-and NOW from our SPORTS DESK - Athletic Director Mike Papenberg reports: Welcome Back Everyone! We hope you had a great long weekend! Here is a look at how our student-athletes performed last week:
The Boys & Girls Track & Field Teams competed against Burlington City on Tuesday. The boys defeated Burlington City to clinch a share of the BCSL Independence Division, but the girls lost a hard-fought battle to the Blue Devils. The following student-athletes were event winners:
- Abdul Iyiola in the 400 hurdles, 400 meter dash and 110 hurdles
- Kwinten Ives in the shot put, long jump and 100 meter dash
- Colin Broadbelt in the 1600 and 800
- John Latimore (The Ultimate Latimore) in the 200 and javelin
- Jimmy Crean in the 3200
- Joe Russell in the pole vault and high jump
- Sam Adams in the discus
- Jase Jennings in the triple jump
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- Cadence Anderson in the 1600
- Ellie McCarron in the 3200
- Natasha McGowan in the pole vault and 4X400 relay
- Lauren Gilmore in the long jump
- La’Nya Muldrew-Bracero, Natalie Sherrill and Maura Russell in the 4X400 relay
The Palmyra Boys Tennis Team played its 1st Round NJSIAA Playoff Match on Thursday at Woodstown High School and upset the Wolverines 4-1. John Liebe(7-6, 6-2) and Richie Butler(7-6, 7-5) won their singles matches. Julian Carlino and Connor McCann won their 1st doubles match 6-2, 6-1. Jaykob Ott and Owen Jacobs won their 2nd doubles match 3-6, 6-3, 6-0. The boys are now 10-5 and will travel to Middle Township today for their 2nd Round Playoff Match.
The Baseball Team opened up its playoffs with a 10-0 win over Dunellen on Monday. Anthony Morgenstern had 3 hits while Brayden Minnix drove in 2 runs to lead the Panther offense. Joe Elmes picked up the win, pitching 4 innings and striking out 6.
The win advanced the boys to the 2nd round where they traveled to Middlesex High School on Wednesday. The boys played the #3 seed extremely tough, losing in the end 5-2. Jason Maniscalco had 2 hits and a run batted in for the Panthers. Joe Elmes kept the boys in it by pitching 5 solid innings, striking out 6. The boys finished their season with a record of 11-8.
The Softball Team played their opening round NJSIAA Group 1 playoff game at Haddon Township High School on Tuesday. The girls battled the Hawks but in the end lost 10-0. Jasmine Martinez had 2 hits for the Lady Panthers. The girls have finished their season with a record of 6-14.
#GOPANTHERS Here is a link to our schedule to come root for our Panthers as we wind down the spring season, for more schedules & other information find us on PalmyraSchools.com