SOUTH ORANGE — This time there was no need for any dramatic moments, no need for late heroics.After posting a string of thrilling come-from-behind victories in this year’s state tourney, the Steinert High softball team won its second straight Group III state championship on Friday in stress-free fashion by impressively cruising past Morris Knolls, 8-1, […]
HAMILTON – Katie Simonka was facing a potential early crisis when she walked the bases loaded with two outs. Prior to the third walk, catcher Addison Hassan came out to talk. After that free pass, coach Jenn Melker visited the circle.What was said by both?“Basically just the same exact thing,” said Simonka after throwing a […]
HAMILTON – For Steinert softball coach Jenn Melker, it felt like a June game played in April. “Absolutely, but we knew that coming in because they’re so talented,” Melker said after her squad took a 2-1 win over Middlesex County powerhouse St. Thomas Aquinas Monday. “We were getting emails that everybody was coming out so […]