Category: archives
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MHS girls finished strong with solid young cast
Most of team eligible to return by John E. Powers, Sports Writer In the last few games of the season, Manville High School girls’ soccer coach Erin Delaney would look at her team, whether in practice or a game, and simply say, “this is my team, this is it,” meaning that virtually every player should…
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Should they play on Thanksgiving?
RUDE AWAKENING by Rudy Brandl, Sports Editor I’m not sure how I feel about Thanksgiving Day high school football. Maybe I’ll have a better idea after not covering a game on the holiday for the first time in 20 years. Hillsborough High has been my primary football beat since joining Packet Publications in 1989. The…
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HOLMDEL: Hillsborough x-country girls finish 3rd at Meet of Champs
HHS junior Ashley Smolinka surges ahead to finish sixth at the Meet of Champions. Photo by Mike Dennis
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HOLMDEL: Hillsborough x-country girls finish 3rd at Meet of Champs
Smolinka shatters mark, places sixth overall by Rudy Brandl, Sports Editor Who were those girls in the red varsity jackets with the letter H on the NJSIAA Meet of Champions podium at Holmdel Park? The Hillsborough High girls have been quiet all season. They haven’t been mentioned among the state’s elite cross country teams. Even…
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HOLMDEL: Hillsborough x-country girls finish 3rd at Meet of Champs
The Hillsborough High girls celebrate on the medals podium at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions. Photo by Mike Dennis
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Hillsborough girls finish third at Meet of Champs
HHS junior Ashley Smolinka surges ahead to finish sixth at the Meet of Champions. Photo by Mike Dennis
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Hillsborough girls finish third at Meet of Champs
The Hillsborough High girls celebrate on the medals podium at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions. Photo by Mike Dennis
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HIGHTSTOWN: Toy drive underway
By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor HIGHTSTOWN — It may be more than a month away from that special day when wrapping paper is a child’s biggest obstacle. And the big guy may still be making his list, or at least checking it twice. But it’s still time for toys. Today is the official start of…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Rt. 522 extension wins OK
by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer The state Department of Environmental Protection has issued permits that will allow Middlesex County to complete Route 522 as an east-west highway across South Brunswick. The county is expected to go out to bid in January on the project, which will extend the road about two miles east. It will…
