We have reached the post-season! Quite a few spring teams earned playoff bids over the last week and began their quest for state titles. Here is the Pirates Week in Review for the week ending May 17, our seventh edition of this feature.
Golf played just twice this week, but won both times to remain undefeated in 2015 with a record of 14-0. The squad took down Northern Burlington and Holy Cross for the second time this season. On Monday, the Pirates will compete in the State Group 2 Finals at the Hopewell Valley Country Club.
Baseball enjoyed a 3-1 week, with their lone loss coming to Haddon Heights by a football-like score of 19-14. Their three wins came against Riverside, Kingsway Regional and Delran. It was the second win of the season for the Pirates against Delran. The Pirates earned the number-one seed in the Central, Group 2 Tournament and will host Point Pleasant Boro on Monday at 4pm.
Softball also enjoyed a 3-1 week, beating Maple Shade in extra innings and then Pennsauken 9-0. Shannon Profy recorded her 100th strikeout of the season this past week. The lone loss came against New Egypt, 13-1, prior to post-season play starting. The Pirates visited Spotswood on Saturday morning as the 13-seed to take on the 4-seed in the first round of the Central, Group 2 tournament. Cinnaminson stunned Spotswood, 7-2, to advance in the tourney. They travel to 5-seed Governor Livingston on May 20.
The 2015 season for boy’s lacrosse came to an end this week with a couple of losses, one of them to Moorestown Friends in overtime. The Pirates went 0-3 this week to end the season. The other two losses came against Rancocas Valley and Lower Cape May.
Girl’s lacrosse earned a berth as the 9-seed in the South, Group 1 Tournament, but fell to Haddonfield 12-8 in the opening round after falling to Rancocas Valley earlier in the week. Cinnaminson ended the season with a victory against Maple Shade in which Grace Shallow recorded her 100th career goal.
Boy’s tennis played to a 3-1 week, with one of those wins and the lone loss coming in the playoffs. The Pirates took down Florence in a regular season match t0 begin the week and then beat them a second day in a row in the Central, Group 1 Tournament. The Pirates also beat Holy Cross in a regular season match, but fell to 1-seed Metuchen, 3-2, in the semi-finals.
Boy’s volleyball went 3-3 this past week, beating Woodrow Wilson, Camden and Pennsauken, while suffering losses to Eastern, Kingsway Regional and Moorestown. Their final regular season game is slated for Monday at 5pm against Camden Academy Charter for senior night.
Girl’s track and field won their only meet of the week, against Holy Cross 98-42, to tie for the Patriot Division title with Delran and finish the regular season with a 4-0-1 record. The squad then competed at the Burlington County Open at Maple Shade on Saturday.
Boy’s track and field also took on Holy Cross this week, winning 111-28 to win the Patriot Division outright. The team then won the Small School title at the Burlington County Open at Maple Shade on Saturday.
The Pirates have just three varsity programs in action on Monday. Golf competes in the State Group 2 Finals, boy’s volleyball is home for senior night and baseball hosts Point Pleasant Boro at 4pm for round one of the state tournament. Check the Pirates Daily Preview Monday morning at 7am for the full schedule.
