Year in Review: Galloway Sports

The biggest sports story in Galloway this year was away from high school playing fields. The LPGA brought its tournament to Galloway’s Seaview Resort, packing the greens with professional golfers and allowing locals to . Local families also to the golfers.

On the high school side, the Absegami wrestling squad had a great year, with four grapplers . The softball team had a championship title in sight—did derail them? The girls’ soccer coach also notched her this season. While the wins didn’t pile up, the swim teams did work on . The football team with an even record.

Away from the high school fields, Galloway’s Babe Ruth softball team made it to the state finals, , and Galloway resident Mary Lumor was named an by the National Junior College Athletic Association.

In a move that could keep all of these athletes in performance shape, also came out this year. The policy tightens restrictions on how concussions are addressed and works to protect players.

Meanwhile, Galloway Middle School parents to simply get their kids into the action. It worked—the middle school fielded teams this year.

Number of sports stories on Galloway Township Patch in 2011: 280. Follow our sports coverage any time on the sports topic page.