First win of season in 3 tries over last year's UCT finalist sparked by stellar play of Ciandella, Scheuermann, Sheehan
After falling to Westfield twice in girls’ volleyball regular season play, defending county champion Roselle Catholic received an opportunity to play the Blue Devils one more time. That was in last Friday night’s Union County Tournament championship match at KeanUniversity’s Harwood Arena in Union. Seeking to prove that last year’s title was no fluke, the […]
The Roselle Catholic volleyball team continued its pursuit of a second straight Union County Tournament title on Saturday morning with a straight set victory against the third-seeded Linden Tigers in The Lions’ Den. Behind 18 assists, 10 service points and nine digs from senior Jessica Ciandella and eight kills and five service points from Calli […]
Freshman Alivia Pitts registered a goal and an assist to help spark the Roselle Catholic girls’ soccer team to a 2-1 victory against Marist High School in Bayonne last Friday. The Lions won their third in a row and improved their record to 8-4. Kayla Whitaker and Natalie Hamlin also connected for goals for RC, […]
The Roselle Catholic High School athletic department’s pink theme continued last Tuesday. Less than 24 hours after spectators “pinked out” The Lions’ Den during the RC volleyball program’s annual Spike Breast Cancer event, the Lions’ girls’ soccer players all sported pink socks for their game against Brearley High School of Kenilworth on Chakey Field. It […]
Senior co-captain sports pink socks for meet vs. Oratory, Oak Knoll, Kent Place and Benedictine
Roselle Catholic High School senior Mike Cianci wanted more pink. The day after Cianci was a fan at the volleyball program’s annual “Spike Breast Cancer” event in The Lions’ Den – one of many shirtless spectators painted in pink – he wanted to do more to show more support for the cause. So Cianci, a […]
Dayton, Union, Johnson and Brearley were to host first 4 matches
The girls’ soccer Union County Tournament was to kick off this Saturday, Sept. 28, with four preliminary round matches. Defending co-champion Scotch Plains was awarded the top seed once again. Four first round games are scheduled to be played Wednesday, Oct. 2, with four more second round games set to take place Saturday, Oct. 5. The […]
Lions play at UCC-Valley Division foe Brearley Thursday night
Roselle Catholic junior forward Antonio Altamirano connected off an assist from freshman Billy Carvalho for the only goal in the Lions’ 1-0 boys’ soccer triumph vs. Union Catholic at Chakey Field on Tuesday. Junior goalie Anthony Milano, in his first season as a varsity starter in net, made five saves for the shutout as Roselle […]
Defending Union County Tournament champions began week state-ranked
In a see-saw battle between Top 20-ranked teams, the Roselle Catholic volleyball team edged Watchung Hills 26-24 in the decisive game of its 2-1 victory on Sept. 16 in The Lions’ Den. Roselle Catholic, the defending Union County Tournament champion, entered the match ranked 19th in The Star-Ledger’s statewide poll. Watchung Hills was ranked 16th. […]
Johnson, Ledbetter, Whittaker, Pitts, Colicchio, Charles and Williams netted goals
Seven girls scored girls on Monday when Roselle Catholic registered an 8-0, road victory against Paterson Charter. RC, which improved to 2-0, received goals from Nia Johnson, Adia Ledbetter, Kayla Whitaker, Aliva Pitts, Michelle Collichio, Skyler Charles and Kendra Williams. Freshman Alivia Pitts scored her first two varsity goals in Roselle Catholic’s season-opening, 3-1 victory […]
ROSELLE – Very pleased with the skill position players he has in his first year at the helm, new coach James Williams is anxious to see his Rams succeed in 2013. “If our offensive line holds up, I think we can be something special,” Williams said. That is usually the case for every team. Roselle […]
