Author: Greater Media

  • Horner joins area athletes at Meet of Champions

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Jackson Liberty High School’s Oksana Reed runs during the 4×100-meter relay at the NJSIAA Group III Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Frank Jost Field in South Plainfield May 30. SCOTT FRIEDMAN New Egypt High School’s Austin Horner joined a contingent of five area athletes advancing to the NJSIAA outdoor track…

  • Weber continues Bausher’s success in Warriors’ circle

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent A few years ago, Emily Bausher pitched New Egypt High School to back-to-back NJSIAA Group I softball championships. Bausher went on to a distinguished college career at Lehigh University, where she led the team to two Patriot League titles and NCAA Regional appearances in her four years there and won the…

  • Brookdale softball finishes 5th at national tournament

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Fifth place may not have been what the Brookdale Community College softball team was looking for at the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division III Championships, but it still signaled that the Jersey Blues remain one of the premier programs in the country. Head coach Bo Scannapieco believes this…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    The Monroe Sports Center’s (MSC) Mid-Jersey Basketball League begins June 19. Teams will be broken down into divisions based on age and skill level. Divisions include boys grades 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 and high school, and girls grades 4-6 and 7-9. Teams can choose to play eight-, 10- or 12-game schedules. This year’s Summer Basketball League…

  • Monmouth University track athletes earn All-East honors

    After a historic second consecutive sweep of both the men’s and women’s titles at the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Monmouth University’s teams took their talents to one of the nation’s biggest meets with positive results. The women scored 29 points to finish eighth at the ECAC Championships, while the…

  • Freehold equestrian Witt made district history with varsity letter

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Julianna Witt, a senior at Freehold High School, made Freehold Regional High School District history when she became the first competitor to earn a varsity letter in an equestrian sport. She plans to major in animal and equine science/management at the University of Kentucky. Freehold High School’s Julianna Witt has…

  • The Provident Bank outlines hidden expenses in selling your home

    Everyone knows that when you sell your home, there are closing costs, Realtor commissions, legal fees, etc. … but what about the hidden costs? “The cost of selling a home goes beyond the standard fees. Sellers should be aware of them and budget accordingly before putting their house on the market,” says Barbara Carrollo-Loeffler, senior…

  • Monmouth/Ocean Keller Williams staff volunteers at IEP Youth Services for RED Day

    At a professional women’s networking event hosted by Entrepreneurial Think Tank Women (ETTW) LLC, IEP Youth Services Inc. Development Director Cora Manzo, and Kathleen Lockwood, IEP board chairwoman, spoke on behalf of IEP Youth Services Inc., a 501c3 nonprofit social services organization that has been providing residential, social and psychological services to youth in Monmouth…

  • Coldwell Banker New Homes sales associates honored by NJBA

    Sales associates from Coldwell Banker New Homes, one of the nation’s largest award-winning residential brokerage firms, received top honors for sales and marketing achievements during the New Jersey Builders Association’s (NJBA) annual Sales & Marketing (SAMs) Awards Gala, which kicked off the Atlantic Builders Convention in Atlantic City. The awards included Million Dollar Club designations…