Parsippany @ Hanover Park Softball
27 April 2009 East Hanover, NJ: Parsippany defeated Hanover Park High School 4-0 in girls varsity softball.
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Spring 2008 Tournament Brackets
Boys Tennis
Tournament of Champions
Non-Public Group Finals | Public Group Finals
North I, Group I | North I, Group II | North I, Group III | North I, Group IV
North II, Group I | North II, Group II | North II, Group III | North II, Group IV
Central, Group 1 | Central, Group II | Central, Group III | Central, Group IV
South, Group I | South, Group II | South, Group III | South, Group IV
North A | North B | South A | South
Softball
Non-Public Finals | Public Semis/Finals
North A | North B | South A | South B
North I, Group I | North I, Group II | North I, Group III | North I, Group IV
North II, Group I | North II, Group II | North II, Group III | North II, Group IV
Central, Group I | Central, Group II | Central, Group III | Central, Group IV
South, Group I | South, Group II | South, Group III | South, Group IV
Baseball
Non-Public Finals | Public Semis/Finals
Non-Public North A | Non-Public, North B | Non-Public, South A | Non-Public, South B
North I, Group I | North I, Group II | North I, Group III | North I, Group IV
North II, Group I | North II, Group II | North II, Group III | North II, Group IV
Central, Group I | Central, Group II | Central, Group III | Central, Group IV
South, Group I | South, Group II | South, Group III | South, Group IV
Non-Public Finals | Public Semis/Finals
Girls Lacrosse
Tournament of Champions
Group Finals
North I | North II | North III | North IV
South I | South II | South III | South, Group IV
Boys Lacrosse
Tournament of Champions
Group III | Group IV | Public, Group I | Public, Group II
Non-Public A | Non-Public B
Union Catholic @ Kent Place Softball
Summit, NJ; Wednesday April 23, 2008; Union Catholic at Kent Place School Girls Varsity Softball played at the Lower Turf Field. The Union Catholic Vikings defeated the Kent Place Dragons 14-4.
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Photos by Alan Maglaque
Wardlaw-Hartridge @ Gill St Bernards Softball
Gladstone, NJ Thursday April 10, 2008 – Wardlaw-Hartridge Rams 5 – Gill St. Bernards Knights 2 in girls high school varsity softball.
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Florence 3 (23-1), Pompton Lakes 0 (21-6) @ Softball State Final
Toms River, NJ - Melissa Mehrer led the Florence softball team all year. And when it came time to shine, she did exactly that.
The Monmouth-bound pitcher led the Flashes all the way to their first softball State Championship in 20-years on Saturday June 9th, 2007 in Toms River over Pompton Lakes. But it was her bat, not her pitching, that sealed the Championship for the Flashes.
Florence coach George Chwastyk asked Mehrer to bunt the ball in her final high school at-bat. But then he changed his mind. And 4 pitches later, Mehrer hit a 2-run home run to put the game out of reach.
“We will bunt in any situation with any player,” Chwastyk said. “We took the bunt off on a hunch she would at least move the runner.
“She sure moved the runner! All I could keep yelling was get out of here. Glad for Melissa as she has earned all she has done.”
Mehrer finished her Florence career as a pitcher with 18 shutouts, 848 career strikeouts, and a 62-12 record.
“Melissa is the best here that I have coached,” Chwastyk said. “848 career strikeouts a school record. 68-12 career record. Also, the nicest kid you would ever want to coach.”
Mehrer allowed two first inning singles, but the base runners never advanced passed second base. She didn’t allow another runner to reach until the final inning.
“Two hits in first inning thought she got the ball up in the zone,” Chwastyk said. “She settled down and got a strike out and a foul ball out. She did not allow a runner until the last inning to reach and walked two with 2 out. She got the last hitter to bounce ball to third and game over. Great job on mound.”
Mehrer will be graduating soon. As will many of the players on the team. Next year, Florence will have to re-build.
“I lose Melissa (Mehrer), Kristin (Garganio), Kate Antolic and Ashley (Onori),” Chwastyk said. “Kelly Garganio is a fine pitcher and I still have my all-star catcher. Will have some big areas to fill but we will contend again.”
But they do have some talented players coming back. He has to build next year’s team around his prized catcher Chelsea Kehr and Kelly Garganio.
“Chelsea Kehr, Kelly Garganio, shortstop Erin Sweeney, Emily Million, and DH Carlie Maple. This was a team of very talented players that came together in a small school at the right time. That does not happen often. They had good chemistry and leadership and one of the best pitchers in all of New Jersey.”
Even with the seniors moving on, Chwastyk still believes his team can contend next year.
“That’s a hard one; again getting a really talented group of kids at one time at small schools is hard,” he said. “But they are a good team and I am sure they will contend next year.”
But he is always going to remember the team from this season.
“What a great feeling,” he said. “I have been coaching various sports for 25 yrs and this is the top. Again I felt so proud of my seniors and the whole team.”
by Anthony Lawrence Caruso, III
Softball: North Hunterdon 8 (22-6), J.P. Stevens 0 (13-11)
Annandale, NJ - North Hunterdon, No. 19 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, defeated J.P. Stevens 8-0 to capture the NorthJersey, Section 2, Group 4 championship. Ali Freedman threw a one-hitter and retiredthe last 18 batters that stepped up to the plate. North Hunterdon’s scoring was sparked by Rebecca Schaefer who hada three-run homer and Molly Ward who had a two-run double. In addition, Hillary Murray and Colleen Trecartin each singled and scored twice for North Hunterdon. North Hunterdon will face No. 7 Clifton in the state semifinals on Tuesday June 5th.
Photos & Commentary by Kent Manno
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Click here to view pictures of North Hunterdon against Westfield in last year’s final.
2007 Spring Sports Start Soon
As much as we enjoy indoor sports, the outdoor season is upon us and we are ready to start enjoying a bit of fresh air and sunshine. If you are interested in photography coverage of your sporting events such as lacrosse or softball in the spring, please contact us and we’ll do our best to get to one of your games this season. We’ve got quite a few commitments already, but there are some slots left especially in the second half of May. Rain or shine, we can still photograph the action while you enjoy the event. Go to Booster Club Services for additional details.
