• Different Matawan team tackling RFH in CJ II final

    State final Saturday night at Rutgers BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Matawan High School football coach JoeMartucci had said a few weeks ago the Huskies are “a different team” than the squad that suffered an early-season 21-9 loss to Rumson-Fair Haven, as they headed to a rematch for the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III championship. But…

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    Tryouts for the CK Cardinals 18U showcase team will be held 9 a.m. Dec. 4 at 210 Commercial Court, Marlboro. There is no fee for the tryout, which is open to ages 16-18. For more information, email [email protected] or [email protected]. The Colonial Basketball League, a co-ed recreational basketball league for thirdthrough eighth-graders, is accepting registration…

  • NXN championships are next for CBA’s harriers

    Colts winners at Northeast Regional BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Christian Brothers Academy Christian Brothers Academy’s goal all season, from summer workouts to every meet the Colts have run, has been the Nike Cross Nationals. The Colts met every challenge presented to them throughout the season and now, finally, the NXN is here. Saturday the…

  • Hornets overcame the odds in reaching the state final

    Bernards tops Holmdel boys for Group II title BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Holmdel High School’s Sean O’Neill (center) and Bernards High School’s Brian Cunningham (17) go up for a header during the NJSIAA Group II soccer final played Nov. 20 at The College of New Jersey in Ewing. Holmdel’s bid for a second straight state…

  • Evelyn M. (Zeni) Statelback

    Mrs. Statelback, 101, of Holmdel and formerly of Matawan, died Nov. 28, 2011, at Bayshore Health Care, Holmdel. She worked as a seamstress many years ago. Mrs. Statelback was a parishioner of St. Clement Catholic Church, Matawan, and a member of the St. Clement Seniors 60 Club. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph Statelback;…

  • Patricia Sitty

    Mrs. Sitty, 67, a resident of Hazlet since 1995, died Nov. 21, 2011 at home. She was predeceased by her parents, Pasquale and Josephine Buccini Della Peruta. Mrs. Sitty is survived by her husband of 44 years, John “Jack” Sitty; a son, Jack Sitty and his wife, Chrissy, of Hazlet; her sisters and brother, Mary…

  • Veronica “Ronnie” Gaillard

    Mrs. Gaillard, 72, of Hazlet, died Nov. 20, 2011, at Bayshore Community Hospital in Holmdel. She was predeceased by her parents, Joseph and Margaret Steele. Surviving are her husband, Harold J. Gaillard; her children, Joseph Gaillard and his wife, Catherine, of Howell, Raymond and his wife, Elisabeth, of Union Beach, and Doreen Murray and her…

  • Alice C. Hushour

    Mrs. Hushour, 96, a resident of Keyport since 1933, died Nov. 23, 2011 at home. She was a member of St. John’s United Methodist Church in Hazlet, where she volunteered and taught Sunday school for 43 years. Mrs. Hushour was predeceased by her husband, George Hushour Sr., 13 siblings, and a great-grandson, Christopher Hushour. Surviving…

  • Alvin Colson

    Mr. Colson, 76, of Middletown, died Nov. 23, 2011, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He worked as an auto mechanic for Circle Chevrolet in Shrewsbury for 54 years. Mr. Colson was preceded in death by three sisters, Helen Colson, Gloria Colson and Doris Willis, and three brothers, Robert, Leonard and Norman. Surviving are his…

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