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Monroe inducts first athletic Hall of Fame class
By Jimmy Allinder The late Hugh Walsh, one of the architects of Monroe Township High School’s athletic program, was among five others along with the 1987 boys’ varsity soccer team that were inducted into the inaugural Hall of Fame class. The announcement was made by current athletic director Greg Beyer at the first Hall of…
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Caseys’ softball team primed to defend B North title
By Matthew Rocco The Red Bank Catholic (RBC) High School softball team is set up to defend its division title in 2017. The Caseys survived a grueling schedule last season to become Shore Conference B North Division champions. This spring, none of the B North schools can expect a break, as Middletown High School North,…
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Bulldogs aim to repeat last year’s girls’ lacrosse success
By Warren Rappleyea Although 13 members of Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School’s New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s overall Group II girls’ lacrosse championship team graduated in June, plenty of talent remains as the Bulldogs look to repeat. After dropping an opening-day decision to perennially powerful Moorestown High School, Rumson-Fair Haven reeled off 25 successive…
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CPA society to dole out scholarships on April 25
The New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJCPA) will award $410,000 in scholarships to more than 80 students in New Jersey during the 57th annual Scholarship Award Ceremony, which will be held at 7:30 p.m. on April 25 at the Pines Manor in Edison. The event provides an opportunity for scholarship recipients to meet practicing…
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Business Brief
Wells Fargo Advisors recently announced that Joseph Xerri, vice president/investment officer in the firm’s East Brunswick office, has once again received the FIVE STAR Wealth Manager award. The Freehold resident is a graduate of Brooklyn College, and formerly a certified public accountant, Xerri has been a financial advisor for more than 30 years. He joined A.G. Edwards…
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Vazquez, Barrons put on offensive showcase in softball opener
By Jeff Appelblatt Woodbridge High School’s softball team began the 2017 season on fire, and there was nothing South Amboy High School could do to cool the Barrons off. The three runs South Amboy scored in the first half-inning of the game was all Jordan Cinelli was going to give up in the blowout-shortened game…
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Hawks to be challenged with mostly new baseball lineup
By Jimmy Allinder John P. Stevens With 12 regulars graduated, including the entire pitching staff, the John P. Stevens High School baseball team will be challenged to have as much success as it did last year. The Hawks were 20-9 overall, 10-6 in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Red Division and made the conference tournament…
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Jaguars relying on experience to perform better than last year
By Wayne Witkowski Beatable is a word rarely associated with Jackson Memorial High School’s baseball team over the past decade. But after getting off to a typically strong 6-0 start despite a young and new lineup last season, the Jaguars won only three of their next 17 games. “It was pretty inexplicable — a pretty…
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Former Patriots OF Marrero makes Giants’ opening-day roster
Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced that former outfielder Chris Marrero has made the San Francisco Giants Major League roster out of spring training. When Major League Baseball’s 2017 season opens, Marrero will become the 17th player in Somerset Patriots history to make it to the “Big Leagues” after time in Somerset. Marrero…
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