Focus On: The photos on this page were taken on Sunday, May 29, when the Rockaway Borough and Rockaway Township junior track teams met in a Lakeland Junior Track Conference meet for the first time. The Borough won, 274-134.
Above: The Township team in gold and the Borough in white strike a pose for a pre-meet team photo. Below: Rockaway Borough Mayor Russ Greuter (center), Melissa Burnside (left) and Tom Mujlligan of the town council are presented with T-shirts by the team captains. - Photos by Raymond Steinhart
Rockaway Borough 274,
Rockaway Township 134
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Sunday, May 29, 2011 at Morris Hills High School
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Photos by Joanne Sala
Left to right: Rockaway Borough's Dylan McBride, Mario Ciccotti, Frankie Mastras (partially hidden) and Alyhsha Whittle listen as teammate Makenzie Schaefer (below) sings the national anthem before the meet.
Makenzie Schaefer sings the national anthem.
Athletes from both teams warm up together before the meet.
Three generations: Dr. John Dudasik and his daughter Barbara Sexton were on hand to watch grandaughter Sam compete.
John Dennehy kicks it up a notch to win the 13-15 mile.
Twins Anthony cnad Colby Harju strike a pose.
The Borough's Casey Lyness (right) edges the Township's Krista Evans in the anchor leg of the girls 13-15 4x100 relay.
Morris Hills boys head track coach Sean Robinson and Morris Hills girls head coach Nastaran Whitson enjoyed the meet as they scouted out some of the athletes they hope to be coaching on the high school level some day.
After the meet, Rockaway Borough head coach Chris Dennehy (left) and Rockaway Township head coach Rick Evens congratulate each other on a job well done.
