Category: Suburban Sports
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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…
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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…
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Lancers hold off Caseys after honoring fallen hero
Staff Writer By doug mckenzie FARRAH MAFFAI St. John Vianney senior Cheri Wittlieb shoots over RBC’s Danielle Storz during the Lancers’ 45-42 home win on Friday night in Holmdel. What better way to pay tribute to the late, great Audrey Gomez than to beat Red Bank Catholic in a battle of the Shore’s two most…
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Old Bridge boys capture a Group IV Relays title
Staff Writer By tim morris Picking up where they left off in the fall, the Old Bridge Knights used their distance running standouts, plus some timely running from their sprinters and a little luck, to capture the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group IV Relays state championship Sunday. Old Bridge relied heavily on its…
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Sayreville’s track teams continuing to produce wins
Staff Writer By Warren Rappleyea The Sayreville War Memorial High School boys’ and girls’ winter track teams boast talented athletes throughout their lineups, and both contingents opened the season with victories over Bishop Ahr, Edison. Unfortunately, longtime coach Bill Scarola will be sidelined for the remainder of the season after undergoing knee replacement surgery on…
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South River girls need hot streak to qualify for states
Rams must win five of next eight games to reach .500 by Feb. 2 By richard jerome Staff Writer In his first year at the helm of the South River High School girls’ basketball team, Eric Clays seems satisfied with the progress of his 6-8 Rams. "I’d like to be a couple of wins better,…
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Fast start makes Knights the team to beat in GMC Old Bridge wrestlers impressive in dual meets thus far
Staff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Fast start makes Knights the team to beat in GMC Old Bridge wrestlers impressive in dual meets thus far As individuals, the collective Old Bridge High School wrestling team is a respectable 114-84, yet the Knights have found a way to win all seven of their dual meets. "The guys…
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Chargers trying to grow up quickly on the mats
Staff Writer By richard jerome Youth is the theme this year for the Spotswood High School wrestling team. "We have a couple of excellent kids who have been around for a few years, but a lot of the others are wrestling for the first time," said Coach Tony Toto. His Chargers are 1-3-1 thus far,…
