Web Updates for 5/23/11
BOYS/GIRLS TRACK
The Lady Knights track team represented themselves well at this years County Group Championships. Sophomore Khadijah Cox won the 100m dash securing her a spot in this years County Meet of Champions then placed second in the 400m in a personal best time of 60.32. Sophomore Jada Toote placed 3rd in the 200m and 4th in the 100m, junior Kailey Barszcz took 5th in the Long Jump and senior Elise Munier jumped 9'0" placing 3rd establishing a school record in the Pole Vault. Jenneifer Teets also lowered the school mark in the 1600m running 5:37. Finally, other personal bests included Nawal Abdallah and Julianna Reyes in the shot put, Jenean Igmat in the triple jump and Rachael Magro in the 800m. This week the team will compete in the Sophomore Championships and the State Sectionals.
Dante Tobler set a school record in the triple jump on Satruday with 44'2' which also makes him the county champion. Raphael Velazquez was a close second.
BASEBALL
The boy's baseball team lost a tough game to Bergenfield last Thursday. The weather played havoc with the schedule. The team begins its state playoffs with a game at Glen Rock on Monday.
For more information, please visit our team website: www.newmilfordbaseball.net
SOFTBALL
The Lady Knights have a record of 16-8 going into playoff week. The fine season has earned the team a First Round State Tournament home game and the #8 seed in the tournament. The girls will be facing border rival and #9 seed Dumont at the middle school field at 4pm on Tuesday May 24th. A win will have the team playing again on Thursday in the second round TBD. However, the Lady Knights will have some business to take care of in their final regular season game on Wednesday at Leonia where the girls look to avenge an early season loss to the Lions. A week of big games is ahead and we wish the Lady Knights Good Luck! For more information about our team, please visit our website at http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/jJHXVopEdkGmQkkuwb7-Iw/new-milford-knights/softball/home.htm
GOLF
On Thursday (5/19), the golf team competed in the Dan Luciano-Odell Nassar Group 1-2 County Championships at Darlington GC. Heavy rains on Tuesday and Wednesday made for tougher than usual conditions. New Milford finished with an 18-hole team score of 538. Senior Angelo Sahlaras led the Knights with a 119 and Sophomore John Bernard finished 6-strokes behind with a 125.
With a mostly sophomore and freshman squad, the 2011 season was a “rebuilding” year. Sophomores John Bernard (57.1), Victoria Rossi (69.5), and Leigha Ortenzio cut more than 7-strokes off their 2010 9-hole league scoring averages. Bernard shot a career-low 52 on 5 five occasions this season and will look to break into the 40s next season. The Knights (0-20) will return 10 of 11 golfers.
BOYS TENNIS
The New Milford Knights Tennis team ended its season this past week with a hard fought loss against Waldwick High School. During the last two weeks of the tennis season the Knights valiantly lost to many league opponents. The success of this season should not be judged by solely looking at the win-loss column. The Knights team fought hard and accrued lots of experience this season. The players learned a lot about what it takes to win while building character and team cohesiveness. Each and every Knight improved their tennis game top to bottom. I am extremely proud of our team's growth this season and look forward to next year.
