Metuchen soccer club breaks membership record this year
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer
      METUCHEN - The borough's town soccer recreational club brought in a record number of participants this year with more than 550 kids. "We were just dumbfounded," said Scott Greenfeder, who has been president of the club for three years and will hand off the position to Roman Tiu for the next seas...
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Breathe in, come up for air, and breathe out
     PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Left: Metuchen's Samantha Caruso races through her leg of the 200-yard freestyle relay event during the North Brunswick Raiders Sprint Invitational swim meet on Dec. 1. Right: St. Joe's Colin McNamara leads off his 200-yard freestyle relay team during the meet.
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Colonia girls ready to start new hoops season
Patriots tip off season next weekend against Carteret
BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer
      When the new season tips off for the Colonia High School girls basketball team Dec. 14 in Carteret, the Patriots will embark on the post-Stephanie McDaniel era. Most teams suffer key losses, but perhaps no team lost more than Colonia. After all, McDaniel departed the Patriots' gym with over 1,100 ...
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Stevens girls may have a difficult ride this season
All five starters from last year's 17-9 team are gone
BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer
      After graduating all five of its starters from a year ago, the J.P. Stevens High School girls basketball team could be in for a bumpy ride when the journey begins Dec. 15 when Perth Amboy comes to town to tip off the new season.
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RU drops final regular season game at Louisville
Scarlet Knights blow 18-point lead, lose 41-38 to end regular season
BY DOUG McKENZIE Correspondent
      In order to be successful in Division I football, you need to play consistently well - whether you're talking about over the course of the entire season, or within the context of each individual game. On Thursday night in Louisville, Ky.
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Hawks hoops squad has ability to put up big numbers
Stevens boys return many from last year's team
BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer
      With last season's strong finish with an appearance in the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament quarterfinals fresh in its mind, the J.P. Stevens High School boys basketball team is anxiously awaiting the new season. "For the first time since I've been here, we have three or four guys who can ...
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Metuchen boys to rely on Miller
Two-sport star set to do work for the Bulldogs on the hardwood
BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer
      With a number of players back with varsity experience, the Metuchen High School boys basketball team will look to its depth to lead it to the top spot in the Greater Middlesex Conference when the new season gets under way next week.
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