Category: Independent Sports

  • Keyport gives South River scare before falling, 35-20 Rams move on to face Shore Regional for CJ Group I title

    Staff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Keyport gives South River scare before falling, 35-20 Rams move on to face Shore Regional for CJ Group I title JERRY WOLKOWITZ Keyport running back Ken Cattouse tries to break out of the grasps of South River’s Steve Maclosky during the Rams’ 35-20 CJ Group I semifinal win in South…

  • Hornets’ Segal is eighth at cross country MOCBy tim morris Staff Writer

    Hornets’ Segal is eighth at cross country MOCBy tim morris Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI Holmdel’s Craig Segal pushes hard at the end as he takes eighth place at Saturday’s Meet of Champions at Holmdel Park. Segal’s time of 16:09.9 was his personal best at Holmdel. Craig Segal ran his personal best for a second straight…

  • Another great season for state runner-up CBA team

    Staff Writer By GEORGE ALBANO Dan Keane has been coaching long enough to know how to quickly put things in proper perspective. The veteran head soccer coach at Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft, was as disappointed as anyone when the Colts lost a tough 2-1 decision to Pingry in the Parochial A state final Nov. 13…

  • Sport Shorts

    The Hazlet Wave U14 Premier boys’ soccer team ended their fall season with a decisive win over Toms River to take second place in the Premier Division. The game started out quickly with Sean Lennon scoring the first goal unassisted. The Wave scored three unanswered goals in the second half, starting with Scott Latham on…

  • Lancers’ season comes to end with 3-0 loss to Pingry St. John Vianney girls fall one win shy of another Parochial A title

    Staff Writer By warren rappleyea Lancers’ season comes to end with 3-0 loss to Pingry St. John Vianney girls fall one win shy of another Parochial A title While the St. John Vianney High School girls soccer team’s pursuit of a second successive NJSIAA Parochial A championship fell just short, the Lancers had an outstanding…

  • Sport Shorts

    The Holmdel Stallions-Ruffians girls’ U14 traveling soccer team scored back-to-back shutouts against the Manalapan Lighting and the Wall Mustangs by identical 3-0 scores. After a scoreless first half against Manalapan, Christine Lynch lofted a shot under the crossbar off a pass from Devin Mahon to break the deadlock. Catrina Gallo and Alyssa Hayek followed with…

  • Eagles move on; Huskies drop a heart-breaker

    Eagles move on; Huskies drop a heart-breaker South to face Hamilton West in CJ Group III final on Dec. 1 By tim morris Staff Writer A pair of local football teams went a long way toward earning the respect they felt they deserved last weekend, and proved that there’s more than just one way to…

  • Huskies flex their muscles against top-seed Carteret Keyport, Middletown South record playoff wins

    Staff Writer By doug mckenzie Huskies flex their muscles against top-seed Carteret Keyport, Middletown South record playoff wins VERONICA YANKOWSKI Middletown North’s Billy Lyons escapes from South Brunswick’s Bryan Turner during the Lions’ 45-17 win over the Vikings in their state playoff consolation game in Middletown on Saturday. Lyons is the Shore Conference’s leading rusher…

  • Holmdel stuns Haddonfield to win Group I state XC title CBA wins Parochial A for seventh straight year

    Staff Writer By tim morris Holmdel stuns Haddonfield to win Group I state XC title CBA wins Parochial A for seventh straight year Craig Segal was triple-teamed all day, racing against the powerful Haddonfield cross country team at Holmdel Park. Segal, who entered the Group II state championship race undefeated, and one of the prerace…