Category: Independent Sports

  • Raritan boys’ tennis team is hovering around .500 mark

    Raritan boys’ tennis team is hovering around .500 mark The play of Scott Seaman has helped the Raritan High School boys’ tennis team maintain a .500 record in the tough Shore Conference Class B North division. Seaman, like his team, is 6-6, but he has more than held his own at first singles, where he…

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    The Hazlet Youth Athletic League will be sponsoring a three-game, round-robin summer softball tournament starting July 21 for ages 8, 10, 12 and 14. The tournament fee is $300 ($275 for leagues sending three or more teams, not including 8 year olds), and no AAU teams are permitted. Fees for 8-year-olds is $225. Call (732)…

  • Brookdale baseball is back as Blues capture Region title Super Region is next for Johnson’s nine

    Staff Writer By chris kelly Brookdale baseball is back as Blues capture Region title Super Region is next for Johnson’s nine FARRAH MAFFAI Brookdale’s Stephen Echevarria is congratulated by teammates after crossing home plate during the Jersey Blues’ win over Sussex on Thursday in Lincroft. It’s never easy replacing a legend, let alone a hall…

  • BCC softball team is top seed for region tourney Jersey Blues seeking seventh straight title, riding 25-game winning streak

    Staff Writer By tim morris BCC softball team is top seed for region tourney Jersey Blues seeking seventh straight title, riding 25-game winning streak With 25 consecutive victories, the regular season Garden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) and Region XIX championships secured, and the No. 1 seed for this weekend’s Region XIX Tournament, Bo Scannapieco’s Brookdale…

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    The boys’ U12 Hazlet Wrecking Crew soccer team defeated the Old Bridge Mad Dogs 1-0 in a hard-fought contest. Goalies Brian Hedges and Matt Rodriguez stopped several shots in each half and shared their third shutout of the season. Fullbacks Dave Gonzalez, Kevin Hedges and Sean Wentz stopped several offensive attacks and put pressure on…

  • Huskies have solid season despite their inexperience Matawan girls improving over the course of year

    Staff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Huskies have solid season despite their inexperience Matawan girls improving over the course of year FARRAH MAFFAI Matawan freshman Marianne Marinella has been one of the Shore Conference’s top hurlers this year and is one of the main reasons the Matawan girls’ softball team is optimistic about its future. With…

  • Lions start to round into form on softball diamond

    Staff Writer By doug mckenzie FARRAH MAFFAI Middletown North’s Bonnie Stenger gets set to fire a pitch during the Lions’ win over Holmdel in Middletown on Friday. The Middletown North girls’ softball team is in the unenviable position of playing the Shore Conference’s Class A North Division. For that reason, their 7-3 mark entering this…

  • Jersey Blues win GSAC; No. 1 seed for Region XIX

    Jersey Blues win GSAC; No. 1 seed for Region XIX BCC hosting tournament this weekend By tim morris Staff Writer It’s been a season of peaks and valleys for the young Brookdale Community College baseball team. However, after all was said and done, the peaks outweighed the valleys and the Jersey Blues stood at the…

  • Holmdel girls need to revert to their early-season form

    FARRAH MAFFAI Holmdel’s Megan Heugle tags out the Lions’ Jenna Provost during the Hornets’ loss at Middletown North on Friday. Things were looking rosy for the Holmdel High School softball team after a 4-0 start, but the Hornets have struggled along at 1-6 since, and coach Geri Semenza is looking to get her team back…