Category: sports
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Bout Time closes stoutly for first career stakes victory in Goldwood Stakes
OCEANPORT – If trainer Cherie DeVaux had any doubts about whether Bout Time was ready for graded stakes company in four weeks, she no longer does. The 4-year-old filly took advantage of a stalking trip and fast early fractions to record her first career stakes win, rolling to a two-and-one-quarter-length victory in the $100,000 Goldwood…
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Bout Time closes stoutly for first career stakes victory in Goldwood Stakes
OCEANPORT – If trainer Cherie DeVaux had any doubts about whether Bout Time was ready for graded stakes company in four weeks, she no longer does. The 4-year-old filly took advantage of a stalking trip and fast early fractions to record her first career stakes win, rolling to a two-and-one-quarter-length victory in the $100,000 Goldwood…
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Bulldogs brought lacrosse program to new heights during 2022 season
RUMSON – If they had not done so already, Coach Marc Moreau and his Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School Bulldogs proved during 2022 why the school’s boys lacrosse squad is one of the top programs in New Jersey. In their run to the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions championship game, the Bulldogs solidified their place among…
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Robin Sparkles looking for elusive grass stakes win in Goldwood Stakes
OCEANPORT – Anyone looking at the resume Robin Sparkles has compiled during her 14-race career will see a consistent turf sprinter. Six wins from 10 career grass races, with a third place finish in the Grade 3 Caress Stakes at Saratoga last year, bear that out. And yet, the only two stakes victories the 5-year-old…
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Cranford High School’s protest denied; Middletown North retains Group III baseball title
MIDDLETOWN – The 2022 New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group III state championship will remain in possession of the Middletown North High School baseball team. The NJSIAA has denied a protest that was submitted by Cranford High School administrators following Middletown North’s 5-4 victory over the Cougars in the Group III state tournament championship…
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Jackson’s Scisco powers to victory in Wall Stadium Modified feature
WALL TOWNSHIP — Kyle Scisco of Jackson powered from the middle of the field to win the 40-lap Modified stock car main event at Wall Stadium on June 18. The Father’s Day weekend victory was the “Scisco Kid’s” second career victory in the leading class and the first after just four starts since joining the…
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Belgrano rallies to win Select Stakes by a neck at Monmouth Park
OCEANPORT – Trainer Frank Russo finally found the extra half-furlong he has been looking for with Belgrano, and the 8-year-old gelding took full advantage of it. Able to sit a stalking mid-pack trip behind dueling speedsters The Critical Way and Carotari, Belgrano found a seam in mid-stretch and then was able to hold off the…
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Mind Control Digs in to beat Hot Rod Charlie in Grade 3 Salvator Mile
OCEANPORT – Anthony Sciametta said he received simple instructions from trainer Todd Pletcher on the morning of June 18: Tell jockey John Velazquez to get to the lead with Mind Control in the Grade 3 Salvator Mile and then see if he’s good enough to fend off Hot Rod Charlie. “That was the plan, exactly…
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Howell defeats Hunterdon Central, 9-8, to win Group IV state baseball crown
Heading into the 2022 NJSIAA Group IV state tournament championship game on June 18 at Veterans Park in Hamilton Township, Howell High School baseball coach Eric Johnson told his players they were going to show everyone why baseball is the “ultimate team sport.” The Rebels were facing Hunterdon Central High School of Flemington, a team…
