Eastern Remains a Nemesis for Bridgewater
Panthers lose for the seventh straight year against the 13-time defending champions.
TOMS RIVER—Bridgewater-Raritan head field hockey coach Kathie DeBonis has led her team to the NJSIAA Group IV final for the last seven years of her 16-year tenure with the program. While it took 10 seasons for DeBonis to reach the first championship game with the Panthers, it has taken almost as many attempts to win the first one thanks to the juggernaut that has been on the other side of the field each time. The Panthers faced off against Eastern for the seventh straight year Sunday, and for the seventh straight year, came up short as the Vikings won 5-2 to claim their 13th straight Group IV championship. "I like to think we're getting closer," DeBonis said. "This is the first time we've scored two goals in a game against them in the …
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Mike
10:54 pm on Sunday, November 13, 2011
Awesome job, B-R girls! Seems like you lost to The Terminator of field hockey, and there's no shame in that. Keep chopping! more ›