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Girls U15 Team Fall Training Programs Fall Team Information Gym Ratz Teams Tara Flynn Top 10 lists Fleming nj.com Loughney Chooses NYU fleming at johns hopkins Cristaldi nj.com united in aau mag	Girls U15 Team Really Performs This Summer! U15 Kuchova - Gym Ratz Tournament The U15 Girls Team won their pool at the Albany Gym Ratz Tournament and were seeded third in the championship round. Alissa Tarsi and Loren Kaiser made the all tournament team while Tara Flynn got honorable mention. Article - click HERE U15 Kuchova - USJN East Coast Challenge The U15 Girls Team won the U15 bracket at the USJN East Coach Challenge. Alissa Tarsi and Loren Kaiser were selected to compete in the All-Star Event the following day. Allison Smith of the U16 team was also selected to compete in the All Star Game. U15 Kuchova - USJN Jr. Nationals The U15 Girls Team won their pool at Jr. Nationals and finished 5-0 for the event. Congratulations! New Fall Training Programs Announced Visit our clinics page to learn more. Hunterdon Hoops League Fall Team Information Now Posted Visit our league page to learn more. Tarsi and Kaiser make Gym Ratz All Tournament Team while Flynn gets Honorable Mention Click Read the article. Bees Repeat Behind Tara Flynn’s 15 March 1, 2010 The front of the jersey might have said Bees, but for the Bayonne girls basketball team, it might as well have been a bulls-eye. Possessing that target since the opening tip of the season, the Bees showed that they are the best team that Hudson County has to offer after defeating Lincoln 39-33 last night in the final of the Hudson County Tournament at the Yanitelli Center. “I’m proud of these girls,” head coach James Turner said. “They worked hard. As a coach I have 18 daughters. It’s that glaring moment when you’re daughter graduates high school or college and does something successful. This is awesome for the girls.” In addition to being the county’s best for the second straight season (they won the HCIAA Coviello title in 2009), Bayonne (20-5) showed that they are the deepest squad as well. Unlike most of their wins this season, it wasn’t the inside-out combo of Connie Hayes and Lisa Rovatsos doing the heavy lift on offense. Instead it Tara Flynn who led the way with 15 points and six rebounds to take home MVP honors. Read the full article on HudsonCountyVarsity.com Lisa Rovatsos Makes NJ girls basketball: Top 10 lists February 28, 2010 The Future: #4-Lisa Rovatsos, Bayonne: The footwork of the 5-8 sophomore, also a standout soccer player, helps her make a seamless transition from grass to hardwood, where she is force on the blocks. Top 10 Rebounders: #5-Lisa Rovatsos, Bayonne Read the full article on HighSchoolSports.net Alyssa Fleming Featured in the Star Ledger as High School Athlete of the Week - Week 4 January 28, 2010 ALYSSA FLEMING, DELAWARE VALLEY Senior guard, 5-7 JUST THE FACTS: Fleming became her school’s career scoring leader, boy or girl, when she broke the mark of 1,231 points set in 1967 by Bob Bachman. She now has 1,242 overall. She averages 16.5 points a game for Delaware Valley (12-1), which is looking forward to the state tournament THOUGHTS ON BREAKING A 43-YEAR-OLD RECORD: "When it happened it was the farthest thing from my mind. I was concentrating on winning the game I was in. . ." Read the full article on NJ.com Kelly Loughney to continue basketball career at New York University January 22, 2010 North Hunterdon forward Kelly Loughney has elected to attend New York University to continue her basketball career for coach Stefano Trompeo, according to a news release from athletic director John Deutsch. Loughney was recruited by Holy Cross, Lafayette, Muhlenberg and Stevens Institute of Technology among others and plans to major in Applied Mathematics and minor in Business at the NYU School of Arts and Sciences. Read the full article on LehighValleyLive.com Alyssa Fleming will play for Johns Hopkins University December 18, 2009 Alyssa Fleming is going from being a Terrier to a Blue Jay. Fleming, Dleaware Valley Regional High School’s 5-foot-7 senior guard, recently learned she’s been accepted into an early decision plan and will attend Johns Hopkins University, one of the country’s top academic institutions which is located in Baltimore, MD. . . Read the full article on LehighValleyLive.com Emily Cristaldi Featured in the Star Ledger as High School Athlete of the Week EMILY CRISTALDI, SUMMIT Senior guard, 5-6 JUST THE STATS: Cristaldi is averaging a team-high 21.2 points through six games for Summit, which takes a 6-0 start into Thursday's 7 p.m. game at Scotch Plains-Fanwood. Summit is off to its best start since it went 10-0 to begin the 1997-98 campaign. Cristaldi had a career-high 27 points on Dec. 30 in the championship game of the Hackettstown Tournament to steer Summit's 56-34 victory. Cristaldi was named the tournament's MVP. COACH'S COMMENTS: "She's been a leader since day one," said fifth-year Summit head coach Brian Erickson. "Emily has just absorbed basketball from an early age. She could always be seen walking around town with a basketball as a youngster. She's definitely worked to improve in the off-season and has developed into a confident player." . . . Read the full article on NJ.com United Basketball Program Featured in the Real AAU Magazine UNITED THEY STAND New Jersey program brings together players & guides them with fundamentals . . . Read the featured article Jamie Insel Commits to Assumption College Click HERE to read the article in the Hunterdon Democrat.