HOPEWELL VALLEY:Unsung heroes pace girls lax teams

By Joe O'Gorman
For BucksLocalSports

From the first day of practice in March right up to the final whistle of the season, there is a player or two on each team who is always hustling, leading by example and totally committed to the team and the game.
Many times that player doesn’t get the recognition her efforts deserve, so The Trentonian took the time to point out their accomplishments. Two of the 17 girls named by the Journaal Register Company publication are from the valley. One lives right here in town and recently reached 100 career goals notched for the Pennington School.

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Danica Roskos (Hopewell Valley) — Besides being very accomplished around the diving board, the Bulldogs senior is very comfortable on the lacrosse field. It’s the opposition she makes uncomfortable.
A strong midfielder, Roskos (pictured, above) possesses blazing speed and has been a key to the Hopewell transition game. She is very talented with the stick and came score and just as quickly retreat to the defense to make a play at that end.

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Maddie Scherer (Pennington) — The talented Red Raider attack player recently notched her 100th career goal, but there is much more than scoring to Scherer’s game. A strong player, Scherer has been instrumental in the development of the Red Raiders.
She has been the heart and soul of the Red Raiders and a very hard worker who is determined to make the team and herself better in the process.