Category: HUB Sports

  • RBC hangs on to upset Marlboro in SCT final

    Caseys remainundefeated with48-46 win By tim morrisStaff Writer Caseys remain undefeated with 48-46 win By tim morris Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI Red Bank Catholic’s Alisa Kresge looks to pass around Marlboro’s Chakhia Cole during the Caseys’ win at Red Bank Regional on Friday. Don’t sweat the little things, people say. But it’s the little things…

  • Brookdale wins first Region basketball championship

    Nationals are nextfor BCC five By tim morrisStaff Writer Nationals are next for BCC five By tim morris Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY Brookdale’s Mark Kelly, of Ocean, launches a shot during the Jersey Blues’ home win on Sunday. Paul Cisek had a good feeling about his 2002-03 Brookdale Community College basketball team from the start…

  • Heller hoping to peak at the right time this year

    By paul salusStaff Writer By paul salus Staff Writer Bryan Heller has been waiting a year for the next two weekends to come. The Rumson-Fair Haven wrestler is still a bit peeved about his performance at last season’s state championships, and is chomping at the bit to redeem himself and prove he’s better than his…

  • Bulldogs advance despite a lackluster team effort

    Although his team managed to win its state tournament opener, 8-3, over West Orange on Monday, Rumson-Fair Haven hockey coach Dave Smith still believes his team needs to play better. "The game (Monday) night was not one of our better efforts of the season," he said. "Coming off a strong regular season (14-4-1) and a…

  • Shore team is ready to defend its sectional title

    By paul salusStaff Writer By paul salus Staff Writer As the defending Central Jersey Group I champions, the Shore Regional girls’ basketball team has every right to feel confident about its chances in this year’s tournament. The Blue Devils have enjoyed another stellar season under head coach Lou Petrone, and got the No. 2 seed…

  • Bucs run nation’s fastest DMR at Eastern States

    By tim morrisStaff Writer By tim morris Staff Writer Replacing half of last year’s National Indoor Championship distance medley relay team didn’t slow Red Bank Regional’s girls down at all. The Bucs ran a national leading 11:52.9 on Feb. 25 at the Armory in capturing the Eastern State Indoor Championship title. With state champions Amanda…

  • Trotters go out in style with third MOC track titles

    Amanda sets meet record in the 3,200 By tim morrisStaff Writer By tim morris Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY Red Bank Regional’s Joe Kingsbery runs to a fifth-place finish in the 1,600 at the Meet of Champions at Princeton University on Sunday. There’s nothing like a state championship and meet record to restore one’s confidence. Red…

  • Red Bank boys put a scare into top-ranked Neptune

    By doug mckenzieStaff Writer By doug mckenzie Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY Monmouth Regional’s Pat Barnette scores over a Middletown North defender during the Golden Falcons’ quarterfinal win in the Shore Conference Tournament on Monday in Tinton Falls. Through the first two rounds of the boys’ Shore Conference basketball tournament, a theme stood out: no upsets.…

  • District tournaments turn focus to individual success

    By paul salusStaff Writer By paul salus Staff Writer This is the time of year that most wrestlers prepare for all season. With the team portion of the state tournament out of the way, the focus turns to individual competition, with the district tournaments getting under way today. Local teams are gearing up for their…