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Subscribe to our NewsletterHOBOKEN SOUTH REACHED THE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND WITH VICTORIES OVER WASHINGTON PARK, HOBOKEN NORTH, AND GREENVILLE AMERICAN.
HOBOKEN SOUTH AND GREENVILLE AMERICAN MEET IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND, WITH GREENVILLE AMERICAN WINNING THE FIRST GAME, AND HOBOKEN SOUTH COMING BACK TO WIN THE DECIDING GAME FOR THE DISTRICT TITLE.
THE SECTION 2 TOURNAMENT WAS HELD IN SECAUCUS. IN ADDITION TO HOBOKEN SOUTH THE OTHER PARTICIPANTS WERE LYNDHURST AMERICAN (DISTRICT 5) NEWARK ROBERTO CLEMENTE (DISTRICT 8) AND UNION (DISTRICT 9).
IN THE FIRST ROUND, HOBOKEN SOUTH DEFEATED LYNDHURST AMERICAN, AND ROBERTO CLEMENTE BEAT UNION; IN A LOSERS BRACKET GAME UNION ELIMINATED LYNDHURST AMERICAN; AND HOBOKEN SOUTH BEAT ROBERTO CLEMENTE IN THE WINNERS BRACKET FINAL; IN THE LOSERS BRACKET FINAL, ROBERTO CLEMENTE ELIMINATED UNION TO REACH THE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND. ROBERTO CLEMENTE WON THE FIRST GAME, AND HOBOKEN SOUTH WON THE DECIDING GAME TO TAKE THE SECTION 2 TITLE.
IN THE STATE TOURNAMENT IN LAKEWOOD, HOBOKEN SOUTH LOST IN THE FIRST ROUND TO SECTION 4 CHAMPION CHERRY HILL AMERICAN, AND WAS ELIMINATED BY SECTION 3 WINNER MIDDLESEX. THE TOP PLAYERS FOR HOBOKEN SOUTH WERE JASON CASSESA, JOE ANDERSON, JOE LUCIGANO, ANTHONY EUSEBIO, CARLOS COLON, DENNIS FORD, AND RUBEN RAMOS.
HOBOKEN SOUTH ALSO WON THE 9 AND 10 YEAR OLD DISTRICT TOURNAMENT BY BEATING BERGEN LAFAYETTE, HOBOKEN NORTH, LINCOLN PARK AND ROBERTO CLEMENTE. THEY WERE LEAD BY MIKE CASAZZA, LUIS MOYANO, CARL HUNTER, JEAN PAUL OLIVIERI, AND JERRY ZAPATA.
COLLEGE SWEPT GUTTENBERG TO WIN THE SENIOR SOFTBALL TITLE. IN THE SECTION TOURNAMENT THE DEFEATED LITTLE FERRY AND ORADELL TO REACH THE FINAL ROUND, BY THEY LOST TO 2 GAMES TO ORADELL IN THE FINALS. THE TOP PLAYERS WERE GINA POZNANSKI, RENE GIZZI, JANINE SAVINO, AND JENNIFER NOSTRAME.