Category: Independent Sports

  • High school gridders put on pads for All-Shore Classic

    Monmouth County stars vs. Ocean atTRN on Friday Monmouth County stars vs. Ocean at TRN on Friday For many, Friday’s All-Shore Football Classic will be their final scholastic football game. Next up will be their collegiate careers. For some, the Classic will be the last football game of their careers. Whether they are looking ahead…

  • Solid group of swimmers get their feet wet in Hazlet

    Hazlet Swim & Tennis Club team isimproving daily Hazlet Swim & Tennis Club team is improving daily With more than 150 athletes aboard, the Hazlet Swim & Tennis Club’s swim team has plenty of exuberance, and is already showing consistent improvement, according to coach Jean Marie Gillen. Now in her fifth-year, Gillen said her team…

  • Central Jersey Hawks off to national AAU tournament

    The Central Jersey Hawks 13-under AAU girls’ basketball team is hoping that the third time is the charm this week at the AAU National Championships in Orlando, Fla. The Hawks, who are composed of players from throughout the area, won their third straight state AAU title to qualify for the national tournament which began on…

  • Holmdel squad looks for win as season wraps up

    Although the Holmdel American Legion team has struggled this spring, coach Anthony Scamardella said the summer season has been a valuable learning experience for his players. Sponsored by American Legion Post 321, the team is comprised primarily of players from the Holmdel High School program, with a smattering of athletes from nearby St. John Vianney…

  • FARC set to celebrate its 20th anniversary tonight

    The Freehold Area Running Club will officially celebrate the 20th anniversary of its Summer Race Series tonight at Battlefield State Park, Route 33, Manalapan. The club hopes to be able to make the anniversary run a special one by using the original 5K course along the sandy trails within the park that was used 20…

  • Sport Shorts

    Local anglers are urged to participate in a fluke tournament this weekend out of the Leonardo State Marina in Middletown. The winner will be decided based on a combined net of five fish. There is a 250 boat limit, and the cost is $75 per boat. The tournament is being sponsored by the Community Fire…

  • Local trampoline team heading to Junior Olympics

    Staff Writer By george albano JERRY WOLKOWITZ Middletown’s Kyle Telman, 11, of the Lincroft section of Middletown, performs a jump during a recent practice in Red Bank. The trampoline is making a comeback — at least in the Shrewsbury area. That’s where the Shrewsbury Gymnastics Trampoline Team is based and where the sport has been…

  • Jay Hill ready to take his talents to the next level St. John Vianney grad one of Shore’s top performers in 2002

    Staff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Jay Hill ready to take his talents to the next level St. John Vianney grad one of Shore’s top performers in 2002 Coming into his senior season, Jay Hill had set high goals for himself, including winning the Shore Conference long jump title and qualifying for the Meet of Champions…

  • Junior Golf Circuit under way; Cranbury Golf Course is next

    Junior Golf Circuit under way; Cranbury Golf Course is next The Junior Golf Competition Circuit of New Jersey has completed the first two stops on the 2002 season. There are 12 events on this year’s summer schedule with the next stop July 18 at the Cranbury Golf Course. The young golfers go to Battleground Country…