From the Courier News BASICS
NAME: Katherine Stoltenberg
SCHOOL: Montgomery
YEAR: Senior
SPORT: Softball
POSITION: Shortstop
HIGHLIGHTS: A four-year starter for the Cougars, Stoltenberg has played 103 straight games at shortstop. Her 85 career hits puts her seven away from the all-time school record, and she's scored 52 runs and made just 22 errors in her four years. This year, she's hitting just under .350 for Montgomery, which is the top seed and defending Somerset County Tournament champion. The Cougars will face Hillsborough at 8 tonight in the county semifinals.
COACH'S COMMENTS: "Since she's walked on the field as a freshman, she's played every single game as our shortstop and our No. 2 hitter," Montgomery coach Johnny Rooney said. "She's a winner, a clutch player and a team-first player. She's dedicated to the program, and her accomplishments speak for themselves. She's brought a lot of expectations to the team and put them on herself."
FAVORITES
MUSICAL ARTIST: Justin Timberlake.
MOVIE: "Music and Lyrics."
SCHOOL SUBJECTS: Math.
ATHLETE I'D MOST LIKE TO MEET: Mia Hamm.
WHAT I'D SAY TO HIM/HER: "I would tell her how much she influenced me, personally, and all the young female athletes. I would just say, 'Thank you.' "
UPDATE!!
Courier News, Saturday, May 26
MONTGOMERY 8 HILLSBOROUGH 2
MONTGOMERY -- Senior shortstop Katherine Stoltenberg went 3-for-4 with three
RBIs and posted the 100th hit of her varsity career in her 100th game for
second-ranked Montgomery.
