Category: Independent Sports

  • Holmdel squad is ready to match last year’s success Hornets among Shore elite baseball teams once again

    Staff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Holmdel squad is ready to match last year’s success Hornets among Shore elite baseball teams once again With the bulk of its starters back, the Holmdel High School baseball team is ready to defend its NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II title and the Shore Conference A Central crown. The hard-hitting…

  • Lancers hope for return to county championship game SJV hopes to defend Monmouth County tourney title

    Staff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Lancers hope for return to county championship game SJV hopes to defend Monmouth County tourney title Four key returners will lead the St. John Vianney High School baseball team this spring as the Holmdel Lancers are looking to pick up where they left off a year ago. Coach Barry Cook’s…

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    FARRAH MAFFAI St. John Vianney senior Cheri Wittlieb goes to the hoop during the New Jersey Scholastic Coaches Association North/South All-Star game on Saturday at Monmouth University. Wittlieb, who was one of the state’s most prolific scorers this season, scored five points in helping the South squad to a 97-69 win.

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    The Hazlet Wrecking Crew U12 Monmouth-Ocean Soccer Association team edged the Point Pleasant Thunderbirds 1-0. The halftime score was 0-0, with Hazlet pressuring the Thunderbirds’ goal. In the second half, the Wrecking Crew finally cracked the Thunderbird defense with Conor Monaghan scoring the lone goal of the game off a rebound of a shot by…

  • Local hoops stars earn Shore coaches’ recognition Wittlieb, Kenny among leading vote-getters

    Staff Writer By tim morris Local hoops stars earn Shore coaches’ recognition Wittlieb, Kenny among leading vote-getters FARRAH MAFFAI St. John Vianney senior Cheri Wittlieb enjoyed a stellar season for the Lancers this year, helping lead the team to the Shore Conference championship, and earning several votes for Shore Conference Player of the Year. To…

  • Neptune’s run at a TOC title comes to an end

    Staff Writer By doug mckenzie VERONICA YANKOWSKI Neptune’s Terrance Todd drives past a St. Anthony’s defender during the Scarlet Fliers’ loss in the Tournament of Champions final at the Continental Airlines Arena on Sunday. Earlier this season, when the Neptune Scarlet Fliers knocked off top-ranked St. Anthony’s of Jersey City in what was a classic…

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    The Hazlet Hawks Jersey Shore Wrestling Team defeated Brick II and fell to Ocean to finish second in the Conference Team Championship. Posting victories by fall for Hazlet against Brick II were: (56) Taylor Smith, (60) Jonathan DeAngelis, (68) T.J. Mitchell, (72) Cody Mooney, (80) Billy Voutsinas, (90) Luke Lanno, (95) Jim Rice, (114) John…

  • Town square hearing draws huge crowd Applicant is seeking a variance to use part of an adjacent industrial zone

    Staff Writer By elaine van develde Town square hearing draws huge crowd Applicant is seeking a variance to use part of an adjacent industrial zone VERONICA YANKOWSKI Stacy Matulewicz can barely listen to any more information during the Middletown Zoning Board’s first meeting Thursday on plans for a Middletown town center on Route 35 north…

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    The Hazlet Wave U14 Premier boys’ soccer team played at Manalapan Sunday to start the spring season. The game started slowly with the first half scoreless. The Wave came out to start the second half with a pass down the sideline from Jimmy Pineda to Scott Latham, who powered it into the left side of…