Top 20 New Jersey high school softball rankings (6/7/2025) 1. Donovan Catholic (26-1) After losing to St. John Vianney in last year’s Non-Public A South final, the Griffins turned the tables ...

May 27—HIGHTSTOWN — It was a lot closer than anyone expected, but the Hightstown High softball team did advance in the Central Jersey Group 4 bracket with a 3-2 victory over Franklin on Tuesday.

John Vianney Girls Softball defeats Red Bank Catholic 10-9 in the ninth inning of Shore Conference Tournament final in Red Bank, NJ on May 21, 2024 / Peter Ackerman / USA TODAY NETWORK ...

A 2019 photo of Peter Lestician, who was named a person of interest in the death of his girlfriend, Sheila Maguire. Lestician, a well-known softball coach, was found dead in an apparent suicide on ...

Lestician taught in South Brunswick for more than 25 years, and was named NJ.com’s softball Coach of the Year in 2019 during his second season at Hightstown.

A high-school softball coach who was a “person of interest” in the murder of his longtime girlfriend was found dead Friday in Pennsylvania of an apparent suicide, authorities said Saturday.

Lestician taught in South Brunswick for more than 25 years, and was named NJ.com’s softball Coach of the Year in 2019 during his second season at Hightstown.

Hightstown High School softball Peter Lestician, right, with girlfriend Sheila Maguire. (Facebook) By Isaac Avilucea | The Trentonian. UPDATED: September 1, 2022 at 5:59 PM EDT.

Second-year Hightstown coach Pete Lestician stood on the turf field at Ivy Hill Park conducting an interview after his team's Tournament of Champions semifinal loss to Cedar Grove. As ...