Independent Sports

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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Hornets claim fifth straight girls’ tennis conference crown

By Matthew Rocco The Holmdel High School girls' tennis team earned its fifth straight Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) championship — the beginning of what the...

Middletown girls’ soccer team contending for tourney berths

By Wayne Witkowski The girls' soccer teams at Middletown High School North and Middletown High School South fell out contention in the Shore Conference B...

Huskies closing in on A Central boys’ soccer title

By Wayne Witkowski Coach Tyler Isaacson and Matawan Regional High School’s boys’ soccer team is getting the last laugh on the skeptics. The Huskies were predicted...

Wall Stadium’s ‘Champions Day’ postponed to Oct. 15

A second straight Saturday of persistent light rain and drizzle forced Wall Stadium Speedway officials to postpone the Oct. 8 “Champions Day” events one...

Meadowlands to host 2017 $1M Hambletonian Aug. 5

The Meadowlands Racetrack, longest-running host track of the classic Hambletonian race for 3-year-old trotters, has set a date of Saturday afternoon, Aug. 5, 2017,...

Huskies’ boys exceeding expectations on soccer field

By Wayne Witkowski Coach Tyler Isaacson and Matawan Regional High School's boys' soccer team is getting the last laugh on the prognosticators. The Huskies were predicted...

Lancers’ girls’ volleyball team meeting high expectations

By Matthew Rocco The St. John Vianney High School girls' volleyball team set a high bar to match after a successful 2015 season. Armed with...

Eagles, Lions prepare for pivotal field hockey contest

By Wayne Witkowski When Middletown High School North's field hockey team hosts Middletown High School South at 10 am. Oct. 8, the Shore Conference interdivisional...

Wall Stadium champions to be crowned Oct. 8

Persistent light rain and drizzle and a forecast for more during the day and evening forced Wall Stadium Speedway officials to postpone the Oct....

Forsgate to hold Schiavone Cup Oct. 5-6

The Forsgate Country Club will once again serve as the host to the prestigious R.A. Schiavone Memorial Cup on Oct. 5-6.  This two-day individual/team...

Holmdel boys’ soccer team gets back in A Central race

By Matthew Rocco Back-to-back division wins have kept the Holmdel High School boys' soccer team in the race for the Shore Conference A Central Division...

Former Red Raider returns to coach Keyport on gridiron

By Wayne Witkowski It's been a happy homecoming for new Keyport/Hudson Regional head football coach Jay Graham, who is a former Red Raider. "I feel like...

Mauriello breaks Wall Stadium drought with Modified win

Eric Mauriello put all of his bad fortunes of the 2016 season behind him Sept. 24 and won the 40-lap Downs Ford Modified stock...

Monmouth Park closes out 2016 racing season

The curtain came down on the 2016 Monmouth Park season Sept. 25, as Paco Lopez captured his fifth riding title, Jorge Navarro his fourth...

Holmdel in pursuit of more girls’ tennis championships

By Matthew Rocco The Holmdel High School girls' tennis team hasn’t missed a beat. The Hornets, coming off another championship season, already have five shutouts...

Late goal keeps CBA soccer team undefeated

By Wayne Witkowski Christian Brothers Academy's (CBA) unbeaten soccer team got its fourth and most important victory of the season so far when Matt Thorsheim's...

Eagles, Lions open football campaigns with victories

By Wayne Witkowski Maxx Imsho and two newcomers played significant roles in Middletown High School South's football victory at Red Bank Catholic High (RBC) School,...

Lancers focusing on winning ground game on gridiron

By Matthew Rocco St. John Vianney High School was on the losing end of last year’s NJSIAA Non-Public, Group III final, but the 2016 football...

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