Category: sports
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HIGHTSTOWN: Forsgate to host Schiavone Pro-Senior event
Forsgate Country Club in Monroe Township proudly announces the fourth annual R.A. Schiavone Memorial Cup, Aug. 18-19. This two-day, pro-senior scratch tournament will be staged on Forsgate’s renowned 6,904-yard, par-71 Banks Course, ranked among the best courses in New Jersey by Golf Digest magazine. The Cup is named in honor of longtime Garden State golf…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Time for some R&R as Rosenblatt, Radigan feted by HHS Hall of Fame
By Rich Fisher, Packet Media Group The 22nd Annual Hightstown High School Athletic Hall of Fame ceremonies are scheduled to take place on Friday, Oct. 9, complete with the induction luncheon and introduction of the honorees at that night’s football game. The Hall of Fame Luncheon is scheduled for 12 p.m. at The Holiday Inn…
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HOPEWELL: E-H 14s fall victim to tie-breakers in Babe Ruth regionals
By Rich Fisher, Packet Media Group The Ewing-Hopewell Babe Ruth 14-year-old All Stars had a great run end on a high note in one sense, but a low note on the other. On Sunday, E-H won its final game of pool play in the Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament with a 10-4 win over Piedmont, NY. Unfortunately…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Heat 14U team ends six-year run together in winning way
By Ken Hesthag, Special Writer The Hillsborough Heat 14U baseball team went 5-0 last weekend, July 25 and 26, to reach the championship game of the Mid-State Madness Baseball Tournament in Hershey, PA, before succumbing to the Holman Hurricanes Elite (Temple, Pa.), 9-1, and accepting the runner-up medal. The weekend tournament marked the last time…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Elite 13U team rolling to tourney titles
By Rich Fisher Seven weeks ago there wasn’t even an East Windsor Elite 13U baseball team. Six tournaments and 23 games later, the Elite has won four championships and has a 21-2 record. And the entire roster is made up of players from East Windsor. “We came together just six weeks ago practicing and putting…
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HOPEWELL: Ewing-Hopewell 15s Babe Ruth SNJ state champs!
By Rich Fisher, Packet Media Group When pushed to the limit, Ewing-Hopewell pushed back. The result was the first Babe Ruth SNJ State championship since the two leagues combined last year, as E-H defeated West Windsor-Plainsboro 3-1 in a winner-take-all game at West Windsor last Friday. Ewing-Hopewell grinded out close wins throughout the tournament. After…
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HOPEWELL: Hopewell 8Us win Ripken district title
By Rich Fisher, Packet Media Group The Hopewell Valley 8U team rolled to the Cal Ripken District One championship, going 4-0 and defeating Upper Freehold 10-1 in the championship game. The Bulldogs used great base running, pitching and defense to beat the host Upper Freehold team. John Michael Vlasac, Andrew Halko and George Franklin combined…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Jersey to be auctioned off Somerset Patriots ballplayers’ backs
Game-worn jerseys to be auctioned at ballpark Game-worn Somerset Patriots jerseys and sports memorabilia will be auctioned at TD Bank Ballpark on Sunday, July 26, to benefit Operation Shoebox New Jersey. Players will stand atop the Patriots’ dugout alongside auctioneers from the New Jersey State Society of Auctioneers, who will compete to be…
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HIGHTSTOWN: East Windsor PAL U8 Thunder wins Firecracker title
The East Windsor Thunder U8 travel softball team was dominant in winning the recent Giuliana Velona Firecracker Tournament in North Edison. The Thunder went 5-0 in the two-day tournament capped by a 14-5 win in the title game against the South Plainfield Tigers. Alayna Giampolo, Kady Olsen and Alyssa Horana took home individual MVP honors…