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THIS WEEK: St. Joseph Softball—Wildcats post wins against ACIT (2), Bridgeton and Middle Twp. Dramatic late inning rally against Middle in a 6-5 walk-off win. Xelynn Conde with an RBI single in the seventh to cap the comeback from a 5-1 deficit. Other wins were blowouts. Hammonton Softball—Devils stay unbeaten with wins against Oakcrest 11-2, Buena 11-3, and Absegami 14-2. Krista Tzaferos and Alexa Panagopoylos leading the offense with Makenzie Edwards continuing to pitch well. Williamstown, Spirit and Atlantic City this week. Hammonton Baseball—Blue Devils snap a three-game skid with a 14-6 win at Haddonfield. Jared Beebe with a big game, two RBIs in the win. Brett Longo and Lucas Destefano swinging the bat well. Lost to EHT 14-6 and Absegami 8-7, a tough loss. St. Joseph Baseball—Freshman Ty Mercado continues to play well as the Wildcats won at Oakcrest 13-11 last week, lost to the Prep 11-1, beat Cedar Creek and then lost at West Deptford. Gage Ambruster, Ty Powell also playing well, Jimmy Mantuano a big game against Oakcrest. Hammonton Track—Boys and girls each split with Ocean City and Middle last week. Connor Wright won four events, Michael Dogostino two, Emily Dustman, Carrigan Genovese and Emma Peretti did well for the girls. Hammonton Tennis—Devils stay unbeaten, top Wildwood Catholic 5-0 and Lower Cape May 3-2. Matthew Baugh, Brett hare and Nick Iuliucci playing well. Played at St. Augustine, host Buena and Millville this week. Hammonton Volleyball—Blue Devils beat Timber Creek 2-1 for first-ever win. Francesco Angelastro, Emmanuel Waugh, Andrew Golihur all played well. Also lost to Triton and EHT. Hammonton Golf—Devils lose for the first time this season at the Prep last week, Also beat Atlantic City. Buena on Monday, Millville 5/5, Arena tourney on Friday. St. Joseph Golf—Lost to CapeMay Tech, play Cedar Creek and Bridgeton this week. INTERVIEW: Hammonton baseball player David Humphries, IN NATIONAL SPORTS: Eagles—Birds get a star WR in D’Vonta Smith from Alabama. Can he produce in the NFL? A look at their draft. Phillies—Tough week as Phils remain near the top in the NL East. Split with St. Louis, then at Mets last weekend. All this great sports talk and the “Final Five” questions for Dan on “Gazette Sports Week!” AND REMEMBER: You can watch “Gazette Sports Week” 24/7 at www.hammonton gazette.com

Gazette Publisher Gabe Donio offers the latest local and county COVID-19 numbers, news from Hammonton including the council saying no to legal weed businesses for now, relaxing of requirements by Gov. Murphy, why was Congressman Jeff Van Drew in town and Nelson Johnson has a new book.

THIS WEEK: Hammonton Baseball—Blue Devils open season with a 17-7 win against Atlantic City, then beat Northern Burlington last weekend before taking on Washington Twp. Solid start for the Blue Devils who could be sneaky good this season. Young lineup, if the pitching works out they could be very good. St. Joseph Baseball—Wildcats started 3-0 last week, beating Cape May Tech 13-3, then Pleasantville 7-0 before taking down Camden Catholic 10-4. Lost on Friday to Millville 15-4. Another nice start. St. Joseph Softball—Wildcats start season hot, recording lopsided wins against Wildwood Catholic (11-0), Schalick (12-1), Bridgeton (16-0), Lower Cape May (15-0), and Vineland 13-3. Makayla Veneziale pitching well, swinging the bats well. Hammonton Softball—Devils won a wild game at Vineland 9-6 to open the season, then beat Pennsville 7-2. Solid start for a young team that has seven first-year players. Coach Shulman feels it may take some time to gel but there is a lot of potential with this team. Hammonton Track—Both boys and girls opened season with wins against Atlantic City. Connor Wright won three events, Austin Hudak a strong meet. Hammonton Boys Tennis—Won their opener 4-1 against Cedar Creek. Doubles teams both won. Hosted Wildwood Catholic to open the week, then at LCM Thursday and at Atlantic City Friday. Hammonton Boys Volleyball—Devils lost their first match ever at ACIT 2-1 last week. Close match, they won the opening game then lost the second and dropped the deciding third game 27-25. Hammonton Golf—Blue Devils go to 6-0 by beating Oakcrest, Lower Cape May and Ocean City. Olivia Strigh, Noah Petraccilead the way. St. Joseph Golf—lost to Vineland and Mainland. Holy Spirit, ACIT and Cape Tech this week. Girls Volleyball—Season ends for Hammonton and St. Joe. Wrestling—Hammonton ended its season with a win at Oakcrest. INTERVIEW: Hammonton thrower Mike Dogostino. IN NATIONAL SPORTS: Sixers—Philly falls to Milwaukee, three game skid where they’ve been resting players. Flyers—Split a back-to-back with the Rangers, kind of the season in a nutshell. No chance at the playoffs at this point. Phillies—Dropped two of three to San Francisco, then lost opened of weekend series in Colorado. Eagles—Draft is this weekend, what are the Birds biggest needs? All this great sports talk plus the “Final Five” questions for Dan on “Gazette Sports Week!” AND REMEMBER: You can watch “Gazette Sports Week” 24/7 at www.hammontongazette.com

Gazette News Briefs brought to you by The Hammonton Gazette Gazette Publisher Gabe Donio offers the latest local and county COVID-19 numbers, news from Hammonton including two significant fires last week, news from the Hammonton School Board’s April 15 meeting, plans for historic signs and an update on how a teenager is doing after being struck by a car on April 6.

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THIS WEEK: Hammonton Wrestling—Blue Devils had a busy week, defeating Buena twice and losing to Ocean City. Just as coach Dave Mauriello felt, the Devils grew into a very competitive team this season following some tough losses to good teams early in the season. Young wrestlers have developed well this spring and should keep getting better. HHS wraps up the season this week with a match at Ocean City on Wednesday and one at Oakcrest Friday evening.St. Joseph Wrestling—Wildcats were scheduled to host Cedar Creek last week, but as of taping, no score had been reported. St. Joe will end its season on Friday at Millville.Hammonton Girls Volleyball—Blue Devils notched their second win of the season last week, defeating Highland 2-0. HHS also lost to ACIT 2-1. Blue Devils have shown improvement all season and it has paid off the last two weeks with better scores and another win. Season ends this week with matches at OLMA on Wednesday and home Thursday against St. Joe.St. Joseph Girls Volleyball—Wildcats lost to OLMA last week 2-0. Played at Lower Cape May and ACIT earlier this week, and will end the season at Hammonton on Thursday afternoon.Hammonton Golf—Blue Devils opened the season strong with three-straight wins. Olivia Strigh and Noah Prtracci paced the scoring in wins against Millville, EHT and Triton last week. Played Oakcrest earlier this week and will host Lower Cape May Wednesday and Ocean City Thursday before a rematch at LCM on Friday.St. Joseph Golf—Wildcats lost their opener to Cedar Creek last week. No scores were reported for the Wildcats. Spring Sports—Baseball, softball, track, boys tennis and boys volleyball open seasons this week. HHS baseball will host Millville on Thursday and play in the Pop Bobb Tourney at Pennsville Saturday before taking on Kingsway Sunday at Mainland. St Joe baseball hosted Cape May Tech Monday, and will play at Pleasantville Wednesday before hosting Millville Friday. St Joe softball hosted Wildwood Catholic on Monday and play at Schalick Wednesday and at home against Bridgeton on Thursday. HHS softball opens Thursday at Vineland and hosts Pennsville Friday. HHS Track teams hosted Atlantic City Tuesday, while the boys tennis team was at Millville on Monday and will be at EHT Wednesday before their home opener against Cedar Creek Friday. The Devils’ boys volleyball team debuted on Monday against Pleasantville and will visit ACIT on Wednesday.INTERVIEW: Hammonton Baseball coach Gregg Silvesti. IN NATIONAL SPORTS: Sixers—Joel Embiid playing like an MVP as Sixers remain in contention for the top spot in the Eastern Conference.Flyers—Philadelphia eying changes as their season continues to collapse.Phillies—Phils struggle against the Mets, bounce back in weekend series against St. Louis. All this great sports talk plus the “Final Five” questions for Dan on “Gazette Sports Week!” AND REMEMBER: You can watch “Gazette Sports Week” 24/7 at www.hammontongazette.com

Gazette Publisher Gabe Donio offers the latest local and county COVID-19 numbers, news from Hammonton including a 16-year-old pedestrian struck by a car, Gail Reitano has a book coming out and more.