Category: Suburban Sports
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Sport Shorts
The Sayreville Athletic Association, a Babe Ruth-sanctioned organization, will be holding registrations at the Civic Center located on Dolan Street for the 2002 baseball-softball season on Saturdays through Feb. 9. The registration will be open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for boys/girls ages 5-18. The cost is $60 for one child (plus raffle refund),…
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CHRIS KELLY South River’s Rene Ferreira is pulled down to the turf by Shore Regional’s Jesse Leonard after making the first of his two receptions in Saturday’s CJ Group I championship game at Kean University. Ferreira’s second catch led to the game-winning score in the Rams’ 12-7 win.
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Old Bridge falls to Stevens in thrilling CJ Group IV final Late score squashes Knights’ chance at upset, state championship
Staff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Old Bridge falls to Stevens in thrilling CJ Group IV final Late score squashes Knights’ chance at upset, state championship FARRAH MAFFAI Old Bridge’s Derrick Gyengo moves the ball forward during the Knights’ 14-7 loss to Edison’s J.P. Stevens in the Central Jersey Group IV championship game at Rutgers Stadium…
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Lancers look for return to their championship form
Staff Writer By warren rappleyea Lancers look for return to their championship form Coach Nick Russo has set the goal high for the St. John Vianney High School girls basketball team: regaining the South Jersey Parochial A championship. The Lady Lancers, perennial contenders for the crown, fell short a year ago. Nevertheless, St. John’s still…
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O’Reilly’s legacy continues to grow at East Brunswick
Staff Writer By george albano VERONICA YANKOWSKI East Brunswick’s Heather O’Reilly battles for the ball with Clifton’s Jillian Fueshko during the Bears’ Group IV title game win on Nov. 17. Heather O’Reilly had accomplished just about everything on a soccer field at East Brunswick High School. And she still has another year to go. But…
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Sport Shorts
The Sayreville Stingrays U12 girls soccer team finished the fall season with a 8-1-1 record in the Monmouth-Ocean Soccer Association’s National 4 Division, taking second place, and will advance to National 3 in the spring. The Stingrays are Katy Bednarz, Lynn Bloodgood, Kaitlyn Bouchard, Jillian Buckley, Nicole Dominik, Amanda Fuller, Kerry Heaney, Sarah Janas, Becky…
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Knights looking for eight straight and a state title
Old Bridge to face J.P. Stevens on Saturday for CJ Group IV title By Warren Rappleyea Staff Writer With its last preliminary out of the way, the Old Bridge High School football team is concentrating on its NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV championship game against J.P. Stevens of Edison. Game time is 11 a.m. Saturday…
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Dec. 1 means playoff time in South River once again
Staff Writer By richard jerome It’s a familiar scenario in South River – late autumn and the anticipation of another championship high school football game. As the Rams prepare to vie for their 24th sectional title, carrying eight decades of tradition into a match with Shore Regional of West Long Branch at Kean University, Union,…
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South River tops Keyport once again, 35-20
JERRY WOLKOWITZ South River’s Zack Earvin tries to break a tackle during the Rams’ 35-20 win over Keyport in South River on Saturday. Top-seeded Rams to face Shore Regional for CJ Group I title Dec. 1 By richard jerome Staff Writer There’s not much but praise for Coach Rich Marchesi to bestow on his South…
