Category: Independent Sports
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Local teams setting out for holiday tournament crowns
Local high school sports teams will be very busy this weekend as they participate in a variety of holiday tournaments throughout the state. The wrestling scene continues to pick up steam following last weekend’s action, where a number of local teams kicked their seasons off with appearances in the Neptune Classic. This weekend both Middletown…
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Keyport achieves perfection with win over Rams
By doug mckenzieStaff Writer By doug mckenzie Staff Writer PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY AND JERRY WOLKOWITZ Keyport defeated South River 37-6 on Friday night to win its sixth Central Jersey Group I title. Bottom right, Keyport defenders pounce on a South River fumble amidst the mud and muck. Top right, Keyport’s A.J. Youncofski celebrates a…
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After further review
Doug McKenzieCoach Ciccotelli lets his players do all the talking Doug McKenzie Coach Ciccotelli lets his players do all the talking When I called Keyport High School head football coach Mike Ciccotelli back on a Sunday in September to talk to him about his team’s prospects this season, I interrupted him while he was stirring…
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Holmdel boys’ team faces tougher Group III schedule
Hornets bumped up from Group II this season By Warren RappleyeaStaff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Staff Writer Three starters return as the Holmdel High School boys’ basketball team looks to improve upon last year’s 14-12 record. The Hornets, who move into the NJSIAA’s Central Jersey Group III division from Group II this season, are slated…
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Eagles looking to rebuild quickly on the hardwood
Middletown South girls open against St. John Vianney on Friday By Warren RappleyeaStaff Writer Middletown South girls open against St. John Vianney on Friday By Warren Rappleyea Staff Writer With only four varsity players returning, coach Tom Brennan will be working several younger players into the Middletown High School South girls’ basketball team’s lineup this…
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Middletown Eagles nearly win league title
In a season that started in July and ran through the 90-degree days of August, the 23 young men on the Middletown Eagles Pop Warner football team, who represent eight area schools, played their way to a championship game on a snow-covered field in December. The Eagles ended their regular season 8-2 and earned the…
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Sport Shorts
The Rutgers University wrestling team competed at the 22nd Annual Billy Sheridan Invitational on Dec. 7, hosted by Lehigh, and earned one victory in three dual matches. Frank Sabatino, a graduate of Raritan High School in Hazlet, earned a win at 285 pounds against Lock Haven, pinning his opponent at the 3:24 mark. Brick’s Marc…
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Sport Shorts
The NJ Colts are looking for host families. The Colts play in the prestigious Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League, and they’re looking for a few families to provide housing from June 1 to Aug. 1 for players who live out of our area. The players are hard-working, respectful student-athletes, according to team representatives. Several former NJ…
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Holmdel Junior Pee Wees enjoy a stellar fall season
The Holmdel Pop Warner Junior PeeWee Football Team lost their bid to claim the title of Eastern Regional Champions after losing to the Cannoneers from Lansdale, Pa., 12-0, in the semifinal regional game held in Easton, Pa. Winning the regional title would have provided the Junior PeeWee team a chance to travel to Disney World…
