Category: sports
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Raiders soar to Skyland Conference championship in girls winter track
The year 2023 has begun with bang for the Hillsborough High School girls winter track team. Fresh off placing first at the Somerset County Championships for the second year in a row last week, the Raiders added more gold to their ledger at the Skyland Conference Championships that were held on Jan. 8 at the…
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Hillsborough grapplers take home second straight Somerset County Tournament championship
In his first year as head coach of his alma mater during the 2021-22 season, Rhys Weinberger led the Hillsborough High School wrestling team to its first Somerset County Tournament team championship since 2010. Winning a second straight county championship was a prime target of Weinberger and his Raiders coming into the 2022-23 season, especially…
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Falcons gearing up for crucial stretch in C South Division play
TINTON FALLS — After 10 games in the 2022-23 season, the Monmouth Regional High School boys basketball team (6-4) sits atop the Shore Conference C South Division standings with a 3-0 record in division play. The Falcons will have a golden opportunity to extend their lead in the division with three of their next four…
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Lions defeat rival Eagles, 40-27, in Middletown wrestling showdown
MIDDLETOWN — The latest chapter on the mat between the Middletown North High School and Middletown South High School wrestling teams ended with a Lions’ roar on Jan. 6. Wrestling on their home mat, the Lions handed the Eagles their first loss of the 2022-23 season, 40-27, and won their first dual meet against their…
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Manalapan grapplers improve to 10-1 with victory over Colonials
MANALAPAN — The Manalapan High School wrestling team’s 2022-23 home opener on Jan. 4 against Freehold High School could not have gone any better in the eyes of Coach Scott Pressman. “Most of the guys wrestled really well,” Pressman said. “They came out really amped up and were aggressive on the mat. We had a…
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Hillsborough’s girls winter track squad wins second consecutive Somerset County championship
For the second year in a row, the Hillsborough High School girls winter track team was victorious at the Somerset County Championships that were held on Jan. 2 at the Ocean Breeze Track and Field Facility in Staten Island, N.Y. Hillsborough scored 72 points to place first out of the 11 schools competing in the…
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Golub reaches milestone – 400 wins as Freehold Township basketball coach
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Brian Golub recently began his 28th season as the boys basketball coach at Freehold Township High School, his alma mater. Since his first season at the helm of the Patriots, Golub has not looked past one season in anticipation of the next campaign. “It’s been one game at a time. One season…
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Lions battle adversity to begin 2022-23 girls basketball campaign
JACKSON — There have been some highs and lows for the Jackson Liberty High School girls basketball team and first-year coach Dana Young to begin the 2022-23 season. The Lions got the season started on a high note with a 54-48 victory over Barnegat High School on Dec. 15. Junior Chelsea Lavezzo led the way…
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Middletown South graduate Cranwell takes reins as Eagles’ coach
MIDDLETOWN — There has been a changing of the guard for the Middletown South High School girls basketball program for the 2022-23 season. Middletown South graduate Meghan Cranwell, who played for the Eagles, has taken the reins as the team’s head coach. Former coach Tom Brennan is now an assistant coach with the squad. Being…
