Category: Suburban Sports
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Major League Lacrosse tapping sport’s popularity New Jersey Pride are playoff contenders
Staff Writer By tim morris Major League Lacrosse tapping sport’s popularity New Jersey Pride are playoff contenders The oldest athletic contest in North America, lacrosse, is just now, in the 21st century, becoming the fastest-growing sport in America. Lacrosse can trace its roots to the North American Indian tribes, who played it as a ceremonial…
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Sport Shorts
The Jersey Nightmare, a central New Jersey based girls fastpitch softball organization, will be holding tryouts for the fall and 2002 seasons for their two 12-and-under teams. One team will consist of 12-year-olds and the other of 11-year-olds. Tryout dates are Aug. 26 at noon, and Aug. 30 at 6 p.m.. For directions and further…
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S.B. Junior Legion team a win shy of state final Squad loses to Tuckerton in postponed semifinal game
Staff Writer By Warren Rappleyea S.B. Junior Legion team a win shy of state final Squad loses to Tuckerton in postponed semifinal game JERRY WOLKOWITZ South Brunswick second baseman Brandon Hair and Tuckerton’s Mike Cofer watch the play at first base to see if the Vikings can complete a double play during the Aug. 15…
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Kenyans dominate Sheehan Classic once again Rain, humidity can’t dampen spirits at state’s top road race
Staff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Kenyans dominate Sheehan Classic once again Rain, humidity can’t dampen spirits at state’s top road race SARAH McCOLGAN The Sheehan Classic gets off to a fast start on Broad Street in Red Bank on Saturday. The annual race attracts many of the top road racers from throughout the area, as…
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S.B. Junior Legion team one win from state final
Staff Writer By Doug mckenzie FARRAH MAFFAI South Brunswick Junior American League pitcher Corey Griffin battles with a slippery mound during Saturday’s state semifinal game against Tuckerton at Edison High School. The South Brunswick Junior American Legion 16-and-under baseball team lost its first game of the state tournament. That was five games ago. They haven’t…
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Milltown Legion team has best summer season yet Team makes state sectional tournament for the first time
Staff Writer By Richard Jerome Milltown Legion team has best summer season yet Team makes state sectional tournament for the first time It was a memorable summer for the Milltown American Legion team, as Coach Bryan Forte’s Joyce Kilmer Post 25 club swept the Middlesex County tournament and made the state sectionals for the first…
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Sport Shorts
The following are the results of the Tamarack Women’s Nine Hole Golf Association’s Aug. 9 outing at the Tamarack West Course. The game played was kickers, no flights, choose own handicap to come as close to par as possible. East Brunswick’s Joy Goldstein took first place with 36 (match of cards), followed by East Brunswick’s…
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River to Sea Relay returns to central New Jersey 92-mile relay race attracts teams from throughout the state
Staff Writer By Doug mckenzie River to Sea Relay returns to central New Jersey 92-mile relay race attracts teams from throughout the state SARAH MCCOLGAN Old Bridge’s Chris Coghlan picks up his leg of the 92-mile River to Sea Relay in Farmingdale on Saturday. It was a hot, humid Saturday morning last weekend when 53…
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O.B. campers win medals at N.J. Playground Olympics
O.B. campers win medals at N.J. Playground Olympics The Old Bridge Parks and Recreation Summer Playground Campers represented Old Bridge at the New Jersey Playground Olympics, held July 18 at Count Basie Park in Red Bank. Participants had the opportunity to compete in nine events against campers from 10 other towns. The nine events were:…
