Jaguars meet Braves for CJIV soccer title
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      The Jackson Memorial High School girls soccer team was explosive in the early rounds of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV tournament, but the Jaguars switched gears on Nov. 9 when their defensive pressure highlighted a 1-0 victory over East Brunswick in the sectional semifinals.
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Howell ready to host state grid playoff game
Rebels will open bid for CJ IV sectional title vs. Montgomery H.S.
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Keep the train rolling. That is what Howell High School assistant football coach Mike Verrochi kept shouting every time the Rebels picked up a first down and marched down the field. There was plenty of rolling on Nov. 6 as the Rebels, behind quarterback Jimmy Ryan's four touchdown passes, beat Southern Regional High School, 37-19, in Howell.
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Warriors made strides on tennis court in '09
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      Assured of its second straight winning season, the New Egypt High School girls tennis team notched some new accomplishments this season when it qualified for the NJSIAA state tournament and had two qualifiers in the NJSIAA individual tournament.
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Lenape ends Rebels' season
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      The Howell High School Rebels defeated Cherry Hill West, 3-0, on Oct. 30 in their first-round game in the Central Jersey Group IV state sectional field hockey tournament. Courtney Thompson scored all three goals for Howell, the No. 5 seed in Central Jersey Group IV. Maria Madsen contributed two assists and Annie Lynch had one assist.
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Sport Shorts
      Women's Professional Soccer champion Sky Blue FC will host the 2009 WinterFest from 1-3 p.m. Dec. 6 at Yurcak Field on the campus of Rutgers University in Piscataway. The free two-hour event features a free coaching clinic and season ticket select-a-seat.
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Holy Cross edges Warriors in CJ I field hockey final
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      Cortney Natalicchio scored her 25th goal of the 2009 season in the final minute of the first half to tie the score at 1-1, but Holy Cross netted the go-ahead goal five minutes into the second half to dash the New Egypt High School field hockey team's hopes for a second straight NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I championship,
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Area harriers shining on top college teams
      Former teammates and rivals are distinguishing themselves at the major college level in women's cross country competition. Ashley Higginson and Allison Linnell, who were teammates at Colts Neck High School, and former Jackson Memorial High School standout Amanda Marino are competing for three of the best teams in the United States.
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Jags' coach sees bright future in boys soccer
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      Although the Jackson Memorial High School boys soccer team drew defending Central Jersey Group IV state sectional champion North Brunswick in its NJSIAA tournament opener and was holding only a 9-10-1 record, coach Steve Bado liked his team's chances.
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