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     JEFF GRANIT staff Jenna Volkmann of the Monroe Township High School Color Guard performs during halftime of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III quarterfinal football game Friday night. Ocean Township defeated Monroe, 9-7.
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New hoops program pairs special players with pals
      MONROE — The township's recreation department, in a joint venture with local parents, has sponsored a new basketball program for the town's special athletes. Basketball Pals wrapped up its first six-week run on Sunday. The pilot program was met with great results.
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Milltown and No. Bruns. welcome new ball fields
      M illtown and North Brunswick celebrated the groundbreaking of new ball fields that lie between the two towns.
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Spotswood girls soccer falls in group tourney
BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent
      No doubt the 2008 season will rank as one of the best ever in Spotswood girls soccer history, with a 16-3-1 record and a successful defense of the Chargers' Greater Middlesex Conference title. But for now the Chargers are in no mood to celebrate.
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Sayreville girls soccer finishes with 14-5 mark
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer
      The Sayreville High School's girls soccer team earned a share of the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) White Division championship and also won four more games than a year ago. The Bombers went 14-5 overall, good for a tie atop the White Division with Woodbridge.
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Spotswood boys end soccer season with 11 wins
Chargers fall to Burlington in playoffs
BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent
      The season may have ended on a sour note—a 3-0 loss to Burlington Township in the Central Jersey Group II sectional—but the Spotswood boys soccer team can feel good about what it accomplished this year and the outlook for 2009.
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RU wrestling looking to make big gains under Goodale
BY DOUG McKENZIE Correspondent
      After coming on strong late last season (winning seven of its last nine matches to finish 7-5 on the year), the Rutgers University wrestling team is ready to take its success to the next level. Now in their second year under head coach Scott Goodale, the Scarlet Knights have entered the season amid some lofty expectations. And for good reason too.
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Sports Shorts
      The Raritan Bay Cougars PeeWees of Old Bridge defeated the Monmouth Falcons of the Jersey Shore Conference, 26-6, in the preliminary round of the Eastern Regional Division 2 playoffs. Minkah Fitzpatrick led off the scoring with a 70-yard touchdown run and finished the day with two more touchdown runs. Mike Friedman also added a touchdown with a strong 25-yard run.
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