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Friday, May 31, 2013

Bergen County finals
BASEBALL:St. Joseph, Bergen County's best team, is Bergen County's champion

River Dell's Brandon Martinez.

By Cory K. Doviak
NJS.com Editorial Director

DEMAREST – St. Joseph was the No. 1 seed and the juggernaut which has a high draft pick at the top of its rotation. The Green Knights, who have lost just once this season, were the overwhelming favorites heading into the Bergen County Tournament final on Thursday against River Dell, but there was that moment, however brief, when it looked like the underdog had more than a puncher's chance. After a one-out double to the opposite field by Tim Barnes in the top of the first inning, senior Brandon Martinez sliced a high fly ball the other way that just kept carrying and went out over the 301 foot sign in the right field corner. Three batters into the game, River Dell had a two-run lead and there were two outs in the bottom of the first inning, one out away from making St. Joseph play under some real pressure. With runners at second and third, River Dell starter Corey Martinez got a flyball to right field on which there was no advance as Ryan Duran through a laser back into the cutoff man and a called strike three for the second out of the inning with Matt Kozuch stepping to the plate. Had River Dell gotten back into the dugout with a 2-0 lead, it might have been interesting. MORE...

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River Dell's Brandon Martinez.

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APRIL
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MARCH
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FEBRUARY
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JANUARY
WRESTLING:Fast start carries River Dell past North Bergen

DECEMBER
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NOVEMBER
GIRLS SOCCER:Ramapo's dynamic duo comes through to down River Dell

OCTOBER
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SEPTEMBER
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