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Six Spartans are running and jumping into college
High School athletes have only a few times each year when they can sign their national letter of intent to attend and continue their athletic careers in college. Ocean Township High School had six track and field athletes all announcing which college or university they will be attending in the fall.
Julie Krone: Always in the Moment, Always About the Horse
When Julie Krone was riding, it was always on to the next race, on to the next day, on to the next track, allowing precious little time to celebrate her accomplishments, no matter how unprecedented they were. “When you are younger,” Krone said in 2014, “you are so in the...
Kousuda, Geertsma, Blasts Overtake Holmdel, Gov. Livingston Baseball Advances With 7-6 Win
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - The top seeded Gov. Livingston Highlanders (23-5) needed a pair of late inning homers from Matthew Kosuda and Zach Geertsma to rally past the visiting Holmdel Hornets (9-16), for a 7-6 opening round victory in the Central Jersey II state playoffs. Trailing 5-4 in the 5th inning, Highlander sophomore shortstop Geertsma led off the bottom of the inning with a deep drive over the right center field fence to tie the game. Michael Basile followed with a double off the left field wall, before Kousda blasted his second homer of the game...
Central Jersey, Group 2 quarterfinals - Softball roundup
Cassie Conforti and Shannon Lancellotti each collected two RBI as third-seeded Johnson outlasted 11th-seeded Manasquan in the quarterfinal round of the Central Jersey, Group 2 Tournament in Clark. Johnson will next travel to second-seeded Gov. Livingston in the semifinal on Thursday.
Softball: Middletown North Defeats Robbinsville, 8-2, in State Tournament
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ -- Middletown South advanced in the quarterfinal round of the Central Jersey, Group 3 softball tournament with an 8-2 victory over top-seeded Robbinsville on Tuesday. Ella Mullane went 3-for-4 with two runs batted in and Francesca Pancione was 3-for-4 with a double, a triple and two RBI for eighth-seeded Middletown South (13-8), which scored two runs in the third inning to take a 3-2 lead.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Winning pitcher Riley Smith allowed seven hits and two runs in seven innings with six strikeouts and five walks. Reagan Robinson singled and knocked in two runs and Ariana Tomlinson went 2-for-4 for Robbinsville (21-4). Middletown South will play fourth-seeded Allentown in the semifinals on Thursday in Allentown. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Softball: Middletown South Advances Past Ewing, 3-2, in 10 Innings in State Tournament
MIDDLETOWN, NJ -- Middletown North scored a run in the bottom of the 10th inning for a 3-2 victory over Ewing in the quarterfinal round of the Central Jersey, Group 3 state tournament on Tuesday. Junior Madilynn Boyce recorded 22 strikeouts in 10 innings, pitching a five-hitter with two walks, to get the victory.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Hailey Keiser went 2-for-4 with a run batted in, Adrianna Lisotto went 2-for-5, and Boyce and Brianna Soto each had a hit and scored a run for Middletown North (21-5), which rallied for a run in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game, 2-2. Middletown North, the second seed, will host third-seeded Steinert in the semifinals on Thursday. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
The Shore's Top 50 Class of 2025 junior softball players this spring, ranked
With the Shore Conference championship decided and the Monmouth and Ocean County Tournaments finished, the only thing remaining for the softball season is the multiple different state tournament runs for the Shore's top contenders - in many cases spearheaded by star juniors from the class of 2025. The junior class...
Shore lacrosse player raising awareness for epilepsy while playing with it
WEST LONG BRANCH – The most recent count has the Shore Regional boys’ lacrosse fundraiser for the Epilepsy Foundation at a May 6 game against Red Bank Catholic bringing in an impressive $5,000-plus so far. Even more impressive is the resilience shown by a young athlete and the...
No. Burlington softball squeezes out walk-off win for 2nd straight playoff game
Northern Burlington junior Amelia Rebadavia hit a ball about as far as she could in the seventh inning of Tuesday’s NJSIAA Central Jersey Group 4 quarterfinal against Freehold Township. And Riley Pieloch hit a ball about as short as she could. If you purchase a product or register for...
South Jersey, Non-Public A quarterfinal round - Baseball roundup
Danny DiTullio and Shane Langan combined for a four-hitter as third-seeded Christian Brothers, No. 17 in the NJ.com Top 20, got past sixth-seeded Donovan Catholic 2-1 in the quarterfinal round of the South Jersey Non-Public A Tournament in Lincroft. Christian Brothers will next travel to second-seeded St. Augustine in the...
Boys Lacrosse: Holmdel Beats Robbinsville, 11-3, in State Tournament
HOLMDEL, NJ -- Holmdel scored five goals in the third quarter and went on to an 11-3 boys lacrosse victory over Robbinsville in the South Jersey, Group 2 state tournament quarterfinals on Tuesday. Jack Cannon scored three goals and assisted on one for third-seeded Holmdel (14-5), which outscored Robbinsville, 5-1, in the third quarter to open a 9-3 lead.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Will Gilfillan finished with two goals and three assists and Finnegan Buchan also scored a pair of goals for Holmdel. Matt Tempone and Marcus Cermele each had one goal and one assist, and Brian Volpe and Greg Linsalata also scored goals. Holmdel goalie Jack Tiller made 11 saves. Owen Embley scored two goals for sixth-seeded Robbinsville (12-6), Alex Oldenheimer scored one, and Brendan Coyle made 16 saves. Holmdel will play in the semifinal round on Monday against either Seneca or Hopewell Valley. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Southern Regional Shut Out in First-Ever Conference Final Appearance
Under the lights of ShoreTown Ballpark in Lakewood, in one of the biggest games in program history, the Southern Regional baseball team felt the humbling heartbreak of defeat. In its first-ever Shore Conference Tournament Championship appearance on May 22, Southern fell short against second-seeded Christian Brothers Academy in a crushing, 1-0 loss defined by passion, mistakes and missed opportunities.
Collector Car/Cars We Remember; IndyCar engines, nitro racing, Mini Cooper, POPOP and big Caddys
We’re answering some questions again this week, so here we go. Q: Hi Greg, here’s an IndyCar question. Did a MOPAR or a Buick powered car ever win an Indy Car race? Thanks for your column. Bob Lane, Lancaster area of Pennsylvania. A: Bob, yes to the MOPAR...
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