Category: Independent Sports

  • Holmdel’s Tai second at state gymnastics meet

    FARRAH MAFFAI Holmdel’s Jessica Tai is congratulated by her teammates after her balance beam routine at the NJSIAA State Gymnastics Championships at Old Bridge High School on Friday. Holmdel High School junior Jessica Tai was exactly where she needed to be entering her final couple of events at the NJSIAA Gymnastics Championships at Old Bridge…

  • Sport Shorts

    Middletown Babe Ruth Baseball/Softball League will be accepting registrations for their 2002 spring baseball/softball season on Nov. 17 from noon to 3 p.m. at the Middletown Library on New Monmouth Road. Registrations will be taken at the Middletown Babe Ruth Clubhouse, McMahon Park, Atlantic Avenue North, on Nov. 24 from 9 a.m. to noon. For…

  • Middletown North girls wrap up another successful season Lions have bright future ahead of them

    Staff Writer By warren rappleyea Middletown North girls wrap up another successful season Lions have bright future ahead of them FARRAH MAFFAI Middletown North’s Heather Zito completes her balance beam routine at Friday’s state gymnastics meet at Old Bridge High School. It was another successful season for the Middletown High School North field hockey team…

  • Vianney-RBC rivalry headlines local soccer action

    Staff Writer By doug mckenzie VERONICA YANKOWSKI Red Bank Catholic High School’s Jillian Danback keeps the ball from St. John Vianney’s Theresa Ferraina during the Shore Conference Tournament final at Raritan High School in Hazlet on Oct. 29. Last year the St. John Vianney girls soccer team won the overall Parochial State Championship, knocking off…

  • Segal adds conference title to his list of feats

    Staff Writer By tim morris FARRAH MAFFAI Holmdel’s Craig Segal crosses the finish line in 15:32.10 to win the Shore Conference Championship at Ocean County Park on Saturday. Two days before the Shore Conference Cross Country Championships, Holmdel’s Craig Segal and his teammates worked out on the Ocean County Park course which was to be…

  • Sport Shorts

    Middletown Babe Ruth Baseball/Softball League will be accepting registrations for its 2002 spring baseball/softball season on Nov. 17 from noon to 3 p.m., and Nov. 8 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Middletown Library on New Monmouth Road. Registrations will be taken at the Middletown Babe Ruth Clubhouse, McMahon Park, Atlantic Avenue North, on…

  • Keyport girls’ successful season comes to an end Field hockey team falls in first round of state tournament

    Staff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Keyport girls’ successful season comes to an end Field hockey team falls in first round of state tournament VERONICA YANKOWSKI New Egypt’s Jen Carpenter (l) tries to get past Keyport’s Stephanie Arroyo during the team’s Central Jersey Group I Tournament game in Plumsted on Friday. The Red Raiders played well,…

  • Lancers look to step up their play in post season Local teams prepare to square off in state playoffs

    Staff Writer By CHRIS KELLY Lancers look to step up their play in post season Local teams prepare to square off in state playoffs CHRIS KELLY St. John Vianney’s Angela Fuocco controls the ball during the Lancers’ Oct. 19 game against top-ranked Shore Regional. Following a somewhat inconsistent season, St. John Vianney High School field…

  • North field hockey girls second in Shore Conference Middletown North battles to end against top-ranked Shore

    Staff Writer By CHRIS KELLY North field hockey girls second in Shore Conference Middletown North battles to end against top-ranked Shore Heart and desire are powerful tools for any athlete. But unfortunately for the Middletown North Lions, it wasn’t enough to overpower Shore Regional in the Shore Conference Field Hockey Tournament finals on Friday. Shore,…