SPORTS OUTLOOK
Wrestling Team Brackets Announced
Wrestling Team Brackets Announced
Sometimes a program has to reset, due to key losses to graduation, and that is the situation for the Haddon Township boys’ basketball team. The Hawks have one of the youngest teams in South Jersey, with no seniors on the roster.
Now that last week’s snow days are in the rear-view mirror, girls basketball teams from The Retrospect coverage area returned to action. This included a Tuesday showdown between a couple of the Colonial Conference’s top teams as Haddonfield Memorial (13-2) of the Liberty Division hosted Audubon (8-5) from the Patriot Division.
Welcome to the 300 Club
The NJSIAA relay championships took place over the weekend, and one local school walked away with team bragging rights. The Haddonfield Memorial Bulldogs departed from The Bubble in Toms River as the girls Group 2 champs. They finished with a team score of 62 points, topping second- place Point Pleasant Boro (41 points).
The South Jersey Soccer Coaches Association held their annual banquet last week to honor the top players in area, with first-, second- and thirdteam All-South Jersey honors for both boys’ and girls’ soccer players. Several players from The Retrospect area earned All-South Jersey honors.
Wrestling Team Tournament Watch
The NJSIAA wrestling team tournament seeding meeting is taking place before January comes to a close and there are several teams from The Retrospect coverage area looking like legitimate contenders.
The steady progression for Audubon’s girls basketball has continued during the first part of the season. Now in her third season as coach, Bridget Garrity- Bantle has turned the Green Wave into one of the more improved teams in South Jersey.
South Jersey high school boys basketball teams have played about 10 games of the 2023-24 season, giving fans, coaches, and players a better idea of the teams to watch. As far as The Retrospect coverage area goes, two Colonial Conference teams continue to lead their respective divisions. Here is a closer look at how local squads are performing through Tuesday’s action:
Tight Colonial Liberty Division Race