Tag: State tournament
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Howell defeats Hunterdon Central, 9-8, to win Group IV state baseball crown
Heading into the 2022 NJSIAA Group IV state tournament championship game on June 18 at Veterans Park in Hamilton Township, Howell High School baseball coach Eric Johnson told his players they were going to show everyone why baseball is the “ultimate team sport.” The Rebels were facing Hunterdon Central High School of Flemington, a team…
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Middletown North defeats Cranford, 5-4, to win Group III state baseball title
Editor’s note: On the morning of June 19, a statewide media company reported that Cranford High School is protesting the Group III championship game vs. Middletown North High School. According to the report, Cranford is claiming the Lions’ starting pitcher exceeded the maximum number of pitches he was permitted to throw in the June 18…
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Bats power Ranney Panthers to Non-Public B state baseball championship
Four years ago a winning season would have been a huge accomplishment for the baseball program at the Ranney School of Tinton Falls. Ranney School senior Charlie Chropukva remembers those challenging days, but now the program has come full circle. On June 15 at Veterans Park in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, Chropukva and his teammates…
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Bulldogs top Summit, 9-5, to win Group II lacrosse state championship
RUMSON — Redemption has been on the minds of Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School’s boys lacrosse players since the 2021 NJSIAA Group II state tournament championship game. Losing to Summit High School a year ago motivated the Bulldogs to return to the state final this spring with a chance to defeat the three-time defending state…
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Freehold wrestlers perfect in winning B North Division championship
FREEHOLD – The members of the Freehold High School wrestling team made history during the 2021-22 season by winning the Shore Conference B North Division championship. The title was the first division wrestling championship in the long history of sports at the high school in Freehold Borough. And the Colonials won the B North title…
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Lancers cap dominant 2021-22 campaign by winning Tournament of Champions
Dawn Karpell, the girls basketball coach at Saint John Vianney High School, Holmdel, has seen a lot of greatness during her 16 years at the helm of the Lancers. In Karpell’s mind, what her 2021-22 squad achieved surpassed all that came before. The veteran coach watched the Lancers march to one of the best seasons…
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Marlboro’s historic 2021-22 campaign ends in Group IV final defeat to Elizabeth
A season to remember. A season that will live forever in school history. That is what the Marlboro High School boys basketball team provided the community and many more people during the winter of 2021-22. From winning the program’s first Shore Conference Tournament championship and its first state sectional tournament title, to reaching the championship…
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Lancers defeat Immaculate Heart Academy to claim Non-Public A state title
During a current three-year run of almost perfect basketball by the Saint John Vianney High School, Holmdel, girls basketball team, there have been two elements missing from the Lancers’ ledger: winning a state championship and winning the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions. The Lancers checked off one of those boxes on March 12 at the RWJBarnabas…
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O’Sullivan makes history as first Hillsborough boys pole vaulter to win gold at Meet of Champions
An amazing season continued for junior Brian O’Sullivan during the NJSIAA Meet of Champions on March 4 at the Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex in Toms River. O’Sullivan made history as the first Hillsborough High School boys pole vaulter to place first at the winter track edition of the Meet of Champions, securing a gold medal…
