Category: Independent Sports

  • No. 1 ranked Brookdale is surprising Scannapieco

    Jersey Blues are24-6 as postseason approaches By tim morrisStaff Writer Jersey Blues are 24-6 as postseason approaches By tim morris Staff Writer MIDDLTOWN — It takes a lot to impress Bo Scannapieco. The head coach of the defending National Junior College Athletic Association Division III fastpitch softball champions has seen it all in his 27…

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    VERONICA YANKOWSKI St. John Vianney’s Mike Powell tries to reel in a pop-up during the Lancers’ 8-6 loss to Colts Neck in the Monmouth County Tournament in Colts Neck on Saturday.

  • Sport Shorts

    Sport Shorts Mater Dei High School will be holding sports camps for boys and girls between the ages of 8 and 15 at its athletic complex this summer. All camps will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The camp schedule is as follows: Football, June 23-27; boys’ basketball, July 7-11 and 14-18; and…

  • Robinson, Harmata smash records at Holmdel Relays

    Matawan, Holmdelwin team crowns By tim morrisStaff Writer Matawan, Holmdel win team crowns By tim morris Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY Matawan’s Walid Ali clears the high jump bar during Saturday’s Holmdel Relays. Walid and Robin Ali won the event, jumping a combined 12-6 to help Matawan to the Division I title. Records continue to fall…

  • BCC tennis team on winning streak that simply won’t end

    By tim morrisStaff Writer By tim morris Staff Writer Brookdale Community College’s men’s tennis team has reloaded, again. The Jersey Blues, second in the nation last year and owners of a 36-dual match winning streak, dominated last weekend’s Harford (Md.) National Invitational Tournament. Their third straight victory at this major early-season event sent a message…

  • Eagles golf team gets off to a solid start on the links

    By Warren RappleyeaStaff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Staff Writer Several veterans and a group of promising freshmen lead the Middletown High School South golf team, which is off to a 2-1 start. The Eagles, 10-9 a year ago, have defeated both Long Branch and Neptune and lost to Monmouth Regional. Middletown South is off the…

  • Jersey Shore Boca U17 team headed to Argentina

    Will begin SuperY-League pre-seasontraining with fabled namesake CABJ club Will begin Super Y-League pre-season training with fabled namesake CABJ club The Jersey Shore Boca U17 soccer team is traveling to Buenos Aires, Argentina, over the Easter holiday for an 11-day Player and Team Development Tour with the club’s fabled namesake, the Boca Juniors of Argentina.…

  • SJV golf team anxious to get back on course

    Despite an 0-2 start, coach Robert Marsh is confident that the St. John Vianney High School golf team can be competitive in the Shore Conference’s Class A Central division. "We have the talent to be a competitive team," said Marsh, whose Lancers went 7-10 a year ago. "The weather hasn’t helped us, but our guys…

  • Sport Shorts

    Sport Shorts The East Coast Diamonds All-Star Cheerleading squad won the fourth-place trophy at the American National Championships in the Orlando (Fla.) Worldwide Sports Arena on March 21. Team members are Kristina Morris, Oceanport; Courtney Wenzel, West Long Branch; Amber and Amanda Lucisano, Sea Bright; Ali Vino, Middletown; Angie Cook, Middletown; Nicole Fiore, Middletown; Amanda…