The Golden Bear Chargers Pop Warner Football and Cheer of Spotswood and East Brunswick will be starting practice Aug. 2 at Warnsdorfer School, East Brunswick. All children ages 5-14 are welcome. If you are interested in joining the program, call Eileen at (732) 251-2814 or visit representatives at the Daisy Fair, East Brunswick, through July 25.
The Junior Assault Roller Hockey team out of Aberdeen (Tab Ramos Sports Center) won the nationals championship, Bantam Division, in Taylor, Mich., July 1-5. The Junior Assault won a thrilling overtime game against Detroit Mission to get into the semifinals, then beat Long Island Black Ice, 6-3, to gain entrance into the finals. The team then beat the Buffalo Wings, 3-2, to win the national title. The team consists of Andrew Brodsky, Kevin Columbo, Mike Criscuollo, Ray Holmes, Eric Hornecker, Steve Martini, Brian Waitt and Adam Wolff.
The Jessica Beck Girls Basketball Training Program, which features basketball skills taught by women for young women ages 7-17, will be held July 26, 27, 28 and 29 (5:30-9 p.m.) in the Raritan Valley Community College gymnasium. Space is limited. For more information, contact Coach Beck at (908) 507-4834 or e-mail [email protected].
The Monroe Township Hoops Association will be holding a golf outing on Aug. 2 at Concordia Golf Course to benefit the MTHA Scholarship fund. The cost is $100 per golfer with prizes and a full dinner to follow at the VFW in Spotswood. For more information, call Joe Costa at (908) 413-4776.
The Old Bridge Raiders travel soccer team is looking for players born between Aug. 1, 1993, and July 31, 1994. Six new players are needed for the team, which went 8-1 last season. Female players are welcome, and practices optional for players on other qualifying sporting teams. Contact Mitch at (973) 642-2540, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., for more information.
The 2004 Rutgers Girls Junior Open, sponsored by the Rutgers Women’s Golf Association, will be held on Aug. 6. There are three divisions: nine holes (ages 14 and under); 18 holes (ages 10-14); and 18 holes — (ages 15-18 or 2004 high school graduate). The format is stroke play, no caddies. No spectators, parents or coaches will be allowed on the course. For more information, contact Janice McElhiney at (732) 287-8062.
All former Madison Township, Cedar Ridge, Madison Central and Old Bridge High School football alumni are invited to play in the third annual Be the Best Scholarship Golf Outing on July 30 at Pebble Creek Golf Course in Colts Neck. Any interested non-alumni are also encouraged to participate. For more information, contact Marc Silverman at (908) 794-5881.