Category: HUB Sports
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Seven Presidents end their season at Manasquan
By chris kellyStaff Writer By chris kelly Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY Seven Presidents lifeguards John Venino and Michelle Kantor start the second leg of the boat relay at the Aug. 14 Manasquan Invitational. The Long Branch-based team finished fifth in the event, and sixth overall. They may not be the biggest team in Monmouth County,…
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Monmouth Rugby Club set to host 29th Jersey Cup 40-team competition is largest one-day tournament in Northeast
By doug mckenzieStaff Writer Monmouth Rugby Club set to host 29th Jersey Cup 40-team competition is largest one-day tournament in Northeast By doug mckenzie Staff Writer Rugby players from throughout the New York-metropolitan area will flock to Sea Girt this weekend to take part in the 29th annual Jersey Shore Rugby Tournament, hosted by the…
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Monmouth grad Kalnas first at NACAC track and field meet
By tim morrisStaff Writer By tim morris Staff Writer Jon Kalnas’ brilliant throwing season took on an added touch of gold at the Powerade North America, Central America and Caribbean (NACAC) Under-25 Track and Field Championship in San Antonio, Texas. Competing in a United States uniform at an international meet for the first time, the…
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Local cyclists compete at Woods Hollow Classic
The Monmouth County Park System held the Woods Hollow Classic Mountain Bike Race on Aug. 3 at Tatum Park in Middletown. Cyclists from throughout Monmouth, Ocean and Middlesex counties competed in either the beginner race (7.5 miles) or the sport race (11.25 miles), through the open fields and woodlands of Tatum Park. Among the top…
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CJ Hawks are runner-up at AAU National Championship
Fifth straight Final Four appearance for local hoops stars By tim morrisStaff Writer By tim morris Staff Writer One thing has remained constant with the Central Jersey Hawks 1986 AAU Girls’ Basketball Team— they keep on winning. For six straight years the team, made up of area players, has won the New Jersey AAU championship,…
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Monmouth places third at national lifeguard tourney
Local lifeguards bring31 medals home from San Diego trip By chris kellyStaff Writer Local lifeguards bring 31 medals home from San Diego trip By chris kelly Staff Writer Pacific Beach in San Diego, Calif., was the site for a national lifeguard tournament recently, featuring many of the top teams from throughout the county. And the…
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Sport Shorts
A U14 boys’ travel soccer team has positions open for eighth-graders looking to become competitive players before high school. For more information, call Coach Jim at (732) 870-9547. The Jersey Chapter of the American Red Cross is pleased to host the Fifth Annual JCP&L Co.-Commerce Bank Rock ’n Ride Bike Tour on Sept. 8. Riders…
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War Emblem turns Haskell into a personal showcase
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.…
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Seven Presidents wins its own lifeguard tourney
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…
