Tag: Girls Bowling

  • Woodbridge girls capture GMC bowling championship

    Woodbridge girls capture GMC bowling championship

    By Jeff Appelblatt Woodbridge High School bowling coach Amanda Small was kind of disappointed to have her girls team ranked No. 3 in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) while South Plainfield High School was No. 2. “I don’t fully agree with it,” the second-year coach said. “I expected a 2-seed.” In the long run, it…

  • Besieda to lead New Egypt bowlers into MOC

    Besieda to lead New Egypt bowlers into MOC

    By Wayne Witkowski Anchor bowler Brianna Besieda will lead a veteran New Egypt High School varsity team into the NJSIAA Meet of Champions (MOC) at 9:30 a.m. Feb. 12 at Carolier Lanes in North Brunswick. It is the first time in recent years that the Warriors’ girls have advanced into the state finals. They qualified…

  • Young Knights bowlers offer program bright future

    Young Knights bowlers offer program bright future

    By Warren Rappleyea After posting 11 wins a year ago, this has been a rebuilding year for Old Bridge High School’s boys bowling team. The Knights have managed to win five matches. But, more importantly, the future looks bright for the program with several young kegglers in tow. Old Bridge regularly plays four underclassmen, all…

  • Howell regains girls bowling division championship

    Howell regains girls bowling division championship

    By Tim Morris After a one-year absence, the Howell High School girls bowling team is back on top. For the 13th time in the last 15 years, the Rebels have won a Shore Conference division championship. Howell trailed Freehold Township High School early in the season before a 3-0 victory over the Patriots at Howell…

  • Bears’ bowlers in hunt for GMC championship

    Bears’ bowlers in hunt for GMC championship

    By Jimmy Allinder The East Brunswick High School boys bowling team earned the top seed in the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament and met its first opponent, New Brunswick High School (17th seed), Feb. 2. Despite their seed, the Bears (14-1-1) face a tough slate of matches against quality teams, including an equally solid Sayreville War…

  • GMC Tournament time for area teams, athletes

    GMC Tournament time for area teams, athletes

    By Jimmy Allinder Except for boys and girls basketball, it’s Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament time for winter sports, and that means a lot of activity at various venues throughout the county. Wrestling The GMC wrestling tournament was staged at Piscataway Township High School Jan. 29-31, and South Plainfield High School came away with the…

  • Spartans’ girls capture Monmouth County bowling title

    Spartans’ girls capture Monmouth County bowling title

    By Warren Rappleyea After finishing third in the qualifying round, Ocean Township High School’s girls bowling team defeated both second-place Howell High School and first-place Freehold Township High School to claim the Monmouth County championship Jan. 30 at Brunswick Zone Carolier Lanes in North Brunswick. “It was awesome. Every one of the girls contributed; they…

  • Bombers’ Kersting claims individual GMC bowling crown

    Bombers’ Kersting claims individual GMC bowling crown

    By Warren Rappleyea Sayreville War Memorial High School’s boys bowling team is well known for its success, but the girls team is making a name for itself this winter and top bowler Mary Kate Kersting won the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) individual title. Sayreville’s girls team is 13-2 and sits in second place in the…