Category: Suburban Sports
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Spotswood golf team is back in rebuilding mode
It’s been back to basics this year for Coach Frank Marchesi, who has an entirely new Spotswood High School golf team. The young and inexperienced Chargers, who finished a gaudy 14-3 last year, have won just three of 19 decisions this season. "We’re starting right at the beginning after graduating eight seniors," Marchesi said. "This…
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Old Bridge H.S. track teams meet with different results
Old Bridge H.S. track teams meet with different results CHRIS KELLY Kaitlyn Regan’s second-place finish in the 1,600 helped the Old Bridge girls finish second at Saturday’s Greater Middlesex Conference Track and Field Championships at South Plainfield High School. The Old Bridge track and field teams entered last weekend’s GMC championships at South Plainfield High…
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Sport Shorts
Sport Shorts The East Brunswick Boys’ Basketball Booster Club will be running a basketball tournament June 6-8 at East Brunswick High School. There are three separate age divisions, high school boys (17U), high school girls (17U), and a boys youth (12U). The cost is $300, with a guarantee of three games and a fourth game…
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Girls’ lacrosse is ready to take off at East Brunswick
By george albanoStaff Writer By george albano Staff Writer The East Brunswick High School girls’ lacrosse program could be headed for a turning point. The Lady Bears just completed their fifth season, finishing 6-9, but head coach Cindi Todoroff feels the program is at a crossroads and ready to take off. "It’s still a relatively…
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Sayreville girls have their season come to abrupt end
By Warren RappleyeaStaff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI East Brunswick’s Matt Merrigan checks his swing during the Bears’ 6-3 win over Monroe on Monday. East Brunswick will play on Monday in the GMC Tournament Championship game at Commerce Bank Ball Park in Bridgewater. The Sayreville War Memorial High School softball team completed its…
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Bears put a scare into top-ranked Marlboro
East Brunswick tennis team can By doug mckenzieStaff Writer By doug mckenzie Staff Writer From the very beginning of Tuesday’s Central Jersey Group IV final, the East Brunswick tennis team seemed poised to upset the state’s top team. The Bears entered the highly anticipated final with nothing to lose, taking on a Marlboro team which…
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Old Bridge track teams favored to win GMC again
By george albanoStaff Writer By george albano Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY Old Bridge junior Ron Green will look to help the Knights maintain their dominance of the local track and field scene this weekend at the GMC Track and Field Championships at South Plainfield High School. There is little question as to where the best…
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Knights look ahead after a state tournament loss
East Brunswickin CJ Group IVsemifinals today By Warren RappleyeaStaff Writer East Brunswick in CJ Group IV semifinals today By Warren Rappleyea Staff Writer The Old Bridge High School boys’ tennis team is looking to finish strong and reach the 15-win mark. The Knights are 12-3 on the season and are coming off a 4-1 loss…
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Postseason off to a wild start with several upsets
By doug mckenzieStaff Writer By doug mckenzie Staff Writer If the first two rounds of the Greater Middlesex Conference Baseball Tournament are any indication, this could be another wild postseason for local baseball and softball teams. Six of the eight top seeds were knocked out of the GMCT on Monday, including eighth-seeded Sayreville, sixth-seeded South…
