Category: sports/hillsborough_beacon

Raiders face Rancocas Valley in semifinals by John E. Powers, Sports Writer    In the middle of the Hillsborough High School boys’ swimming team’s victory over South Brunswick Monday in the Central Jersey A Tournament quarterfinal, Raider head coach Todd Sudol smiled.    ”It’s not as an emotional pool as you’ll see in the later rounds,” Sudol…

RAIDER ROUNDUP by Rudy Brandl, Sports Editor    Hillsborough High’s swim teams gave many athletes a chance to jump in the pool in last week’s regular season victories over New Providence and Bernards. The HHS boys and girls evened their season records with a pair of comfortable wins, which served as a nice reprieve between the…

Hometown hero leads Big Blue by Rudy Brandl, Sports Editor    Shaun O’Hara has accomplished many great things during his football career, not the least of which is making me root for the Giants in Super Bowl XLII.    A lifelong fan of the Dallas Cowboys, I’ve grown up rooting against the Giants. I also hate the…

YOUTH BASKETBALL    The Hillsborough Travel Basketball Club (HTBC) boys’ fourth-grade team (10U) defeated the Metuchen Bulldogs at a rare home game at Auten Road School in overtime by a score of 39-33.    Leading all of the first half, the team hit a dry spell in the third quarter and was trailing 23-20 entering the fourth…

Girls finish ninth in sectionals by Rudy Brandl, Sports Editor    Jason Walton and the Hillsborough High pole vaulters enjoyed a big day at Sunday’s Central Jersey Group 4 Championships in Toms River, but it wasn’t enough to propel the Raiders to the team championship.    If the pole vaulters have another productive day in their next…

History on hold for young team by Rudy Brandl, Sports Editor    OLD BRIDGE – Chalk this one up to experience.    The young Hillsborough High wrestling team was hoping to make school history in Monday night’s Central Jersey Group 4 playoff match at Old Bridge. The Raiders were seeking to win their first team playoff match…

HHS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK by Rudy Brandl, Sports Editor    Mark Ksiezopolski is making a habit of winning major meet titles.    Sunday afternoon in Toms River, the Hillsborough High senior added another pole vault title to his impressive resume at the Central Jersey Group 4 Championships.    Ksiezopolski, who tied his own indoor school record with…

Boys make big splash at conference meet by John E. Powers, Sports Writer    The mantra that Todd Sudol has preached since becoming head coach of the Hillsborough High swimming teams eight years ago is that county and conference meets are just preliminary stops on the way to what the team is really after — team…

Team recovers from state elimination by Rudy Brandl, Sports Editor    The season isn’t over for the Hillsborough High boys’ basketball team.    Although the Raiders just missed qualifying for the Central Jersey Group 4 playoffs, they started a new run toward something meaningful with Saturday’s 72-61 triumph over Rutgers Prep in the Somerset County Tournament.    Hillsborough…