Category: Independent Sports
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CHRIS KELLY Ashley Kirk, of the River Plaza Hurricanes, delivers a pitch during a recent game against West Long Branch in Long Branch.
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Sport Shorts
The Middletown Lion Hall of Fame will be hosting its ninth annual Golf Outing on July 23rd at Suneagles Golf Course in Fort Monmouth. The outing is a fund-raiser for the Bud Foulks Scholarship fund, which is awarded to a male graduate and a female graduate of Middletown North High School. Bud Foulks was a…
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Brody wins Futures golf tournament at Knob Hill Goes wire-to-wire in 54-hole event
Staff Writer By tim morris Brody wins Futures golf tournament at Knob Hill Goes wire-to-wire in 54-hole event SARAH McCOLGAN Lucent Technologies Hewlett-Packard Futures Classic winner Jenn Brody shows off her championship form before teeing off Sunday at Knob Hill Country Club in Manalapan. MANALAPAN — Jenn Brody rallied on the back nine to capture…
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Bocra hopes Futures Tour helps launch pro career
Staff Writer By tim morris MANALAPAN — Gia Bocra is a late-bloomer in the world of golf. She didn’t start playing until she was 16, and even then, basketball was her sport. At Rutgers Prep, the Monroe native was a 1,000-point scorer and a three-time All-State Prep School selection at point guard. But there was…
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Bayshore Colts wrap up regular season legion title
Staff Writer By Warren Rappleyea FARRAH MAFFAI Professional golfer Stacy Orschell gives Middletown’s Aisling Cassidy, 9, some instruction during a golf clinic at Knob Hill Country Club last Wednesday which was part of the Lucent Technologies Hewlett-Packard Futures Classic Following a successful regular season, the Bayshore Colts baseball team is preparing for the state American…
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Local stars ready for All-Shore Football game
Staff Writer By tim morris All-Star games were made for football players like Mike Bianco. The Manalapan High School grad and Iona University-bound Bianco won’t be the most recognizable name at Friday’s All-Shore Football Classic at Toms River East High School. But no one has a bigger heart or appreciates playing in the game more…
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Local ‘kicker’ looks to create a new extreme sport
The 15,000-plus fans at this year’s Warp Tour Concert Aug. 5 will be treated to more then just their music, as Xtreme Footbag makes its debut. The brainchild of Kenny Schuyler of Ken Kick Productions and Concerts East Inc., this action-packed demonstration will consist of several "kicking" stunts and tricks using an obstacle course designed…
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Matawan an unlikely Mid-Monmouth Babe Ruth title team
Staff Writer By tim morris JERRY WOLKOWITZ Matawan’s Kevin Bowerman slides under the tag of Manalapan second baseman Chris Mirabile during a Mid-Monmouth Babe Ruth game at the Manalapan Recreation Center on July 3. When Yogi Berra made his famous remark "It ain’t over till it’s over," he could have easily been talking about Matawan…
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Middletown swimmers look for another solid summer Team has good balance of experienced and novice swimmers
Staff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Middletown swimmers look for another solid summer Team has good balance of experienced and novice swimmers With many key competitors back, the Middletown Swim and Tennis Club’s swim team is off to a 2-0 start as it seeks to make its mark in the Monmouth County Swim League. Coach Lynn…
