Category: Suburban Sports

Knights to face unbeaten J.P. Stevens Dec. 1 for sectional crown By warren rappleyea Staff Writer Talk about peaking at the right time. That’s exactly what’s happening for the Old Bridge High School football team. The Knights, who stumbled to a 1-3 mark early in the season, are like a steam locomotive that slowly builds…

The NJ Yard Dogs, a 10-and-under travel baseball team based out of Cheesequake in Old Bridge, captured first place in the Championship Baseball Conference fall season. The team also placed first in the spring season and had a successful finish in the Cooperstown Dreamspark Tournament held in June, where they finished 16th out of 48…

Staff Writer By richard jerome Bears top Clifton 1-0 for Group IV championship VERONICA YANKOWSKI East Brunswick’s Jenna Barbato tires to win a header against a Clifton defender during the Bears’ 1-0 Group IV final win at the College of New Jersey on Saturday. The celebration was unrestrained at the College of New Jersey in…

Staff Writer By tim morris FARRAH MAFFAI Old Bridge’s Mara McInerney crosses the finish line in 17th place with a time of 19:48.3 at the All Groups Meet of Champions at Holmdel Park on Saturday. A week after capturing the Group IV state cross-country championships, the Old Bridge boys and girls teams went after the…

Staff Writer By doug mckenzie JERRY WOLKOWITZ Old Bridge’s Joel Scarano celebrates with his teammates after he intercepted a Freehold Township pass to help seal the Knights’ win in the Nov. 9 Group IV playoff game in Freehold. After winning their last four games in a row, the Old Bridge High School football team was…

Staff Writer By tim morris Old Bridge boys and girls win state X-country titles First state titles for both teams Before Saturday’s NJSIAA State Group Cross Country Championships, no Old Bridge team had ever won a state championship. After the Group IV races had been run and the points added up, the Knights had two…

An alumni dinner titled "Remember the Spartans" will be held on Nov. 21 from 8-11 p.m. at the Friendly Sons of the Shillelagh in Old Bridge for any members of the Madison Central football team from 1974-1994. There will also be a ceremony honoring head coach Bob DeMarco, now in his 25th year as coach…

Staff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Old Bridge girls wrap up successful soccer season Rebound from slow start to make quality postseason appearances After starting the season at 2-4, the Old Bridge High School girls soccer team marched to the finals of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament and reached the second round of the NJSIAA Central…

Staff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Sayreville boys will have a solid nucleus returning Bombers hope to improve on this year’s 8-10-1 record With a group of younger athletes playing key roles, the Sayreville War Memorial High School boys soccer team finished the season at 8-10-1. Juniors Brock Vazquez and Herbert Obeng distinguished themselves up front…