Colonia starts new season by grinding it out on the ground
Patriots put together big running game on way to easy win over JFK
BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer
      An explosive performance from the Colonia High School football team's offense helped the Patriots cruise to a 35-8 victory over JFK in the Friday night season opener. "We did what we wanted to do on offense and only had to go to the air seven times," Colonia head coach Ben LaSala said.
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Please don't fall!
     CHRIS KELLY staff Bishop Ahr's Nicole Schwartz will be one of the top competitors for the Trojans this year. The team is striving for a fifth consecutive gymnastics team state championship.
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Hawks hope to soar above the competition on soccer field
With just two returning starters, Stevens looks to youngsters to pitch in
BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer
      With 13 players gone from last year's 11-7-2 team, the J.P. Stevens High School boys soccer team will look to an experienced midfield to guide them to compete for a GMC Red Division title. "We lost some high-caliber players," Stevens head coach William McMullen said.
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Stevens tennis starts season with a win
BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer
      EDISON - The return of senior Luba Smolensky to the No. 1 singles court should make the J.P. Stevens High School girls tennis team a contender for the top spot in the Greater Middlesex Conference once again. Smolensky led the Hawks to their first victory of the season with a 6-4, 6-2 win in her ...
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Bulldogs girls tennis gets off to fast start in '07
BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer
      METUCHEN - The Metuchen High School girls tennis team opened the season last week with an impressive 4-1 win over South Amboy. With a totally revamped singles lineup, the Bulldogs showed no signs of slowing down after a 9-7 season and an appearance in the state sectional finals in 2006.
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Youngsters hit the high seas in search of a big catch
RON NUZZOLO Fish On
      John and Diane O'Connor from East Brunswick took the family on their first party boat bluefish fishing trip. They went out on the Miss Belmar Princess. Son Max and daughter Jackie caught their first bluefish on jigs. Nephew Mike Crispiano of Staten Island, N.Y., caught his first as well. His siste...
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      The Central Jersey Umpires Association is looking for men and women who are interested in becoming certified umpires. The association is expanding and needs candidates to umpire baseball and softball games. Serious prospects only please. For those interested, classes began Aug. 8.
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