Category: HUB Sports

  • Axani and Holden playing together again in JSBL Former Red Bank Regional stars playing for LB Financial

    By Richard Jerome Axani and Holden playing together again in JSBL Former Red Bank Regional stars playing for LB Financial Call it a kind of summertime class reunion for Sean Axani and Taj Holden, two former Red Bank Regional High School basketball stars who are playing together again for LB Financial in the Jersey Shore…

  • Monmouth dominates All-Shore Football Classic Raritan stand-outs combine for the game-breaking score

    By tim morris Monmouth dominates All-Shore Football Classic Raritan stand-outs combine for the game-breaking score JERRY WOLKOWITZ Raritan’s David White hauls in a touchdown pass for Monmouth County in between Ocean defenders Josh Davison (l) and Manny DeSilva during Friday’s All-Shore game. The pass was thrown by White’s high school teammate Glenn Nicholl. Familiarity does…

  • Sport Shorts

    The 14th annual Monmouth Park Road Race will take place at Monmouth Park Racetrack on Aug. 1 from 5-7:15 p.m. The schedule of events on the flat, mostly paved roads on the racetrack grounds are: the 55 yard Kiddie Sprint (1/4 mile furlong) at 6:30 p.m.; 1-mile youth run (8 furlong) at 7 p.m.; 4-mile…

  • Strathmore swim team concentrates on improving

    By Warren Rappleyea Strathmore swim team concentrates on improving Nobody ever said that losing was easy. But when your ultimate goal is to improve with every competition, sometimes the losing is overshadowed by obvious improvement. Take, for example, the Strathmore Bath and Tennis Club’s swim team, which has struggled to this point in its season…

  • Sea Bright Swim Club team tops local rivals

    By Richard Jerome It’s been a notable summer for the Sea Bright Swim Club team. The team is undefeated in four meets under Coach Jennifer Hodgins, and is seemingly getting stronger with every meet. "I think this is the best team we’ve had since I’ve been here," said Hodgins, who has been head coach for…

  • Sport Shorts

    The Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) returns to Belmar for the Sunkist AVP Belmar Open on tomorrow and Sunday. The open is a double-elimination tournament, and the eighth event on the 12-stop 2000 AVP tour. Competition begins each day at 9 a.m. with beach volleyball’s best athletes competing for the $75,000 purse. General admission to…

  • Monmouth squad falls to Ocean in All-Star game Ocean All-Stars use late-inning rally to thwart local boys

    By Doug mckenzie Monmouth squad falls to Ocean in All-Star game Ocean All-Stars use late-inning rally to thwart local boys JERRY WOLKOWITZ First baseman Steve Sakosits of Middletown registers a putout during the American Legion All-Star game at Monmouth Regional High School in Tinton Falls on Sunday. Sunday’s American Legion All-Star game at Monmouth Regional…

  • Rumson’s Brigham takes third in state amateur Finishes one stroke behind eventual winner at Rock Spring Club

    By Doug mckenzie Rumson’s Brigham takes third in state amateur Finishes one stroke behind eventual winner at Rock Spring Club After finishing one stroke behind the winner of last week’s New Jersey State Golf Association/Lincoln-Mercury Open championship, Rumson’s Corey Brigham can only speculate on what would have happened if one anxious cameraman had decided to…

  • Postell to lead county All-Stars one more time

    By tim morris Postell to lead county All-Stars one more time Depending on how you approach it, Friday’s All-Shore Football Classic is either the final high school game for the best graduated seniors from the Shore Conference, or the beginning of their college careers. Either way, the Shore’s best get to suit up one more…