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The Monroe Junior Falcons fell to Piscataway 54 to 24. A pin by Ryan Worden highlighted the effort for Monroe.

Against South Brunswick the Falcons fell 62 to 17 and saw their record drop to 5-7 for the season. Pins by Worden, Grant Herring and a technical fall by Kyle Patton led the Falcons effort. Grant Herring and Kyle Patton finished the regular season undefeated and earned top seeds in the league tournament in South River on March 5. Herring also placed in a qualifying tournament for the State Championships and will wrestle March 18.

Monmouth Power, an Amateur Athletic Union basketball club, is seeking talented players for its boys 17-year-old team based in Marlboro. Tryouts will be held in March. For information, please call Chris at 566-3697.

The Sayreville Leprechauns Pop Warner football program will be conducting a registration session for football players and cheerleaders on March 18 at the Civic Center on Dolan Street between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Those registering are asked to bring a copy of the registrant’s birth certificate, a recent wallet size photo (no uniform pictures) and two checks, a $40 registration fee and a $75 refundable workbond. A recent physical is also required. For more information, call at 727-5580.

The Middlesex County Over-50 Softball League is accepting applications from individuals wishing to play in 2000. The organization runs a slow-pitch arch league where recreation and safety come first. All games are played on Saturday mornings and the season begins on April 15 and ends in late August. To be eligible, players must reach their 50th birthday by Dec. 31. For more information, call Rich Nadler at 329-8595, or e-mail him at rnadler22@aol.com.

South River Parks and Recreation will be conducting a registration session for all youth baseball and softball leagues today and Friday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the South River elementary/middle school auxiliary gym. The leagues are open to resident children ages 4 (if registered for kindergarten) through 15. The registration fee is $20 per child. For more information or information on men’s and women’s softball leagues, call 254-4412.

Raritan Bay Cougars football and cheerleading sign-ups will be held Friday, March 24 from 7 to 9 p.m. and March 25 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Raritan Bay Cougars Field House, located on Cheesequake Road, Madison Park section of Old Bridge. For more information, call 721-4375 or visit the organization’s Web site at: http://sport.nj.com/sport/cougars.