Tues. S.J. girls’ roundup: Records fall in Salem meet

Faleesha Dowe broke the Salem County meet record in the 400 meters and anchored the Penns Grove 4x400-meter relay to another meet record, highlighting the county championships at Schalick on Tuesday.

Dowe won the 400 in 57.9 seconds and joined teammates Taylor Smith, Courtney Smith, and Kianje Pollard for a time of 4 minutes, 2.2 seconds in the relay.

Schalick's Victoria Wright set a record of 121 feet, 7 inches in the discus and also won the shot put (35-1). The team-champion Cougars also received a record-tying effort of 12.0 in the 100 meters from Ciera Ismail, who also won the long jump (15-113/4).

Kelly Lupton broke the Absegami school record for strikeouts in a season by fanning 13 Hammonton hitters in the host Braves' 4-1 win in the Cape-Atlantic League.

Lupton, a junior righthander, has 197 career strikeouts, topping Amber Beauchemin's mark from 2008.

Also in the Cape-Atlantic, Middle Township plated a run in the bottom of the seventh when winning pitcher Veronica Walters reached on an infield single with the bases loaded to score Brittany Robertson, ending a 7-6 win over visiting Holy Spirit.

Vineland's 16-0 win at Ocean City featured Demi Murray's five-hit pitching.

Olympic. Lisa Kosteleski belted a three-run homer over the left-field fence in a 10-run first inning, igniting Cherry Hill West's 13-3 triumph over visiting Winslow Township.

Camden Catholic pitcher Laura Messina struck out nine Seneca batters in five innings of a 12-0 win on her home field. Messina allowed two hits and walked none and matched teammate Ali Summers with a double in the Irish's 15-hit attack.

Bishop Eustace spotted host Paul VI a 3-0 lead through four innings before coming back to win, 5-3. Winning pitcher Alex Pecora doubled twice for three RBIs and also struck out seven.

Nicole Bay slugged a two-run homer in the fifth inning of Lenape's 5-0 win over visiting rival Shawnee. Kate Rehman pitched a four-hit shutout.

Burlington County. New Egypt stifled visiting Delran, 5-0, on Emily Bausher's solid pitching and 2-for-4 hitting with two runs scored and a run batted in.

Rancocas Valley's Alissa Martin doubled and also handled the pitching as the visiting Red Devils beat Moorestown, 5-1.

Colonial. West Deptford's Marissa Linquist threw a 2-0, five-hit shutout at host Haddon Township.

Tri-County. Gloucester catholic stifled visiting Salem, 12-0, as Shayla Gioisa pitched a five-inning three-hitter and also went 2 for 4 with a run batted in.

Nonleague. Washington Township's Alissa Schoelkopf outdueled Williamstown's Tiarra Sanabria, 2-0, by throwing a two-hit shutout with 14 strikeouts and four walks.

Kingsway's Lindsay Schober scored her 100th career goal in the first half of a 10-5 win at West Deptford. Schober, who has 103 goals, scored four in the game, and the Dragons rallied from a 5-4 halftime deficit.