Category: Sentinel-EBS Sports
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Monroe boys’ hoops team continues to turn heads Slew of local teams advances to GMC tourney’s second round
Staff Writer By richard jerome Monroe boys’ hoops team continues to turn heads Slew of local teams advances to GMC tourney’s second round FARRAH MAFFAI Monroe’s Marcello Henriquez puts up a shot past Allentown’s Chris Krantz during the Falcons’ win over the Redbirds at Allentown on Feb. 7. The great turnaround continued in Monday’s opening…
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Bombers geared up for run at GMC tourney title
Staff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Following an excellent regular season, the Sayreville War Memorial High School boys’ basketball team is looking for a strong showing in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament. The Bombers, 14-7, are coming off an 84-44 GMC preliminary-round win over Perth Amboy Tech. Samir Sanu scored 28 points to lead the…
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Injuries keep Rams from reaching their full potential
Staff Writer By richard jerome Wrapping up the campaign this week, Coach Carl Buffalino is disappointed in his South River High School basketball team’s 7-14 record, but has praise for the Rams’ work ethic. "I’m happy with the overall effort, even if I’m not thrilled with the record," he said. "We had some problems and…
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Sayreville says goodbye to a GMC coaching legend Lenny Zaleski steps down after 24 years at Bomber wrestling coach
Staff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Sayreville says goodbye to a GMC coaching legend Lenny Zaleski steps down after 24 years at Bomber wrestling coach After 26 years as a coach, the last 24 of them at Sayreville War Memorial High School, wrestling coach Lenny Zaleski is stepping down. Zaleski, who has become something of an…
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Sport Shorts
The Monroe U-2 boys travel basketball team moved to 16-6 with a 51-34 victory over Edison. The team is in first place in the Central Jersey Basketball League. On Sunday, Mike Buffolino and Mark Gulick led the team with nine points apiece. Colin Horsch and Kyle Horsch played well also, with Colin scoring eight and…
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Locals stay above water at county swim meet
Staff Writer By doug mckenzie VERONICA YANKOWSKI East Brunswick’s Ryan Martinetti performs the 100-yard butterfly during the Greater Middlesex Conference Swimming Championships at North Brunswick High School on Saturday. Martinetti took sixth place in the event, helping the Bears to their third-place finish, behind perennial winner St. Joseph’s of Metuchen and North Brunswick. Heading into…
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Knights take third at GMC wrestling championships Three individual titles help South Plainfield defend its team title
Staff Writer By doug mckenzie Knights take third at GMC wrestling championships Three individual titles help South Plainfield defend its team title VERONICA YANKOWSKI Old Bridge’s Nick VanderValle grabs ahold of Monroe’s Jared Axelrod during the opening round of the Greater Middlesex Conference wrestling tournament in Piscataway on Friday. Going into the Greater Middlesex Conference…
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Rams ready to make run at sectional title South River wrestlers earn top seed in CJ Group I tourney
Staff Writer By richard jerome Rams ready to make run at sectional title South River wrestlers earn top seed in CJ Group I tourney South River High School wrestling coach Ian Evanovich can’t really find a down side to his Rams’ 2001-02 campaign. The Rams entered last weekend’s Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament at 10-2, with…
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Sport Shorts
Milltown Little League will be having its final registration for the 2002 season on Feb. 13 from 7:30-8:30 p.m. for ages 5-16 at the senior citizens building, Violet Terrace. For those who cannot attend, forms may be picked up at the Milltown Library or Borough Hall and mailed to the address on the form. For…
