Tag: Girls Golf

  • Saint Joseph’s Terpanick shows continues improvement on links

    Saint Joseph’s Terpanick shows continues improvement on links

    By Jimmy Allinder Golf The improvement was only a few strokes, but T.J. Terpanick believes he is a better golfer than when he was a freshman. The sophomore and No. 1 player for Saint Joseph High School of Metuchen carded a 76 to finish second in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Boys’ Golf Tournament compared…

  • Caseys’ girls’ golfers take perfect regular-season mark into playoffs

    Caseys’ girls’ golfers take perfect regular-season mark into playoffs

    By Warren Rappleyea With a revamped lineup and only two starters back from a team that won the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Tournament of Champions (TOC), Red Bank Catholic (RBC) High School girls’ golf coach Bill Kusch was not sure what to expect from his team this spring. The Caseys reeled off…

  • Metuchen boys seek division title as girls improve on course

    Metuchen boys seek division title as girls improve on course

    By Jimmy Allinder Metuchen Relative to size of the rest of the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) schools that field golf teams, Metuchen High School has been a perennial over-achiever. This season is no exception. If the boys’ team defeated Timothy Christian School May 8, it would be the sixth time in eight years the Bulldogs…

  • East Brunswick girls’ golfers in hunt for GMC Tournament repeat

    East Brunswick girls’ golfers in hunt for GMC Tournament repeat

    By Jimmy Allinder Mark Motusesky coaches boys’ basketball in the winter and girls’ golf in the spring at East Brunswick High School and fully admits the sports are as polar-opposite as their seasons. “Basketball is all X’s and O’s, while golf is more about technique and course preparation,” Motusesky said. “Once a [golf] match starts,…

  • Performers of the Week for May 1

    Performers of the Week for May 1

    Rain and clouds outshined the sun during a week when the weather dominated play. But there were some performers who delivered bright results on the local scholastic athletic fields. On the baseball fields … Pitching was the name of the game on the diamond. Paul Birzin delivered a perfect game in a five-inning affair April…

  • Performers of the Week April 24

    Performers of the Week April 24

    The spring scholastic season is in full bloom. Here are some local athletes who have been shining so far this April. On the baseball diamond …  Pitching shutouts were a common theme for Middletown High School North this past week. On April 17, Garrett French threw a two-hitter, struck out 12 and issued two walks…

  • Metuchen golf teams successful in relaxed atmosphere

    Metuchen golf teams successful in relaxed atmosphere

    By Jimmy Allinder Metuchen A high school golf match couldn’t be more different than what takes place in a professional tournament. There are no giant crowds lining fairways and surrounding the greens, and there are certainly no television cameras stationed near holes. For the most part, matches are competitive but tend to be more friendly…

  • Several newcomers look to make impact on RBC girls’ golf team

    Several newcomers look to make impact on RBC girls’ golf team

    By Warren Rappleyea Red Bank Catholic (RBC) High School’s girls’ golf team entered the season with several new faces in the lineup from the group that won the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Tournament of Champions last spring. The Caseys roared through an undefeated campaign and went on to win the Monmouth County…

  • Sayreville hits the golf course with young, deep roster

    Sayreville hits the golf course with young, deep roster

    By Warren Rappleyea Sayreville War Memorial High School’s girls’ golf team heads to the links this spring with a young group of duffers and a growing roster thanks to interest generated by Erin McQuade winning the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) individual championship last season. Overall, the Bombers turned in a 5-7 mark a year ago,…