When she started playing varsity soccer several seasons ago, Kallie Kawka wasn’t quite sure whether she’d be on a team contending for a state sectional title. And for her first three seasons as a Bengals midfielder, she wasn’t; Barnegat never made it past the first round.

GIVE ME THAT: Barnegat senior Kallie Kawka battles for the ball during the first half of the Bengals’ 3-0 victory over Collingswood in the NJSIAA South Jersey Group 2 quarterfinals Nov. 7. (Photos by David Biggy)
“I really have no words to describe it. It’s the best feeling ever,” said Kawka moments after she and her teammates advanced to the NJSIAA South Jersey Group 2 semifinals with a 3-0 victory over Collingswood on Nov. 7.
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