Category: Suburban Sports

OLD BRIDGE By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Old Bridge High School’s Nick Sodano scored five touchdowns to help the Knights advance to the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group V semifinals with a 38-35 victory over Edison High School Nov. 13. In a track meet of a game, where the momentum swung back and forth, third-seeded Old Bridge…

Monmouth University’s men’s basketball team scored a program-defining victory in one of the most hallowed gymnasiums in college basketball, UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion. The Hawks, to say the least, stunned UCLA on the floor where Lew Alcindor (now Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) and Bill Walton once ruled and where head coach John Wooden led his Bruins to 10…

SCOTT FRIEDMAN Old Bridge High School’s Briana Gafanha competes in the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV race at the state cross-country sectional championships Nov. 7 at Jamesburg’s Thompson Park.

OLD BRIDGE By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent With three runners finishing in the top 10 and six in the top 13, Old Bridge High School’s boys’ cross-country team truly ran away with the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV championship at Thompson Park in Jamesburg Nov. 7. Junior Rey Rivera continued his solid fall campaign, finishing fourth…

By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent The Sayreville War Memorial High School and Old Bridge High School football teams are set to open the state sectional playoffs this weekend. Both teams are coming off losses. Old Bridge (5-3) finished third in the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group V playoff race and will host sixth-place Edison High School (3-5)…

The U13 girls soccer team Monroe Sparks have progressed to the Presidents State Cup 2015 semifinals by defeating FC Copa Academy, 2-0. The game was a closely fought contest with both teams having chances to win. The NJ Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program (ODP) will begin programming for its Young Olympians program (birth year 2004)…

By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Old Bridge High School’s Jake Esposito weaves his way through the Monroe Township High School defense during the Oct. 30 game in Old Bridge. Esposito ran for a touchdown and returned an interception for a TD to spark the Knights to a 21-6 victory. MATT DENTON SAYREVILLE WAR MEMORIAL The Sayreville…

By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Although Old Bridge High School’s girls’ volleyball team turned in an uncharacteristic 9-15 record this fall, there is plenty of reason to believe the Lady Knights can return to form next season with a talented group of players coming back. In 2013, coach Andrew Hopman’s team won 22 matches and brought…

Demons N Diamonds held off SS Poseidon to win the $25,000 New Jersey Futurity for 3-year-old trotters Oct. 23 at Freehold Raceway. One of two fillies in the field of five in the non-wagering race, Demons N Diamonds (Muscle Hill) was a three-quarter-length winner over the colt SS Poseidon (Muscle Hill), trotting the mile in…