THIS WEEK: Hammonton Golf—Blue Devils turn in a strong performance at the Arena Tournament, placing second overall as Noah Petracci won the boys title shooting a 71 and Olivia Strigh was second among the girls with a 79. Luca Gherardi also shot a 94. St. Joseph Softball—Big milestone for coach Les Olson, who earned the 300th win of his career in a 6-0 win at Ocean City last week. Olson began at Sacred Heart, then coached at Cumberland County College before taking over at St. Joe in 2017. Hammonton Softball—Blue Devils also stayed unbeaten last week with wins against Williamstown, Holy Spirit and Atlantic City. All wins by 10 or more runs as this team continues to swing the bats well. Alexa Panagopoylos had an excellent week, as did Krista Tzaferos and Makenzie Edwards. Hammonton Baseball—Huge win for the Blue Devils at Vineland last Thursday, David Humphries, last week’s guest on GSW, struck out three to lead HHS to a 1-0 win. A dominant performance for Humphries in a must-win game. St. Joseph Baseball—Another team that scored a close win last week, edging Cape May Tech 3-2. Ty Powell a great start, only allowed a solo homer and a late run that came after an error. Ty Mercado continued to hit well. Hammonton Track—Only the girls ran last week, splitting against Mainland and ACIT. Competed at Cherokee last week and Emily Dustman won the long jump. Carrigan Genovese and Emma Peretti with second place medals. Hammonton Tennis—Devils lost to St. Augustine Prep and Millville last week, but beat Buena 4-1. Hammonton Volleyball—Boys lost to Camden Tech and Highland. INTERVIEW: St. Joseph baseball player Brock Mercado. NATIONAL SPORTS: Sixers/NBA—Sixers closing in on top seed in the East. Four wins last week. Playing well and building some momentum. Four games left in the season, all winnable. They’d have to collapse to lose the top seedPhillies/MLB—Phils came through last week, sweeping Milwaukee before a weekend series in Atlanta. Picking up ground in the East. Host Miami for three this week before a weekend series against Boston. 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 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

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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

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