Category: Suburban Sports

  • Sports Shorts

    Madison Park Little League will hold its election for the 2001 board of directors on Oct. 4 at 8 p.m. at the Madison Park Little League Fieldhouse, Old Bridge. For more information, call (732) 721-6162. The Morgan Parlin Panthers, Sayre-ville, played the Colonia Panthers to mixed results last weekend. In the Mighty-Mite game, the Panthers…

  • Sport Shorts

    The Battle of Monmouth Strikers, an under-12 boys’ team comprised of players from Jamesburg, Monroe and Old Bridge, defeated the Hazlet Explosion 3-0 to improve their record to 2-0-1. The Strikers’ scoring came from Dan Quinlan, assisted by Nick Maccaro, Marc Magilaro, who had an unassisted direct kick, and Anthony Kozar, assisted by Frank Carr.…

  • O.B. field hockey program continuing to improve Team off to solid 3-0-1 start

    Staff Writer By Warren Rappleyea O.B. field hockey program continuing to improve Team off to solid 3-0-1 start MARIE ORTIZ Andrea Lepore of Old Bridge controls the ball while East Brunswick’s Jamie Freedman gives chase during a Sept. 23 game in East Brunswick. A slow start last season hurt the Old Bridge High School field…

  • South River’s DeMonico first in Bayshore 5K Classic in Holmdel

    Staff Writer By tim morris South River’s Dave DeMonico continued his mastery of Shore area road races when he ran off with the 10th annual Bayshore 5K Classic in Holmdel on Sept. 16. Marissa DeTata, a sophomore at Brick Township High School, was the women’s champion. DeMonico, who has Born To Run and St. Paddy’s…

  • E.B. tennis team looking to defend pair of titles Junior Balasa continues to be one of county’s top players

    Staff Writer By Warren Rappleyea E.B. tennis team looking to defend pair of titles Junior Balasa continues to be one of county’s top players The East Brunswick High School girls’ tennis team has pretty much picked up where it left off last year as it seeks to defend its Greater Middlesex Conference and GMC Red…

  • S.R. girls look toward bigger and better season

    Coach Kerry Sinclair is feeling sanguine about his South River High School girls’ soccer team, which has a 5-2 record after having gone 10-10 last fall. "It’s been a pretty good season," he said. "The defense is really picking up this year, helping out the offense so there’s not that great pressure to score." Sinclair…

  • Rams hold off Highland Park in sloppy 8-0 game

    Staff Writer By Doug mckenzie Just one week after suffering a surprising 7-6 loss to Spotswood, the South River Rams got back on the winning track with an 8-0 blanking of Highland Park. In what was another defensive struggle, the Rams squeaked by the team from Highland Park in a game where the sloppy play…

  • Girls soccer league goes silver in O.B.

    Girls soccer league goes silver in O.B. MARIE ORTIZ Zonnia Stetson and her children Alyssa, 9, and Andrew, 4, check in at the girls soccer league picnic. By natalie m. vena Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Mia Hamm and the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team would be proud of the Old Bridge Girls Soccer League…

  • Sayreville looking to overcome slow start Bombers lose first three to top teams

    Staff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Sayreville looking to overcome slow start Bombers lose first three to top teams JERRY WOLKOWITZ Sayreville’s Josh Lasko tries to head the ball during a game against North Brunswick on Thursday. Despite an 0-3 start, coach Greg Jegou believes his Sayreville War Memorial High School boys soccer team has what…