Category: Sentinel-EBS Sports

MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY Monmouth University’s men’s basketball team scored a program-defining victory in one of the most hallowed gymnasiums in college basketball, UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion. The Hawks, to say the least, stunned UCLA on the floor where Lew Alcindor (now Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) and Bill Walton once ruled and where head coach John Wooden led his Bruins…

SCOTT FRIEDMAN East Brunswick High School’s Marissa Kowal nears the finish line of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV race at the NJSIAA sectional cross-country championships Nov. 7 at Jamesburg’s Thompson Park.

By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent In the end, the 24-0 victory by Monroe Township High School’s football team over East Brunswick High School Nov. 6 did little to change the fortunes of both teams this season. However, this annual Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Red Division tussle has turned into an old-fashioned backyard rivalry game, and this…

By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Spotswood High School kicker Ryan Szatkowski cleared his head and focused on converting the 30-yard field goal that would win the game for his football team. The junior admitted it was extremely difficult, especially with so many thoughts swirling through his head. There was the pressure of knowing only a few…

The U13 girls soccer team Monroe Sparks have progressed to the Presidents State Cup 2015 semifinals by defeating FC Copa Academy, 2-0. The game was a closely fought contest with both teams having chances to win. The NJ Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program (ODP) will begin programming for its Young Olympians program (birth year 2004)…

,SCOTT FRIEDMAN East Brunswick High School’s Jessica DiMatteo (26) is sandwiched between a pair of South Brunswick High School players, Francesca Dimitrakis, left, and Briana Araque, as she tries to win control of the ball during the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament final Oct. 31 at Woodbridge High School. East Brunswick, the defending champion, fell to…

By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Football prognosticators often like to forecast the outcome of a game by comparing teams’ margins of victory against common opponents. It might be wise to throw that formula out the window when Metuchen High School (3-0 division, 6-1 overall) visits Spotswood High School (4-0 division, 6-2 overall) Nov. 7. This game…

By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Although its record (19-7) is comparable to many of the state’s best programs, the Monroe Township High School girls’ volleyball team is nowhere to be found in the top 20 rankings. The reason for that is Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) schools simply haven’t fared well outside the GMC, especially during the…

The U13 girls’ soccer team Monroe Sparks has progressed to the Presidents State Cup 2015 semifinals by defeating FC Copa Academy, 2-0. The game was a closely fought contest with both teams having chances to win. The semifinals of the State Cup is the furthest any team of Monroe Township Soccer Club has gotten in…