Category: sports
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Peter Grandich and Company teams up with Freehold Raceway
Peter Grandich and Company has announced it will be sponsoring three special races this fall at Freehold Raceway. Through the events, the two groups will also team up to raise funds and awareness for two worthy organizations. “Having first visited Freehold Raceway in the late 1970s as a racing fan, and then as a racehorse…
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Mountaineers remember Chris Gray during Sept. 11 ceremony
On the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, athletic officials at the University of West Virginia honored three individuals during the football team’s Sept. 11 home game against Long Island University in Morgantown, W. Va. During a ceremony, Mountaineer football fans paid tribute to former West Virginia quarterback…
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Young Scotties excited about great start on the pitch
The Bordentown Regional High School boys soccer team has been a scoring machine in its 3-1 start to the 2021 campaign. Bordentown has scored a total of 13 goals over its first four games. Coach Jason Zablow said he wasn’t expecting his “young” team to be scoring this many goals to begin the season. The…
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Sesely and Riggleman are winners in Wall Stadium feature races
WALL TOWNSHIP – Anthony Sesely of Hazlet and Manchester’s Scott Riggleman, both former driving champions at Wall Stadium, used speed and talent to score big victories at the speedway on Sept. 11. The American Pride Night event honored all of those lost during the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks 20 years earlier, those lost to…
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Matawan gridders poised to take next step under Graber
The 2021 season is year three for the Matawan Regional High School football program under the direction of coach Jay Graber and the Huskies are trying to post their second winning season in six years. Three-year starters Dennis Buonagura (quarterback) and David Onuoha (running back/linebacker) have returned after a 2020 campaign that saw the Huskies…
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New Jersey Youth Soccer looks forward to 2021-22 season
New Jersey Youth Soccer (NJYS) and its member leagues have announced a renewed commitment for the 2021-22 season. Through this ongoing relationship, the state association and its member leagues remain focused on continued collaboration to improve the membership experience, both on and off the field. “Member leagues are one of our critical partners in the…
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Marlboro tops Matawan, 35-20, in 2021 football opener
Throughout the summer of 2021, the players on the Marlboro High School football team were preparing for and thinking about their season opener on Sept. 11 against Matawan Regional High School. In the eyes of the Mustangs, the game would serve as the launching pad to a new chapter of Marlboro football following a 1-6…
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Mikala sets new track record in harness action at Freehold Raceway
Going into Saturday’s (Sept. 11) New Jersey Sire Stakes – Standardbred Development Fund final for 3-year-old filly pacers at Freehold Raceway, Mikala looked very tough to beat. She won the first leg two weeks ago by three-and-one-quarter lengths and was a winner of five of 11 races this year. Not only did she win at…
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Francatelli blazes to neck victory in $100,000 Rumson Stakes at Monmouth Park
OCEANPORT – As impressive as it was that Francatelli was able to make the lead from the outset of Saturday’s speed-filled Rumson Stakes at Monmouth Park, it was even more notable the way he maintained it to the wire. Hounded early in the five-furlong dash, then facing a threat from both the outside and the…
