Tag: Basketball

  • Basketball fundraiser to benefit South Amboy man battling cancer

    Basketball fundraiser to benefit South Amboy man battling cancer

    The Friends of South Amboy will hold a basketball fundraising event on Dec. 15 at South Amboy Middle High School, 200 Governor Harold G. Hoffman Plaza, South Amboy. Proceeds will benefit Chris “Stretch” Szatkowski, who is battling Stage 4 cancer. The high school basketball games include South Amboy girls vs. Piscataway Vo-Tech at 2 p.m., South…

  • Kerwin Award winners announced

    Kerwin Award winners announced

    Bryan Antoine of Ranney School and Dara Mabrey of Manasquan High School, whose boys’ and girls’ basketball teams , respectively, won Shore Conference Tournament championships this winter, were selected as the recipients of the 45th annual Margaret M. and James J. Kerwin Award. The award is presented to the most outstanding male and female basketball…

  • Blood donors at Neve Shalom could win basketball jersey

    Blood donors at Neve Shalom could win basketball jersey

    New Jersey Blood Services will hold a blood drive from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 18 at Congregation Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen. If 39 pints of blood are collected, one donor will win the basketball jersey of his/her choice. Donors must be in good health, weigh 110 pounds, be 16-75 years…

  • Red Bank students help special needs children play basketball

    Red Bank students help special needs children play basketball

    RED BANK–Giving children with special needs an opportunity to play basketball has steered three Red Bank Regional High School students to become volunteers for RallyCap Sports. Little Silver residents and friends John Venino, Ryan Karr and Michael Wood entered Red Bank Regional High School together with the passion to play basketball. They play together on…

  • Ranney sweeps to first Shore Conference Tournament boys’ hoop title

    Ranney sweeps to first Shore Conference Tournament boys’ hoop title

    The Ranney School pulled off a hat trick, and in the process, won its first Shore Conference Tournament championship in boys’ basketball. Ranney defeated rival Mater Dei Prep for the third time in as many meetings this winter when it scored a 52-28 victory in the Shore Conference Tournament championship game that was played at…

  • South River police will hold annual free-throw tournament

    South River police will hold annual free-throw tournament

    The South River Police Department will hold its annual Basketball Free-Throw Tournament on Feb. 24 at the South River Middle School, 3 Montgomery St. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. and the event will start at 10 a.m. The event is open to K-12 residents/students within the borough of South River. The department will award more than 30…

  • Calendar listing for East Brunswick Sentinel

    Calendar listing for East Brunswick Sentinel

    The Spotswood Library will hold Pioneer Day from 11 a.m. to noon on Feb. 3 at the library, 548 Main St., Spotswood. Learn how to make butter and create old-fashioned crafts. Come dressed in costume. For more information, call 732-251-1515. ** The Jamesburg Public Library will hold a new English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) program from Feb. 1…

  • Legendary Coach Hurley to talk about basketball, life goals in East Brunswick on Nov. 12

    Legendary Coach Hurley to talk about basketball, life goals in East Brunswick on Nov. 12

    Hall of Fame basketball coach Bob Hurley, who earned national notoriety – and 28 state championships – during his legendary 40-year coaching career at St. Anthony High School in Jersey City, will be the next speaker in the Daniel Pearl Education Center (DPEC) Speaker Series at 12:30 p.m.  on Nov. 12 at Temple B’nai Shalom, 15…

  • Annual Hoop Shoot Nov. 18

    Annual Hoop Shoot Nov. 18

    The Edison Elks lodge will hold its annual Hoop Shoot at 10 a.m. Nov. 18 at the Stelton Recreation  Community Center, 328 Plainfield Avenue, in Edison. All boys and girls ages 8-13 are eligible to participate. Winners in each category will be able to compete in the district shoot. For further information contact the lodge…