Category: Independent Sports

  • International flavor for tonight’s Holmdel meet

    Stars from 12 countiesto compete attrack and field meet Stars from 12 counties to compete at track and field meet Tonight’s 17th Annual Holmdel International Track and Field Meet will live up to its name with athletes from a dozen countries scheduled to compete. Kenya, Australia, Haiti, Ireland, Jamaica, Canada, Poland, Dominican Republic, Bahamas, Puerto…

  • Holmdel chalks season up as a learning experience

    Hornets have plenty to build on this summerand during next season Hornets have plenty to build on this summer and during next season Plenty of talented players will return next spring as the Holmdel High School baseball team looks to upgrade this year’s 5-17-1 mark. Several of them made their way into the lineup this…

  • Sport Shorts

    Sport Shorts FARRAH MAFFAI St. John Vianney’s Amanda D’Allessio watches in disbelief as her top-ranked team loses a Lady Buc Tournament final to Red Bank Catholic at Red Bank Regional on Friday, 6-0. The Lancers were back in action yesterday in the Parochial A final, as were the CBA Colts in baseball. Meanwhile, Raritan played for…

  • Lady Lancers look to rebound after tough SCT loss

    Vianney girls hoping to defend Parochial A,Lady Buc titles By Warren RappleyeaStaff Writer Vianney girls hoping to defend Parochial A, Lady Buc titles By Warren Rappleyea Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI St. John Vianney’s Katie Ziola is tagged out by RBC’s Natalie Cruz during the Lancers’ 5-0 Parochial A South semifinal win on Thursday. After a…

  • Raritan boys are enjoying their championship run

    By doug mckenzieStaff Writer By doug mckenzie Staff Writer Last week was a big week for the Raritan High School boys baseball team. This week could be even bigger. Raritan entered yesterday’s Group II semifinal against Manchester on the heels of their first sectional title in 15 years, when their coach T. J. O’Donnell led…

  • Frustrating season comes to a close for Lions team

    By doug mckenzieStaff Writer By doug mckenzie Staff Writer Middletown North baseball coach Bryan Kernan is hesitant to admit his disappointment with the way this season played out. "I anticipated we’d be in the running for the division and some of the postseason tournaments," he said. "To be honest, I thought we’d be better than…

  • Hurtault (3), Harmata (2) collect state track titles

    By tim morrisStaff Writer By tim morris Staff Writer EGG HARBOR—Amanda Harmata has made the javelin a must-see tonight. Throughout the championship season this spring, Harmata’s Raritan Rocket teammate, Kelly Robinson, has made it look as if everyone else would be throwing for second place at tonight’s NJSIAA Outdoor Track and Field Meet of Champions…

  • Sport Shorts

    Sport Shorts Highlands residents Al Smuda and Dawn Ciccone were among the top finishers of the 20th Annual Bahr’s 5-mile run held on May 18. The challenging course began in the parking lot of Bahr’s Landing and Moby’s in Highlands. Runners climbed uphill toward the historic Twin Lights lighthouses overlooking the Shrewsbury River and Atlantic…

  • Jersey Blues’ gallant effort leads to 4th place at NJCAA

    Defending championsgo 2-2 at nationaltournament By tim morrisStaff Writer Defending champions go 2-2 at national tournament By tim morris Staff Writer With the season now behind him, Bo Scannapieco has more of an appreciation for what his Brookdale Community College softball team accomplished this year. "Looking back on it, we did well," said the veteran…