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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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Youth soccer teams impacted by new regulations

By Wayne Witkowski Youth soccer tryouts begin in a few weeks, but there will be a far different situation ahead for many returning players and...

Lancers are back in TOC basketball championship game

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcosLSCF7g0&width=640&height=390&rel=0 By Matthew Rocco St. John Vianney High School’s girls basketball team was one step away from its first NJSIAA Tournament of Champions (TOC) crown...

Eagles fall short in Group III championship game

By Wayne Witkowski Middletown High School South’s girls basketball team reached the NJSIAA Group III state championship game for the second straight year as many...

Lancers back in TOC after collecting another state title

By Matthew Rocco St. John Vianney High School was built for this. A year after fighting their way to an NJSIAA Non-Public A girls basketball...

CBA names assistant coach Mulligan as new head soccer coach

The Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) Athletic Department has found the replacement for its legendary boys soccer coach, Dan Keane, and it didn't need to...

CBA’s Rivera wins state wrestling championship

Sebastian Rivera made Christian Brothers Academy’s (CBA) finest wrestling season even more memorable. After a year in which the Colts set team records, Rivera’s championship...

Eagles’ girls seek return trip to Group III finals

By Wayne Witkowski Middletown High School South's girls basketball team is one victory away from a return to the NJSIAA Group III championship game it...

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Former Colts Neck High School football great Anthony Gargiulo was awarded the United States Naval Academy's Collins/Roos Class of 1949 Junior Varsity Most Valuable Player...

Gamble guiding Mater Dei to best boys hoops season

By Wayne Witkowski Ben Gamble was concerned about chemistry when he took over Mater Dei Prep's boys basketball program this season. Now the Seraphs are...

Kalieta, Zupko earn first-place showings at indoor MOC

Tom Kalieta of Matawan Regional High School and Mike Zupko of Christian Brothers Academy each got a first-place medal and a fourth-place finish at...

Brookdale men’s basketball team falls in Region 19 finals

By Tim Morris Finishing first is always nice. However, for Brookdale Community College's men's basketball coach Paul Cisek, his main goal for the young Jersey Blues...

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Robby Andrews lowered his time in the 1-mile run to 3:53.16 when he finished fourth in the Wanamaker Mile at the New York Roadrunners...

Bellaran shines as Monmouth sweeps MAAC indoor track

With former high school stars from the area making significant contributions, the Monmouth University men’s and women’s track and field teams swept the Metro...

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The Eastern Color Guard Championship will come to Monmouth University March 19-20. Winter Guard International (WGI) centers on providing a venue for young people...

Seraphs, Lancers win SCT basketball championships

By Matthew Rocco Mater Dei Prep had a little more magic left for the Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) championship game. The Seraphs, facing a Christian Brothers...

CBA focused on three-peat state ice hockey championship

By Wayne Witkowski Christian Brothers Academy’s (CBA) ice hockey team is not looking back when it comes to seeking an NJSIAA Non-Public A state championship...

Historic state championship for Trinity Hall swimmers

The Trinity Hall Monarchs wrapped up their third swimming season by winning the NJSIAA Non-Public B state championship. The Monarchs scored a 100-70 victory...

CBA wrestlers post third straight District 22 title

By Matthew Rocco Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) saw three of its wrestlers win gold to carry the Colts to a third straight NJSIAA District 22...

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