• CENTRAL JERSEY: Police Beat

    Police blotter items from Allentown and Robbinsville Allentown    Alexandra Gonzalez, 18, of Cream Ridge, was charged with driving while suspended after a motor vehicle stop on South Main Street at 6 p.m., Jan. 12, police said. Robbinsville    Toga Roberts, 21, of Hamilton was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia after a motor vehicle stop at…

  • LAWRENCE: Board OKs auto garage on Quakerbridge Road

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    The township Zoning Board of Adjustment gave the green light for an application to construct an automobile repair garage on a vacant lot at 4024 Quakerbridge Road at its first meeting of the year last week.    The Zoning Board of Adjustment also swore in three members — Stephen Brame, Peter…

  • Appice has easily transitioned from gridiron to wrestling mat

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer I t took a couple of weeks for Manalapan High School’s John Appice to find his wrestling legs, not that you would know that from his performances to date. The Braves senior has yet to drop a match as he looks to make a return trip to Atlantic City for…

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    Lauren Clarke is the leading scorer for the Brown University women’s basketball team. The former Colts Neck High School great is averaging 13.8 points per game for the Bears, who are 6-8. Clarke, a junior, leads the team in 3-point shots (33) and steals (23). She’s shooting .423 from be hind the arc and .815…

  • Unger and Mustangs excited about second half of the season

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Heading into the second half of the high school basketball season, Marlboro High School’s girls are becoming a team to avoid. The Mustangs are 8-4, but they are winners in six of their last seven games and are proving to be a very tough out. They’ve managed to put some…

  • Patriots’ bowlers capture Central Jersey Winter Classic

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer I f there were any doubts that the Freehold Township High School boys bowling team deserves to be in any discussion about the best teams in the state, they made a strong case for themselves by capturing the Central Jersey Winter Classic at Brunswick Zone Carolier Lanes in North Brunswick.…

  • Area athletes making an impact at Rowan

    A thletes from Greater Media Newspaper area are making an impact at Rowan University. Tyler Coe, a freshman from North Brunswick, won the 100-yard (59.37) and 200 (2:15.02) breaststroke events for the men’s swim team in a dual meet win over York College, 166-82. Coe also swam on the victorious 200 medley relay team. Rowan’s…

  • Howell hosting Phillipsburg in key statewide wrestling match

    I BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer f Howell High School wants to join the upper echelon of the state’s best wrestling programs, the Rebels will have the chance to make a case for themselves on Jan. 26. That’s when the Rebels, ranked No. 14 in the state by the New Jersey Wrestling Writers Association, will…

  • How to get your sports news in the paper

    If you would like your sports news published, please submit a press release at least two weeks in advance of an event such as team registration or tryouts. Results of youth games and tournaments may also be submitted, as well as collegiate news about former high school athletes. Give complete information, such as dates, full…

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