Category: Independent Sports

  • Sport Shorts Ron Kornegay’s All-Star Basketball Camp will be held at Jersey 34 Tennis Club, Matawan, the week of July 31-Aug. 4. The camp is open to boys and girls ages 9-17. The camp features individualized instruction to help players improve their offensive and defensive skills. Kornegay was an All-American guard at Monmouth College in…

  • Lancers putting it all together at right time By Warren Rappleyea A lthough the St. John Vianney High School softball team sports a fine 18-3 mark, the Lancers face a week that will test their mettle. Tied with Wall for first place in the Shore Conference’s B North division, St. John’s can clinch at least…

  • Matawan has a strong showing at County Meet By lindsey siegle JEFF HUNTLEY Sophomore Becky Bolen contributed to Middletown South’s third-place finish with a fifth in the 400 hurdles. W hile Christian Brothers Academy was running off with the boys team title at the Monmouth County Track and Field Championships, other area schools weren’t without…

  • Ferrigno leads improving group of young Eagles By Warren Rappleyea T he rebuilding Middletown High School South golf team has a pair of wins to its credit, but more important, the Eagles are gaining valuable experience. South has scored triumphs over both Colts Neck and Eastside, and has lost three matches by six strokes or…

  • Lincroft Little League Jessica Gartner is ready to let a pitch fly in season-opening action of the Lincroft Little League on Sunday.SEAN GUTHRIDGE

  • Jacobs closing in on Huskies’ tennis record Senior could hold school record for most wins by end of season By Warren Rappleyea A fter getting in just three matches in April, the Matawan High School boys tennis team will be a busy group the rest of the season. Coach Mike McNichols noted that the Huskies…

  • Ê Mercer rallies to upend Brookdale in Region XIX B rookdale Community College’s bid to win the Division II Region XIX baseball championship started off well enough on Friday when the Jersey Blues bested the top-seed Delaware Tech and the No. 2 seed, Mercer. But in the double-elimination tournament, Mercer got a second and a…

  • Sport Shorts The Shore Magic, a 12-and-under girls fastpitch softball team, is 12-1 through three tournaments this season. The team has qualified for the PONY Tournament of Champions in Sterling, Va.; the ASA Nationals in Bloomington, Ind.; and the NSA World Series in Columbus, Ohio. The team’s most recent tournament title came at the first…

  • LET’S PLAYBALL Members of a Lincroft Little League T-ball team celebrate the season’s opening on Sunday.SEAN GUTHRIDGE