Category: Suburban Sports
-

Freehold Township’s Brach wins FARC 5K
JEFF HUNTLEY AHEAD OF THE PACK — Point Pleasant’s Barbara Moldoch crosses the finish line first in Sunday’s Freehold Area Running Club’s Summer Race Series 5K for Women on Sunday. The race featured runners from throughout Middlesex and Monmouth counties. Freehold Township High School grad Brian Brach won the Freehold Area Running Club’s Summer Race…
-

Sayreville roller hockey team seeks national title
By Richard Jerome These are exciting times for the Sayreville Pucklomaniacs, a four-year-old independent roller hockey team composed of 15- to 17-year-old boys. The club, which captured the 17-and-under U.S. Northeastern Regional title for the second year running, will head for Toronto this weekend for the North American Roller Hockey Championships, then will travel down…
-

Sport Shorts
The Spotswood Lightning defeated a tough East Brunswick squad on Sunday to move to the championship game of the East Brunswick Little League Tournament, where they will play South Brunswick. The game started off as a pitching dual, with no runs scored to the bottom of the third inning. Dan Hohman, who shut the East…
-

Sport Shorts
Sayer Woods South Rebels football will start practice on July 24 at 6 p.m. at the field on Route 516. All paperwork must be in by then. There are still a few spots open. The cheerleaders will start on Aug. 1 at 6 p.m. at the field on Route 516. For information please call 679-4875.…
-

Horseshoes more than just a game for some
By Doug mckenzie When most people think of pitching horseshoes, they think of backyard barbecues or picnics, where participants enjoy a friendly game as a means of passing the time while enjoying the outdoors. Part of the attraction is the fact that the game doesn’t require a tremendous amount of athleticism or physical contact, while…
-

Spotswood couple enjoys competitive horseshoes
Spotswood couple enjoys competitive horseshoes Pat O’Connor shows his pitching form while practicing horseshoe tossing at Dorbrook Park in Colts Neck on Saturday. MARIE ORTIZ When nagging injuries forced Bill Rizzolo to give up softball a couple of years ago, the 45-year-old Spotswood resident turned to a somewhat less physically demanding sport. "I used to…
-

Therkorns to join Lehigh, Lafayette track rivalry
MARIE ORTIZ Milltown brothers Chris (l) and Rich Therkorn, both former track standouts from St. John Vianney High School, are preparing to race against each other when their respective college track and field teams meet in the upcoming season Lehigh University and Lafayette College have the longest standing rivalry in collegiate sports. Their track rivalry…
-

Local boys help lead N.J. squad at Governor’s Bowl
Local boys help lead N.J. squad at Governor’s Bowl By Doug mckenzie Keyport’s Malcolm Postell led the way on Saturday, and the rest of the state’s top high school football players followed as New Jersey routed New York 48-7 in the third annual Governor’s Cup All-State Classic, held at New York’s renowned Michie Stadium. Postell…
-

E. Brunswick coach set to guide Rutgers women’s soccer team
By Richard Jerome E. Brunswick coach set to guide Rutgers women’s soccer team As he takes the reins of the Rutgers University women’s soccer team, East Brunswick’s Glenn Crooks has some very specific goals in mind. "We’d like to have a winning record and we’d like to make it to the Big East Tournament, which…
