Ready to hit a winner
     PHOTOS BY ANDREW MILLER staff Above, Woodbridge High School's Joan Kuchie hits a backhand shot during her match with Monroe Township High School's Jacqueline Niu in Monroe Township. Right, Woodbridge's Rachael Osetkowski hits a backhand shot during her match against Monroe Township last Wednesday.
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Patriots roll to fourth straight victory
BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer
      Last week's bye did little to slow the Patriots down as the Colonia High School football team cruised to its fourth win of the season, a 28-13 victory over North Brunswick. When Colonia knocked off Perth Amboy 28-0 prior to its bye week, quarterback Jordan Edmonds was the story of the game, finis...
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Metuchen girls cross country places third
BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer
      An average time of 21:42 helped the Metuchen High School girls cross country team take third place at this year's Old Bridge Cross Country Classic. Rumson-Fair Haven took top honors followed by second-place Arthur L. Johnson.
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Bass season in full effect at the shore
RON NUZZOLO Fish On
      The weather has finally cooled off with a good amount of rain and temperature change. The wait is on anglers from Montauk Point to Barnegat Light who have had enough of the big chopper blues invading the surf and corralling the peanut bunkers into an all-you-can-eat buffet. Bass, bass, bass is the...
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Sports Shorts
      Edison Angels girls fast-pitch softball will hold registration for the spring 2008 recreation season 7-9 p.m. every Monday night in October at the Angels' complex on Kilmer Road in Edison. Signups are for girls ages 5-18. More information can be found at the Web site www.edisonangels.
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Edison defeats Sayreville for the first time in 16 tries
Leone's late-game FG makes the difference
BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer
      Until Frank Leone's 32-yard field goal gave the Edison High School football team a 15-12 win over Sayreville, it had been 16 years since the Eagles were able to walk away from an Edison-Sayreville match-up with a victory. "I let the kids know just how long it had been since an Edison football te...
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Metuchen boys harriers make history
BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer
      The Metuchen High School boys cross country team ran to a second-place finish over the weekend at the Old Bridge Cross Country Classic. Led by junior Julian Fensterheim's second-place finish in 17:02, Metuchen set a new school record with a 17:43 average time for its seven runners.
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