Category: Independent Sports

  • Sports Shorts

    Middletown Babe Ruth Baseball/Softball League will be accepting registrations for its 2002 spring baseball/softball season on Jan. 12 and Feb. 16 from 9 a.m. to noon and Jan. 23, 30, Feb. 6 and 26 from 6-8:30 p.m. at the Middletown Library (New Monmouth Road). Registrations will also be taken at the Middletown Babe Ruth Clubhouse…

  • Sports Shorts

    Middletown Little League will hold registrations on Jan. 12, 19, 26 and Feb. 2 at the Middletown Youth Athletic Association field house at Bodman Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Registration will also be held at the Middletown Library on Jan. 24 and 31 from 7-8:45 p.m. Children ages 5-18 who live in the…

  • South’s runners, Holmdel’s jumpers win state relay gold

    Holmdel and Middletown South captured NJSIAA Track and Field Group Relay state titles Sunday at Princeton University. High jumpers Jonathan Kwong and Charles DiFazio won the boys’ Group II high jump relay state title combining for a height of 12-2. Kwong, cleared the bar at 6-2 followed by Hornet teammate DeFazio’s 6-0. Kwong tied for…

  • Local teams play to mixed results in holiday tourneys

    Staff Writer By doug mckenzie JERRY WOLKOWITZ Middletown North’s Jason Krol goes up for a shot during the Lions’ opening-round win over Manalapan at the Jack Kuhnert Memorial Tournament in Manalapan on Wednesday. There’s nothing like the excitement of high school’s postseason basketball tournaments, but the many holiday tournaments that are held this time of…

  • Holmdel girls off to fast start with some quality wins

    With a 3-3 record heading into Saturday’s encounter with Long Branch in the Bayshore Holiday Tournament, things are looking very bright indeed for the youthful Holmdel High School girls basketball team. While the Hornets have shown flashes of brilliance, the team, which includes three sophomores and five freshmen, has occasionally struggled. "This group has a…

  • Lions’ Oswin takes title at South Christmas tourney Jackson dominates holiday tournament for fifth straight year

    Staff Writer By doug mckenzie Lions’ Oswin takes title at South Christmas tourney Jackson dominates holiday tournament for fifth straight year FARRAH MAFFAI Middletown North’s Mark Fields goes to work on Colts Neck’s Paul Pizzuto during their 215-pound bout at the Middletown South Christmas Tournament on Dec. 22. The Middletown South Christmas Wrestling Tournament is…

  • Colts, Eagles open season with county relay victories

    Staff Writer By tim morris Christian Brothers Academy, Middletown, experienced a rare down season in cross-country in the fall (if only winning the Parochial A state championship can be considered an off-season). But any thoughts that it might carry over to the indoor track season, were quickly removed at the Monmouth County Relays where the…

  • Sport Shorts

    The Hazlet Youth Athletic League will be holding registrations for its 2002 baseball/softball season for boys ages 5-18 and girls ages 5-16. Registration dates are Jan. 9, 16 and 23 from 7-9 p.m. at the Middle School cafeteria, and Jan. 26 from 10 a.m. to noon at the HYAL clubhouse. Registration fees, which includes a…

  • Lancers beat CBA in teams’ first divisional match-up St. John Vianney ice hockey team is one of the area’s best

    Staff Writer By warren rappleyea Lancers beat CBA in teams’ first divisional match-up St. John Vianney ice hockey team is one of the area’s best JERRY WOLKOWITZ St. John Vianney’s Mitch Morgan heads up ice with the puck during the Lancers’ 3-1 win over CBA at the American Ice Arena in Wall Township on Wednesday.…