Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor
-

Barrons picking up wins for new volleyball coach
By Jeff Appelblatt By the time the girls’ volleyball season ended at Woodbridge High School, Jayson Calhoun realized it was time for him to step away from coaching. He had young children and a wife at home that he wanted to see more often. Calhoun was ready to step away and leave the boys’ volleyball…
-

Jaguars coming up in clutch early in softball season
By Wayne Witkowski Jackson Memorial High School’s softball team has shown a knack for the dramatic. It has won its first three games under new coach Haydee Donza, and two have come off rallies in the last inning, while all have been against Shore Conference A South Division opponents. After opening its season with a…
-

Scoring key for Caseys in strong start to lacrosse campaign
By Warren Rappleyea Red Bank Catholic (RBC) High School’s girls’ lacrosse team is off to a 6-1 start this spring, including five straight wins — the latest of which coming against Shore Conference B North Division rival Manasquan High School. The Caseys and Warriors were deadlocked, 5-5, at halftime April 13, but RBC tallied seven…
-

Offense gets Lady Buccaneers’ softball team back on track
By Matthew Rocco The Red Bank Regional High School softball team bounced back from a challenging stretch to open the season, winning back-to-back games. The Lady Buccaneers are looking to turn a corner after a rebuilding season in 2016, when the team went 6-16. This season, Red Bank Regional has more veterans at its disposal,…
-

Metuchen to host two Earth Day celebrations
The first event to celebrate Earth Day will involve a community clean up from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. April 22. The public is welcome to join members of the Metuchen Recreation Commission, Environmental Commission, Metuchen Pool Commission and Metuchen Public Works to clean up around the Metuchen Pool on Lake Avenue. Participants are asked…
-

CBA sailors qualify for national championships
By Wayne Witkowski Christian Brothers Academy’s (CBA) sailing team, marking just its 10th year of competition that includes the last seven on varsity level, is headed to the High School National Championships. The Lincroft school qualified for the May 12-14 championships at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts on the Charles River for…
-

Knights rebound from opening loss with four straight wins
By Warren Rappleyea After an opening-day loss to East Brunswick April 1, Old Bridge High School’s boys’ lacrosse team has won four straight games and is nearly halfway to reaching the 11-victory mark it posted last spring. The Knights are coming off a strong 17-4 win over Edison High School April 13 in a match…
-

Monroe baseball team faces early struggles in move to Red Division
By Jimmy Allinder The first quarter of the season is complete and what was supposed to be a promising spring for the Monroe Township High School baseball team hasn’t happened. The Falcons, who are now members of the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Red Division, were 4-3 overall following a 4-3 loss to Blue Division opponent…
-

Move to Blue Division helps Spotswood boys’ golf team
By Jimmy Allinder Chris Fiebel, the third-year coach of the Spotswood High School boys’ golf team, believes moving to the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Blue Division will make the Chargers more competitive. Spotswood formerly labored against larger-school teams in the White Division, with an 11-5 record last season and 9-8 mark the year before, and…
