Tag: Raritan
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Howell continues dominant season at region wrestling tournament
Howell High School’s impressive wrestling season continued when the NJSIAA Region 6 tournament came to a close last weekend. Howell, which included repeat NJSIAA Group 5 state and District 22 championships this winter, will send a program-record nine wrestlers to state tournament that will be held from March 2-4 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.…
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Howell, Saint John Vianney, Raritan claim district wrestling titles
Howell High School and Saint John Vianney High School each tacked on another championship, while Rartian High School also claimed a title, when the state district wrestling tournaments concluded at 32 sites. With the districts completed on Feb. 17, the next step for the wrestlers will be the region tournaments that will be held at…
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Howell repeats at state group wrestling champions
Howell High School successfully defended its title while legendary programs Paulsboro High School and Phillipsburg High School were crowned once again when the NJSIAA group championships were wrestled at the RWJBarnabas Health Arena in Toms River on Feb. 11. Howell capped its 32-0 season with its second straight Group 5 state championship. The Rebels knocked…
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Raritan girls’ soccer team concludes season on high note
The Raritan High School girls’ soccer team has struggled to find the win column for most of the season, but the Rockets scored a dominating victory to finish the campaign. Raritan was originally scheduled to play Ranney School, but a last-minute issue forced Ranney to back out of the match. South River High School stepped…
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Monmouth County wins 40th Gridiron Classic in record-setting fashion
By Brett Carroll Staff Writer The Monmouth County all-stars rolled behind a record-setting rushing performance and a sturdy defense to ring up a 17-8 victory over Ocean County in the 40th annual All-Shore Gridiron Classic at Shore Regional High School in West Long Branch. Monmouth County’s attack on the evening of June 29 was guided…
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Middletown North seniors eager to claim 3rd straight SCT title
By Wayne Witkowski Middletown High School North seniors Riley Kernan, Ryan Rasmussen, Kayla Gallo, Liz Dorsa and Angela Delahanty are looking to graduate next month with something few seniors can claim: a third straight Shore Conference Tournament softball championship. They would do it playing for their third coach in four years, as Chris Hoffman took…
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Raritan hosting 8th annual Coonan Classic softball event
By Matthew Rocco The Raritan High School softball team will host the eighth annual Don’t Stop Believin Stephanie Coonan Softball Classic this weekend in honor of the former Rockets player. The Rockets hold the event each year to remember Coonan, a softball co-captain and Raritan graduate who died of stomach cancer in 2009. The 2017…
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Coach Rosner hopes to take Rockets softball to next level
By Wayne Witkowski Marc Rosner believed in playing it game by game the past two seasons as he built Middletown High School North’s softball team toward back-to-back Shore Conference Tournament championships — its first titles in that tournament since 1974. Now, Rosner takes that approach with his new team at Raritan High School as he…
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Raritan seeking another successful season on softball diamond
By Matthew Rocco A veteran lineup and a talented ace in the circle have the Raritan High School softball team dreaming about another big season. The Rockets have been a perennial success story. Although the team fell short in the Shore Conference and state tournaments in 2016, Raritan extended its run of winning seasons to…
