Tag: Girls Indoor Track and Field
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Rafferty among Jackson athletes moving on to indoor MOC
By Wayne Witkowski Jackson Memorial High School senior Ryan Rafferty qualified for a return to the NJSIAA Meet of Champions (MOC) in two events, which did not go as expected. Rafferty finished second in the 1,600 meters at the Group III championships Feb. 20 at the John Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex in Toms River, clocking…
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North Brunswick swimmers headed to MOC
By Warren Rappleyea Five North Brunswick Township High School swimmers will compete Feb. 27 in the Meet of Champions (MOC) at the Gloucester County Institute of Technology. Melanie Fosko, a junior who won the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) title in the 100-yard freestyle and took second place in the 200 individual medley, will compete in…
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Four Redbirds wrestlers move on to region tourney
By Wayne Witkowski Unbeaten Allentown High School 160-pound wrestler Jordan Rugo repeated as NJSIAA District 25 champion and sealed a return to the Region VII tournament in Robbinsville, which started Feb. 24, with a first-period pin in the district finals Feb. 20. A top-three finish in the region will keep alive Rugo’s quest to return…
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Jackson athletes move on to indoor Group III meet
By Wayne Witkowski Ryan Rafferty of Jackson Memorial High School is looking to finish strongly and qualify for a return to the NJSIAA Indoor Track and Field Meet of Champions (MOC) after what he viewed was a slow start this season before embarking on a college career at Monmouth University in the fall. To do that,…
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Vikings’ girls capture sectional indoor track championship
By Warren Rappleyea It was a strong week for South Brunswick High School indoor track and field as the girls team won the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV meet and the Vikings’ boys came in second. South Brunswick’s girls won three events and had 12 athletes contribute to the scoring as the Lady Vikings piled…
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Cougars run off with sectional indoor track title
By Tim Morris Jim Schlentz is usually pretty good at calculating how a race or meet is going to unfold. The Colts Neck High School indoor track and field coach figured his Cougars would lose the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III championship by about 24 points. But, while expecting the worst, he also planned for…
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Central Jersey winner Roche headed to Millrose Games
By Tim Morris Winning championships isn’t all that the indoor track and field season has been about for Freehold Township High School’s Ciara Roche. Yes, it’s nice to have won the county, conference and NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV gold medals in the 1,600-meter run and to have run fast (4:51.86 for 1,600 meters and…
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Matawan’s boys capture sectional indoor track title
By Wayne Witkowski Matawan Regional High School’s David Alston and Thomas Kalieta carry the highest hopes for the boys indoor track and field team and Sam Anderson for the girls at the NJSIAA Group II championships Feb. 20 at the John Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex in Toms River. They all did their part in winning…
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Littlefield sets sights on return to indoor MOC
By Wayne Witkowski Alden Littlefield hardly looked like he has missed virtually the entire indoor track and field season throwing the shot put for Allentown High School after injuring his right elbow last summer. The senior is one good throw away from returning to the NJSIAA Meet of Champions (MOC) for the third straight year…