Category: HUB Sports

  • Dixie Union runs away with $1 million Haskell

    Staff Writer By Doug mckenzie Dixie Union runs away with $1 million Haskell A record number of spectators flocked to Monmouth Park on Sunday to witness this year’s Haskell Invitational, which was won by Dixie Union. Approximately 41,630 people attended the 33rd running of the Haskell, which also drew a record amount wagered for the…

  • Local lacrosse team plays well in Sea Girt tourney Sport continues to gain popularity throughout area

    Staff Writer By Richard Jerome Local lacrosse team plays well in Sea Girt tourney Sport continues to gain popularity throughout area A stellar lacrosse team from the Globe Bar and Hotel in Red Bank made a solid showing at last weekend’s War of the Shore tournament in Sea Girt. The tournament brought together 18 post-college…

  • Sheehan Classic to return to Red Bank Annual race attracts some of world’s most reknowned marathoners

    Staff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Sheehan Classic to return to Red Bank Annual race attracts some of world’s most reknowned marathoners MARIE ORTIZ WHAT GOES UP — Shane Yost, of Tasmania, gets some air during an X-Games demonstration at Monmouth Park in Oceanport on Sunday. One of the state’s most anticipated races returns to Red…

  • Racing fans preparing for Sunday’s Haskell Invitational

    Horse racing fans from throughout the tri-state area will be flooding Monmouth Park in Oceanport this weekend for the track’s biggest race of the year. About 35,000 people are expected to visit the park Sunday for the Haskell Invitational, which continues to be one of the premier races in the nation, attracting some of the…

  • Kingsbery looks ahead to new challenges at UVA Buc ready to go the extra distance for cross country

    By tim morris Kingsbery looks ahead to new challenges at UVA Buc ready to go the extra distance for cross country The time for relaxing is over for Walton Kingsbery. It’s back to work for the state 1,600-meter champion from Red Bank Regional High School. Kingsbery took a well-deserved rest after his exhilarating track and…

  • Local all-stars head to Florida for competition

    Staff Writer By Richard Jerome Some of the area’s finest young track athletes are strutting their stuff this week at the AAU National Junior Olympic Games Championships in Orlando, Fla. Coached by Dr. Jesse Y. Harris, a former Rutgers track star and longtime professor at the University of Massachusetts in Lowell, the local Northeast All-Stars…

  • Former Middletown girl has Olympic aspirations

    The eyes of Middletown will be focused on the U.S Gymnastics Olympic Trials next month as former Middletown High School South star Alyssa Beckerman is likely to bid for a spot on the team. Beckerman finished fifth overall at last weekend’s U.S. Gymnastics Championship in St. Louis, ahead of established former Olympians such as Amy…

  • Hurricanes challenge for playoff position in debut

    Staff Writer By tim morris The Monmouth Hurricanes may not be stirring up a tidal wave in their first year in the highly competitive Jersey Shore Baseball League, but they are acting like an upgraded tropical storm that is gaining momentum. With a team made up of many of the top graduating high school seniors…

  • Sport Shorts

    Jack Skirkanich of Rumson finished third at the Independent Insurance Agents Junior Golf Classic championship on July 17 at the Olde York Country Club in Columbus. Skirkanich, the second time finalist to advance to the national tournament fired a 154, nine shots behind the winner Chris Nallen of Hackettstown. The five finalists advanced to the…