PANTHER PROWL
Week of April 15th, 2019
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Baseball
Despite a slow start to the week with close losses to
Methacton
(5-4) and
Pottstown
(8-6), baseball finished the week with a victory over the visiting
Upper Merion Vikings
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Bryan Bendig '19
allowed just 1 hit in four innings of work on the mound.
Ryan O'Neill '19
and
John DeBusi '19
added doubles in the win, while
Tyler Petery '20
went 2-2 with 2 runs scored and two RBI's
Softball
Softball split the week with two PAC Divisional wins vs
Pottstown
(12-1) and
Upper Merion
(6-4), while dropping contests vs. GMA (5-3) and Methacton (7-1).
Isabella Ricevuto '2
1 added hits in both games, a triple against Pottstown and she drove in two runs against Upper Merion.
Grace Harvey '19
notched a home run against Pottstown, while
Madison Dunn '19
pitched 5 innings allowing just two hits, 1 run and striking out 5 in the defeat of the Trojans.
Boys Tennis
The Panthers got an early 7-0 win vs Pottstown, and narrowly missed out on victory vs Upper Merion, 4-3. On Thursday the team traveled to
Pottsgrove
which ended in a 6-1 loss. Ben Grimm '19 defeated his opponent for the lone win. Boy Tennis competed in the PAC Singles tournament on Friday. The PJP representatives were
Tommy Rutkowski '21
and
JT Collins '21.
In and interesting turn of events Tommy and JT had to duel with each other to see who would move on to the District 1 singles tournament. Tommy Rutkowski will be moving on to the District 1 AA singles tournament.
Girls Lacrosse
Despite an early week 15-13 loss to
Phoenixville, the
Girls lacrosse had two very solid wins to finish the week beating both opponents by at least 10 goals. The team scored a 18-8 win vs.
Pottstown
and a 20-6 win vs.
Norristown.
Kallan Bustynowicz '21
notched a combined 10 goals for the Panthers.
Rory Nilsen '21
added 8 goals on the week, while
Grace Drewicz '21
had over 20 saves in the three games the team the had last week.
Boys Lacrosse
Boys Lacrosse looks to ramp up their offense going as we move to the second half of the season. The team have a rough week with losses to Archbishop Wood, Pottsgrove, and PV. While the Panthers only have one win on the season
Jack Dawson '19
has been impressive in the goal. He notched 14 saves against a strong PV offense,
Chris Morgado '19
and
Dom Romania '21
each tallied one goal in the 15-2 loss to
Perkiomen Valley
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Girls Track and Field
PJP The girls track team dominated the Phantoms in a home meet on Monday, April 8th with a score of 112-32. The girls won 16 or 18 events.
Heather Lesinski '21
and
Katie Schiele '20
teamed up in the sprints and 4x100, while
Katy Todd '22 (1st 1600, 2nd 800)
,
Kayla Croiger '22 (1st HJ, 300 H, 3rd 400)
, and
Katie Fallon '20 (1st discus and shot)
scored in multiple events.
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Heather Lesinski, Sophomore
Girls Track and Field
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Heather leads the girls sprint squad, and ran away with two wins last week in the 100 and 200 vs Phoenixville. She also wa a part of the winning 4x100 relay. The girls track and field team remain undefeated as they head into the second half of the regular season. Heather also placed in the top 10 in 100 meter dash in the Viking Invitational on Saturday out of a field of 37 runners with a time of 13.27.
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Tommy Rutkowski and JT Collins at PAC Singles Championships on Friday, April 12th.
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Boys Track and Field
Despite a good showing a depth vs. Phoenixville, the Panthers lost a close meet 70-80. PJP won all three relays. Other 1st place finishes came from Sal Marano '19 in the 200m (23.98), Jack Phillips '19 in the 800m (2:10.15), Jack Flynn '21 in the 3200 (11:39.93), Cole Ridgley in the Long Jump (18'5.75), AJ Natale '19 in the shot put (39'0.5)
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MONDAY, APRIL 15th
3:30 PM Boys Tennis HOME vs. Owen J. Roberts
4:00 PM Varsity Only Baseball HOME vs. Upper Perk
TUESDAY, APRIL 16th
3:30 PM Boys Tennis away at Souderton
3:45 PM Varsity Girls Lacrosse HOME vs. Upper Merion
3:45 PM 9th Baseball away at Methacton
3:45 PM Varsity Boys Lacrosse away at Phoenixville
4:00 PM JV Baseball HOME vs Upper Perkiomen
5:15 PM JV Girls Lacrosse HOME vs. Upper Merion
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17th
3:15 PM Track and Field away at Pottstown
3:30 PM Boys Tennis away at Methacton
4:00 PM Varsity and JV Baseball HOME vs. Boyertown
5:00 PM JV Softball away at Boyertown
7:00 PM Varsity Softball away at Boyertown
*No practices or games will take place on Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday of Easter Break.
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TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
3rd Annual Paulie's Athletic Awards Banquet
Wednesday, May 29th, 6:30 PM
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Upcoming Spring College Signing Event
Tuesday, April 16th
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Are you a senior who has committed to play at the next level? If so, we invite you and your family to join us for our college signing event on Tuesday, April 16th! Please RSVP to nmcmullen@pjphs.org with your name, sport, and college or university. For more information about the event details and our full list of commitments so far,
please click here.
UPDATE: Senior student-athletes who have notified the athletic department about their signing received the information form in their email today. The form can also be found using the button below.
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Next Meeting: Thursday, May 9th, 7:00 PM
Student Commons
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Upcoming Dine and Donates
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California Pizza Kitchen
Friday, April 19th
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PJ Whelihan's
Wednesday, May 22nd
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Spring Concession Sign Up
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Attention all athletic parents! We are looking for parents that can help in the snack stand for the spring season! The proceeds from the snack stand benefit all sports and if we want the snack stand to keep working, we need all parents to help. Students can earn service hours in the snack stand as long as a parent is working with them.
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Support the PJPAC with wawa shorti coupons! The PJPAC gets $1.00 for each coupon purchased!
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