SPORTS WRAP
BY WILLIAM HATHAWAY, JR.
For an early holiday present, the Seton Hall University women’s basketball team pulled off an upset that will look good on their resume for the NCAA Tournament in March. Walsh Gym was the venue for an 82-78 home win over #24 Marquette Dec. 4.
Senior Lauren Park-Lane took over the game late, leading The Hall with 31 points, 7 assists and 3 rebounds. Sidney Cooks also had a big game with 23 points and 5 rebounds, while Kae Satterfield added 12 points and 6 rebounds. The 6-3 Pirates have opened the Big East season with a 2-0 record, thanks to a 74-55 Dec. 2 win at Xavier.
It was championship weekend in New Jersey high school football, and one sort of local team took home gold. Representing the western front of Essex County, Caldwell High School won the Group 2 championship game at Rutgers stadium in New Brunswick with an 18-14 win over Rumson Fair Haven. The win continued a 28 game winning streak from last year, and helped the Chiefs finish this year at 13-0 and a definite Top 10 ranking among all teams in NJ,
In other state crown action, Woodbury handled Mountain Lakes 31-7 to win the Group 1 title, Old Tappan defeated Delsea 24-14 to win the Group 3 championship, Millville went over Northern Highlands 18-14, and Toms River North beat Passaic Tech 28-7 to take Group 5. In the nonpublic sector, Bergen Catholic crusaded all over Don Bosco 45-0 to claim Group A, while DePaul slipped by Red Bank Catholic 19-17 to win Group B.
Finally, the United States men’s soccer team was eliminated in the Round of 16 at the soccer tournament overseas by a 3-1 to the Netherlands.
“Considering all the alleged bribery and human rights violations by Qatar to get this tournament, I don’t think we’ll be mentioning the name of that event unless in certain circumstances,” said Content Editor Kristopher Seals. “Analytically speaking, with the lack of experience on the roster being a huge detriment, it’s no surprise that the U.S. got smoked by the Dutch.”
UPDATE: Aaron Judge is staying with the Yankees on a 9-year, $360 million deal, the richest per year contract in MLB history at $40 million.
