Category: Independent Sports
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Brookdale girls play well at NJCAA tourney
Staff Writer By Warren Rappleyea After a slow start, the Brookdale Community College women’s soccer team won the NJCAA Region XIX title and qualified for the NJCAA national championships in St. Louis, where the Jersey Blues lost a 5-1 decision to top-ranked Monroe Community College of Rochester, N.Y. Despite having a few good scoring opportunities…
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CBA still rules state high school cross-country scene Falvey leads Colts to sixth straight MOC title
Staff Writer By tim morris CBA still rules state high school cross-country scene Falvey leads Colts to sixth straight MOC title Tom Heath is very superstitious. "When I woke up this morning, I stubbed my toe, and I thought, oh no, this isn’t a good sign," the veteran Christian Brothers Academy cross country coach remarked.…
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MARIE ORTIZ CBA’s Tom Falvey (l) runs during Saturday’s Meet of Champions at Holmdel Park. Falvey’s sixth-place finish helped lead the Colts to their sixth straight MOC title. Lia Poeder of Aberdeen won the gold medal in the 12/13-year-old female division in the National Youth Games Soccer Finals, held in Honolulu, Hawaii, the weekend of…
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Keyport dominates Cougars, aims for third straight title Red Raiders to face South River in final
Keyport dominates Cougars, aims for third straight title Red Raiders to face South River in final JERRY WOLKOWITZ Keyport running back Jamie Gutridge cuts back against the Colts Neck defense during Saturday’s Group I semifinal in Keyport. on Dec. 2 By Doug mckenzie Staff Writer The Colts Neck Cougars, in their first year of varsity…
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Vianney girls shock the nation’s top-ranked team Win 1-0 over Immaculate Heart in Parochial A final
Staff Writer By Doug mckenzie Vianney girls shock the nation’s top-ranked team Win 1-0 over Immaculate Heart in Parochial A final When the season began, St. John Vianney girls soccer Coach Mike Alosco knew his team had a chance to win against just about anyone they faced along the way. As a result, he set…
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The Aberdeen-Matawan Herricanes, an under-9 girls soccer team, won their third game of the season by beating the Cougars Unite Lilly 4-0 on Sunday. The Herricanes went into halftime up 2-0, with goals scored by Caitlin Gatto and Bessie Dimitropoulos. In the second half, Robin Anderson and Caitlyn Hackman each netted goals to ice the…
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Coyle, Froelich lead their teams to sectional titles Seniors provide the offense in a pair of shutout wins
Staff Writer By Doug mckenzie Coyle, Froelich lead their teams to sectional titles Seniors provide the offense in a pair of shutout wins JERRY WOLKOWITZ St. John Vianney’s Alison Regler tries to fend off a Holy Cross defender during Thursday’s 4-0 Vianney win in the Central Jersey Parochial A final at Thompson Park in Lincroft.…
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Huskies, Lions post big wins in postseason play Middletown South, Raritan suffer disappointing losses
Staff Writer By Doug mckenzie Huskies, Lions post big wins in postseason play Middletown South, Raritan suffer disappointing losses It was not a particularly good weekend for a pair of the area’s higher-rated football teams, while two local teams managed to post wins in the opening round of football’s state playoff season. The Matawan Huskies,…
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Falvey, CBA perfect in winning Parochial A title
Staff Writer By tim morris For Christian Brothers Academy, Middletown, the cross country season has come down to one race, Saturday’s Meet of Champions at Holmdel Park. The long-awaited rematch between the defending champion Colts and the state’s top-ranked team, Cherokee, will be one of the highlights of the MOC. "It’s going to come down…
