Author: Tim Morris
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Places To Be
School is fully in session and the athletic schedules are filled with games and events. Here are some matchups that contain importance this early in the fall season. The Sayreville and Edison football teams, which scored impressive victories the opening weekend of the season, collide on Sept.16 in Edison. One of them will go to…
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‘The Streak’ is still running as CBA edges Colts Neck in cross-country thriller
By TIM MORRIS Facing the greatest challenge to ‘the streak’ Christian Brothers Academy’s cross-country team rose to the occasion once again when the program extended its national record for consecutive dual meet victories to 345. The Colts, ranked No. 4 nationally, were facing another nationally ranked team, No. 19 Colts Neck, in their first dual…
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Performers of the Week
The scholastic sport season is up and running and these are some of the outstanding performances from the just completed opening week of the fall campaign. Old Bridge High School kicker Jon Sammarco helped the Knights gain a measure of revenge on South Brunswick in the Sept. 9 season-opening football game for both teams. Sammarco’s…
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Patriots, Braves, Rebels open football season with victories
By Tim Morris The depth that the Freehold Township High School football team has developed in the last year was never more of a factor that it was in its season-opening contest. One of the last things Patriots head football coach Cory Davies reminded his players before they took the field against their arch rivals…
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Patriots, Colonials to clash for A North, postseason titles
By Tim Morris Field hockey powerhouses Freehold Township High School and Freehold High School are in line to continue their winning ways in 2016. Last fall, Freehold Township (14-6-1) won its second straight NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV sectional title (fourth in the last five years), defeating Jackson Memorial High School, 2-1, in the finals…
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Cougars, Patriots out to win more girls soccer championships
By Tim Morris The Shore Conference A North Division has a well-earned reputation for excellence in girls soccer. Now, with the return of 2015 NJSIAA Group III state champion Colts Neck High School to the division, it has become possibly the toughest in the state with two state champions in the fold. In addition to…
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Patriots look to continue boys soccer championship run
By Tim Morris Everything points to the 2016 boys soccer season being another blockbuster. With Colts Neck High School back in the Shore Conference A North Division, a tough division just got tougher. Freehold Township Freehold Township High School (15-4-4) led the way last fall, capturing the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV championship with a…
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Places To Be
While the summer fades away, school doors fling open throughout New Jersey. The start of school also signals the beginning of the 2016-17 athletic season. The high school football season officially kicks off this weekend with some marquee games. In South Brunswick, there will be a rematch of last year’s NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group V…
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Cougars ready to put tough years behind them
By Tim Morris There’s a sense of urgency around the Colts Neck High School football team. “It’s been a tough, tough couple of years,” said Cougars head coach Darian Barnes, who starts his second season at the helm of the program. Fortunately, Barnes believes the Cougars have the tools to turn things around following a…