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SEAN GUTHRIDGE
Maxx Johnson of East Brunswick High School gets stripped of the ball while going up for a shot on Monday against Bridgewater-Raritan in the Central Jersey Group IV final in Raritan. The Bears came up short as the Panthers claimed a 49-38 win.

The Old Bridge Roller Hockey Instructional Program is holding sign-ups for its spring program, which will begin in mid-April, at the Old Bridge Ice Arena. The nine-week program teaches the fundamentals of roller hockey, including skating, passing, stickhandling and shooting.

The Wednesday session runs from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and is for children between the ages of 5-8. The Thursday session, which runs from 7 to 8:30 p.m., is open to players between the ages of 9-12.

An advanced session will be held Thursdays from 8:30 to 10 p.m. for players between the ages of 10-13.

Each session includes scrimmages and full equipment is required. The program is sponsored by the Old Bridge Parks, Recreation and Social Services Department and costs $70 for residents and $80 for nonresidents. Registrations are being accepted at the Arena Pro Shop. For more information, call John Piccolo at (732) 679-8339.

The Red Bank Armory Ice Complex will run spring adult house hockey leagues with play beginning on April 9. There will be B and C leagues open to appropriately skilled teams and players and a 35-and-over league. All leagues will play a 12-game season. Team entry is $4,000 and single-player entry is $300. All teams must have a 15-man roster. Games will be played on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday nights. Sunday games will be played at 6:45, 8:30 and 10:15 p.m. Monday and Tuesday games will be played at 8:15 and 10 p.m. Goalies may play free. For more information, call (732) 450-9001.

The Marlboro Little League Memorial Day Tournament will run from May 26-29. The league is taking entries for 9-year-old, 10-year-old, 11-year-old, 12-year-old and Junior (13- and 14-year-old) divisions. Call Gary Gleitman at (732) 536-4578 for additional information.

The Jackson Youth Baseball League

is now accepting registration for its summer Baseball Tournament that begins on July 22. Play will be offered in 10U, 11U, 12U and 13/14 Divisions. If interested, call John Pannella at (732) 928-0398 after 7 p.m.