Category: Sentinel-EBS Sports

  • Lady Knights wrap up their season with a playoff loss East Brunswick, Spotswood girls look to advance to semifinals

    Staff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Lady Knights wrap up their season with a playoff loss East Brunswick, Spotswood girls look to advance to semifinals The youthful Old Bridge High School girls’ basketball team completed the season with a 14-11 record, and the promise of better things in the future. The campaign ended for the Lady…

  • Rams battle from behind to claim state sectional Kevin Cole excels to seal victory for South River

    Staff Writer By chris kelly Rams battle from behind to claim state sectional Kevin Cole excels to seal victory for South River Chris Kelly South River 189-pounder Kevin Cole is hugged by a teammate after Cole won his bout with a 1:10 pinfall, pushing South River past Shore Regional, 36-32, in the Central Jersey Group…

  • Sport Shorts

    South River Knights Pop Warner Football and Cheerleading registration for boys and girls ages 5-14 will be held March 7 from 7-9 p.m. and March 9 from 9-11 a.m. in the high school cafeteria. Children must be 5 years old by Aug. 1. Please bring a recent photo (not a Pop Warner photo) and a…

  • Bears’ improvement lands them in state playoffs Five local boys’ hoops teams set for Monday’s first-round action

    Staff Writer By richard jerome Bears’ improvement lands them in state playoffs Five local boys’ hoops teams set for Monday’s first-round action Some excellent play of late has heartened East Brunswick High School boys’ basketball coach Bo Henning, whose 12-12 Bears defeated South Plainfield in an exciting 56-54 overtime contest on Tuesday. "We’re vastly improved…

  • Old Bridge team sets its sights on District 20 title

    After an outstanding season that saw the Old Bridge High School wrestling team continually find ways to win matches, the Knights have their sights set on the District 20 team title. Coach Ken Scott’s team gritted its way to a perfect 15-0 mark, winning the Greater Middlesex Conference’s Red Division and the Central Jersey Group…

  • Bombers gunning for an upset of top-ranked Bears E.B.-Sayreville square off in GMCT play as state playoffs approach

    Staff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Bombers gunning for an upset of top-ranked Bears E.B.-Sayreville square off in GMCT play as state playoffs approach Regardless of what happens from here on in, Carrie Corvino’s first season as head coach of the Sayreville War Memorial High School girls’ basketball team has been a rousing success. The White…

  • Photo

    Chris Kelly It only took South River’s Rodney Thomas 1:27 to lock up Shore Regional’s Chris Stackhouse with a cradle, then a pin. The 130-pound pinfall was a crucial component to the Rams’ 36-32 win in the Central Jersey Group I state finals on Feb. 14 in South River.

  • Future is looking bright for South River bowling teams

    The records don’t reflect it, perhaps, but the South River High School boys’ (3-13-3) and girls’ (2-18) bowling teams showed improvement this winter. "I think the boys are going to make dramatic progress over the next year or so, and the girls are working very hard," said Coach Ron Opaleski. "They’re a great bunch of…

  • Sport Shorts

    The East Brunswick Division C Recreation Wrestling team placed fourth in the Mid Jersey C League Tournament this weekend at Piscataway High School. The following wrestlers placed well: first place Matt Ackerman (120), second place Kenny Charleston (73), Brian Murphy (76) and Patrick Brehm (HWT), third place Jason Anderson (47), Danny Guiterrez (53), Zach Connor…