Category: sports
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Raritan Rockets ready to launch 2021 football campaign
HAZLET – Training camps are in full swing on high school football fields across the Shore Conference in Monmouth and Ocean counties and the players on the Raritan High School squad are trying to make the most of every practice they have during the preseason. Coach Anthony Petruzzi has instilled in his players the mentality…
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Marlboro 9U and 10U squads create memories at Cal Ripken World Series
The 9U and 10U travel baseball squads proudly represented the Marlboro Youth Baseball and Softball Association (MYBSA) at the Cal Ripken Baseball World Series this summer. The 9U squad finished as one of the final three teams in its tournament and the 10U team battled back after a slow start to reach the championship game…
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Gonzalez making his presence felt as veteran trainer closes in on 1,000 career victories
OCEANPORT – There was a time early in the Monmouth Park meet when Claudio Gonzalez’s name was stuck near the bottom of the trainer standings. That isn’t the case any longer and those who know his history would not be surprised if he eventually finishes atop those same standings. It will take some work, Gonzalez…
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Lawrenceville School football anticipates success on and off the field as new head coach joins team
By SAMANTHA GORMAN Correspondent After years of firsthand experience on the field and as a coach, Napoleon Sykes is able to sum up his approach to team culture in three letters: T.C.B. “Take Care of Business and Take Care of your Brother,” Sykes explained. “If we can get to the point where we walk, talk…
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Princeton University athlete reflects on first Olympic experience
By SAMANTHA GORMAN Correspondent Ed Trippas of Princeton University’s Men’s Track and Field Team has returned to the States after representing Australia in his first Olympic Games. Racing in the first round of the 3,000 meter steeplechase on July 29, Trippas placed 11th, surrounded by the best athletes in the world. “It’s such a unique…
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Local residents honor former coach during Larry Smith Sr. Memorial 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament
The Hillsborough Township community lost a friend, mentor and coach this past April when Larry Smith Sr. passed away due to natural causes. A member of the Hillsborough community since 1992, Smith coached basketball at the youth level in the township and around the Somerset County area, becoming an influential figure to young athletes, his…
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Real Talk goes gate-to-wire to win Jersey Shore Stakes at Monmouth Park
OCEANPORT – A few jumps out of the starting gate, jockey Paco Lopez knew he was a winner in the $100,000 Jersey Shore Stakes at Monmouth Park on Aug. 15. With a pair of speedsters – Mighty Mischief and Moonlite Stroke – inside of him, Lopez and Real Talk got the jump on both from…
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Introduced rallies to win Incredible Revenge Stakes at Monmouth Park
OCEANPORT – It took a little longer than he might have preferred, but trainer Jorge Duarte Jr. has finally figured out the key to bringing out the best in Introduced, his talented 5-year-old mare. Kept calm in pre-race for the second straight start, Introduced surged to a three-quarter length victory in the $100,000 Incredible Revenge…
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Duarte looking for ‘calmer’ Introduced to come up big in Incredible Revenge Stakes
OCEANPORT – When Introduced failed to live up to expectations in her first three starts of the year, trainer Jorge Duarte Jr. went searching for answers. What he came to realize was this: His talented 5-year-old mare can lose the race before it is even run because of how nervous she gets pre-race. A change…
