Category: Independent Sports

  • Photo

    FARRAH MAFFAI St. John Vianney High School first singles player Lea Dulatas returns a shot during a recent match against Holmdel. The Lady Lancers, of Holmdel, are struggling as a team thus far, at 0-6 heading into Monday’s match with Matawan, but will look to turn things around with a match at Red Bank Regional…

  • Sport Shorts

    Freshman Chris Kapsales, a graduate of Holmdel High School, made his debut for the Fairleigh Dickinson University Knights on the opening day of their fall season. He entered the game with a 5-4 lead and pitched three scoreless innings, allowing only one hit while FDU increased its lead over Rutgers-Newark and won 10-4. Mac’s Fun…

  • Hawks drop home opener to Sacred Heart

    For the second consecutive week, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, couldn’t hold on to an early lead and went down to a gridiron defeat in the Hawks home opener, 32-13, to Sacred Heart of New York. Ryan Peterson’s school-record 46-yard field staked Monmouth (0-2) to a quick 3-0 edge, and then the Hawks built on…

  • Middletown South showing improvement in early going

    Eagles ready to make return to state playoffs By Warren RappleyeaStaff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Staff Writer After opening with a pair of wins, the Middletown High School South boys’ soccer team appears well on its way to bettering last fall’s 7-11 mark. The Eagles opened with a 3-0 win over Howell and then downed…

  • Sport Shorts

    The Twin Lights Ride will take place rain or shine on Sept. 29. The cycling event will start at Huddy Park in Highlands, with parking available at the Seastreak Ferry commuter parking lot. The tour will feature 10-, 18-, 25-, 44- and 62-mile rides, suitable for cyclists of all ages and ability levels. The rides…

  • Matawan, Keyport, Raritan roll in week one action

    No. 1 Middletown South shocked by Red Bank Regional By doug mckenzieStaff Writer By doug mckenzie Staff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ Mater Dei’s Patrick Keelan tries to elude a Freehold Borough tackler during Saturday’s game in Middletown. The high school football season kicked off in wild fashion this past weekend with just three of the local…

  • Holmdel girls have look of contenders in CJ Group III

    Hornets among favorites in Class B North By Warren RappleyeaStaff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI Holmdel senior first singles player Alex deGuzman returns a shot during her team’s match against St. John Vianney on Friday in Holmdel. All three singles starters return as the Holmdel High School girls’ tennis team seeks to…

  • Brookdale men’s soccer team relying on balance

    By tim morrisStaff Writer By tim morris Staff Writer Beyond the team’s obvious talent, what stands out the most about the Brookdale Community College men’s soccer team to new head coach Scott Baker is the Jersey Blues’ commitment to the team. He has discovered that he has a group of athletes who have put the…

  • Holmdel is ready to make a run at National Division title

    Hornets return solid group of players from last year By Warren RappleyeaStaff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI Holmdel’s Anthony DiAntonio puts a block on Kevin Waldron during a practice in Holmdel on Saturday. With 15 seniors in tow and a strong sophomore class, the Holmdel High School football team is looking to…