Tied 4-4 in the bottom of the seventh inning, senior Lindsay Zengel scored the game winning run on an error to help lift Hunterdon Central, No. 15 in the NJ.com Top 20, to a 5-4 walk off victory over No. 8 North Hunterdon in Flemington.
After Hunterdon Central took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, North Hunterdon scored …
Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon (4) at Hunterdon Central (5) – Softball North Hunterdon (4) at Hunterdon Central (5) – Softball

Luke Longo had a double, RBI, and run scored to help push Hunterdon Central, No. 8 in the NJ.com Top 20, to a 3-2 win over area rival North Hunterdon in Annandale.
Matt Taylor and Colin Mason had a hit and run scored while Dave Cucci had a hit and RBI for the Red Devils, which had eight hits …
Source: Lion Athletic News Hunterdon Central (3) at North Hunterdon (2) – Baseball Hunterdon Central (3) at North Hunterdon (2) – Baseball

Congratulations to Maggie Swan and Tucker Kirchberger who were recognized today as North Hunterdon’s Skyland Conference Scholar-Athletes. Maggie earned varsity letters in Softball and Swimming and will be attending New York University in the fall. Tucker earned a varsity letter in wrestling and will be attending Wesleyan University in the fall.

The weather forecast isn’t good, but the games are.
Source: Lion Athletic News A meaningful week: 39 can't-miss baseball games April 23-29 A meaningful week: 39 can't-miss baseball games April 23-29

North Hunterdon took home a 6-1 victory over Westfield on Saturday in Annandale.
In the first inning, North Hunterdon got their offense started when Justin Johnson was HBP, Matt Busher singled & Matt Wagner grounded out, scoring Justin Johnson.
North Hunterdon tallied four runs in the third inning. North Hunterdon’s big bats were led by Mike Pierce, Cole Salemo, and …
Source: Lion Athletic News Westfield (1) at North Hunterdon (6) – Baseball Westfield (1) at North Hunterdon (6) – Baseball

Davin DeFuria had two goals and an assist and goalie Spencer Bokach made 11 saves as Watchung Hills topped North Hunterdon, 6-2, in Watchung.
Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon (2) at Watchung Hills (6) – Boys Lacrosse North Hunterdon (2) at Watchung Hills (6) – Boys Lacrosse

Congratulations to the varsity Baseball team for defeating Westfield HS, #1 ranked in Union County and #7 in Group 4 NJSIAA, 6-1 in Annandale, NJ. Matt Busher threw 6 shutout innings and had 7 K’s. Justin Holderbaum finished out the 7th inning in relief. Dean Severini was 3-3 at the plate and Mike Pierce went 2-3. The Lions have won 3 of their last 5 games and are now 7-2 overall.

Westfield at North Hunterdon: Sat, April 21, 2018, 11:00 a.m. 

Congratulations to the following tennis players for advancing Saturday to the Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex County Boys Tennis Finals against Hunterdon Central on Monday, April 23rd: Rich Chen, Eric Liu, Guha Sundaram, Zach Nemeth, Jim McCutcheon, Ishaan Dey, Ben Weiss and Jordan Derose.

Click HERE to review the article on LehighValleyLive.com.

Katie Fullowan netted three goals and Samantha VanBelle and Rachel McKinnon had two scores each to lead North Hunterdon past Watchung Hills, 11-9, in Annandale. VanBelle also collected 4 draw controls. Mira Carver had 11 saves for the Lions.
For Watchung Hills, Katie Carroll, Clare Gallic, Madelyn Murphym and Lauren Olin all had two goals each.
Source: Lion Athletic News Watchung Hills (9) at North Hunterdon (11) – Girls Lacrosse Watchung Hills (9) at North Hunterdon (11) – Girls Lacrosse

Source: Lion Athletic News2 Through the raindrops here are baseball rankings and stars so far Through the raindrops here are baseball rankings and stars so far

Click HERE for the North Hunterdon HS Summer Sports Camps 2018.

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Click HERE for the Tentative Fall Sport Practice dates 2018-2019.

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North Hunterdon 8, Franklin 7: Justin Johnson went 2-for-2 with three runs scored for North Hunterdon (5-3). Matt Busher went 2-for-4 with one RBI and two runs scored. Chris Markovich had two RBI. Matt Wagner finished with two RBI and one run scored. Mike Pierce had one RBI. For Franklin (0-6), AJ Gordon went 2-for-4 with one RBI and two runs scored. Max Parrone went 2-for-2 with one RBI and two runs scored. Danish Nadeem had two RBI. Joshua Kuroda-Grauer had one RBI. Connor Murphy, Ryan Hanna and Gabe Perez each scored a run.

Jackson Mordeci and Justin Aimone each scored twice and had an assist to lead Hunterdon Central, No. 12 in the NJ.com Top 20, to a 10-5 win over North Hunterdon in Flemington.
Brian Mitrow scored twice for Hunterdon Central, which led 8-4 at halftime. Sean Parker had a goal and two assists in the win, while Hunter Terpe made …
Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon (5) at Hunterdon Central (10) – Boys Lacrosse North Hunterdon (5) at Hunterdon Central (10) – Boys Lacrosse

Here are the seeds and matchups:

20-Hopatcong at 9-North Warren, winner at 8-Kittattinny, winner at 1-Hunterdon Central in quarterfinals

16-Hackettstown at 13-South Hunterdon, winner at 4-North Hunterdon

17-Wallkill Valley at 12-Newton, winner at 5-Sparta

18-Warren Hills at 11-Pope John, winner at 6-Lenape Valley

15-High Point at 14-Phillipsburg, winner at 3-Delaware Valley

19-Sussex Tech at 10-Voorhees, winner at 7-Belvidere, winner at 2-Vernon in quarterfinals

Click HERE to review the article in the Courier News.com.

Defending champion Pope John, ranked 18th in the state, was seeded third. It receives a bye into the second round along with fourth-seeded Newton, fifth-seeded Wallkill Valley, sixth-seeded Delaware Valley, seventh-seeded North Hunterdon and eighth-seeded Phillipsburg.

The tournament kicks off with its first round on Saturday, April 21. The second round is on Wednesday, April 25. The quarterfinals will be on Saturday, April 28. The semifinals will be on Saturday, May 5 and the tournament’s final will be on Saturday, May 12 at 2 p.m. at Phillipsburg.

Source: Lion Athletic News Baseball: Hunterdon Central earns top seed in H/W/S Tourney Baseball: Hunterdon Central earns top seed in H/W/S Tourney

Which teams made it into the latest ranking? And which teams fell out?
Source: Lion Athletic News NJ.com softball Top 20, April 19: Two new teams join the fold NJ.com softball Top 20, April 19: Two new teams join the fold

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Eliza Filus and Maggie Swan each had two hits, including a double and an RBI for North Hunterdon, No. 7 in the NJ.com Top 20, in a 6-2 win over Westfield in Westfield.

Kira Thomas, Cate Sand, Maria Ricciardi, Chloe Pocceschi, and Jessica Nolan each had an RBI for North Hunterdon. Swan was the winning pitcher, as she gave up two runs (one earned) on seven hits, struck out 16, and walked seven over six innings to earn the win. Julia Apsel tossed one scoreless inning to close out the win.

Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon (6) at Westfield (2) – Softball North Hunterdon (6) at Westfield (2) – Softball

Eliza Filus went 2-for-4 with a homer, two runs and two RBI to help power North Hunterdon, No. 7 in the NJ.com Top 20, to a 10-0 win over Hopewell Valley in Annandale.

Taylor Hucke singled and drove in two runs, while Cate Sand singled, scored and drove in one more. Sophia Callari scored twice. Maggie Swan earned the win, tossing three scoreless innings with just three hits against and two strikeouts. Julia Apsel came in and closed the door in relief, striking out three in two innings of work.

North Hunterdon opened the game with five runs in the first inning and added three more in the second.

Nicole Apai, Meredith Sharp and Kayleigh Crow each had a single.

Source: Lion Athletic News Hopewell Valley (0) at North Hunterdon (10) – Softball Hopewell Valley (0) at North Hunterdon (10) – Softball

Congratulations to Connor McMahon for scoring his 100th goal of his career as North Hunterdon defeated Somerville 11-7. Connor scored five goals to lead North Hunterdon to a 11-7 victory against Somerville in Somerville.

Jared McMahon added three goals and two assists and Zach Adornetto chipped in two goals and an assist for North Hunterdon.

Anthony Tufaro and Nathan Duda combined for 10 saves.

Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon (11) at Somerville (7) – Boys Lacrosse North Hunterdon (11) at Somerville (7) – Boys Lacrosse

DELAWARE VALLEYAfter the first week of the season was basically wiped out by the weather, the Terriers (7-1) celebrated clearer skies last week by wiping out the opposition with an overwhelming offense, outscoring teams by a 70-15 margin over six games, with two shutouts and two games with one run allowed.
In one of the biggest offensive totals in recent …
Source: Lion Athletic News Hunterdon County softball season update Hunterdon County softball season update

Rachel Zingerman hit a single and a triple on the way to three RBI and a run scored to lead Notre Dame over North Hunterdon, No. 7 in the NJ.com Top 20, 9-5, in Annandale.
Ashley Giampolo singled twice for two RBI and two runs scored while Alexis Staniec went 2-for-3 with a double, three RBI and a run …
Source: Lion Athletic News Notre Dame (9) at North Hunterdon (5) – Softball Notre Dame (9) at North Hunterdon (5) – Softball

The games are starting to mean more.
Source: Lion Athletic News2 As the season heats up, let's look at the area softball teams As the season heats up, let's look at the area softball teams

Click HERE to review the article on NJ.com.

Matt Rowe hit an RBI single during Metuchen’s 4-2 win over North Hunterdon in Metuchen.
Metuchen scored all of its runs in the first inning.
Gavin Abrams picked up his first varsity win on the mound by striking out two and walking two while conceding five hits in six innings. Matt Rowe struck out three of the four batters …
Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon (2) at Metuchen (4) – Baseball North Hunterdon (2) at Metuchen (4) – Baseball

North Hunterdon couldn’t have asked for a better bounce back.
Source: Lion Athletic News No. 7 North Hunterdon softball explodes in win over No. 8 Mount St. Dominic No. 7 North Hunterdon softball explodes in win over No. 8 Mount St. Dominic

Zach Adornetto scored three goals to lead North Hunterdon to a 10-4 victory against Rutgers Prep in Annandale.

Jard McMahon chipped in five assists, Connor McMahon added two goals and two assists and Kevin Madden, Christian Ingenito, Will Kastrud and Nicholas Grande finished with a goal apiece for North Hunterdon. Keeper Anthony Tufaro had nine saves.

Source: Lion Athletic News Rutgers Prep (4) at North Hunterdon (10) – Boys Lacrosse Rutgers Prep (4) at North Hunterdon (10) – Boys Lacrosse

Matt Kroll went 2-for-3 with a double, a run, and two RBI to lead Voorhees to a 4-3 win over North Hunterdon in Glen Gardner.

Kendall Pierson doubled and drove in a run for Voorhees, which scored three runs in the bottom of the third inning. George Eberle scored two runs and David Kurzrock also scored a run in the win. George Eberle gave up three runs on six hits over five innings to earn the win.

Grant Sible and Chris Markovich each had two hits and an RBI, with Markovich’s hit being a home run.

Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon (3) at Voorhees (4) – Baseball North Hunterdon (3) at Voorhees (4) – Baseball

Click HERE to review photos on LehighValleyLive.com.

North Hunterdon (5-1) was held without a hit for the first 3 1/3 innings, before senior first baseman Jess Nolan cracked a double to left field with one out in the fourth inning, sending Eliza Filus to third base after the shortstop had reached on an error leading off. After Megan Hanily was struck by a pitch, Schnackenberg pulled off her first major escape act, getting the next two hitters looking at strike three, before inducing a weak pop out. Swan finished having allowed 13 hits, walked one and struck out four, but surrendered just one run, and the Lions rallied with a run in the sixth and two in the ninth to claim a 3-1 victory at Cougar Field.

Click HERE to read the story on MyCentralJersey.com.

North Hunterdon 10 Montgomery 5

North for the win! Anderson picks up the win on the mound, while Woods and Wagner show up big time at the plate.
Montgomery and North battle it out with the Lions only leading by one run through the fifth inning, but in the sixth North played some small-ball and extended their lead to five after a perfectly executed suicide squeeze by Matt Busher, and a single to right from Matt Wagner to bring in two additional runs. Matt Wagner and Matt Busher had two hits apiece to lead North Hunterdon to a 10-5 victory against Montgomery in Annandale.
Busher added three steals and Grant Sible chipped in a double for North Hunterdon.

Check out the Highlights of the game on Jersey Sportszone.com.

North Hunterdon 8, Voorhees 4:  The Lenape Challenge Lacrosse Cup trophy, honoring the sport’s American Indian heritage, goes to the winner of this game each year. The trophy is thirteen years old, with North having won the first three meetings and the last four in the trophy series; Voorhees won it last in 2014 and winning it twice in a row in 2011 and 2012. The series has North Hunterdon up 9-4. Jared McMahon scored three goals and dished an assist to lead North Hunterdon to a 8-4 victory against Voorhees in Annandale. Connor McMahon added two goals and Zach Adornetto and Christian Ingenito chipped in a goal apiece for North Hunterdon.
Source: Lion Athletic News Voorhees (4) at North Hunterdon (8) – Boys Lacrosse Voorhees (4) at North Hunterdon (8) – Boys Lacrosse

Ridge (169) at North Hunterdon (145) on 4/12/2018

Teams, Scores and Records

Team	Score	Wins	Losses	Ties
North Hunterdon (H)	145	6	0	0
Ridge	169	1	2	0

Better weather should lead to better performances on the diamond
Source: Lion Athletic News Baseball: Improved forecast means a host of can't-miss games for April 9-14 Baseball: Improved forecast means a host of can't-miss games for April 9-14

Mena Loescher scored three goals along with four assists, including the 100th of her career, to help power Ridge, No. 12 in the NJ.com Top 20, past North Hunterdon, 18-4, in Basking Ridge.
Grace Kirkwood tallied a game-high five goals for Ridge. Annabelle Pesarchick finished with two goals and an assist. Janie Islinger added two goals. Emma Wightman recorded …
Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon (4) at Ridge (18) – Girls Lacrosse North Hunterdon (4) at Ridge (18) – Girls Lacrosse

Connor McMahon tallied three goals and two assists and Nicholas Grande had three goals as well as North Hunterdon beat South Brunswick, 14-8, in Annandale.

Jared McMahon had two goals and two assists while Pete Brennan and Christian Ingenito both had two goals and one assist each for North Hunterdon, which led 8-3 at the half.

Source: Lion Athletic News South Brunswick (8) at North Hunterdon (14) – Boys Lacrosse South Brunswick (8) at North Hunterdon (14) – Boys Lacrosse

Congratulations to North Softball for defeating Voorhees 5-0 in the Coaches vs Cancer Pink Game on Saturday, April 7, 2018.

Maggie Swan earned the win from the pitching circle tossing four innings allowing no runs, five hits, and one walk while striking out four as North Hunterdon, No. 9 in the NJ.com Top 20, defeated Voorhees, 5-0, in Annandale.

Julia Apsel came on in relief and threw the final three innings for the Lions, allowing just one walk. She also struck out three batters.

From the plate, Jessica Nolan went 2-for-4 with a double and a single with two RBI to lead the way. Eliza Filus and Chloe Pocceschi added an RBI and two hits as well. Emily Radican scored two times and Kira Thomas (2-for-3 with a run scored), chipped in as well. Filus and Apsel also crossed home for North Hunterdon.

For Voorhees, Kaylee Colantano and Kelsey Hollenbach both hit doubles. North Hunterdon outhit Voorhees, 12-5.

Click HERE to review the Boxscore on NJ.com. Click HERE to review photos by By Nick Scalera for NJ.com.

North Hunterdon 9, Warren Hills 0: Jess Nolan collected three hits, including a double, and two RBIs and Jensen MaCaulay finished 2-for-3 with a double, two runs and two RBIs to fuel North Hunterdon (2-1). Maggie Swan started and went five no-hit innings, walking two and striking out nine for the Lions. Amanda Brogan finished up, allowing no runs on two hits over the final two frames, walking none and fanning one.

Source: Lion Athletic News Warren Hills (0) at North Hunterdon (9) – Softball Warren Hills (0) at North Hunterdon (9) – Softball

Source: Lion Athletic News2 Enough talk about snow, here’s info on the 33 area baseball teams Enough talk about snow, here’s info on the 33 area baseball teams

Source: Lion Athletic News Girls track and field Top 20 for April 6: Waiting for spring changes Girls track and field Top 20 for April 6: Waiting for spring changes

Jen DuFresne netted five goals and Samantha VanBelle had three goals, but it wasn’t enough as North Hunterdon fell to Hillsborough, 17-11, in Hillsborough.
Hillsborough jumped out to a 12-4 first half lead.
Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon (11) at Hillsborough (17) – Girls Lacrosse North Hunterdon (11) at Hillsborough (17) – Girls Lacrosse

Senior Mike Harris halted 11 shots and juniors Chris Crapanzano and Sean Eversen netted two goals each to steer Ridge to an 8-6 victory over North Hunterdon is a cross-divisional Skyland Conference game Thursday
Source: Lion Athletic News Saves of Harris, spark of Crapanzano, Eversen lift Ridge past North Hunterdon, 8-6 Saves of Harris, spark of Crapanzano, Eversen lift Ridge past North Hunterdon, 8-6

Follow live updates of this Skyland Conference clash in Annandale
Source: Lion Athletic News Boys lacrosse: Live updates for Ridge at North Hunterdon, 4:30 p.m. Boys lacrosse: Live updates for Ridge at North Hunterdon, 4:30 p.m.

Bridgewater-Raritan (197) at North Hunterdon (176) on 4/4/2018

Teams, Scores and Records

Team	Score	Wins	Losses	Ties
North Hunterdon (H)	176	1	0	0
Bridgewater-Raritan	197	0	1	0

Katie Fullowan and Cassie McHugh scored four goals apiece to lead North Hunterdon to a 15-4 victory against Phillipsburg in Annandale.
Source: Lion Athletic News Phillipsburg (4) at North Hunterdon (15) – Girls Lacrosse Phillipsburg (4) at North Hunterdon (15) – Girls Lacrosse

Maggie Swan struck out 12 and walked one, allowing six hits, one earned run and five unearned runs to lead North Hunterdon over Watchung Hills, 10-6, in Annandale.

Swan made her impact felt on offense as well, hitting two singles and driving in three runs while Jensen Macaulay went 3-for-3 with two RBI and three runs scored for North Hunterdon, which held a 10-2 lead after five innings.

Jessica Nolan drove in two runs and scored one while Maria Newsome singled twice and scored three runs for North Hunterdon, which had 14 hits as a team.

Source: Lion Athletic News Watchung Hills (6) at North Hunterdon (10) – Softball Watchung Hills (6) at North Hunterdon (10) – Softball

Shane Knobloch scored four times while Trevor Jones had three goals as Moorestown, No. 4 in the NJ.com Top 20, topped North Hunterdon, 13-6, in Moorestown.
Six others also scored for Moorestown, including Connor McDonough, who had three assists in the contest. Gene Martin, the goalie, made nine saves as well.
For the Lions, Nicholas Grande and Connor McMahon …
Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon (6) at Moorestown (13) – Boys Lacrosse North Hunterdon (6) at Moorestown (13) – Boys Lacrosse