Baseball: Passaic County Championship: DePaul 8, Wayne Valley 4

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Baseball: Wayne Valley & DePaul Advance To Passaic County Final

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Baseball: Section I, Group III Quarterfinals: Tenafly 3, Wayne Hills 2

Senior lefty Nick Hroncich scattered seven hits, striking out 12 and walking three, for Tenafly (16-9) in the North Jersey, Section 1, Group 3 quarterfinals in Wayne. Marco Baratta hit an RBI single, another run scored on a throwing error and Tyler Durr had a sacrifice fly in Tenafly's three-run fifth inning. Troy Zaffino knocked in a run for Wayne Hills (18-8).

Non Public A First Round: DePaul 13, Union Catholic 4

Sean Jones had three hits and four RBI, John Scarr added four hits and three RBI and Mike Lembo drove in two runs for DePaul (12-10) in a North Jersey, Non-Public A first round game in Scotch Plains. Matt Nowicki drove in two runs for Union Catholic (19-6).

Softball: Section I, Group III Quarterfinals: Indian Hills 5, Wayne Hills 0

In Oakland, freshman shortstop Nicole Leocata singled in two runs to key a four-run fifth inning and junior right-hander Ashley DeYoung tossed a four-hitter with two strikeouts and no walks for Indian Hills (24-4) in a North Jersey, Section 1, Group 3 quarterfinal. Jamie Pospishil singled twice in three at-bats for Wayne Hills (20-5).

Spring State Tournament Brackets

Baseball: Section I, Group III; Non Public North A
Softball: Section I, Group III; Non Public North A
Boys Lacrosse: Non Public B

Softball: Section I, Group III Playoffs: Wayne Hills 5, Old Tappan 4

Old Tappan had a 4-1 lead in the third inning, but Hills stormed back to take the lead by the end of the fourth. Erica Wills picked up her 20th win of the year. Kelly Burian, Meghan McVeigh, Jamie Pospishil and Julia Slater knocked in runs for Hills.

Softball: Section I, Group III Playoffs: West Milford 3, Wayne Valley 1

Ashlee Gieger pitched a two-hitter, striking out seven and Stephanie Romano hit a two-run single in a three-run first to lead West Milford (22-2), during the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 1, Group 3 tournament in West Milford. Niki Carillo doubled in Valley's run.

Baseball Section I, Group III Quarterfinals: Wayne Hills 5, Northern Highlands 0

Troy Zaffino threw a four-hitter, striking out seven. As the lead off batter, he delivered a single and an RBI as Wayne Hills defeated Northern Highlands in the first round of the Section 1, Group 3 Tournament in Wayne. Chris Amato came through with a double, an RBI and two runs and Brian Dowling hit a single and scored twice for Wayne Hills (18-6). Billy Taylor, Zack Ross-Nash, Steve DiBella and Brandon Ulloa each had a single for Northern Highlands (13-12)

Baseball Section I, Group III Quarterfinals: Tenafly 8, Wayne Valley 4

Left-hander Nick Hroncich pitched an eight-hitter with 10 strikeouts and two walks for Tenafly (14-9) in the first round of the North Jersey, Section 1, Group 3 Tournament in Wayne. Eliot Sackler hit two singles, scored twice and stole three bases and Marco Baratta added two singles, an RBI and two stolen bases for the Bergen County team. Mike Cornell launched a two-run homer and Anthony Verrilli had three singles for Wayne Valley (15-6).

Passaic County Baseball Tournament: Valley, Hills and DePaul Advance To Semifinals

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Brian Dowling did many memorable things during the football season while leading Wayne Hills to a North 1, Group
3 championship and earning a scholarship from the University of Massachusetts. He happily plays a supporting role for the Patriots during baseball season.

"I’m just a role player," Dowling said, "just trying to do my thing."

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Baseball: Passaic County Tournament First Round: DePaul 15, West Milford 11

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Some of his teammates might’ve felt uneasy, but Sean Jones wasn’t worried when DePaul squandered a 9-0 lead Saturday.

The Spartans junior right fielder promptly made sure Hawthorne’s comeback fell short in the first round of the Passaic County baseball tournament. The Bears scored seven times to tie the score, 9-9, in the bottom of the fifth, but Jones hit an RBI single in the sixth and blasted an inside-the-park grand slam in the seventh to propel DePaul to a 15-11 win. Click here to read more.

Passaic County Baseball Tournament: Wayne Hills 15, Manchester 0

Junior right-hander Troy Zaffino hurled a four-hitter and struck out 11 to help the Patriots fend off the Falcons. Wayne Hills will face Lakeland in the quarterfinals. Tyler Rubino hit two singles and had an RBI and Steve Addesso added a one-run single for Wayne Hills. Manchester Regional (1-16) was seeded 15th. Wayne Hills will play as the host to Lakeland in the quarterfinals on Saturday.

Softball: Valley, DePaul Lose In Passaic County Semi finals

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Baseball: Wayne Valley 16, West Milfod 10

Donnie Cusick hit a two-run single and Mike Tolerico singled in a run when Wayne Valley (12-5) sent up 13 batters, collected nine hits and scored nine runs in the seventh inning in West Milford. Brady Pevny led West Milford (9-9) with three doubles.

Baseball: Wayne Hills 10, Northern Highlands 0

Junior right-hander Chris Amato pitched his second consecutive shutout, a six-inning gem with only four hits allowed, and struck out seven, and Andrew Monaghan drilled a two-run double as Wayne Hills (15-5) won its sixth straight game in Wayne.

Baseball: Wayne Hills 10, Lakeland 9

Chris Amato, a junior second baseman, hit a two-out, walk-off double in the bottom of the seventh inning, scoring Justin Ferrarella for Wayne Hills (14-5) at Wayne Hills High. Andrew Monaghan hit a double, a single and delivered two RBI. Amato chipped in with another double, a single and an RBI. Brian Dowling hit a triple and had two RBI for Wayne Hills. Eric Fernandez collected a homer, two singles and three RBI for Lakeland (9-8).

Baseball: Wayne Valley 7, Passaic Tech 5

Anthony Verrilli and Vin Gleason each hit two singles and drove in two RBI for Wayne Valley (11-5) at Wayne Valley High.

Baseball: Wayne Valley 2, West Milford 0

Andrew Furber, a senior right-hander, threw a one-hitter, striking out 10. Mike Tolerico provided the offense for Wayne Valley (10-4) with a two-run single, scoring Vin Gleason and Brian Kokos in the third inning in Wayne. West Milford is 9-7.

Baseball: Wayne Hills 11, Kennedy 0

Steve Addesso fired a no hitter to pace Wayne Hills. Chris Amato batted in three runs. Brian Dowling added two RBI.

Baseball: Wayne Hills 10, Demarest 6

Andrew Monahan had three RBI. Troy Zaffino had two RBI and earned the win from the hill. Jason Avidissian knocked in two runs as well.

Passaic County Lacrosse: DePaul Wins Boys and Girls Titles

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Boys: Stationed just off to the right of goal, Vince Halloran took a pass from Joe Moreno, who quickly cut for the net. Click here to read more.

Girls: When they walked off the field after last year’s County final, the DePaul girls felt they had unfinished business. On Saturday afternoon, they walked off that same field champions. Click here to read more.

Passaic County Softball Quarterfinals: Valley Beats Hills; DePaul Advances

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Niki Carillo not only was the winning pitcher for Wayne Valley. She also turned out to be the winning hitter. Carillo limited top-seed Wayne Hills to two runs on six hits and drove in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning as No. 8 Wayne Valley stunned the Patriots, 3-2, in the Passaic County tournament quarterfinals on Saturday. Click here to read more

Passaic County Volleyball Championship: Wayne Valley Beats Wayne Hills

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Jason Carcich drew up what he hoped would be an effective game plan. Wayne Valley made sure Carcich's pre-match scheme turned into a blueprint for absolute success. Carcich's Wayne Valley team followed his
directive to the letter as the Indians defeated Wayne Hills, 25-7, 25-16, to claim their second consecutive Passaic County boys volleyball tournament championship Saturday night. Senior outside hitter Bez Arslani accounted for 13 kills to spark the top-seeded Indians' attack. Click here to read more

Baseball: Wayne Hills 13, Pequannock 0

Chris Amato spun a one-hitter for Hills. Justin Avedissian homered and had three RBI. Steve Addesso, Brian Dowling, and Eric Moskal knocked in two runs apiece. Jason Avedissian and Josh Kote had one RBI apiece.

Baseball: Northern Highlands 8, Wayne Valley 7

K.C. Abel, Donnie Cusick, Nick Hoy, Josh Marks and Nick Unger had RBI for Valley.

Baseball: St. Joseph's-Montvale 7, Wayne Hills 4

Justin Avidissian had two RBI and his twin brother Jason had two hits and one RBI. Joe Rapp knocked in a run too.

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Baseball: Wayne Valley 14, DePaul 13

Mike Tolerico singled in Brian Kokos with the tying run and Nick Hoy singled to score K.C. Abel with the winning run in the eighth inning for Wayne Valley (9-3) at Wayne Valley. Sean Jones led DePaul with four RBI. Gerard DeFilippo and Ryan Carroll had two RBI apiece. Hoy batted in four runs for Valley. Mike Cornell knocked in three. Kokos, Abel, and Tolerico had two RBI apiece. DePaul is 5-8. The teams combined for 36 hits and 27 runs.

Baseball: Passaic Valley 4, Wayne Hills 2

Charlie Fletcher improved to 4-1 as he tossed a six-hitter, striking out six and walking one, for Passaic Valley (8-7) in Little Falls. He pitched a complete game, throwing 89 pitches, and added a double, a sacrifice fly and two RBI. Anthony Martinez added a double, a single, three stolen bases and three runs. Jason Avedissian ripped a double and scored for Wayne Hills (9-4).

Softball: Passaic County Tournament Wayne Roundups

DEPAUL 20, MARY HELP OF CHRISTIANS 1 (at Wayne): Victoria D’Addario drove in three runs with a homer and a triple, and Christina Martinez and Ashley LaGuardia also drove in three as the second-seeded Spartans scored 16 runs in the first inning and cruised into the quarterfinals with their ninth win of the season.

WAYNE HILLS 15, KENNEDY 0 (at Wayne): The top-seeded Patriots banged out 13 hits, taking early control with 11 runs in the first inning against No. 16 Kennedy. Jamie Pospishil led the way with three RBI while five others each drove in two. Erica Wills didn’t allow a hit and struck out six in three innings

WAYNE VALLEY 4, HAWTHORNE 3 (at Wayne): Holly Berthold ripped a two-run single up the middle in the bottom of the sixth as the eighth-seeded Indians battled back from a 3-0 deficit to advance to the quarterfinals against top-seeded Wayne Hills. Katrina Stapleton and Jackie Billy hit back-to-back singles to start the sixth, and Berthold followed with the winning hit.

Baseball: Westwood 5, Wayne Hills 4

Source: The Bergen Record

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