• Area boys teams gear up for basketball sectionals

    By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Four area boys basketball teams will be heading to their respective NJSIAA sectional tournaments. SHORE REGIONAL Shore Regional High School (13-5) should garner a high seed in the Central Jersey Group I tournament, where undefeated Point Pleasant Beach High School appears to have the top seed locked up. The Blue Devils…

  • Sourlis captures 600th as coach of Bulldogs girls basketball

    George Sourlis George Sourlis reached a milestone on Jan. 24 when he captured his 600th win with the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School girls basketball team. The Lady Bulldogs defeated Holmdel, 44-38, in a Shore Conference A Central Division game. Junior Grace Stant was the game’s leading scorer with 15 points, while junior Janae Mayfield…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    The Old Bridge Sayrewoods South Men’s League (SWSML) 30-plus Baseball League is seeking new players for the upcoming 2014 season, its 21st consecutive season. To register for the 2014 season or for additional information, email [email protected], call League President Artie Bock at 732-754-8610 or visit www.leaguelineup.com/swsml. The Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League (ABCCL, www.abccl.com) is…

  • Bulldogs’ Bryan reaches 60-0 in sectional shot put title win

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School has a 60-foot shot put pit, but Jason Bryan could use a bigger one, as the thrower’s goals go beyond 60 feet. Bryan set his personal best and school record of 60-0 in capturing the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II championship on Jan. 31 at…

  • Spring exhibits bloom at Monmouth U.

    “Ice Melting in a Plastic Cup” by Jeremiah Teipen Monmouth University’s Center for the Arts will host four exhibitions in the three on-campus galleries. “EYE CONS,” featuring the work of illustrator Michael Anthony Donato, is on view at the first-floor DiMattio Gallery in the Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall. Donato is a drawing and painting…

  • State Theatre presents Family Day

    The Big Apple Circus will perform during the eighth annual Family Day on Presidents Day at the State Theatre. The State Theatre will present the eighth annual Family Day on Feb. 17. Family Day is part of the State Theatre’s Hub City Carnivale, a winter festival featuring four weeks of performances, participatory activities, social events…

  • Church’s event for women on Feb. 23

    Trinity AME Church will host its annual Women’s Day beginning at 10 a.m. on Feb. 23 at 64 Liberty St., Long Branch. The Rev. Lynda Rassmann of Pleasantville will be the guest speaker at 3:30 p.m. The event will feature a service, fellowship and the St. Paul AMEC choir. Attendees are encouraged to bring a…

  • Rutgers Master Gardeners available to speak

    Rutgers Master Gardeners of Monmouth County have speakers available to educate the public on almost any gardening topic. On hand are knowledgeable volunteers that can provide organizations information ranging from growing roses to generating compost, from Japanese beetles to Jersey woodchucks, For more information, contact Bernie at [email protected] or 732-671-2636.

  • Winter Wonderland

    Dragana Gavrilovic, left, paints on the face of Jared Burgess of Long Branch during the Morris Avenue Elementary School’s Winter Wonderland Fair for students and their families on Feb. 1. FRANK GALIPO

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