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LANCERS ADVANCE: On Thursday, October 26, the Livingston High School girls’ varsity soccer team defeated Passaic, 8-0, in the first round of the NJSIAA Tournament. Lancer team members who scored goals against Passaic were Dina Bojkovic, Bella Diianni, Hannah Taub, Mia Viola, Riley Chisarick, Sienna Goldstein, Casey Conklin, and Morgan Abramson. The Lancer record stands at 16-0-1. Shown above, Lancer forward Melanie Yaari readies up to head the ball toward the goal. Below, Lancer Ashley Budzinski heads the ball against the Passaic defense. Don Schwartz Photos

LANCERS HAVE UNDEFEATED WEEK: The Livingston High School Lancer boys’ varsity soccer team tied with Belleville (0-0) on Monday, October 23 on the Saint Barnabas Community Field. On Tuesday, October 17, the Lancers defeated West Orange, 2-1. Lancer goals were scored by Hriday Dabhi and Dylan Santucci. The Lancers defefeated Caldwell, 1-0, on Thursday, October 19, with Jacob Rosenthal scoring the only goal, during overtime. On Friday, October 20, the Lancers defeated Columbia, 3-0. Lancer goals were scored by Hriday Dabhi, Alex Volkov, and Varun Sohal. At left, Lancer Alex Volkov, #6, beats the Belleville defender to the ball

LHS GIRLS VARSITY VOLLEYBALL TEAM REIGNS SUPREME: On Tuesday, October 17, the LHS girls’ varsity volleyball team defeated West Orange, 2-0, in the Essex County Tournament (ECT) quarterfinals. They next defeated West Essex, 2-0, in the ECT quarterfinals on Thursday, October 19. The Lancers brought another win home, defeating Verona, 2-0, on Saturday, October 21, at Mount Saint Dominic Academy, winning the Essex County Girls Volleyball Tournament Championship. The Lancer record stands at 18-2. Above, Lancer frontliner Anika Dhar, #10, drives the ball to score against West Orange.

The Livingston Green Knights , a 10 and under boys’ baseball league team, won all four of their games last weekend, on the road. They beat the BC Cyclones, 7-2, and the Tenafly Tigers, 12-2, on Saturday then defeated the Highlands Black, 13-3, and the West Milford Bears, 8-6, on Sunday.

Offensively, the team was led by Dax Wendolowski and Leo Krantz with five hits and four RBIs each. Leo Woodsmall and Harrison Watt had four hits and two RBIs each.

Watt proved to be the difference behind the plate, throwing out seven runners attempting to steal. Brandon Mahoney, Leo Woodsmall and Ryan Mirman each started games and pitched well to record wins. Krantz pitched in relief in three of the four games, along with Watt and Wendolowski, preserving the wins for Livingston.

WIN CHAMPIONSHIP: On Saturday, October 21, the Livingston High School girls’ varsity soccer team captured the 2023 Essex County Girls’ Soccer Tournament Championship (ECT), defeating West Orange, 3-2 during overtime, at Millburn High School. Livingston defeated West Essex, 4-3, in five shootouts, on Wednesday, October 18, during the ECT semi-finals. Lancer Dina Bojovic scored two goals in regulation, while Izzy Kilelee scored the winning goal in overtime against West Orange. Shown above, the Lancers congratulate goal scorer Dina Bojovic, #20, who is shown at right working the ball against the West Orange defender.

The Lancer boys’ varsity soccer team defeated the Verona Hillbillies, 3-0, during the first round of the Essex County Tournament on Wednesday, October 11.

Lancer goals were scored by Jacob Lowenthal, Joshua Ramo, and Hriday Dabhi.

On Friday, October 13, the Lancers fell to the East Side Red Raiders, 3-1, during the quarterfinals of the Essex County Tournament.

The Lancer girls’ varsity soccer team won three games last week to improve their record to 13-0.

The Lancers defeated Montclair Kimberly Academy, 2-0, on Monday, October 9. The Lancer goals were scored by Izzy Kilelee and Dina Bojkovic.

Livingston defeated Caldwell, 5-0, during the first round of the Essex County Tournament on Thursday, October 12.

One goal was scored by Dina Bojkovic, and two goals each by Emily Martin and Isabella Diianni.

The girls’ soccer team advanced in the Essex County Tournament with a 3-1 victory over Cedar Grove on Saturday, October 14.

Lancer scorers included Isabella Diianni, Izzy Kilelee, and Dina Bojkovic.

LANCERS WIN: The Livingston High School varsity girls’ volleyball team defeated Piscataway, 2-0, on Thursday, October 5. The Lancer record stands at 14-1. Above, Lancer Cadence Sturt digs the ball against the Piscataway Chiefs. Don Schwartz Photo

FOOTBALL TEAM FALLS TO RAMS: The Lancers were defeated by the Randolph Rams, 25 to 8, on the turf on Friday, October 6. Lancer highlights included 201 yards passing and 67 rushing yards by quarterback Noah Ramos. Aidan Healy recorded 70 receiving yards while Christian Giordano had 11 tackles. Joseph Jean Marie recorded one sack and Alex Holland caught the Lancer touchdown pass. Above, the Lancer defense stacks up against the Randolph quarterback. At left, Lancer quarterback Noah Ramos eludes the Randolph lineman to pick up a first down against the Rams. Don Schwartz Photos

SENIOR NIGHT: The Livingston High School girls’ varsity soccer program honored its seniors on Wednesday, September 27, prior to the Newark Academy game. Each senior was introduced with her parents, presented a floral bouquet and photographed. The Lancers defeated crosstown opponent Newark Academy, 3-0, following the ceremony. Shown here are seniors Alexis Cohen, Devon Ross, Riley Chisarick, Maddi Davis, Bella DiIanni, Daniella DiIanni, Jolie Goldstein, Alyssa Hartman, Emily Martin and Mia Sage. Don Schwartz Photo