Category: sports
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Zawatski ends historic cross country season with strong race at nationals
Since her days in fifth grade, Freehold Township High School cross country runner Emma Zawatski had dreamed of competing alongside the top high school runners in the United States at a national championship meet. That dream became a reality for Zawatski on Dec. 10 when she competed as one of the 40 best runners in…
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Eagles skate past Lions, 5-2, in 2022-23 hockey season opener
MIDDLETOWN — For the second straight year, the Middletown South High School and Middletown North High School hockey teams opened their seasons with a rivalry showdown at the Middletown Sports Complex. In a replay of the 2021-22 season opener, the Eagles of Middletown South began the new campaign with a triumph, defeating the rival Lions,…
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Braves have sights set on winning hockey division crown in 2022-23
MANALAPAN — In its return to a full season of action on the ice during the 2021-22 season, the Manalapan High School hockey team put together a strong 12-7-1 campaign. The Braves enter the 2022-23 season with the Shore Conference Central Division championship in their sights and they hope to host a Shore Conference Tournament…
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Caldwell beats Bulldogs, 18-14, in Group II state championship game
PISCATAWAY — The members of the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School football team took the field to compete in the first NJSIAA Group II state championship game on Dec. 4 at SHI Stadium on the campus of Rutgers University in Piscataway. The Bulldogs squared off against undefeated Caldwell High School of Essex County and gave…
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Zawatski wins cross country Meet of Champions title; qualifies for national meet
Every morning when Freehold Township High School distance runner Emma Zawatski wakes up, the first thing she sees is a cork board on which a list of all the goals she wants to achieve each season is posted. For her junior cross country campaign in 2022, Zawatski had two big goals: to win the NJSIAA…
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DePaul defeats Red Bank Catholic, 19-17, to win Non-Public B state title
EAST RUTHERFORD — History and redemption were on the line in a rematch of the 2021 NJSIAA Non-Public B state football championship game when Red Bank Catholic High School and DePaul Catholic High School met in the 2022 title game on Nov. 25 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford. The Caseys of Red Bank were…
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Edison captures first sectional football title since 1991; ends Cinderella postseason run in state semifinal
EDISON – There was no doubt in the mind of Edison High School football coach Matt Fulham that his 2022 squad had what it took to be champions. He knew it even before his 2022-23 senior class entered high school when he saw them play over four years ago at the youth level for the…
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Bulldogs storm past Willingboro, 42-6, to reach Group II state title game
MARLTON — First-year head coach Jeremy Schulte let his Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School football players know how well they had competed after the Bulldogs defeated Willingboro High School, 42-6, in an NJSIAA Group II state playoff semifinal game on Nov. 20 at Cherokee High School in Marlton. “That was the best game we played…
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Freehold Township Patriots end perfect season with state championship
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A gymnastics dynasty has been born in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. The Freehold Township High School gymnastics team became the first public school in the Garden State to win four state championships when the 2022 Patriots won the program’s fourth state title in six years on Nov. 10 at…
