Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Sayreville to meet Piscataway in battle of undefeated teams

    Sayreville to meet Piscataway in battle of undefeated teams

    By Warren Rappleyea Sayreville Sayreville War Memorial High School’s football team will square off against undefeated Piscataway Township High School Oct. 7 with first place in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Red Division at stake. The Bombers (4-0) are coming off a solid 28-0 victory in the rain at Brick Memorial High School Sept. 30.…

  • Undefeated Chargers ready for challenge of remaining gridiron schedule

    Undefeated Chargers ready for challenge of remaining gridiron schedule

    By Jimmy Allinder On paper, the Spotswood High School football team (3-0 division, 4-0 overall) should win its five remaining regular-season games. That’s because every opponent is either .500 or less at this point. However, football games have never been played on paper, and it would be more than fair to say the Chargers’ five…

  • Bears’ girls’ soccer team on track to finish atop Red Division

    Bears’ girls’ soccer team on track to finish atop Red Division

    By Jimmy Allinder Unless the East Brunswick High School girls’ soccer team (9-0-1) suffers a monumental collapse, the Bears are going to win the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Red Division title. That will be quite an accomplishment considering East Brunswick is one of many outstanding teams in the conference’s largest school loop, but a division…

  • Performers of the Week

    Performers of the Week

    The weather may have been cloudy and damp but the performances were shiny and bright this past weekend for numerous local scholastic athletes. Here is a look on who our standouts in the area were. Elliot Gindi of Ocean Township continued his championship running on the cross-country paths this fall when he crossed first in…

  • Lancers’ girls’ volleyball team meeting high expectations

    Lancers’ girls’ volleyball team meeting high expectations

    By Matthew Rocco The St. John Vianney High School girls’ volleyball team set a high bar to match after a successful 2015 season. Armed with a big and talented senior class, the Lancers are proving they are ready to make the leap. The Lancers went an impressive 34-3 last season and added to their trophy…

  • Eagles, Lions prepare for pivotal field hockey contest

    Eagles, Lions prepare for pivotal field hockey contest

    By Wayne Witkowski When Middletown High School North’s field hockey team hosts Middletown High School South at 10 am. Oct. 8, the Shore Conference interdivisional rivalry will take on added luster. Middletown North is off to its best start ever at 11-0 and leads the Shore Conference A North Division at 8-0. The only teams…

  • Council members question the need for a splash park in Sayreville

    Council members question the need for a splash park in Sayreville

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — Two Democrats on the Borough Council have strongly advocated for moving ahead with plans for a splash park, but Mayor Kennedy O’Brien clearly is not in agreement. The issue first came up during the Sept. 26 meeting when Council President Daniel Buchanan, as part of his recreation report, requested authorization to have…

  • Robbinsville will end DPW agreement with Allentown

    Robbinsville will end DPW agreement with Allentown

    By Mark Rosman Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – Borough Council President Wil Borkowski said he will approach municipal officials in neighboring Robbinsville in a bid to reverse a decision by representatives of that community who are planning to end a shared services agreement with Allentown. During the Sept. 27 meeting of the Allentown council, officials announced…

  • Jaguars’ football team gets back on winning track

    Jaguars’ football team gets back on winning track

    Jackson Memorial High School’s football team went into a three-game slump in October a year ago, starting with a loss to Brick Township High School, before rebounding to earn a spot in the state playoffs and going on to win a second straight NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV championship. The Jaguars enter the month this…