Independent Sports

Lions skate past Monroe Township; gear up for conference tournament

The Middletown North High School hockey team is finding its stride on the ice with the 2022-23 postseason on the horizon. After starting the season 0-3, the Lions have reversed...

Eagles soar to six-game win streak with 57-52 victory over Colts Neck

MIDDLETOWN — There was no panic among the members of the Middletown South High School boys basketball team...

Lions defeat rival Eagles, 40-27, in Middletown wrestling showdown

MIDDLETOWN — The latest chapter on the mat between the Middletown North High School and Middletown South High...

Middletown South graduate Cranwell takes reins as Eagles’ coach

MIDDLETOWN — There has been a changing of the guard for the Middletown South High School girls basketball...

Rockets have unfinished business as 2022-23 basketball season tips off

HAZLET — During the 2021-22 postseason, the Raritan High School boys basketball team was eight seconds away from...

Independent Sports

Klayton’s Kandy set for Incredible Revenge Stakes as trainer Mark Salvaggio seeks first career stakes win

OCEANPORT – Mark Salvaggio understands exactly why he has never won a stakes race in 22 years as a trainer. He doesn't have that...

Defend looking for stakes breakthrough in Jersey Shore Stakes

OCEANPORT – After two failed attempts at trying to make Defend a stakes winner, trainer Cal Lynch is hoping he has found the right...

Upper Freehold couple creates legacy of success in harness racing

By Ken Weingartner UPPER FREEHOLD — Jacquie and Frank Ingrassia have been together in harness racing for more than 50 years and the dynamic duo...

Scisco races to third Modified victory of Wall Stadium season

WALL TOWNSHIP — Kyle Scisco of Jackson avoided an early race accident, raced to the lead on lap nine and powered on to win...

Shahama powers to victory in Grade 3 Monmouth Oaks at Monmouth Park

OCEANPORT –  For those in trainer Todd Pletcher's camp, the feeling entering Sunday's Grade 3 Monmouth Oaks at Monmouth Park was that it was...

Sharp Aza Tack romps in $100,000 Tyro Stakes at Monmouth Park

OCEANPORT – After Sharp Aza Tack's solid first-out Maiden Special Weight turf score at Santa Anita, trainer Doug O'Neill was looking for a race...

Morey hopeful Shotgun Hottie will be up to the task in Grade 3 Monmouth Oaks

OCEANPORT – Trainer William Morey didn't get anywhere near the result he was looking for when he made his first trip to Monmouth Park...

Sweezy hoping Power Attack can handle another sprint in $100,000 Tyro Stakes

OCEANPORT – Trainer Kent Sweezey is convinced his 2-year-old colt Power Attack will be at his best going two turns on the grass. He...

Sweet Harmony scores in Colleen Stakes at Monmouth Park

OCEANPORT – Now that Sweet Harmony has followed her first-out win on the dirt with a victory in the July 24 $100,000 Colleen Stakes...

Hazlet’s Sesely sizzles in Wall Stadium’s Summer Thunder 100

WALL TOWNSHIP — Anthony Sesely of Hazlet made one of his occasional Wall Stadium Speedway appearances well worth the effort on July 23 by...

Cyberknife holds off Taiba to win TVG.com Haskell in track record time

OCEANPORT – Gold Square's Cyberknife set a track record while rallying from off the pace and charging up the rail, then held off a...

Taiba installed as 7-5 favorite for TVG.com Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park

OCEANPORT – Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert will look to extend his record for victories to 10 in the TVG.com Haskell Stakes after...

SJV’s Brooks enjoying afterglow of winning WNBA Skills Challenge

Saint John Vianney High School, Holmdel, basketball player Zoe Brooks experienced a special moment on July 9 when she had the opportunity to participate...

Scisco grabs Wall Stadium Modified win on stormy Saturday

WALL TOWNSHIP — Beating the the field and evening rain showers that eventually postponed two feature races, Kyle Scisco powered to the victory in...

That’s Right passes first stakes test with ease in My Frenchman Stakes at Monmouth Park

OCEANPORT – Jockey Andy Hernandez says there is no secret to the success That's Right has had since being switched to the grass three...

Benbang cruises to one-length victory in Blue Sparkler Stakes at Monmouth Park

OCEANPORT – If Benbang had retired without any black type to her credit, trainer Jonathan Thomas said he "would have been very disappointed in...

Duarte set for busy weekend of turf sprints at Monmouth Park

OCEANPORT – With turf sprints dominating the three-day racing weekend at Monmouth Park, trainer Jorge Duarte Jr. is prepared for all of them. And...

Blewett wins NASCAR Jersey Shore 150 at Wall Stadium

WALL TOWNSHIP — Jimmy Blewett is one of the best auto racers to ever compete at Wall Stadium Speedway. He reminded everyone of that by...

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