Tag: Raritan High School

  • Raritan Rockets ready to launch 2021 football campaign

    Raritan Rockets ready to launch 2021 football campaign

    HAZLET – Training camps are in full swing on high school football fields across the Shore Conference in Monmouth and Ocean counties and the players on the Raritan High School squad are trying to make the most of every practice they have during the preseason. Coach Anthony Petruzzi has instilled in his players the mentality…

  • Monmouth County students graduate with college degree before high school degree 

    Monmouth County students graduate with college degree before high school degree 

    High school students from throughout Monmouth County who augmented their traditional high school curriculum with college-level courses through Brookdale Community College’s Early College High School (ECHS) program earned their associate degree before graduating from high school. Brookdale Community College is the county college of Monmouth County. “We are honored and excited to congratulate 91 high…

  • Dunn, O’Leary power Raritan to series sweep over Monmouth Regional

    Dunn, O’Leary power Raritan to series sweep over Monmouth Regional

    It was a special day on the mound and at the plate for seniors Kirsten Dunn and Sarah O’Leary of the Raritan High School softball team on May 14 against Monmouth Regional High School in Tinton Falls. Dunn was stellar, throwing six perfect innings with eight strikeouts, while O’Leary bashed two home runs and had…

  • Raritan’s Lazaurs wins state wrestling title to cap 2021 campaign

    Raritan’s Lazaurs wins state wrestling title to cap 2021 campaign

    Raritan High School senior Mia Lazaurs always said she was going to be a state wrestling champion. Even before New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association administrators sanctioned girls wrestling as a high school sport three years ago, Lazaurs was determined to outduel the boys on the mat and win a state title. Lazaurs, who has…

  • Raritan and Matawan split two-game set in boys basketball

    Raritan and Matawan split two-game set in boys basketball

    The Matawan Regional High School and Raritan High School boys basketball teams both enjoyed their second week of action on the hardwood during the 2021 campaign with a two-game series. During the 2021 season that has been cut short by the ongoing coronavirus pandemice, the Shore Conference is not grouping teams by division. Instead, teams…

  • Raritan boys soccer team opens 2020 campaign with four straight wins

    Raritan boys soccer team opens 2020 campaign with four straight wins

    HAZLET – Teamwork and unselfish play have been the keys to success for the Raritan High School boys soccer team during a 4-0 start in 2020. The Rockets scored 20 goals through their first four contests. “They are unselfish. That’s what it comes down to,” Coach Gregg Cohen said. “They are not worried about stats.…

  • Teen builds new sign at Hazlet municipal complex in pursuit of Eagle Scout rank

    Teen builds new sign at Hazlet municipal complex in pursuit of Eagle Scout rank

    HAZLET – In the fall of 2019, Boy Scout James Simone set out on a mission to attain the rank of Eagle Scout. Reaching the highest rank the Boy Scouts award had been his dream since second grade. At the time, the young man was 17 and a senior at Raritan High School. He is…

  • High school baseball players gearing up for ‘Last Dance World Series’

    High school baseball players gearing up for ‘Last Dance World Series’

    The thrills associated with America’s pastime will be on display this summer when an event that has been dubbed the “Last Dance World Series” takes center stage for high school baseball players from throughout New Jersey. Saint Joseph High School, Metuchen, athletic director and baseball coach Mike Murray has put together the 222-team tournament. The…

  • Middletown North ice hockey skates past Freehold/Raritan/Colts Neck

    Middletown North ice hockey skates past Freehold/Raritan/Colts Neck

    Junior Jon Miranda was a big reason why the Middletown North High School ice hockey team continued to stay red hot. Miranda recorded his first career hat trick to lead the Lions to a 4-1 victory over the Freehold Borough/Raritan/Colts Neck co-op team at the Howell Ice Arena on Dec. 13. Middletown North has scored…