Tuesday, April 23, 2013
The East Windsor Pal Soccer Club has two teams looking for players and open tryouts.
The East Windsor PAL Travel Soccer club is holding tryouts for the 2013-2014 travel season, and two other teams are looking to expand its roster. EWPAL will hold tryouts for next season on May 18 at the EWPAL Complex (30 Airport Road, East Windsor) from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Players are not required to live in East Windsor or Hightstown. All age groups between U8 and U14 are welcome. For more information and to pre-register online, visit www.ewpal.org. For specific questions, email tryouts@ewpaltravelsoccer.org. Join the Jaguars The EWPAL U12 Boys Jaguars is looking for two or three national 1 to elite level players to expand its roster for the fall. The team plays CJYSA and Maps. It trains three times a week and plays in three tournaments a…
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Open tryouts are in May, and one established team is seeking a few new players.
The Cranbury Soccer Club is looking for some players for the upcoming 2013-2014 season. Open Tryouts The club has announced that tryouts for the 2013-2014 travel season will be held May 4 through May 10. Tryouts are open to all players interested in travel soccer. In addition to the established teams, the club in collaboration with Brandao Soccer, is looking to create new Boys and Girls teams at the U8-U10 ages. The purpose of the tryout process is to form teams with players who have similar soccer ability and commitment level. The teams are led by professional trainers from Brandao Soccer, Match Ready Soccer, and JENYB Elite Soccer. In addition, the club participates in MNJYSA and US Club. Register online at www.cranburysoccer.com. Join…
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Yankees farm team returns for another exciting season
Through the first week of the season the Trenton Thunder have shown their bats can explode on their Eastern League rivals. Starting tomorrow the team will be back at Arm & Hammer Park for their first home action of the new year So far this year the Thunder have played three games against the Portland Sea Dogs and three games against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats on the road. The local team started the season with a 13-5 win over the Sea Dogs last Thursday and also picked up wins on Sunday and Tuesday. The action returns to Mercer County tomorrow night with a game against the Richmond Flying Squirrels. The first 3000 fans 6 and over who come out to the 7:05 game will also get an Arm & Hammer Park Logo baseball. It is also the first Thirsty…
Friday, April 5, 2013
The governor said Friday that Rutgers president Robert L. Barchi is making the right decision to seek new leadership for the athletics department.
Tim Pernetti's resignation is "appropriate and necessary" Gov. Chris Christie said Friday. The governor thanked Pernetti for his contributions as athletic director of Rutgers University, and said university president Robert L. Barchi made the right leadership decision in seeking new leadership for the athletics department. “This entire incident was regrettable and while it has damaged the reputation of our state University, we need to move forward now on a number of fronts which provide great opportunities for Rutgers’ future," Christie said, in a prepared statement. Rutgers released a letter of resignation today from Pernetti to Barchi in which he said that he'd seen video of Rice verbally and physically abusing players, brought his …
Jimmy Martelli resigned from his coaching job on Wednesday.
Rutgers basketball lost another member of its coaching staff with the resignation of assistant coach Jimmy Martelli on Wednesday, April 3. According to a report on NJ.com, Martelli resigned Wednesday following the firing of head basketball coach Mike Rice. Martelli released a statement to the Associated Press in which he apologized for being a part of Rice's controversial coaching technique. "I am sickened that as an assistant coach I contributed in any way to an unacceptable culture. Wednesday I resigned from Rutgers and I hope that coaches on all levels will learn something important from these events," Martelli said. Rice was fired from his job on Wednesday after a video of Rutgers basketball practices surfaced in which Rice can be seen…
Thursday, April 4, 2013
The head basketball coach was terminated on Wednesday after a controversial video surfaced containing footage of Rutgers basketball practices. Was it the right decision?
Rutgers University Athletics Director Tim Pernetti announced Wednesday that head basketball coach Mike Rice has lost his job following the release of a video showing Rice shoving and kicking players and using obscene and offensive language during practices. Do you think firing Rice was the right move? Pernetti has confirmed that the video was brought to his attention in fall 2012, brought to him by former director of player development Eric Murdock. An independent investigation was launched at that time, and Pernetti ordered a three-game suspension of Rice in December, and fined him $75,000. Rice was also ordered to attend anger management counseling and was monitored at practices upon returning from his suspension. The video rocketed to …
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Athletic Director Tim Pernetti has confirmed that Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice has lost his job.
After less than a day of deflecting a storm of bad press surrounding head basketball coach Mike Rice's coaching methods, Rutgers Athletic Director Tim Pernetti has confirmed that Rice has been fired. According to a report on NJ.com, Pernetti issued the following statement on Wednesday: "I am responsible for the decision to attempt a rehabilitation of Coach Rice," Rutgers athletic director Tim Pernetti said in a statement. "Dismissal and corrective action were debated in December and I thought it was in the best interest of everyone to rehabilitate, but I was wrong. Moving forward, I will work to regain the trust of the Rutgers community." On Tuesday, a video surfaced of Rice yelling offensive language and shoving and kicking players during…
Monday, April 1, 2013
Open Practice set for tomorrow.
The stadium they play in has a new name but fans of the Trenton Thunder can rejoice knowing that professional baseball is returning to Mercer County this week. Tomorrow, starting at 3 p.m. the team will hold a "Welcome North Open House," at Arm & Hammer Park. The team will hold an open practice after which fans will have a chance to meet the new crop of future Yankees and get their autographs. The concession stands at the former Waterfront Park will also be open for the first time this season. General Manager Will Smith said tomorrow's event is the first in a series of exciting nights fans can expect at the ballpark. "As we head into year twenty in Mercer County, we're excited to continue the tradition of opening the stadium and …
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
The NCAA men's basketball tournament begins Tuesday. Here's clickable help.
OK, now it cranks up for real. March Madness is perhaps the most frenzied postseason in all of sports. The NCAA men's basketball tournament each year captures the national imagination. In basketball, it's truly possible for a so-called underdog or little-known school to catch fire and run the table, all the way to the title. No New Jersey teams will be competing in March Madness this year, as Rutgers extended its ironman streak of missing the tournament to 22 years in a row. Tonight, the action begins, with play-in games featuring Liberty (15-20) vs. North Carolina A&T (19-16) and Middle Tennessee State (28-5) vs. Saint Mary's (27-6). On Wednesday, LIU Brooklyn (20-13) plays James Madison (20-14) and Boise State (21-10) battles La Salle (…
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
The men's team won almost every event.
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Tuesday, February 26
The Peddie Men's Swim Team had a historic weekend at the 113th Easterns Interscholastic Swim and Diving Championship winning every event in the two-day meet, except the 50-yard freestyle, according to Peddie School website. Michael Nunan '13 won his second Easterns title, capturing the 500 freestyle in 4:18.88 and setting a new school record. Nunan broke the record which was originally set in 1991 at Easterns by Jim Wells '92 in a time of 4:21.98. Nunan also swam a 1:36.56 in the 200 freestyle and broke the 1991 meet and school record of 1:36.69, also established by Wells, the former USC All-American and member of the Peddie Sports Hall of Fame. Nunan received the Male Swimmer of the Meet Award. Peddie finished with 459.5 points, well …
Beverly Tittl
12:45 pm on Monday, April 15, 2013
I was in the East Windsor Pal back in the early 70's and it was a great time ! more ›