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Lotosky pitches, bats Spartans to opening day victory

Published in the Sparta Independent - 04/08/04 Scott Lotosky had an impressive outing as he began his senior campaign pitching and batting Sparta to a 6-0 victory over Midland Park in a non-league baseball game played in Midland Park to open the 2004 diamond season. Lotosky went the route, surrendering a pair of singles as he shut out the Panthers of the Bergen-Passaic Scholastic League. He whiffed nine batters and walked only two while aiding his own cause at the plate, connecting for a pair of singles in three official plate appearances, driving in a run. He was named the sussexcountyinterscholasticleague.com/Richards and Summers Player of the Week. Dan Mastriani doubled in a run in the fifth and Ramadon Mehmedi also legged out a two-bagger. Bobby Ryan connected for a pair of singles, plating a run in the sixth. Sparta blanked Pope John 5-0 in an SCIL boys' tennis match. Andrew Wang, the Spartans' ace of staff, breezed to a 6-0, 6-1 win over Marco Guadagnini in the No. 1 singles confrontation. Patrick Castronovo coasted to a 6-1, 6-2 triumph against Matt Carnisti at second singles and Logan Hirsch completed the straight set sweep of the singles competition with a 6-2, 6-3 win over John Aiello in the No. 3 singles slot. Sparta dropped a 163-174 decision to Vernon in the opening match of the SCIL golf season at Lake Mohwak. Andy Kirschenbaum posted the low nine-hole round of 42 for the Spartans while Ryan Johnson and Peter VerDorn carded rounds of 43.

DeBlock notches 100th career "W"

Published in the Sparta Independent - 2/19/04 Chris DeBlock captured the spotlight as Sparta but Newton edged the Spartans 44-28 in an SCIL wrestling match on February 14. DeBlock packed up and planted Eric Konzelman with 32 seconds remaining in the 145-pound bout to register his 100th careers win for the Spartans. DeBlock is a defending NJSIAA District III champion was third in Region I as a junior. Vince Householder (125) and Mike Roselle (171) also produced pins for the Spartans. Kelly Keil turned in a double-double effort to spur Sparta to a 51-23 rout of Kittatinny in an SCIL girls basketball game on February 10. Keil pulled down a dozen rebounds and netted 10 points while Kaitlyn Prol and Staci Rossi dumped nine points apiece into the basket,. Sparta went on a 16-4 run down the stretch to rally to a 47-40 victory over Kittatinny in a boys' hoops contest in Hampton. Danny D'Angelo converted all eight of his free throw opportunities in the fourth quarter and finished with a game-high 14 points as the Spartans improved to 12-7. Eric Houtsma chipped in with a dozen points with Andrew Baker tossing 11 through the rim.

Baker excels in Spartan victory

Published in the Sparta Independent - 2/12/04 Andrew Baker turned in a strong effort under the boards to spur Sparta to a 49-36 victory over High Point in an SCIL boys' basketball game played in Friday in Sparta. The win upped the Spartans overall record to 11-7 and they stand 10-5 in the SCIL. Baker netted 17 points, pulled down nine rebounds and blocked five shots while Jake Rodgers finished with a career-high 11 points. Sparta defeated Northern Valley/Demarest 47-26 in a non-league wrestling match on Saturday. Matt Henkes (103), Chris DeBlock (145), Andrew VanDillon (160), Mike Roselle (171) and Pete Zamirski (275) won by falls. Eric Houtsma netted a team-high 16 points as Sparta edged Hopatcong 48-47 in an SCIL boys' basketball game. Danny D'Angelo finished with a dozen points as he bombed four three-pointers through the hoop to raise the Spartans overall record to 10-7. LeighAnne Kevil and Lindsey Scott splashed to a pair of individual first place finishes to key Sparta's 87-81 win over the combined Wallkill Valley-Sussex Tech Tidal Waves. Kevin won the 50 and 100 freestyles while Scott finished first in the 500 freestyle and 100 breaststroke events.

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