Are you ready for some futbol?
     ERIC SUCAR staff Kids kick a ball around the Kid Zone at the New Jersey Youth Soccer Organization Expo held at the N.J. Convention Center in Edison on Saturday. The expo included coaching workshops, various vendor exhibitions and more than a dozen clinics throughout the day.
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Weighting for a win
Local teen hopes to break power-lifting record at state competition
BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer
      METUCHEN - Most days after school, Woodbridge High School senior Tony Malave can be found at the Metuchen YMCA, sitting on the bench. On the bench press, that is. "Right now I bench a maximum of 485 pounds, but my goal is to hit 500 pounds at competition," Malave said.
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Bereavement support group for spouses forming
      Jewish Family and Vocational Service of Middlesex County is forming a Bereavement Group in theMonroe Township office, located in the Concordia Shopping Center, on the corner of Prospect Plains and Perrineville roads.
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Woodbridge squares off with East Bruns.
     JEFF GRANIT staff Above: Woodbridge's Eric Schwab (left) goes head to head with East Brunswick's Brett Kamin in their 152-pound bout on Jan. 4. Kamin went to win the bout, 8-0. Left: Woodbridge's Vin Rodriguez does a bridge as East Brunswick's James Ryder goes for the pin during their 189-pound bout...
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Fish On
Anglers looking toward new year
RON NUZZOLO
      With the 2007 season behind us, I look forward to an even better one ahead in 2008. Last yearwas a year with big fish in all categories. To start, bait fish like peanut bunkers are the true reason why we all enjoyed a great year. Peanuts were in the hundreds of millions along the entire coast and...
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Sports Shorts
      Bernard Lagat's bid for a sixth Wanamaker Mile will be one of the highlights of the Millrose Games at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 1. This is the 101st running of the games in NewYork City.As the games begin a new century, an old duel will be renewed.
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Getting to the basket
     JEFF GRANIT staff Rutgers guard Corey Chandler drives toward the hoop on Jan. 5 during the Scarlet Knights' 58-46 loss to Georgetown. Chandler finished the game with six points and six rebounds.
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Rutgers Roundup
      T he Rutgers gymnastics team kicked off the 2008 season with a second place finish in an extremely close tri-meet between the Scarlet Knights, New Hampshire, and Bridgeport Saturday afternoon at the newly-renovated Livingston Recreation Center.
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JFK boys fall to Bishop Ahr on the hardwood
BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer
      The John F. Kennedy High School boys basketball teamfell to 4-4 on the year after a 61-42 loss to BishopAhr. Led by Derek Figueredo's 23 points and 12 points fromMikeWilliamson, BishopAhr improved to 6-1 on the season. "We committed a lot of turnovers and careless stuff, and Bishop Ahr took advan...
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After first loss of season, Colonia bounces back
Hall's 27 leads the way against St. Joe's
BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer
      After suffering its first defeat of the season in an upset loss to division rival Woodbridge, the Colonia High School boys basketball teamrespondedwith an impressive 47-41 road win over St. Joe's over the weekend. "I thought our guys rebounded nicely," Colonia head coach Chris Chiera said.
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Preston takes over as Bulldogs go to 5-2
Metuchen defeats Highland Park, 68-64, faces McCarrick next
BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer
      The Metuchen High School boys basketball team knew it would be tested in last week's matchup against division rival Highland Park. Without the services of leading scorer Dejuan Miller, Metuchen had to dig deep in order to get the job done in a crucial division contest.
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