Five area high school football players will be honored tomorrow night when the Metuchen Rotary Club holds its annual Linemen Awards Dinner at the Metuchen Golf and Country Club on Plainfield Road in Edison.
For the second consecutive year, Anthony Lagrasso will represent Edison High School. The offensive and defensive tackle/end is only the second player in the dinner’s 13-year history to make a repeat appearance.
The other honorees are: Jason Stewart, a defensive and offensive tackle at Metuchen High School; Jeffrey Douglas, an offensive guard and defensive end at Bishop Ahr High School; Quinten Carter, an offensive guard at South Plainfield High School; and Chris Campisi, who has played all line positions on offense and defense for John P. Stevens High School.
Paul Ferraro, defensive coordinator for Rutgers’ football team, will be the guest speaker at the 6:30 p.m. event. For tickets and more information, call Dr. Vincent Cannamela, dinner chairperson, at (732) 548-5577.
The PeeWee "A" ice hockey team from the Wings Hockey Club won the St. Patrick’s Day Tournament at Union Sports Arena. After losing the first game to the NJ Devils from South Orange (4-2), the Wings won the next three games including a very exciting come-from-behind victory in the championship game over the Devils on Sunday. Colton Braun of Freehold Township scored two goals and an assist, including the game-winner at 7:09 in the third period and an empty-net goal with 13 seconds left to secure the victory for the Wings. The Wings Hockey Club plays out of Woodbridge in the brand new Center on Main Street and will be holding tryouts in April for ice hockey players from every level. For more information, visit the Web site at wingshockeyclub.com.
In their first game of the season the Metuchen Stars U11 traveling soccer team defeated the Edison Jaguars 7-0 . Edison dominated for the first 15 minutes of the game until right fullback Lucas D’Alfonsi broke up a play and passed the ball up the right wing to Evan Tardosky, who passed it on to center Zach Shampian. Shampian then centered the ball, and Stephen Pasquerello took a solid shot on goal and scored. From that point forward, the Stars put the Jaguars on the defensive. By the end of the first half, Metuchen was winning 4-0. In the second half, the Stars continued to dominate. Tadosky and left wing Dan Hoffman each added goals, while Shampain and mid-fielder Troy Mallory each scored twice. Mid-fielder Sunjay Kumar and right wing Adam Schlitt both managed the ball with great skill, setting up many of the scoring opportunities. With the solid defensive playing of D’Alfonsi, Bryan Peragallo and Anthony Tagliaboshi, goalie Stefan Antosiewicz was able to shut down the Jaguars.
Metuchen Junior Bulldogs Pop Warner Football & Cheer will be accepting registration for boys and girls ages 5-15 at the Metuchen Little League Clubhouse the following Friday evenings: April 23, May 14 and June 11 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.. Saturday registrations will take place on April 24, May 15 and June 12 from 10 a.m. until noon. For further information or to download the needed forms, go to the Junior Bulldogs Web site at www.eteamz.combulldogs. Payment is due in full at the time of registration. Payment includes registration fee, work bond and fund-raiser. Materials required for registration are a copy of the child’s birth certificate, copy of report card, a small recent photo and a medical release form.
Spend Sunday afternoon in the park with a group of friends and join the county’s Parks and Recreation Department’s Sunday Slo-Pitch Softball League. Registrations for teams with a maximum of 20 players are now being accepted for the perennially popular league. Deadline is March 19. Opening day is scheduled for April 4 and play continues through July or mid-August, depending on rain-out games and play-off schedules. The first game each Sunday begins at noon, the second follows. Games are played at Thomas Edison Park, behind Middlesex County College in Edison. Up to five team members may be noncounty residents. The entrance fee is $225 and a refundable forfeit fee of $75 per team is required. For more information and to join, call (732) 745-3900