Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Camp defines and develops character

    Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary defines character as one of the attributes or features that make up and distinguish an individual. Character development is tricky. It isn’t something that can be learned from a textbook or in a lecture — it is learned through teachable moments and experiences. So where can families turn to help provide the…

  • Confidence, wins increasing for Knights’ boys hoops team

    Confidence, wins increasing for Knights’ boys hoops team

    By Warren Rappleyea On the heels of a 59-50 victory over Sayreville War Memorial High School Jan. 16, Old Bridge High School’s boys basketball team is 8-3 and coach Jim Macomber believes his team can make its way to the final four of the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament. There’s a lot of basketball to…

  • Bombers look to rebound from recent losses

    Bombers look to rebound from recent losses

    By Warren Rappleyea After winning 10 of its first 11 games, Sayreville War Memorial High School’s boys basketball team is looking to bounce back after losing two straight. “You’re always going to have some adversity during the season. It’s how you react to it that matters,” Bombers’ coach John Wojcik said. “We had a bad…

  • Area girls hoops teams remain in division races

    Area girls hoops teams remain in division races

    By Jimmy Allinder Three area girls basketball teams are still very much in the race for their respective division championships, but they each need to overtake the team in front of them. Monroe Township High School (10-1 overall, 6-1 White Division) is a game behind Sayreville War Memorial High School (9-3 overall, 6-1 White Division),…

  • Spotswood runners giving their best during winter season

    Spotswood runners giving their best during winter season

    By Jimmy Allinder Except for the unusual early-season warm weather, winter track is usually reserved for hardy souls who don’t mind competing with snow on the ground. However, Spotswood High School’s head coach of the boys and girls teams, Roland D’Orvilliers, dismisses icy temperatures as an excuse and expects his runners to give nothing but…

  • Marlboro’s girls benefit from challenging hoops schedule

    Marlboro’s girls benefit from challenging hoops schedule

    By Tim Morris Marlboro High School girls basketball coach Brad Hagensen rolled the dice this year. With a team he labeled as very young and very inexperienced, he put the Mustangs through a demanding early-season, non-division schedule against state powers like Franklin High School, Rutgers Preparatory School and Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School. He knew…

  • Performers of the Week

    Performers of the Week

    Here is a look at some sparkling athletic performances by scholastic athletes that will surely warm up your spirits South Brunswick High School’s Brian DiBartolo registered three pins at 160-pounds to highlight the Vikings’ sweep of a quad meet in Monmouth Junction. The Vikings downed Ridge, 56-15, North Brunswick, 54-27 and New Brunswick, 45-31. With…

  • Eagles face rival Lions with Chalmers at the helm

    Eagles face rival Lions with Chalmers at the helm

    By Wayne Witkowski Two crosstown girls basketball rivals who both enjoying strong starts to their seasons renewed a tradition Jan. 20 when Middletown High School South hosted Middletown High School North. Middletown South comes into the week 10-1 and Middletown North is 7-3. But there is one change on the bench for defending NJSIAA Group…

  • Davis, Mondelo lead Jaguars’ wrestlers over rival Lions

    Davis, Mondelo lead Jaguars’ wrestlers over rival Lions

    By Wayne Witkowski Jackson Memorial High School wrestling team standouts Adante Davis and Chris Mondelo scored pivotal victories that sent the Jaguars on their way to a 40-21 victory over crosstown rival Jackson Liberty High School Jan. 15. “I thought we wrestled well against Jackson Memorial,” Jackson Liberty coach Mike Eddy said after falling to…