THIS WEEK: Hammonton Track—Twelve Blue Devils are headed to the state finals this weekend. Hammonton Baseball—Blue Devils ousted from South Jersey Group 3 playoffs, falling 7-3 to Xxxxx. HHS ends a strong season at 13-8. St. Joseph Baseball—Wildcats lose to Immaculata 8-6 and fall out of the South Jersey Non-Public B tournament last week. End season at 17-6, and far exceeded expectations.St. Joseph Softball—Wildcats lost their lone game last week, falling 2-1 to Clayton. Opened the playoffs on Monday against OLMA and are considered the favorite to win South Jersey Non-Public B. Hammonton Softball—Blue Devils opened the South Jersey Group 3 playoffs with a 14-1 win against Pinelands, then beat Deptford 6-1 to advance to Wednesday’s semifinals against Toms River South, who upset the third seed, Seneca last week. A win sends them to the sectional finals this weekend. Hammonton Tennis—Devils lost their season finale to Millville 4-1. Nick Iuliucci with the lone win. Finish the year 9-7. Hammonton Volleyball—Wrap up inaugural season at 1-14 after falling to Collingswood and St. Augustine Prep last week. Showed improvement all season and are getting better, lots to be encouraged about for Devils. INTERVIEW: HHS baseball player Lucas DeStefano IN NATIONAL SPORTS: Sixers—Top Washington 4-1 in Eastern Conference quarterfinals, take on Atlanta in the semis, maybe without Joel Embiid, who is nursing a knee injury. Can they make it to the finals?Phillies—Continue to meander through the season. Crazy series with the Reds, got blown out then scored 17 runs. Up and down continued last weekend against Washington, although Bryce Harper returned to the lineup. This week, home vs. Atlanta and the Yankees this weekend. All this great sports talk plus the “Final Five” questions on “Gazette Sports Week!” AND REMEMBER: You can watch “Gazette Sports Week” 24/7 at www.hammontongazette.com

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THIS WEEK:Hammonton Baseball—Blue Devils pick up a pair of impressive wins, beating Mainland and Ocean City, two of the top-ranked teams in South Jersey. St. Joseph Baseball—Wildcats stretched their win streak to five last week, beating Timber Creek 9-6 and ACIT. St. Joseph Softball—Wildcats topped Audubon 10-8 and Cherokee 4-1 to move to 24-1 this season. Played Clayton earlier in the week and will have to wait until Monday for a playoff game against either Wildwood Catholic or OLMA. Hammonton Softball-Devils beat Mainland, but took their first loss of the season on Friday when they fell to Ocean City 8-3.Hammonton Track—Austin Hudak won the javelin title at the Atlantic County Championships last week, Emma Peretti a silver in discus. Emily Dustman, Connor Wrght and Michael Dogostino all medaled. Sectionals this weekend. Hammonton Tennis—Blue Devils dropped playoff opener at Toms River East and also lost to St. Augustine, but posted wins against Lower Cape May and Buena. Hammonton Golf—Devils finish year at 19-1 and CAL champions after defeating Buena, Atlantic City and Oakcrest last week. Hammonton Volleyball—HHS lost its playoff match against Toms River South, but played one of their best matches of the season. INTERVIEW: Hawks president Clark Hovermale. IN NATIONAL SPORTS: Sixers—Beat Wizards on Saturday to go up 3-0 in series. Looking very good, Embiid, Simmons playing well and team appears healthy headed into Conference semifinals. Phillies—Split with Marlins last week, struggled in weekend series at Tampa, at Cincinnati this week before returning home for three against Washington this 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.hammontongazette.com

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THIS WEEK: Hammonton Softball—Blue Devils clinch CAL United title with three wins last week. Opened with a 11-1 victory against Absegami and followed with wins against Holy Spirit and Atlantic City. HHS enters this week at 15-0. St. Joseph Softball—Wildcats suffered their first loss of the season last week, falling to EHT 2-0. Bounced back to beat Ocean City and Burlington Twp., tied for first in CAL National. Makayla Veneziale with her 100th hit last weekend. St. Joseph Baseball—St. Joe opened the week losing to St.Augustine, but rebounded to win at Wildwood, at Delsea and at Lower Cape May. Wildcats are 14-6 this year. Hammonton Baseball—Blue Devils opened the week with back-to-back losses to Williamstown and Paul VI, but finished the week with a solid 3-2 win against Vineland. Lucas DeStefano with a bases-clearing triple to win that one. They play Mainland on Wednesday and then Ocean City in Friday’s Fight Like Frankie game at the Lake. Hammonton Track—Some strong performances last week at Delsea, where Emma Peretti continues to close in on the school discus record. Connor Wright also improving as the Devils prepare for this week’s County Meet. Hammonton Tennis—Blue Devils posted wins against Cedar Creek and Wildwood Catholic before splitting two with Atlantic City. They opened the playoffs on Monday at Toms River East. Hammonton Volleball—Losses to EHT and Camden Tech last week. Opened playoffs at home against Toms River South on Monday. Hammonton Golf—Noah Petracci placed third at CAL championships and 10th at the state finals Olivia Strigh also played well at both events. Team beat EHT and St. Augustine, avenging their lone loss this season. Will close season against Buena, Atlantic City and Oakcrest this week. INTERVIEW: HHS Golf coach Matias Spahn. IN NATIONAL SPORTS: Sixers—Philly opens playoff series against Washington. What they need to do to win. Phillies—Tough week for the Phils, drop two of three to Marlins and first two of three against Boston last weekend. This week they play at Miami and at Tampa Bay. 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

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THIS WEEK: St. Joseph Baseball—Wildcats post five straight wins to improve to 11-4 this season, including a pair of huge wins against Millville and Egg Harbor Twp. Hammonton Baseball—Blue Devils are also playing well. Had a busy week and won four-of-five games. Routed Atlantic City before losing to EHT, but bounced back to beat Absegami, Camden Tech and Glassboro. Hammonton Softball—Devils remain undefeated, beating Vineland, Oakcrest , Buena and Washington Twp. last week. St. Joseph Softball—Wildcats had their much-anticipated showdown at St. John Vianney canceled last week, but moved to 20-0 with wins against Paul VI, Lower Cape May and Northern Burlington. Makayla Veneziale leading a strong team that is getting production up and down the lineup. Hammonton Track—Boys and girls each ran well in tri-meets with EHT and Holy Spirit last week. Boys did well at Delsea field event, and also at Walkill Valley last week. Austin Hudak and Connor Wright excelled. For the girls, throwers Emma Peretti and Mia Bullaro did well last week, as did Makenzie Haldeman on the track.Hammonton Tennis—Boys lost to EHT twice last week while also competing at CAL tourney where no one advanced past the quarterfinals. This week, began at Cedar Creek and also included matches against Wildwood Catholic, Lower Cape May and Atlantic City. Hammonton Volleyball—Devils dropped matches to Collingswood, Triton and Pleasantville. Could see a win this week when they play at Burlington City, home against EHT and at Camden Tech. Hammonton Golf—Noah Petracci and Olivia Strigh moved on to state individual championships with strong scores at sectionals. Blue Devils also posted wins against Ocean City, Highland, Absegami. This week started with the CAL Championships and finishes with matches against Absegami, EHT and St. Augustine Prep, the lone team to beat Hammonton this season. INTERVIEW: HHS Softball coach Eric Shulman. NATIONAL SPORTS: Sixers—Philly earns top seed in the East, will wait to see who their opponent will be after this week’s play-in tournament. Phillies—Took two-of-three from Washington before weekend series against Toronto. Still can’t find any consistency. Harper battling nagging injuries. Marlins and Red Sox this week. Eagles—Schedule announced last week. Last four weeks will be against the division, glancing at it, hard to find more than seven wins for the Birds. 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.hammontongazette.com