August 19, 2010 RSS feed / Sports

McDonnell changes college hoop plans

Jackson Memorial graduate plays well in summer ball, switches to Temple Owls
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI
Correspondent

Just days before Jimmy McDonnell would be heading to the University of Massachusetts-Lowell, the former Jackson Memorial High School basketball standout has taken a detour. More...

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A men’s over-40 softball league will be held in New Egypt this fall. Play will start on Sept. 11. Games will be played on Saturday at 9 a.m. Tryouts will be held on Aug. 24, 26, 31 and Sept. 2. More...

Howell’s Monticollo prefers baseball action to softball

BY TIM MORRIS
Staff Writer

Once a baseball player, always a baseball player. That is the way Juliet Monticollo, 15, of Howell sees it. “I’m good at baseball and I’m so used to playing it,” she said. “I like it. More...

Summer play helping Johnson regain form

Correspondent

BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Brandi Johnson, a former standout on the Jackson Memorial High School soccer team, played a key role as the Jersey Shore Boca Under-23 team captured the Mid-Atlantic Summer Showcase League (MSSL) Cup for the second year in a row. More...

Howell South Seniors win District 11 championship

BY TIM MORRIS
Staff Writer

Howell South Little League Senior League all-star manager Victor Monticollo did not have a bench to turn to when things got tough this summer. His all-star baseball team consisted of the minimum nine players. More...