Friday, July 13, 2012
Bergen Catholic rising junior Matt Pedrick has learned from two high schools coaches and is now taking all of his experience to the next generation
In class at Bergen Catholic, Matt Pedrick may not be the most talkative of his peers, but once he takes the lacrosse field everything about this 5'9" New Milford native changes. The once quiet and reserved Crusader transforms into an imposing force between the posts and is now taking his experience to the younger generations as he spends his summer volunteering at a skills camp after benefitting under the tutelage of not only Bergen's head coach Joe Haemmerle but lacrosse legend Bob Turco as well. "I feel that because I have been playing for so long that I can relate to their way of thinking and turning what I need to express as a coach into their words," Pedrick said. As the Crusaders' head net-minder, his main responsibility at camp is …
Friday, May 4, 2012
From the Penn Relays and back to Oradell, its been a busy week for Bergen and River Dell
For three days in Philadelphia, Pa., the best track stars from the tri-state descended upon Franklin Field for the Penn Relays and a shot to return home victorious. On the first day, the Lady Hawks 4x400 relay squad (Sam Schleiger, Paige Fernandez, Melissa Gibbons and Jamie Woods) won their heat placing first in 4:02.86 to advance closer to a repeat title. Schleiger has been part of the relay team since freshman year and is a three time winner, Fernandez and Gibbons have won twice and this is Woods first year competing at Penn. In the 4x100 relay (Kalene Marulis, Nicole Burrowes, Noreen Byrne, Marina Reilly), the Lady Hawks finished fourth in 52.39. Matt Koh represented the Golden Hawks in the shot put placing 19th, throwing in excess of …
Friday, April 20, 2012
Hawks and Crusaders have had an up and down week in athletics
In their first varsity showing of the year, the Bergen Catholic Crusaders regatta squad competed among some of the best rowers in the area at Overpeck Lake Saturday for the inaugural North Jersey Championship Regatta, drawing thousands of rowing fans to the county park. Led by team captain Simon Lezaja who took first place in the single rowers final with a time of 6:41.30, the two four-man teams of Smith/Weisbecker/Ciongoli/Niece and Harte/Kobierowski/Luglio/Jost placed second and third in the Novice 4x finals in 5:51.05 and 6:38.91 respectively. Following a six inning match with DePaul Catholic, Jeff Granger stunned all by throwing a two-hit shutout as Bergen baseball rolled to a 6-0 win over the hot hitting Spartans from Wayne. But the …
Friday, April 13, 2012
Week two for spring athletes still has Bergen Catholic on a roll while Lady Hawks finally caught a break
Bergen Catholic has been on a roll this week with baseball capping a pair of victories in five innings: 14-3 over Kennedy and 14-1 over Hackensack. AJ Gallager has been the hot hitter with plenty of RBI's, double and triple to bring the Crusaders to a 5-1 record. Volleyball and golf are still undefeated as Brendan McCullagh, Kirk Nouhan and Hacik Aslangolu spiked their way to finish off Don Bosco in three, 23-25, 25-16, 25-21, but later fell to St. Joseph of Metuchen 21-25, 19-25 match on Tuesday during a quad meet. Bergen was able to topple CBA in three, 23-25, 25-20, 25-22 but came up short to Southern Regional, 13-25, 17-25. McCullagh had 70 kills, Nouhan 98 assists and Arslanoglu 30 digs for the week. Golf stroked their way to their …
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Crusaders trounced by Ironmen in Big City Classic; catch the recap on MSG Varsity
Did you miss Sunday's thrilling lacrosse opener between Bergen Catholic High School and Don Bosco Prep at the Big City Classic in MetLife Stadium? Then you are in luck as MSG Varsity televises the rivarly match-up between the Crusaders and Ironment on Tuesday, April 3 at 4pm on Cablevision’s iO TV channel 14. Watch as the two biggest rivals in Northern New Jersey battle it out on the largest stage of their high school careers. While Bergen may have come up short, 13-10, take your first look at goalie Matt Pedrick, Brendon McGuire, Chris Spada, Nicholas DiScola, Tucker James, and Christopher Blewitt. For more information on MSG Varsity’s high school sports coverage, visit www.msgvarsity.com.
Friday, March 30, 2012
River Dell and Bergen Catholic athletics open the spring season on March 31
Gloves, bats, rackets and lacrosse sticks were dusted off a few weeks ago for the start of spring training at River Dell and Bergen Catholic; now the Golden Hawks and Crusaders are set to take the field for the start of the 2012 Spring Season. The majority of teams will open their season on April 2, although the River Dell boys lacrosse and the Bergen Catholic volleyball and track teams will get a jump start on March 31. Baseball Anyone who follows high school baseball in the Big North United Division always remembers Don Bosco and St. Joseph's Regional, but after last season, Bergen Catholic entered into the fray after breaking the Ironmen's 25-game win streak in the Non-Public A North quarterfinals. The Crusaders may have lost a lot of …
