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Caitlyn Murray is headed into her senior year, her final year at Carteret High School. This year is different than the last three for many different reasons, but none are bigger than the absence of  "If you know me, you know how important Ms.A is to me. She is so much more than a athletic trainer for me," she said. "During the school year she is my 'mom' when my mom isn't around, and I know she will protect me like my own mom would.  "It's crazy to think that these past three years I have spent the majority of the time sitting in her office. I have learned so much from her over the years, in and out of sports. Whenever I was down or having a bad day she knew right away, and always knew how to put a smile back on my face. "I could go on and on about how much she has done for me, [but we would be here forever!] I just hope she knows how much of an impact she has had on my life, and that she is truly irreplaceable," Murray con...

Caitlyn Murray wrapped up her best season of softball yet this past Friday. However, one thing Murray will never forget is how she prepared for the season before it even began. "[I took this preseason] a little more seriously knowing I could do big things in such a short amount of time," she said. "I trained extremely hard since I didn't play basketball this past season. I had to make up for that so I could go into the season ahead. So what better trainer is there to have than Miss Mac.  Since she knows [me] very well and only wants to see me succeed, practice wasn't always all fun and games, but it allowed me to go into the season physically and mentally ready.  Murray said she did all sort of activity from working out to practicing with the Ramblers softball team to even practicing with a travel team on the weekend.  She even reached a milestone, recording her 100th hit. However, there was a technicality on when she actually recorded the 10...

Carteret High School varsity softball pitcher Caitlyn Murray will be playing what she calls her most stressful season this year, her junior year. "Junior year has always been known to be the most stressful year for a student athlete," Murray said. "Between school, jobs, softball and family it's very hard to manage your time wisely. But it's better to learn now so that when college comes around your prepared." Murray visited the University of South Florida this past fall for not just a softball tournament, but also a campus visit. She's also visited East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania for a college visit as well as softball camp.  She will also be making a trip to Orlando, FL for a campus visit on the University of Central Florida. While this year is a stressful one when it comes to softball, the stress began before Murray even began practicing. "I hits some bumps in the road before pre season but overcame it and I'm happy to sa...

The women's volleyball team traveled to play Bucks County College on Sept. 24. The team was looking for their second consecutive match win. They played possibly their best match of the season against Bucks. They won the first set by a final score of 25-14. They improved in the second set, holding Bucks to just nine points in a 25-9 set win. The Colts clinched the match with a 25-15 win in the third set. Amber Rauh led the team with 17 kills in the match. That was the most by far on the team. The second leading player on the team was Jahmeice Coleman. She recorded seven kills. Only two other players recorded kills for the Colts. Kali Snook recorded three and Genesis Mora recorded two. Mora also led the team with eight digs.

The Blue Colts women's soccer team faced off against Essex County College in Newark, NJ on Sept. 24. The Lady Colts, like the men's team, were looking for their fourth straight win. Essex's Taylor Linghart scored the first goal of the game 32 seconds in the game. Sherise Hoppins was credited for the assist. In the 12th minute, Linghart scored her second goal of the game to give Essex a 2-0 lead. Natsuki Nagai was credited with the assist.  The Colts got on the board with a goal in the 25th minute with a goal from Lucia Belen Cagnani. The assist came from Odalis Montes Cisner.  In the 35th minute, Tia Henry scored Essex's third goal of the game. The assist came from Dora Perez. Nagai, who assisted Linghart's second goal, scored a goal of her own in the 39th minute off a penalty kick. An offense-packed first half had Essex leading 4-1 at halftime.  There was no offense at all in the second half and neither the Colts nor Essex could score. The 4-1 half...

The men's soccer team hosted Sussex County at Thomas Edison Park in Edison on Sept. 24. The Colts were looking for their fourth win in a row.  Muhammed Jawneh scored the first goal of the game for the team. The goal was unassisted. Idrissa Kamara scored the other two goals for the Colts. The first goal was assisted from Luiz Rosa. The second goal was assisted by Collins Aidoo.  Though the Colts goalies gave up two goals to Sussex, they were able to hang on for the 3-2 win. The Colts goalies recorded seven saves. Kamara's two goals came off of five shots. The five shots was most among the Colts in the game. Jawneh's goal came off of his only shot of the game. The only other player that attempted shots was Jemaul Weir. He attempted three shots, two shots on goal, but did not score a goal.

The women's volleyball team traveled to take on Ocean County on Sept. 17. They were looking to get back to .500 at 3-3.  The Colts would take the first set by a final score of 27-25. Ocean County, however, took the next three sets to win the match. They won the second match by a final score of 25-19 to tie the match at one set apiece. Ocean County dominated the third set, winning by a final score of 25-11. The Colts would need to win the fourth set to make it a best-of-five. They were unable to. Ocean County won the set by a final score of 25-19 to win the match.