Tourney time leaves teams scrambling for wins
BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer
      Welcome to bubble week, the spring edition.This is the week that the middle-of-the-road high school sports teams fight to lengthen their seasons, as the NJSIAA state playoff deadlines approach this weekend.
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Bombers seeded fourth in loaded CJ IV bracket
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer
      With a 14-2 overall record, the Sayreville High School boys tennis team heads into its NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV first-round match against Steinert at home this afternoon on a roll. The Bombers are currently in a three-way tie for first place in the Greater Middlesex Conference (...
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Old Bridge playing well as the postseason nears
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer
      The Old Bridge High School boys volleyball team is 12-6, playing well, and currently sits in third place in the Greater Middlesex Conference. Coach Andrew Hopman's Knights have also qualified for the NJSIAA South Sectional tournament, which begins May 22. Teams must have a .500 or bet...
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Brookdale baseball team No. 2 seed in Region
Jersey Blues won GSAC co-championship
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Johnny Johnson has had an entire season to digest what his Brookdale Community College baseball team does best, and what it doesn't do so well. This week, it will be back to training camp for the Jersey Blues as they prepare for the Region XIX Tournament in Gloucester/Camden. The Bl...
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Sports Shorts
      The Morgan-Parlin Panthers Football and Cheer organization is once again holding The Greg Waznak Memorial Golf Outing on Saturday, June 9, at Bunker Hill golf course. The cost is $100 per person, which includes lunch at the course and a banquet dinner at Christ Church in South Amboy at 5 p.m....
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Fish On
As water temp heats up, so does the fishing
Ron Nuzzolo
      Good news, anglers - they're back.Crabby's Bait and Tackle in Keyport tells me that the bluefish have invaded the surf along Keyport and Cliffwood Beach. Surf anglers have been nailing hungry chopper blues up to 10 pounds on bunker (both incoming and outgoing tides) along with plen...
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