EDISON -- Middlesex County College's men’s and women’s basketball teams will be supporting breast cancer awareness on Friday, Feb. 15 as they face their rival, Ocean County College. The women’s game is at 5:30 p.m. and the men’s contest follows at 7:30 p.m.
Roselle Catholic Girls Team Claims County Title – The Roselle Catholic girls basketball team captured the Union County Championship last month. Pictured left to right are Chika Dunga, Anthonia Ajumobi, Meghan Faughnan, Melissa Tobie, Allison Skrec, Betina Petit, Kelly Hayes and seated, Jenny Malone. In a double overtime thriller, fourth seeded Roselle Catholic (22-3) defeated…
By Jim Whelan Sacrifice, determination and hard work are the essentials for the success of every basketball player. On the hardwood, every player must understand their role. All five players must work together as a unit to achieve their goal on the court. A player must be ready at all times because he may never…
CRANFORD – On Sunday, March 1, the Union County College Lady Owls Basketball Team secured the Region XIX championship title, with a win over Delaware Tech by a score of 64-56 at the County College of Morris. Delaware Tech started the game very aggressively, pulling ahead by 10 points at the beginning of the first…
By Jim Whelan Four years ago on his first team bus ride, new coach Mike Jones asked his players if their opponent that day—the now defunct St. Al’s of Jersey City – was any good. One of his players on the school bus responded with optimism, “No. They’re not that good.” After a short pause,…
By Jim Whelan Tiger Woods coined the phrase, “If I am not getting better, than I’m getting worse.” New Providence head boys basketball coach Art Cattano can relate, having the same philosophical approach to his team and the game of basketball. He preaches to his team, “Any team can beat anybody on any given day…
In The Middle Of A Great Season—The Middlesex County College men’s basketball team is in the middle of a great season, with an overall record of 14-6, and a Garden State Athletic Conference record of 13-2. The squad beat Union County College 84-68 on Jan. 27. Pictured above, Union County College player Rolffi Canela…
Middlesex Athlete Named National Player of the Week—Angelina Dill of Matawan was named the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for Nov. 17-23. The 5’10” forward posted a double-double in four games. She had 21 points and 10 rebounds against Delaware Tech-Stanton and 35 points and 15…
By Jim Whelan St. Joseph’s University coach Phil Martelli has reason to smile lately. Not only did he get a contract extension until the 2015-2016 season, he got his man when Linden’s David Bruce gave a verbal commitment to the A-10 basketball program. Bruce is yet another Jersey recruit headed to the “City of Brotherly…
LINDEN – A Linden High School basketball star has made a non-binding commitment to attend St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. David Bruce, a 6-foot 9-inch 210-pound senior, averaged 15 points and 12 rebounds per game for the Tigers. During his high school career, Linden went 53-10 and won a Union County Tournament High School and…
