Lady Knights Unbeaten Streak Ends at Five Games

After racing out to an undefeated five game winning streak, bolstered by senior shortstop Carly Lesko's powerful bat, the Lady Knights picked up their first loss of the season, a 4-3 upset to Park Ridge this past week.

Lesko, who blasted three home runs this week (including one grand slam), led New Milford with huge victories over Holy Angels (16-8), Leonia (10-0) and Harrison (12-0) prior to the loss.

Against the Lady Owls, New Milford took a 1-0 lead to start but Park Ridge banged in four runs in the first inning and then limited New Milford to one run in the second and third innings before completly shutting down the Lady Knights offense.

Baseball

The Knights picked up wins over Ridgefield (6-3) and Leonia (10-0) before a late three-run sixth inning against Harrison doomed New Milford to a 5-3 loss.

Track

Both the boys and girls track teams now have a 2-0 record after defeating Dwight Englewood this week. The boys won 84-56 with the girls dominating 84-46. Prior to the meet, the boys placed 11th overall in the River Dell Season Opener Invititational with a sixth place finish in the 4-x-100 relay (46.7) and fifth in the triple jump (112-6 3/4).

Tennis

After dropping a 3-2 loss to Pompton Lakes early in the week, the Knights did a quick turn around and won against Becton, 3-2, and Eastern Christian, 4-1. 

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