Category: Independent Sports
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Sport Shorts
Sport Shorts Freshman Mary McCudden, of Middletown, was named the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Women’s Track Athlete of the Week. At the Connecticut College Invitational Saturday afternoon, McCudden kicked off the afternoon with a dominating first-place finish in the 5,000-meter distance, finishing 22 seconds faster than her nearest competitor with a time…
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Pitching, defense are keys for Hawks baseball team
SJV By tim morrisStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY Monmouth University’s Mike Kelly takes a healthy cut during a double-header against Central Connecticut on Sunday in West Long Branch. SJV’s Palmieri is squad’s No. 2 starter By tim morris Staff Writer As Monmouth University, West Long Branch, heads into the heart of the Northeast Conference baseball schedule,…
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Deeper Brookdale nine looks to return to World Series
By tim morrisStaff Writer By tim morris Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY Brookdale’s Alex Vidal, of Hazlet, keeps his eye on the ball during the Jersey Blues’ double-header in Lincroft on Saturday. Brookdale Community College’s baseball team may not have the star power of last year’s Region XIX champions, yet the Jersey Blues could be a…
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Busch remains the ace for new-look BCC softball team
Middletown By tim morrisStaff Writer By tim morris Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY Brookdale’s Jessica Williams slaps a tag on a Lackawanna, Pa., base-runner during Friday’s home game in Lincroft. Bo Scannapieco’s Brookdale Community College women’s softball team is a work in progress. With just three players returning from the 2002 national championship team, it hasn’t…
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Eagles looking to dominate different division this year
By Warren RappleyeaStaff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Staff Writer A handful of key returnees will spearhead the Middletown High School South softball team as it looks to defend its NJSIAA Central Jersey and statewide Group III championships. The Eagles, 24-7 a year ago, a perennial contender for the Shore Conference’s Class A North title, will…
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Red Raiders hoping to find success on the road again
By Warren RappleyeaStaff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Staff Writer Eleven seniors return to lead the Keyport High School baseball team as it seeks to improve on last year’s 12-13-1 mark. In addition, coach Sal Principe needs just 10 victories to reach 200 career wins. Should Principe reach that mark, it will be on the road.…
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CHRIS KELLY Matawan’s Amy Gibbons scores a basket during the Shore Basketball Coaches all-star game at Wall High School on Thursday. Gibbons was part of the North squad that won the game, 76-67.
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Sport Shorts
Sport Shorts The River Plaza-Lincroft Chargers will hold open registration for Pop Warner Football and Cheerleading on April 11 from 7-9 p.m., and April 12 from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Charger Field Clubhouse, Nutswamp Park. Football registration is open to children ages 5-14 as of Aug. 1. Cheerleading is open to children ages 5-14…
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FARRAH MAFFAI St. John Vianney freshman Courtney Calderon grabs a rebound during the Lancers’ Tournament of Champion semifinal game against Shabazz on Friday in Elizabeth.
