Locals among GMC's track and field champions       The Greater Middlesex Conference's best track and field stars converged on Frank Jost Field in South Plainfield on Saturday to battle for conference supremacy. Among those taking home gold medals were several local athletes, many of whom were multiple winners. More ... Stevens wins despite defensive, injury problems BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer       EDISON - There was a lot riding on last week's match-up when the J.P. Stevens High School baseball team opened the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament with a preliminary-round meeting with Bishop Ahr. Not only would a loss bounce the Hawks from the county tournament, but a loss w... More ... Poll leads Falcons into GMCT's second round BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer       METUCHEN - The tough decision St. Joseph's High School head baseball coach Paul Esposito made in Thursday's preliminary game against Colonia to pull senior ace Kevin Poll after four innings of work paid dividends in Saturday's round-one match-up with North Brunswick. More ... St. Joe's players can learn a lot from coach BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer       METUCHEN - The road to St. Joseph's High School for first-year head coach Paul Esposito has been an interesting one, to say the least. The 1996 graduate of Middletown High School North went on to play shortstop for Fairleigh Dickinson University before professional baseball stints in... More ... Sports Shorts       The Woodbridge Township Youth Soccer Association is holding tryouts for its travel soccer teams for the fall 2007-spring 2008 season. Players need not be a resident of Woodbridge. The U9 and U10, boys and girls tryout will be held on May 22 and 30. The U11 and U12 teams will be held on ... More ... Fish On It's unanimous - there's plenty of fish in the sea Ron Nuzzolo       High tide or low tide, call them what you want, you can't escape the invasion of chopper blues, gators or spring runners. Bluefishing in the bay is red hot and they will hit almost anything - you can't miss. The trick is to get away from them if you want bass. For some anglers, tha... More ...