Category: sports/hillsborough_beacon

HHS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK by John E. Powers, Sports Writer    Hillsborough High School senior swimmer Kyle Smith hasn’t stopped working to improve.    Smith, who has established himself as one of the better young triathletes in the Northeast, has been contributing to the Raider swim team with his versatile talents for four years.    Smith is…

GYMNASTICS NEWS    The Paramount Level 8 and 9 USAG teams competed at the Cherry Bowl Invitational at the Cherry Hill Gymnastics and Cheerleading Academy in Cherry Hill on Jan. 5.    The Hillsborough Level 8 teammates excelled in their performance earning them the second place team trophy at the meet.    Competing in the 13-year old age…

Team back at .500 mark by John Beisser, Sports Writer    With all-everything senior goalie Eric Visnovsky sidelined with a bad cold, the Hillsborough High ice hockey team received a boost from junior goalie David Palo in recording victories over Bernards and Verona to even its record at 7-7.    On Thursday, Palo, a seldom-used reserve who…

YOUTH BASKETBALL    The fifth and sixth grade girls from the St. Joe Blue Storm captured the St. Matthias Christmas tournament with a one-point victory over St. John Vianney 23-22.    In the final game in front of a packed house at Rutgers Prep, the girls from St. Joe were led by the all around play of…

Watchung edges HHS for Delaware East crown by John E. Powers, Sports Writer    What was most frustrating about Saturday’s dual meet with Somerset County Tournament champion Watchung Hills is just how close Hillsborough was — a few times. One win here, a pin there, and the Raiders would have been in great position to win…

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Cagers in hunt for playoffs by Rudy Brandl, Sports Editor    Ian Progin is hoping his Hillsborough High boys’ basketball team can dance its way into the Central Jersey Group 4 playoffs.    The Raiders won two of three games last week to run their record to 7-6 with six games remaining before the NJSIAA qualifying deadline.…

By Rudy Brandl Sports Editor    It’s not over until it’s over.    Saturday’s State Group 4 Indoor Track and Field Relay Championships may not be finished. The Hillsborough High boys certainly hope they’re not.    The Raiders left the Jersey City Armory trailing by eight points when the meet was suspended because the pole vault crossbar broke…

By John E. Powers Sports Writer    Time to get serious for the Hillsborough High School boys’ and girls’ swimming teams.    The boys and girls recorded comfortable wins over Watchung Hills last week to both even their records at 2-2. The Raider boys won 110-60 and the girls took a 101-68 decision.    But now the challenges…