Category: Independent Sports
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Brookdale’s Scannapieco reaches 500 career wins
Jersey Bluesare 12-3 this year BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Jersey Blues are 12-3 this year BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Brookdale head softball coach Bo Scannapieco is surrounded by his players following his 50th career win on Saturday in Lincroft. As long as Bo Scannapieco loves softball, the wins will keep on piling up. Saturday,…
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Simone, Harmata shine; South sweeps Rebel Relays
BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Simone, Harmata shine; South sweeps Rebel Relays JEFF GRANIT staff Raritan’s Amanda Harmata appears poised for another stellar spring season, after getting off to a brilliant start at the Rebel Relays in Howell on Saturday. BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Raritan’s Phil Simone and Amanda Harmata were triple winners at Saturday’s Rebel…
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South ready to compete with the Shore’s elite
South ready to compete with the Shore’s elite A youthful lineup will take to the links as the Middletown High School South golf team looks to better last season’s 12-5 mark. Although the Eagles are certainly young, there is experience, particularly with sophomores Conor Walsh and Matt Cruz, Middletown South’s co-MVPs a year ago, back…
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Young Eagles look to get better with each match
A youthful Middletown High School South boys tennis team will take to the courts this spring in what will be a rebuilding year for the Eagles. Just three starters return from last year’s 5-12 team — juniors Evan Kolakowski and Andrew Rausa, and sophomore Simit Bahandari. Coach Robert Abbot has been pleasantly surprised with the…
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Sports Shorts St. John Vianney Athletic Director Ken Szyarto and boys soccer coach Brian Grimm announced that senior Christopher Quinn, a 2003 All-Division player, has signed a letter of intent to play soccer at Villanova (Pa.) University. Quinn, from Matawan, played a variety of positions for the 2003 Lancer team, which won the Parochial A…
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Depth, balance fuel BCC’s fast start on the diamond
Jersey Bluesare 10-0 BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Jersey Blues are 10-0 BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Before his Brookdale Community College baseball team had played its first game, coach Johnny Johnson thought he had something special. Johnson got his first look at the 2004 Jersey Blues in the fall when the team first assembled and…
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Sports Shorts The Deal Golf & Country Club, Deal, will be the setting for the United Way of Monmouth County’s Eighth Annual Spring Tee-Off, planned for May 3. The outing offers golfers a choice of morning or afternoon shotgun starts. The event features an array of prizes and awards in both male and female categories,…
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Pendle proves himself to be among state’s elite
Raritan senior endshigh school careerwith a bang BY WARREN RAPPLEYEAStaff Writer Raritan senior ends high school career with a bang BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Raritan’s Matt Pendle, shown here controlling Hillsborough’s Mike Detsis during a state tournament quarterfinal bout, made his senior season one to remember by finishing third in the…
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Cole, Ubilla Shore Coaches Players of the Year
Slew of local playersearn All-Divisionrecognition BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Slew of local players earn All-Division recognition BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI staff Middletown North’s Michelle Dean, an All-A North Division pick, looks to shoot during the Shore Coaches All-Star game on Thursday in Freehold Township. Anyone who saw Chakhia Cole and Manny Ubilla…
