It has been an awesome year for Riley Carr. “It’s been crazy, but it has been so much fun,’’ said the Notre Dame senior and starting goalie for the Irish. It’s also been a very deserving and rewarding time for Carr. It began last spring when she was elected president of the ND Student Body . This spring she was crowned Miss. St. Patrick’s Day and led the parade in March. She was awarded the Billy Briggs Scholarship and will be traveling to Ireland in the summer, and oh yeah, she is turning away shots in the goal for the Irish. “It has all be so much fun and I’m not ready for it to end,’’ said Carr, who will be attending Seton Hall in the fall. “Being Miss. St. Patrick’s Day was so great being able to honor my culture and having the community supporting me. I was proud and honored and then I didn’t want that day to end.’’ Good times seem to find good people and the good times continued for Carr earning the starting assignment for the Irish. “Last year coach Fish (Bryan Fisher) asked if I wanted to play goal since we needed extra help there,’’ recalled Carr. “I always want to win so I’ll do whatever my team needs for a win. So, I volunteered.’’ It’s been a win-win for Carr and Notre Dame as the Irish are off to a 4-1 start and Carr has a 4.25 goals against average. “Riley has stepped into her role as goalie with confidence this spring,’’ praised Fisher. “She loves the team, brings great energy every day and is all that is good at Notre Dame.’’ Carr plays soccer for the Irish in the fall, is a cheerleader in the winter and now is a major contributor to lacrosse team. “It’s been a great time, I play with my friends and they trust me and I trust them,’’ said Carr. “We are a close team.’’ It was around this time last year when Carr was elected the president of the student body, which she found during a lacrosse game. Carr has been a true leader on the off the field and is a person show loves having the opportunity to given back. “A leader to me is someone that always puts others before themselves,’’ declared Carr. She is ever grateful for the support from her mom Debbie, her dad Tom and her siblings. “They’re the best,’’ emphatically stated Riley. “My parent and my sisters are always looking out for me and every time I tell them I’m doing something new they are always so happy and so supportive.’’ It’s been a well-deserved and awesome time for Carr and with her personality, desire to help others and succeed, it’s really only the beginning. Conroy, Wagner Boost Allentown It was quite a week for the Redbirds (8-2) as they handled conference rival Notre Dame, 9-4 on Wednesday and then on Saturday at trip to the Shore resulted in a 12-11 thrilling win over Ocean City. The loss was the first for Ocean City, who has always been a perennial state title contender, as it falls to 5-1. “It wasn’t easy going down there and I’m glad we were able to pull it out,’’ said Allentown coach Justin Schmid. The Redbirds, who has now won three straight, got a great game from Rider commit Addison Wagner. Wagner, a junior, has three goals in the OC win and an assist and in the process she reached the 100 point mark. She has 77 career goals and 24 assists for 101 career points. This marked the third time this season she has recorded a hat trick and has 19 goals on the year. When the Redbirds faced the Irish it was Notre Dame commit Megan Conroy rising to the occasion with a season high 13 saves against a very potent ND attack. Conroy is the two-time Trentonian Goalie of the Year and she has 83 saves on the season and along with the Allentown defense has allowed the opposition to score in double digits just twice in 10 games. Delaney Nolan is having a senior season to remember as she leads Allentown with 27 goals and she is 17 points away from 300 in her career. Nolan is headed to Gettysburg in the fall. Another senior, Mya Lourenco went over the 300-point mark a few games ago and has 121 career goals and 188 career assists for 309 total points. She has had 10 assists in the last three games. Temple commit Marleigh White, a junior, will very soon it the 200-point plateau as she has 195 career points on 131 goals and 64 assists. Free Position Shots — Princeton gained some bragging rights this week with win over neighbors, Princeton Day (15-10) and Hun (14-5) to become the queens of Tigertown. The Tigers have won three straight and have a tough test with Shore this week. — Congratulations to WW-P South’s Shaili Holden as she was the recipient of the George O’Gorman Scholarship at the Mercer County Basketball Hall of Fame dinner. Holden, who is a three-sport athlete, has 21 career goals and 22 career assists for the Pirates. —Hopewell Valley continues to impress with four straight wins. Logan Mullowney had career high five goals against Hightstown. – Congratulations to Steinert senior Gianna Ragazzo being a recipient of one of the scholarship awarded at the Steinert Athletic Hall of Fame banquet recently. – Speaking of the Spartans, they can step a huge step forward this week towards their third straight Patriot Division title as they face Hamilton West, Ewing and Nottingham this week. Since the four-team Patriot Division was formed Steinert has won 20 straight division games. – Michaela Driscoll is having a very good season for Notre Dame all over the field. She has eight goals and eight assists and 16 draw controls. – Despite the tough start for Lawrence, Charley Korsos has been a bright spot with eight goals. – Hamilton West has a modest two-game winning streak and it has been led by Ava Rogalinski with eight goals and Ava Riley has five. – WW-P North’s Ginny Choi has 11 goals in the last two games. – Robbinsville has four losses and two of them have been by one goal. But, in its three wins they have outscored the opposition, 55-11. The Ravens see primed to make a run at another Valley Division title. Scoring Leaders Points 1. Gianna Azara – Hopewell Valley – 42; 2. Delaney Nolan – Allentown – 33; 3. Mya Lourenco – Allentown – 33; 4. Reese Parker – Notre Dame – 30/ 5. Capri Valentino – Notre Dame – 30 Goals 1. Gianna Azara – Hopewell Valley – 34; 2. Delaney Nolan – Allentown – 27/ 3. Reese Parker – Notre Dame – 23/ 4. Ginny Choi – WW-P North – 23; 5. Marleigh White – Allentown – 22 Assists 1. Mya Lourenco – Allentown – 28; 2. Capri Valentino – Notre Dame – 13; 3. Kaitlyn Franke – Robbinsville – 13; 4. Logan Mullowney – Hopewell Valley – 12; 5. Hayden Raf – Allentown – 11 Rankings  CVC 1. Allentown (8-2); 2. Notre Dame (4-1); 3. Princeton (4-1); 4. Hopewell Valley (6-1); 5. WW-P North (4-3) Prep 1. Lawrenceville (6-2); 2. Peddie (3-2); 3. Pennington (1-3); 4 Stuart (0-3); 5. Hun (0-5) ...read more read less