Category: sports/the_cranbury_press

By John Beisser, Sports Writer    Reaching the semifinals of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament represents the classic case of good news, bad news for the Monroe High girls soccer team.    The good news is the fourth-seeded Falcons reached the semis without so much as giving up a goal, blanking 13th-seeded Middlesex on Saturday by a…

By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor    Over the years, Cranbury has been a moderate contributor to the Princeton High field hockey program, sending a few players here and there.    Suddenly, however, it’s a Cranbury explosion, as 14 of the 25 girls on the Little Tigers freshman team are from the township.    It is the first time…

John Beisser, Sports Writer    In recent weeks there have been two constants for the Monroe Township High School girls soccer team.    It seems every time you turn around, the Falcons have recorded another win and Kelsey Schobert has scored another goal – or two, or three.    It’s more than coincidence that when the senior striker…

By Sean Richards, Sports Writer    It’s official!    The Monroe Township High School field hockey team is the regular-season champion of the Greater Middlesex Conference and, at no risk of engaging in hyperbole, has produced one of the most amazing and sudden turnarounds in the annals of local sports.    Consider a year ago Monroe won only…

By Sean Richards, Sports Writer    When Eric Clapton sang “I Don’t Want to Fade Away” in Bell Bottom Blues, he must have been envisioning the 2007 Monroe Township High School girls tennis team.    Unfortunately, that’s what it has pretty much come down to as a once-promising season is headed for a seemingly so-so finish due…

By David Gurney, Sports Writer    There is no mistaking this year’s Monroe Township High School boys soccer team with last year’s.    There are new, younger, more inexperienced players and it showed with an 11-6 regular season record.    But that doesn’t mean they aren’t capable of duplicating last year’s GMCT winning run, at least in head…

By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor    You think the weather has been unseasonably hot?    Check out the Cranbury School boys soccer team, which has been hot in season.    The Vikings defeated Pond Road, 5-1, on Monday for their third straight victory in a five-day span. Scott Barbano opened the scoring on an assist from Aidan Passannante,…

By Ken Weingartner, Sports Writer    Coming off an emotional win over Bishop Ahr, and with a playoff-implication showdown looming next week against South Plainfield, all the Monroe Township High football team needs to worry about Saturday is winless Perth Amboy.    Which worries Falcons coach Pat Dowling.    Dowling is stressing to Monroe that Week 7 in…

By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor    Ask the leading rusher in the Colonial Valley Conference what he thinks of his left guard, Tom Hines, and his center, Joe Giacalone, and he will give an enthusiastic answer.    In fact, he’ll give it more then once.    ”I love ‘em,” Princeton High running back Doug Borchert said. “On and…