The SOFTBALL week in review: Week #2

Monday: 4-9-07

Jefferson puts up six runs, but still loses 10-6 to Blair Academy.

NHC Action: Courtney Raneri and four different Dodgers knock in runs for Madison in a 6-4 win over Villa Walsh. Montville beats St. Elizabeth 20-1. Lakeland beat Butler 12-6. Caldwell takes a lead in conference play with a 3-0 win over Pequannock. The Chiefs scored all three runs in the 6th. Sophomore, Megan Brain fanned 10 in the victory, but could not muster a run against Desi Giordano and Caldwell.

CHC: Cedar Grove beats Morristown-Beard 17-0 and Newark Academy beats Morris Catholic 9-3. Mountain Lakes was up 15-1 before Science made a late surge to close it to 16 10. Kinnelon pulls an upset beating Verona 4-1. Coach Jackson has already made her presence felt and Kinnelon will only get better. Whippany Park beat University 17-1.

IHC-Hills: Dover opens with a 12-0 win over Weequahic 0. Hanover Park squeaks by Chatham 3-2, as Tina Banta improves to 2-0. Morris Hills gets on the winning trail beating Par Hills 7-0. Parsippany 10-runs Summit, 10-0. A major conference match-up, West Essex scores 1 in the bottom of the 7th to overtake Mendham 3-2.

IHC-Iron: Livingston shuts out Randolph 9-0. Morristown down 5-2 after 5 score 2 in the 6th and two more in the bottom of the 7th to beat Roxbury 6-5. Mount Olive reamains strong beating West Morris 7-2.

Tuesday: 4-10-07

Non-Conference Games: Chatham, guided by Alex St. Romain’s 4-for-4 day, knocks off West Orange 6-2. Morris Knolls manages just 4 hits, but beats Hanover Park 5-2.
Mount Olive beats Hopatcong 11-1. Wayne Valley wins a tight one over Montville 3-2.

Conference Play: MSD gets by St. Elizabeth 12-0. Morris Hills explodes 10 runs in the last 4 innings guided by Michelle Bauer’s 2-run homerun to beat Parsippany 10-1. Villa Walsh edges Lakeland 3-2.

Wednesday: 1-14-07
Villa Walsh has a strong showing against Caldwell, but the Chiefs win 4-3. Montville responds from the Wayne Valley loss with an 8-3 victory over Madison. Pequannock beats Lakeland 4-1 and DePaul 10-runs Butler.

Hanover Park beats Weequahic 19-0. Chatham explodes offensively and beats Summit 14-0. Parsippany rebounds in a big way and knocks off Mendham 4-3. The Red Hawks lead 4-0 aided by Chrissy Deleasa’s two-run triple in the1st inning, then held off a Mendham comeback to pull the upset. Parsippany Hills 6 gets their 1st win by beating Dover 6-2. West Essex wins their second important, early IHC match-up, beating Morris Hills 5-1.

Kinnelon beats Science 15-0. Whippany Park improves to 4-1 with a 10-0 victory over Verona 0. The important win gives Whippany 2 wins over their main competition in the CHC and a good early lead in the conference race. Casey Musarra, a senior catcher, went 2-3 with a 2-RBI double. Senior Gabby Gruchacz also added two hits.

Pingry took an important conference game from Morris Catholic 4-3.

Iron-side: Livingston keeps West Morris winless with 5-3 loss. Randolph grabs their 1st win 3-2 over Roxbury 2. Morristown handcuff Knolls and wins 6-1. Mount Olive stays on par with a 11-0 victory over Columbia 0.

In the SCIL, Jefferson outscores Vernon 7-6.

Friday: 4-13-07

A lot of games were played despite the heavy rain on Thursday.

Caldwell continues to win close ones in the NHC, edging Montville 3-2. These key 1-run wins are key and important wins. Knowing how to win these games and having the confidence to excel in this situation makes and breaks you in June. Madison beats St. Elizabeth 5-2. Pequannock grabs a NHC victory over DePaul 6-1.

SCIL: Jefferson explodes for 12 runs in a 12-1 victory over Hopatcong.

Glen Ridge beats Mo-Beard 13-0. Mo. Catholic puts up 20 over Montclair Immaculate.

Hanover Park 10-runs Summit and Mendham beats Weequahic 18-0. Morris Hills 4 continues to play well with a 4-0 victory over Chatham. West Essex shuts outs Dover 3-0.

Morristown 13 continues to play well and explodes for 13 against Randolph 13-3. Roxbury gets their first in the win column with a 9-0 victory over Columbia. Joelle Cancelliere led the Gaels throwing a two-hitter and two doubles. West Morris stuns Morris Knolls 1-0 for their first victory.

Verona beats Boonton 6-1 and Whippany Park passes Science 17-1.

Saturday: 4-14-07

Villa Walsh Tournament: The Host Vikings go 2-0, starting the tournament with Mo-Beard, a 7-0 win. Villa followed with a championship win over cross-town rival St E’s 8-4.

IHC Challenge gave the fans all they could ask for. If you thought making a top was tough enough before, today really threw two or three wrenches in the system. I had mentioned that it’s anybody’s race and this week simply strengthens my theory. Mendham goes 2-0 with wins over Roxbury 10-1 and an Amy Appel led no hitter over Morristown 2-0. Morris Hills wins a thriller over Montville 2-1, then holds off Roxbury 3-1. Host Randolph has a banner day, going 2-0. The Rams win in the 8th inning, beating Dover 9-8 and stun Hanover Park 3-1. Chatham went 1-1, losing to Morristown and beating Lenape Valley. Hanover also beat Lenape. Montville knocked off Dover.

The Wallkill Valley Tournament was won by Pequannock. Megan Brain pitched the 1st game as the Panthers beat Phillipsburg 6-4. Her freshman sister was strong in the final, shutting out host Wallkill Valley 3-0. Wallkill had edged Mountain Lakes 6-5 to get to the final. The Lakers beat Phillipsburg in the consolation game.

Hackettstown Tournament was won by Mount Olive. A 12-4 victory over Butler set up a final win over Hackettstown. Emily Archer gave up only 2 hits and walked one for the shut out victory. Diana Noelle had 3 singles and scored 3 runs for the Marauders.

In Regular Season Action: North Hunterdon, a solid 6-0 team, edged Morris Knolls 1-0. The loss was the Denville’s school third straight as they fell to 3-3. Parsippany won the Mayor’s Cup in a great cross-town match-up against Parsippany Hills. The 5-2 victory was spurred by Rubino’s 9 K’s and Jen Nista’s home run and 3 RBI.

Boonton lost another close game, falling to Vernon 4-3.


Yep ... what a week. Where to start … ok … here’s my top 10. This is basically how I would seed the MCT if the meeting was held today:

1. Mount Olive (5-1): Strong team with 2 pitchers. This is very important. Don’t let Coach O fool you, this team can hit. They have scored 5 or more runs in every game.

2. Pequannock (6-2): Don’t let the two looses fool you. This is another team that can hit and will only begin to pound out runs as the weather improves. The Brain sisters are formidable hurlers and can be a dangerous combination.

3. Whippany Park (5-1): It’d be nice to have Whippany and Pequannock meet this week, but Mother Nature might just postpone that yearly meeting that always makes for great softball. Coach Callaghan has the Wildcats on the right path and the 10-0 victory over Verona was another big step in that direction.

4. Mendham (5-2): Mendham responded well from two early week losses. West Essex is that strong and Parsippany showed that they can play with anyone. The Minutemen responded with a 10-run spot on Roxbury and an impressive 2-0 no hitter over a red-hot Morristown team.

5. Morris Knolls (3-3): Tough, tough week for the Eagles after beating Hanover. Knolls needs to go back to the Morris Hills gym and pick up the bats they left. Coach Lazzaro and his reliable staff will have the Eagles ready to get back on their winnings ways. Many of you may be asking … how are they so high after losing to Morristown and a then-winless WMC? Conference play is war, especially in the Iron-side. North Hunderton is that good. This is where they’d be seeded by the coaches.

6. Morris Hills (5-3): Throw out that frigid opening weekend and Hills is hot. I wonder if they stole the Knolls bats after the MH tournament. All kidding aside, solid win over Montville. They are holding teams scoreless and coach Nieman hasn’t been screamin’. That’s a great combo for the Scarlet Knights.

7. Montville (3-3): Yep, another 3-3 team in the top and they could easily be top 3 with the right bounces. The Mustangs have 3 losses by a total of 3 runs … for all you non-math majors, that 3 one-run losses in 3 games. This is a solid team with a good pitching combination. They need to start winning those 1-run games to get closer to the top.

8. Jefferson (3-1): The Falcons are letting up runs and lots of them. But, if you can score more than you let up … well … you get the point. If the Falcons can cut back on he runs-against, look out … they’ll be back when everyone else maybe counting them out.

9. Parsippany (3-1): The rough couple of innings against Morris Hills maybe erased by the stunning next-day victory over a strong Mendham squad. The Red Hawks can move up and they have the pitching to do it.

10. Morristown (4-2): Wins over Morris Knolls, Randolph and Chatham give the Colonials a boost in the top-10 and the two losses definitely do not hurt. This is an up and coming team that is on the verge of a break-out year. I liked the team chemistry and confidence in the win over Chatham. The bats looked lively and pitching was solid.

Who else should be here?: Chatham is capable of being in here, but they need a quality win or two to get them over a few teams. Hanover Park can definitely be a top 10 team, all the pieces are there. Their best win was over Chatham, but the loss to Randolph combined with Morristown’s week keeps them out. Randolph is now 4-3. All three losses have been by 9 or more runs. The Mt. Olive game was close except for one break out inning when the Rams let up 8 runs. Randolph, as always, is the team you do not want in the MCT. Villa’ 4-3 loss to Caldwell opens your eyes, but a loss to Madison keeps them in that 11-18 range.

Player(s) of the Week: I am going teammates for co-players of the week for Week #2. Morristown had a great week lead by Rebecca Satz and Julie Camelotto. Satz had a two-run single in the bottom of the 7th to cap Morristown’s come-from-behind victory over Roxbury. Camelotto tripled in the game sending home two runners. In a key IHC-Iron victory over Morris Knolls, Julie Camelotto went 3-for-4 with three RBI. Satz added two hits and knocked in a run. Satz remained hot for the Colonials win a 13-3 victory over Randolph. The sophomore went 4-for-4 with a double, knocking in 4 runs and scoring 4 runs herself. In the 2-1, 10-inning victory over Chatham, Satz was on base 4 out of 5 times with 2 singles. Freshman 1st baseman Julie Camelotto had two hits in the game. The first was a single to lead off the second. The second was the all important shot to deep center that drove home the game ending run.


So what should you expect? You do not have to be a math teacher or brain surgeon to realize that the rain and cold will halt much of the play this weekend. Teams have had an opportunity to see their strengths and weaknesses. Pitching depth will become a huge factor if we lose more games. Of course, teams can always do the cheesy move and not reschedule games. This is an utter outrage to me, but it happens. As a coach, I would rather be rained out and forced to stay inside then play in 45 degrees or colder, 45? 52 or colder!

As always … all the best. I wish you luck and remember, I do his because I care, always have, always will. It’s all about getting the kids the recognition they deserve.

Enjoy.

The Baseball Week in Review (Week #2)

We had an eventful and fun week in Morris County Baseball. Going into the week MCHSS.net, the Daily Record and The Star Ledger all had Randolph at #1. Let’s see what that cold spring wind has blown in for Morris County:

Monday (4-9):

West Morris continues their rock solid schedule and falls to Mt. Olive, 2-1. DJ Critchley knocked in the Highlanders’ run in the top of the fifth. The Marauders immediately tied the game when Dave Otey singled. Mt. Olive won the game in the bottom of the 7th when Zach Krumpfer’s single scored Steve Cileni. Mt. Olive improved to 2-1 as West Morris fell to 0-3.

Randolph improved to 3-0, notching a third straight shutout to open the ’07 campaign. Seton Hall Prep shut out Knolls 2-0.

Roxbury looked strong pounding out 13 hits and over Morristown en route to a 12-2 victory.

Pequannock knocks off Caldwell in NHC play. A 5-0 shutout-road victory adds to the Panthers' already impressive young season. Delbarton beat Madison 12-2.

Summit knocked off Parsippany 2-1. The victory was the first the Hilltopper’s new head coach, Kevin Zelesky. Zelesky, a Hanover Park grad and former baseball alum, was a utility player who started 23 out of the 26 games as a sophomore at Marywood University in 2003. Zaleski’s pounded out 28 hits as a junior and batted .333 in 27 games for the Pacers. Senior year saw the East Hanover Native, and son of long time Parsippany High Softball Coach Dave Zaleski, tally 29 hits with 5 doubles and 19 RBI.

Morris Hills squeaked out a 2-1 IHC victory over Par Hills.

Hanover handed Chatham an 11-0 loss.

Game of the day: Mendham and Coach Guire may have patented the high scoring teeter-totter battle in ’06. The Minutemen started off ’07 in the same ole Guire-ball fashion. Mendham trailed 5-2 after three-and-a half. The Minutemen were back within one on the bottom of the 3^rd, only to trail 8-4 going into the bottom of the 6^th. Mendham rallied for 5 runs in the 5^th to tie it up at 8, and scored in the bottom 7^th to win it in walk-off fashion. John Modero’s singled knocked in the winning run.

Verona handed Kinnelon’s ace Sean Bierman his first loss of the season in CHC play. Jefferson knocked off Montville. This win proves huge for the Falcons, as many Morris baseball faithful know that Montville is a strong team, but the vote is still out on both of the tough squads. The hard-nosed Falcons score 7 in the top of the 7th to come from behind, erasing a 4-1 deficit. This game has a huge effect on my top 10, although, on Tuesday morning, I was unaware how much

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Tuesday (4-10):

Dover improved to 3-1 with a 9-8 victory over Newton in non-conference play. The Tigers trailed 8-5 after 3 innings, but put up a two spot in the 4^th and 6^th to mount the comeback. Whippany Park came back from an 8-0 deficit to lead Bloomfield Tech 12-10 going into the bottom of the 7^th. The Wildcats could not hold off Bloomfield Tech and lost 14-12. Mount Olive improved to 3-1 with a 6-2 victory over Kittatinny. Hanover Park exploded for 15 runs in a non conference win over Morris Knolls, 15-1. Morris Hills improved to 2-0 with a 9-4 victory over Vernon. Mountain Lakes stunned 4-0 Cedar Grove with a 9-6 non-conference victory.

Game of the day: Montville avoided being knocked off by Passaic power Wayne Valley.

The Mustangs lead 10-2 after 4, but Wayne Valley racked up 6 runs in the top of the 6^th and 3 more in the top of the 7^th. The Mustangs were able to get one run in the 6^th and 7^th to hold off Wayne Valley and improve to 2-1. Iron-side: Morristown gave Seton Hall Prep all they could in a 2-1 loss to NJ’s #1 team.

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Wednesday (4-11):

A busy day in Morris County … all games featured conference match-ups.

SCIL: Jefferson strong offensively again tops Vernon 10-7, moving to 4-0.

NHC: Butler beat DePaul 5-3; Delbarton moves to 3-0 with a 15-5 win over Caldwell. Pequannock wins over Lakeland 6-4 and Montville wins over Madison 13-3.

CHC: Mountain Lakes tops Arts 12-0. Kinnelon wins over Science 9-1. Morris Catholic wins their 1^st with an important win over Pingry 7-6. Morristown-Beard looks strong over MKA 9-2.

Game of the day #1: Whippany Park stuns Verona 3-1. Verona had just knocked off Kinnelon. The Wildcats and Dan Coriddi held the Hillbillies to 1 run on two hits. Whippany got all 3 runs in the 6^th.

IHC-Hills: Chatham responded from their opening loss pounding out 14 runs with a 14-5 victory over Summit. Hanover Park beat Weequahic 12-0. Morris Hills looked very strong against West Essex, winning 12-2. Mendham improved to 2-0 with a 8-2 victory over Parsippany. Parsippany Hills, coming in 0-2 with two one run losses to tough IHC teams outscored Dover 6-4 for their 1^st win.

IHC-Iron: Livingston wins 5-0 over West Morris. Morristown shuts out Morris Knolls 2-0. Mount Olive squeaks by Columbia 4-3.

Game of the Day #2: Roxbury 5-0 over Randolph 0. We all knew what Randolph had coming in, and after watching Roxbury and hearing preseason raves from opposing coaches, the Gaels must have had this match-up circled in bright red marker. Todd Burdette allowed only three hits to hold Randolph scoreless. Roxbury tallied 5 runs on the previous unscored-upon Rams. This makes things very interesting in the IHC-Iron side, if someone can knock off Seton Hall Prep.

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Friday (4-13):

Columbia spoiled the Gaels stunning win over Randolph and caught Roxbury with an 8-6 victory. Six runs in the bottom of the 6^th was just too much for Roxbury to overcome. Randolph came back strong and held off Morristown, 4-3. A 3-0 lead after 1 was not enough to hold off the Rams. With Morristown moving to 2-4 and West Morris 0-4, the state playoffs look almost out of reach for these two quality squads with ultra-tough schedules. These are two teams that no one will want to draw in the MCT, I’ll tell you that much. The IHC will not bow down to NJ #1 Seton Hall Prep. Mt. Olive lead 4-0 after 4, but the Pirates popped in 5 runs in 5^th and one more in the 6^th for the 6-5 victory, spoiling the Marauders upset bid. Now seriously, how tough is this conference?

Morris Hills beat Chatham 10-0.

Delbarton improved to 4-0 with a 6-0 shutout over Lakeland. Pequannock suffered a tough 14-7 loss at the hands of DePaul giving the green Wave an early 1 game advantage in conference play. Montville outscored Caldwell 7-1 on route to the Mustangs’ 4^th victory of the season.

Jefferson, who already had a strong showing this week, was knocked off in SCIL play by Hopatcong. The 6-5 loss was the Falcon’s first of the season.

Morris Catholic was a big winner of Montclair Immaculate and Mountain Lakes passed University 19-1.

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Saturday (4-14):

Montville and Randolph squared off in a battle of two Morris County heavyweights and the Mustangs came out standing after 7 tight innings, 7-5. Montville improved to 5-1 aided by Eric Berman’s 3-3 day and Jason Schwartz’ RBI in the 4^th to tie the game and game winning RBI in the sixth. Are you ready for one of the deepest MCT’s in years?

The only two conference games saw Morristown-Beard lose to Newark Academy 7-6 and Knolls hand WMC a 5-1 loss.

Out of Conference play saw Dover beat Mountain Lakes 5-2, bringing the Tigers to 4-2 on the year. Madison topped Summit with a 6-5 win. Morristown may have just found a break out game, knocked off a strong Mendham squad 11-1. Pequannock won 6-4 over Wallkill Valley. Roxbury found themselves in another battle, but outscored Pope John 14-13. Seton Hall Prep looked solid with a 3-1 victory over Delbarton, handing the Green Wave their 1^st loss of the season. Watching Hills managed to top Hanover 8-5. West Morris put one win the winning column with 6-1 victory over Voorhees. Whippany Park rocked Morris Catholic for 10 runs in a 10-5 victory. The Wildcats kept with the “late inning surge” theme that has been so popular this season. Whippany put up 2 in the 5^th and a big 6-spot in the 7^th to stun Morris Catholic, who held an early 5-2 lead.

Which brings us to our Player of the week for Week #2: Many teams had big weeks and a ton of runs were scored with a multitude of offensive production across the board, but our player of the week was a big force in Montville’s 4-1 week. (Actually you can add in the Mustangs’ 3-2 win over Morristown last Saturday for this.

In 6 games, Jason Schwartz tallied 11 hits in 23 at bats for a .478 average. Schwartz had two singles and two RBI in Montville’s 8-4 loss to Jefferson. Schwartz followed with a 4-for-5 day against Wayne Valley. He recorded a double, a triple and three RBI in Montville’s 12-11 win, and throw in 2 steals. The next day Schwartz recorded two more hits with an RBI and run scored as Montville beat Madison 13-3. A 2-for3 day with 3 runs scored in a conference win over Caldwell added to his already strong numbers. Schwartz capped the week with a 2-RBI game as Montville knocked off Randolph 7-5. Schwartz scored 2 runs and added two hits against the Rams.

A strong contender for Player of the Week was pitcher/ Third-baseman Todd Burdette of Roxbury. At the plate Burdette went 6-10 in 4 games, including 5 hits in the games against Morristown and Randolph. More impressively, Burdette pitched a shut out, handing Randolph their first loss of the season. He allowed only 3 hits and fanned 9 as Roxbury improved to 4-0 with the win over the Rams.

Getting Ready for the week in review

What’s new at MCHSS.net? 1st, we have two nice articles sent from NJ Sports Images. Delbarton Lacrosse won two big games, beating SHP and St. Anthony’s of NY.

My coverage of the afternoon games of the IHC Challenge hosted by Randolph. Two of the games went extras and three of the first four were won in the final at bat.

Our top 10’s in Softball and Baseball are up. Players of the Week for softball and baseball as well as the week in review for softball and baseball will be up by 9 pm tonight. This was simply an amazing week in both sports and shows how evenly matched the teams in Morris County are. West Morris Baseball has yet to win a game, but in all honesty is capable of beating just about any of our10 teams. It’s going to be a shame if they do not make the states.

There’s no need for me to tell you about the weather. It looks like there will not be much sports action for a few days … hopefully by Wednesday.

IHC challenge - softball

Here's two of the first 4 games held in Randolph today. There were eight games total.

Come back Sunday and check www.MCHSS.net for updates and the week in review. The Chatham-Morristown game was an instant classic. We'll have that up on Sunday too!

For now it's all about softball:

The IHC Challenge – 1st set of games.

Year after year, the IHC Challenge seems to bring out the best. The opening first set of games in this softball extravaganza proved no different. Eight teams met in Randolph and each game was as exciting as the next. Three of the first four games were won in the final at bat, two in extra innings.



Morris Hills 2 – Montville 1 -- This seemed to be the match-up of the day and the game everyone was waiting for. Montville was just coming off a tough 3-2 loss to Essex-power Caldwell and Morris Hills freshly off a 4-0 victory over IHC foe Chatham. This one had all the makings of a classic softball match-up and the softball faithful at Brundage were given simply that. The Scarlet Knights pulled off a final-at-bat victory, edging the Mustangs 2-1. Coach Nieman gave the call to freshman Melissa O’Connor. The rookie gave the Mustangs all they could handle. Montville did manage seven hits, but could only muster one run in the first. O’Connor struck out five and was aided with a bit of strong defense through the game.

Montville struck first I the top of the first. Lead batter, Kristin D'Arienzo drove a rocket into centerfield and advanced to third on an error. A two out double by senior catcher Stephanie Malgeri gave the Mustangs a 1-0 lead. Morris Hills pressured in the bottom of the first, but the Mustangs worked their way of a one-out, bases loaded jam. Montville had to hold off the Knights again in the bottom of the second. Samantha Boccolini, who singled to lead off the 2nd, was at third with bases load and two outs. Mustang’s pitcher Candace Harrison fielded a ground ball and got the force at home, ending the Scarlet Knight’s threat.

Montville mounted a two-out rally in the 3rd, only to have O’Connor record her third strikeout of the game, second of the inning. The Mustangs received a two-out single from Amanda Meytrott and Malgeri, only to be stranded at third. Senior Pitcher Candace Harrison lead off the 6th with a triple, but O’Conner continued to masterfully force ground balls and allow the Morris Hills’ defense chances to keep the runner at third.

Morris Hills tied the game at one in the bottom of the fifth. Senior Shortstop Taryn Fernicola reached on a fielder’s choice and later scored the Scarlet’s Knights’ 1st run. Fernicola belted a one out triple in the 7th and later scored on a single by 1st baseman Michelle Bauer. The Scarlet Knights could only muster 5 hits on the day, but the two in the bottom of the seventh were the most damaging.





Randolph 9 – Dover 8 (8 innings) -- Randolph opened the day against Dover on the same field that hosts the MCT. The Tigers jumped to a 3-0 lead in the top of the second. Junior catcher Casey Boyle led off with a single. Shortstop Nicole Suaza blasted a triple scoring Boyle. Leftfielder Nicole Trowbridge reached base and later scored. The Rams took one back in the bottom of the second as sophomore Stephanie Crook reached on a walk, then scored as teammate Holly Piascik received a bases-loaded walk.

The Rams left the bases loaded in the first and second innings, and runners at 2nd, 3rd & 7th, as well as on 2nd & 3rd in the third inning. Randolph took the lead in the bottom of the fourth. The Rams went up 4-3 as Brittany Kerwick, Megan Donlon and Holly Piascik all scored. Kerwick lead off the inning with a walk. Donlon singled. Piascik doubled scoring two. Sophomore Rachel Klauber singled home Piascik.

Dover came right back. With one out, Caitlin Lally walked. A single by Elina Rallo set up Casey Boyle two-RBI triple. The Rams executed the long relay to near perfection and caught Rallo at home, spoiling the long-ball homerun. This play, amongst many, proved to be very decisive in the Rams victory.

The Tigers looked to put the game in the top of the 7th exploding for three more runs. Kristen Wollny led of the inning with a single. O’Connell’s home run with no outs increased Dover’s lead to 7-4. Casey Boyle followed with a two out Home run to give Dover an 8-4 lead going into the bottom of the 7th.

Randolph began the late heroics with singles by Samantha Agostinelli and Crook. Dana Zweibel and Donlon walked. All four Rams scored in the bottom of the 7th to tie it up at eight.

Zweibel would then reach in the bottom of the 8th with a one out walk. Holly Piascik hit a bomb scoring Zweibel and is credited with a single and the game winning RBI.

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I’m trying out a new video outlet. Here’s a 3-minute video of my dogs that I put together to see how this all works. This has nothing to do with HS Sports.


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A few notes

You seriously need to check out MCHSS.net. The site is outrageous (if I say so myself). We have lax, baseball, track and softball coverage up from this busy and cold spring break week.

Here are some nifty notes from this week:

Softball Coach John Immediato won his 100th games as head coach at Montville. This is Coach Immediato’s seventh season and the win came over St. Elizabeth’s. Coach and his wife also brought their second child into the World *of Morris County Sports* this weekend. Congrats coach! You are a class act and huge benefit to Montville and Morris County Sports!

Softball Coach Kim Jackson won her first varsity game as head coach of Kinnelon as the Colts upset Verona 4-1.


Here are a few snap shots from Chatham v. Pingry Girls Lax:

Monday with Mountain Lakes Lax

From our friends at NJSportsImages.com: The Ridge H.S. Lacrosse team gave Mountain Lakes all they could handle on Monday. The Lakers Squeeked out a 12-11. The Lakers of Mountain Lakes walked away with a win in double overtime edging the Red Devils of Ridge High School 12-11 in this high scoring girls lacrosse game played in Basking Ridge, NJ. It was probably the most exciting game we have seen so far this year. The win could have gone to either team during the second half and in both over time periods.

See all of our results, recaps and video highlights at: www.MCHSS.net

Our feature articles from 4-9:

• Baseball: Morris Hills 2 - Par Hills 1
• Baseball: Roxbury 12 - Morristown 2
• Boys Lax: Mendham 9 - Jefferson 6

Monday's Slate

Wow, it’s still cold. I guess you don’t need me to tell you that … but it is! Hope you enjoyed the weekend.

You can always find records (conference & overall) for Baseball (and a new top 10) & Softball. As long as the games are reported to the papers or I get legitimate score reports from coaches, I’ll have results posted for Baseball & Softball and Lacrosse. These are games only involving Morris County schools and give you an easy, 24-hour a day reference.

Monday offers a great slate of games, let’s take a look:

Baseball games of interest:

Kinnelon at Verona: Look for Bierman to get second start in an important CHC game.

Seton Hall Prep at Morris Knolls: Rick Porcello (Sports Illustrated Article), a Chester native, should be on the mound as the Golden Eagles have every reason to make their first of 2007 a very memorable one.

Morristown at Roxbury: The spotlight is on Morristown and why not? It has been noted to me, by a few county coaches that Roxbury is definitely a contender for the IHC-Iron with Randolph and Seton Hall Prep. These are big words considering the expectations for those two teams. This should be a great game to watch.

Par Hills at Morris Hills: Every IHC game will be important, but look for this to be an instant classic as these two meet in Rockaway.

Mt. Olive at West Morris: West Morris is 0-2 … a tough schedule to someone that hasn’t been paying attention could make you over look the Highlanders. Don’t be fooled. I’ll just say it again, every IHC clash make for great baseball.

West Essex at Mendham: The Minuteman must be excited to finally be playing game #1. The Scarlet Knights are a question mark until we see them play. Mendham has exciting hurler Fred Orchard on the mound in the Hills Division match up.

Jefferson at Montville: A night game in scenic Montville. This out of conference match up should be fun to watch, although I prefer 3:00 games when it’s supposed to be 48 degrees as opposed to 7 pm when it’s a COLD 39! Either way, you have to love the night time atmosphere that is created under the lights.

Softball games of interest:

Villa Walsh at Madison: The Dodgers will get to meet the freshman chucker from Villa. Madison is capable of challenge the traditional upper tear team in the NHC and Morris County. This is a great test early on.

Randolph at Livingston: The Rams gave up 7 runs in one inning and Mt. Olive took advantage. Here’s a chance for Randolph to regroup as they meet a new look Livingston team that was hit hard by graduation.

Caldwell at Pequannock: In the preseason write, I, somehow, did not mention Pequannock as a team with the toughest schedule. Besides the rough and tough Northern Hills conference, the Panthers knocked heads with two top 20-worthy teams and await a loaded Caldwell squad today. This one has the makings of another instant classic, as this match up has created one of the best softball rivalries in the state.

Morris Catholic at Newark Academy: I definitely was shocked that Newark Academy was back in the picture as a Top Essex County Team. I was shocked that they entered the always loaded MSD tournament, but they proved that they are ready to compete. This is test and a good measuring stick for the Crusaders who have outscored their opponents 39-0 thus far. Pitching for Morris Catholic is solid, game like this are won in the field.

Mendham at West Essex: As you know, Mendham (who has had great seasons piling up the past few years) is on the path to their best year yet. West Essex has a ton back from last years team that won North Jersey Group 2, Section team.

Boys Lacrosse:

Jefferson at Mendham: Jefferson is off to a 2-0 start. Mendham responded from an opening loss to Mtn Lakes with a 8-5 win over Morristown and a 15-3 victory over Livingston. Looks like MorrisCountyVarsity.net will be at the morning match-up.

Hanover Regional at West Essex: Hanover opened a few eyes giving Seton Hall Prep all they could handle. Park Regional battled through their extremely tough schedule last season and maybe ready for a break out season.

Morristown at Randolph: Randolph responded from an opening loss to Delbarton and cannot over look a scrappy and tough Morristown team. This should be a fun game to watch.

Girls Lacrosse:

Caldwell at Madison: Madison should be strong and this should be a early test for the Dodgers. This looks like it’s the season opener for both schools.

Morris Hills at Clifton: How incredible would it be if Morris Hills would win their first game toady at Clifton? This is the first game at the Varsity level for the Scarlet Knights and a win is very possible.

Tennis:

Hanover Park at Chatham: Could be a great match for two teams looking to make noise in the IHC.

Special side note:

My entire life, I have always loved reading the comics and the sports page with a bowl of cereal of a cup of coffee. This is a religious everyday ritual for me since I was 10 or 11. It is only fitting that I send my thought out to a man who made me smile every day:

Johnny Hart, cartoonist for “B.C.” and my favorite “The Wizard of Id” died at age 76.

CNN Article from the Associate Press