Category: sports
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Jaguars ready to meet challenges as 2022 soccer campaign opens
JACKSON – The players on the Jackson Memorial High School girls soccer team learned how resilient they were after they started the 2021 season with an 0-5-1 record. Coach Sean Bayha saw his team fight back from a tough start to finish the season with an 11-9-1 record. The Jaguars qualified for the Central Jersey…
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Hornets have championship goals as 2022 soccer season opens
HOLMDEL — Championship aspirations are in play each season for the members of the Holmdel High School boys soccer team. Third-year coach Matt Isaacson has continued the program’s championship mindset that was built by former head coach John Nacarlo, who led the Hornets to seven state sectional tournament titles and three state group championships in…
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Trio of stakes races, BBQ and N.J. craft beer festival on tap Monmouth Park
OCEANPORT – Three $100,000 stakes races and the popular BBQ and New Jersey Craft Beer festival will highlight the four-day Labor Day weekend of racing at Monmouth Park starting on Friday, Sept. 2. The stakes schedule for the holiday weekend gets underway Saturday with the $100,000 Violet Stakes for fillies and mares, 3 and up.…
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Freehold Township alum Tepedino ‘excited’ to take reins of soccer team
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Michael Tepedino considers the Freehold Township High School boys soccer program to be a family. The bond Tepedino remembers developing with his teammates during his high school days at Freehold Township have remained the same since he returned to the program as an assistant coach for the last seven years. In 2022,…
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Wiedau, Cruz will lead young Allentown squad on the gridiron in 2022
ALLENTOWN – The talented junior quarterback and running back duo of Luke Wiedau and Daniel Cruz are back to lead the way for the Allentown High School football team, which will open the 2022 season on Sept. 2 against Notre Dame High School of Lawrenceville. Coach Andrew Lachenmayer has been impressed with the growth of…
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2021 N.J. turf champion He’spuregold wins dirt debut in Charles Hesse Handicap
OCEANPORT – Trainer Kelly Breen knew he was rolling the dice a little by trying He’spuregold on the dirt for the first time in his career on Aug. 28 at Monmouth Park. But he also saw enough in the morning from the 4-year-old gelding to give it a try. Shortly after being named New Jersey’s…
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Eagles hoping to soar again as 2022 football season kicks off
MIDDLETOWN – Win, restock, repeat. That has been the recipe of success for the Middletown South High School football team for 24 seasons under the leadership of Coach Steve Antonucci. During that span, Antonucci’s teams have compiled a 206-61 record and won six state sectional playoff championships. Antonucci expects that success to continue in his…
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Heckel leads Braves to 31-7 win over Patriots in grid season opener
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Manalapan High School senior quarterback Nicholas Heckel had a big night in his debut under center as he accounted for three touchdowns in the second half to help lead the Braves (1-0) to a 31-7 victory over Freehold Township High School (0-1) on Aug. 26 in the 2022 football season opener for…
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Falcons ready to face challenges during 2022 football campaign
TINTON FALLS — The 2021 football season was a breakthrough year for the Monmouth Regional High School Falcons under the leadership of Coach Dan Wendel. In his third season at the helm, Wendel guided the Falcons to the program’s first winning season since 2017. Monmouth Regional finished 6-4 and played a game in the South…
