Category: Independent Sports

  • Sport Shorts

    Basketball returned to the Dana Athletic Center at Bentley College, Waltham, Mass., this weekend as the Falcons took on Bishops University of Canada in exhibition action. Head coach Jay Lawson, who’ll begin his 12th season as head coach with 186 career victories, anticipated going with a veteran starting unit against Bishops, with junior point guard…

  • Eagles soar to Group III state cross country crown

    CBA repeatsas Parochial A champbehind Melofchik By tim morrisStaff Writer CBA repeats as Parochial A champ behind Melofchik By tim morris Staff Writer By not getting greedy and pursuing invitational titles in September, the Middletown South girls’ cross country team is picking up the hardware that matters most: state championships. The Eagles conquered Saturday’s nor’easter…

  • Sport Shorts

    Both the men’s and women’s course records were broken Sunday in spite of damp conditions at the second annual Navesink Challenge 15K road race, run on scenic country roads, hills and trails in Middletown. The race is put on by the Jersey Shore Running Club to benefit the Middletown Youth Athletic Association. Awards were presented…

  • CBA shocks St. Augustine to win a fifth Parochial A title

    Colts faced Don Boscoin parochial finalon Tuesday By Warren RappleyeaStaff Writer CBA shocks St. Augustine to win a fifth Parochial A title Colts faced Don Bosco in parochial final on Tuesday By Warren Rappleyea Staff Writer Nick LaBrocca’s direct kick in the 26th minute put the underdog Christian Brothers Academy soccer team on the road…

  • Sport Shorts

    The Aberdeen Matawan Huskies, a boys’ U16 team, are looking for a few dedicated players for the upcoming spring season. Team will be playing in Mid-New Jersey league with home field and practices at Matawan H.S. If interested please e-mail [email protected]. St. Mary’s Athletic Association will be holding registration for its spring soccer program today…

  • Eagles take first step toward sectional crown

    Raritan knocked off; Keyport back in action this weekend By doug mckenzieStaff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI Middletown South’s Jon Farina avoids a tackle during the Eagles’ win over West Windsor South on Saturday. Raritan knocked off; Keyport back in action this weekend By doug mckenzie Staff Writer It’s been an interesting season, to say the least,…

  • Huskies upset Carteret to advance in state playoffs

    Matawan takes on unbeaten Manasquan on Saturday in second round By Warren RappleyeaStaff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Staff Writer From looking at what appeared to be a certain victory, the Matawan Regional High School football team had to bounce back from a fourth-quarter deficit to advance in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II playoffs. The…

  • Brookdale men’s team falls in national soccer final

    By tim morrisStaff Writer By tim morris Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY Brookdale Community College’s goalie Emanuel Zeon makes a tough save in net during a recent practice in the Lincroft section of Middletown. Ten games into the season, Scott Baker had seen enough. The first-year coach of the Brookdale Community College men’s soccer team had…

  • Walsh, Huskies top CJ II;

    Eagles By tim morrisStaff Writer Walsh, Huskies top CJ II; CHRIS KELLY Matawan’s Thomas Walsh finishes first in the boys’ Central Jersey Group II race at Holmdel Park on Saturday. Eagles’ boys and girls first Cross country titles abound at state sectional meet By tim morris CHRIS KELLY Middletown North’s Amanda Scibetta finishes 17th overall…