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  • 23 straight softball victories and counting

    12’s aiming for history     Seconds after the Robbinsville 12-year-old Little League Softball All-Stars coasted to a 6-0 over Beaverton Area Little League of Oregon’s District 4 to complete World Series pool play with a perfect 4-0 record, the Robbinsville players were greeted by a huge standing ovation by a big contingency of fans all…

  • Post 26 starts 2-1 in state play

    BY: Sean Moylan Sports Writer     After scoring 40 runs in its first two games (both wins) of the District 7 Tournament at West Deptford’s Union Field, the hard-hitting Bordentown Post 26 American Legion baseball team was held off the scoreboard in a 2-0 loss to local rival Ewing Post 314 in Tuesday’s night game.…

  • Willows swim team celebrates 2008 season accomplishments

       The Willows swim team concluded its season with a busy week that included gold-medal performances in two meets.    On July 25 and July 26, the Willows swim team sent 57 swimmers to compete in the “A” league championships. A total of 644 swimmers from 10 pools raced in the two-day event, hosted by the South…

  • Robbinsville softball 10-year-olds win Section 3 opener

    Sean Moylan Sports Writer     While the Robbinsville 10-year-old Little League All-Star softball team was a little too sloppy in pre-game warm-ups for its manager Ed Horowitz’ liking, once the first pitch was thrown in Monday’s Section 3 opener at Lincroft, Robbinsville was all business as it pounded the host team 14-0 in four innings…

  • Unchallenged 11’s district champs ready for Section 3 softball

    Sean Moylan Sports Writer     The 2008 Robbinsville 11-year-old Little League All- Star softball squad is entering uncharted, yet exciting, territory as it is the first District 12 softball club ever to field an 11-year-old softball team.     “The concept of forming an 11-year-old softball all-star team started last year when it became apparent that…

  • Mustangs hold their own at 7-on-7 camp

    Stibitz, Snyder see improvement by Rudy Brandl, Sports Editor    Manville High head football coach Brett Stibitz was impressed with how his players competed against some big-time opponents at the recent 7-on-7 mini-camp in Montgomery.    If the Mustangs can hold their own against the likes of Group 4 playoff contenders like Franklin, Montgomery and Lawrence, they…

  • Gas station settlement nearly done

    Towns paying school district small sums By Anthony Coppola, Staff Writer    Officials from East Windsor and Hightstown say a tentative settlement has been reached with the regional school district over money owed by the towns for a fueling station run by the district.    However, district Business Administrator Kurt Stumbaugh, who made the alleged municipal deficits…

  • Freeman tosses perfect game in East Regional play

    Sean Moylan Sports Writer     Over 35,000 works of art hang in the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, many of which are priceless masterpieces. Yet every year 6 million people flock to the museum with the main purpose of seeing one specific painting— the portrait of Lisa Gherardini, otherwise known as the Mona Lisa.    …

  • Post 148 starting its state play on Saturday

    John Chester Sports Writer     After completing a grueling stretch of highly meaningful games, the Hightstown Post 148 senior baseball team is in a six- day hiatus before another begins.     The hiatus, the break beýPage=010 Column=001 OK,0010.00þ tween the end of the Mercer County American Legion League (MCALL) regular season and the start of…