Tag: sports

RED BANK – Red Bank Catholic’s youth movement showed it can shine brightest under pressure. Behind standout performances from freshmen quarterback Rahmir Rivera and running back Gabe Kemp, the Caseys outlasted Holmdel 29-28 in a Shore Conference showdown that lived up to its billing as a “war at the shore.”

LITTLE SILVER – Sometimes it takes a while for a first-year head coach to connect with his team and build the trust and culture that makes a winning program. At Red Bank Regional, Tyler Karalewich had the daunting task of filling the massive shoes of Shane Fallon, one of the Shore’s all-time great football coaches.

RUMSON – Jack Cannon talked in the preseason about taking the Holmdel football program to new heights. It’s hard to believe it, but it’s almost mission accomplished in week two of the high school football season.

RUMSON – Owen O’Toole engineered the Rumson-Fair Haven offense for three years, winning three sectional championships and finishing with a perfect 13-0 state title season and over 5,000 passing yards. So how do you replace one of the Shore Conference’s all-time great quarterbacks?

BRICK – Just like Rumson-Fair Haven’s 2025 high school football season opening week game, its matchup against Brick Memorial was hyped as a top-five Shore Conference showdown.

COUNTY ANTRIM, NORTHERN IRELAND – What did Little Silver’s Chris Gotterup have for an encore after beating Rory McIlroy head-to-head to win the Genesis Scottish Open July 13? How about a third-place finish at The 2025 Open Championship at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland?

Neil Krauter has spent plenty of time fishing in the Two River area, from the Navesink and Shrewsbury rivers to the ocean.

TINTON FALLS – As the first pitch nears for this summer’s inclusive baseball league at Ranney School, local nonprofit BaseABLE is celebrating a year of remarkable growth and momentum across state lines.

LONG BRANCH – Before there were popular races like the Spring Lake 5 or the Red Bank 5k, there was only one opportunity for Monmouth County runners.

BASKING RIDGE – Overtime wasn’t kind to the Rumson-Fair Haven girls lacrosse team in the early part of the 2025 season, with losses to Lawrenceville and Hunterdon Central. But that all changed in the final game of the season when it counted the most.