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Remembering the greatest game in New Jersey high school football history
November 7, 2009
Forty years hasn't been long enough for the people involved to forget 1969's battle between Toms River South and Middletown High Schools. Ranked #1 and #2 by the Star-Ledger, the game was played in an era of legends, when spearing was still legal and before there was a state championship game.
A wide range of traditions for St. Benedict's Prep soccer
November 11, 2009
Saint Benedict’s Prep soccer is a program seeped in tradition. The nationally competitive Newark private school does everything from South African chants as it enters the field to handing out Tootsie Roll pops during pre-game warm-ups.
Ramsey beats River Dell to win North 1 Group 2 NJ HS football final
December 4, 2009
Senior halfback Zach Donnarumma rushed for 266 yards and scored four touchdowns on 26 carries to lead Ramsey to a North I, Group II Championship. The Rams defeated River Dell 36-10 at Giants Stadium to earn its first sectional championship since 2002.
Mark Sanchez practices as a Jet for the first time
May 1, 2009
The New York Jets new rookies took to the field on for the first time. This included the arrival of first round quarterback Mark Sanchez out of Southern California.
BMX rider Scotty Cranmer's kid brother Matty follows in his footsteps
August 11, 2009
Scotty Cranmer is a two-time X-Games gold medalist. His brother Matty, just 12, is already following in his footsteps. The two appeared together on the Disney XD show “Next-X,” Matty as a student and his older brother as a mentor. Here, the brothers ride together at Lakewood's Incline Club.
St. John Vianney wrestlers Colton Bigelow and Anthony Ferraro find solace on the mat
February 18, 2010
St. John Vianney wrestler Colton Bigelow knows a thing or two about losses off the mat. In 2007 his father, famed pro wrestler Scott “Bam Bam” Bigelow was found dead with drugs in his system. Then in 2009, Colton lost his close friend and teammate Dan Falco when he died suddenly of a brain seizure. After Dan’s death Colton struck up a bond with Anthony Ferraro - a teammate who knew a thing or two about adversity. With special rules in place to allow him to compete, Ferraro, just a freshman, has left his own mark on the program. Together the two have found sanctuary on the mats.