Category: sports
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Hillsborough wins first sectional field hockey crown since 1983; season ends in Group IV Final
HILLSBOROUGH – The final two weeks of the 2022 season was a splendid one to say the least for the Hillsborough High School field hockey team. The biggest highlight of it all was the Raiders bringing home the program’s first sectional championship since 1983 on Nov. 10 against Phillipsburg High School in the NJSIAA North…
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O’Toole rallies Bulldogs past Raritan, 34-27, to win state sectional championship
HAZLET — The words “epic rally” would be an understatement for what the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School football team was able to pull off against Raritan High School to win the 2022 NJSIAA South Jersey Group II state sectional playoff championship on the evening of Nov. 11 in Hazlet. The fourth quarter began with…
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Patriots defeat Ridgewood, 1-0, to win Group IV state soccer championship
Redemption from a loss in the 2021 NJSIAA Group IV state tournament championship game was the ultimate desire of the members of the Freehold Township High School girls soccer team during the 2022 season. That desire fueled the Patriots to a return appearance in the Group IV championship match on Nov. 13 at Kean University,…
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Thygeson lifts CBA to 1-0 win over Seton Hall Prep in Non-Public A title match
Big-time players deliver big-time plays in the most important moments. That proved true for Christian Brothers Academy senior forward Will Thygeson during the 2022 state tournament when he returned from a hamstring injury as the NJSIAA South Jersey Non-Public A state sectional soccer tournament began. In the Non-Public A state sectional tournament championship match on…
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Visco goal lifts Patriots to Central Jersey Group IV sectional soccer crown
There were question marks about what to expect from the Freehold Township High School boys soccer team at the beginning of the 2022 season. Would there be a difference with Michael Tepedino replacing Josh Mehl as the Patriots’ coach? How were the Patriots going to replace 16-goal scorer Herman Colbert and seven other senior starters?…
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Jaffe scores overtime winner to lift Eagles to CJ Group III soccer crown
Senior captain Makayla Jaffe was not going to let a lingering hamstring injury deny her from helping the Middletown South High School girls soccer team from winning its third state sectional tournament championship since 2017. Jaffe delivered a gutsy performance for the No. 3 seed Eagles against No. 5 seed Brick Memorial High School of…
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Santiago’s winner in OT lifts Patriots to second straight state sectional crown
The “redemption tour” that is the 2022 season for the Freehold Township High School girls soccer team checked off another box on Nov. 5 as the Patriots won their second consecutive state sectional tournament championship. The right foot of Hailey Santiago capped a thrilling comeback by the Patriots as the junior forward scored the game-winning…
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Bulldogs pound Oakcrest, 28-6, to reach SJ Group II championship game
It would not be a state sectional playoff year without the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School football team playing for a sectional title. The No. 2 seed Bulldogs clinched their 11th appearance in a state sectional championship game since 2010 on the evening of Nov. 4 in Rumson with a 28-6 victory over No. 3…
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Raiders surge into sectional quarterfinal with 13-0 victory over Columbia
The Hillsborough High School field hockey team began the NJSIAA North Jersey, Group IV Tournament “on fire” during its first-round matchup against Columbia High School on Nov. 1 in Hillsborough. No. 3 Hillsborough scored seven goals in the first quarter and rolled to a 13-0 victory over No. 14 Columbia to advance to the sectional…
