Navarro a triple-winner in Steinert’s near-miss girls track loss to Hopewell Valley

Fish 4 Scores Sports

By Rich Fisher
Fish4scores.com

The Steinert High girls track & field team had an impressive opening-day showing on Apr. 4, despite falling to Hopewell Valley, 70.5-67.5.

The Spartans had a triple winner in Ashley Navarro (400, 59.8; 800, 2:28; 4×400 relay) and double winners in Tatiana Dorner (100 meters, 13.5; 200, 28.3) and Samantha Woolf (1600, 5:33.5; relay). Other winners for the Spartans were Lauren Miller (3200, 11:29.2), and the 4×400 relay team of Margarita Ivanova, Woolf, Amanda Papamanolis and Navarro (4:30.2)

Taking seconds were freshman Amanda Papamanolis (100, 400), Woolf (800), Emily “Diz” Diszler (discus), Emily Kontrath (pole vault) and Jess Angelini (javelin).

Third-place finishers included Alexis Schulz (400 hurdles, 100 hurdles), Emelyn Castor (100), Aidan Sheehan (1600), Miller (800), Papamanolis (200), Hannah Sangillo (3200), Sara Joralemon (discus, shot) and Alyssa Scordo (javelin). .

About The Author


Rich Fisher has been around the Hamilton Township sports scene for so long that he actually got Rich Giallella’s autograph when Giallella was still a player! Proud product of Hamilton YMCA and Lou Gehrig baseball leagues and former teammate of Jim Maher on a very average Barton & Cooney rec basketball team, Fish graduated from Nottingham Junior High and Steinert High school and has covered township sports since 1980. His goal in life is to convince Maria Prato that Jersey tomatoes are at least 100 times better than California tomatoes.