Saturday, July 21, 2012
The former Lady Hawks centerfielder will don a Wolverines uniform next spring
Over her athletic career on the diamond with the River Dell Lady Hawks, Stephanie Caracozza's role as a utility player served her teammates well as she rotated between three positions over four years: right field, catcher and center field. She will now take her talents to the Wesley Wolverines next spring where she could very well end up in any fielding position. Standing at 5'1", she earned the spot as lead-off hitter following her freshman year and has remained there having batted over .300 each season. This past season she led the Lady Hawks with 40 hits, 20 runs and 17 RBIs. She also has an average .930 fielding percentage. During her high school career, she was named to the All-League list each year and All-County in 2011 and 2012. …
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 …
Monday, April 30, 2012
Opening Day ceremonies were held this past weekend for River Edge baseball and softball
Mitts and bats are ready for the spring season as the River Edge Little League and REGAL took to the diamonds at Veteran's Memorial Park and Kenneth B. George for Opening Day ceremonies. This year marked the 60th anniversary of River Edge Little League while REGAL entered its 47th year of existence in the borough. Over 300 young girls will compete with REGAL this year with the senior division facing teams from Oradell, Montvale, Washington Township, Hillsdale, Park Ridge and River Vale. The baseball boys of River Edge will compete amongst themselves in several divisions.
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 …
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 …
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Dowell was a member of River Dell's 1994 state champion softball team.
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Saturday, June 25, 2011
Kelly Dowell will always remember her junior year of high school. Dowell, 34, was the starting catcher for River Dell’s first—and only—state championship softball team. “The season was great,” said Dowell, who grew up in River Edge. “We were just a group of kids who loved the sport and played growing up. It was a magical season.” Dowell, who graduated in 1995, noted that the team possessed strong chemistry due to the girls playing together in the recreation program before high school. The Lady Hawks won league that year, but were eliminated by Fair Lawn in Bergen County tournament. “Around that time, River Dell softball was great,” Dowell said. The year before, River Dell won its league, the Bergen County Tournament and the North 1, Group…
Eamon Harbord
9:58 am on Monday, May 7, 2012
I'll make the correction now. Sorry for the mix-up more ›