Author: BRUCE MORAN, Department Editor
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Places To Be
The 2016 fall scholastic season in sports will close its curtains this week when the NJSIAA football playoff championship games are staged at four major venues. The four host sites for this week’s sectional playoff title games are MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, which is home to the NFL’s New York Giants and New York…
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Performers of the Week
The autumn athletic season is winding down with just football remaining on the agenda. New Jersey scholastic football will take a holiday break for traditional Thanksgiving Day rivalry games and then the focus will be on NJSIAA sectional playoff finals to be played Dec. 2-4. The area takes this time to honor the New Jersey…
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Sasso and Thorsheim receive Shore soccer awards
Nicole Sasso of the Freehold Township High School girls’ soccer team and Matthew Thorsheim of the Christian Brothers Academy boys’ soccer team were each honored when the Shore Soccer Officials Association held its awards banquet at the Spring Lake Manor in Spring Lake Nov. 17. Each received the John Cobb Senior Excellence Award for Monmouth…
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Places To Be
The NJSIAA football sectional playoffs will take a holiday break to enjoy Thanksgiving. So before the state sectional playoff champions are determined during the weekend of Dec. 2-4, traditional Turkey Day matchups will be the featured items on the menu. High school football and turkeys are a common thread each November, and here are some…
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Performers of the Week
State champions were crowned while the football playoffs kicked off during a robust weekend in New Jersey sports. The stars were shining, so have a look at who emerged and who excelled over this eventful weekend. The NJSIAA football sectional playoffs were launched this past weekend … Here is a look at some stars who…
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Places To Be
The NJSIAA state football sectional playoffs have entered its semifinal stage. And while it is still the semifinals, there are some matchups that could rival championship showdowns. Here is a look where area teams will be in action this upcoming weekend as they seek berths into the championship round that will be held in two…
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Freehold sets state scoring record in football playoff opener
Colts Neck The glory ride of the Colts Neck High School girls’ soccer team finally came to an end. Colts Neck’s bid to win the NJSIAA Group IV tournament championship, one year after the Cougars had captured the Group III state title, was denied by a powerful Hunterdon Central Regional High School team, 4-1. That…
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Places To Be
November has arrived, and with it, the start of the football playoffs, and in the case of a few sports, state championships, which signals the conclusion of that athletic season. So get out, bundle up with the expected cooler temperatures and enjoy watching these matchups. The state football playoffs kick off Friday, Nov. 11, and…
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