Bulldogs clinch first playoff bid in 2 years
BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer
      With a pair of back-to-back lopsided victories, the Metuchen High School football team played its way into the Central Jersey Group I playoffs for the first time since the 2006 season. The No. 7 seeded Bulldogs team will take on No. 2 Shore Regional at 7 p.m. Nov. 14.
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Rutgers women hope to go further than ever
Freshmen's contributions will be critical to success of basketball program
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer
      The expectations for the Rutgers women's basketball program have always been tremendous. And coming off a 27-7 season that ended with a trip to the Elite Eight, and with three starters returning mixed in with a slew of newcomers, the Scarlet Knights may be able to climb to a whole new level.
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     ERIC SUCAR staff With help from Bryan Peragallo (l), Metuchen running back Elijah Sellers (r) looks to head upfield during the third quarter of the game against South River on Saturday.
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Metuchen girls lose first round of Group II soccer tourney
BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer
      The season ended with a heartbreaking loss last week for the Metuchen High School girls soccer team when the Bulldogs suffered a 1-0 loss in the opening round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II Tournament to Delaware Valley.
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Monmouth U. men's soccer clinches NEC tourney spot
BY DOUG McKENZIE Correspondent
      The Monmouth University men's soccer team clinched a berth in the 2008 Northeast Conference Tournament on Friday when they played Quinnipiac to a scoreless draw in Hamden. They then went one step further on Sunday, defeating Central Connecticut State, 2- 1 in double overtime, to clinch the regula...
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NJSIAA Central Sectional Cross-Country Championships
      Championships were held at Thompson Park, Monroe Township on Nov. 9th
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NJSIAA North II Sectional Cross-Country Championships
      Championships were held at Warinanco Park on Nov. 8th The top 10 individuals and top three teams at the Group meets will automatically qualify for the Nov. 22 Meet of Champions at Holmdel.
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RU men looking to bounce back from difficult season
Hoops team placed last in Big East a year ago
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer
      Any college basketball team that finishes 11-20 knows that it needs to make some big changes, and the Rutgers men's squad is no different. With six freshmen and a transfer on this year's team, coach Fred Hill feels he has the pieces to make the turnaround happen.
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