Tag: Baseball
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Red Raiders’ future bright after trip to sectional finals
By Matthew Rocco Keyport High School anticipates another successful baseball season next year after the team made it to its first NJSIAA sectional final appearance since 2003. The Red Raiders want to build on this year’s run to the Central Jersey, Group I championship game — a destination that Keyport identified as a key objective…
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Hitting woes hurt Redbirds at end of softball season
By Wayne Witkowski Allentown High School softball coach Kim Maurer almost wished she could grab a bat and go to the plate. That’s the frustration she felt in her team’s tailspin at the end of its 14-12 season, which concluded with a 4-1 loss to Moorestown High School in the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group III…
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Warren’s experience helps lead Bears to sectional softball title
By Jimmy Allinder When it comes to varsity sports, nothing can substitute the experience of being thrown into pressure situations, and East Brunswick High School multi-talented athlete Allie Warren knows that better than most. When the senior stepped up to the plate against Hightstown High School June 3 with the game tied 2-2 and the…
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GMC baseball all-star games to serve as fundraiser
By Jeff Appelblatt The Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Coaches Association will be holding a charity all-star doubleheader June 12 at the Raymond J. Clipperly Field on the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School in East Brunswick beginning at 11 a.m. Proceeds from the games will benefit the families of Ben Lepisto and Shane O’Donnell, who…
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New Egypt’s baseball, softball teams seeks sectional crowns
By Wayne Witkowski New Egypt High School’s softball team again extended its season into June, advancing to its sixth straight NJSIAA sectional championship game, this time in Central Jersey, Group I. The Warriors’ baseball team hoped to do the same when it played in the section semifinals May 31 at Pitman High School. New Egypt’s…
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Old Bridge ends season strong following losing streak
By Warren Rappleyea Old Bridge High School’s baseball team finished strong — winning three of its last four games — but was eliminated last week from the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV tournament. The Knights bounced back from a seven-game losing streak to win three straight before running into second-seeded Hunterdon Central Regional High School’s…
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Vikings, Raiders make deep runs in state sectional tourney
By Warren Rappleyea One was expected and the other maybe not as much, but both the South Brunswick High School and North Brunswick Township High School baseball teams have reached the semifinals of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV tournament and were set to play each other May 31. The youthful North Brunswick (9-13) team…
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Marlboro softball, baseball fall in state sectional quarterfinals
The Marlboro High School softball team played a pair of one-run thrillers in the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV tournament. Unfortunately, the Mustangs went 1-1 in those games, bringing an end to another fine season on the softball diamond. Fourth-seeded East Brunswick High School ended Marlboro’s season May 25 with a come-from-behind, 4-3 win over…
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Colts, Eagles eye possible SCT championship matchup
By Wayne Witkowski It’s a matchup for the Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) championship that many baseball fans eagerly hope materializes: the portfolio players of Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) in search of a third straight title against the offensive onslaught of Middletown High School South, whose coach boasts as the best in the Shore Conference. Both…
