Category: Independent Sports

  • Sports Shorts

    Sports Shorts Scott Panzano, from Holmdel, played goalie for Suffolk University’s men’s Division III soccer team. Panzano played in 12 games and had 44 saves. A freshman business management major, Panzano finished with a 2.12 goals against average. Panzano had one shutout this season and helped Suffolk to a 9-7 overall record. He attended Holmdel…

  • Husky’s Walsh repeats as CJ II champ

    CBA repeats,Matawan boys second BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer CBA repeats, Matawan boys second BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above, Middletown North’s Stephanie Giordano races to the finish line at the Central Jersey Group IV meet at Holmdel Park on Saturday. At left, Keyport’s Ryan Loihle nears the finish line during…

  • Lion boys finish up strongly

    Two local teams still alive in state soccer tourneys BY WARREN RAPPLEYEAStaff Writer BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer The Middletown High School North boys soccer team rebounded from a slow start to end the campaign with a 9-2 run, earning berths in both the Shore Conference and NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV tournaments. The state…

  • Rockets struggle through an injury-riddled season

    Although the Raritan High School boys soccer team ended up at 7-9-1, coach Craig Shatkus said it was a profitable season for his squad. With 10 seniors on the roster, the Rockets entered the year optimistic that they would better its 2002 win total of five. A variety of nagging injuries hampered the team, however,…

  • Raritan girls team shows its improvement on hard courts

    The Raritan High School girls tennis team finished the season with a respectable 7-9 mark, and with several players coming back, hopes are high for next year. Coach Gary Schlenker said the team was a little disappointed with its performance, but said that, overall, it improved with each match. "The first time we played Middletown…

  • BCC men’s soccer team falls in Region XIX soccer semi-final

    BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer A trip to the Region XIX semi-finals seemed very unlikely for the Brookdale Community College men’s soccer team. The Blues — last year’s national runners-up — were hard hit by injuries all year, and at the same time, were breaking in a number of newcomers. Still,…

  • Strong finish produces GSAC title for women

    BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer A return trip to the Region XIX Women’s Soccer Tournament wasn’t a gimme for Brookdale Community College, Lincroft. Yet, while the Jersey Blues (with several new faces) absorbed some early-season losses, coach Frank Lawrence always looked at the bigger picture. "My approach to the season is…

  • Sports Shorts

    Sports Shorts Sports Shorts The following are the standings for the Monmouth Women’s Basketball League: Brannigan’s/Val’s 6-1 Huddy’s Inn/Brock Farms 6-1 Chubby’s Bar 5-1 The Globe Hotel 4-3 The Red Zone 3-4 Sistas 2-4 White Lightning 1-6 Atlantic XFMR 1-6 The St. Mary’s Athletic Association will be holding registration for its spring soccer program Nov.…

  • Nancy Williams reaches another milestone

    BY George AlbanoStaff Writer BY George Albano Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Longtime Shore Regional girls field hockey coach Nancy Williams recently won her 600th game at the West Long Branch high school, further cementing her status as the most successful scholastic field hockey coach in the nation. Nancy Williams, the longtime Shore Regional High…