'Battle of Route 18'
     JEFF GRANIT staff Old Bridge High School football players break through the banner as they run onto the field for their Thanksgiving Day football game at East Brunswick, which won the traditional "Battle of Route 18" by a score of 35-14.
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Turkey Day football for O.B. & E.B.
     PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Top: Old Bridge quarterback Chris Suozzo breaks through for some running room against East Brunswick during the teams' Thanksgiving Day game. Above: Old Bridge's Anthony Rybek is tackled by East Brunswick's Rich Lang. Right: East Brunswick Doug Fischer breaks through for ...
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Sports Shorts
      Central Jersey Hornets U14 girls fast-pitch travel softball team seeks eligible "A" class pitcher and utility infielder. Workouts occurring now for spring and summer 2008 tournament and travel season. Open to girls from all New Jersey counties. For information, e-mail cjhornetssoftball@yahoo.co...
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Hang on for the ride
     JEFF GRANIT staff Old Bridge tight end Stewart Luciow tries to shake off East Brunswick's Rich Lang after catching a pass in a game between the two teams, which EB won, 34-17.
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Tough schedule will test O.B. early and often
Move to new conference could make rebuilding year for Knights difficult
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer
      The Old Bridge High School ice hockey team enters what coach Drew Campbell termed a rebuilding season after going 8-11-2 last winter. On the bright side, the Knights - undermanned most of last year - had more than 20 players, mostly sophomores and freshmen, show up for tryouts.
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Sports Shorts
      The U12 Old Bridge Knights captured first place in the West Long Branch Thanksgiving Tournament, winning all four of their games this weekend. On Friday, the Knights used a 16-2 start to open an early lead over the Bayshore Bandits and never looked back. They were led by Stephen Meigh's 15 and Su...
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Fish On
Few bass are keepers for local fishermen
RON NUZZOLO
      Fishing remained solid throughout the past week, with schools of bass and big blues chasing bait from Sandy Hook to Barnegat Light. The story was the same this week: find the birds, and fish hard. Anglers jigged for bass and blues while constantly positioning themselves with the moving schools.
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