Jennings, Todaro Named Athletes of the Week

With a combined record of 7-1 to start the season, the Gov. Livingston baseball and softball teams are making their presence known in Union County, and with that come strong performances.

This week's girls' Athlete of the Week is star pitcher Dani Todaro, who helped lead the Lady Highlanders to three wins last week to start the season, including an 8-3 upset of top-ranked Cranford.

Todaro will continue her career in the fall when she takes the mound for Rider University.

The Patch boys' Athlete of the Week is John Jennings, who had two hits on opening day to lead GL past New Providence 7-6 after trailing 6-0. That victory put his team in position to win their first four games of the season.

The senior captain and shortstop led the inning off the bottom of the seventh with a double, then would strike again in that same inning with a two-out, three RBI walk-off triple to cap an improbable comeback.