Category: HUB Sports

  • Post 325 Legion team is in need of wake-up calls

    By doug mckenzieStaff Writer By doug mckenzie Staff Writer Don’t be fooled by the Senior American Legion Post No. 325 Falcons’ 3-7-1 record this summer. Head coach Dan Diarchangal’s squad is better than that mark indicates. Their problem — they’re just slow starters. "We’ve struggled a bit this summer, and have lost a bunch of…

  • O.B. Wrestling Festival off to another flying start

    The Old Bridge Wrestling Festival got under way this past weekend, with some of the top young wrestlers from throughout the state participating in a number of different competitions. A total of 112 wrestled on Saturday at the Old Bridge Wrestling Festival, bringing the 29-year total to 23,153 The first group was the Junior High…

  • RFH Legion team picks up where varsity squad left off

    By doug mckenzieStaff Writer By doug mckenzie Staff Writer The Rumson Senior American Legion baseball team is playing at about a .500 clip thus far this summer, and that’s just fine with coach George Weston. "We’re trying to get positions set for next spring, because Rumson-Fair Haven graduated eight seniors this year, including seven starters,"…

  • Carpenter is Modified winner at Wall Township Speedway

    WALL TOWNSHIP — Mike Carpenter of Brick grabbed his first win of the year in Busch beer Modified stock car action, and Beachwood’s Bill Vanderveen won a 50-lap thriller for the Street Stocks at Wall Township Speedway Saturday night. It was the first win of the 2003 NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series for each driver, although…

  • Shamrocks’ full team back in time for busy stretch

    RBC American Legion team has struggled to plug gaps in line-up By doug mckenzieStaff Writer By doug mckenzie Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI Red Bank Shamrocks’ second baseman Chris Messa makes a diving catch during a recent American Legion game against the Bayshore Colts at Count Basie Park in Red Bank. Red Bank Shamrocks head coach…

  • Flurry of local wrestlers excel at Jersey Shore Duals

    Old Bridge Wrestling Festival up next forsummer season By doug mckenzieStaff Writer Old Bridge Wrestling Festival up next for summer season By doug mckenzie Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI Long Branch’s Sean Sims tries to escape from Belleville’s Nick Mattia during a 130-pound bout at the Jersey Shore Duals in Matawan on July 2. Some of the…

  • Balto Star scores upset in United Nations Handicap

    OCEANPORT — Anstu Stable’s Balto Star, a 37-1 shot making the most of his inside post, took command at the start and repulsed all challengers in the stretch to score an upset victory in the $750,000 United Nations Handicap (G1) at Monmouth Park on Saturday. The field was closing in at the wire, but with…

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    CHRIS KELLY Sea Bright lifeguard Julia Barker races to a second-place finish in the women’s two-mile run at the Long Branch Open Lifeguard Tournament on Monday.

  • Knollwood team gives coach suitable swan song

    Knollwood team gives coach suitable swan song FAIR HAVEN — The Knollwood Knights closed out coach Joe Perrotto’s career in style. The eighth-grade baseball team at the borough’s middle school finished the season undefeated. Perrotto, who also is the borough’s recreation director, is retiring this year. "It has been my pleasure to coach this team,"…