Sports Shorts

The Sayreville Soccer Association is conducting registrations for the recreation league at the soccer fields on Bordentown Avenue — Saturday, July 30, from 9 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, Aug. 3, from 5:30-8:30 p.m., and Wednesday, Aug. 10, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Any questions, call Rosie at (732) 553-0222 or go to www.sayrevillesoccer.com.

The Cheesequake 14-year-old all-star team won its district to move on to the Babe Ruth State Championship. Last Wednesday, they beat Manalapan, 4-1, to take the district title. This year, two districts were combined and Cheesequake took the title for both districts.

They mercied all four teams, Manalapan, South Plainfield, North Edison and Middlesex, and then replayed Manalapan (last year’s state champs) for the title. Cheesequake now moves to states, starting July 22 in East Hanover. The team is managed by Jim Vafiadou and coached by John Pancetti. Also sharing coaching duties are Al Caso and Joe Specchio. Team members are Frank Baldini, Greg Caso, Quentin Crawford, Dan Cuevas, George Gonzalez, Justin Hagner, Kevin MacLachlan, Kevin Moser, Jeff Pancetti, Pat Specchio, Rob Vafiadou and Dan Walsh

The Old Bridge Rockets are looking for a goalkeeper and one to two position players born between Aug. 1 1992, to July 31, 1993. Last season, the Rockets were 19-0-1 in MOSA National 2 and National 1. The Rockets will play in the U13 MOSA Premier division starting in September. They practice two days per week, and have a trainer that has been with the team for the past four years. They enter into approximately seven to eight competitive tournaments a year, playing other Premier and Elite teams. If you are interested, please contact Chuck Mantione at (732) 583-2227.

The Monroe Township Soccer Club is now accepting applications for the fall soccer season. Registration forms can be picked up at the Monroe Recreation Center located at 120 Monmouth Road.

The following are the results of the Tamarack Women’s Nine-Hole Golf Association’s July 14 outing — three worst holes revert to par.

Jean Ertle won the A Flight with a 24, followed by Ann Marie Broehl (27), Rosann Marosy (27) and Dot Terringer (27). Jeannette Squires won the B Flight with a 21, followed by Fran Poulin (24), Joan Semen (26) and Joyce Nicolaison (26). Sally Hindes won the C Flight with a 20, followed by Gloria Frock (25). Ertle had fewest putts with 14.

On July 19, the East Brunswick boys baseball team took first place in the Montgomery Tournament, beating the South Brunswick Bandits. The successful six-game series was the result of the pitching of Justin Rosa, Mike Toto and Chris Wilczynski, the fielding of Philip Merola, Nick Gudzak, Sam Horowitz, Mike Cia and Zack Lublin and the hitting of Ryan Berdoff, Dominick Razzano, Ryan Frey and Jimmy Wendell.

Madison Park Girls Fall Softball will hold in-person registration for the fall season on Aug. 9. Registration time is 6-8:30 p.m. at the Old Bridge Public Library in the conference room. The program is open to all girls ages 6-16 from Old Bridge and surrounding areas. Registration fees are $50 per player, with a $100 maximum per family. No work bond is required. Copies of birth certificate required for new players in league. Applications can be obtained during in-person registration or online at www.leaguelineup.com/madisonparkgirlssoftball. Any questions, call Dan McKevitt at (732) 290-7599.

The Sayreville Tornados U10 girls travel soccer team is looking for a goalkeeper. Any girls interested should contact Chris at (732) 824-7000.

The Zebulon Soccer Club and South River Parks and Recreation Department is offering a new youth soccer club. Registrations for recreation (for South River residents from Sept. 1-Oct. 31) and travel teams are currently forming. Registration for travel teams is open to all area boys and girls. Registration will be held at the soccer field on Veterans Drive in South River on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 5-6:30 p.m. in July and August (weather permitting).

For more information, contact Krisztina Dozsa at krisztinad@musicworldstage.com or call (732) 613-4273.

The Garden State Knights Travel Baseball Club, based in Sayreville, will be holding tryouts for fall 2005/spring 2006 travel baseball teams, ages 8 through 16 as of April 30, 2006. All players must register online at www.gsknights.com, or call Coach Bo at (732) 316-1659, or Coach Smitty at (732) 479-0921.

St. Bart’s Buffalo’s Pop Warner Football and Cheerleading, ages 5 through 14, registration forms are available at www.Stbartsbuffalos.com or contact Dave Lonski at (732) 613-8811 or (732) 247-1133. You do not have to be a parishioner to play.

The Central East Jersey Basketball Officials (CEJBO) organization is now accepting applications from those men and women, who are at least 18 years of age as of Sept. 1, who are interested in becoming a high school basketball official. Classes will run from late September through mid-November, on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, at East Brunswick High School. You can find an application on the organizations Web site at www.cejbo.org or by contacting the Cadet Supervisor, Allan Kaufman at (732) 390-1860 or at tripllauto@aol.com.

The Central East Jersey Basketball Officials association (CEJBO) is holding a charity golf tournament, along with Have a Heart for Heather Non-Profit Organization, on Aug. 5 , starting at 8 a.m., at the Cream Ridge Golf Club. Cost to play is $110 per golfer.

All proceeds will benefit Heather Hornecker, who was born in Sayreville, and resides there today with her family. At the age of 2, Heather was diagnosed with Transposition of the Great Arteries. The two main arteries of her heart (pulmonary and aorta) are not connected to their correct ventricle, which makes the oxygenated blood flow back into her lungs and the de-oxygenated blood flow back into her body.

As an infant, Heather underwent open heart surgery, which opened the two chambers in her heart to restructure the abnormal circulation of blood flow. Unfortunately, in May 2004, Heather went into congenial heart failure, which categorized her as a possible candidate for a heart transplant. She was then registered for a heart transplant listing.

On Dec. 1, 2004, Heather’s 22 years of struggling with this defect had finally come to an end, as the United Network for Organ Sharing found her a heart, and in the early morning of Dec. 2 she was operated on and is currently recovering from surgery. However, the medical costs are considerable and will continue to increase.