Category: HUB Sports

  • Local trampoline team heading to Junior Olympics

    Staff Writer By george albano JERRY WOLKOWITZ Middletown’s Kyle Telman, 11, performs a jump during a recent practice of the Shrewsbury Gymnastics Trampoline Team. The trampoline is making a comeback — at least in the Shrewsbury area. That’s where the Shrewsbury Gymnastics Trampoline Team is based and where the sport has been experiencing a tremendous…

  • George, Towns find success in Long Branch tournament Lifeguard competition season gets under way with July 5 events

    Staff Writer By chris kelly George, Towns find success in Long Branch tournament Lifeguard competition season gets under way with July 5 events With the raise of the flag, nine swimmers dove into the surf off Long Branch’s North Broadway beach, marking the beginning of the local lifeguard competition season. More than a dozen lifeguards…

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    The Belmar Improvement Fund, in collaboration with the Jersey Shore Running Club, will present the 26th annual Belmar 5-Mile Run on Saturday. The 2002 Belmar 5-Mile run is named in memory of longtime Belmar resident Johnny Cobb. In addition to being an originator of the race, he had a 25-year career in the Belmar Police…

  • Surfrider edges Dolphins at first swim meet of season

    Staff Writer By chris kelly CHRIS KELLY Surfrider Beach Club’s Justin Keenan reaches back to start the backstroke portion of the boys’ 100-meter IM against Monmouth Beach Pavilion. The North Shore Club Swim League is under way, and the Surfrider Swim Club has already recorded its first victory. Anchored by 31 first-place finishes, the Sea…

  • After further review Doug McKenzie The days of the Little League heckler may be numbered

    After further review Doug McKenzie The days of the Little League heckler may be numbered Michael Myers was scary in those Halloween movies. The guy with the hockey mask was always good for a scream on Friday the 13th, and that Freddy Krueger character could certainly provoke a nightmare on any street. But make no…

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    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 can cruise a 10-mile course (beginning at 9:30 a.m.) or peddle the 40-mile track (beginning at 9 a.m.) stretching the length of Long Beach Island. Prizes will be…

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    Mater Dei High School in Middletown is looking for a jayvee boys basketball coach and a cheerleading coach, with at least 60 college credits. Contact the school’s athletic director, Jim Rochford, at (732) 671-9100, or send a résumé to Mater Dei High School, 538 Church Street, New Monmouth, 07748. The Brookdale Seven-A Side Summer Soccer…

  • Monmouth’s Kalnas aims far in the shot put circle

    Hawk shot putter takes eighth at USAT&F JERRY WOLKOWITZ Though somewhat undersized compared to some of the top names in the sport, Monmouth University’s Jon Kalnas has established himself as one of the nation’s top shot putters through hard work and determination. Hawk shot putter takes eighth at USAT&F championships By tim morris Staff Writer…

  • Jersey Shore Summer Duals features tough competition Slew of local grapplers compete for top finishes

    Jersey Shore Summer Duals features tough competition Slew of local grapplers compete for top finishes Some of the top scholastic wrestlers in the state met in Matawan last week to take part in the 2002 Jersey Shore Summer Duals, sponsored by the Husky Wrestling Club, at Matawan Middle School. The team competition was held over…