Category: Suburban Sports

  • Mid-Monmouth 16s win first three in Jersey City

    The Mid-Monmouth 16-year-old All-Star team enjoyed a successful weekend in Jersey City, and has carried it over to this week’s action. The talented squad won its first two games in the 16s-only tournament, including a win on Saturday over defending state champion Iron Area, from Mercer County, 3-0. The Mid-Monmouth squad then followed that up…

  • Cheesequake Chiefs bow out of state tournament

    The Cheesequake Chiefs 13-year-old District 11 champion baseball team, based in Old Bridge, simply ran out of gas in the North Jersey State Championships this week in Weehawkin. After winning their third District 11 banner in a row, the Chiefs opened their state tourney play against South Plainfield on Saturday afternoon and started the game…

  • Sport Shorts

    Sport Shorts The Second Annual Blue & Grey Baseball Camp will be held July 21-25 at Sayreville War Memorial High School for boys entering the fifth through 10th grades. The camp will feature the Sayreville High School coaching staff and will be held from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The cost for the entire week…

  • Two-hand touch football fever hits East Brunswick

    By george albanoStaff Writer By george albano Staff Writer PHOTOS BY VERONICA YANKOWSKI Andrew Pearlman tries to break free from the blanket-coverage of Kenny Goldstein during a recent BFL game in East Brunswick. The calendar says the biggest football game of the year is usually played in late January. Not so, however, if you happen…

  • Sandpipers roll through regular season schedule

    By doug mckenzieStaff Writer By doug mckenzie Staff Writer Heading into last night’s meet with South Plainfield, the East Brunswick Sandpipers swim team was rolling along. The team, which is based out of the Crystal Springs Aquatic Center, made it through the first half of the regular-season schedule undefeated, topping all four of the other…

  • Cheesequake Chiefs win third District 11 banner

    The Cheesequake Chiefs 13-year-old baseball team, based in Old Bridge, won the Babe Ruth North Jersey District 11 championship. The Chiefs beat out highly competitive teams from Manalapan Red, Manalapan Blue, Hazlet, North Howell, Aberdeen-Matawan, Sayreville-South Amboy, Holmdel and Middletown for the title. The Chiefs now move on to the state championship round, beginning Saturday…

  • Local wrestlers excel at Jersey Shore Duals

    Old Bridge Wrestling Festival up next forsummer season By doug mckenzieStaff Writer Old Bridge Wrestling Festival up next for summer season By doug mckenzie Staff Writer Some of the area’s top scholastic wrestlers met at Matawan Regional High School last week to participate in the 2003 Jersey Shore Summer Duals. The four-day event featured both…

  • E.B. 10-year-olds win a District 13 banner

    E.B. 10-year-olds win a District 13 banner A 6-4 victory over Monroe on July 1 vaulted the East Brunswick 10-year-old All-Star Little League team to the District 13 title, setting the stage for Tuesday night’s state game against Scotch Plains in Union City. Manager Rich Hernandez said a balanced all-around attack has been the hallmark…

  • Sport Shorts

    Sport Shorts The following are the results of the Tamarack Women’s Nine-Hole Golf Association’s July 3 outing. The game played was stroke play, full handicap. Joyce Nicolaison took first with a 38, followed by Inge Robinson (40 — match of cards), Marge Widder (40) and Diane Del Masto (40). Edythe Gutman, Robinson and Dot Peters…