The sixth race on May 23 at Monmouth Park proved an extra special one for the jockey aptly nicknamed “Jersey” Joe Bravo when he piloted Boss Man to victory, marking the 43-year-old journeyman’s 5,000th trip to the winner’s circle. Bravo joins the elite company of just 30 other riders to achieve this milestone.
The Monroe Sports Center’s (MSC) Mid-Jersey Basketball League begins June 19. Teams will be broken down into divisions based on age and skill level. Divisions include boys grades 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 and high school, and girls grades 4-6 and 7-9. Teams can choose to play eight-, 10- or 12-game schedules. This year’s Summer Basketball League will have East, Central, West and South Divisions. Teams that live too far from the MSC can play games at more convenient locations. Teams are required to submit a schedule request by June 15. For more information, call 609-426-4000 or go to www.MonroeSportsCenter.com. The MSC is located at 4 Farrington Blvd., Monroe Township. The Monroe Sports Center Hawks, a developmental AAU basketball team, will be holding tryouts for the summer 2015 season on June 17. The tryout/evaluation times are boys grades 4-5, 5:45-7 p.m.; grades 5-6, 7:45- 9 p.m.; grades 7-8, 7:45-9 p.m.; high school, 7:45-9 p.m.; and girls grades 3-9, 5:45-7 p.m. Call 732-426-400 or go to www.Monroe- SportsCenter.com for additional information.
Ice hockey returns to the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton for the Capital City Classic, Oct. 30-31. The Capital City Classic will host Princeton University, Yale University, the University of Massachusetts and the University
of Maine in a four-team tournament that includes daily doubleheaders. Individual day and all-session tickets are on sale now online at www.Comcast- TIX.com, by phone at 800-298-4200 or in person at the Sun National Bank Center box office. Family 4-Packs start at $49 and include four tickets, four sodas and four hot dogs. Group discounts are available by calling 609-656-3234. For more information and full-game schedule, visit www.sunnationalbankcenter.com.
A free sports safety clinic will be held at Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway on June 13 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The clinic is free for athletes, parents and coaches. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital will co-sponsor the event. For more information, call 800-637-9584 or visit www.rwjtrauma.org.
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