Category: Atlanticville Sports

By doug mckenzieStaff Writer By doug mckenzie Staff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ War Emblem (No. 6) leads the field down the front stretch during Sunday’s Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park in Oceanport. They came in droves to Monmouth Park in Oceanport Sunday, expecting to see the year’s dominant 3-year-old run away with the 35th Haskell Invitational.…

By chris kellyStaff Writer By chris kelly Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY Sea Bright lifeguard Mike Linde, 16, carries his paddle board across the finish line in the surf relay race at the Seven Presidents’ Lifeguard Tournament on Aug. 2. There is definitely something to be said for home field advantage. In a seven-event competition, Mon-mouth…

Strong international field expected to participate once again By Warren RappleyeaStaff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Staff Writer About 3,200 participants, including defending women’s champ Grace Njoki, are expected for the running of the 5-mile George Sheehan Classic in Red Bank Saturday. Another 500-600 people will participate in a variety of other events that begin Friday…

The Mac’s Fun Ball Basketball League’s summer season wrapped up last weekend with the playoffs and championship game. Last Friday night, the Bucks topped the Nets 49-47, behind the solid play of Bret O’Brien and James Reuter. In the second game, the Suns knocked off the Kings, 80-75, behind 22 points from Jason Miller, 17…

High school age players using league to improve skills during off season By doug mckenzieStaff Writer By doug mckenzie Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI West Long Branch’s Geoff Daly pulls up for a shot during a game at Walloo Park in Middletown on Friday. When John McDermott was trying to come up with a name for…

War Emblem looms as prohibitive favorite By doug mckenzieStaff Writer By doug mckenzie Staff Writer The eyes of the horse racing world will be focused on Monmouth Park in Oceanport this weekend, as the $1 million Haskell Invitational Handicap returns to the famed track. The 35th renewal of the race, which is named for the…

The New Jersey Blue Jay Open Regatta was held at the Shrewsbury Sailing and Yacht Club in Oceanport on July 20. The top three finishers were, Michael Ostran and Ryan Stokes (Shrewsbury Sailing an Yacht Club), Evan Thomson and Jerusa Contee (Manasquan River Yacht Club), and Cole Barney and Iam Bamberger (Monmouth Boat Club).

By chris kellyStaff Writer By chris kelly Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY Seven Presidents lifeguard Nancy Kegelman stretches to pull in teammate Drew Edson in the line rescue race at Monday night’s Ocean Grove Invitational Lifeguard Tournament. Unlike many other lifeguard tournaments, you can’t stack the deck in the Ocean Grove invitational. At the 34th annual…

By chris kellyStaff Writer By chris kelly Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY Seashore’s Emily Greenspan, 12, of Ocean Township, swims to a first-place finish in the girls’ 11/12 25-meter butterfly race during a meet against the Monmouth Beach Bathing Pavilion on Monday. Six days after lightning halted Seashore and Monmouth Beach Bathing Pavilion’s swim meet, a…