Category: sports/the_cranbury_press

By John Beisser, Sports Writer    By any measuring stick, the 2007 Monroe Township High School girls soccer team enjoyed a highly-successful season.    With a roster replete with 12 seniors, the Falcons stormed their way to a 17-4 record and a berth in the Greater Middlesex Conference semifinals. Record-wise, the 2007 season was the best in…

By Guy Kipp, Sports Writer    Although each of the two victories of its initial varsity season come equipped with an asterisk, the Monroe Township High School girls’ volleyball team will nonetheless build on those triumphs and use them as part of the foundation of the program.    Both of Monroe’s victories came against John F. Kennedy…

Falcons make school history by getting past Freehold Boro By Ken Weingartner, Sports Writer    Christian Hanley and his Monroe Township High teammates got an education about playoff football last year when they lost at Hamilton, 42-13, in their first-ever postseason game.    The Falcons must be quick studies, if the result of their second trip to…

By Ken Weingartner, Sports Writer    Second verse, same as the first.    As the Monroe Township High football team prepares for Saturday’s encounter against Long Branch in the semifinals of the Central Jersey Group III playoffs, coach Pat Dowling outlined a familiar game plan for his Falcons. The game will be played at noon at Matawan…

By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor    MATAWAN — Alex Bozich wasn’t happy with what just transpired on the football field during a chilly November day.    But the Cranbury resident is justifiably proud of everything that happened in the years and games leading up to that point.    Bozich and his senior classmates had finally gotten Princeton High’s…

By Ken Weingartner, Sports Writer    The Monroe High football team has been to this party before. This time, the Falcons hope to extend the good times.    For the second consecutive year, Monroe is playing in the Central Jersey Group III playoffs. Last season, the Falcons made their first-ever trip to the postseason, but lost in…

By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor    TRENTON – The best thing about Princeton High’s 12-7 loss to Trenton last Saturday is that it had no bearing on the playoff race.    If it did, it would have been one brutal loss.    The Little Tigers rallied for a fourth-quarter touchdown by Steve Borchert and extra point to take…

By Bob Nuse, The Packet Group    When the state football playoffs begin this weekend, it will mark a a long-time between appearances for Princeton High School.    The Little Tigers, the No. 7 seed in Central Jersey Group III, will play second-seeded Long Branch Saturday at noon. The game will be played at Matawan High since…

By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor    Olivia Johnston closed a chapter on her life last week.    One she will like to re-read again and again, although that might be tough to do on the run.    The Cranbury resident played her final high school soccer game last Thursday when Freehold Boro defeated Princeton, 1-0, in a Central…