Sports

Girls LAX Advances to Tournament Final

Will play at Mendham on Thursday, May 26.

The West Morris Central girls’ lacrosse team has seen its highs and lows throughout the 2011 season, and on Tuesday, it reached its highest point yet.

With a 21-18 win over number two seed Vernon Township in the NJSIAA North Group 3 Semi Final, the Wolfpack advanced to the group final, where they’ll face Mendham on the road Thursday, May 26.

The Wolfpack took a 14-7 lead at the half, and despite an 11 goal second half by Vernon, Central was able to hold on for the win.

Find out what's happening in Long Valleywith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Scoring and assists came from all over the field. Maggie Moroney had 3 goals and 3 assists; Megan Monaco had 2 goals; Liz McCarty had a goal and 2 assists; Emily Delaney had 5 goals and an assist; Michaela Domaratzky had 4 goals; Amy Ernst had 2 goals and 4 assists; Carly Shello had 3 goals and 5 assists; and Amanda Pakutka had a goal and an assist.


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here