Category: News Transcript Sports
-

Sport Shorts
Marlboro’s Becky Pernicone captured the Women’s Metropolitan Golf Association Junior Girls’ Championship held at the White Beeches Country Club in Hawthorne on July 21. Pernicone, who will be a senior at Marlboro High School in the fall, carded an even par-74 in winning the championship. Howell’s Gregory Wyzykowski, a United State Professional Tennis Association member,…
-

JERRY WOLKOWITZ TWISTIN’ AND TURNIN’ —
JERRY WOLKOWITZ TWISTIN’ AND TURNIN’ — Howell’s Rod Cunliffe wraps up Old Bridge’s Justin Smigelsky during a 122-pound bout at the Old Bridge Wrestling Festival last Wednesday. The statewide festival finished up on Thursday with the Central Jersey Summer Duals competition, which South Plainfield won by defeating host Old Bridge 37-29.
-

Marlboro hosting Junior League Eastern Regional
By tim morris Marlboro Little League will be in the eye of the Little League world starting Saturday when it hosts the 2000 Eastern Junior Regional Little League Championships. This is the second straight year that Marlboro has hosted the region tournament. Last year was the first time Marlboro had hosted a national tournament and…
-

Cook wins for third time in 2000 at Wall Stadium Hoffman wins 100th at East Windsor
By tim morris Cook wins for third time in 2000 at Wall Stadium Hoffman wins 100th at East Windsor Russ Cook raced to his third Street Stock win of the season at Wall Stadium Saturday night. The Howell driver overtook pace-setter Scott Parkstrom of Manalapan in lapped traffic at the half-way point of the 20-lap…
-

Freehold Township wins District 19 championship
Manager Mike Brach wasn’t sure just what kind of all-star team Freehold Township had assembled for the District 19 Little League (11-12-year-old) Tournament. "We were a young team with good pitchers," Brach explained. "We weren’t sure where we’d fit in once the tournament started. We got stronger with each game." What became clear as Freehold…
-

Howell’s Majewski wins FARC predicted-time 5K
Martin Majewski of Howell wasn’t the fastest runner at the Freehold Area Running Club’s Summer Series 5K race last Wednesday night. That honor went to Marlboro’s Joe Pellegrino, but, nevertheless, Majewski was the winner. Last week’s 5K was a special predicted-time event in which runners predicted what time it would take them to complete the…
-

Sheehan Classic returns to Red Bank next weekend Annual race attracts marathoners from around the world
By Warren Rappleyea Sheehan Classic returns to Red Bank next weekend Annual race attracts marathoners from around the world One of the state’s most anticipated races returns to Red Bank next week, bringing a slew of race-related activities with it. More than 3,500 people are expected to participate in the George Sheehan Classic five-mile run…
-

Freehold Recreation to bring lacrosse to area
By tim morris MARIE ORTIZ Bill Menzel, 12, of Freehold, takes off with his lacrosse stick during a clinic held at Liberty Oak Park in Freehold Township on Sunday. Lacrosse, one of the fastest games in sport and certainly one of the fastest growing, is coming to Freehold Township. Next spring, lacrosse will be a…
-

Freehold Township squad reaches sectional final Howell Central still in the hunt for Little League title
By tim morris Freehold Township squad reaches sectional final Howell Central still in the hunt for Little League title Freehold Township is one step away from winning the Section III Little League Junior League Championship. The District 19 champions advanced to the section final, winning a pitcher’s duel against Howell Central, the District 11 champs,…
