Category: Independent Sports
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Experienced SJV hopes to make a run at states
Lancers boys to compete in Bayshore Holiday Tournament BY WARREN RAPPLEYEAStaff Writer BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer With several key players back, the St. John Vianney High School boys basketball team is looking to bounce back after going 6-18 a year ago. Senior guard Gerard Genevieve, the Lancers’ leading scorer who averaged 16 points, returns…
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Kicking it out
Kicking it out JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Brookdale’s Joe Leone, a Middletown North graduate, makes the pass during a recent Jersey Blues’ home game in Lincroft.
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Sports Shorts The Second Annual Genevieve M. Hawley Memorial Christmas Boys Basketball Tournament will take place on Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday, Dec. 27, 28 and 30. All games will be played at Henry Hudson Regional. Game times will be 2:30 p.m., 4 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Admission is $2 per person for adults…
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Eagles emerge from the mud victorious
Middletown South tops RBR for CJ Group III title BY DOUG McKENZIEStaff Writer BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above, Middletown South’s Patrick Galindo celebrates his team’s win over Red Bank in the Central Jersey Group III title game on Dec. 10, while at left, Knowshon Moreno dives into the end…
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Mistakes, big plays cost Keyport another title
BY DOUG McKENZIEStaff Writer BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Keyport senior J.J. Bedle hauls in a touchdown pass in the second quarter of Saturday’s CJ Group I final at Neptune’s Memorial Field. NEPTUNE — On paper, Florence looked like a team a year away from a state championship. With just four seniors and…
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Sports Shorts The CJ Hawks girls U10 (Chambers) basketball team will hold the last tryout for experienced players at St. Anthony’s in Red Bank on Dec. 6, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Call (732) 741-1389 or e-mail [email protected] for more information. Brandeis University, Waltham, Mass., sophomore midfielder Jessica Druckman, of Hazlet, was a first-team All-UAA…
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SJV ice hockey team off to a flying start
Lancers expectedto be among Shore BY WARREN RAPPLEYEAStaff Writer Lancers expected to be among Shore’s elite teams BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer Balanced scoring and defense are the key strengths of the St. John Vianney High School ice hockey team, and the Lancers have had plenty of both in getting off to a 2-0 start.…
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North ice hockey team has high expectations
Lions get offto a 2-0 start BY WARREN RAPPLEYEAStaff Writer Lions get off to a 2-0 start BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer Depth and a solid defensive system have helped the Middletown High School North ice hockey team get off to a 2-0 start this season. The Lions are coming off a 10-0 triumph over…
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Sports Shorts The Monmouth Power Sports Club is looking for dedicated and team-oriented players for its 16- and 17-year-old AAU boys basketball teams for the upcoming season (February-November). Call (732) 833-5020 or e-mail [email protected]. Players should be college oriented, dedicated, goal-oriented and willing to play about 80 games for the nine-month season. The MPSC is…
