Category: Independent Sports
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Keyport field hockey team brings life back to program Girls enjoy winning season, trip to state playoffs
Staff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Keyport field hockey team brings life back to program Girls enjoy winning season, trip to state playoffs It was a milestone season for the Keyport High School field hockey team. For the first time since the team was re-established in 1991, the Red Raiders had a winning record. The team…
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JEFF HUNTLEY A FAMILY AFFAIR — Matawan Regional High School senior Nicole Jay, a co-captain of the girls basketball team, signs her national letter of intent to the University of Maine last Wednesday as her mother, Yvonne Francis (r), and aunt, Rochelle Francis (l) look on. The 6’6” Jay led the Shore Conference in blocks…
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JERRY WOLKOWTIZ St. John Vianney’s Sarah Soden (l) tries to fend off a Holy Cross player during Thursday’s Parochial A final in Middletown. The Lancers will face off against the state’s top team, Immaculate Heart Academy of Westwood, on Friday at Kean University, Union, for the overall state parochial title. A under-10 Peninsula boys’ soccer…
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Six local football teams qualify for state playoffs Action set to begin this weekend for most teams
Staff Writer By Doug mckenzie Six local football teams qualify for state playoffs Action set to begin this weekend for most teams JEFF HUNTLEY Red Bank Catholic’s Michael Schower gets set to smother Holmdel’s John Giusti during RBC’s 38-7 win at Holmdel on Friday. RBC earned a fifth seed in the Parochial Group III state…
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Matawan’s Jay heading to University of Maine
Staff Writer By Doug mckenzie Matawan’s Jay heading to University of Maine For the past few seasons, opponents of the Matawan Regional High School girls basketball team have known that taking the ball to the basket was not going to be an easy way to score a bucket. Standing in their way would always be…
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Eagles look to upset Ocean in Group III semifinal game
The Middletown High School South field hockey team will be looking to extend its season this afternoon when it visits Ocean in the semifinal round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III playoffs. Sheila Clabby and Alexis Massa scored two goals apiece to pace the Eagles’ 5-1 triumph over Holy Cross on Friday in the…
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Colts keep it going with 19th straight SC title
MARIE ORTIZ In what has become a familiar sight, a CBA runner distances himself from the pack during Saturday’s Shore Conference Championships at Holmdel Park. Tom Falvey couldn’t wait to test himself against the best. With an eye toward the Nov. 18 Meet of Champions, the Christian Brothers Academy cross-country team had been running as…
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Brookdale girls heading for national tournament Middletown’s D’Alessio leads Jersey Blues to Region XIX title
Staff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Brookdale girls heading for national tournament Middletown’s D’Alessio leads Jersey Blues to Region XIX title For the second time in three seasons the Brookdale Community College women’s soccer team will be playing in the NJCAA national championships. The Jersey Blues earned the trip to St. Louis for the national tournament,…
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The Matawan Huskies under-13 boys soccer team defeated the New Providence Jaguars by a score of 5-3. Following a nice drive down right field, Jon Foster’s goal attempt bounced off the Jaguar goalie but was slammed in by Rob Libraty for the first goal of the game. This was quickly followed by another goal by…
