FrancoBandiero, Simon finish fifth in the state
BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer
      Atlantic City can be a cruel place. It can also be a place where dreams come true. The top wrestlers in the state had an opportunity to experience the wide spectrum of emotions that a season's final tournament offers when they converged on Boardwalk Hall this past weekend to compete i...
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Patriots fall short in state quarterfinals
BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer
      COLONIA - The season came to an end last week for the Colonia High School girls basketball team when the Patriots suffered a 45-26 loss to South Plainfield in the quarterfinals of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2 Group III Tournament.
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Metuchen boys can't spring another upset
BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer
      METUCHEN - The No. 9-seed Metuchen High School boys basketball team completed a major upset of No. 1 Dunellen to reach the semifinals of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I Tournament but fell a game short of reaching the finals with an 81-48 loss to Create Charter.
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Sports Shorts
      The J.P. Stevens High School baseball program is holding a baseball clinic for players in second through eighth grade on Saturday, March 10. The clinic will be held in the J.P. Stevens gym between 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Admission is $20. With each paid admission, players will receive a ticket to...
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Stevens' playoff run ends in sectional quarterfinals
BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer
      EDISON - The J.P. Stevens High School girls basketball team ended the season with a 92-35 loss to Piscataway in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2 Group IV Tournament. "We played hard, but we were a bit overmatched in this game," Stevens head coach John Spies...
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Ron Nuzzolo
      Fish On Return of winter stalls early striped bass fishing In search of the first striped bass of the year was not as easy as I thought. Opening day was Thursday, March 1. I searched as far south as Exit 58 on the Garden State Parkway. Bloodworms were the bait of c...
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Sports Shorts
      Over 50 softball players are sought for great senior league. All skill levels, players in all condition welcome. Up to four levels of competition, 50-, 60-, 65- and 70-year age brackets. Leagues offer all-star games, a state championship tournament, and opportunities for playing in tournament...
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