Category: Independent Sports
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Beckerman earns spot on Olympic gymnastics team Strong showing at Sunday’s trials results in first alternate selection
Staff Writer By Doug mckenzie Beckerman earns spot on Olympic gymnastics team Strong showing at Sunday’s trials results in first alternate selection MARIE ORTIZ THE CHASE IS ON — Glenn Parisi of the Monmouth Rugby Football Club runs with the ball while teammate Jim Shaw (l) shouts encouragement during Saturday’s Jersey Shore Rugby Tournament in…
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Middletown athletes adding to drama of Olympic trials
Staff Writer By Doug mckenzie Alyssa Beckerman’s impressive comeback on Sunday at the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials in Boston was the type of effort that can make an athlete’s hometown swell with pride. Middletown residents who remember Beckerman when she was dominating the local gymnastics scene at Middletown High School South several years back were…
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Middletown Vipers win N.Y. Hall of Fame tourney Under-16 team takes fifth tourney title of the season
Staff Writer By Doug mckenzie Middletown Vipers win N.Y. Hall of Fame tourney Under-16 team takes fifth tourney title of the season Coaching the same group of kids for a number of years allows a coach to watch them develop as players, which is generally considered one of the finer rewards of coaching. Frank J.…
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Girls’ clinic more than a place to play MRHS basketball coach uses clinic to spark interest, help program
Staff Writer By paul dowd Girls’ clinic more than a place to play MRHS basketball coach uses clinic to spark interest, help program JERRY WOLKOWITZ Jolene Ganarra, Matawan, goes in for a layup under the watchful eye of John Kerwin, the Matawan Regional High School girls’ assistant basketball coach, at the MRHS girls’ basketball clinic.…
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Kenyans fight heavy rains, dominate Sheehan Classic Rain-shortened race was almost canceled at the last minute
Staff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Kenyans fight heavy rains, dominate Sheehan Classic Rain-shortened race was almost canceled at the last minute MARIE ORTIZ Titus Munji of Kenya crosses the finish line first with a time of 23.05 at the Sheehan Classic in Red Bank. While rain-soaked runners were lining up on Broad Street in Red…
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Tom Wilkens has earned his trip to Sydney Olympics
Staff Writer By Doug mckenzie Tom Wilkens has earned his trip to Sydney Olympics Tom Wilkens was expected to represent the United States in the Olympics as the top 400 individual medley swimmer in the world. But after a third-place finish in last Thursday’s final (only the top two qualify), Wilkens’ Olympic future was in…
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Sayreville Stars shine in Virginia national tournament
Staff Writer By Richard Jerome It was a more than credible showing for the Sayreville Stars under-12 fastpitch traveling softball team, which recently ventured to Sterling, Va., for the PONY National Tournament of Cham-pions. The stars placed 14th out of 57 teams in a tourney against the nation’s best traveling squads, finishing the competition with…
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Molnar unhappy about first professional defeat
Staff Writer By Doug mckenzie Molnar unhappy about first professional defeat By the ninth round of his nationally televised fight against undefeated Nick Acevedo on Friday night, Middletown’s Johnny Molnar could hardly see out of his right eye. However, Molnar does not think that should have played into referee Lindsey Paige’s decision to stop the…
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Hazlet 11-year-olds tops of local Babe Ruth play
Staff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Hazlet 11-year-olds tops of local Babe Ruth play The Hazlet Babe Ruth League 11-year-old all-star team had a spectacular summer, winning four tournaments, including district and state titles in its division. Coach Vinny DiConstanzi’s club went 29-7 overall, thanks to a solid pitching corps and some big bats in the…
