Category: Suburban Sports

  • Old Bridge girls achieve goal, make state playoffs

    VERONICA YANKOWSKI South Brunswick’s Dan Stonkus tries to block the shot of Old Bridge’s Spencer Corbett during their game Monday night in South Brunswick. The Vikings won the game 68-52 behind 25 points from Drew Biri to improve to 14-0 on the season. The Knights fell to 9-7 but will still qualify for the state…

  • 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…

  • Old Bridge bowlers are building a bright future

    As the season winds down, the Old Bridge High School girls and boys bowling teams are looking ahead to bright futures as several promising young rollers have established themselves this season. The girls team was 6-7-1 heading into the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament on Tuesday. Sophomore Kim Bergamini led the way with a 172 average,…

  • Sport Shorts

    The Sayreville High School Bomber Cheerleaders entered two competitions over the weekend. On Saturday, they placed first in the Atlantic Cheer & Dance Championships at the Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton. By winning, the Bombers qualified to compete in the Nationals, which are being held in Washington, D.C. Also on Saturday, four Bomber cheerleaders, Chelsea Smith,…

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    JERRY WOLKOWITZ Spotswood’s Melissa Romero clears the bar at a height of 4-4 during Tuesday’s Greater Middlesex Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships at Old Bridge High School. The field events were held on Tuesday, while the track events took place last night at the Rothman Center on the campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University in…

  • Sport Shorts

    The Sayreville Middle School seventh- and eighth-grade wrestling teams entered the Garden State Wrestling Classic on Jan. 19 and came away with 11 medals. Ricardo Calamari, Tom Danielsen, Joe Posik, Eric Tsang Mike Velardi, Mike Velez and Steve Witkowski all took first place for the Bombers. Jason Brown and Keith Woods both finished third, while…

  • Old Bridge boys and girls look to capture GMC titles

    Staff Writer By doug mckenzie JERRY WOLKOWITZ East Brunswick’s Jon Kaczmarek stretches over the bar during the high jump competition at the Greater Middlesex Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships at Old Bridge High School on Tuesday. As the Greater Middlesex Conference Indoor Track and Field Champion-ships got under way on Tuesday, the Old Bridge…

  • Old Bridge boys appear bound for playoff berth Lady Knights also battling for post-season spot

    Staff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Old Bridge boys appear bound for playoff berth Lady Knights also battling for post-season spot The Old Bridge High School boys basketball team is two wins away from qualifying for the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV playoffs. Coach Rocky Knowles’ team is currently 7-6 and has five games remaining before…