Category: Sentinel-NBS Sports

After sitting idle through 2008, with the exception of the Turkey Derby race in late November, Wall Township Speedway will come alive again in 2009. The busy schedule will feature professional auto racing and several types of special events, according to a press release. Promoter Jim Morton, who led the resurrection of the one-third mile…

Gov. Jon Corzine has signed an executive order creating the Governor’s Commission on the Horse Racing Industry. The commission is to identify, assess and recommend possible funding solutions for horse racing meets after 2010 and propose long-term funding solutions that will promote the future sustained viability of the horse racing industry in New Jersey. “The…

The Sayreville Bomber golf outing, sponsored by the Football Touchdown Club and the Baseball Booster Club, will be held April 18 at the Bunker Hill Golf Course in Princeton. Beginning at 1 p.m. with a shotgun start, the day will include hot dogs, hamburgers and beverages on the course, and dinner immediately following at Bunker…

Three women make the cut at tryouts for Women’s Professional Soccer BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer After two days of tryouts, 26 players sat silently in a semicircle, waiting to hear if they had made the cut. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Sky Blue FC Soccer, a new Women’s Professional Soccer league, held tryouts at…

BY RICHARD JEROME Staff Writer In his two-year tenure as coach of the South Brunswick High School football team, Rick Mantz made history. Coming to the Vikings from Hillsborough in 2007, Mantz worked magic on a program that had spent years — actually, decades — in the doldrums. He brought SBHS to a 5-5 record…

A new fifth-grade boys AAU travel basketball team is being formed in Middlesex County. The team will compete in five or six weekend tournaments in the spring, beginning in late March. For more information, email brunswickhoops@gmail.com or call 732-296-1373. The Amateur Baseball Association of N.J. is seeking players and teams for an adult recreational baseball…

ERIC SUCAR staff South Brunswick’s Tyler Jaramillo (top) tries to put a move on West Windsor-Plainsboro North’s Matt Rabin during their 125-pound match at the District 20 Wrestling Tournament held at South Brunswick High School on Feb. 20. Tyler Jaramillo finished third. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Top photo: South Brunswick freshman Alicia Osley competes…

Andrew Opoku, a wide receiver for the North Brunswick Township High School football team, signed a letter of commitment with Temple University for a full academic scholarship on Feb. 4. Michael Cole, a lineman for the North Brunswick Township High School football team, signed a letter of commitment with the University of Maine for a…

JEFF GRANIT staff Bianca Celi of South Brunswick High School drives the lane against Spotswood’s Colleen Duffya during their game on Feb. 13 in South Brunswick. Bianca scored a game high 19 points. The Vikings defeated Spotswood, 50-45.