Boys’ Track & Field
Both WW-P teams had strong showings at the Central Jersey Group 4 sectional on May 22 and 23. South finished fifth overall, and North was seventh. Both teams will advance athletes to the Group 4 championship on Friday and Saturday, May 29 and 30, in Egg Harbor.
North. 1,600m: 6. Kian Jackson, 4:21.88. 4x100m relay: 4. 44.1. 800m: 3. Jackson, 1:56.17. Javelin: 1. Jack Schilder, 180’. Long jump: 3. John Owens, 20’5.75”; 4. Aarthreya Thuppul, 20’3.75”. Pole vault: 6. Kacper Rzempoluch, 12’.
South. 1,600m: 2. Tim Bason, 4:15.81; 4. Nikhil Pulimood, 4:18.62. 3,200m: 1. Pulimood, 9:17.67; 2. Bason, 9:27.75. 4x800m relay: 2. 7:56.83.
Girls’ Track & Field
The South girls raced, hurdled, and leapt to a second place finish in the Central Jersey Group 4 sectional, including a record-setting performance in the 4×800 meter relay. Athletes with top-six performances will advance to the Group 4 championship.
South. 100m hurdles: 4. Kathryn Schoenauer, 14.93. 1,600m: 2. Christina Rancan, 4:55.47; 3. Deirdre Casey, 4:59.55. 3,200m: 2. Rancan, 10:54.9; 3. Casey, 10:55.31. 400m hurdles: 3. Schoenauer, 1:05.48; 6. Bernadette Cao, 1:05.93. 4x400m relay: 4. 3:58.51. 4x800m relay: 9:15.05. 800m: 2. Casey, 2:18.87; 3. Edlyn Gulama, 2:19.28. Long jump: 2. Schoenauer, 18’0.25”.
Boys’ Golf
Three WW-P athletes represented their schools at the state Tournament of Champions on May 18. South’s Tommy Hussong had the top finish with a score of 79, 10 strokes behind the winner. North’s Ben Perrine shot an 82, and South’s Byron Chin shot 84.
South (12-3). A 202-209 win against Princeton on May 14. Paul Lee, 38; Byron Chin, 39; Tommy Hussong, 42; Marigank Saksena, 42; Max Rona, 42.
Girls’ Golf
High School North cemented its claim as one of the state’s top golf teams with a third-place finish at the Tournament of Champions on May 21. Jacquelin Cai led the Knights with a score of 85, followed by Kaley Bohling (86), Sachi Bedi (90), Ashley Desai (98), and Ritu Vyas (98).
Competing individually, South’s Jess Jeon scored 86 and Olivia Ling scored 92.
Boys’ Tennis
Coming off a 4-1 win over North in the quarterfinals of the Central Jersey Group 4 tournament, the South team sought a similar result in its semifinal match against Hillsborugh. The Pirates did just that, wining 4-1 on May 14. Kabir Sarita, Robert Siniakowicz, and Matt Michibata each won their singles matchups in straight sets, and the first doubles team of Martin Malik and Rahul Ramanathan also won.
Up against Montgomery in the finals, Sarita and Siniakowicz did their part at first and second singles, but the Pirates came up short, falling 3-2 to end their season.
North (14-6). A 4-1 win against Nottingham on May 14. Singles 2: Aditya Bemby, 6-4, 6-7, 10-7. Singles 3: Louis Wang, 6-1, 6-0. Doubles 1: V. Desilva & A. Shastri, 6-0, 6-0. Doubles 2: A. Krishnan & N. Sidha, 6-1, 6-0.
Baseball
The 16th-seeded Pirates faced a daunting task in the first round of the Central Jersey Group 4 tournament: a match against top seeded Colts Neck, the winner of its previous 12 games. South, it turns out, was up for the challenge and came away with a 1-0 win on May 18 behind a three-hit shutout by Sean O’Brien. A second-inning RBI singles by Rob Armus generated all the offense the Pirates would need.
They advanced to play Old Bridge in the quarterfinals but could not duplicate their opening round performance. South fell, 3-2, on May 21.
South (12-14). A 5-0 win against Princeton on May 14. RBI: Danny Borup, Dan Klein, John Lappetito. Jake Nieschmidt and Sean O’Brien combined for 11 strikeouts in the shutout effort on the mound.
A 13-3 win against Trenton on May 15. RBI: Rob Armus, 3; Zach Bacall, 2; Borup, 2; Brian Tso, 4. Cole Millinger pitched five innings for the Pirates.
An 11-2 loss to Steinert on May 19. RBI: Austin Lindner
Softball
Facing crosstown rival South for the second time this season, North hoped to avenge its April loss to the Pirates. It was not to be, as South won, 6-4, on May 14. Rachel Julius pitched for the Pirates and also had an RBI and two hits.
North’s time in the Central Jersey Group 4 tournament was short-lived with a 6-1 loss to Sayreville in the first round. Molly Plotkin scored the Knights’ lone run.
The Pirates (12-10) had no better luck than North in the state tournament, falling 4-3 to Marlboro in the opening round on May 15. Sam Schattin had two hits and an RBI for South.
North (12-10). A 5-4 win over Steinert on May 19. RBI: Madison Bloom. Gillian Adair had two strikeouts.
Boys’ Lacrosse
North (8-11) closed out its season with an 8-5 loss to Kingsway in the first round of the Central Jersey Group 4 tournament. Mike Bush led the Knights with three goalds. Chris Kenkelen had 14 saves.
South (5-13) also ended its season on a loss, falling to Hightstown, 8-7, in the first round of the state tournament. Jonathan Matthews had three goals and Matthew Anglim had 11 saves for the Pirates.
Girls’ Lacrosse
South (5-15). A 22-9 loss to Pennington on May 14. Goals: Clare Clancey; Amanda Easter, 4; Maddie Maley, 2; Julia Ramirez; Dana Salerno. Saves: Lisa Maina, 7.
Boys’ Volleyball
North (5-16). A 2-0 loss to Sterling on May 14.
South (6-16). A 2-0 loss to Sterling on May 14.
A 2-0 loss to Bridgewater-Raritan on May 15.
