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Year in Review: West Deptford Sports

Did your favorite 2011 West Deptford sports story make our year roundup?

Every year, West Deptford football seems to have a thorn in its side: Haddonfield. But 2011 was the year of the Eagles. The football team triumphed in the South Jersey group championship against Haddonfield in a thrilling win. They took the top prize in a season that saw a .

The victory was just one among the many clutch performances by West Deptford High School athletes this year. Take the wrestling team with advancing to title matches, or the baseball team’s history-making , or Megan Kirschling's and her .

The track team as a whole at the Gloucester County Championships before Robbie Fearon took individual glory, , and the bowling team’s season was , thanks in part to .

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And though they didn't win a championship, the girls' basketball team and .

The cross-country teams both qualified for states––and the boys' side set a number of records: by West Deptford runners and .

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It wasn't all about championships as far as triumphs go, however. Paige Allgood was poised for a standout season on the lacrosse field, but had that taken away after while she was getting her wisdom teeth removed. While her lacrosse career was cut short, Allgood was cancer-free after surgery.

Paige Vicari kept her athletic career going at long odds. The pole vaulter and former soccer player , vaulting all season with only an ACL in one knee.

And longtime West Deptford field hockey coach Linda Decker . .

2011 also saw a long process to replace the high school’s and visitors’ bleachers. In the meantime, getting a seat on the visitors’ side proved a .

Of course, not all of the sports news occurs at West Deptford High School. RiverWinds got into the mix by hosting . The West Deptford Majors captured a , while the West Deptford Senior All-Stars . The West Deptford 10-11 All-Stars also took the .

Though they didn't win a championship, the West Deptford Senior midget football team after being 0-9 just two years ago.

And the West Deptford Thanksgiving Tournament .

West Deptford athletes of years past also got their due with induction into the school’s .

What do you think was the biggest moment in West Deptford sports this season? !

These are just some of the 508 sports stories West Deptford Patch brought you in 2011. Follow our coverage year-round at West Deptford Patch’s sports topic page.

Editor's note: this article has been modified from the original to add achievements by the cross-country teams.


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