic.

COLTS NECK – A year ago the Cougars won 18 games and lost only three on their way to putting together the program’s best season in seven years when that team went 17-4 and advanced to the NJSIAA South Group III semifinals.

One of the positives for this team is that both of their wins have come against divisional opponents. Unlike other sports, St. Rose lacrosse competes in Class B South, which consists of St. Rose, Shore Regional, Point Pleasant Boro, Barnegat, Mater Dei Prep, Donovan Catholic, and Lacey.

After losing to Red Bank Regional to start the season, St. Rose earned its first win over Barnegat on April 3 with a 17-5 win over the Bengals. The Roses did not earn another victory until they defeated Point Pleasant Boro, 11-8, on April 10. Those two wins showed the strength of St. Rose lacrosse.

However, many challenges have led to the team’s tough losses throughout the season.

Junior Nolan Boehmcke credits his team for always playing hard despite having a very young group. “We have a very young team this year but we know that we have a lot of potential. We have 14-year-old freshmen that start and could be playing against 18- and 19-year-olds on the other teams. We are a very young team but through the past couple of games the young guys are getting their confidence,” Boehmcke explained.

He also spoke about his team’s tough win over Point Boro. “ We started off slow but once Spencer, PJ, and I put a couple in the net, everyone wanted a turn and we started playing hard giving it all we had as we went to the goal,” Boehmcke said.

Boehmcke currently leads the team with 19 goals on the season. While he is their leading scoring, Spencer Flynn and Patrick Dwyer have also contributed a great amount. Flynn and Dwyer have scored 14 and 10 goals this season, respectively. The upperclassmen know that it is up to them to provide leadership that hopefully will trickle down to the underclassmen as time goes on and experience is gained. “Usually, once we get a couple of goals under our belts the younger guys will become more confident. Guys

Last season’s team also advanced to the South Group III semifinals before losing to No. 2 seed Notre Dame as the three seed.

ST. ROSE’S #7 LOGAN LEMOULT Photos by Gia Fay like Spencer and I have to go into every game with confidence because we want the younger players to have the same mentality and work hard every game,” Boehmcke explained.

Fortunately for the Cougars, however, midfielder Sarah Shaughnessy returned for her senior year after scoring 53 goals with 27 assists a year ago.

As one of the leaders on the team, Flynn explained how some of the challenges throughout this season have impacted the team. “We are really just looking to fine tune everything. We had injuries early in the season that set us back. This allowed us to get our younger players up to varsity speed. We have one senior so we are looking to get our team ready for next year. This season, we are looking to finish with some wins,” Flynn explained.

“Losing Ally, Camryn and Taylor definitely puts a lot of pressure on me to score this year but it also made me want to work harder,” said Shaughnessy. I know I have a great team behind me though that gives me a lot of help.”

Flynn noted that having to replace the seniors from last year has been difficult for his team. “We have young players taking on roles of seniors from last year so it has been a challenge getting them up to speed. We have had a habit of spotting goals for other teams. We do have our moments when everyone is doing their part and we can produce points but it can fall apart quickly which can make us lose our focus,” he added.

“Every possession is vital. We have to come out hot in every game and be able to set the tone early,” said Boehmcke, reflecting on the loss against Ocean earlier this season, noting that every possession can make or break a game.

With a 2-6 record, the team has plenty of room for improvement. One of their goals for the remainder of the season is to get back to the .500 mark.

“We are definitely trying to push to .500,” Boehmcke said. “It will be a challenge because we lost some close games during the beginning of the season.” If they can get to .500, then they will automatically qualify for the state tournament.

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Christine Latteri is in her fourth year as head coach for Colts Neck and has witnessed first hand Shaughnessy’s growth as a player and how she’s evolved into a team leader.

“Sarah’s grown into a tremendous player for us and she’s on the draw for us this year which is awesome,” said Latteri. “She has a very accurate shot and is able to catch under pressure and connect for us really well. There’s some pressure on her to score this year but she just tries to play the best she can every single game and get some goals for us.”

The goal for the Purple Roses is for the upperclassmen to lead the way for the younger players. As the younger players gain experience then they will try to lower the margin in games they lose and find a way to win the close games, such as the 14-12 loss to Donovan Catholic on April 17.

Shaughnessy is one of the top goal scorers in the Shore Conference this season often putting the team on her shoulders. She’s found the back of the net 48 times already this season and has added 14 assists.

The team currently sits in third place in B South. While Saint Rose is 2-1 within the division, Lacey is 3-0 and Shore Regional is 4-0. It can make for an exciting finish to the season as St. Rose is still alive in the division race, just a game behind both Lacey and Shore.

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Cormac McCabe Provides Leadership for Point Boro Lacrosse

By Jim Rosa

Pat Brady returned for his second year. Brady took over for Guy Lassen at the end of the 2016 season.

“All of the kids on the team have a really close connection. We always have fun together on and off the field. This is something that I think has helped us adjust easily to all the different coaches because we are already comfortable around each other,” McCabe explained. ”With coach Brady taking over as head coach it has made a huge difference. Our practices are more organized and efficient and there is a very strong sense of pride throughout the team.

As a leader I have learned from past leaders and tried my best to set a good example of what a teammate should act like on and off the field.”

place. “We look to her to lead us and the girls feed off of her. She incorporates everyone on the attack by setting picks and cutting and she’s just there, all over the field for us every game.”

The Cougars are 6-4 this season and in first place in the Class A North with a 4-0 record and Shaughnessy is quick to credit her teammates.

“As a midfielder I do rely on my other two midfielders Kellie (Russo) and Katie (Thomas),” said Shaughnessy. “We do a lot all over the field and they help me out on the draw a lot. Katie was always a defender and this is her first year at mid so seeing her attack has been great. She’s improved tremendously on the attack and when I direct it to Katie we’re good, she settles it.”

Russo is second on the team in scoring with 21 goals and 11 assists, while Thomas has added eight goals and eight assists. Junior attacker Lexi Frost has seen the back of the net 14 times with five assists while juniors Catherine O’Connor (seven goals, eight assists) and Gabby Cataldo (five goals, two assists) and senior Kayla Wade (five goals, one assists) have all contributed.

After bowing out of the state playoffs in the semifinals the past two years, Shaughnessy would like nothing more on her way out the door than to lead the team into the finals and possibly a state title.

“I’m hoping we can make it further than we have the past years,” said Shaughnessy. “I think we can if we keep working hard and pick up our game with a lot of big games ahead of us.

If we can get those wins that would be great, especially in my senior year.”

However, no matter what happens in the postseason, Shaughnessy’s lacrosse career is far from over. Earlier this season she committed to Wagner College to continue her academic and scholastic career.

“I’m so excited,” said Shaughnessy about playing for Wagner. “Honestly, it was a lastminute thing. I went to a clinic, the coach liked me and then she offered. I’ve always loved the school, I just never thought it would happen and it did; it’s such a relief. And we just got a brand new coach so that’s great and the program’s great.”

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After achieving a 6-12 record last season, McCabe and his team continued to build off of the five wins they already have this season. The goal for them is to continue to get better each and every game. If the mentality stays right, McCabe feels that he and his team can certainly have a better record at the end of this season.

POINT PLEASANT BORO BOYS LAX Photos by Eric Braun POINT PLEASANT – When it comes to the sport of lacrosse, especially boys lacrosse, Point Boro has not been the first place that comes to mind in the Shore Conference. The program is fairly new at Point Boro, entering only its fifth season of varsity competition this past March. With that said, the program is continuing to grow, as new players become more interested in the sport. Since the team’s inception in 2015, many athletes within the school have decided to take up lacrosse as interest was very high at the time.

One athlete in particular who fell in love with the sport of lacrosse is senior midfielder Cormac McCabe. McCabe first suited up for a lacrosse game in 2016 when he was eager to try out a new sport. As a soccer player for the Point Boro boys soccer team, McCabe wanted to adopt a spring sport that offered him the opportunity to grow as both a player and person. At the time, he felt that lacrosse was his best option as he saw an opportunity to succeed.

“Lacrosse was a sport that I never played until I was a freshman. It was something I always wanted to try but never did because there wasn’t a team at the high school at the time. Instead, I just played soccer my whole life. When a team was started it immediately became something I knew I would end up playing and now I am in love with it,” McCabe explained.

“I think that as a team we are at a point right now where every game we go into we have a chance of winning and making it a competitive game. For me I try to put myself and the whole team in a position to win every game.

Lacrosse is a game of runs and one thing I focus on is not letting other teams score multiple goals in a row. We try to answer every goal they score with a goal of our own and then this sets us up to go on our own run,” he explained.

McCabe has certainly helped the Point Boro offense, scoring a career-high 26 goals this season. Additionally, he has provided the team with six multiplegoal games. One of his best games this season came against Neptune, when where he scored a season-high seven goals. Other significant games include four goals against Mater Dei Prep and five goals against Middle Township. In total, McCabe has scored over 50 goals during his high school career so far.

While lacrosse was once a new sport for McCabe, it quickly became the thing he enjoyed spending most of his time doing. He will continue his academic and athletic career at Kean University. He officially decided on his future last summer; however, college lacrosse was a goal that he has had his eye on for quite some time. “It was after my sophomore year that I really knew I wanted to pursue lacrosse,” McCabe said. He hopes that many others, like himself, will find a passion in the sport and that the program at Point Boro can continue to grow to a point where the team can compete for a state title in the near future.

Fast forward four years and McCabe has become one of several senior leaders for the team. One of the goals for McCabe and his team this season is to earn the first winning season in program history. Currently the team has a record of 5-5, and they have faced several challenges throughout this season so far.

“One challenge we have had is injuries. We have had two of our starters out for a while now but many of the younger kids have stepped up and have done what we needed them to,” continued McCabe. “Another challenge we have faced is winning big games such as the Middletown North and St. Rose games. They were two games where we played great and put up a good fight but were not able to come up with the win. Both those games would have been very big wins but we still got a lot out of them despite losing.”

While there have been a fair share of challenges for McCabe and the Panthers, McCabe strives to do what he can to help put his team in a winning position. He credits his teammates and coaching staff as a big reason why this team comes into every game with a winning mentality. Coming into the season, there was a lot of excitement within the community as head coach

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Kaci Neveling Leads Toms River North by Example and Experience

By Casey Krish

TOMS RIVER – Determining the success a team can have in March is a stretch of the imagination. It is merely an opinionated guess based on the names listed on paper.

What can’t be seen so early in the year is the heart and determination that a group of girls will bring to the field every day, the hours of practice that will be spent trying to make their craft perfect.

Kaci Neveling and the Toms River North softball program has been a prime example of a team that brings more to the field than just expectations from those on the outside.

“Our team has had some surprising success and that has to be attributed to the leadership and dedication demonstrated by our experienced and core players,” Toms River North head coach Maryellen Tutzauer said.

Among that core of experience is senior Neveling, who is committed to play at Holy Cross next year.

“Kaci leads by example and is one of those ‘first on the field, last off the field’ type play-

ers,” Tutzauer said.”The underclassmen really respect her abilities, enthusiasm and drive to succeed.”

“Due to the plethora of juniors we have, we (seniors) have really focused on our leadership,” Neveling said. “It is important for us to lead our team to victory; not only this year, but also in the years ahead by leaving our mark on this program.”

The leadership extends beyond that of Neveling, and she was the first to set praise on her senior teammates.

“Regardless of what the box score might show, my fellow senior Cassidy Kyle has come through in key spots. From getting bunts down to driving in people when given the opportunity, she has been a team player and an important asset to the team,” she continued. “The four seniors, (Neveling, Kyle, Mackenzie Braun and Sarah Phander) have put all our efforts into leading this team and making sure that each girl knows we have faith in them.”

Toms River North has opened the season with a 7-7 record, but the strength of schedule has been one of the best in the Shore Conference, if not the state. The Mariners have played the likes of Steinert and Mount Saint Dominic, as well as squads ranked in the Shore Conference such as Howell and Jackson Liberty.

“That strength of schedule early in the season definitely helps us when it comes to playing conference games,” Neveling said of the tough schedule to open the season. “They might show up as losses in the record book, but they gave us a serious confidence boost and showed us that we can hang with some of the best teams in the state.”

“We took part in a tournament in Newark and we played against some high-ranked opponents from New Jersey and Delaware,” Tutzauer said. “We were competitive in every

game, and that has certainly helped us prepare for the A South division schedule.”

A South is always a competitive division from top to bottom, and Toms River North certainly has found success within its rigorous terrain.

The Mariners won a share of the division with Southern Regional in 2018, playing to a 10-4 record. The Mariners currently reside in second place in A South with a 6-2 mark, only behind a resurgent Central Regional squad.

The Mariners success has come at the dish, where they have scored more than 10 runs in five of their first seven wins, including 21 in a victory over Jackson Memorial. Neveling has led the offense with 30 hits in 47 at bats, including nine extra base hits. Her .638 average is the highest on the team. Kyle (.361), Sam Martin (.324), Abby Warner (.568) and Carli Wallace (.405) have also been productive pieces to the offense.

“The approach this season is to work on the little things and stay calm under pressure,” Neveling said. “We have been working on situational hitting in key spots and put up some runs offensively early in the game to take some weight off of the pitching staff.”

“All of the players enjoy each other and all their accomplishments,” Tutzauer added.

“They are relaxed at the plate, and with that they are confident and seeing the ball very well. Our batting practices are instructional, intense and productive. We try to address all of their weaknesses, and they are committed to ridding themselves of those weaknesses during the game.”

Neveling still has a few weeks remaining in her senior season in a Mariner’s uniform, but the career .529 hitter will soon be suiting up for the Crusaders and coach Jen Lapicki at Holy Cross in Worcester, MA.

TOMS RIVER NORTH’S KACI NEVELING Photos courtesy of Toms River North “I grew up dreaming of playing college softball and once that became official, that dream became a reality,” she said. “I not only fell in love with coach Lapicki and the other players, but I also loved the school itself.”

attend there,” Neveling added. “I am looking forward to coming in as a freshman and making a difference for the team. I’m hoping to help Holy Cross win the Patriot League Tournament and keep improving each and every day.”

“Kaci is going to be a valuable asset to the Holy Cross softball program,” Tutzauer said of her choice. “She is so versatile and a true student of the game. She is always willing to sacrifice herself for the benefit of the team.”

Before Neveling hangs up the cleats for the final time as a Toms River North Mariner, she and the rest of the team still have some unfinished goals before closing the book on the 2019 campaign.

“While walking around the campus I knew I belonged there, and I made the decision to

“We really want to defend our A South championship title, and we certainly will not go down without a fight.” Neveling said.

C H A R I TY ZONE Neveling said the decision to chose Holy Cross was a dream come true.

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MARINA MABREY DRAFTED

BY WNBA LA SPARKS

By Eric Braun

MANASQUAN – Marina Mabrey’s trek across the United States continues as the basketball phenom was drafted 19th overall by the Los Angeles Sparks in the 2019 WNBA Draft held at Nike’s headquarters in New York City on April 10.

Mabrey wowed the Shore Conference and state of New Jersey during her four years at Manasquan, capturing division titles, Shore Conference titles, NJSIAA titles, Tournament of Champions titles and numerous Player of The Year awards.

After high school she went on to a tremendous career at the University of Notre Dame, capturing the NCAA title her junior year and losing in the finals this season.

Mabrey joins Neptune alum Shakena Richardson as the only two Shore Conference greats to be drafted in the WNBA Draft. Richardson was selected 30th by the Dallas Wings in 2016.

Mabrey, who is no stranger to championships, will look to get Los Angeles back to championship form. Her three-point accuracy, hard work, dedication and versatility will be a major contribution to the Sparks.

From everyone at Jersey Sporting News, congratulations and good luck at the next level.

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RBR Hires Dave Schuman as Head Football Coach LITTLE SILVER –At its April 3 Board Meeting, the Red Bank Regional Board of Education hired Dave Schuman as its new football coach. Schuman replaces Nick Giglio as head coach who was the second longest serving football coach (10 years) at RBR. He brought the team to the Group III Championship in 2015, and leaves his post with 45 wins, tied with legendary coach Robert Strangia’s record.

Schuman is a business owner of the National Underclassman Combine RBR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR DEL DAL PRA WITH that identifies and scouts football across the nation. He also owns and HEAD COACH DAVE SCHUMAN operates Inspired Athletes NFL Agency, Photo courtesy of Red Bank Regional where he functions as a player agent brought it to a NJSIAA sectional championship for professional football players. A former college football player, since 2005 he has game in 2012. He was twice named Bergen County Coach of the Year and twice his teams coached at several high schools achieving much were ranked in the NJ final top 20. He then success. moved on to Indian Hills High School where he rebuilt his third football program. He also served as “We reviewed three dozen resumes and applicaan assistant coach at Old Tappan and River Dell. tions over the past three months and brought in 21 highly accomplished coaches to participate in “RBR getting coach Schuman is not only a big coup a comprehensive multi-round process. This includfor Red Bank, but the entire Shore Conference. He ed input from parents, alumni, staff and adminbrings a lot of big north Jersey high school football istration,” said RBR athletic director Del Dal Pra. experience and college contacts that will benefit “Coach Schuman really impressed us, dating back the whole conference and there is no coach better to his playing days at Saddle Brook High School where he was an All-State running back and high at getting kids recruited,” said Jeff Hafley, a former San Francisco 49ers coach and current Ohio State school All-American. He began his coaching career by turning around his alma mater Saddle defensive coordinator.

Brook into a winner. We are very excited to have “Coach Schuman and Red Bank are a perfect fit. him join our athletic coaching staff next year.”

He is getting a program in the middle of a huge Schuman coached for six years at Palisade Park/ upswing. I only wish my son could play for him,” said Kyle Flood, the former Rutgers head coach Leona, taking a program that had ceased its opand current Alabama assistant coach. eration for one year (due to low numbers) and

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TOP-RANKED AND UNDEFEATED SAINT JOHN VIANNEY OUT TO FINISH THE JOB THIS SEASON

By Mike Ready

HOLMDEL – After winning the program’s seventh NJSIAA Non-Public A championship a year ago, Saint John Vianney was given the No. 1 seed in the second annual Tournament of Champions.

The Lancers’ record stood at 27-1 with their only loss of the season up to that point coming in the Shore Conference Tournament final against a powerful Donovan Catholic squad, who was ranked No. 1 in the state at the time and a team the Lancers had already upset, 2-0, four days earlier to win the NJSIAA South, Non-Public A championship.

Two days after beating the Griffins for the sectional title, Saint John Vianney defeated No. 8 Mount Saint Dominic – the 2014 Non-Public A state champions – 2-1, for the Non-Public A championship advancing to the T.O.C. The common thread in both those victories was the pitching of then-sophomore Julia Parker, who hurled a three-hit shutout in their win against Donovan Catholic’s fearsome lineup.

Then, in the sectional final, although she didn’t have her best stuff against Mount Saint Dominic, she battled her way through it and held the heavy hitting Lions to just one run.

However, against eventual champion Steinert in the T.O.C. semifinals, Parker came out flat and allowed a walk and single to the first two batters she faced before surrendering a rare three-run homer to put the Lancers in a 3-0 first-inning hole.

Saint John Vianney answered with two runs of their own in the bottom of the first but that was all the offense could muster the rest of the way in a disheartening 3-2 loss to the Spartans.

“I think at the end of the day hitting most our goals we were very happy about the whole season,” said SJV head coach Kim Lombardi.

“We fell short, but I’m not going to say it was something that made or broke our season. It was kind of just like ‘yea that really stunk and if we finished we might’ve won the whole thing.’

But our heads are clear and we’re looking to do the same and more this season.”

After her shaky start, Parker pitched her heart out the rest of the way. She gave up a single following the homer before retiring the next 12 batters she faced. An error put a runner at first in the fifth inning but from there she was perfect, allowing zero runs, zero hits and zero walks. From the first inning on Parker retired 21 of 22 batters she faced with eight strikeouts.

“I’m going to say it doesn’t any more but I’m sure it did,” said Lombardi on whether that first inning still sticks in Parker’s mind. “When you give up three runs in the first inning our team should be able to score more than three runs.

So I think at the end of the day, I don’t want to say we were deflated, but when you play so many games in a row you run out of steam and I feel like a lot of us were both mentally and physically done. But after that first inning Julia pitched lights out.”

Although the Lancers graduated two significant pieces from last year’s team, third-team All-Shore pick Shelli Rivard and first-team AllState selection Lindsey Barron, who is hitting .358 with a team-leading nine home runs and 25 RBI for Monmouth University as a freshman starter, the rest of the team came back pretty much intact from a year ago.

The Lancers returned seven starters, six of whom won individual postseason awards last

season, and they’ve helped Saint John Vianney get off to a torrid 14-0 start and the No. 1 ranking in the state.

“We don’t even look at that,” Lombardi said about her team’s No. 1 ranking. “It’s not where we are now but where we are at the end of the season. So I always try to stress that to the team.

Who cares where we are right now, it means nothing.”

Lombardi thinks that the experience from last year and with so many returning veterans on the team that will be enough to prevent a repeat of last year’s burnout.

“I think it’s a little different this year,” Lombardi said. “My team is made up of mostly veterans this year. I have five starting seniors with a nice mix of underclassmen that have starting experience. We have different roles as leaders this year and right now if we play our game the only team that can beat us is ourselves.”

Parker was a first-team All-State selection after winning 22 games while posting a miniscule 0.84 ERA with 196 strikeouts in 151 IP and also batted .379 with five home runs and 19 RBI. The versatile righty hasn’t missed a beat this season going 13-0 allowing just four earned runs in 69 IP for a spectacular 0.41 ERA while striking out 93 and walking just 15 batters. At the plate, she’s posted a .588 batting average with five HR and a team-leading 27 RBI and nine doubles.

“Julia is the most humble kid out there,” said Lombardi about her star player. “She’s so coachable and everything her teammates do behind her she’s so thankful for. She’s dominant on the mound with a nice repertoire to throw at people.

And she hits everything, there’s no one pitch that she can’t hit. When she’s on her game she’s a very hard out.”

On Saturday, April 20, Parker no-hit No. 4 Cedar Grove in the Lancers’ 2-0 victory in the Essex Pride Challenge. The no-hitter was the first of Parker’s scholastic career.

After a breakout freshman campaign which saw Haley Ahr pick up third-team All-State honors after totaling 36 hits for a .367 batting average, including 15 extra base hits with 23 runs scored and 29 RBI, the sophomore shortstop is at it again. She’s posted a .467 BA with two HR, three triples, two doubles, 12 RBI and 19 runs scored.

SAINT JOHN VIANNEY’S #19 JULIA PARKER

“Hayley’s an amazing leadoff batter and solidifies our infield,” said Lombardi. “She’s a tremendous defensive player. There’s nothing that she can’t do, she can play any position on the field.”

SAINT JOHN VIANNEY’S #20 HALEY AHR Photos by Fran Attardi Returning senior catcher Alley Jones was a second-team All-Non-Public selection a year ago when she hit .372 with two HR, a triple, two doubles and 28 RBI while recording 32 hits. She’s currently hitting .366 and has driven in 18 runs already with 15 hits in 41 at bats.

Senior outfielder/first baseman Gabby Polera is back from a stellar season which saw her garner second-team All-Non-Public honors after she hit .359 with six HR and 27 RBI. This season, Polera is tearing the cover off the ball while posting a .605 BA with five home runs, three triples, six doubles, 21 RS and 21 RBI. “Gabby worked on her game and came in in even better shape than last year,” Lombardi said. “She hustles hard and is a real positive role model. A good team player that hits the ball very well.”

Second-team All-Shore selection senior Alexis Agrapides recorded a .430 BA last season with three HR, six doubles and 23 RBI with a teamleading 32 runs scored. The second baseman is currently hitting .405 with 17 hits, including four doubles, in 42 AB and 19 runs scored.

“I think the kid that gets forgotten about, who is a real huge part of our team, is Alexis,” Lombardi said of her second baseman and number two batter. “The things that she does for the team that go unnoticed but not forgotten by the team are endless. She makes a lot of stuff happen.”

After hitting .463 with two triples, six doubles and 26 RBI a year ago when she picked up thirdteam All-Shore honors, Jess Campana is off to

a slow start to the season but Lombardi expects the senior shortstop/third baseman to break out of her slump any day now.

“Jess is still incredibly solid defensively,” Lombardi said. “She got the flu and is still working her way back in shape and just starting to get her strength back. Offensively she’ll be back very shortly; we need her.”

Junior outfielder Zack Gilliam returns as a starter after a solid sophomore campaign which saw her hit for a .328 BA with one home run, five doubles, 21 RS and 14 RBI from the lower part of the batting order. So far this season she’s hitting .281 with two doubles, a triple, nine RBI and 11 runs scored.

Freshman Mackenzie Bloss has been a pleasant surprise for Lombardi this season. The versatile Bloss can play both infield and outfield and is slapping the ball around at a .312 pace with three doubles, seven RBI and 10 runs scored.

Junior Oliva Schultz had a few starts last year in the outfield hitting a respectable .241 with one homer, one double, five RBI and four runs scored. She’s stepped it up this season hitting .391 in 23 at bats with a triple, five doubles, nine RS and eight RBI. “We have goals and of course that’s one of them,” said Lombardi when asked if the team talks about winning the whole thing this year.

“We try to take one game at a time and one goal at a time. I have great leaders; my seniors are great kids. Everybody has to do their part to get where we want to get.”

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Raritan Softball Rocketing To Success

By Casey Krish

HAZLET – The Raritan Rockets softball program is chock-full of a rich and successful history. A program that has not tasted a losing season in more than a decade, and one that expects its girls to compete regardless of the situation.

A trip to Raritan is a night that is circled on the calendar of all A Central opponents. It’s a night any opponent knows that the best version of themselves must take the field; otherwise the result will not go to plan.

So far in 2019, no opponent has had their game plan execute to perfection. The Rockets sit at 10-0 on the season, including an 8-0 record in a difficult A Central division.

“Every day in practice, we stress the little things like being positive, working together, and giving your best effort despite the role you play,” Raritan head coach Marc Rosner said. “We believe most of the teams in our division can compete with the pieces they have.

Those tough opponents have prepared us for each game we have coming up leading into the postseason.”

This version of Raritan softball has excelled in the circle, holding its opponents to just 14 runs in its first nine contests. Among those nine games are four shutouts, and another two games in which they held the opponent to just a single run.

Erynn Boyle has been the leader inside the circle in the early going, pitching 61 of her team’s first 66 in-

nings out of the gate. She has only yielded 11 earned runs through the team’s first 10 games.

“Erynn competes each day and loves the game,” Rosner said. “She is a great competitor. She believes in her defense, and the coaches and players believe in her.”

Boyle took on a big role during her sophomore season, pitching to an 11-4 record and 4.32 ERA in 102 innings. Last year she won 15 games and posted a 2.61 ERA in 152.1 innings. Now, Boyle is among the top tier of pitchers in the Shore, with a 1.62 ERA and already 10 wins on the year.

“She wants to make the most of her senior year, along with the other girls,” Rosner added.

While Boyle is suffocating opposing offenses, there requires a cast of talent with the bat – a necessity that is certainly in Raritan’s possession.

Morgan O’Donnell has spearheaded an offense that through the first 10 games is averaging just below eight runs a game. O’Donnell leads the team in hits (19), runs batted in (12) and batting average (.487).

She has also blasted two home runs.

But the Raritan lineup in not a one-woman show. Lilly Tomasiello (.483), Kristen Tigar (.448), Emma Springstead (.444) and Taylor Calicari (.410) have all been regulars penciled into the lineup card each day currently hitting above .400.

While the number of bats producing at high clips stands out in the box score, Rosner has seen firsthand the depth his group has to help fuel the success.

“All those girls have come up with big hits or made big plays, but as a whole, everyone has contributed from top to bottom to help score runs,” he said. “It’s been a team effort.”

“We tell the girls to make the most of their reps in practice and execute when their time comes,” he continued.

“They have done that offensively and that attitude and urgency has translated to other aspects of the game.”

Raritan has a rich tradition of success and that mantra is on full display once again with this group. Raritan has not tasted a losing season since at least 2004 and this year is shaping up to be the same. The Rockets have a perfect record through their first rotation through the A Central schedule, and have picked up impressive non-divisional wins against Colts Neck and Toms River South.

“The success of this program starts with the players,” Rosner said. “We have a strong middle school program and they receive good coaching that prepares them for this level.

“It is the players buying in to what is preached here and doing whatever they can to contribute to the team,” he added. “It is all about the team here and the girls understanding that we are playing and competing for the chance to win championships, and this group certainly wants to do that.”

The path to championships is made easier with a core of players who gain valuable experience at

the varsity level. Currently, Raritan is a junior-heavy squad with aspirations to win now rather than later.

There are only four seniors on roster this year, led by Boyle, who has three seasons of varsity time under her belt. Brooke Brady, Gianna Simon and Gabbie Zweidinger are also upperclassmen providing older leadership to the mix, as well as producing when called upon.

The start that Raritan has had to the 2019 season is certainly humbling, but there is more business to handle as the calendar flips to May. The first item on the check list is winning the Shore Conference A Central division, but Rosner certainly knows the challenges of having to now go through the rotation a second time.

“Manasquan has a young core, and Holmdel and Red Bank Catholic have solid senior pitching and experience in the lineup,” he said. “Shore and Monmouth Regional have solid pitchers that also possess strong bats. They have certainly shown that when we played them.”

After wrapping up the divisional circuit, the focus shifts to the Shore Conference Tournament and NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II state tournament. Last season, the Rockets won a game in each tournament, before taking a top-3 seed to the brink in the second round. This year, the added experience and motivation should provide the club with a reason to believe they can make a deeper run into the postseason this time around.

“We have goals and we are set out to accomplish them,” Rosner said. “It’s one day at a time. One game at a time.”

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