Category: Independent Sports

  • Conference tournaments playing out as expected

    Girls By doug mckenzieStaff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ Middletown South’s Nicole Baldessari and Lakewood’s Lakiea Peace battle for control of a loose ball during the Eagles’ second-round loss in the Shore Conference Tournament in Lakewood on Friday. Girls’ semifinals set for tonight in Lakewood; boys’ tomorrow at Red Bank Regional By doug mckenzie Staff Writer The…

  • Lions ready to take on postseason following layoff

    Four local hockey teams face off in divisional, state tournaments By Warren RappleyeaStaff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Staff Writer After a lull in the schedule thanks to poor weather, the Middletown High School North ice hockey team returns to action this evening in the Southern Conference White Division playoffs. The Lions, who received a first…

  • It’s time to separate the boys from their teams

    By doug mckenzieStaff Writer By doug mckenzie Staff Writer This is the time of the year that most wrestlers prepare for all season. With the team aspect of the state tournament out of the way, the focus turns to individual competition this weekend, with the district tournaments getting under way on Friday. Local teams are…

  • Hurtault third in MOC 400; Liberti third in 1,600

    By tim morrisStaff Writer Hurtault third in MOC 400; Liberti third in 1,600 CHRIS KELLY Matawan’s Erison Hurtault runs the anchor leg of the 4×400 relay at Sunday’s Meet of Champions at Princeton University. By tim morris Staff Writer A trio of Middletown South runners, Matawan’s Erison Hurtault and the Christian Brothers Academy 1,600-meter relay…

  • BCC hoping home court makes the difference

    Brookdale hostingRegion XIX men By tim morrisStaff Writer Brookdale hosting Region XIX men’s basketball tournament By tim morris Staff Writer If home court means anything, Brookdale Community College could be in a favorable position to capture its first Region title and take a big step towards the National Junior College Athletic Association’s Division III national…

  • No big surprises in Shore Conference Tourney seeds

    Slew of local teams in the mix for conference supremacy By doug mckenzieStaff Writer By doug mckenzie Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI Middletown North’s Jessie Chalmers looks to shoot over Marlboro’s Chakhia Cole during the Lions’ 53-41 loss to the top-ranked Mustangs on Friday in Marlboro. The blizzard that blanketed the northeastern coast over the weekend…

  • Young Matawan team gains valuable experience on mats

    By Warren RappleyeaStaff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Staff Writer Although its record is just 3-19, the Matawan High School wrestling team has plenty of promising young grapplers, which bodes for a bright future for the Huskies. Coach Andy Lasko’s team includes nine sophomores and nine freshmen, many of whom are getting a taste of varsity…

  • Lombardi Award honors top scholastic linemen

    Linemen, who labor in obscurity on the football gridiron, will have their moments in the sun on March 7 when the Rotary Clubs of Monmouth County present the 31st Annual Vince Lombardi Dinner at the Sheraton Hotel, Eatontown. The event honors the top senior linemen from Monmouth County High Schools. The linemen will receive the…

  • Ice-Lantics skate their way to a national competition

    Young teen skaters represent N.J. as one Young teen skaters represent N.J. as one of the top 12 teams in U.S. WALL TOWNSHIP — The Ice-Lantics Synchronized Skating Team, ranked as one of the top 12 intermediate-level synchronized skating teams in the United States, will represent New Jersey and the Eastern United States in the…