Category: sports
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Four Tiger fencers qualify for Tokyo Olympics
With the U.S. fencing team’s Olympic qualifications having been settled on May 9, Princeton will have four current or former fencers qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games, including three for the U.S. and one for Egypt. Two are first-time Olympians and two are returners from the 2016 Games. Mohamed Hamza, a sophomore in 2020-21, has…
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NJSIAA announces Gallagher/Bollinger Hall of Fame class for 2021
A group of 18 individuals has been selected as the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Gallagher/Bollinger Hall of Fame’s class for 2021. All inductees were selected by a statewide committee of journalists and both active and retired school administrators. “What always amazes me about our annual Hall of Fame process is that there…
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Patriots defeat Howell behind complete game shutout from Lusnia
It was one game into the 2021 season when Josh Mehl stepped up and took over the head coaching duties of the Freehold Township High School softball team. Mehl was an assistant coach in the program and stepped in for Christian Erbig after the first game of the season on April 20. Erbig stepped down…
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Hillsborough continues hot streak on the diamond with victory over Hunterdon Central
A nine-game winning streak is fueling the “fun” 9-1 start to the 2021 season that the Hillsborough High School softball team has been having during its first season back on the diamond in two years. The Raiders moved up into the top spot in the Skyland Conference Delaware Division standings on May 11 in Flemington,…
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Monmouth Park enters deal with SeatGeek to serve as track’s exclusive ticketing partner
OCEANPORT – Monmouth Park has entered a multi-year deal with SeatGeek to serve as its exclusive ticketing partner, becoming the first racetrack to join the ticket company’s full stack platform. SeatGeek, through its mobile-focused ticket platform, gives fans the opportunity to buy and sell tickets to sporting events, concerts and theater shows, according to a…
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Howell grad Hill excited to take reins of Rebels football program
HOWELL – A year ago, Bill Hill received a phone call from Frank Edgerly, the former Red Bank Catholic High School football coach who had just taken over as the head coach at Howell High School. Edgerly asked Hill to return to his alma mater and join him on the Rebels’ coaching staff. At the…
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Hornets gaining experience on diamond as 2021 season marks return to play
HOLMDEL – The spring of 2020 was supposed to mark the opening of the Holmdel High School baseball team’s new field that had been in the works for two years. After the Hornets’ fifth practice in 2020, Coach Chris Arecchi remembers staring at the field and wondering if his team would be able to play…
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Falcons end losing skid on diamond with pitching gem from Schade
Evan Schade found out at the Monmouth Regional High School baseball team’s practice on May 5 that he would get his first career varsity pitching start against Holmdel High School the next day. Saying he was “really excited” to have a chance to shine on the mound, Schade did not disappoint. On May 6, when…
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Monmouth moving to 12:15 p.m. post time on Saturday and Sunday; meet begins May 28
OCEANPORT – Monmouth Park will switch to a 12:15 p.m. post time during live thoroughbred racing on Saturdays and Sundays while continuing to offer free parking and admission when the track’s 76th season gets underway on May 28. Post time on Fridays throughout the 53-day meet will be 5 p.m., according to a press release.…
