Category: Sentinel-EBS Sports

  • Sport Shorts

    Brian Barnett, an East Brunswick High School graduate, has signed a minor league professional baseball contract as a catcher with the Anaheim Angels. Barnett, 22, was an all-Area star at East Brunswick, and later went on to play junior college ball in Arizona after graduation. He then transferred to Bloomfield College for the 2001 baseball…

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    VERONICA YANKOWSKI East Brunswick’s Andy Miller chases down CBA’s Kiernan Dugan during a game on Friday in East Brunswick. The Bears were doing a lot of chasing against the division-leading Colts, but eventually fell 13-2, to fall to 4-2 on the year.

  • Rams gearing up for GMCT, run at the Blue Division title South River squad enters conference tourney as 10th-ranked team

    Staff Writer By richard jerome Rams gearing up for GMCT, run at the Blue Division title South River squad enters conference tourney as 10th-ranked team With a 4-1 record going into yesterday’s match with Carteret, the South River High School boys’ tennis team are on target for another excellent campaign. "We have the same group…

  • South River boys’ golf team battles inconsistency

    Inconsistency has bedeviled the South River High School golf team, which upped their record to 2-6 with Monday’s victory over Middlesex. "You never know what a player is going to shoot," said Coach Ron Opaleski. A case in point is top starter Mike Huneke, a senior who normally shoots about five over par. He was…

  • Sport Shorts

    The Monroe Mystic, a U14 girls’ soccer team, dropped a hard-fought 2-1 decision to Montclair. Raven Chiara scored an unassisted goal for the Mystic to tie the game 1-1. Late offensive pressure by Sasha Potter, Alicia Collura and Alissa Stampoulos was not enough to net the equalizer. Jackie Barclay and Jillian Chen played well in…

  • Old Bridge track teams dominate weekend’s relays Slew of local girls perform well at Holmdel Relays

    Staff Writer By doug mckenzie Old Bridge track teams dominate weekend’s relays Slew of local girls perform well at Holmdel Relays VERONICA YANKOWSKI Monroe’s Eddie Byrne competes in the hurdles during the Holmdel Relays on Saturday. The Old Bridge girls’ team continued to flex its muscles on Saturday, running away with the Division III title…

  • Sayreville boys’ team on the right track this spring

    Staff Writer By Warren Rappleyea A veteran lineup has helped the Sayreville War Memorial High School boys’ track team to a 2-0 start. Coach Bill Scarola’s Bombers had defeated both Bishop Ahr and Carteret heading into yesterday’s home meet against North Brunswick. Rich Torok has been the Bombers’ top performer, scoring points in a variety…

  • DeVincenzo, Busch on a roll with four straight shutouts Brookdale heating up as Region XIX tournament approaches

    Staff Writer By tim morris DeVincenzo, Busch on a roll with four straight shutouts Brookdale heating up as Region XIX tournament approaches With the Region XIX softball tournament rapidly approaching, Brookdale Community College’s (Lincroft) women’s softball team knows that it has no peer on the mound. With sophomore Dara DeVincenzo and freshman Marissa Busch seemingly…

  • Milltown’s Cumiskey keeping his baseball dream alive

    Staff Writer By george albano VERONICA YANKOWSKI Milltown’s Brett Cumiskey, a Spotswood High School graduate, enjoyed a very successful season playing pro baseball in Australia, and is now hoping to land a minor league contract in his attempt to further his baseball career. Brett Cumiskey has always considered himself a late bloomer when it comes…