Tag: Field Hockey
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Winston returns to lead Redbirds to Homecoming victory
By Wayne Witkowski Quarterback Jordan Winston returned to the Allentown High School football team’s lineup after missing last week’s game to help the Redbirds hold off late-charging Trenton Central High School to win, 27-19, in their Homecoming game and clinched home field in their Nov. 11 opener in the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV playoffs.…
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Colts Neck girls’ soccer team crowned Shore Conference champion
Colts Neck The Colts Neck High School girls’ soccer team is the champion of the Shore Conference for a second straight season. Colts Neck successfully defended its Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) title when the Cougars, the fifth seed, defeated the No. 2 seed, Freehold Township High School, 3-0, in the final that was played Oct.…
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Warriors’ field hockey team optimistic after late-season surge
By Wayne Witkowski New Egypt High School’s field hockey team may be 5-12 but at closer look, its season wound down with a flourish with three straight shutout victories — boding well for next season’s returning players. Only four players will graduate. “It’s been great to see it turning around,” first-year head coach and former…
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Allentown shuts out Steinert for 4th straight gridiron win
By Wayne Witkowksi Jha’Quel Brown is a defensive starter who has not practiced much at quarterback, but he stepped in for suspended starter Jordan Winston, and Allentown High School’s football team hardly missed a beat when it defeated Steinert High School, 33-0, for its fourth straight victory Oct. 22. Brown got the Redbirds (5-2) going…
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Cougars’ girls take first place at county cross-country race
Colts Neck The Colts Neck High School football team fell to 1-6 Oct. 22 when the host Cougars were defeated by Central Regional High School, 28-7. Colts Neck was led in the defeat by running back Carmen Catena, who rushed for 77 yards on 17 carries and scored the lone touchdown on a 7-yard run…
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Monroe sets sights on finals of GMC field hockey tourney
By Jimmy Allinder Monroe Monroe Township High School — two-time defending Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament field hockey champion — was a match away from achieving one important goal set by head coach Sarah Cummings: reaching the finals. The third-seeded Falcons (8-6-1) had the chance to accomplish that when they visited second-seeded Old Bridge High…
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Jackson field hockey teams begin tournament play
By Wayne Witkowski Call it a golden season for field hockey for Jackson Township’s two high school teams. Jackson Liberty High School and Jackson Memorial High School embarked on tournament play this week in the home stretch of memorable regular seasons. Jackson Liberty is 11-1 and had the chance to repeat as Shore Conference B…
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Rebuilding Redbirds turning around girls’ soccer season
By Wayne Witkowski Rebuilding sports teams typically start slowly, but many regroup from there for strong endings. Allentown High School’s girls’ soccer team is another example of that, as the Redbirds, with eight new starters, have reeled off four straight victories and clinched the Colonial Valley Conference Valley Division championship coming into this week. Allentown…
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Late interception halts Cougars comeback against Colonials
COLTS NECK The Colts Neck High School football team fell just short, 21-7, in its matchup to Freehold High School Oct. 15 in Freehold. Colts Neck had sliced its deficit to 14-7 in the third quarter when John Prus caught an 11-yard touchdown pass from Hayden Volk. But the Cougars, who dropped to 1-5, were…
