Mason Spichiger and Walter Roper were recognized at the Skyland Conference Athletic Banquet on May 13th.

North Hunterdon 10, Hunterdon Central 9:

John Wilson, the sophomore left-hander gained a measure of revenge this morning by tossing a three-hit shutout to lead the host Lions to a 6-0 victory over the Vikings in a H/W/S tournament semifinal.

Leadoff hitter Tim Heard went 4-for-4 with three runs for the Lions. Shayne Fontana, who went 2-for-3, Zach Kaminsky and Marc Monks each drove in two runs.

The Lions are going to the Championship Finals of the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex County Baseball Tournament to face second seeded Hunterdon Central.

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North Hunterdon went 1-2 in the 3,200 behind David Mugavero (9:33.30) and Sam Layding (9:37.96) and the Lions’ Trevor Knowles, recovering from a shoulder injury that kept him out a month, won the pole vault at a height of 14 feet.

North Hunterdon had double-winners in Morgan Harvey in the 100 and 400 intermediate hurdles races as well as Eve Glasergreen in the 1,600 and 3,200. Harvey’s time of 1:00.54 set a meet record in an event where she is ranked No. 1 in the U.S. (1:00.02).

Harvey also broke her own mark in the highs in 14.50, besting Del Val’s Sara Gardner (14.89) in the finals after Gardner edged her in the morning trials. Gardner matched the meet record in winning the high jump at 5-4 and lowered her school record in the intermediates (1:04.16), where she finished fifth.

Glasergreen won the 1,600 and 3,200 wire-to-wire in times of 5:00.58 and 10:51.86, respectively.

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Sean Wood had three goals and three assists to lift third-seeded North Hunterdon to a 9-2 victory against third-seeded Delaware Valley in the quarterfinals of the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament in Annandale.

Rory Alpaugh added two goals and one assist for North Hunterdon, while TJ Marron and Rob Marron each chipped in one goal and two assists. Joe Donnelly and Ryan Romaine each had one goal for Delaware Valley.

The Lions will travel to Sparta on Tuesday 5/13/14 in the Semifinal round of Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex County BLAX Tournament.

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Marc Monks put down a suicide squeeze bunt in the bottom of the 17th inning to score Austin Arndt and lift North Hunterdon to a 2-1 victory over Hillsborough in a marathon Skyland Conference-Delaware Division contest in Annandale. The win tied the Lions for the Skyland Conference Divisional Tie with Hunterdon Central who lost.

Both teams stood scoreless until the top of the 14th inning, when an RBI single by Brian Cole scored Ryan Roberts to give Hillsborough a 1-0 lead. But North Hunterdon tied the game in the bottom half of the frame on a two-out RBI double by Andrew Meiners to score Shayne Fontana.

In the bottom of the 17th, Arndt walked to lead off the inning. He then moved to second on an groundout by Tim Heard and to third on an error before scoring on Monks’ squeeze. Arndt got the victory for North Hunterdon, tossing the final 3 2/3 innings in relief. Fontana started and threw the first eight innings before giving way to Griffin Hatton, who three 5 1/3 innings. Meiners finished the day 3-for-6.

Brian Schmidt took the loss for Hillsborough, throwing the final 2 1/3 innings. Dylan Finer started and went nine, followed by Alex Bronfield, who threw the next five. Matt Hornich and Andrew Zitel each had two hits on the day for Hillsborough.

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Julia Wood scored four goals, including the 200th of her career, to go with two assists when North Hunterdon, No. 20 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, downed Hunterdon Central, 17-11, in Flemington.

Allison Lane led all scorers with six goals and two assists and Madison Martino made nine saves. North Hunterdon went on a 12-6 run to break a 5-5 halftime tie. Courtney Patterson paced Hunterdon Central with four goals and two assists.

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Hailey Kirsch scored North Hunterdon’s first run on a shallow pop-up in foul ground in the third inning and junior Carly Severini scored the winning run in the seventh on a wild pitch as North Hunterdon defeated Voorhees, 4-3, in the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament quarterfinals in Annandale.

North Hunterdon advanced to the Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex County Semifinals to face High Point next Saturday 1pm at home.

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Austin Arndt delivered a game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning to score Shane Cassidy and lift North Hunterdon to a 2-1 victory over Newton in the quarterfinal round of the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament in Annandale.

Marc Monks went 2-for-3 for North Hunterdon and Thomas Schumacher had a double. Griffin Hatton got the win in relief with a scoreless ninth after John Wilson threw the first eight innings, allowing an unearned run on four hits with eight strikeouts and a walk.

The Lions will face Vernon in the Semifinal round of the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament in Annandale on Saturday.

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PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Name: Tom Schumacher

School: North Hunterdon High School

Class: Junior

Position: Third base

Statistics: Schumacher made big contributions in each game in the Lions’ 4-1 week. He was 4-for-5 with a home run and five RBIs in a 13-4 win over Bridgewater. He doubled, tripled and drove in a run in a 7-0 Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex victory over Belvidere. He was 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs and two RBIs in a 10-8 triumph over Memorial. He had two hits in a 5-3 loss to Steinert, and he had a double and scored three times in a 14-0 drubbing of rival Hunterdon Central.

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Katherine Campbell and Tom Steitz were recognized at the Hunterdon-Warren County Athletic Banquet on April 30th.

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Shane Cassidy went 2-for-2 with three RBI and a run while Andrew Meiners had two RBI and scored two runs to lead North Hunterdon past Hunterdon Central, No. 10 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, 14-0, in Flemington.

Shayne Fontana gave up two hits while walking none and striking out none in the five-inning shutout for North Hunterdon. Fontana went 2-for-2 with an RBI and scored two runs while Jon Scott went 2-for-3 with two RBI and scored a run for North Hunterdon.

The Lions have defeated Hunterdon Central the both times they have met this year. In two meetings with the Red Devils, the Lions have outscored the Red Devils 20-1, Out hit them 20-6, Out pitched them giving up just 1 run over 20 and outfielded them with just 1 error over 4.
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Penn Relays: Morgan Harvey of North Hunterdon places second overall and first among American finishers in the 400 hurdles.

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Mason Spichiger, North Hunterdon: 6-1, 50 IP, 38 hits, 12 ER, 66 K, 8 BB, 2.16 ERA.

Mason Spichiger – Player Profile

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GIRLS TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Name: Morgan Harvey

School: North Hunterdon High School

Class: Senior

Events: Hurdles

Statistics: A two-time Express-Times Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year, Harvey ran 1:01.74 in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles last Saturday at the Skyland Conference Relays, which is the No. 4 time in the country this spring, according to Track and Field News.

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Congratulations to Brianna and Bianca Watkins for signing with Mississippi Valley State University today.

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Congratulations to the Girl’s Track & Field team as they placed 3^rd at the Skyland Conference Relays on Saturday at Hunterdon Central.  It was a great team effort in which 23 girls scored points for North.  The 4X800 meter relay team qualified for Penn Relays with the 3^rd fastest time in the state, Morgan Harvey ran the 4^th fastest 400 hurdle time in the country, and Amy Suttmeier had a meet best 127 feet, 3 inches in the Javelin.  Great day girls!

Congratulations to the Boy’s Track & Field team as they placed 12th at the Skyland Conference Relays on Saturday at Hunterdon Central. Dave Mugavero ran 4:19 in the 1600m and 2:00 in the 800m.  The last athlete that we had that was able to do that was Matt McDonald. Matt is currently on the nationally-ranked Princeton Track team.  Also, Walter Roper ran his 200m leg of the 4 X 200m in a blistering 21.9 seconds!  In my 33 years with the North program, we had only one or two that was capable of running a leg in the 22’s.  We have never had a guy who can go in the 21’s… until now. These were not the only stellar performances.  Our 4 X 800m team all ran 2:08 or better.  Sam Layding ran a 1200m leg in 3:16- a terrific time, and Walter Roper added two 50.0-second 400’s to his outstanding day.

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High school baseball rankings for April 11, 2014

Name: Julia Wood

School: North Hunterdon High School

Class: Senior

Position: Midfielder

Statistics: Wood has scored 24 goals through North Hunterdon’s first six contests, helping the Lions to a 5-1 start. Her most productive game was a 10-point performance (six goals, four assists) in a win over rival Voorhees.

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North Hunterdon, which won five consecutive division titles before moving over to the Delaware Division last year, has an improved team from an 8-8 campaign a year ago.  Under eighth-year coach Kirk Hissner (89-25), the Lions are led by seniors Charlie Reed and Alex Lundy, juniors Sam Custer, Kenny Horoho, and Matt Rotolo, and sophomore Kevin Johnson. “I think the kids are a lot more focused this year,” said Hissner, the 2009 and 2012 Express-Times Golf Coach of the Year. “We have a group of kids who are stepping up. They like to work hard on their game.”

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North Hunterdon boys won the 4 x 1600m at the Rebel Relays: Congratulations to TJ Caulfield, Sam Layding, Nic Gristina and Dave Mugavero on their first place finish in the 4 X 1600m at the Rebel Relays this past weekend.

North Hunterdon girls won the Distance Medley Relay at the Metuchen Relays: DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY: 1-North Hunterdon (Alyssa Higdon, Morgan Harvey, Anna DiMarcello, Eve Glasergreen) 12:41.37.

Girls track and field team rankings and performance chart for April 6, 2014

Boys track and field team rankings and performance chart for April 6, 2014

Marc Monks went 2-for-3 with an double and two RBI as North Hunterdon posted a 6-1 triumph over Hunterdon Central, No. 14 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, in Annandale. John Wilson earned the victory for North Hunterdon, allowing a run on four hits with four strikeouts and a walk in a complete game.

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Sean Wood scored two goals when North Hunterdon earned a 5-4 victory over Bridgewater-Raritan, (No. 12 in The Star-Ledger Top 20), at the Lions Den.

North Hunterdon scored three fourth-quarter goals to rally to the victory. Griffin Middleton, Rob Marron and Tom Gallo each scored once and Coady Moller made 13 saves in the triumph.

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Hurdler of the year: North Hunterdon’s Morgan Harvey placed third in the 55 hurdles (8.42) at the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 Championships on Feb. 8 and finished fourth (8.22) at the Meet of Champions on March 1.

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Swimmer of the year: When Robert Spichiger was searching for a confidence boost for a trip abroad to compete in the Swiss Junior Nationals – the North Hunterdon sophomore holds dual citizenship, for the United States and Switzerland – he needed look no further for motivation than his performance in the NJSIAA Meet of Champions earlier in March.

At the state meet, not only did Spichiger achieve an incredible personal best, he made history for his school, as well.

The 6-2, 160-pound Spichiger qualified for two A finals at the M of C, a first for a North Hunterdon male swimmer, and ultimately placed eighth in the 200-yard individual medley (1:57.08) and third in the 500 freestyle (4:38.72).

Spichiger’s 1:55.65 in the 200 IM preliminaries was a personal best by a whopping four seconds. And that’s not all. Spichiger was also the second-highest placing sophomore at the M of C behind only Moorestown’s Alex Martin, who won the IM and the 100 backstroke.

“Believe it or not, I dropped a whole four seconds in the IM and did not expect it,” Spichiger said. “I was hoping I would final (qualify for the top eight). I was seeded 21st and ended up doing amazing. I was looking at the people next to me as I was racing and I didn’t feel good during that race, so when I got 1:55 I was really surprised.

“I made no A finals last year and one B final. To be in two events and A final both was really exciting.”

Spichiger also made an impact on the local level when he earned Outstanding Swimmer honors at the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Championships on Jan. 24. He won the 500 free in 4:42.84, an exceptional time for a mid-season meet, and he finished second in the 200 IM (1:59.03).

Spichiger acknowledged there is much room for improvement, but he also believes his talent for the turns already makes him a tough competitor.

“I’m going to keep up with the person next to me,” Spichiger said. “Some people are better swimmers than me, but I really try to work on my underwaters. That’s where I can get people. I consider it my secret weapon.”

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Coach of the year: Not a whole lot was expected out of North Hunterdon coming into the season. The Annandale school had some standouts in its lineup, but it also had many inexperienced wrestlers, some of whom had never wrestled before, filling out spots as well, especially in the upper weights.

But fifth-year coach Tim Flynn’s squad defied the conventional wisdom and put together a sensational campaign. The Lions were 18-3 in dual meets, including a streak of 13 straight triumphs at one point, and reached the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 semifinals. Perhaps more importantly, North won the mythical Hunterdon County regular season title by sweeping county foes Delaware Valley, Voorhees and Central for the first time in a decade.

Dual meet of the year: The final score was not as close as some of the other standout duals in the tri-county area this season, but beyond that, North Hunterdon’s 33-22 triumph over Delaware Valley on Jan. 30 in Annandale had pretty much everything one could want from a match.

In front of a capacity crowd anchored by both school’s boisterous student sections, five of 14 bouts were decided in the closing seconds of the third period and three ended in controversial calls that necessitated animated head table discussions. But North Hunterdon’s ability to win each bout from 145 pounds through 182 was enough for it to pull away from the Terriers and wrap up its first county sweep since 2003 and take a 24-23 lead in the all-time series, which dates back to the early 1960s.

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