Category: Independent Sports
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Local karate students excel at regional event
By Doug mckenzie Local karate students excel at regional event Students trained at Tiger Schulmann’s Karate Center in Middletown had a chance to show their skills recently, and they didn’t disappoint. Several students walked away with medals after competing at the Challenge of Champions event on June 10 and 11 at the Meadowlands Exposition Center…
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Middletown squad falls short in District 19 finals
By Warren Rappleyea One of the enigmas of baseball, that players at all levels learn at some point during their playing days, is that somewhere along the line you’re going to meet a team you just can’t seem to beat. The Middletown Youth Athletic Association’s 12-year-old all-star baseball team faced just that scenario recently, making…
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Familiar faces dominate play at Belmar Open
Familiar faces dominate play at Belmar Open MARIE ORTIZ Defending champion Mike Whitmarsh prepares to spike the ball on Brian Lewis during Saturday’s semi-final match of the Sunkist Belmar Open. Whitmarsh and partner Canyon Ceman went on to win the tournament. The beaches of Belmar once again played host to some of the best volleyball…
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Monmouth to host Haskell Invitational
Monmouth Park Racetrack, Oceanport, will host the 2000 Haskell Invitational on Aug. 6. Gates open at 10:30 a.m., and the first race is 12:30 p.m. The Haskell has a "purse" in excess of $1 million, and is the centerpiece of Monmouth Park’s summer season. Named for the late president of the park, Amory L. Haskell,…
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Fightin’ Angels look to maintain winning ways
By Warren Rappleyea Fightin’ Angels look to maintain winning ways The Middletown Fightin’ Angels under-12 girls soccer team is hoping the momentum generated by their championship at the Pocono Cup Tournament will carry over to the Metro Cup tourney this weekend in Wayne. The Middletown contingent, which competes in the Monmouth-Ocean Soccer Association (MOSA), played…
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Middletown’s Molnar to fight on national television
With the prospect of his first nationally televised fight around the corner, undefeated welterweight prospect John Molnar keeps knocking his opponents out of the way. The former Golden Gloves champion from Middletown continued his winning ways on Saturday when he knocked out Mike Rios in a Main Events-promoted card at Buchmiller Park. Molnar, 25, registered…
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Monmouth to host Haskell Invitational
Monmouth Park Racetrack, Oceanport, will host the 2000 Haskell Invitational on Aug. 6. Gates open at 10:30 a.m., and the first race is 12:30 p.m. The Haskell, which has the distinction of being the richest invitational racing event, has a "purse" in excess of $1 million, and is the centerpiece of Monmouth Park’s summer season.…
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Postell leads county All-Stars one more time Football Classic set for Toms River North High School on Friday
By tim morris Postell leads county All-Stars one more time Football Classic set for Toms River North High School on Friday Depending on how you approach it, Friday’s All-Shore Football Classic is either the final high school game for the best graduated seniors from the Shore Conference, or the beginning of their college careers. Either…
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Jersey Sting wins AACC national basketball tourney
By tim morris Jersey Sting wins AACC national basketball tourney The Jersey Sting, a first-year, U-13 girls’ basketball team, stung everyone at the All-American Cage Classic in Medina, Ohio. The Sting, a local team comprising players from the Freehold, Colts Neck and Matawan Mid-Monmouth Basketball League, won the AACC national tournament, edging the Kentucky Lady…
