Bonner Baseball and Prendie Softball Set for Big Dates with O'Hara

Next week is going to be a fun week if you're a Bonner baseball or Prendie softball fan. Both teams are scheduled to take on arch-rival Cardinal O'Hara. Prendie will play on Tuesday 4/20 at 3:45 at Prendie. Meanwhile the baseball squad takes on O'Hara at O'Hara on Tuesday in the first of their two game series, also at 3:45. They'll have a break in between when they take on Malvern Prep at Malvern on Wednesday, but the two rivals go right back at it again on Thursday, this time at Bonner.

Bonner is 2-2 in the Catholic League, splitting both series with Ryan and LaSalle. O'Hara is 3-1 in the league, defeating Judge twice and North once. This series is huge standings wise, and the Friars look to sweep the hated Lions. Bonner is led by senior first baseman Alex Libretore, who plays incredible defense, and according to the Delco Times, is the best in the Catholic League. Senior Joe Nestor, a transfer from Upper Darby, has pitched brilliantly in his two starts in league play, as has Ant Digalbo. Rick Reigner and Matt Mullen have been successful hitting 1-2 in the lineup, and Steve Markus gives power to the Friars lineup. This series will be heated, and will go a long way in determining the rest of the season for each team.

Led by seniors Emily Moran and Devon Beese, Prendie's softball team is having a good year of their own. Unfortunately, I don't have stats or anything (thanks Inquirer....if anyone wants to fill me in, that would be great and I'll update this). Prendie and O'Hara have had a heated softball rivalry for quite some time. Both teams are always up in the standings, and the contests are always tightly played. This should be a good one.

Come out on Tuesday, 4/20, and Thursday, 4/22 to check out big rivalries vs O'Hara. Also, even Wednesday. Malvern is one of the better teams in the area, and will be a good non-league test for Bonner. Hope to see you there.

Bonner Baseball Routs LaSalle

Bonner baseball took out their frustration on LaSalle in a big way. After losing a tough game on a walk off double just two days earlier to the same Explorer team, Bonner pounded LaSalle 9-1. Joe Nestor was dominant on the mound. He allowed 1 earned run, while striking out 6 in 5+ innings of work. Matt Dolan came in to seal the game. Rick Reigner had two hits, one of which was a triple. Josh Van Horn and Paul Shepherd also had two hits, and Shepherd, along with Matt Ruggieri had 2 RBI's. Bonner now improves to 4-2 (2-2 PCL). Up next is a string of three games in a row. The Friars have a series with arch-rival Cardinal O'Hara beginning Tuesday, April 20th at O'Hara. The following day, they'll travel to Malvern to take on the "other" Friars, and then complete their series against O'Hara Thursday, this time at Bonner. All three games are at 3:45.

Collins andRamirez Lead Bonner to 2nd Place in Track Meet Monday

Bonner's track team came in second place, totaling 111 points, in their meet on Monday at Father Judge. Marcus Collins ran a 15.2 in the 110 High Hurdles, giving him the first place finish. Sophomore Tyler Ramirez placed first in the shot put with a throw of 42' 6", and he also placed third in the discus with a throw of 103' 8". Junior Eddie Conroy placed first in the 100m dash with a time of 11.4, just .1 of a second better than second place. He also tied for second in the 200m with a time of 23.2. Senior Max Curran ran a 53.3 in the 400m, giving him second place in that event. Also Bonner's 4x400 team came in second with a 3:34.4, just one second behind Father Judge for first place. Their 4x800m relay team earned a first place finish.
Overall Standings below

PCL #2 at Judge Mon. 4/12/10 *Denotes 3rd Person Standard
1st FJ 301
2nd MB 111
3rd WC 57
4th KK 33
5th CE 14

300IH Name Team Mark 110HH Name Team Mark Shot Put Name Team Mark
1st Landis* FJ 41.5 1st Collins* MB 15.2 1st Ramirez* MB 42'6"
2nd Twenefor* FJ 41.9 2nd Twenefor* FJ 15.8 2nd Bernard FJ 40'1"
3rd Medley* WC 42.3 3rd Pendelton WC 17.2 3rd Osmolski FJ 40'
4th Pearce FJ 44.2 4th Pearce FJ 19.3 4th Hamilton FJ 37'2"
5th Pendleton WC 45.3 5th Gwzdzonski FJ 21.5 5th Davis MB 35'

4x800m 800m Discus
1st Bonnor ? 1st Tranchitella FJ 2:05.5 1st Osmolski* FJ 119'2"
2nd West ? 2nd Leszczynski FJ 2:08.3 2nd Benard* FJ 113'6"
3rd Judge ? 3rd Joniec FJ 2:08.7 3rd Ramirez MB 103'8"
4th Rowan CE 2:10.3 4th Hamilton FJ 99'1"
5th Smart FJ 2:10.7 5th Leszczynski FJ 92'7"

100m 200m Javelin
1st Conroy* MB 11.4 1st Bryan* WC 22.8 1st Smart* FJ 141'
t-2nd Smith KK 11.5 t-2nd Conroy* MB 23.2 2nd Thompson FJ 139'11"
t-2nd Vontae Hilliard FJ 11.5 t-2nd Vontae Hilliard* FJ 23.2 3rd McPeak FJ 136'2"
4th Smalley FJ 11.6 4th Landis* FJ 23.3 4th McKee FJ 131'3"
5th Fagan FJ 11.7 t-5th Fagan FJ 23.7 5th Osmolski FJ 110'11"
t-5th Ianovale MB 23.7

Mile 3200m Long Jump
1st Leszczynski FJ 4:42.9 1st Kehl* FJ 9:31.2 1st Landis* FJ 19'7"
2nd Joniec FJ 4:45.4 2nd Klinges FJ 10:39.7 2nd Smalley FJ 18'9"
3rd Tranchitella FJ 4:49.5 3rd Montgomery MB ? 3rd Jorden WC 18'2"
4th Smart FJ 4:50.0 4th Corkery FJ ? 4th Blakey WC 17'9"
5th McDermitt MB 4:51.9 5th Murray FJ ? 5th Seeney MB 14'3.5"

4x100 4x400m Triple Jump
1st West 45.9 1st Judge 3:33.4 1st Gwdzdonski FJ 37'7.5"
2nd Judge 46.5 2nd Bonnor 3:34.4 2nd Landis FJ 36'10"
3rd Kendrick 46.7 3rd West 3:44.0 3rd Owens FJ 36'3"
4th Bonnor 48.1 4th Kendrick 3:56.0
High Jump
400m t-1st Ellis* WC 5'8"
1st Rowan* CE 52.5 t-1st Subbio* KK 5'8"
2nd Curran MB 53.3 3rd Watts MB 5'3"
t-2nd Sheldon KK 53.3 4th Seeney MB 5'0"
4th Council MB 53.9 Pole Vault
5th Drabinski MB 54.2 1st McPeak* FJ 12'0"
2nd Long* FJ 11'0"
3rd Connor FJ 9'0"

Baseball Team Earns 2-1 Win on a Walkoff

In what turned out to be another pitcher's duel, Bonner was able to come back from a 1-0 deficit and defeat Archbishop Ryan 2-1 in nine innings in the second game of the series. They did so in the most exciting way to end the game: a walk-off walk. Okay, not exactly that exciting a way to finish a game, but a win is a win, and Bonner certainly needed it. In the bottom of the 9th inning, Bonner led off with a single. The runner stole second on a failed pick off attempt to first base. The ball went over the first baseman. That continued the inning. Bonner loaded the bases, and was able to force a walk, forcing in the winning run. Jimmy Bonner, coming in relief for Joe Nestor, earned the win. Nestor allowed the one run in the first inning. He walked the lead off man, and the next batter singled, putting runners on first and second. A double to left center scored Ryan's only run of the game. Nestor ended the threat by getting a pop out and a strikeout. From there on out, he was sharp. He finished with 5 K's over 6 innings of work. Lead-off man Rick Reigner and Matt Mullen had a good game at the plate, with both going 2-4. Mullen also singled in the tying run in the bottom of the 7th to force the two extra innings. Bonner's defense played extremely well on the day. Josh Van Horn snagged a line drive at short stop, and then tagged second to force an inning ending double play in the fifth. First baseman Alex Libretore made two unbelievable plays at first, keeping Ryan off base. With the win, Bonner improves to 3-1 (1-1 PCL). They'll play again on Monday, April 12th, when they open up a two game series versus LaSalle at LaSalle. The Explorers are 3-0, and are coming off a sweep of Roman. First pitch is set for 3:45 on Monday.

In other news, Bonner Rugby keeps winning. They defeated Unionville in a tough game today 20-12. They'll play this Sunday at 2:00pm, when they play West Cheseter Rustin at Bonner.

A Little Luck Gives Bonner Baseball a Win over Haverford School

It took 8 innings to finish this drama filled game, but Bonner was able to finally defeat the Haverford School 8-7. Bonner held a 7-4 lead heading in to the bottom of the 7th, but the Fords were able to put two men on base, and then tie the game up on a 3-run home run. The game went to extra innings, where the drama continued. Matt Mullen led off the 8th with a double. The next two batters recorded outs. With two outs and two strikes, Alex Libretore struck out, which would have ended the top half of the inning. The only problem was the Haverford School's catcher dropped the ball. Libretore ran to first, and the ball hit him in the back. This allowed Mullen to score and give Bonner an 8-7 lead. The Fords argued he was out of the base path, but to no avail. The Friars closed it out in the bottom of the 8th, and defeated Haverford School, the fourteenth ranked team in the state, 8-7. Josh Van Horn earned the win on the mound, while Haverford's Bonner, who was led by Steve Markus's 2 home runs, earn their second win of the year. Bonner will open up Catholic League play when they take on Archbishop Ryan. The first of the two games will be played on Tuesday, April 6th, at Bonner. First pitch is scheduled for 3:45.