Category: sports
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Matawan boys’ soccer counting on young talent this year
There are 26 upperclassmen in Matawan Regional High School’s boys soccer program. Twenty-four are juniors. Only two, Michael Porcelli and Mal Mehari, are seniors. Coach Tyler Isaacson lost five starters from his 2017 team, which reached the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 2 state sectional tournament quarterfinals. Isaacson described all five players as “core guys.” Matawan…
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Allentown field hockey depending on energy, depth
Mary Ellen McCarthy is back for her 21st year as Allentown High School’s field hockey coach. McCarthy originally retired in 2013. But she returned last year to replace Dana Wells, who was on maternity leave. In July, though, Wells was named as the Allentown girls’ basketball coach, an appointment that led to her stepping down…
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Monmouth Regional will zero in on goals this soccer season
The captains for the Monmouth Regional High School’s boys soccer team are not shy about what they will focus on this season. captains are hungry in 2018, for a Central Jersey, Group 2 state sectional tournament championship. The Falcons lost in the state sectional championship last year, 6-0 to Holmdel High School. “Last year was…
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Edison seniors excited about this football season
The Edison High School football team has never finished a season undefeated. Edison’s three senior captains, linemen Xavier Long, Keegan McGuire and Anthony Burke, plan on changing that in 2018. The captains did not hesitate when asked what they expect to accomplish this year. “Undefeated,” they all said at once during a summer practice on…
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Freehold Township expects encore girls’ soccer season
The Freehold Township High School girls’ soccer team enjoyed a magical–and highly successful–2017 season. The Patriots went 23-1-1, won the Shore Conference A North Division, the Central Jersey, Group 4 state sectional tournament championship and then they claimed the Group 4 state title. That team had nine seniors, including seven starters. One returning starter, goalkeeper…
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Marlboro tennis player earns top USTA ranking
Maxim Michaels of Marlboro is the No. 1 ranked tennis player in the United States Tennis Association’s Eastern Boys 12s Division. Michaels earned the ranking by performing well in tournaments from July 2017 to July 2018. Now he will be honored for his ranking when the USTA Eastern Junior Awards Gala is held on Aug.…
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Expectations high this soccer season at Jackson Memorial
Steve Bado wanted to build a foundation in 2017. He ended up doing a whole lot more than that. The Jackson Memorial High School boys’ soccer coach started mostly sophomores and juniors last year. Bado expected the players to take their lumps and learn how to compete at the varsity level. Instead, the young players…
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Old Bridge enters soccer season with plenty of new faces
The 2017 boys’ soccer season produced another winning record at Old Bridge High School. And the 12-10 finish featured an appearance in the semifinal round of the Greater Middlesex Conference semifinals. Old Bridge also qualified for the Central Jersey, Group 4 state sectional tournament where the Knights were eliminated in the opening round. It was…