Category: Atlanticville Sports
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Mustangs stun the nation’s best, Christ the King
Seize the moment. That’s what Marlboro High School’s volunteer coach Ed Zucker told the Mustangs before they took on New York’s Christ the King, the No. 1 ranked team in the country. And seize the moment they did. The Mustangs stunned the nation’s top-ranked team, rallying from nine down (49-40) in the final five minutes…
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Red Bank girls win a pair of relay state championships
CHRIS KELLY Shore Regional’s Brian Vieira works on Keyport’s Alex Tranov during a recent match in West Long Branch. Vieira eventually won the match by pinfall at the 2:25 mark. It remains to be seen if Red Bank Regional’s distance medley team can approach the record-heights of last year’s national indoor track championship quartet. But…
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20 years and counting for FARC Winter Race Series
CHRIS KELLY Long Branch’s Brian Fish swims his way to a first-place finish in the grueling 500-meter freestyle during a recent meet against Middletown South at Monmouth University in West Long Branch. Runners take pride in their toughness, and nothing has put that to the test like the Freehold Area Running Club (FARC) Winter Race…
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Sport Shorts
The Central New Jersey chapter of the New Jersey Football Officials Association is seeking candidates who are interested in becoming certified high school officials in New Jersey. Candidates must be 18 years old and residents of New Jersey. Classes will be held at Piscataway High School beginning the first Thursday after Labor Day. Cadets must…
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Falcons hoping to rebound from their loss to Raritan
By paul salusStaff Writer By paul salus Staff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ Keyport’s Damont Brown (l) and Rumson’s Billy Geltzeiler battle for a loose ball during a game in Keyport on Friday. Rumson won the game, 66-46. It isn’t always easy for teams to make the transition from hunter to the hunted; to change from the…
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Bulldogs off to another fine start with balanced attack
By paul salusStaff Writer By paul salus Staff Writer The Rumson-Fair Haven girls’ basketball team is off to another strong start, winning eight of its first 10 games so far this season, and positioning itself near the top of the Shore Conference’s highly competitive Class A Central division. Just a year after a trip to…
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Ferris has RBR program heading in right direction
By doug mckenzieStaff Writer By doug mckenzie Staff Writer The Red Bank Regional wrestling team is off to a good start at 3-2, but head coach Scott Ferris is optimistic that the Bucs have not yet hit their stride. "We’ve looked really good thus far," he said. "The guys put in a lot of effort…
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Sport Shorts
The Rutgers University women’s swimming and diving team participated in the Princeton Invitational Dec. 6-8. Senior Amanda Widdis, of Long Branch, was part of the 20 freestyle relay team that placed second, with a time of 1:37.21. The Red Bank Parks and Recreation program has begun the sign-ups for the spring T-Ball/Baseball/Softball Program for grades…
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Brookdale men’s squad jells as a team behind defense
Brown, Dellsantileading the wayfor Jersey Blues By tim morrisStaff Writer Brown, Dellsanti leading the way for Jersey Blues By tim morris Staff Writer Paul Cisek knew that a trip to Florida over the Christmas holidays to play against Division I junior college teams could make or break his Brookdale Community College men’s basketball team. Despite…
