• FISH ON

    Angler awaits confirmation of world record yellowfin RON NUZZOLO Off the hook! The Vagabond long-range sport fisher was on a 10-day hunt for giant yellowfins and they returned with a monster. A historic, once-in-a-lifetime battle was won by Mike Livingston, 63, of Sunland, Calif., a longtime angler who retired recently as a school superintendent. Livingston…

  • Hawks’ Kinne is repeat First Team All-American

    Monmouth University’s Allen is Third Team pick Monmouth University men’s soccer standout Ryan Kinne (Naugatuck, Conn./Naugatuck High School) has been named to the 2010 NSCAA/Performance Subaru Men’s NCAA Division I All- America First Team, while teammate R.J. Allen (Old Bridge/St. Joseph High School) was named to the third team. This marks the second straight season…

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    St. John Vianney’s Demetri Koutsoubis (l) tries to break free of the hold of Manasquan’s Brian Glanforte during their 145-pound match at the Matawan Icebreaker Tournament held at Matawan High School on Dec. 18. The Icebreaker signaled the start of the high school wrestling season. ERUC SUCAR staff

  • MN Lions are the top seed in Buc Holiday Classic

    Middletown North High School has received the No. 1 seed for the Buc Holiday Classic that begins on Monday (Dec. 27) at Red Bank Regional High School. The eight-team tournament will continue with the semifinals and consolations on Tuesday, followed by the championship game on Dec. 30 at 5:30 p.m.T he tournament tips off Monday…

  • Eagles looking to soar with bigger lineup

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Will Siegfried has not had an easy start to his season for Middletown South High School’s boys basketball team. After playing on a 19-7 team that won its first NJSIAA Group IV Central championship since 1979, the 6-5 center, who rang up sevens in points and rebounds per game, finds himself…

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    Middletown North’s Jake Bermekamp (top) mixes it up with Lacey Township’s Cody Alvarez during their 135-pound match at the Matawan Icebreaker Tournament held at Matawan High School. The tournament kicked off the 2010-11 high school wrestling season. More photos at gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Rocket wrestling looking to turn summer matches into winter wins

    BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent The Raritan Rockets were hard at work over the summer in preparation for the upcoming wrestling season. The self-proclaimed “Green Machine,” a force in Shore Conference wrestling each year, will be returning six wrestlers from last year who earned spots in the Region 6 Tournament. “Summertime wrestling makes wintertime champions,” head…

  • Louis J. Vitta

    Mr. Vitta, 87, of Marlboro, died Nov. 23, 2010, at home. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving during World War II as a sergeant in communications. Mr. Vitta was employed by the U.S. Postal Service in Brooklyn, N.Y., for 33 years. During that time, he also worked for Vitta Brothers Bakery. After retiring, he…

  • James M. McGivney

    Mr. McGivney, 86, of Shrewsbury, died Dec. 12, 2010, at home. A veteran of the Seabees of the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korea War, he was a systems analyst for Caltex Petroleum Corp., New York City. He was a member of the Middletown Elks Lodge, the Knights of Columbus in Keansburg…

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