Thursday, March 1, 2012
Crusaders outlast Delbarton in opening round of state tournament; top-seeded Seton Hall up next
They’ve lost a few games this year when they their performance lacked a certain level of grit. Take it from the post-game mood of the Bergen Catholic basketball team Wednesday night: winning ugly is a better way to go. Bergen Catholic was the eighth seed, and Delbarton was seeded ninth for the first round of the Non-Public North A state tournament. They engaged in such a close contest that perhaps they should have only been separated by decimal points. Bergen Catholic, on the strength of 21 points from 6'-6" sophomore center Nadi Beciri, edged the Green Wave, 55-52, to advance to the second round Friday night. “I didn’t think we played particularly well, but the thing that pleased me most [about the win] was the way we kept battling and …
Monday, February 27, 2012
Patch previews this week's upcoming events
Several teams earned their berths in the state basketball and hockey tournaments while individual wrestlers are heading to Atlantic City all looking for titles. All basketball squads and Bergen hockey will start their postseason run at home before heading out on the road. The Lady Hawks and Golden Hawks will play in a double-header Monday evening with the fifth seeded girls seeking to return to the sectional final with a 5pm face-off with Pascack Hills, 12th seed. Last year, the Cowgirls rode to victory and claimed the N1G2 sectional title from defending champion River Dell. The boys enter the N1G2 race in sixth and are looking to make a deep run, starting with 11th seeded Kinnelon Colts at 7pm. But they will face an uphill battle with a …
Friday, May 20, 2011
Baseball and softball state runs begin next week
The state seedings for the baseball and softball tournaments were released late last night and the good news is that the River Dell Golden Hawks and Lady Hawks and Bergen Catholic Crusaders have all picked up bids for the tournaments. The North 1 Group 2 baseball tournament kicks off on Monday, 4pm for the 10th seeded Golden Hawks who will head to Warren County to face the 7th seeded North Warren Patriots. River Dell has a 14-10 record as of today and is on a four-game win streak currently. If the Hawks keep up their winning ways they will face either Dumont (#2) or Elmwood Park (#15) in the second round on May 27. The 6th seeded Lady Hawks picked up a first round match in Oradell against the 11th Kinnelon Lady Colts on Tuesday, 4:15pm …
