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ild-News, Saturday, May 30, 1981 Serving North Jersey ilSflaSBU- Tears of joy for Eastside i .1 i i ii 1 ahead to stay in the PV in the third, and then when desig extricated herself from all but one jam. Rolanson's double turned the game around for the third time. In the first inning, Eastside took a 30 lead when Johnson drove in two runs with a single up the middle. Johnson took second on the throw, and shortly after raced all the way home on Annette Mitch title in softball we've never won anything before. Then we have five seniors on the team who've been playing three or four years and who've worked hard at the game.

she summed up. "we're so understated because we're an inner-city school. Our kids don't get the awards and trophies that should be coming to them." ell's bunt. On display in that first inning nated hitter Jane VanEtveldt hit a hot smash in the fourth that Eastside third baseman Janine Hutchinson turned into a double play. But suddenly the tables were turned when the Hornets sent 11 batters to the plate and scored five times in a wild fifth.

There were five walks off of Hutchinson, Donna DeBonte scored the first run on a passed ball, Madeline Keller the second on a wild pitch, Lisa Bragman.the third on an error. VanEtveldt topped off the surge with a two-run double, and the Ghosts' spirit appeared to have vanished. "I'd be lying if I said I didn't have fears when we got said Pelosi. "We're really not a comeback club. But they wanted it bad enough to come back." Johnson singled in Toni Rose for the second time in the fifth inning to cut the Hornets' lead to 5-4.

then Rolanson put the Ghosts helped out by leaving the bases loaded in both the fifth and sixth, and op the day stranded 11 runners. "I SUPPOSE some people did underrate Eastside," Marquis said. "But we knew what they had. We shouldn't have been surprised by anything they did. But there are a lot of psychological things involved.

Our kids were nervous and shook up out there. They're kids, they're human. I think we were intimidated a little bit by their team speed." "Most certainly," Pelosi replied, "a lot of people will be surprised to find out that we won. We've been underdogs from Day One." On a soggy day in late May, however, they became sectional champions. Passaic Valley (22 7) 000 050 0 5 4 Eastside (15-3) 300 012 i 6 11 2 Doubles: (PV) VanEtveldt; (E) Rolanson Winning pitcher Williamson (15-3); Losing pitcher: ButkiewiC2(6-4) By RANDY LANGE Herald-News Staff Writer WASHINGTON TWP.

I talk a lot because I'm Italian." explained Ann Pelosi after the North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 softball title game Friday. But Pelosi. the effervescent Eastside coach, was at her most expressive during one of the few moments in the game when she wasn't talking. It was immediately after rightfielder Toni Rose squeezed a line drive that ended the game and sealed the Ghosts' come-from-behind 6-5 triumph over defending section champion Passaic Valley at Westwood High School. While the Eastside girls jumped and danced and laughed near second base.

Pelosi remained on the sidelines, silently shedding tears of joy. "I'll tell you why we're so emotional about this in." she said a few minutes later. "Number one, this is the first year Eastside has ever won a state game and a state NOTHING CAN take awav the and at various spots throughout group section trophy they laid the game was an unusual amount claim to Fridav. The winning hit of hesitation in the Passaic Val- came in the bottom of the sixth ley fielding. "Last year we won a inning, a booming two-run double lot of big games because of our over the centerfielder's head by defense," recalled Hornet coach eighth batter Sharon Rolanson, Cathy Marquis.

-'This year our de- who has shaken the effects of a fense had been a little sporadic, midseason slump at a most oppor- We got it together for the tourna- tune time. ments, but today it just fell apart. Also on display were Rutgers- And when we don't play good de-bound centerfielder Louella fense, we don't win." Johnson, who went 3-for-3 with three runs batted in and supplied her usual amount of leadership, and pitcher Kay Williamson, who PV SEEMED destined for defeat when they loaded the bases with none out and couldn't score Parsippany Hills, Jefferson up Jefferson took a 2-1 lead in the Diane Jones had a home run for sPrk Jefferson to a 6-2 victory ville (22-6) committed five errors the Mustangs in the first inning. over DerKeiey neignis in ine Group 2. North Jersey Section 2 first as Lisa Hall doubled home Renee Gourvellec and then scored on an error.

Lisa Kaeser limited Berkeley Heights to six hits. Parsippany Hills (25-8) 514 120 0- 12 9 1 (22-6) lUi IHW iM) Canella. PH) Widen run: (Ml Jones behind losing pitcher Lisa Decker (22-6). Tracy Johnson had a two-run single in the frame for the No. 1 rated team in The Herald-News area.

Ferrieri, a junior righty, fanned six and walked only one as she reached the magic win plateau. Decker, who also went all the way. fanned two and walked BOONTON Unbeaten Parsippany Hills took advantage of eight Montville errors Friday to annex the Group 3, Section 2 soft-ball title. 12-2. The victory was the 20th of the season for JoAnn Ferrieri Par Hills (25-0) will meet Old Tapfcan Tuesday for the North Jersey crown.

The Vikings exploded for five runs in the first inning as Mont Winning pitcher: Ferrieri (20-0). Losing pitcher Decker (22-6) state championship softball game Friday. It was a 2-2 game going into the fourth when Lisa Klepp singled and stole second and scored on Barbara Longo's single for a 3-2 margin. Then Burke crashed her home run. 2 6 1 6 8 1 110 000 0 200 310 i Berkeley Heights (13-11) Jefferson (154) Jefferson, 6-2 NORTH CALDWELL Double: U) Han Home ran: (J) Burke Winning pitcher: Kaeser (15-7); Losing pitcher King (6-5) Patty Burke blasted a two-run homer to Wayne Hills falls the same Nana Palahnuk's triple second.

She took third on a ground out and scored on Missy Greco's sac fly. Marie Mueller then walked and stole second and scored on Janet Unger's single. Amy Freedburg, who was thorwn out at the plate after a first-inning triple, was intentionally walked. But Lynn Lavook's deep fly to left was caught, ending GLEN ROCK Old Tappan snuffed out a late Wayne Hills rally and shocked the Patriots, 4-2, in the state Group 3, North Jersey Section 1 championshipsoft-ball game Friday. Wayne Hills trailed, 4-0, going into the seventh inning, but losing pitcher Meg Pachuta opened the inning with a single and stole on the right field line drove in two runs in the second.

She scored the eventual winning run on a single by Dot Falkenstem. Old Taapan (18-8) 030 001 0 4 7 3 Wayne Hills (22-5) 000 000 2 2 5 4 Triples (OT) Patahnuk (WH) freedburg Winning pitcher Puglia (16-6): Lacing er Pachuta (22-5) High school schedules Group 1 T0D4Y sS mat fct jjf- 9 mm i jr'- SK Jr GnV: BaW fK 9hp naaal afl Wal mm West Mtilord at Wayne Hills 1 Bergen County Ti Cneinnjnnsoip at Emerson Class 8 St Mary (JO vs St James. 3pm Softball State tournament Sectional tmais No Jer 1 Grp 2 Mancnester vs Saddle Brook at Emerson HS. 10 a No Jar. 2.

Grp 4 Roxbury vs Union at Morrrvitte HS 1 State track field All-groups meet at Rutgers. New Brunswick 9am N.J Coaches Association Tournament At Rutgers. New Brunswick Montciair vs Summit-Columbia (time to be announced) SUNDAY Paramus Catholic vs Ridgewood Baseball nerttn County foarMmtnt At feirtalaa BWaasan Unhrarsrty. Teaneck Emerson vs Bogota 1 Offside Par vs Teaneck. 3 30 W-o Glen Rock-Pahsades Park vs w-o Glen Ridge-Vero na Group 2 Saddle Brook vs w-o Mount Olive-Berkeley Heights Group3 Lakeland vs w-o Crantord-Lwden Group 4 W-o Hackensack-Memonal (WNY) vs w-o BeKeviHe-Liv ingston State softball semifinals Sites to be determined Group 1 Becton vs w-o Chatham Borough-Roseiie Park Gna2 W-o Manchester-Saddle Brook vs Jefferson Twp Group 3 Old Tappan vs Parsippany Hills Ma) 4 Paterson Eastside vs w-o UnionRonbury SATURDAY Sectional finals Jar 6m 4 Haekensack vs Memorial of WNY at Ramapo College Mahwah, 1 Ha.

Jar 2. Grp 4 Btnewle vs Lwmoston. at Wtnppany Park HS Whippa-ny. 11 a III. Jer 1 Grp 1 Glen Rock vs Paksaoes Park at Momclair State College 10am No Jar.

1. 6rp 1 Glen Ridge vs Verona at CaWwetl 3 45 At Verona HS Belleville vs Glen Ridge 2p HcnM News PNXo Can Bergen County Htftff County Parti, West Windsor Two Groups 1 3 noon Groups 2 3p State sofflufl finals Mercer County Park. West WNuJsor Ttaa. Groups? noon Groups 1 JpOV Becton catcher Pat Purczynski and third baseman Path Dano cottide and drop the ball in the process Story and pictures on Becton victory. Page 41 At Fiwtehfh Okhiasan University Teaneck W-o Emerson-Bogota vs w-o Offside Park-Toeneck.

2 TUESDAY Mans WmWWmWn lajiiHfiPiiii SHBS tS bt 4aM9fMM94 At Mercer County Park. Waal Rndsor Two St Joseph (WNY) vs St John Vianney noon.