Sports Shorts The Sayreville Leprechauns Pee Wee cheerleading squad took first place in their division at the state finals at Sovereign Bank Arena on Oct. 28. They qualified for the state finals by taking first place on Oct.. 15 at the Central Jersey competition. The Pee Wee cheerleaders, under the direction of head coach Laurie Aich, assistant coaches Robin Woods and Donna Goldman and junior coaches Ashley Warisk and Kristen Aikens, will be competing in a regional competition on Nov. 18 at Sovereign Bank Arena. This marks the first time a Leprechaun cheerleading squad has advanced to this level of competition. The Central NJ Silver Bullet Club's U14 girls soccer team, the Blue Lightning, are now 6-0 following their two wins this weekend. The Saturday game against the Montgomery Fusion was an easy outing, as Brianne Ferguson started out with three goals. At halftime the score was 6-0. The team fielded only nine girls for the second half as midfielder Julia Eleftheriades scored her first goal to end the game at 7-1. In a hard-fought Sunday game against the Spotswood Stars, forward Maureen McKenna quickly scored the opening goal. The Donahue sisters, Monica (defense) and Erica (midfield), fought hard to keep the ball on the opponents' side of the field. With the score 2-0 at the half, the Stars fought back with a goal right away, which the Sayreville girls answered with the final goal to win at 3-1. This keeps the Sayreville-South River girls in first place in their division. The Rutgers men's and women's basketball programs will host the Scarlet Knights' Fall Hoop Festival for boys and girls in grades 2-8 from 8:30 a.m.-noon on Nov. 9 and 10 at the Louis Brown Athletic Center on the university's Livingston Campus. Additionally, the festival will be held at the Applegarth Middle School and Brookside Elementary School in Monroe. Monroe High School head boys basketball coach Bob Turco and head girls coach Leigh Vogtman will run the clinic at the Applegarth and Brookside schools. There will also be a number of experienced varsity, junior varsity and freshman basketball coaches from area high schools to provide instruction. The clinic stresses basketball fundamentals through games, drills and individual instruction, as well as emphasizes the importance of academics and like skills. All participants will receive a T-shirt, self-improvement workout program and two tickets to a Rutgers men's and women's basketball game. The two-day clinic fee is $95 and space is limited. For more information on how your child can participate, please call 800-932-7862, (732) 445-4291 or (732) 445-4251. College ice hockey comes to Old Bridge on Nov. 18 when Rutgers hosts the University of Stamford at the Old Bridge Arena. The opening face-off is set for 4 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children under 12 years of age. The first Pop Warner Football games were played at the new Phillips Park in Old Bridge on Nov. 4. The games were for the Old Bridge Mayors Trophy. In the Junior Pee Wee game the Raritan Bay Cougars defeated the Old Bridge Rams by a score of 20-0. Jordan Fetterman tossed a TD pass to Brandon Giles, while Michael Friedman and Julanee Prince added rushing touchdowns. In the Pee Wee game the Cougars took on the Sayrewoods South Rebels. The game was tied after regulation, 6-6. In overtime, Jesse Meyer scored on an 11-yard sweep to end the game. In the Midget game, Christopher Smith scored two touchdowns to lead the Cougars to a 30-0 victory over the Rebels. Christian Vuolo and Zach Zimmerlink also added rushing touchdowns for the Cougars. Jared Eardly connected on three extra points to round out the scoring. The U-12 Old Bridge Thrashers travel soccer team is looking for two dedicated soccer players for the upcoming season. Please e-mail Michael Blatt at mmgr@optonline.net The Old Bridge Revolution, a U12 girls soccer team, won a hard-fought game Sunday against a determined Berkeley team. Berkeley scored early in the opening half to take a 1-0 lead. Led by goalkeeper Melina Kontos, who made several spectacular saves, the defense prevented Berkeley from any more scoring. Fine defensive play from Kelsey Dunnigan, Emily Garcia, Megan Huddy and Amber Lynn Vargas forced their opponent to shoot from further out than they wanted. Late in the first half Kelly Cameron scored the tying goal with offensive help from Kimmie D'Emilio, Kristen Jezycki and Alanna Perotta. Kelsiann Acer opened the second half, scoring with an early goal to give the Revolution the lead that would hold up super all-around play by Sydnie Martinez, and Melissa Jerome sealed the gritty effort. Sorely missed were Tonilynn Taranto, Kaitlynn Safchinsky, Natalie Princpato and Natasha Amaro. The Old Bridge Chaos 14U girls travel softball team will be holding tryouts for a spring team this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Cheesequake softball field on Route 9 and Schulmeister Road in Old Bridge. For additional information contact Joe at joeave@optonline.net. Cheesequake Baseball registration for the spring league is now available. In-person registration will be held Saturday, Dec. 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Cheesequake fields, Route 9 and Schulmeister Road, Old Bridge. Registration forms are also available on the Web site, www.leaguelinup.com/cqba, under handouts. For questions, please call Nick at (732) 433-0198. The Old Bridge Hustlers U12 girls softball team completed its 2006 season by splitting a doubleheader Sunday defeating the West Windsor Wildcats, 10-8, and losing to the Long Island Chargers, 4-3, in their final week of play. During this memorable season the Hustlers finished 64-18. Highlights this year included first-place titles in the Hamilton and Boston, Massachusetts tournaments, first place in Mid Jersey Spring League play, as well as top three finishes at the Old Bridge, Union, Readington and Roselle Park tournaments. This year's accomplishments were a direct result of the players' hard work both on and off the field, as well as a magnificent support group of parents, sponsors and coaches.