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...

Independent Sports

Huskies’ boys gear up for big meets with Lion Invitational win

By Wayne Witkowski Matawan Regional High School's boys' outdoor track and field team has been lying low through the first month of the season. The Huskies...

Performers of the Week for May 1

Rain and clouds outshined the sun during a week when the weather dominated play. But there were some performers who delivered bright results on...

Huskies focused on tough A Central baseball schedule

By Wayne Witkowski Matawan Regional High School baseball, which is in hot contention for its first division championship since 2011 when it won a share...

Dodgers pick up Somerset Patriots pitcher

The Somerset Patriots have announced that left-handed pitcher Jeremy Bleich’s contract has been purchased by the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. Bleich appeared in two games...

Colts’ lacrosse team getting on the right track

By Wayne Witkowski It took a few weeks, but Christian Brothers Academy's (CBA) lacrosse team may be getting in sync. "It's only going to get better....

‘Voice of Hornets’ Baronowsky receives Jim Sullivan Award

By Matthew Rocco William Baronowsky was honored by the local basketball officials’ organization for his more than two decades as the “Voice of the Hornets.” Shore...

Performers of the Week April 24

The spring scholastic season is in full bloom. Here are some local athletes who have been shining so far this April. On the baseball diamond...

Hazlet announces boys’ soccer tryouts

The Hazlet Redbulls Boys' Travel Soccer Team will hold tryouts April 26 at 5 p.m. and May 3 at 6 p.m. Players who were...

CBA sailors qualify for national championships

By Wayne Witkowski Christian Brothers Academy’s (CBA) sailing team, marking just its 10th year of competition that includes the last seven on varsity level, is...

Raritan hosting 8th annual Coonan Classic softball event

By Matthew Rocco The Raritan High School softball team will host the eighth annual Don’t Stop Believin Stephanie Coonan Softball Classic this weekend in honor...

Performers of the Week for April 17

While many high schools were on spring break, local athletic teams were quite busy on fields throughout the region. Baseball games plentiful during break Jackson Memorial...

Performers of the Week for April 13

The spring 2017 season has sprung on the high school athletic fields throughout the region. But, of course, April showers have slowed down the action...

Somerset Patriots announce All-Star Game partnership

The Somerset Patriots announced an all-star partnership between RWJBarnabas Health and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey to present the 2017 Atlantic...

Lancers’ softball team off to strong start with eyes on playoffs

By Matthew Rocco Saint John Vianney High School’s deep lineup and talented pitching duo have carried the Lancers to a fast start to the softball...

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