Category: Suburban Sports
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Spotswood program awaits next year’s promise
By richard jeromeStaff Writer By richard jerome Staff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ Spotswood’s Josh Rivera tries to escape North Brunswick’s Chris Bellavia’s face lock during a recent match in North Brunswick. Sure, the Spotswood High School wrestling team is only 2-10 on the year, with about eight grapplers who entered the season with no experience. But…
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Knights, Bears could be headed for rubber match
By doug mckenzieStaff Writer By doug mckenzie Staff Writer For those of you hoping to see Round Three of what has been a riveting East Brunswick-Old Bridge girls’ basketball rivalry this season, you’ll probably have to rest your hopes on both teams making their seedings hold up in the Greater Middlesex Tournament. The Knights, the…
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JERRY WOLKOWITZ East Brunswick’s Jamie Assini drives to the hoop during the Bears’ win over Old Bridge earlier this season. The Bears and Knights would love to face each other again this season, as it would mean both teams have advanced to the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament finals after getting the top two seeds.
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South River boys need to put a full game together
By richard jeromeStaff Writer By richard jerome Staff Writer The good news for the South River High School boys’ basketball team is that the Rams generally play three solid, competitive quarters a game. The bad news is that there are four quarters. "We’ve played inconsistently all year," said Coach Carl Buffalino, whose club is 7-13…
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Bombers team is better than its record indicates
By Warren RappleyeaStaff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Staff Writer The Sayreville War Memorial High School wrestling team is on the rise. The Bombers’ 5-10 record is deceiving, as six grapplers (all of whom return next winter) have 10 or more wins. "The program is really coming along, and we’re happy but not satisfied with our…
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Old Bridge girls continue to dominate track scene
Local athletes head to Princeton Sunday for Meet of Champions By Warren RappleyeaStaff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Staff Writer The Old Bridge High School girls’ track team will complete another successful season by sending several athletes to the Meet of Champions (MOC) on Sunday. Coach Mark Willems’ Lady Knights went a perfect 4-0 in dual…
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Local cheerleaders excel at national competition
Three of the New Jersey Cheer Academy All-Star cheerleading teams traveled to Atlanta on Jan. 17 for the 2003 Cheersport National Cheerleading Championships, the largest cheerleading competition to date. A total of 704 teams from across the country gathered for the two-day competition at the Georgia World Congress Center. Cheersport had a panel of nine…
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Sport Shorts
The Sayreville Stingrays girls’ fastpitch softball organization currently has the following open positions: 12U, catcher; 14U Blue, one pitcher, two utility players; and 18U, pitcher. All teams play aggressive schedules and will attend a national tournament. Residency is not necessary. If interested, call Jim Makowski at (732) 651-0740. The Old Bridge-based Battle of Monmouth Rockets…
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East Brunswick wrestlers capture GMC championship
By george albanoStaff Writer By george albano Staff Writer It may have been the ultimate team effort in an individual sport. That might be the only way to describe the East Brunswick High School wrestling team winning its first Greater Middlesex Conference championship since 1993 last weekend. You see, the Bears pulled off the trick…
