Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • State football playoff championship game photos Dec. 3 at Kean University
  • State football playoff championship game photos at Rutgers Dec. 3
  • Manalapan youth football teams compete for national championships

    Manalapan youth football teams compete for national championships

    By Jeff Appelblatt Many of the student-athletes from Manalapan High School’s football team got their start from the township’s youth league. And year by year, no matter who’s moved on, the young teams have continued to charge strong. While the high school team was flirting with perfection until a loss in the NJSIAA Central Jersey,…

  • Knights hope to improve with experienced bowlers

    Knights hope to improve with experienced bowlers

    By Warren Rappleyea Old Bridge High School’s boys’ bowling team features a talented cast of returning players as it looks to improve upon the 5-10-1 mark it posted a year ago. The Knights went 11-4-1 in 2014-15 but were unable to get untracked last winter. Despite a 3-1 loss to Piscataway Township High School Dec.…

  • Sayreville comes back to capture state football crown

    Sayreville comes back to capture state football crown

    By Warren Rappleyea Sayreville War Memorial High School’s football team rallied from a 14-0 first-quarter deficit on the heels of an outstanding performance by running back Jaquae Roberts to win the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section II, Group IV championship Dec. 3 at Rutgers University’s High Point Solutions Stadium. The final score was 41-14, although most…

  • New coach Faw ready to lead Bears’ girls’ hoops team

    New coach Faw ready to lead Bears’ girls’ hoops team

    By Jimmy Allinder Kevin Faw has big shoes to fill, and he knows it. But he isn’t intimidated about being the new coach of the East Brunswick High School girls’ basketball team. Faw takes over for Keith Lane, who guided a program that had fallen on hard times to a 59-17 record over three years…

  • Falcons look to depth for success on the ice

    Falcons look to depth for success on the ice

    By Jimmy Allinder The Monroe Township High School ice hockey team suffered its first loss before this season even began. The team’s leading scorer from a year ago, Gerard Marretta, transferred to the Tilton School in New Hampshire along with his 40 points (24 goals and 16 assists). Jerry Minter, head coach since the program’s…

  • Two Freehold Borough police officers promoted to sergeant

    Two Freehold Borough police officers promoted to sergeant

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD – Two officers in the Freehold Borough Police Department have been promoted to the rank of sergeant. On Dec. 5, members of the Borough Council passed a resolution confirming the promotions of Officer Diego Flores and Officer Eduardo Santana to sergeant. The promotions became effective on Dec. 6. According…

  • Performers of the Week

    Performers of the Week

    The curtain closed on the 2016 scholastic season in sports this past weekend when 23 high schools were crowned NJSIAA state sectional football champions. Four of those state championships were obtained by local schools Dec. 3. Mater Dei Prep and Allentown High School each won their first state sectional playoff title, while Rumson-Fair Haven Regional…