Category: archives
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South advances six to Meet of Champions
By: Carolyn M. Hartko Since South Brunswick High School moved up into Group IV for state competition, the Viking track teams have had a hard time getting people to advance through preliminary meets to qualify for the NJSIAA Meet of Champions for Track and Field. But the drought appears to be over. South Brunswick was…
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Davis wins Group II discus event by 18 feet
Erica Davis will be joined by several NBC teammates in the Meet of Champions. By: Sean Moylan With each and every meet, Erica Davis, arguably the greatest female athlete in the history of Northern Burlington High School, seems to outdo herself. This past Friday, the 6-foot-3 senior made a throw of 133 feet…
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Taking steps to fight cancer
Relay pays tribute to victims, raises money for research. By: Alec Moore Close to a thousand people, of all ages and all walks of life, descended upon Manville High School last weekend for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, a national fund-raising event aimed at helping researchers find a cure for all forms of…
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Shriver makes apperance at NJ Special Olympics
Eunice Shriver, the founder of Special Olympics, was at the New Jersey Summer Games this past Saturday. By: Kyle Moylan EWINGIt was once said that with great power comes great responsibility. Eunice Kennedy Shriver comes from a family of great power and privilege. Very few if any has used it in…
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Shah enjoys strong run in state singles tourney
By: Ken Weingartner After getting bounced from last year’s NJSIAA Singles Tournament in the first round, Shangril Shah had a simple goal for this season’s event advance. He reached that objective, and more. Shah, a junior at South Brunswick High School, on Monday won his first match 7-5, 6-2 over Ruddy Pena of Paterson…
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Lawrence school schedules slightly changed
Compromise falls short of proposed sweeping changes. By: Lea Kahn School bells will ring at new times in September, under a compromise passed by the Lawrence Township Board of Education that makes minor adjustments to school schedules throughout the district. A proposal by Schools Superintendent Max Riley, which would have completely overhauled school schedules, was…
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History buffs scout the Road to Monmouth
Battle of Monmouth anniversary later this month to feature re-enactments. By: Sarah Windkelman A grassroots effort on the part of local historians to commemorate the march of the British across New Jersey in June 1778 will come to fruition later this month . For the week prior to the Battle of Monmouth on June 28…
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Shriver makes appearance at NJ Special Olympics
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the founder of the Special Olympics, was at the New Jersey Games this past Saturday. By: Kyle Moylan EWINGIt was once said that with great power comes great responsibility. Eunice Kennedy Shriver comes from a family of great power and privilege. Very few if any has used it…
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HHS girls finish third in Group 4
Crawford, Marcsisin lead charge By: Rudy Brandl EGG HARBOR The Hillsborough High girls entertained championship hopes for a while but fell just a little bit short of making school history at last weekend’s State Group 4 Track and Field Championships in Egg Harbor. Senior star Erin Crawford and freshman phenom Allison Marcsisin did everything…
