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Lions skate past Monroe Township; gear up for conference tournament

The Middletown North High School hockey team is finding its stride on the ice with the 2022-23 postseason on the horizon. After starting the season 0-3, the Lions have reversed...

Eagles soar to six-game win streak with 57-52 victory over Colts Neck

MIDDLETOWN — There was no panic among the members of the Middletown South High School boys basketball team...

Lions defeat rival Eagles, 40-27, in Middletown wrestling showdown

MIDDLETOWN — The latest chapter on the mat between the Middletown North High School and Middletown South High...

Middletown South graduate Cranwell takes reins as Eagles’ coach

MIDDLETOWN — There has been a changing of the guard for the Middletown South High School girls basketball...

Rockets have unfinished business as 2022-23 basketball season tips off

HAZLET — During the 2021-22 postseason, the Raritan High School boys basketball team was eight seconds away from...

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Orioles broadcaster headlines Brookdale Athletics Hall of Fame class

Jim Hunter, who is a broadcaster for the Baltimore Orioles, will headline a group of former Brookdale Community College athletes and coaches who will...

Buzzer-beater enables Holmdel to edge Shore Regional in girls’ basketball

A dramatic finish at the buzzer capped the recent girls' basketball game between Holmdel High School and Shore Regional High School. Holmdel pulled out the...

Rumson-Fair Haven continues to shine on girls’ basketball court

Rumson-Fair Haven The Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School girls' basketball team improved to 7-1 on the season when it knocked off Holmdel High School, 68-47,...

Rumson-Fair Haven boys’ hoops rebounds to defeat Middletown South

The Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School boys' basketball team rebounded from an early loss behind a balanced attack during its 58-48 victory over Middletown...

CBA victory over Howell sparks boys’ hoops winning streak

Since losing its season opener, the Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) boys' basketball team has been on a tear with a three-game winning streak. The CBA...

Saint John Vianney enjoys holiday cheer on girls’ basketball court

The Saint John Vianney High School girls' basketball team closed 2017 with a bang, and now the Lancers begin the new year as the...

Mater Dei’s Pearson signs with Central Michigan

George Pearson, who guided Mater Dei Prep to a state sectional football playoff final the past two seasons, signed a National Letter of Intent...

Saint John Vianney pulls away from Red Bank Regional in girls’ hoops

The Saint John Vianney High School girls' basketball team flashed its dominance again when it broke free from a tight early going in its...

Matawan, Red Bank Regional open boys’ basketball seasons

Coach John Giraldo had plenty of reasons to be pleased with how his Matawan Regional High School team kicked off the boys' basketball season. Matawan...

Colts Neck, Middletown South seek further girls’ hoops success

Colts Neck High School was the setting on Dec. 7 for a scrimmage between two teams in transition: the Colts Neck and Middletown High...

Mater Dei’s bid for repeat state football title halted in final

Mater Dei Prep's football team put up a fight in its bid for a second straight state sectional playoff championship, but the Seraphs were...

Rumson-Fair Haven falls to Somerville in state football playoff final

Brett Carroll Staff Writer The Rumson-Fair Haven High School football team lost to Somerville High School, 20-15, in the Central Jersey, Group 3 state playoff sectional...

Freehold falls to Long Branch in state football playoffs

Brett Carroll Staff Writer The Freehold High School football team fell to Long Branch High School, 43-42, in overtime in the Central Jersey, Group 4 state...

Mater Dei bids to win second straight football playoff title

Mater Dei Prep will go after a second consecutive — and second overall — NJSIAA football playoff championship on Dec. 3. Meanwhile, the team Mater...

CBA runs to 22nd Meet of Champions cross-country title

The Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) boys' cross-country team is the king of the running paths once again in New Jersey. CBA won the NJSIAA Meet...

Middletown South celebrates end to memorable girls’ soccer season

The girls' soccer team at Middletown High School South fell just short of capturing a state group championship, but its magical season this year...

Holmdel gets over hump with Group 2 championship

Finally, the losing streak came to an end for the Holmdel High School boys' soccer team. Holmdel, which lost in the state group finals three...

Allentown defeats Middletown South, 2-1, in Group 3 state girls’ soccer final at Kean University

The Allentown High School girls' soccer team won its first state championship today, Nov. 18, when the Redbirds defeated Middletown High School South, 2-1,...

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