Category: Suburban Sports

  • Toncic’s Chargers show balance, depth Rader heads pitching staff while Catenacci leads Spotswood’s offense By lindsey siegle Staff Writer T he Spotswood High School baseball team is in the middle of a tough stretch that will see them playing nine games in 10 days. Going into yesterday’s game against Metuchen, the Chargers were 9-5 overall…

  • Scarparri and Blevins keep Falcons on track By Doug mckenzie Staff Writer L ast year, the Monroe High School softball team posted the most wins in the school’s history. This year, they’re looking to do it again. After posting a 17-8 record last year, the Falcons are off to a good start at 8-4, despite…

  • With might and main “sp02p1_lg.jpg” width=”187″ height=”250″ border=”0″ alt=””> Claire Inskeep of Sayreville is ready to toss the discus at the Lion Invitational in Middletown on Saturday. Inskeep did not place in the event, but she won the shot put with a mark of 39-2 to help the Bombers finish 12th. SEAN GUTHRIDGE

  • Rams on bubble for state tourney berth By Richard Jerome Staff Writer W ith the state tournament qualifying cutoff looming May 12, South River High School baseball coach Mike Lepore is brooding a bit over his team’s last two losses, which dropped the Rams’ record to 7-8. Schools must have at least a .500 mark…

  • Digging in “sp04p1_lg.jpg” width=”231″ height=”250″ border=”0″ alt=””> Amanda Meatto of Old Bridge goes to the plate against Colonia on Monday. Meatto pitched well in allowing just two runs, but she was out-dueled by the Patriots’ Jeannette Lopez as the Knights fell 2-0. SEAN GUTHRIDGE

  • Ice hockey could be added at EBHS By lindsey siegle Staff Writer T here are only three sports sanctioned by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Associa-tion not offered by East Brunswick High School. That number may be dropping to two. Mike Slamsky, whose son Justin plays ice hockey as a member of the American…

  • Bears remain top contenders in GMC T here’s probably been a little more shuffling in the lineup than Coach Bill Pellagrino would like, but there’s no arguing with the results for the East Brunswick High School tennis team. With a 3-2 victory over South Brunswick on Monday, the Bears raised their record to 8-0. It…

  • Pro Mods to be followed by Imports at Raceway Park Scotty Cannon’s Pro Mod record at Raceway Park of 6.2 seconds and 225.67 miles per hour, set back in August of 1998, is one of the longest existing records at the famed quarter-mile drag strip. Cannon’s record could be in jeopardy on Sunday at the…

  • Sport Shorts Notre Dame took the title in the Old Bridge Girls Basketball League’s 12- to 13-year-old division. The team finished 9-3. Team members were: Stephanie Ciccone, Lauren Danzieri, Joanna Klein, Katherine Johnston, Kaitlyn O’Brien, Melissa Pari, Kerry Savarese, Kim Shearer and Melissa Vientos. The Central Jersey Tomahawks, an Amateur Athletic Union basketball program, is…