Kaitlin Mead tallied nine points off seven goals and two assists to lead second-seeded Sparta to a 19-3 win over sixth-seeded North Hunterdon in the semifinals of the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament in Sparta.
Bayleigh Takacs and Lauren Neufield both had three goals and one assist to contribute to the win, while Brianna Falco and Hailey Mead had two goals …
Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon (3) at Sparta (19), Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament, Semifinal Round – Girls Lacrosse North Hunterdon (3) at Sparta (19), Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament, Semifinal Round – Girls Lacrosse

With the Skyland Conference Championships completed, thereby beginning the track and field championship portion of the outdoor season, Hunterdon County athletes can turn their attention to the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Championships on Saturday, May 19 at Hunterdon Central’s Stewart Field in Flemington.
The following is a look at what would happen at the H/W/S event if place points …
Source: Lion Athletic News Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex track: Projecting boys and girls winners Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex track: Projecting boys and girls winners

Maggie Swan hit a home run to go 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBI to help North Hunterdon, No. 12 in the NJ.com Top 20, earn an 8-0 victory over Franklin in Somerset.
North Hunterdon scored two runs in the first inning.
Amanda Brogan allowed one hit over five innings with no walks and 10 strikeouts, while Jessica …
Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon (8) at Franklin (0) – Softball North Hunterdon (8) at Franklin (0) – Softball

Jared McMahon and Connor McMahon scored four goals and dished an assist apiece but it was not enough for third-seeded North Hunterdon as it lost 15-9 to second-seeded Delaware Valley in Frenchtown.
Christian Ingenito added a goal for North Hunterdon.
Delaware Valley will play the winner between top-seeded Hunterdon Central, No. 11 in the NJ.com Top 20, and fifth-seeded …
Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon (9) at Delaware Valley (15), Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament, Semifinal Round – Boys Lacrosse North Hunterdon (9) at Delaware Valley (15), Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament, Semifinal Round – Boys Lacrosse

Momentum does not begin to describe what the North Hunterdon softball team is playing with heading into the championship game of the ninth Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament.
It’s as if Lions coach Anthony Rotondo and his staff built a brick wall on their field between third base and home plate. Since losing to Hunterdon Central 5-4 two weeks ago, North …
Source: Lion Athletic News Hunterdon County softball notebook: North Hunterdon red hot heading into H/W/S final Hunterdon County softball notebook: North Hunterdon red hot heading into H/W/S final

Congratulations to the North Golf team of Brian Cardace, Mike Kochanowski, Lucas McClintock, Erik Stevens, Dalton VanEsselstyn and Brendan Zappala for winning the Hunterdon County Golf Championship.  Mike Kochanowski won the overall Championship by shooting a 71.

Nate Ryan hit a double and drove in three runs and Kyle Kuminski went 2-for-3 with two runs scored as Montgomery beat North Hunterdon, 4-2, in Skillman.
Shane Wintermute had two hits and an RBI for North Hunterdon. Pitcher Lance DeSantis earned the win allowing just two runs on four hits and three walks while striking out four.
Montgomery had …
Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon (2) at Montgomery (4) – Baseball North Hunterdon (2) at Montgomery (4) – Baseball

“Gavin is definitely going to the Meet of Champions as a sophomore,” said Sellaro, who did the same and medaled as a 10th grader. “And next year he’ll contend to win it.”

Based on their performances at Tuesday’s Skyland Conference boys track and championship at Hillsborough High School, Sellaro and Richards may both have lots of reasons to look forward to the rest of the postseason – including the Meet of Champions –this season.

The pair provided the only gold medals for lehighvalleylive.com regional athletes at the always hyper-competitive conference meet, one of the toughest such events in the entire Northeast. Richards won his first Skyland title by dominating the final lap of the 800-meter run to win decisively in 1:56.28, almost two seconds faster than runner-up Justin Cornetta of Hunterdon Central.

The Penn-bound Sellaro captured the two longer distance races. He won the 1,600 in a sparkling 4 minutes, 20.54 seconds and ground out a win in the 3,200 in 9:44.77.

Source: Lion Athletic News2 North Hunterdon boys go the distance at Skyland track championship North Hunterdon boys go the distance at Skyland track championship

Jared McMahon recorded five goals and two assists, surpassing 100 career goals in the first quarter and scoring the game-winner in the final minute of overtime to give third-seeded North Hunterdon the comeback win over 11-seed Phillipsburg, 12-11, in overtime, in the quarterfinal round of the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament on Tuesday in Annandale.

Jared McMahon, Christian Ingenito and Connor McMahon scored a goal apiece in the fourth quarter for North Hunterdon, which scored three straight in the final quarter to force overtime.

Connor McMahon finished with three goals and one assist while Pete Brennan added two goals and one assist for North Hunterdon, which had won five of its last six games.

North Hunterdon will face second-seeded Delaware Valley in the semifinal round on Thursday, May 10th at 4:15pm.

Source: Lion Athletic News Phillipsburg (11) at North Hunterdon (12), Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament, Quarterfinal Round – Boys Lacrosse Phillipsburg (11) at North Hunterdon (12), Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament, Quarterfinal Round – Boys Lacrosse

North Hunterdon takes Fourth at the Skyland Conference Girls Track and Field Championship. North Hunterdon girls claimed the only other gold medals for the region. Chloe Gonzalez took the 1,600 (4:55) Emily Nugent won the 3,200-meter run (10:56), Emma Mikitiuk the 110 high hurdles (15.57) and Fiona Letko the javelin (136-2). The Lions finished fourth with 58 points.

Source: Lion Athletic News2 P’burg’s Hawkins shatters 200-meter record at Skyland championship P’burg’s Hawkins shatters 200-meter record at Skyland championship

Maggie Swan pitched a no-hitter with no walks and nine strikeouts, also going 1-for-3 to help North Hunterdon, No. 12 in the NJ.com Top 20, earn a 3-0 victory over No. 20 Montgomery in Annandale. S…
Source: Lion Athletic News Swan no-hits No. 20 Montgomery to lift No. 12 North Hunterdon softball Swan no-hits No. 20 Montgomery to lift No. 12 North Hunterdon softball

Samantha VanBelle scored three goals and Katie Fullowan had two goals and four assists to lead sixth-seeded North Hunterdon past third-seeded Voorhees, 12-9, in the quarterfinals of the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament in Glen Gardner.

Jen DuFresne also scored two goals for the Lions, which will travel to face second-seeded Sparta in the semifinals on Thursday, May 10th.

Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon (12) at Voorhees (9), Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament, Quarterfinal Round – Girls Lacrosse North Hunterdon (12) at Voorhees (9), Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament, Quarterfinal Round – Girls Lacrosse

Maggie Swan pitched a no-hitter with no walks and nine strikeouts, also going 1-for-3 to help North Hunterdon, No. 12 in the NJ.com Top 20, earn a 3-0 victory over No. 20 Montgomery in Annandale.

Scoreless after five innings, North Hunterdon’s Eliza Filus, Taylor Hucke, and Cate Sand each scored a run in the sixth to give North Hunterdon a 3-0 lead.

Filus went 2-for-3, while Megan Hanily went 1-for-3 with an RBI. Chloe Pocceschi went 1-for-2 with two RBI, while Sand went 2-for-3 for North Hunterdon.

Maggie Swan pitched a no-hitter with no walks and nine strikeouts, also going 1-for-3 to help North Hunterdon, No. 12 in the NJ.com Top 20, earn a 3-0 victory over No. 20 Montgomery in Annandale.

Scoreless after five innings, North Hunterdon’s Eliza Filus, Taylor Hucke, and Cate Sand each scored a run in the sixth to give North Hunterdon a 3-0 lead.

Filus went 2-for-3, while Megan Hanily went 1-for-3 with an RBI. Chloe Pocceschi went 1-for-2 with two RBI, while Sand went 2-for-3 for North Hunterdon.

Source: Lion Athletic News Montgomery (0) at North Hunterdon (3) – Softball Montgomery (0) at North Hunterdon (3) – Softball

Congratulations to the North Golf team of Brian Cardace, Mike Kochanowski, Lucas McClintock, Erik Stevens, Dalton VanEsselstyn and Brendan Zappala for striking Gold at the Westfield Blue Devil Invitational.

Hunterdon Central junior Joe Lostumbo shot a 1-over-par 73 to take individual honors and North Hunterdon defended its team title at the Skyland Conference Championship Wednesday at the par-72, 6,200-yard Royce Brook Golf Club in Hillsborough.
“I stayed in the moment and played my own game and took it shot by shot throughout the day. I actually talked to …
Source: Lion Athletic News Hunterdon Central's Lostumbo, North Hunterdon win Skyland golf titles Hunterdon Central's Lostumbo, North Hunterdon win Skyland golf titles

Katie Fullowan netted six goals and scooped up 10 ground balls as sixth-seeded North Hunterdon defeated 11th-seeded Hackettstown, 15-1, in the first round of the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament in Annandale.

Samantha VanBelle, Caitlin Snee, and Jen DuFresne added two goals each for the Lions, which will face either third-seeded Voorhees or 14th-seeded High Point in the second round on Tuesday.

North Hunterdon tallied 29 shots and 38 ground balls and led 9-1 at the half. Photos by Nick Scalera | For NJ Advance Media.

Source: Lion Athletic News Hackettstown (1) at North Hunterdon (15), Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament, First Round – Girls Lacrosse Hackettstown (1) at North Hunterdon (15), Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament, First Round – Girls Lacrosse

Jared McMahon recorded five goals and six assists to lead third-seeded North Hunterdonover 14-seed Newton, 16-1, in the first round of the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournamenton Friday in Annandale.

Connor McMahon scored three goals while Pete Brennan added two for North Hunterdon, which held an 8-0 lead at the half.

Christian Ingenito had a goal and an assist while Nicholas Grande, Zach Adornetto, Garret Snee, Ben Pawlowski and Kevin McQuade chipped in a goal apiece for North Hunterdon, which has won four of its last five games.

North Hunterdon will face the winner of Saturday afternoon’s matchup between sixth-seeded Voorhees and 11-seed Phillipsburg, in the quarterfinal round. Photos by Nick Scalera | For NJ Advance Media.

Source: Lion Athletic News Newton (1) at North Hunterdon (16), Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament, First Round – Boys Lacrosse Newton (1) at North Hunterdon (16), Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament, First Round – Boys Lacrosse

Maggie Swan pitched a six-hit shutout with nine strikeouts to lead fourth-seeded North Hunterdon to a 5-0 win over ninth-seeded North Warren in semifinals of the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament in Annandale.

Cate Sand a single and a double and scored while Taylor Hucke notched a hit and scored as well for the Lions, which had seven hits and five different players who scored. North Hunterdon scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to get on the scoreboard.

With the win, the Lions will face second-seeded Vernon in the final on May 12 at 11:00 a.m. in Phillipsburg.

Source: Lion Athletic News North Warren (0) at North Hunterdon (5), Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament, Semifinal Round – Softball North Warren (0) at North Hunterdon (5), Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament, Semifinal Round – Softball

Parity has caused confusion and headaches in the Top 10.
Source: Lion Athletic News2 The baseball rankings are all shook up and have a new No. 1 The baseball rankings are all shook up and have a new No. 1

Julia Apsel struck out five in a one-hit shutout to lead No. 12 in the NJ.com Top 20 North Hunterdon to a 5-0 win over Warren Hills in Washington.
North Hunterdon scored three goals in the third inning and added on two more in the seventh.
Cate Sand had three RBI and a double for North Hunterdon, while Eliza …
Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon (5) at Warren Hills (0) – Softball North Hunterdon (5) at Warren Hills (0) – Softball

The Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex tourney has produced some surprise results.
Source: Lion Athletic News2 New Jersey invades Top 10 | Softball rankings New Jersey invades Top 10 | Softball rankings

Congratulations to the North golf team Brian Cardace, Erik Stevens, Dalton VanEsselstyn and Brendan Zappala who took Gold today at the Skyland Conference Championship

Nicholas Grande scored three goals and one assist to lead North Hunterdon to a 14-7 win over Immaculata in Annandale.
Jared McMahon, Connor McMahon and Christian Ingenito added on two goals each to the win. Jared McMahon who recorded his 70th assist last night puts him as the all-time career leader in assists.

Source: Lion Athletic News Immaculata (7) at North Hunterdon (14) – Boys Lacrosse Immaculata (7) at North Hunterdon (14) – Boys Lacrosse

Jason Wolff went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored to lead Hillsborough over North Hunterdon, 10-8, in Annandale.
Vince Gamberdella and Zach Tynan drove in two runs and scored a run apiece while Taylor Raghunath, Lucas Norfleet and Derek VonHorn added an RBI and a run scored apiece for Hillsborough, which held a 10-5 lead after …
Source: Lion Athletic News Hillsborough (10) at North Hunterdon (8) – Baseball Hillsborough (10) at North Hunterdon (8) – Baseball

Maggie Swan pitched a shutout, striking out 13 and walking none while allowing seven hits to lead North Hunterdon, No. 12 in the NJ.com Top 20, over eighth-ranked Hillsborough, 10-0, in six innings in Hillsborough.

Eliza Filus and Cate Sand each went 4-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored apiece while Chloe Pocceschi singled twice and drove in two runs for North Hunterdon, which scored four runs in the top of the second inning.

Taylor Hucke scored twice while Swan hit three singles and drove in a run for North Hunterdon, which had 20 hits as a team.

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

Katie Fullowan scored four goals and had two assists to help North Hunterdon earn a 12-11 victory over Delaware Valley in Frenchtown.
North Hunterdon outscored Delaware Valley 6-4 in the first half.
Samantha VanBelle contributed two goals and had four assists, while Jen Dufresne and Cassie McHugh each added two goals. Natalie Fitzpatrick and Hannah McDevitt each scored a goal …
Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon (12) at Delaware Valley (11) – Girls Lacrosse North Hunterdon (12) at Delaware Valley (11) – Girls Lacrosse

Ryan Ruscansky pitched 7 flawless innings holding Ridge (9-2) to just 1 run as the Lions defeated the Devils 7-1 in Annandale. Justin Johnson slugged a double and a homerun while Matt Wagner collected a double, single and 2 RBI’s. Grant Sible capped off the game with a homerun to left field.

North Hunterdon 12, Delaware Valley 11: Katie Fullowan scored four goals and dished out two assists, while Samantha VanBelle added two goals, four assists and 13 groundballs as North Hunterdon improved to 5-10. Jen DuFresne and Cassie McHugh added two goals each for the Lions. The Terriers are 4-8. 

As far as Maggie Swan is concerned, this year’s edition of the North Hunterdon softball team is more battle hardened than in years past.
It’s hard to argue with the Lions senior pitcher, especially after her team wiggled through a nail-biter and earned at least one more weekend of tournament action.
Megan Hanily tripled and scored the only run of …
Source: Lion Athletic News Hunterdon County softball notebook: Swan, North Hunterdon are battle-tested Hunterdon County softball notebook: Swan, North Hunterdon are battle-tested

Maggie Swan struck out 14 and gave up four hits to lead No. 12 in the NJ.com Top 20 North Hunterdon to a 5-0 win over Ridge in Annandale.
Julia Aspel went 2-for-3 with two RBI, while Jessica Nolan drove in two runs while hitting a single. Swan went 2-for-4 with one RBI.
Source: Lion Athletic News Ridge (0) at North Hunterdon (5) – Softball Ridge (0) at North Hunterdon (5) – Softball

Brandon Hylton, Andrew Lusardi, and Devin Stieglitz all had a hit and an RBI in Ridge’s tight 3-2 win over North Hunterdon in Basking Ridge.
Sean Spina, Hylton, and Lusardi all scored for Ridge, which plated two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. James Crowley earned the win on the mound going five innings, allowing seven hits …
Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon (2) at Ridge (3) – Baseball North Hunterdon (2) at Ridge (3) – Baseball

See who was named the New Jersey, Colonial League and EPC stars of the week.
Source: Lion Athletic News2 These 17 softball players earned our weekly honors These 17 softball players earned our weekly honors

See how the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament shapes out.
Source: Lion Athletic News Girls lacrosse: Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament seeds and bracket Girls lacrosse: Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament seeds and bracket

Check out the brackets for the H/W/S Tournament and see who got the No. 1 seed.
Source: Lion Athletic News Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex boys lacrosse tournament seeds and full bracket, 2018 Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex boys lacrosse tournament seeds and full bracket, 2018

A look at this week’s can’t-miss games from across the state
Source: Lion Athletic News Baseball: 40 can't-miss games and plenty of county tournament action, too Baseball: 40 can't-miss games and plenty of county tournament action, too

Matt Korth scored three goals to help Pingry, No. 20 in the NJ.com Top 20, earn a 9-4 victory over North Hunterdon in Basking Ridge.
Down 3-1 after the first quarter, Pingry scored three goals in the second to take a 4-3 lead at halftime. Pingry also outscored North Hunterdon 4-0 in the third to increase its lead to …
Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon (4) at Pingry (9) – Boys Lacrosse North Hunterdon (4) at Pingry (9) – Boys Lacrosse

North Hunterdon 1, Sparta 0 (9 innings): Senior left-hander Maggie Swan fired a nine-inning shutout, allowing seven hits and one walk, striking out eight, and junior catcher Megan Hanily cracked a two-out triple in the ninth inning, scoring on an error, as fourth-seeded North Hunterdon won a thriller to advance to the quarterfinals of the tri-county tournament. Hanily ripped one don the right-field line with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, coming all the way around to score when the throw to third base went awry. Jessica Nolan collected two of the Lions’ six hits off Sparta ace Paige Smith, who walked two and fanned 13 for the No. 5 seed. North plays host to ninth-seeded upstart North Warren in next Saturday, May 5th Semifinals at 2pm.

Source: Lion Athletic News Sparta (0) at North Hunterdon (1), Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament, Quarterfinal Round – Softball Sparta (0) at North Hunterdon (1) – Softball

Alec Elia singled and stole second, advancing to third on an error before scoring what would be the game-winning run on a wild pitch in the ninth inning to give 10th-seeded High Point the win over 7-seed North Hunterdon, 5-4, in the second round of the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament in Annandale.
Elia finished 2-for-2 with two walks and two …
Source: Lion Athletic News High Point (5) at North Hunterdon (4), Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament, Second Round – Baseball High Point (5) at North Hunterdon (4), Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament, Second Round – Baseball

Find out who’s the lehighvalleylive Baseball Player of the Week.
Source: Lion Athletic News2 Let's give these baseball rankings a do-over Let's give these baseball rankings a do-over

Congratulations to the boys spring track 4×800 team on its performance at the Penn Relays. Ray Sellaro, Gavin Richards, Dillon Adamy, and Andrew Trapp qualified for the “Championship of America” to be run on Saturday 4/28.

Maggie Swan tossed a two-hit shutout with 12 strikeouts and a walk as she led North Hunterdon to a 10-0 win in five innings over Hackettstown in Annandale.
Swan collected two hits and an RBI at the plate in the win. Jessica Nolan had two hits, including a double, and drove in three runs. Amanda Brogan had two hits, two …
Source: Lion Athletic News Hackettstown (0) at North Hunterdon (10) – Softball Hackettstown (0) at North Hunterdon (10) – Softball

Kate Wells scored three goals to lead Morris Knolls to a 12-8 win over North Hunterdon in Rockaway.
Morris Knolls led 9-3 at the half.
Jordyn Walker, Emily Mitarotonda, Mackenzie Furlon and Julia Egan added on two goals each for Morris Knolls.
Samantha VanBelle had three goals for North Hunterdon.
Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon (8) at Morris Knolls (12) – Girls Lacrosse North Hunterdon (8) at Morris Knolls (12) – Girls Lacrosse

Congratulations to the North Girls Track and Field relay team as they rallied to place third in the Penn Relays distance medley Championship of America Thursday evening. They very nearly won the race, which would have been a colossal upset. ere’s how North Hunterdon’s distance medley honored its injured teammate Jill Pacega.
Source: Lion Athletic News Penn Relays: North Hunterdon DMR dedicates 3rd-place finish to injured teammate Penn Relays: North Hunterdon DMR dedicates 3rd-place finish to injured teammate

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See the latest Top 10.
Source: Lion Athletic News2 Bethlehem Catholic is moving on up | Softball rankings Bethlehem Catholic is moving on up | Softball rankings

Before you can end up on a draft list, before you can be rated as one of the best of the best, you have make a name for yourself. NJ.com introduces you to the best high school baseball players you …
Source: Lion Athletic News Baseball: The 69 best players in the state nobody knows … yet Baseball: The 69 best players in the state nobody knows … yet

Congratulations to the North golf team Brian Cardace, Erik Stevens, Dalton VanEsselstyn and Brendan Zappala who took Gold today at the High Bridge Hills Open

Tai Jankowski tallied five goals and four assists to lead Bridgewater-Raritan, No 12 in the NJ.com Top 20, to a 16-2 win over North Hunterdon in Annandale.
CJ Amster added four goals and Lizzy Escudero had three for the Panthers, which led 10-0 at the half.
Source: Lion Athletic News Bridgewater-Raritan (16) at North Hunterdon (2) – Girls Lacrosse Bridgewater-Raritan (16) at North Hunterdon (2) – Girls Lacrosse