Category: Suburban Sports
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Rams battle from behind to claim state sectional
Staff Writer By chris kelly Chris Kelly It only took South River’s Rodney Thomas 1:27 to lock up Shore Regional’s Chris Stackhouse with a cradle, then a pin. The 130-pound pinfall was a crucial component to the Rams’ 36-32 win in the Central Jersey Group I state finals last Thursday. After both teams battled valiantly…
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JERRY WOLKOWITZ St. John Vianney’s Anthony Castro tries to turn CBA’s Drew Chianese during a 130-pound bout on Feb. 14 in the Parochial A South final in Holmdel. Castro won the bout 11-4, to run his season record to a perfect 24-0; however, his team was not as fortunate, dropping the match to the Colts,…
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Two Sayreville Middle School and Recreation Program wrestlers placed in the N.J. State Wrestling Tournament qualifiers this past Sunday at North Burlington High School. Eric Tsang took first place honors in the Junior 90-pound weight class and teammate Shaun Redding finished fourth after an injury-shortened match in the Intermediate 140 pound division. Tsang will join…
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Bears’ improvement lands them in state playoffs Five local boys’ hoops teams set for Monday’s first-round action
Staff Writer By richard jerome Bears’ improvement lands them in state playoffs Five local boys’ hoops teams set for Monday’s first-round action VERONICA YANKOWSKI Old Bridge’s Shawn Williams tries to shoot over South Brunswick’s Dan Stonkus during Saturday’s GMC Tournament quarterfinal at South Brunswick. The Vikings won the game 61-47 to advance to tonight’s semifinal.…
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Old Bridge team sets its sights on District 20 title Knights finally lose to state’s top-ranked team
Staff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Old Bridge team sets its sights on District 20 title Knights finally lose to state’s top-ranked team After an outstanding season that saw the Old Bridge High School wrestling team continually find ways to win matches, the Knights have their sights set on the District 20 team title. Coach Ken…
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Bombers gunning for an upset of top-ranked Bears E.B.-Sayreville square off in GMCT play as state playoffs approach
Staff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Bombers gunning for an upset of top-ranked Bears E.B.-Sayreville square off in GMCT play as state playoffs approach Regardless of what happens from here on in, Carrie Corvino’s first season as head coach of the Sayreville War Memorial High School girls’ basketball team has been a rousing success. The White…
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Locals stay above water at county swim meet
Staff Writer By doug mckenzie VERONICA YANKOWSKI Old Bridge’s Chris Reardon performs the 100-yard butterfly during the Greater Middlesex Conference Swimming Championships at North Brunswick High School on Saturday. Heading into the Greater Middlesex Conference Swimming Champion-ships at North Brunswick High School last weekend, the majority of the participating teams were battling for second place.…
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Monroe boys’ hoops team continues to turn heads Slew of local teams advances to GMC tourney’s second round
Staff Writer By richard jerome Monroe boys’ hoops team continues to turn heads Slew of local teams advances to GMC tourney’s second round FARRAH MAFFAI Monroe’s Marcello Henriquez puts up a shot past Allentown’s Chris Krantz during the Falcons’ win over the Redbirds at Allentown on Feb. 7. The great turnaround continued in Monday’s opening…
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Bombers geared up for run at GMC tourney title
Staff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Following an excellent regular season, the Sayreville War Memorial High School boys’ basketball team is looking for a strong showing in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament. The Bombers, 14-7, are coming off an 84-44 GMC preliminary-round win over Perth Amboy Tech. Samir Sanu scored 28 points to lead the…
