Tag: Girls Basketball
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Colonials facing difficult stretch without leading scorer
By Jeff Appelblatt Injuries have impacted many basketball teams in the Shore Conference this year, and that includes Freehold High School’s girls’ basketball team. The club has been without last year’s leading scorer, Sierra Strong, since she posted a double-double in the first game of the season against Freehold Township High School. Any basketball team…
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Places to be for week of Jan. 23
The winter scholastic season continues to roll on. Here is a full dosage of sporting events worth attending. The boys’ basketball slate has a full plate … On Jan. 26, the schedule is full of Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) matchups. Old Bridge High School hosts East Brunswick High School in a game scheduled to begin…
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Performers of the week for Jan. 16
Local scholastic athletes are lighting it up as the month of January moves on. The stars were shining on the boys’ basketball courts … South Brunswick High School called on its standout, Michael Ugarte, twice to ring up victories last week. On Jan. 9, Ugarte popped in 26 points when South Brunswick posted a 72-64…
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Improved Lady Knights piling up wins on hardwood
By Warren Rappleyea Having won four of its past five games, Old Bridge High School’s girls’ basketball team stands at 7-5 and, at the halfway point of the season, is just two victories away from equaling last year’s win total. After falling to Barnegat High School in the finals at the Lady Wave Tournament in…
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Allentown girls’ basketball team learning from its losses
By Wayne Witkowski Allentown High School girls’ basketball coach Linda Weise believes things can be learned from losing that can benefit many teams later in the season. She believed that for her team after its seven-game unbeaten steak was snapped by Red Bank Catholic High School, 63-30, Jan. 9. “It was an eye-opening experience, but…
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Cougars halt skid with girls’ hoops win over Patriots
By Jeff Appelblatt Colts Neck High School’s girls’ basketball team had lost a few games in a row, dropping the team down to the .500 mark. However, when the team went to Freehold Township High School Jan. 11, the Cougars immediately demonstrated the skid needed to come to a stop. It was their gym, but…
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Places to be for week of Jan. 16
A fine way to get out of the cold and into the warmth is by visiting your local high school gymnasium, indoor swimming pools and tracks and ice hockey arenas. Here are a slew of venues that can help you forget the temperatures outside. Boys’ basketball games of interest are plentiful … Jan. 19 is…
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Double-double helps earn Karcz another rookie honor
Freshman Stephanie Karcz of Middletown recorded her second career double-double and the Loyola University Maryland women’s basketball team held off Lehigh University to down the Mountain Hawks, 62-58, Jan. 5 at Reitz Arena. The former Middletown High School South star tallied a career-high 19 points, while she added 14 rebounds and tied a personal best with…
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Lions hit tough stretch of girls’ hoops schedule
By Wayne Witkowski It didn’t take long for the fanfare to fade of Ed Jones getting his 450th victory in 32 seasons coaching Middletown High School North’s girls’ basketball team with a 50-39 victory at crosstown rival Mater Dei Prep Jan. 6. The coach now prepares his team for what he calls, “Two weeks of…
