Tag: ice Hockey
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Monroe ice hockey team competitive in GMC play
By Jimmy Allinder Saint Joseph High School of Metuchen has reigned supreme ever since the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) began league play in ice hockey five years ago. This season is no exception since St. Joe’s owns a 13-3-3 record and has vanquished every GMC opponent during the regular season, often by double-digit margins. However,…
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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…
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Jaguars vs. Lions may be a battle of division champs
By Wayne Witkowski Jackson Memorial High School’s ice hockey team is on a late-season surge and on the threshold of its first division title. If that happens, it could make for a crosstown showdown of division champions scheduled for Feb. 14 against Jackson Liberty High School. Jackson Liberty already sealed its end of the deal,…
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All-girl line helps Old Bridge succeed on ice
By Warren Rappleyea Old Bridge High School’s ice hockey team has put together a 10-7-1 record thanks to a combination of hard work and explosive scoring. The Knights’ first line of seniors Tyler Kogut, Steve Sapporito and captain Anthony Conti has proven difficult for opponents to contain. Kogut, who netted his 100th career goal earlier…
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Redbirds playing for repeat Freedom Division crown
By Wayne Witkowski Allentown High School girls basketball team is in a must-win situation over the next three games if it is to repeat as Colonial Valley Conference (CVC) Freedom Division champion. The Redbirds (12-5) suffered their second division loss Feb. 2 when Ewing High School scored a 63-58 victory. They meet again Feb. 15…
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Hawks’ girls taking it one game at a time
By Jimmy Allinder The secret to winning is not really a secret at all. A common thread among perennial winners is to take one game at a time, which was the lesson the J.P. Stevens High School girls basketball team learned Feb. 5 when it met Edison High School. J.P. Stevens is 11-7 with two…
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Lions, Eagles gear up for Mayor’s Cup showdown
By Wayne Witkowski Middletown High School North’s ice hockey team has gotten much of the attention around its town this season, as the defending NJSIAA Public B champions are 11-1-1, including a 4-3 victory over Middletown High School South early in the season. But reputations and bragging rights, as well as the Mayor’s Cup, are…
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Allentown returning to NJSIAA sectional wrestling competition
By Wayne Witkowski Allentown High School’s wrestling team is on the threshold of a season of distinction. Already assured of its first berth in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III championships in four years — and currently seeded fifth for the competition that takes place next week — the Redbirds also had the chance to…
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Barrons’ ice hockey team is exceeding expectations
By Jeff Appelblatt Joe Rotella, Woodbridge High School’s ice hockey coach, expected his team to perform better than it did a year ago, but he’s in awe with how good his team has really done this season “I thought we would have been about a .500 team,” the coach said after his club dominated its…