Examiner Sports
Redbirds see strong starts from baseball, girls’ lacrosse teams
By Wayne Witkowski
Allentown High School's baseball and girls' lacrosse teams have gotten off to flying starts in the budding spring sports season.
Baseball
After outscoring its...
Redbirds’ softball team hopes South Carolina trip pays off
By Wayne Witkowski
Little did Allentown High School softball coach Kim Maurer and her players realize when they planned a mid-March trip to the Cal...
Former Patriots OF Marrero makes Giants’ opening-day roster
Bridgewater, NJ - The Somerset Patriots have announced that former outfielder Chris Marrero has made the San Francisco Giants Major League roster out of...
Monmouth County golf courses open play
The Monmouth County Park System’s golf season is underway.
All six county golf courses — Bel-Aire in Wall, Charleston Springs in Millstone, Hominy Hill in...
Somerset Patriots sign right-hand pitcher Hassan Pena
The Somerset Patriots have signed right-handed pitcher Hassan Pena for the 2017 season.
Pena enters his first season with the Patriots and first in the...
Somerset Patriots land veteran southpaw Aaron Laffey
The Somerset Patriots have announced that left-handed pitcher and Major League Baseball veteran Aaron Laffey has been signed for the 2017 season.
“I have heard...
Racing official/trainer Dufford passes away
The veteran Thoroughbred trainer and Monmouth Park racing official, Daniel Dufford, died on March 28 at his home. He was 66.
Dufford, who spent his...
Howell PAL sponsors basketball clinic April 1
The Howell Police Athletic League (PAL) will hold a Legends of Basketball and Junior NBA Clinic April 1.
The clinic, which is free and open...
New high school baseball pitching rule instituted this spring
The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA), which is the governing body for scholastic sports in New Jersey, has instituted a rule change...
Senior-led Redbirds’ lacrosse team aims for postseason success
By Wayne Witkowski
Senior defenders Jason Rider and Jeremy Kleinwaks are looking to end their careers as four-year starters for Allentown High School's boys' lacrosse...
Redbirds head to Myrtle Beach to prepare for baseball season
By Wayne Witkowski
Allentown High School's baseball team has the remedy for winter blues after the wet weather forced practices indoors and dropped scrimmages.
Go south.
The...
Weise focused on leading Redbirds against next season
By Wayne Witkowski
Allentown High School girls' basketball standout Ryan Weise figures to be working harder than ever in the months ahead after the Redbirds...
