Category: sports

  • Rockets defeat Bulldogs to win CJ Group II state sectional title

    Rockets defeat Bulldogs to win CJ Group II state sectional title

    Coach Rob Nucci and the Raritan High School wrestling team are New Jersey state sectional team champions once again. Nucci led the Rockets to their fourth state sectional team championship since taking the reins of the program 21 years ago with a 42-25 victory over Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School in the Central Jersey Group…

  • ‘Father of Bordentown soccer’ passes away at age 90

    ‘Father of Bordentown soccer’ passes away at age 90

    When you think about youth soccer in the Bordentown community, the name Marcus Gutterson will probably come to mind. Gutterson founded the Bordentown Community Soccer Association (BCSA) in the early 1970s and paved the way for soccer to be a big part of the Bordentown community for the last 40 years. “He was truly the…

  • CBA names Ulrich as new coach of varsity volleyball program

    CBA names Ulrich as new coach of varsity volleyball program

    Administrators at Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft, have announced the selection of Jason Ulrich as the new head coach of the school’s varsity volleyball program. Ulrich is succeeding the program’s founder and the only head coach the Colts have ever had, Monica Slattery, who is stepping away from the position after 20 years, according to a…

  • Scotties growing ‘leaps and bounds’ during 2021-22 campaign

    Scotties growing ‘leaps and bounds’ during 2021-22 campaign

    Coach William Lloyd didn’t know what to expect from his young and inexperienced Bordentown Regional High School girls basketball team coming into the 2021-22 season. The Scotties returned only one player with varsity experience in senior Oshynn Cosom from last year’s squad. That led to Lloyd not setting expectations for this season, but instead providing…

  • Rebels win Shore Conference, Monmouth County track and field crowns

    Rebels win Shore Conference, Monmouth County track and field crowns

    A season of history making moments has marked the 2021-22 campaign for the Howell High School girls winter track and field team. The Rebels have won the program’s first Monmouth County team championship and the program’s first Shore Conference team title. Kevin Dee, who has been a coach in Howell’s boys and girls track and…

  • Defense helps carry Cougars to 10-8 record in 2021-22 campaign

    Defense helps carry Cougars to 10-8 record in 2021-22 campaign

    Nick Russo, who took the coaching reins of the Colts Neck High School girls basketball team prior to the start of the 2021-22 season, said this week that the best part about the campaign has been having the opportunity to coach the players who comprise the squad. “They are great people,” he said. “They work…

  • Rockets rolling; prep for play in conference, state sectional tournaments

    Rockets rolling; prep for play in conference, state sectional tournaments

    HAZLET – The Raritan High School boys basketball team is creating a lot of buzz throughout the Shore Conference and in the A Central Division this winter. The 2021-22 Rockets are off to the program’s best start in more than a decade. Raritan is 13-4 and the players are hoping to make a run at…

  • Red Bank Regional tops Cougars to extend win streak to three

    Red Bank Regional tops Cougars to extend win streak to three

    Coach John Truhan and his Red Bank Regional High School girls basketball team are finding their groove on the hardwood. After starting the season 3-8, the Bucs (6-8) have won three straight games, the most recent being a 46-35 victory over Shore Conference B North Division foe Colts Neck High School on Feb. 3 in…

  • Colts top Rebels to win Shore Conference team wrestling championship

    Colts top Rebels to win Shore Conference team wrestling championship

    The top team in the Shore Conference wrestling world is once again Christian Brothers Academy of Lincroft. The Colts stole the show in the return of the team format that was last used for the Shore Conference Tournament during the 2016-17 season. CBA defeated Saint John Vianney High School of Holmdel in the semifinals and…