• RBC captures inaugural Shore Conference ice hockey title

    By NEIL BORENSTEIN Staff Writer Red Bank Catholic (RBC) High School’s ice hockey team added to its accomplishments this season on Feb. 22, when it captured the Shore Conference Tournament championship with a 6-2 victory over Howell High School in Middletown. This was the first year that the Shore Conference played to one championship —…

  • Three Jackson athletes reach indoor Meet of Champions

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent C.J. Bailey, who set records in two events for Jackson Liberty High School’s boys indoor track and field team, leads three athletes from Jackson’s two high schools who advanced into the NJSIAA Meet of Champions (MOC) on March 1 at the John Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex in Toms River. Bailey qualified…

  • Jaguars boys try to capture 4th straight Group IV title

    JACKSON MEMORIAL By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent I t will be a more intense day than usual for Jackson Memorial High School’s boys bowling team if it nails down a fourth straight NJSIAA Group IV championship on Feb. 27 at Brunswick Zone-Carolier Lanes in North Brunswick. Later that day, the group champions go right into the…

  • Howell keeps on rolling with District 21 wrestling title

    HOWELL By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Jimmy Slendorn, left, was one of seven Howell High School wrestlers who advanced to the finals at the NJSIAA District 21 Championships held on Feb. 22 at Manalapan High School. Slendorn lost his 120-pound finals matchup to returning champion Mike Russo of Jackson Liberty High School, but Howell won…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    The Old Bridge SWSML 30+ Baseball League is seeking new players for the upcoming 2014 season, its 21st consecutive season. The league is holding in-person signups on March 12 at the Old Bridge Parks and Recreation Center, Cottrell Road. To register via email for the 2014 season or for additional information, email [email protected], call League…

  • Bombers advance to GMC semifinals on win streak

    By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent SAYREVILLE WAR MEMORIAL S ayreville War Memorial High School’s boys basketball team was set to put its 19-game winning streak on the line on Feb. 25 against East Brunswick High School in the semifinals of the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament at South Brunswick High School. The Bombers have been on…

  • Knights, Bombers wrestlers move on to region tourney

    By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Old Bridge High School’s Kyle Brown, right, has control of South River High School’s Tyler Burgess during their 120-pound semifinals match at the NJSIAA District 20 Championships held at South Brunswick High School. Brown won the match and went on to capture the District 20 title, defeating Sayreville War Memorial High…

  • Last chance to see ‘Baby the Musical’ at Center Playhouse

    The Center Playhouse will feature “Baby the Musical” through March 2. The musical examines how parents-tobe experience the emotional stresses and triumphs that accompany the anticipation and arrival of a baby. This 1980s pop-rock production focuses on three couples on a university campus as they deal with the consequences of this universal experience. The cast…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    John Cantwell of Howell was recently promoted to assistant branch manager at First Financial Federal Credit Union’s Howell and Freehold branches. Cantwell will be responsible for ensuring that established policies and procedures are adhered to and that the members are served promptly and professionally. He will also be responsible for building branch business through motivation…

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