Tag: Girls Basketball
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Colonials look to be competitive despite rebuilding season
By Jeff Appelblatt Sierra Strong had a fantastic game in the Freehold High School girls’ basketball team’s season opener Dec. 16 against Freehold Township High School. However, the problem for Freehold was both teams expected that. Freehold Township made it clear early that it had no problem living with Strong’s top-notch performance. The 16 points…
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Colts Neck girls look to out-run, out-think opponents on court
By Jeff Appelblatt The girls’ basketball team at Colts Neck High School took care of business in its season opener Dec. 16, beating Howell High School, 42-36. But it took fewer than 24 hours for the Cougars to be bounced from the WOBM Christmas Classic and have as many wins as losses on the season.…
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Places To Be for Week of Dec. 19
High school athletic teams will have off to enjoy the Christmas weekend, Dec. 24-25, but before the players can attend the festive and family gatherings, there is a schedule of games later this week. On the boys’ basketball circuit … Dec. 22 is a busy day on the hardwood. Both Jackson high schools will entertain…
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Lady Knights set sights on Red Division hoops crown
By Warren Rappleyea With a talented group of returnees back on board, Old Bridge High School’s girls’ basketball team is looking to challenge for the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Red Division title this winter. The Lady Knights went a deceiving 9-15 a year ago and were actually quite competitive throughout the campaign. Old Bridge won…
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Dalonzo returns to leadership role for Eagles’ girls’ hoops team
By Wayne Witkowski Haley Dalonzo, who sat out the second half of last season recovering from knee surgery, is back and ready to help lead a rebuilding Middletown High School South girls’ basketball team moving on without four-year starter Stephanie Karcz — a state-caliber player off to a college career as a freshman starter at…
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Trojans’ girls ready to hit court under new coach Griffin
By Jimmy Allinder Bishop Ahr Bishop George Ahr High School’s girls’ basketball team will feature a new coach this season with Brittney Griffin taking over for Kevin Harper. The former Edison High School player teaches physical education and health at Piscataway Vocational and Technical High School, taught those subjects at Bishop Ahr and has been…
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Experienced players, new coach to lead Bulldogs’ girls on court
By Matthew Rocco The Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School girls’ basketball team has a talented group of returning players, and they’re ready to hit the floor running this season. The Bulldogs went an impressive 22-7 during the 2015-16 season and advanced as far as the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group II finals under head coach George…
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Places To Be — Week of Dec. 12
The opening bell will ring on Dec. 16 when the 2016-17 winter scholastic athletic season starts for boys’ and girls’ basketball, wrestling, boys’ and girls’ fencing and boys’ and girls’ indoor track and field. Some winter sports started early this season, as boys’ and girls’ ice hockey, boys’ and girls’ swimming and boys’ and girls’…
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New coach Faw ready to lead Bears’ girls’ hoops team
By Jimmy Allinder Kevin Faw has big shoes to fill, and he knows it. But he isn’t intimidated about being the new coach of the East Brunswick High School girls’ basketball team. Faw takes over for Keith Lane, who guided a program that had fallen on hard times to a 59-17 record over three years…
