The Golden Bear Chargers Midget football team hosted the high-powered offense of the Plainfield Vikings, putting their 33-game, regular-season winning streak on the line, and dominated the game. After an intense, scoreless battle in the first half, GBC forced its third turnover of the game when Jeremy Chisiolm jarred the ball loose and Tim Dubovick recovered. Kyle Adams plowed in behind John Vance and Kyle Miller for the first score. Mike Dubovick added the two-point conversion. GBC defense dug in behind Kevin Hill and Joe Ruquet, forcing another three-play-and-out series. GBC then went on a 12 play, 72-yard drive behind OT Lance Willams and OG Robert Wait. Kyle Adams (15-82-2TDS) took it from the 8-yard line to take a 14-0 lead. On the next possession, Vinny Quaglieri intercepted a Viking pass to clinch the win. GBC’s defense was outstanding, holding the Vikings to an amazing -13 total yards. John Dubovick and Mike Franchino led the awesome attack.
The Mitey Mites played a hard fought game, losing 21-14. Sean Weeks and Troy Ziegler both scored for GBC. Other strong efforts came from Mark Kukoda Jeremy Becker and Dean Vitale Jr. The PeeWee team lost a tough game, 13-0, despite strong efforts by John Berner Jr. and Rich Bull. The Jr. PeeWee team was down 6-0 with less than one minute left in the game when Zack Becker hit Joe Potosa with an 18-yard TD pass to tie it 6-6.
On Sept. 16, the Monroe PeeWees captured their fourth win of the year, defeating West Windsor 29-6. QB Mike Barnes led the offensive attack with two touchdowns. He received excellent blocking from T.J. Denehy, Justin Dinsmore, Kyle "Animal" Gigliello, Scott Oliva, Joe Toscano, Kevin "Slash" Wohltman and Ryan Walp. Thomas Sorensen pitched in with a TD of his own, while Gigliello ran for an 83-yard TD. Justin Doslik added 46 offensive yards. Denehy led the defense with four tackles and a sack. Wohltman, Gigliello and Sorensen each had two tackles, and Brian Mackiewitz and Bret Rutzler had three each. Vinny "the Hawk" DeCarlo played a big part for the Monroe defense with four tackles. Michael "the Hammer" Castronova added three tackles and a sack. The following week, the PeeWees beat the Union Raiders 20-14 to go 5-0. Matt Geneieve scored the first TD on a pass from Barnes, and Barnes had two rushing TDs of his own. The PeeWees next game is Sept. 29 at North Edison.
The Monroe Midget team was defeated by West Windsor, 21-6. West Windsor took an early 6-0 lead, but Monroe tied the score, capitalizing on a fumble recovery by Nick Zirkel. QB Jarred Jiminez connected on a 35-yard TD pass to Jerry Spiga.
The Monroe Mystic U14 girls soccer team continued its winning ways by defeating Hillsborough, 2-0. Alyssa Gioino and Sasha Potter had goals, while Jackie Barclay and Raven Chiara chipped in with assists. Amanda Polick was solid in midfield while Alissa Stampoulos and Ashley Armstrong played strong defense. Kristen Poemer made several tough saves, splitting time in goal with Megan Boyce and Dana Hollander.
The Monroe Stampede, a co-ed U8 travel team, dropped its home opener. Jena Pritzlaff and Holly Olsen played well on defense while Kevin Brix, Matt Gandy and Andy Dooley were strong in the midfield. Domenic Polidoro, Aaron Potter, Joey Lefave and Fletcher Markulin applied the offensive pressure, and Dooley, Markulin, Lefave and Potter split time in goal. Dooley was particularly sharp as goalie.
The C.J. Hotshots of East Brunswick, an U13 girls travel soccer team, successfully defended its title at the Piscataway tournament on Sept. 8 and 9. The Hotshots allowed only one goal all weekend and were unbeaten. The Hotshots are Carly Breining, Erika Brinkman, Brittney and Kourtney Brodniak, Casey Caruso, Lauren Clay, Melissa Demko, Kirsten Gash, Allison Healy, Rachael Kosmyna, Carolina Marrero, Shannon Mastrogiovanni, Christine Noppenberger, Michelle Olivo, Lina Rivera, Kathryn Smith, Lauren Swissman and Caitlin Wescott. The coaches are Brad Caruso, Joe Caruso, Job Gash and Alissa Kacar.
The Monroe Mad Dogs roller hockey team placed second in a recent tournament. The Mad Dogs needed to win back-to-back games to win the summer tournament. In the first game, Monroe defeated the Flyers, 3-2, behind Andre Sigismondo’s hat trick. The Monroe defense stymied a quick Flyer team, led by Brandon and Christian Corey, Steven Trimboli and Andrew Flood. Anthony Modugno used that defense to record 14 saves. Monroe then advanced to the championship game, where they dropped a 5-3 decision to a powerful Jaguar team. Again Sigismondo surfaced as a powerful offensive weapon, scoring twice. Jon Morello tallied Monroe’s other goal. The game was 4-3 late in the third period, when Monroe pulled goalie Modugno, allowing the Jaguars to score an empty-net goal. Marc Magliaro, Thomas Micalizzi, John Scarpa, Ryan Kloby, and Derek Witt played strong games on offense.
The following are the results of the Tamarack Women’s Nine-Hole Golf Association’s Sept. 6 outing: The game played was par threes and par fives, half handicap. In the A Flight, Sue Kelner was the winner with 14 (match of cards), followed by Suzanne Levine (14), Thelma Tscarnis (14) and Marge Widder (14). In the B Flight, Jean Ertle was the winner with 13, followed by Mae Thompson (15, match of cards), Doris Colgrove (15) and Diane Del Mastro (16). In the C Flight, Helen Michna was the winner with 10, followed by Marge Wukitsch (11, match of cards), Rosanne Marosky (11) and Mary Thompson (13). Annabelle Donnamarie had the fewest putts with 14.
The following are the results of the Tamarack Women’s 18-Hole Golf Association’s Sept. 4 outing: Ann Lin won the A Flight with 38, followed by Betty Long (38) and Jan Unger (38). Rita Reisart had low putts of 341. Ellie de la Bandera won the B Flight with 31, followed by Fay Jarvis (34), Sue Kelner (34), and Agnes Olsson (33). Olsson had low putts of 33. Elaine Gerstein won the C Flight with 30, followed by Claudia Homoki (33) and Thelma Tsacnaris (35). Perry Pernice had low putts of 34.
Registration is being accepted for the Old Bridge ice hockey winter youth instructional program, sponsored by the township Department of Parks, Recreation & Social Services. The 11-week program will be held on Sunday evenings and will teach youngsters ages 5 through 12 the fundamentals of hockey, including stickhandling, passing, and shooting. Participants are required to wear full equipment. The 90-minute sessions are broken into two age groups: 5-8 and 9-13. The 5-8 group runs from 5:15-6:45 p.m., the older group runs from 6:45-8:15 p.m. The cost is $200 for Old Bridge residents and $250 for nonresidents. For more information, call John Piccolo at (732) 721-5600, ext. 4025 or (732) 679-8339.