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Tourney Title Takers

BNG Admin — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:59:27 +0000

Members of the Enza's Salon squad revel in taking the title at the second annual Little Ferry Boys Club/Make A Change charity softball tournament on Sunday, Aug. 15, at Balsano Memorial Field. In the front from left are Hector Ibarra, a member of the Emerson High Class of 20, Jonathon Izquierdo of Little Ferry (Bergen Tech 2008), Matt Wallace (LF, (Paramus Catholic 2006), Matt W, Goode (LF, RPHS 2003) and Anthony DeVincenzo (LF, RPHS 2006), with Warren Voorhees (LF, BT 2006), Danielle Monforte (LF, RPHS 2010), Francesco DeFelice (Old Bridge High Class of 2006), Daniella Ibarra (Emerson, IHA 2014), Eric Wallace (LF, BT 2008) and Dom Cirilli (LF, Saint Mary HS 2005) in the back. Photo by Bill Allen-NJ Sport/Action

The Homeland Mortgage crew, last year's champion and this year's runner-up contingent at the second annual LFBC charity softball tournament, included, front from left, Pasquale Raguseo (Little Ferry, Bergen Catholic Class of 2001), Brian Talley (Ridgefield Park, RPHS 2006), Danny Pieroni (LF, Paramus Catholic 2001), John Bussanich (Moonachie, PC 1997) and Baron Smith (LF, RPHS 1998), with Danny Mecca ( Lodi, LHS 2004), Brian Lutz (LF, PC 2003), Jaclyn Valeo (Rutherford, RHS), Tom Egan (Lyndhurst, Saint Peters Prep 1998), Dana Zweben (Fair Lawn, FLHS 2005) and Craig Marsden (New Milford, NMHS 1998) in the back.

Warren Voorhees, a shortstop playing for the Enzo's Salon squad, leaps over Danny Mecca of Homeland Mortgage as the two arrive at second base at the same time during first frame action in the championship game of the second annual Little Ferry Boys Club/Make A Change Charity Softball Tournament at Balsano Field in Little Ferry, where Enzo's humbled Homeland, the defending champions, 9-6, in the tourney's title tilt on Sunday, Aug. 15. This year’s event raised perhaps as much as $10,000 to help care for 5 year-old Hailey Rose Inserra a Moonachie resident who suffers from Agenes of the Corpus Callosum. Photo by Bill Allen-NJ Sport/Action

LEONIA LADY LIONS KNOCKED OUT OF TOURNAMENT

BNG Admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:40:31 +0000

Lady Lion’s softball team

LEONIA – The varsity softball team from Leonia high school, The Lady Lions, consisting of players from both Edgewater and Leonia, competed on the weekend of July 10 in the UGALS 17U summer softball tournament.

The tournament featured 14 teams from both New York and New Jersey including several tough club teams. The team advanced to the semifinals by beating Emerson/Cresskill, 2-1, Hawthorne, 7-3, and the Cobras, 9-0.

The Hohokus Bobcats knocked them out of the tournament in a tough hard fought game, 3-1. Led by strong outings by pitchers Heather Ronchi and Diane Quail, the Lady Lions played superb defense turning six double plays in the tournament. Captains, Nicole Schlobach and Katelyn Malloy, led a powerful offense that included Miya Okado, Jessica Ragone, Natalie Labrada, Angelice Grasso, Monica Niera, and Ursula Castiblanco.

Ricardo Castiblanco, Joe Quail and Jim Ronchi coach the summer team.

SOFTBALL SUPREMACY!

BNG Content — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:56:30 +0000

Photo by Bill Allen-NJ Sport/Action

Members of the softball squad from North Bergen High revel in the rhapsody of earning the first North Jersey Tri-County League/Hudson Division 1 championship by going an almost perfect 15-1 in the league loop. This inaugural NJTCC crown comes on the heels of the locals winning the final HCIAA championship last year.