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It's Week 5 of the high school football season for Shore Conference teams. Shore Conference teams are involved in 19 games this weekend with 37 of the conference's 43 teams in action. Donovan Catholic, Holmdel, Long Branch, Matawan, Red Bank Catholic and Wall have byes. ...

The Oldest Racetrack In America Is Threatened in New Jersey. It is a landmark that is 171 years old. Freehold Raceway, which was originally built in 1853 is now under threat of closing. According to Wikipedia, "Freehold Raceway is a half-mile racetrack in Freehold Borough, New Jersey, and is the oldest racetrack in the United States, as well as being the oldest of the three horse racing venues located in New Jersey."

Jeremiah Montgomery ran for 106 yards and two touchdowns on just 10 carries as Neptune defeated Point Pleasant Beach, 47-13, in Neptune. Caleb Brown ran for 94 yards and a TD while also completing 3-of-6 passes for 106 yards and a TD for Neptune (3-2). Daaron Lynch had two receptions for 106 yards and a TD, while Michael MacLennan and Kingston Pinnock each ran for a TD.

MANCHESTER -- All things considered, Saturday just wasn't Rumson-Fair Haven's day. It was a long trip down to Ocean County for a road game, and it was a slow start. There were messy turnovers and the Bulldgos allowed the tenacious home underdog Manchester to gain momentum with the game's first touchdown. And No. 2 Rumson (5-0) still won 42-7. It was not the team's best day, and yet it was still a testament to the dominance of...

Zach Marker threw three touchdowns and ran for a fourth and Marcus Yarns ran for one score and pulled in an 86-yard touchdown pass as Delaware won its fifth straight game to start the season, knocking off Monmouth 42-35. Delaware’s defense came up big, stopping the Hawks twice in Blue...

After hosting four epic, sold-out world premieres along the East Coast and launching a bracket-style competition that includes a public vote and view count, the dust has finally settled. A champion has emerged. A huge congratulations to Jordan Montgomery and Clay Mein of Abyss Films and North Carolina’s Outer Banks surf community for winning The Inertia‘s Inaugural HOMETOWN HYPE Championship presented by White Claw!

With 77 points and 1,076 yards between them, Delaware and Monmouth were as good as advertised offensively. But a few big plays from the Blue Hens' defense made all the difference. ...

Emmaus High School graduate Sone Ntoh prides himself on being a team-first athlete, and he’s carried that approach into the second act of his college football career at Monmouth University. “I’ve always been a selfless player,” Ntoh said. “In high school, I shared the ball in the backfield with...

OLD TAPPAN - There will be a new No. 1 team in the next North Jersey football Public Top 20 rankings, and that team is Old Tappan. The Golden Knights registered their second consecutive shutout and improved to 6-0 with Saturday’s 27-0 victory over Northern Highlands in the Super Football Conference. ...

Manasquan, NJ – Manasquan High School tennis star, Summer Even-Esh, continues her unbeaten streak, having won all 16 of her matches this season. This past week, Summer dominated her Shore Conference Tournament competition, posting a 3-0 record. She defeated Toms River South 6-0, 6-0 in the second round, Colts Neck 6-0, 6-1 in the quarterfinals, and top-seeded Holmdel 6-0, 6-2 in the semifinals.The team, currently standing at 13-4, has thrived with Summer at the helm. In addition to her singles victories, she helped secure a win in the prestigious Haddonfield Doubles Tournament earlier this season. This...

HOLMDEL, NJ -- Middletown North built a 19-point lead before halftime and went on to defeat St. John Vianney, 41-22, in football on Friday night.Brian O'Donnell scored two touchdowns in the first half for Middletown North (5-0). He had a 2-yard TD run in the first quarter, then a TD run by Matt Belenko put the Lions in front, 14-0.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERAfter St. John Vianney (3-3) cut the deficit to 14-6, O'Donnell caught a 30-yard TD pass from Owen Robson to make it 21-6. The Lions had an 80-yard scoring drive late in the second quarter capped by Robson's 38-yard TD pass to Jack Viola to extend the Lion lead to 28-9.Zach LaBarca's 43-yard touchdown pass to Jahmere James helped St. John Vianney close to within 12, 28-16, at the half.Middletown North drove 97 yards in the third quarter to score on a Shane VolanteTD run, and Volante would score again in the fourth quarter. He rushed for 150 yards on the evening.  For more local news, visit TAPinto.net

BRICK TOWNSHIP — Brick Memorial High School’s golf-specific physical education class called Golf From Tee to Green will return for a second year in February of 2025. Ryan Graham, a health and physical education teacher, established the program with the help of Tim Brennan, physical education teacher. “I thought it would be a great idea to establish a golf class into our physical education program.

Lila Hopkins scored the only goal of the game to push Brick Memorial to a 1-0 win over Red Bank Catholic in Shore Conference Tournament Group A play, in Brick. The goal came in the second half and Jordan McCullough had the assist. Giselle Lizardimade nine saves to earn the clean sheet.

8th-Belmont The Big A, $90,000, Msw, 10-3, 2yo, f, 6fT, 1:09.68, fm, 2 lengths. CANDY QUEST (f, 2, Connect–Candy Crush, by Candy Ride {Arg}), a $225,000 Keeneland September yearling who was the priciest of her sire's 31 yearlings reported as sold in 2023 (43 ring), set her sights on heavily favored Tam I Am (Authentic) entering the final eighth of a mile and kicked past with relative ease to graduate in very professional fashion at first asking Thursday afternoon. Live on the board at 9-2 from a 5-1 morning line, the dark bay took a sit from off the pace as fellow firster So Darn Pretty (Ire) (Too Darn Hot {GB}) came across from her widest post and outsprinted the more experienced Tam I Am, who was wisely taken off the fence to do the chasing from second. Candy Quest–who worked a half-mile on the Belmont training track in :46 4/5 (2/151) Sept. 22–traveled in behind the leading duo into the stretch, but Tam I Am had first crack at the pacesetter and wrested command approaching the furlong pole. Candy Quest had the move covered, however, as she was switched out by Dylan Davis and motored home for a good-looking victory. A half-sister to Take a Stand (Will Take Charge), GSP, $365,313; and to Frosted Over (Frosted), Ch. 3yo Colt-Can, MGSW, $310,194, the winner is out of a half-sister to SW & MGSP Seruni (Saint Liam), GSW English Affair (English Channel) , SW Roman Emperor (Empire Maker), MGSP Doc Cheney (Saint Ballado) and GSP Liberated (Curlin). Candy Crush delivered a Maxfield colt in 2023, a Flightline filly this year and was bred back to Authentic. Sales history: $225,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $49,500. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

On a cool Tuesday evening at Roberts Stadium, Princeton men’s soccer (4–3 overall, 1–0 Ivy League) kept a consecutive clean sheet in a 1–0 victory against the Monmouth Hawks (4–1–5, 1–0–3 Coastal Athletic Association). The win follows their 2–0 victory over Harvard to open Ivy League play.

If you’re a baseball fan living in this area, chances are you’re pretty darn happy. There are eight teams left in the quest for a World Series championship, and all of “our” guys are still left. ...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – If there was ever an example for the saying that age is just a number, Smithwick’s Spice would be held up as Exhibit A in the Thoroughbred racing world. The hardy 8-year-old, last seen winning the Joey P Handicap on closing day at Monmouth...

Once Delaware joins Conference USA in 2025, this sort of game will become scarce for the Blue Hens: a matchup with a program in a neighboring state, one that could be a rivalry if given enough time. Though Monmouth and Delaware have only this Saturday’s 1:00 PM kickoff remaining in...

LAKEWOOD, NJ (Oct. 5, 2024) - Homecoming is typically a day for alumni, but in the case of Georgian Court Women's Soccer, it was a day for freshman. Chelsea Lavezzo in particular who scored two second-half goals to give Georgian Court a 2-1 victory over Bridgeport. The win moves GCU to 7-3-0 on the season and 4-1-0 in league play.

WHEN: Saturday, 1 p.m. WHERE: Kessler Stadium (4,200), West Long Branch, N.J. RADIO: WDSD 94.7-FM (Scott Klatzkin, Bill Harmon). TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia. STREAMING: FloSports (fee required). LIVE ...