{"id":17316,"date":"2018-06-01T01:46:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T05:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/2018\/06\/01\/north-hunterdon-softball-back-in-state-final\/"},"modified":"2018-06-02T19:13:49","modified_gmt":"2018-06-02T23:13:49","slug":"north-hunterdon-softball-back-in-state-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/north-hunterdon-softball-back-in-state-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Rotondo get win #100 and punches ticket to the Group 4 Final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/L52CRJ1XdMo\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17326\" class=\"ext-link\" onclick=\"this.target=&#039;_blank&#039;;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17326\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2018\/06\/Rotondo-100Wins-North-Softball.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1022\" height=\"765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2018\/06\/Rotondo-100Wins-North-Softball.jpg 1470w, https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2018\/06\/Rotondo-100Wins-North-Softball-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2018\/06\/Rotondo-100Wins-North-Softball-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2018\/06\/Rotondo-100Wins-North-Softball-1024x766.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt\">The Lions, No. 11 in the NJ.com Top 20, received a gritty performance in the circle from Maggie Swan and some timely hitting early in the game, and pulled out a 3-2 win over Mount Olive in the Group 4 semifinals at Mike Sheppard Sr. Field at Ivy Hill Park in Newark.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt\">It also marked the 100th career win for North Hunterdon head coach Anthony Rotondo, who is in his fifth year leading the program. It was also a special victory, because it meant that he gets to coach his four seniors in Swan, Sophia Callari, Kady Johnson, and Jessica Nolan, for at least one more game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt\">&#8220;Any time we win it\u2019s a blessing,&#8221; Rotondo said. &#8220;They\u2019re amazing kids and to get a couple more days to be around them and coach them, that drives me. It\u2019s great to have that. I told them that back to back appearances in the state championship, that is not easy to do.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt\">The Lions defeated Mount Olive on Thursday.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt\"> Source: Lion Athletic News2 North Hunterdon softball back in state final <a href=\"http:\/\/highschoolsports.lehighvalleylive.com\/news\/article\/-8249059294696532952\/north-hunterdon-softball-back-in-state-final\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ext-link\" onclick=\"this.target=&#039;_blank&#039;;\">North Hunterdon softball back in state final<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lions, No. 11 in the NJ.com Top 20, received a gritty performance in the circle from Maggie Swan and some timely hitting early in the game, and pulled out a 3-2 win over Mount Olive in the Group 4 semifinals at Mike Sheppard Sr. Field at Ivy Hill Park in Newark. 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