Even as she was just beginning to play soccer, Paul VI senior Sophia Miller realized that defense was her calling. She began playing 9-v-9 and eventually at 11-v-11, but she was always a defender and one who produced impressive results throughout her career.
Girls Basketball News
Many of The Retrospect area high school basketball teams are playing in holiday tournaments this week. The schedule also included several games last Thursday, just before winter break.
By the time the 2023-24 women’s college basketball season ends, Notre Dame freshman Hannah Hidalgo (Paul VI) might set a record for the number of awards collected by a single player. On Tuesday, she was named the AP National Player of the Week.
Most of the high school girls and boys basketball teams in The Retrospect area will be busy competing in holiday tournaments. Not all tournaments are constructed the same way. Some have actual champions, while others just have pre-determined opponents. Paul VI’s girls teams wasn’t scheduled to compete in holiday tournaments. Here are the teams competing locally during the holidays.
Tuesday was an extremely busy day on the South Jersey high school girls basketball scene. Here is a recap of how teams from The Retrospect coverage area fared in their respective games: The Audubon Green Wave girls basketball team improved to 3-0 following a 31-24 victory versus Gateway. Sophomore Emma Speyerer led the offense with 13 points.
Battle of the Haddons
Opening Week for Basketball
Winning individual awards is nothing new for Hannah Hidalgo, but the latest is a big one - the 2023 USA Basketball 5-on-5 Female Athlete of the Year. The news was announced last week via the USA Basketball website.
Paul VI graduate Brian Leary enjoyed a long successful football career, first as a player and then as a coach. A member of the class of 1987, Leary was a two-year starting quarterback in high school for the Eagles. He then became a four-year starting QB at William Paterson and is in the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame.
Here is a look at the latest news and notes regarding local athletes currently competing on the collegiate level: Freshman swimmer Lilliana Kuball (Haddonfield Memorial) is making immediate contributions to The College of New Jersey women’s swimming and diving. Those contributions have not gone unnoticed as Kuball was named the New Jersey Athletic Conference’s Rookie of the Week.
