Category: Sentinel-EBS Sports

  • Bears’ 3-0 loss to Shawnee ends championship season

    Staff Writer By richard jerome FARRAH MAFFAI East Brunswick’s Jared Pedowitz grabs the ball out of the air in front of Manalapan’s Pat Smith during their CJ Group IV semifinal game in East Brunswick on Nov. 9. A 3-0 loss to Shawnee in Tuesday’s State Group IV championships was certainly a letdown, but that doesn’t…

  • Old Bridge boys and girls win state X-country titles First state titles for both teams

    Staff Writer By tim morris Old Bridge boys and girls win state X-country titles First state titles for both teams Before Saturday’s NJSIAA State Group Cross Country Championships, no Old Bridge team had ever won a state championship. After the Group IV races had been run and the points added up, the Knights had two…

  • Sport Shorts

    An alumni dinner titled "Remember the Spartans" will be held on Nov. 21 from 8-11 p.m. at the Friendly Sons of the Shillelagh in Old Bridge for any members of the Madison Central football team from 1974-1994. There will also be a ceremony honoring head coach Bob DeMarco, now in his 25th year as coach…

  • Vikings, Bears stellar in GMC Tournament finals South Brunswick girls get past Old Bridge, 1-0

    Staff Writer By doug mckenzie Vikings, Bears stellar in GMC Tournament finals South Brunswick girls get past Old Bridge, 1-0 VERONICA YANKOWSKI South Brunswick’s Adrianne Aucoin (l) battles for the ball with Old Bridge’s Kristen Palumbo during Sunday’s Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament final at Geick Park in Old Bridge. It was an interesting week for…

  • Sport Shorts

    The U12 Monroe travel basketball team had a 1-1 week. They lost to Matawan on Friday 33-26, despite seven points apiece from Joe Costa and Frankie Carr, and six points from Mark Gulick. On Sunday, they defeated the Millstone 44-24, behind Kyle Horsch’s 13 points and seven rebounds. Greg Moyes had nine points and Costa…

  • Monroe shocks Spotswood with an inspired 37-14 win

    Staff Writer By doug mckenzie VERONICA YANKOWSKI Monroe’s Vinnie Rizzo tires to escape the grasps of Spotswood’s Nick DeFalco during their game on Saturday in Monroe. Earlier this season, the Spotswood High School football team was beaten handily by the South River Rams. Since that game, they have not been tested. And then along came…

  • East Brunswick girls turn their dream into a reality

    Staff Writer By george albano The East Brunswick High School girls’ tennis team finally caught the bouquet. The Bears are bridesmaids no more. After finishing runner-up in the state 10 of the previous 11 years, including the last nine years in a row, East Brunswick finally served up a state championship as the Lady Bears…

  • Spotswood girls continue to rack up wins in postseason

    Staff Writer By richard jerome Coach Kevin Brady hopes today is a momentous one for his Spotswood High School girls’ soccer team. A 3-0 victory over Metuchen Tuesday put the 15-3-1 Chargers into the Central Jersey Group I finals against South River, giving Spotswood a shot at the first sectional title in its history. "We…

  • Bears ready to resume their state title chase E.B. girls set to face Hamilton East for CJ Group IV crown

    Staff Writer By richard jerome Bears ready to resume their state title chase E.B. girls set to face Hamilton East for CJ Group IV crown It’s business as usual for Lou Kosa’s East Brunswick High School girls’ soccer team. The Bears take a 17-2 record into today’s Central Jersey Group IV finale against Hamilton East,…