Category: sports
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Kolbasovsky lifts Hornets to Central Jersey Group II crown with overtime goal
The Holmdel High School and Wall High School girls soccer teams were tied 0-0 after a full 80 minutes of regulation time in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II state sectional tournament championship match on Nov. 12 in Holmdel. The Hornets and the Crimson Knights would be permitted to play a maximum of two 10-minute…
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Bulldogs defeat Hornets, 2-1, to win Central Jersey Group II state sectional tournament
For the first time in program history, the Rumson-Fair Regional High School boys soccer team has been crowned a state sectional tournament champion. The Bulldogs won the 2021 NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II state sectional tournament title in dramatic fashion in a match against Holmdel High School on Nov. 11 in Rumson. Junior Alec Pentikis…
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Patriots top Rebels, 1-0, to win Central Jersey Group IV state sectional soccer crown
Senior Josh Hocheiser stepped up to take a penalty kick for the Freehold Township High School soccer team in the 47th minute of the 2021 NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV state sectional tournament championship match against Howell High School on Nov. 11 in Freehold Townhip. It was a situation Hocheiser and the Patriots had seen…
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Hillsborough enjoying dominance on the gridiron as football team prepares for sectional semifinal against Williamstown
There has been no challenge too big for the Hillsborough High School football team this fall. Against top competition from the Big Central Football Conference, Hillsborough has reigned supreme over each team that has come its way, storming into the semifinals of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group V Tournament at 10-0 on the season. “I’m…
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Braves’ season ends with overtime loss to Edison in state playoff opener
Following a 6-2 regular season, the Manalapan High School football team entered the NJSIAA South Jersey Group V state playoffs as the No. 2 seed and hosted No. 7 seed Edison High School in the first round on Nov. 5. The teams were tied 20-20 at the end of four quarters and the game went…
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Hornets defeat Bulldogs, 4-1, to advance to state sectional tournament semifinals
Two Shore Conference A Central Division girls soccer rivals went toe-to-toe in the quarterfinals of the Central Jersey Group II state sectional tournament on Nov. 5 in Holmdel. In the end, No. 2 seed Holmdel High School defeated No. 7 seed Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School on the strength of three unanswered goals in the…
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Sabio’s game-winning field goal in overtime helps Edison stun Manalapan in state football tournament
Upset. Drama. Excitement. The clash between No. 7 Edison and No. 2 Manalapan in the first round of the NJSIAA South Jersey, Group V football tournament had all that and more on Nov. 5 at Manalapan High School. The visiting Edison High School Eagles walked away in overtime with a 23-20 upset victory over the…
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Rebels top Mustangs, 3-0, to advance in state sectional tournament
There is a Cinderella story unfolding in the Central Jersey Group IV state sectional boys soccer tournament. Howell, the No. 13 seed in the sectional field, advanced to the sectional semifinals on the strength of a 3-0 victory over Marlboro on Nov. 4 in Marlboro. The team’s victory in the quarterfinal round match moved the…
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Yearlings of New Jersey sires lead sales at auction in Kentucky
Yearlings from New Jersey sire Walner led individual sales at the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale in Kentucky recently. Walner led all stallions in gross sales at just over $7.7 million and average sales at $160,792 with three or more sold, according to a press release from the New Jersey Department of Agriculture. The Walner filly…
