Soccer stars
     PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff U.S. Women's Olympic Soccer player Heather O'Reilly signs a ball for a young player at the East Brunswick Soccer Club's Labor Day Tournament Saturday. O'Reilly, 23, who grew up in the township, helped her team win the gold in Beijing last month. She and the U.S. team also won the gold in Athens in 2004. Soccer Club President Ron Bransdorfer said of her visit: "With a smile on her face throughout and encouraging words for the boys and girls lined up to meet her, Heather demonstrated to everyone why we in EBSC are as proud of her graciousness as we are of her remarkable soccer talents."
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EBHS football will face tough schedule in 2008
Bears take on numerous playoff-caliber teams after a 5-5 season
BY JEFF APPELBLATT Correspondent
      East Brunswick High School's football coach Marcus Borden could be worried as he enters the 2008 season. H is team is young — the Bears have only three seniors and have nine underclassmen on the defensive end.
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Monroe football has hands full heading into new season
Young squad, difficult schedule for Falcons in '08
BY JEFF APPELBLATT Correspondent
      As the high school football season nears, many coaches are eager to get their teams on the field. Seventeen days before Monroe High School's first game, first-year head coach Chris Beagan could not have felt different.
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Old Bridge has evenly balanced squad heading into '08 campaign
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer
      After struggling through an uncharacteristic 2-8 campaign last fall, the Old Bridge High School football team is looking to reclaim its traditional role as a contender in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Red Division. The Knights are returning plenty of experienced players after entering last year with just two returning starters.
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