Category: Suburban Sports

  • Sport Shorts

    The Old Bridge Raptors, a U9 travel team, took second place in a tournament at the Soccer Coliseum in Teaneck last weekend. The Raptors tied the championship game 2-2, but lost in a sudden-death shootout to Jersey City Youth. There were 16 teams in their flight. The Raptors are Sean Breen, Danielle Colaprico, Yousef ElHussieni,…

  • 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.…

  • 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…

  • Knights take third at GMC wrestling championships Three individual titles help South Plainfield defend its team title

    Staff Writer By doug mckenzie Knights take third at GMC wrestling championships Three individual titles help South Plainfield defend its team title VERONICA YANKOWSKI Old Bridge’s Nick VanderValle grabs ahold of Monroe’s Jared Axelrod during the opening round of the Greater Middlesex Conference wrestling tournament in Piscataway on Friday. Going into the Greater Middlesex Conference…

  • Young Old Bridge squad still has shot at playoffs Knights need a Rumson loss tomorrow night to qualify

    Staff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Young Old Bridge squad still has shot at playoffs Knights need a Rumson loss tomorrow night to qualify VERONICA YANKOWSKI Old Bridge’s Shannon Robinson waits for her chance to compete in the 3,200 at the Meet of Champions at Princeton University on Sunday. On the boys’ side, the Knights’ 4×400…

  • Marlboro edges SJV in No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown

    Marlboro edges SJV in No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown Mustangs hold off fourth-quarter rally in 45-43 win By tim morris Staff Writer When No. 1 meets No. 2, you expect a clash of wills and a highly competitive, closely fought battle that isn’t decided until the end. Saturday’s Marlboro-St. John Vianney girls’ basketball game…

  • Sport Shorts

    A referee entry-level course for soccer officials will be held Feb. 19 at 6:30 p.m. at Old Bridge High School West. The course will run through Feb. 23. It is open to anyone over the age of 12. For more information, call John DePalma at (732) 591-0475, or e-mail him at [email protected], or visit the…

  • Majority of local basketball teams qualify for states

    E.B, Monroe girls need wins tonight or tomorrow to reach .500 by cutoff By doug mckenzie Staff Writer With tomorrow’s state playoff cutoff rapidly approaching, the local playoff picture is starting to become clearer for high school basketball teams. It looks good for the majority of the local squads. In order to qualify for the…

  • Marlboro-SJV squads set for Super Saturday

    State’s No. 1 & 2 girls basketball teams to play in Roselle By tim morris Staff Writer Craig Uplinger doesn’t worry about his Marlboro Mustangs going through the motions during practices. With teams the caliber of St. John Vianney, Christ the King and Our Lady of Lourdes on their upgraded schedule, the Mustangs know they…