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Pips, meatballs and new life: Inside the world of silly chants in a softball dugout
Immaculate Heart and Ramapo not only play a good game, they talk a good game. The two North Jersey softball superpowers will collide in Saturday’s Bergen County Tournament final at 1 p.m. in Wood-Ridge, but you may hear them before you see them. Both teams perform the beautiful jazz symphony of what is best...
Coach Dowell Secures 300th Win as Glen Rock Softball Dominates Hawthorne
GLEN ROCK, NJ - Coach Kelly Dowell is in the 300 club. On May 20, Dowell got her 300th win as coach of the Glen Rock High School Softball team in a 5-0 win over Hawthorne.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER With the win, the Panthers finished on top of their league with a regular season record of 12-0 in league play and a 20-5 record overall. Pitcher, Natalie Luftman, a senior, had 10 strikeouts. Senior Ava Lachenauer had two hits. Senior Lainey Santaella had two RBIs.DOWNLOAD THE FREE TAPINTO APP FOR MORE LOCAL NEWS. AVAILABLE IN THE APPLE STORE AND THE GOOGLE PLAY STORE. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Softball: Preview, predictions for the state tournament in North Jersey
A softball program from Bergen or Passaic county hasn’t won a sectional title since 2022. Is this a blip or have Morris and Essex counties passed them by?. The 2024 state tournament brackets were released Monday with the first round starting for public schools on Wednesday, and for the non-public schools on Thursday.
Baseball state tournament: Live brackets from every section in North Jersey
The 2024 high school baseball season concludes NJSIAA postseason tournaments. Winners of the sectional tournaments advance to the group championships. Below are the complete brackets for each section that includes teams from Bergen, Passaic, Morris and Sussex counties. The brackets will be updated with scores as games go final. Keep...
As the Bergen County softball tournament turns 50, remembering the wildest tournament ever
We can debate forever what the best Bergen County softball tournament was, or who the best all-time team was. And, since 1974, there have certainly been some incredible moments. Christina Miquel’s walk-off homer for IHA in 2009 at Ramapo College in the ninth inning.Maddie Levine’s walk-off, three-run blast in 2014 for Indian Hills.Lodi’s dream perfect season in 1987.Ridgewood beating Ramsey, 1-0, in 11 innings in 1983.River Dell going 4-0 in county title games with a win in...
HS baseball: Repeat! St. Peter’s tallies 3 times in home seventh to capture 2nd straight CHSAA Archdiocesan crown (92 photos)
For the better portion of Friday night’s CHSAA AA Archdiocesan championship game, the outlook was looking grim for St. Peter’s and a pending return trip to Fordham University in the Bronx for a deciding game was beginning to look like a reality. The Eagles offense couldn’t come up...
NJSIAA North Group 2 Tourney Play Continues for Sparta Girls Lax After River Dell Win
SPARTA, NJ – The girls lacrosse season continues as they move to the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North Group 2 tournament after defeating River Dell on Wednesday. The third seed Spartans beat 14 seed River Dell 22-8. Moira Sweeney and Uma Kowalski each put nine balls in the back of the net. Brooke Weyant added three. Ava Capeci and Sophie Ku each netted two. Emily Reina, Joey Roque and Leah Albers each contributed a goal.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Catherine Siipola had three assists. Kowalski and Jane Bleakley each had two assists. Roque and Jordyn Kelly were each credited with an assist. Sparta will host sixth seed Pascack Valley in the quarterfinal game on Thursday, May 30. Their record is 14-4. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Verona Softball Tosses No-Hitter In Opening Round of NJSIAA Tournament
VERONA, NJ - Verona Varsity Softball brought their best stuff to the mound on Wednesday, blanking Secaucus 14-0 in the opening round of the NJSIAA Tournament. Synclaire Szamborski and Sienna Armani combined for ten strikeouts and threw a combined no-hitter for the Hillbillies. Armani was credited with the win on the mound. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Offensively, Verona sluggers took charge early, scoring 12 of their 14 runs in the opening two frames. Gabby Egnezzo drove in three runs on an RBI double. Szamborski added a two-RBI triple. In total, 11 batters recorded at least one hit for the Hillbillies. Next up for Verona is a matchup on the road against Whippany Park in the Quarterfinal Round of the NJSIAA Tournament. First pitch is set for 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
North Jersey, Section 1, Group 1, first round - Baseball roundup
Braedan Kelly went the distance in a five-hit shutout with eight strikeouts and three walks to lead third-seeded Pequannock to a 3-0 win over 14th-seeded North Warren in the first round of the North Jerse, Section 1, Group 1 tournament, in Pompton Plains. Pequannock (17-9) will play sixth-seeded Hasbrouck Heights...
Ridgewood Recap: ReLAXing Before Memorial Day Weekend
RIDGEWOOD, NJ — Coming off a big loss against Oak Knoll, the Ridgewood girls lacrosse team only had one more chance to reclaim momentum ahead of their NJSIAA tournament matchup on Friday. They made a major statement against West Morris Mendham, riding a big second to victory. The first half was neck-in-neck throughout the afternoon, with Ridgewood narrowly edging their opponents by a margin of 5-4 in the first quarter. Mendham stormed back in the second quarter and matched Ridgewood’s scoring output — the score was once again 5-4, this time in favor of the Minutemen.CLICK HERE...
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