The Newspaper of Bradley Beach Elementary School
(Photos Courtesy of Lenore Cooperman)
By Claire Cooperman, Reporter
Bradley Beach girls soccer has come to a close with three wins and eight losses this season. Ms. Maclearie and Ms. Hammell were coaches again this year, motivating the girls to work hard and do their best, even if their best is not always winning. There were 15 players on the team. Read more
Photos courtesy of Bridget Antonucci.
Students enjoying field day at the Bradley Beach Recreation Center.
By Heidi Ruiz Otero, Reporter
By Arely Rubio, Sports Editor
With the girls basketball season ending, softball comes creepin’ on in. Ms. Oliviera will be returning to the school to coach softball this year. Although Mrs. Vilardi did an amazing job coaching, and led us to 2nd place, she will be taking a break and planning for her new baby (congratulations!). Ms. Oliviera coached us two years ago and is coming back for this season. For those who are not familiar with her, she worked here at Bradley Beach a couple of years ago. While she was here she coached players who learned so much as a consequence! This year our season is going great with only one loss, one tie, and four wins! Not to mention the great energy the team of 13 has! With our upcoming games April 30, May 3, 8, 10, 11, 14, 16, and many more we would love to see support for our home games, and maybe some away games. With our last game it was an edge-of-your-seat game. In the sixth inning, we were up by one and they were up to bat, all we had to do was hold them. After that inning sadly they scored one run, now all we had to was score runs. Unfortunately they had a good inning and we walked away with a tie, 8-8. Hopefully this year will continue to be a great season and even possibly making the finals, I am excited for this season and what Mrs. Oliviera will continue to teach us!
By Arely Rubio
The season for the girls basketball was the best season that the girls had in a very long time. For a while the girls basketball team hasn’t been so good, for many years we have not won a game. This year was different we won four games and it was an amazing season for both coaches and players. And let me tell you those wins were definitely needed this season. Our wins were the first of 3 ½ years. With four wins and ten losses and the girl learned from their losses and carried improvement in the following games, and that brought out our four wins. Ms. Hamell, the head coach, led us to one of out best seasons with the help of Ms. Maclearie. Our wins against Avon, Belmar, Deal, and Neptune City were an improvement of our losses. This was a great season and hopefully we will carry on the improvement next year and bring some more wins to Bradley Beach!
By Arely Rubio, Sports Editor
What a great season for the boys basketball, with a record of 12 wins and 3 losses! St. Catherines was their last game and fun to watch, even though the end score wasn’t the best. They played hard and had great defense. Not to mention some good ball passing and communication on the court. The final score of that game was 41-28 loss.
(Photos courtesy of Lenore Cooperman)
By Arely Rubio and Kevin Hernandez Perez, Sports Editors, with Heidi Ruiz-Otero, Reporter
For the first time in 10 years, the Bradley Beach boys soccer team won the Monmouth County Athletic League’s (MCAL) “National” Division this year with an impressive record of one loss and 13 wins.
”Our teamwork, speed, and aggression is definitely one of our strengths,” said Harry Cruz Galindo, a defensive player on the team. “Quick playing and positioning is helping us the most.”
By Arely Rubio, Sports Editor
(Photo courtesy of Alisyn Morder)
This year’s cheerleading team is the biggest team in five years, consisting of 19 students, with five captains!
The team is doing an outstanding job of spreading the school spirit. They were invited to the Monmouth County Athletic League’s exhibition at Manasquan High School for the fifth consecutive year on February 27.
With a big team comes great cheers, and even a new one: “The Welcome Cheer” is a new cheer revamped to make it more relevant, said Mrs. Alisyn Morder, the cheerleading coach. Read more
By Arely Rubio and Kevin Hernandez, Sports Editors
(Photo courtesy of Alisyn Morder)
After an amazing season of soccer for the boys, the girls basketball team is also showing great promise this year. For the first time in four years, the girls’ basketball team won a game! The girls beat Deal 22-11 on December 1, and beat Belmar 6-4 on December 4. Read more
(Photo courtesy of Lenore Cooperman)
The 2017-2018 Bradley Beach Breaker Girls, coached by Miss Morgan Maclearie and Miss Courtney Hammell.
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