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

Middletown South looking to translate strong play into victories

In girls’ soccer, Middletown High School South is talented and energetic. The Eagles control possession, attack the box and score impressive goals. They did all...

CBA keeps rolling despite tough test against Freehold

Early in overtime in a game last week at Freehold High School, Joe Lozowski lined up for a corner kick. The Christian Brothers Academy...

Jersey golfers place fourth at PGA regional

The League 8 All-Stars, a team of junior golfers from Monmouth and Ocean counties, placed fourth in the PGA Jr. League Regional at LedgeRock...

Matawan football showing potential despite losses

Matawan Regional High School is not far away from winning football games in 2018. The Huskies can move the ball and slow down opponents....

Middletown South football team looking strong early

Middletown High School South football is back. So said receiver Matt Krellin. Krellin and quarterback Trevor Brey hooked up on the crucial play of the game...

Saint John Vianney football will bid to rebound as season moves on

Coach Joe Martucci offers hope and confidence for his football players at Saint John Vianney High School. Martucci, who is in his first year coaching...

Mater Dei Prep hires Kazimir as boys’ basketball coach

Mater Dei Prep has hired Dennis Kazimir, who has years of experience coaching on the collegiate level, as its new boys' basketball coach. The Middletown...

Matawan girls’ soccer seeks a berth in Shore Conference Tournament

The Matawan Regional High School girls' soccer team missed qualifying for the Shore Conference Tournament by one game last year. With every starter back...

Saint John Vianney football has high expectations

CJ Hanson is quite literally the centerpiece of Saint John Vianney High School’s football program. The senior, who stands 6-5 and weighs in at...

Matawan boys’ soccer counting on young talent this year

There are 26 upperclassmen in Matawan Regional High School’s boys soccer program. Twenty-four are juniors. Only two, Michael Porcelli and Mal Mehari, are seniors....

Red Bank Catholic expecting big step forward this soccer season

John Butler enters his fourth season as boys' soccer coach at Red Bank Catholic High School with a high expectation. His goal is to turn...

Middletown Little League enjoyed memorable summer run

Most 11-12-year-old all-star teams can only dream of the Little League World Series. But just two victories was what the Middletown Little League team...

Middletown falls short of Little League World Series

Middletown will not advance to the Little League World Series. Middletown was eliminated from the Mid-Atlantic Regional when it was defeated by Berlin, the Maryland...

Middletown falls to New York in Little League Mid-Atlantic Regional

Middletown Little League was defeated by the Mid Island Little League, the New York state champion, 5-2, on Wednesday, Aug. 8 during Mid-Atlantic Regional...

Matawan develops players in summer basketball league

The Matawan Regional High School boys' basketball team finished with the second-worst record, 5-15, in the Hamilton Park Summer League regular season. Then the...

Middletown bidding to reach Little League World Series

Middletown Little League’s 12-year-old all-star team has been crowned the king of New Jersey. Middletown won the New Jersey state championship on July 30 at...

Pasternak wins prestigious PGA award

Dan Pasternak, a native of Middletown who is the PGA General Manager at the Essex Fells Country Club, has been named the PGA Golf...

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Leonard J. Buck Garden to Host Spring Plant Sale on April 27 and 28

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