Category: Suburban Sports

  • Bears look to put pieces together on the diamond

    Trio of local teams offto fast starts this spring By richard jeromeStaff Writer Trio of local teams off to fast starts this spring By richard jerome Staff Writer JEFF GRANIT Monroe third baseman Steve Rumolo stretches for the ball during the Falcons’ game against Allentown on Friday in Monroe. It’s been an up-and-down year so…

  • Old Bridge girls waiting for their bats to wake up

    By Warren RappleyeaStaff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Staff Writer Despite a .223 team batting average, the Old Bridge High School softball team is 8-6 thanks to good defense and the pitching of Amanda Meatto. The Lady Knights entered yesterday’s game with Perth Amboy coming off a 2-1 loss to Colonia on Tuesday, where the deciding…

  • O.B. golf team on verge of state tournament berth

    The Old Bridge High School golf team is off to a fine 7-4 start, and needs to win one of its next two matches to qualify for the NJSIAA tourney. Coach Nick Renzi’s team is slated to meet Edison this afternoon and East Brunswick on Friday. The Knights are coming off a quad match on…

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    JEFF GRANIT Old Bridge’s Rachel Cruz completes her leg of the 4×400 relay at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia on April 24. The girls finished second in their heat with a time of 4:02.14. Meanwhile, the Old Bridge quartet of Kenny Goode, Brandon Nolen, and David and Anthony DePalma won the Large Schools 4×100 relay…

  • No. 1 ranked Brookdale is surprising Scannapieco

    Jersey Blues are24-6 as postseason approaches By tim morrisStaff Writer Jersey Blues are 24-6 as postseason approaches By tim morris Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — It takes a lot to impress Bo Scannapieco. The head coach of the defending National Junior College Athletic Association Division III fastpitch softball champions has seen it all in his 27…

  • Sport Shorts

    Sport Shorts Freshman Alina Balasa, of East Brunswick, entered last weekend’s Big East Tournament on a 10-match winning streak for the Rutgers University women’s tennis team. However, her streak was snapped when she lost to Virginia Tech’s Felice Lam, 7-5, 6-1. Balasa, who last loss on March 1 in a match against Brown University, led…

  • O.B. girls nearly catch Trenton at Holmdel Relays

    Local athletes to compete in today By doug mckenzieStaff Writer By doug mckenzie Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY Sayreville’s Greg Kuczynski competes in the distance medley at Saturday’s Holmdel Relays. The Old Bridge girls’ track and field team has narrowed the gap between itself and Trenton Central. In last year’s Central Jersey Group IV sectional final,…

  • Old Bridge girls lacrosse team is making progress

    Lady Knights seem poised for best seasonto date By Warren RappleyeaStaff Writer Lady Knights seem poised for best season to date By Warren Rappleyea Staff Writer With a 2-3 record after just five matches, the Old Bridge High School girls’ lacrosse team appears to be on its way to besting its previous best win total…

  • Bombers are not satisfied with their solid 5-2 start

    Sayreville baseball team expects to play wellinto postseason Sayreville baseball team expects to play well into postseason The Sayreville War Memorial High School baseball team is off to a 5-2 start this spring, but coach Mike Novak said the team is not yet playing at its best. "We’ve been a little inconsistent and at times…