Category: sports
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Spilsbury sends Manalapan to Shore Conference Tournament semis with overtime game-winner
The 2021 campaign has been a great ride thus far for the Manalapan High School girls soccer team and it got even better on Oct. 22 when the Braves clinched a spot in the Shore Conference Tournament semifinals. Locked in a scoreless tie with Lacey High School heading into overtime of an conference tournament quarterfinal…
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Rumson-Fair Haven soccer team takes aim at state sectional soccer title
RUMSON – There have been some highs and some lows during the 2021 season for Coach Jeff Soares and his Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School boys soccer team. The highs include the Bulldogs (8-4-2) winning the Shore Conference A Central Division championship; their first division crown since 2015. The lows include the Bulldogs failing to…
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Eagles top Barnegat to advance to quarterfinals of Shore Conference Tournament
The Middletown South High School field hockey team has been a train of success for four years. The Eagles recently won their fourth consecutive Shore Conference A North Division title by going undefeated (12-0) in division play and they improved to 14-2 overall after defeating Barnegat High School, 4-1, in the second round of the…
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Jaguars defeat Lions, 27-0, to retain Connor Cup
The Connor Cup is staying at Jackson Memorial High School on Don Connor Boulevard in Jackson. The Jaguars (1-6) notched their third consecutive victory over crosstown football rival Jackson Liberty High School, 27-0, on Oct. 15. The game was played at Jack Munley Field on the Jackson Memorial campus. The Connor Cup is named for…
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JM’s Finaltreasure dominant in NJSS-SDF final at Freehold Raceway
JM’s Finaltreasure was expected to dominate the New Jersey Sire Stakes – Standardbred Development Fund harness racing final for 2-year-old colt and gelding pacers at Freehold Raceway on Oct. 16. He did just that, winning by one-and-a-half lengths in 1:53 4/5. Leaving from post position four in a field of six, Joe Bongiorno wasted little…
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Braves defeat Colonials, 39-7; eye South Jersey sectional playoff berth
The Manalapan High School football team is back to being the Braves of old this season. Manalapan improved to 5-1 in 2021 with a 39-7 victory over Freehold High School on Oct. 16 in Freehold Borough. The Colonials fell to 3-4 with the loss on their home field. Manalapan’s 5-1 mark is the best start…
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Allentown hitting stride as Mercer County Tournament looms
The Allentown High School girls soccer team is finding its stride and on Oct. 14 the Redbirds won their fourth match in their past five games. For the sixth time in 2021, the Redbirds scored four or more goals as they rolled to a 4-0 victory over Hamilton West High School of Hamilton Township to…
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Jackson Liberty boys basketball program raises money for childhood cancer cause
JACKSON – Don Connor, the boys varsity basketball coach at Jackson Liberty High School, is Jackson through and through. Connor is a lifelong resident of the township and his family has been a big part of the high school sports landscape in the community. His late father, Don, was the athletic director at Jackson Memorial…
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Amankwaa to continue football career at Rutgers University
Hillsborough High School football star Thomas Amankwaa will be traveling down Route 287 to River Road to suit up for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights next fall. Amankwaa announced last month his verbal commitment to play for Rutgers University after meeting with the head coach of the Scarlet Knights, Greg Schiano. Schiano offered Amankwaa a scholarship…
