Category: Independent Sports
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CBA team remains perfect as postseason looms ahead
Balanced Colt team set to defend state Catholic Tournament title By Warren RappleyeaStaff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI The solid play of players like fullback Kiernan “Bubba” Dugan has helped the CBA lacrosse team get off to a perfect 11-0 start as they prepare for the postseason. Thanks to a powerful offense…
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Several local teams in a scramble for playoff berths
By doug mckenzieStaff Writer By doug mckenzie Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI Mater Dei’s Ashley Heiney’s play has helped the Seraphs join the ranks of teams that have clinched playoff berths prior to the May 9 cutoff. This promises to be a pressure-packed week for a number of local high school baseball and softball teams. Friday…
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Brookdale softball team ready to defend its title
Jersey Blues hostingRegion XIX tournamentthis weekend By tim morrisStaff Writer Jersey Blues hosting Region XIX tournament this weekend By tim morris Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — It was one coin flip that Bo Scannapieco didn’t mind losing. After Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, and Gloucester College completed the Garden State Athletic Conference tied for first place, a…
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Strong doubles play leads the way for Matawan team
CBA shocks Holmdel in SCT play By Warren RappleyeaStaff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY Middletown North’s Chris Rajner competes in the intermediate hurdles at the Long Branch Relays on Saturday. Although the Matawan High School boys’ tennis team’s record is just 5-5, the Huskies are playing better than that would indicate and…
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Sport Shorts
Sport Shorts Two local pitchers are enjoying solid seasons for the Rutgers University baseball team. Freshman Chris Lillis, a CBA graduate from Fair Haven, picked up three saves in one week recently, with two coming in one day against St. John’s University on April 17. Lillis leads the team with five saves this season. Meanwhile,…
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JEFF GRANIT Boston College’s Megan Guiney, a graduate of Middletown South, competes in the 4×400 relay at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia on Thursday.
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Rockets hope to keep winning against tough schedule
Most area softball teams playing .500 ballor better in early going By Warren RappleyeaStaff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI Keyport’s Nicole Carroll gets set to deliver a pitch during the Red Raiders’ loss to Mater Dei in Middletown on Thursday. Most area softball teams playing .500 ball or better in early going By Warren Rappleyea Staff Writer…
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Raritan proves to be among Shore’s elite tennis teams
By Warren RappleyeaStaff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Staff Writer The Raritan High School boys’ tennis team is off to a strong 4-1 start thanks to solid play throughout the lineup. The Rockets have downed Middletown South, Red Bank Regional, Howell and Monmouth Regional, while losing only to powerful Holmdel in a match that was closer…
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Harmata, Robinson medal in javelin at Penn Relays
By tim morrisStaff Writer By tim morris Staff Writer JEFF GRANIT Raritan’s Amanda Harmatta gets set to release a javelin throw during the Penn Relays in Philadelphia on Thursday. After collectively dominating the relay season, Raritan’s Amanda Harmata and Kelly Robinson got to show what they can do individually. The Rockets duo, who had been…
