Category: Sentinel-EBS Sports

  • Sport Shorts

    Final registration for Monroe Township Fall Baseball will be held Aug. 17 from 9 a.m.-noon at the Monroe Township Community Center, 120 Monmouth Road, Monroe Township. The registration fee is $50. Fall jerseys and hats will be provided, however, baseball pants and socks are not included in the registration fee. There will be an eight-…

  • New course record highlights Sheehan Classic

    By Warren RappleyeaStaff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Staff Writer PHOTOS BY FARRAH MAFFAI Kenya’s Simon Wangui breaks the ribbon in 23:20, winning Saturday’s George Sheehan Classic in Red Bank. The weather was warm. The food was plentiful. The field was large. Bruce Springsteen’s "Born to Run" served as the starting song. And, yes, the Kenyans…

  • Sayreville 10-year-olds capture pair of tourneys

    Girls show resiliency in avenging earlier lossesto quality teams By Warren RappleyeaStaff Writer Girls show resiliency in avenging earlier losses to quality teams By Warren Rappleyea Staff Writer The Sayreville A.A. girls’ 10-year-old softball team recently completed a successful summer. Overall, coach Gary Winant’s team went 17-3 and won two tournaments along the way. Sayreville…

  • Cheesequake Little League squad enjoys a solid summer

    By Warren RappleyeaStaff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Staff Writer The Cheesequake Little League’s 9-year-old all-star team recently finished second overall in New Jersey in the Babe Ruth League’s Cal Ripken Division. The Cheesequake team played 45 games, winning 36 times this summer. Coach Nick Antuofermo’s team reached the finals of the District 11 competition before…

  • Sport Shorts

    The Monroe U13 boys’ travel basketball team split two games this past week with a 40-30 loss to Hightstown and a 54-32 defeat of Old Bridge. The team was led by Mark Gulick who scored 20 points in the two games. Vincent Mahmoud, Colin Horsch and Mike Buffolino also played well, scoring 35 points between…

  • Mid-Monmouth topped by

    American Legion all-starsInaugural all-star gamea success By tim morrisStaff Writer American Legion all-stars Inaugural all-star game a success By tim morris Staff Writer The first All-Star Game pitting the Junior American Legion against Mid-Monmouth Babe Ruth was such a rousing success on Sunday that plans are being made to make it an annual event. Manalapan…

  • Clippers break 5-year drought, reach states

    St. John Vianney players help lead teamto postseason By tim morrisStaff Writer St. John Vianney players help lead team to postseason By tim morris Staff Writer Combining some of the best players from Freehold Borough, Freehold Township and St. John Vianney High Schools proved to be a winning formula for the Freehold Clippers in the…

  • Ron Hunt baseball clinic returns to East Brunswick

    Ron Hunt, former All-Star second baseman for the New York Mets, will host a baseball clinic at the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical High School baseball field located on Rues Lane in East Brunswick Aug. 24 and 25. There is no charge for the clinic, and youths 13-17 years old are welcome to attend. The…

  • War Emblem turns Haskell into a personal showcase

    By doug mckenzieStaff Writer By doug mckenzie Staff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ War Emblem (No. 6) leads the field down the front stretch during Sunday’s Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park in Oceanport. They came in droves to Monmouth Park in Oceanport Sunday, expecting to see the year’s dominant 3-year-old run away with the 35th Haskell Invitational.…