Tag: Girls Swimming

  • Bulldogs cap 2021-22 season by winning state sectional championship

    Bulldogs cap 2021-22 season by winning state sectional championship

    It was the goal from day one of the 2021-22 season for the student-athletes on the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School girls swim team to reach the championship meet of the state sectional tournament and to win another crown. The memory of winning a state sectional championship two years ago stayed in the minds of…

  • North Brunswick honors former swim coach, then sweeps Sayreville

    North Brunswick honors former swim coach, then sweeps Sayreville

    Legendary coach Gregg Anderson would have been proud of how the North Brunswick Township High School boys’ and girls’ swim teams opened their season. North Brunswick swept past Sayreville War Memorial High School, 103-67, in the boys’ meet and 98-72 in the girls’ competition on a day when the pool at the school was named…

  • Raritan Valley YMCA swimmers competing in North Carolina

    Raritan Valley YMCA swimmers competing in North Carolina

    By Warren Rappleyea Thirty-seven area swimmers from the Raritan Valley YMCA Riptide swim team are in Charlotte, North Carolina, this week to compete in the Sun Kissed Junior/Senior Championships of the USA meet, which begins March 30 and runs through April 2. All of the Riptide competitors had to attain qualifying times in their events…

  • Farr looks to remain effective on mound for St. Joe’s in senior year

    Farr looks to remain effective on mound for St. Joe’s in senior year

    By Jimmy Allinder St. Joseph Baseball is a team game, and there isn’t a better illustration of that than when Mike Farr is on the pitching mound. Farr, a Metuchen native, returns for his senior year at Saint Joseph High School of Metuchen after recording an 8-5 win-loss mark his previous two varsity seasons. On…

  • Places to be for Feb. 27

    Places to be for Feb. 27

    The winter scholastic season is nearing the finish line with state tournaments in full force. Wave so long to the wrestling season on the boardwalk … New Jersey wrestling’s faithful followers will converge in Atlantic City and pack themselves into Boardwalk Hall to watch the final chapter of the season: the state tournament March 3-5. The…

  • Places to be for week of Feb. 20

    Places to be for week of Feb. 20

    Spring is approaching, so this is the time of the year when scholastic tournaments are in full bloom. Basketball crowns to be determined locally The Shore Conference Tournament championship is Feb. 25 at Monmouth University in West Long Branch. The girls will settle the tournament title at 5:30 p.m., followed by the boys at 7:30…

  • Places to be for week of Feb. 13

    Places to be for week of Feb. 13

    The postseason has arrived — and in full blast. This week, we look at county and state tournaments that are sure to grab your viewing attention. Local boys’ and girls’ basketball tournaments are off and running The Shore Conference Tournament for both boys and girls kicked off Feb. 14. The second round is slated for Feb.…

  • Places to be for week of Jan. 30

    Places to be for week of Jan. 30

    There are plenty of local scholastic sporting events to get excited for this week. The action is heavy on the boys’ basketball courts … The Shore Conference offers a full slate Feb. 2. Howell High School welcomes its neighboring rival, Freehold Township High School, for a 3:45 p.m. game. In another local showdown, Freehold High…

  • Old Bridge swimmer getting set for GMC Championships

    Old Bridge swimmer getting set for GMC Championships

    By Warren Rappleyea Old Bridge High School’s girls’ and boys’ swim teams are preparing for the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Championships Jan. 27 at the Raritan Bay Area YMCA in Perth Amboy. Coach Bob Weiss believes his girls are poised for a top-five finish and expects the boys’ side to also approach that mark. The…