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Lenape’s Maya Knasiak delivers a pitch during the opening round game of the South Jersey Group 4 softball tournament between Lenape and Vineland, played at Lenape High School on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. Lenape defeated Vineland, 4-1. (Photo: Chris LaChall/Courier-Post)

MEDFORD – With a potent lineup that generated plenty of offensive fireworks, the Vineland High School softball team has the ability to put on a show.

Lenape’s Maya Knasiak proved to be the show stopper.

Making her first postseason start, the sophomore right-hander fired a three-hitter with 12 strikeouts, guiding Lenape to its first postseason win in over a decade with a 4-1 triumph over Vineland on Tuesday.

Seventh-seeded Lenape (14-6), which had lost its previous four playoff games by a combined five runs, will travel to second-seeded Jackson Memorial for Friday’s quarterfinal game.

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Going up against a Vineland buzzsaw that averaged a tick under 10 runs per game this season, Knasiak took the fight right out of the Fighting Clan, limiting them to three singles and only one baserunner to advance past second base.

“Maya was outstanding,” Lenape head coach Eric Krastek said. “She’s been very consistent all season. She really hasn’t had a bad outing. We’ve lost six games and we’ve scored a total of two runs in those games. We’re never out of a game with Maya in the circle. She’s that dominant.”

Knasiak’s batterymate couldn’t agree more.

“Maya is just a lights-out pitcher,” said sophomore…

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Saturday, May. 29

NJILL

Montclair 10, Randolph 6 – Box Score

Mount Olive 13, Madison 5 – Box Score

Lenape Valley 10, Morris Knolls 9 – Box Score

Morristown-Beard 11, Jefferson 9 – Box Score

Hunterdon Central 6, Ridgewood 5 – Box Score

Summit 10, Pope John 2 – Box Score

Watchung Hills 8, Wayne Hills 5 – Box Score

Paramus 13, DePaul 5 – Box Score

West Morris 15, Morristown 11 – Box Score

Caldwell 6, Ramapo 3 – Box Score

Bridgewater-Raritan 7, Northern Highlands 6 – Box Score

Wayne Valley 7, Roxbury 6 – Box Score

River Dell 10, Pequannock 9 – Box Score

OLYMPIC

Lenape 11, Moorestown 4 – Box Score

SHORE

Shore 19, St. John Vianney 5 – Box Score

SKYLAND

Hunterdon Central 6, Ridgewood 5 – Box Score

Pingry 19, Ridge 1 – Box Score

Watchung Hills 8, Wayne Hills 5 – Box Score

Montgomery 8, Somerville 7 – Box Score

Bridgewater-Raritan 7, Northern Highlands 6 – Box Score

Independent

Morristown-Beard 11, Jefferson 9 – Box Score

Lenape 11, Moorestown 4 – Box Score

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High School Softball: Cranford over Gov. Livingston 5-1

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All Tournaments Postponed

Updated Schedule

Monday

Morris County Tournament Final

• At Landing Park, Roxbury, 7 p.m.
• 2-Morris Catholic vs. 5-Roxbury, 7 p.m.

Shore Conference Tournament Final

• At Count Base Park, Red Bank, 1 p.m.
• 1-Donovan Catholic vs. 2-Colts Neck, 1

Tuesday

Hunterdon/Warren Sussex Tournament Final

• At Lenape Valley, 4 p.m.
• 3-Hunterdon Central vs. 9-Pope John, 4

Bergen County Tournament Quarterfinals

Sunday, May 30

• 11-Glen Rock at 3-Mahwah, 11
• 10-Tenafly at 2-Indian Hills, 11

Monday, May 31

• 5-Old Tappan at 4-Ramapo, 3
• 9-Lodi Immaculate at 1-IHA, 1

GMC Tournament Quarterfinals

Monday, May 31

• 8-Colonia at 1-St. Thomas Aquinas, 11:30
• 5-J.P. Stevens at 4-Monroe, 3:30
• 6-Old Bridge at 3-Metuchen, 9:30
• 7-Woodbridge at 2-South Brunswick, 1:30

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All that’s left of the regular season are a few odds and ends plus games to fill out the slight lull before the playoffs begin on Tuesday.  

Each of the teams in the Top 10 has a shot at taking home a sectional title and earning a berth into state championship weekend. All you have to do is keep winning. 

Here is a final look at the top teams heading into the playoffs:  

1. Haddonfield (record through Tuesday 13-1, last week 3) 

The Bulldogs pulled off the upset of the season with an overtime win at Moorestown last week. Does anyone remember the last South Jersey team other than Shawnee to pull off that feat? Answer below. 

Playoff opener: South Group 1 first-round vs. No. 16 Collingswood 

2. Cherokee (15-0, 2) 

South Jersey’s last remaining unbeaten has the last great test ahead of it on Friday against Lenape.  

Playoff opener: South 4 vs. (16) Williamstown 

3. Moorestown (11-2, 1) 

The Quakers haven’t been ranked below No. 1 in South Jersey since 2010, which should make the South 3 playoff field very nervous. 

Playoff opener: South 3 quarterfinal on June 5 

4. Lenape (10-2, 4) 

Lenape has a tasty playoff tuneup ahead on Friday when they host Cherokee for what could be a South 4 championship preview. 

Playoff opener: South 4 vs. (14) Howell 

5. Cherry Hill West (11-2, 5) 

The breakout team on 2021, the Lions should see their first real test on the South 3 semifinals. 

Playoff opener: South 3 vs. (14) Brick Memorial 

6. Clearview (11-5, 6) 

The Gloucester County Cup is on tap for Wednesday against West Deptford, then the No. 2 seed in south 3 thanks to a head-to-head win against Shawnee.  

Playoff opener: South 3 vs. (15) Toms River East 

7. Ocean City (10-3, 10) 

Nothing shakes up the Top 10 quite like a head-to-head battle. Ocean City nipped Mainland on Senior Night to jump up to the No. 7 spot.  

Playoff opener: South 3 vs. (13) Jackson  

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A quick video trip to Ringwood State Park and Ringwood Manor in Ringwood, N.J.

RINGWOOD — If you’ve always craved a chance to see some old New Jersey projectile points, hide scrapers and other stone tools from as early as 6,000 B.C., a June event at Ringwood Manor State Park is your ticket..

Organized by the North Jersey Highlands Historical Society, the June 13 event will display and explain examples of the early stone tools and let collectors bring their own artifacts for expert assessment — and possible disappointment.

The society ran a similar event in 2014, said Ralph Colfax, the historical society president. Attendees came with items they uncovered in their yards, in a family collection or while hiking and brought them forward, Colfax said. Some were legitimate, he added. Some just looked like it.

Frequently, an object that appears to be a stone tool is a natural phenomenon, said Edward Lenik, a past president of the Archaeological Society of New Jersey and the historical society’s top expert on Ramapough Lenape artifacts.

“Very often, I have collectors come to me or my office and show me their artifacts, but there’s no evidence of wear or manufacturing,” Lenik said. “Sometimes, they’re just naturally shaped stones.”

Edward Lenik, archaeologist, examines a possible stone artifact from North Jersey during a 2014 event at Ringwood Manor State Park. (Photo: Courtesy of North Jersey Highlands Historical Society)

The June event is scheduled for 1:30 to 4 p.m. at Ringwood Manor State Park, which houses its own collection of prehistoric artifacts. Many were unearthed as the property was farmed under private ownership in the 1700s and 1800s, Lenik said. Farms, and other locations with freshly tilled soils, have traditionally been among the…

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Tuesday, May. 25

2021 GMC Conference Championship, Quarterfinal Round

North Brunswick 8, Iselin Kennedy 2 – Box Score

South Brunswick 8, Middlesex 1 – Box Score

Edison 7, South Plainfield 2 – Box Score

St. Joseph (Met.) 14, Spotswood 3 – Box Score

2021 Monmouth County Tournament, Preliminary Round

Raritan 1, Monmouth 0 – Box Score

Ranney 13, St. Rose 3 – Box Score

Christian Brothers 5, Red Bank Regional 4 – Box Score

Regular Season

BCSL

Northern Burlington 13, New Egypt 4 – Box Score

Timber Creek 4, Rancocas Valley 1 – Box Score

BIG NORTH

Bergenfield 11, Paramus Catholic 6 – Box Score

Ramapo 18, Indian Hills 0 – Box Score

Passaic Valley 10, Fair Lawn 1 – Box Score

Westwood 5, Pascack Hills 1 – Box Score

Dwight-Morrow 13, Dickinson 2 – Box Score

St. Peter’s Prep 11, Bergen Catholic 7 – Box Score

CAPE-ATLANTIC

Egg Harbor 2, St. Augustine 0 – Box Score

Lower Cape May 5, Atlantic City 2 – Box Score

Oakcrest 15, Cedar Creek 4 – Box Score

Ocean City 7, Middle Township 5 – Box Score

St. Joseph (Hamm.) 11, Atlantic Tech 0 – Box Score

Mainland 2, Absegami 0 – Box Score

Bridgeton 12, Pleasantville 4 – Box Score

COLONIAL

Haddon Township 7, Woodbury 0 – Box Score

Paulsboro 7, Lindenwold 0 – Box Score

Audubon 8, Collingswood 2 – Box Score

Gloucester 6, Gateway 0 – Box Score

Haddonfield 13, Sterling 3 – Box Score

Haddon Heights 10, West Deptford 8 – Box Score

CVC

Robbinsville 7, Lawrence 3 – Box Score

Hightstown 14, Princeton 9 – Box Score

GMC

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