Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Spartans sending Benner, Poniros to state wrestling finals

    Spartans sending Benner, Poniros to state wrestling finals

    By Warren Rappleyea Four area wrestlers will go on to compete at the NJSIAA Individual Tournament in Atlantic City from March 3-5 following strong showings at their respective regional competitions. Ocean Township High School will be represented by Jake Benner at 138 pounds and freshman Alex Poniros at 126 pounds, both of whom had previously…

  • Area wrestlers move on to state finals in Atlantic City

    Area wrestlers move on to state finals in Atlantic City

    By Matthew Rocco It was a big weekend for Shore Conference wrestling, as 25 grapplers from area schools booked a ticket to Atlantic City for the state championships. Middletown High School North and Saint John Vianney High School each sent five wrestlers to the NJSIAA finals, which are scheduled to begin March 3 in Atlantic…

  • Lions’ Notarfrancesco takes second in shot put at MOC

    Lions’ Notarfrancesco takes second in shot put at MOC

    By Wayne Witkowski Danielle Notarfrancesco, the most decorated girls’ track and field athlete in Jackson Liberty High School’s young history, finished the indoor season the way she had hoped. Notarfrancesco, who committed last November to a college career at the University of Massachusetts, threw the shot put a season-best 47-2¾ to finish second in the…

  • Jackson wrestlers move on to state finals in Atlantic City

    Jackson wrestlers move on to state finals in Atlantic City

    By Wayne Witkowski Jackson Memorial High School wrestling coach Doug Withstandley, a four-time state place-winner himself when he wrestled for the Jaguars, had some guarded optimism about the chances of any of his wrestlers qualifying for the state championships. Although nine Jaguars had advanced out of the district tournament to the Region 7 championships at…

  • Science pilot programs in place in Freehold schools

    Science pilot programs in place in Freehold schools

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD – Two science pilot programs for elementary school pupils have been approved by the Freehold Borough K-8 School District. During a recent meeting, Board of Education members approved two pilot programs: one from Knowing Science, 3-Dimensional Teaching and Learning, and one from Delta Education, FOSS Next Generation, for science…

  • Lamparelli, McDermott heading to Atlantic City for Redbirds

    Lamparelli, McDermott heading to Atlantic City for Redbirds

    By Wayne Witkowski Allentown High School freshman Joe Lamparelli and junior Liam McDermott advanced to the NJSIAA wrestling state championships at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall March 3-5 after both finished in third place in their respective weight classes at the Region 6 meet Feb. 25 at Brick Memorial High School. The top four finishers advanced…

  • Barrons’ girls look to move past struggles in sectional play

    Barrons’ girls look to move past struggles in sectional play

    By Jeff Appelblatt Woobridge High School’s girls’ basketball team not only won its first six games of the regular season, but it did so by an average of 27.5 points. Things just didn’t go as well the rest of the way. The Barrons lost five of their next six games and hovered around the .500…

  • Area teams vying for state sectional basketball championships

    Area teams vying for state sectional basketball championships

    By Jimmy Allinder The NJSIAA boys’ and girls’ basketball tournaments kicked off with first-round games Feb. 27 and 28, hosted by higher-seeded teams. Boys’ basketball Saint Joseph High School of Metuchen (25-1) — fresh off its seventh Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament championship in eight years — was seeded second in Non-Public A South. That…

  • Businessman thanked for donation to playground

    Businessman thanked for donation to playground

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – A donation to a playground in Freehold Township has received praise from municipal officials. On Feb. 21, Township Committee members presented Jim Marturano of the Marturano Recreation Company with a certificate of appreciation recognizing his donation of two Powerscape playground units to the township’s My Playground. According…