Category: sports
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‘A season to remember’
Fifty years ago, when players from the Lawrence Cardinals football team entered summer workouts, they did not know what to expect from the upcoming 1973 season. What the team did know is that they had players with determination, who would be close to each other, physical, and on a mission to continue winning from the…
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Princeton awaits matchup with Creighton in NCAA Sweet 16
Princeton’s dominating win over Missouri has the men’s basketball team preparing for a NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 matchup with No. 6 seed Creighton. This is Princeton’s first time in the Sweet 16 since 1967. “This group is really, really confident. We are so thrilled to be going to the Sweet 16,” Princeton Coach Mitch Henderson…
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Princeton women’s basketball caps ‘resiliency and grit’ season
Princeton women’s basketball 2022-23 season may have come to an end in the second round of the NCAA tournament against Utah, but the loss does not define their season. The second-round loss to the No. 2 seed Utes, 63-56, on March 19 capped a season for the No. 10 seeded Tigers [24-6, 12-2 Ivy League]…
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Mustangs continue to battle following tough stretch on the court
MARLBORO — It is the time of the season where the “toughness” of the Marlboro High School girls basketball team will be revealed, according to Coach Brad Hagensen. After a 7-4 start to the 2022-23 season, the Mustangs have lost three straight games and currently sit at 7-7 at the midway point of the campaign.…
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Freehold Township hockey team rolls to seven-game win streak
There has been a storm of winning going on for the Freehold Township High School hockey team since 2023 began. The Patriots (8-3) rolled to their seventh straight victory by defeating a co-op team featuring players from Freehold High School, Colts Neck High School and Raritan High School, 7-3, on Jan. 20 at the Howell…
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Lions skate past Monroe Township; gear up for conference tournament
The Middletown North High School hockey team is finding its stride on the ice with the 2022-23 postseason on the horizon. After starting the season 0-3, the Lions have reversed their fortunes and improved to 6-4-4 with a 6-5 victory over a 10-win Monroe Township High School squad on Jan. 20 at the Jersey Shore…
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Harris, Hicks, Biasi spark Falcons to win over Matawan; key player out injured
TINTON FALLS — The Monmouth Regional High School girls basketball team will carry a 9-2 record into its Shore Conference C South Division matchup with Jackson Liberty High School on Jan. 17 in Jackson. “It has been rewarding to have a group that has totally bought into everything we do and to see the love…
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Leger, Mangini lead Braves to 66-63 victory over Allentown
MANALAPAN — After losing consecutive games to Shore Conference A North Division rivals Freehold Township High School and Christian Brothers Academy, the Manalapan High School boys basketball team found its groove again in its next two games. The Braves stopped their two-game losing skid with a 68-57 victory over Red Bank Regional High School of…
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Eagles soar to six-game win streak with 57-52 victory over Colts Neck
MIDDLETOWN — There was no panic among the members of the Middletown South High School boys basketball team after the Eagles began the 2022-23 season 0-4. The Eagles lost those four games by a combined total of 14 points and that statistic motivated the players to work harder to reverse their fortunes. Led by seniors…