Category: HUB Sports

  • Pellegrino takes first at Monmouth Invitational

    Nick Pellegrino picked up the biggest win of his collegiate cross country career when he won the Monmouth University Invitational at Holmdel Park. Pellegrino, a senior at Monmouth, toured the 5-mile college course on Sept. 20 in 26:27.6. He averaged 5:17.5 per mile on the hilly Holmdel course. As a standout at Marlboro High School,…

  • Young CBA team is learning on the fly

    BY DOUG McKENZIEStaff Writer BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff CBA’s Felix Freitas tries to work the ball along the sidelines in front of an Ocean Township defender during a 1-1 tie on Sept. 23 in Ocean Township. Christian Brothers Academy boys soccer coach Dan Keane was hoping his team would be 5-1,…

  • Monmouth girls steadily improving on the mats

    BY PAUL SALUSStaff Writer BY PAUL SALUS Staff Writer The Monmouth Regional gymnastics team and head coach Donna Turner are two meets deep into what could be a successful and promising year. After falling to Jackson in their season opener, Monmouth split a tri-meet, defeating Neptune and losing to Toms River North. Despite the slow…

  • Picture perfect catch

    Picture perfect catch JEFF GRANIT staff Rumson-Fair Haven’s Brendan Fox makes an acrobatic catch by the sidelines during the Bulldogs’ 36-14 loss to Freehold Borough on Thursday in Freehold.

  • RBC boys making noise in A Central

    Caseys looking strongafter a 4-1 start BY DOUG McKENZIEStaff Writer Caseys looking strong after a 4-1 start BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer PHOTOS BY FARRAH MAFFAI staff Above, St. John Vianney’s Kyle Mannin and Red Bank Catholic’s John Schmelz take to the air to battle for the ball, while left, SJV’s Chris Quinn and RBC’s…

  • Red Bank harriers are poised to make a move

    BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Whether this turns out to be a memorable season for the Red Bank Regional boys’ cross country team or not, rest assured, the Bucs left no stone unturned in their preparation. The Bucs went so far as to pull off a Henry David Thoreau at Walden…

  • Shrewsbury 5K Classic set for Oct. 5

    Shrewsbury 5K Classic set for Oct. 5 Now in its eighth year of supporting the technology needs of the Shrewsbury Borough School, the Foundation for Shrewsbury Education will once again host the annual 5-K Classic on Sunday, Oct. 5, at the school, beginning and finishing at the dead end of Obre Place. The race is…

  • Brookdale men progressing

    Although the trip delayed Wayne Palmer’s first win of his coaching career, Brookdale Community College’s new men’s soccer coach is glad the team went to Maryland to open the season. Games against powerhouses Rockville and Prince Georges resulted in two losses for the Jersey Blues but left the team more than ready for play in…

  • Ocean girls hope to compete in A North

    The Ocean Township girls tennis team and longtime head coach Stan Friedman are four matches into the new season, which may prove to be a difficult one in a Class A North division that is overloaded with talent. With 24 seasons, several Coach of the Year honors and more than 225 victories under his belt,…