Category: sports
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Perry’s career night helps North Brunswick outlast Old Bridge
The Big Central Football contest between North Brunswick Township High School and Old Bridge High School on Sept. 10 in Old Bridge will be one Marquis Perry said he will always remember. North Brunswick’s senior star showcased his special talents on the gridiron in a standout performance to help the Raiders improve to 2-0 on…
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Castillo sets sights on winning more stakes races
OCEANPORT – After a year of “firsts,” 23-year-old jockey Isaac Castillo knows exactly what’s next to keep his career on the rising arc it is now on. “I need to win more stakes races. That’s the next step for me,” he said. After the breakout year Castillo has had at Monmouth Park, stakes victories are…
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Falcons primed for successful 2021 soccer campaign
TINTON FALLS – A core group of eight returning seniors has Coach Darren Spadavecchia believing there are great things to come from his Monmouth Regional High School boys soccer squad in 2021. “The sky’s the limit for us,” Spadavecchia said. “We have a senior-led team. I see a lot of passion from the guys.” Ethan…
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Mikala, Always B Laughin to square off at Freehold Raceway
The first of many New Jersey Sire Stakes – Standardbred Development Fund finals will be held at Freehold Raceway this Saturday (Sept. 11), when a field of five will contest the $56,000 final for 3-year-old filly pacers. The headliner of the field, and likely favorite, is Mikala, for trainer Nik Drennan and driver George Brennan.…
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Factory Stock 94-lap race and Modifieds headline American Pride Night
WALL TOWNSHIP – The 94-lap Johnny Gasko Memorial Factory Stock race and a 40-lap race for Modified stock cars will headline the Sept. 11 American Pride Night auto racing card at Wall Stadium Speedway. In addition to taking a moment to honor the fallen American heroes on the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001…
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Worobel scores four goals to lead Holmdel past Monmouth Regional
It was a performance Holmdel High School senior soccer player Brendan Worobel will always remember. Worobel scored a career high four goals in the Hornets’ 5-1 season-opening victory over Monmouth Regional High School on Sept. 9 in Tinton Falls. “It feels great,” he said after the game. “We all came out and worked as hard…
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North Brunswick teen honored during Rutgers football game after undergoing brain surgery
After experiencing headaches in early June, 14-year-old Anthony Walker went to Saint Barnabas Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, where the medical team identified that fluid from an infection had traveled to his brain and required immediate emergency surgery to relieve the pressure. After having a piece of his skull removed, the North Brunswick teen…
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Readyforprimetime poised to make dirt debut in Rumson Stakes
OCEANPORT – There are probably easier spots for Readyforprimetime to make his dirt debut than Saturday’s $100,000 Rumson Stakes, but a combination of circumstances has trainer Jeremiah Englehart willing to take a shot in the $100,000 feature on Monmouth Park’s 11-race card on Sept. 11. Readyforprimetime, fifth in the Wolf Hill Stakes at 5½ furlongs…
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Jackson Liberty soccer squad sets sights on winning B South title
JACKSON – The Jackson Liberty High School boys soccer players believe they have the best squad the program has had over the last four years. First-year head coach Justin Siering agrees with his players’ assessment. Having been involved with the program since 2012, Siering said the 2021 squad is “definitely the strongest team (Jackson Liberty)…
