Category: Sentinel-EBS Sports

  • Monroe earns shutout win to capture GMC championship

    By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Abby Viola of Monroe Township High School, right, scored one of the Falcons’ two goals in their 2-0 upset of top-seeded South Plainfield High School in the Greater Middlesex Conference Field Hockey Tournament championship game Oct. 22 at South Brunswick High School. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Monroe Township High School continued…

  • Monroe holds onto playoff hopes in win over Howell

    By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent MONROE TOWNSHIP I f the Monroe Township High School football team somehow qualifies for the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group V playoffs, it will owe a huge debt of gratitude to Chase Santiago. The senior receiver and defensive back made three crucial plays in the final minutes to help preserve the lead…

  • Taking the ball upfield

    FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI East Brunswick High School’s Aandrea Apostolescu, right, kicks the ball up the field as the Hun School’s Sophia Sauma gives chase during the Oct. 13 soccer match played in Princeton. The Hun School prevailed, 3-1.

  • Bears keep hopes alive in state tournament scene

    By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent EAST BRUNSWICK A generation ago, the East Brunswick High School vs. J.P. Stevens High School football game was the Greater Middlesex Conference Red Division’s game of the year. That’s no longer the case. The most recent encounter was Oct. 16 when the visiting Bears spoiled the Hawks’ homecoming to the tune…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Steed captured the $16,000 New Jersey Futurity for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings, setting a track record of 1:58.4, Oct. 16 at Freehold Raceway. Steed’s time for a 2-year-old gelded trotter eclipsed the 1:59.2 track record he established Sept. 17 when he won the Harold Dancer Trot. The Futurity and Dancer are sponsored by the…

  • Carpenter earns valuable experience at pro-am event

    By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Sayaka Carpenter learned early that anything worthwhile in life comes as a result of tireless work. That is one of the reasons the East Brunswick High School senior and one of the best golfers in the state earned a trip to California the last week of September to play in the…

  • Chase for possession

    FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI Ian Sawicki, left, of South River High School and Metuchen High School’s Ryan Josell battle for ball control Oct. 9 in Metuchen. South River fell to the home team, 1-0.

  • Monroe girls look to add to division title

    By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent When it comes to soccer, Monroe Township High School’s boys team has always ranked among the best in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC). It’s about time the girls team receives its due since it is enjoying one of the program’s best seasons. Following a 1-0 victory Oct. 6 over perennial power…

  • Spotswood scores win against Shore Conference opponent

    By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent SPOTSWOOD The Spotswood High School football team had played the first four games on its schedule, and it looked for all the world like it would turn out to be a tale of two seasons. The Chargers scored convincing victories against Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Blue Division opponents Dunellen High School,…