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WJ girls’ lacrosse team honors alumna Abby Bieber

Sanir Byanjankar • May 9, 2022

The Wildcats take on the Coyotes in a game to honor alumni Abby Beiber on April 26th. Bieber was a former player for the WJ girls lacrosse team in the late 2000s who was tragically murdered by her boyfriend who killed himself after. The Wildcats won the game in an amazing fashion,18-1. The highlight of the night was from senior Mila Pekar with her crazy over-the-shoulder goal.

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Sanir is a photographer/videographer/editor for the Pitch this year. This is his second year on the Pitch and in his free time he likes to watch basketball and football.
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