Matt And Drew Sports Media Spring Athletics Update
Written by Drew Welsh and Matt Constante (PRHS Class of 2024)
Here is what has been going on with the spring sports at Park Ridge High School:
Boys Lacrosse: After a rough 0-9 start to the season, at the time of this writing, the boys lax squad is riding a 3 game win streak, with wins over Bergen Tech, Eastern Christian, and Clifton. Juniors Andrew Rozzi and Brendan Burns are the team leaders in goals, with defenders Matthew Rozzi and Ayden Schecter helping out goalie Zack Moser. The Owls look to ride this late season win streak into the end of the season and possibly the state playoffs.
Girls Lacrosse: The Girls Lacrosse team has had an immense amount of success this season with an overall record of 11-5. Offensively, the team has well over 100 goals with seniors Mary Grace Craffey and Kayla Hunt leading the team with a combined 120 goals so far. The team looks to make strides in the final stretch of the season, with the overall goal being to make a run in the postseason.
Softball: Park Ridge Girls continue to dominate in sports, this time in Softball. The team has a very impressive 12-4 record, 5-1 in NJIC. Seniors Erika Stewart, Amanda Cicero, and freshman Lauren Stewart lead the team with hits this season, combining for a total 70 hits. The team is poised to make a big run in the State Tournament this year.
Baseball: With a 9-8 record on the season, the baseball team has made a 1-5 record from the beginning of the season, to winning 5 games in a row, defeating big teams like Waldwick, and still continuing to show success throughout the end of the season. Park Ridge Baseball has shown large amounts of improvement and success and look to clinch a spot in the postseason.
Track and Field: Spring track has had a very nice 2024 campaign to date so far. With a fourth place finish at the Bergen County Relays in April, the team kept it up with a league championship win over Waldwick and Saddle River Day, with Patrick Tallman coming in first place in the 1 and 2 mile. The 4x400 team took a fourth place finish as well. On May 10th and 11th, at the Bergen County meet, Connor McAndrew and Matt Burns set new personal records in long jump, with Patrick Tallman and William O'donovan receiving first and second places finishes respectively. For the girls side on May 11th, Nicole Freiler finished in 1st in the 400 meter hurdles followed by medals for Ava Stefano and Katelyn Nilsen. At the league championship meet, the 4x400 team got first place.
Boys Tennis: The tennis team is enjoying a successful season, with a record of 12-4 at this time. Sophomore Steven Komoto has emerged as one of the league’s top players, and with freshman Matthew Komoto, and junior Noah Herring, they have led the team to quality wins over Leonia, Cresskill and Memorial. The team is now gearing up for the state sectional competition beginning next week.
Golf: PRHS Golf recently ended their season 2023-2024 campaign with a 1-7 record. Their triumph came on May 2nd, when they outshot New Milford by the score of 225-281. Key standouts from this year's team include Aidan Mulligan, Xander Nakamura, Breydan Gaccione, and Owen Amadeo-DeSessa.
- Matt Constante & Andrew Welsh
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