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| | Cougars fall in Prep B final; advance in States
11/06/2008
A penalty corner in field hockey is the one area where coaches feel the pressure to convert more often than not.
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| | Breezin’ by Belleville, 3-0
11/06/2008
Blasting an offering into the upper-right corner during the 16th minute, Duffy commenced the scoring for the fourth-seeded Mounties in their 3-0 blanking of the 13th-seeded Buccaneers in the first round of the NJSIAA North 1, Group 4 State sectional playo
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| | Tourney-bound: Mounties punch playoff ticket with 21-18 win
11/06/2008
Quarterback Brandonn Young and tailback Shane Harris were ready.
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| | Mounties advance in States, 4-1; Roxbury next
11/06/2008
Montclair High was comfortably ahead by the eventual final score of 4-1 at the time, but Hersh’s effort exemplified an attitude displayed by the entire MHS field hockey squad this season: No letting up.
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| | County ADs begin work on sport-specific divisions
11/06/2008
Athletic directors from nearly every high school in Essex County voted in favor of creating sport-specific divisions within the newly formed Super Essex Conference.
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| | With successful finish, Mounties clinch States
10/30/2008
Fueled by a recent hot streak, the Montclair High girls volleyball team has joined the ranks of powerhouse squads on the school’s autumn athletics landscape.
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| | Stormy results: Flat, physically overmatched Mounties fall
10/30/2008
The Mustangs (5-1) dominated the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball and committed one penalty and zero turnovers. Early penalties and an inability to move the ball on sustained drives hurt the Mounties (4-2).
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| | Lions roar past MKA, 36-0
10/30/2008
Just don’t expect speed training guru Bill Parisi to show up at Codey Field in Montclair any time soon to spin a yarn about how Immaculate Conception -- if they simply work diligently at getting bigger, faster and stronger -- can become the next Ber
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| | Cougars clinch States
10/23/2008
The maturation of a team comprised of several young players plus enough veteran leaders to keep it all together has been part of the reason for the steady rise of The Montclair Kimberley Academy girls soccer team’s prospects this season, including a
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| | Wessex downs Montclair in ECT final, 3-0
10/23/2008
While Montclair High warmed up for Saturday’s Essex County Tournament final against powerful West Essex, trappings of the game’s importance were everywhere.
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| | Furlong Field House opens Saturday
10/23/2008
Furlong, 83, will join family, friends, major donors, community supporters and Montclair School District staff to celebrate the completion of the newly renovated $4.7 million Robert “Fuzzy” Furlong Field House, named after her late husband, a
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| | Mounties rally for fourth straight ECT crown, 2-0
10/23/2008
Montclair High senior midfielder Morgan Stith had a tradition to uphold. She was going to have to do it without her co-pilot.
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| | Friday night candlelights
10/23/2008
On a crisp, autumnal night made for football, nearly 700 Montclair High School students, faculty members and friends walked an emotional two-block procession to a candlelight vigil held for Ryne Dougherty.
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| | A win for Ryne: Walias overtime field goal clinches emotional
10/23/2008
Tears of sorrow fell from the eyes of Montclair High School football players before their game against Ridgewood this past Saturday.
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| | Cougars bolstered by tough schedule
10/16/2008
It shouldn’t surprise anyone who knows Mike Tully that instead of just thinking ahead to the next conference match, that The Montclair Kimberley Academy’s fourth-year head coach would also have his team’s weekends full of showcase tournaments agains
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| | Montclair breezes into ECT final, 4-0
10/16/2008
The top-seeded Knights travel to Watchung Field to face second-seeded Montclair at 2:30 p.m. in the Essex County Tournament (ECT) final. A Wessex/MHS final is an annual rite of autumn, as both teams are the class of the county each year.
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| | With realignment, next years planning begins now
10/16/2008
The Essex County Athletic Directors Association (ECADA) met in West Orange this past Tuesday to set a timetable for the planning and scheduling necessary to launch Super Conference 1 at the start of the 2009-10 school year.
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| | Ironmen flex muscles against Mounties, 35-3
10/16/2008
Montclair High’s minor victories didn’t add up to what it ultimately wanted -- an outright victory -- during its 35-3 loss to Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey Friday night.
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| | Working OT: Morris sends Mounties to ECT final
10/16/2008
Try as they might, the Millburn Millers could not knock the Mounties off their thrones.
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| | Montclair falls to IHA; States still a possibility
10/09/2008
It also proved that the Mounties, who are 6-7 with six matches remaining before the Oct. 22 State-tournament cutoff, have work to do in order to be over .500 by the qualifying date.
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| | Cougars notch first win of season, 38-7
10/09/2008
Like any high school football coach less than 24 hours removed from the previous game, The Montclair Kimberley Academy’s Lance Ramer was already thinking about this Saturday’s clash with a solid Glen Ridge (2-1) team.
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| | ECT thriller: Mounties upset Seton Hall Prep on PKs, 1-0
10/09/2008
As the fifth Mountie to step to the ball during overtime penalty kicks, Julien Riker was more concerned with putting his shot where he wanted it, not beating Seton Hall Prep goalie Casey DeFluri.
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| | Mounties working through adversity, toward ECT crown
10/09/2008
Despite injuries, an early season transfer and one of New Jersey’s toughest schedules, the Mounties are playing with the hand they’ve been dealt.
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| | Young Cougars continue their development
10/02/2008
But, you could perhaps suggest that MKA’s recent 4-1 setback to Morris Catholic does appears, on paper at least, to be a much more competitive result than the season-opening 7-0 shutout loss at the hands of the highly touted Crusaders, who are a perenni
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| | Montclair continues to roll despite key injuries
10/02/2008
Without its best transition player for four matches, the Montclair High field hockey team juggled its lineup and still prospered, going 3-0-1.
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| | Cougars bond for early success
10/02/2008
The Montclair Kimberley Academy field hockey team knew it had some retooling to do as the 2008 autumn season got underway, especially since seven senior starters had graduated off a 9-10-2 squad that reached the North 1, Group 1 State tournament.
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| | Fuzzy field house misses deadline
10/02/2008
After a deadline for the $4.7 million Robert "Fuzzy" Furlong Field House was missed on Sept. 30, the facility will now open no later than Wednesday, Oct. 15, according to Jeral Construction Project Manager Ralph Greco.
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| | Balanced Mounties trounce Bergen Tech, 35-6
10/02/2008
Montclair High’s 35-6 victory over the Bergen Tech Knights this past Saturday at William E. Brown Field in Hackensack was not as easy a victory as the score may indicate.
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| | Fuzzy field house misses deadline; opening date Oct. 15
10/02/2008
Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G) must install a meter in the field houses three-phase power box before Jeral and its subcontractors can put the finishing touches on the 17,500-square-foot project, which broke ground in July 2007.
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| | Montclair continues to roll despite key injuries
10/02/2008
Senior midfielder Kristen McKenna returned from a wrist injury this past Friday and helped MHS crush Westwood, 7-0. But the match against the Cardinals was a tuneup for Saturday’s affair with traditionally strong New Egypt, and the locals provided some
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| | Mounties spook Ghosts; pile up yards in 50-6 rout of Eastside
09/25/2008
Woodman Field is in fact flat, even though Montclair High appeared to be coasting downhill during its 50-6 throttling of Paterson Eastside this past Saturday.
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| | Despite Murrays goal, Mounties need more pop
09/25/2008
Senior sweeper Trent Murray ran onto a loose ball in the 39th minute to score the lone goal in the Mounties 1-0 win over Belleville this past Monday on Fortunato Field
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| | Rugged schedule likely to leave Mounties out of States
09/25/2008
For the second straight year, MHS (4-5) faced one of the toughest out-of-league schedules in New Jersey during the first three weeks of its season.
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| | Mounties thump North Bergen, 28-6
09/18/2008
Act I, Montclair’s 28-6 win against North Bergen this past Saturday, was quite a performance.
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| | Right mix has spirited Cougars hopeful
09/18/2008
After struggling at times during last year’s 8-10-2 campaign, the veteran Cougars worked hard over the summer to improve.
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| | Across the townships gridirons, optimism bubbles to the top
09/11/2008
This past year, the final football game involving a high school in Montclair was a sobering reminder of how fast the mighty can fall.
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| | Fresh faces: Mounties rely on underclassmen, first-year starters
09/11/2008
Newcomers will fill important spots, including quarterback and in the defensive secondary. Montclair, however, isn’t in rebuilding mode. Allowing time for development isn’t in its plans, either.
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| | Accountability, camaraderie to mark Ramer era
09/11/2008
Intensity and passion are words that certainly epitomize Lance Ramer, whether you’re simply talking football with him, or watching him coach the game that is at the fabric of his very athletic existence.
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| | On the prowl: Older Lions now the hunters
09/11/2008
Spirits and expectations are high at Immaculate this season. The Lions return eight starters on each side of the ball and 14 players who have started at least one game on the varsity level. IC coach Sean Morris, as straight of a shooter as they come, does
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| | Spotlight: Championship video clip drives Kelleher
09/11/2008
The play is part of Montclair High senior Rylan Kelleher’s QuickList on You Tube, a streaming reminder whenever he needs some motivation.
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| | Spotlight: Teammates are like family to RB Crawford
09/11/2008
In Landon Crawford’s football world, there is no class system. Everyone is treated equal, and teammates are more than just a bunch of guys who happen to wear the same color jerseys and pants.
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| | Spotlight: Bourgeois tackles football, life in the U.S.
09/11/2008
Ramer, the head football coach at The Montclair Kimberley Academy, was diagramming plays on a dry-erase board for his Cougar defense. When he finished, Bourgeois approached his coach and politely mentioned he had left out a player. Puzzled, Ramer asked Bo
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| | Spotlight: Mayers poise improves during third year in pocket
09/11/2008
Frankie Mayer has certainly paid his dues as the quarterback for The Montclair Kimberley Academy football team, and as he enters his third year as the Cougars field general, he hopes that his own improvement helps translate into more victories for a te
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| | Spotlight: Multiple roles better than one for Harris
09/11/2008
IC needed to fill its fullback spot this year, and since Harris, a tight end during his junior year, played fullback for the Immaculate freshman/sophomore team, he seemed like a logical choice. A 5-foot-10, 190-pound senior, Harris is Immaculate Conceptio
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| | Spotlight: Mr. Immaculate a perfect fit for Dotson
09/11/2008
Immaculate Conception senior Delancy Dotson is going to be a busy man this school year. And thats just the way he likes it.
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| | A title on the horizon?
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Death, taxes and the Montclair High field hockey team losing to Bridgewater-Raritan in the NJSIAA State tournament sectional final.
Despite losing only eight matches during the past three seasons, the final guarantee above has been just that, a guarant
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| | Swing games to determine Montclairs playoff fate
09/04/2008
The Mounties practiced with a purpose; steadfast on putting the time in during the preseason to reach a number-oriented goal they couldnt attain last year. Despite finishing at 12-10, Montclair was under .500 at the State tournament cutoff for the firs
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| | Inexperience, injuries will test Cougars early
09/04/2008
An 18-3 record, including a tough 3-2 loss to Villa Walsh in the Non-Public, North B semifinals ended an otherwise successful 2007 campaign; however, this autumn’s Cougars must retool quite a bit due to graduation and an injury to a key player.
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| | Cougars will rely on youth movement in push to States
09/04/2008
The Montclair Kimberley Academy field hockey program has had an infusion of energy during the brief coaching reign of Injoo Han, who enters her third season with a much younger team than last year’s senior-led group. But the optimism remains high for th
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| | Strong all over: Skill, depth have Mounties setting the bar high
08/28/2008
Monday’s in-house scrimmage, the first of training camp, confirmed Montclair High head coach Jack Weber’s preseason premonition.
Some tweaking is necessary, but MHS is a deep and talented side, capable of being successful this season.
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| | Montclairs aspirations aimed at elusive prize
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| | Murrays lone goal is to win this season
08/28/2008
The statistic doesnt cause Trent Murray to lose sleep at night. In fact, its nowhere near the top of his list of things to do this season for the Montclair High boys soccer team.
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| | Stiths college decision Cavalier in a good way
08/28/2008
The University of Virginia womens soccer team is getting one of the best players in New Jersey next year, and for the Cavaliers, Christmas certainly came early.
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| | Seeking a more sizable scrum
08/21/2008
When Aaron Dowd first heard about a summer camp for kids in middle school who wanted to play rugby, he wasn’t horribly interested.
“It was mostly curiosity. I just wanted to know what playing was like,” said Dowd, 15.
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| | Blue shines bright for baseballs Bulldogs
08/21/2008
They all have different lives. One is a recently engaged third grade teacher, another manages a local eatery. One is a grad student studying physical therapy, another is a local entrepreneur.
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| | Montclair excited about schedule expected for 2009-10
08/21/2008
For the Mounties, who have resided since 1982 in the Bergen/Passaic-dominated Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League, will finally wave adieu to national football power Don Bosco Prep and say hello next fall to Seton Hall Prep.
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| | Rapid riser: Less than two years into golf, Silen turning heads
08/14/2008
With a first-place trophy already in her possession after less than two years in the sport, Silen’s coupled her swing with countless practice hours on the course for a more apt description than beginner’s luck: beginner’s determination.
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| | Gearing up: Recent win pushes Jaskiewicz closer to pro goal
08/07/2008
Jaskiewicz’s win at the Concord, N.H., race was his first victory at the elite level of cycling, a sport he picked up four years ago during his senior year at Montclair High.
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| | Its Magic: Montclair captures townships first UGALS crown
08/07/2008
The Montclair Magic won the 2008 UGALS 12U title by playing outstanding softball during their 68-game spring and summer travel-softball slate.
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| | Back to his roots, Kramer tabbed to lead Cougars
07/31/2008
Former Montclair Kimberley Academy All-State forward Garret “Gary” Kramer has always held his beloved Cougars close to his heart, even though he hasn’t skated for MKA since his graduation year of 1980, and has coached at numerous levels of the game
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| | Booker sings, then runs to gold
07/31/2008
When Booker opened the United Age Group Invitational in Philadelphia on the stadium infield recently with a stirring rendition of “God Bless America” and then returned to center stage on the winner’s podium with gold medals in both the 100- and 200-
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| | In its 12th year, Project Oasis thrives
07/24/2008
The games were polar opposites, yet both represented the good in Project Oasis.
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| | Montclair varsity gives summer softball a try
07/24/2008
Seeing an opportunity for returning varsity players and others moving up from the freshman and jayvee ranks to play together, MHS head coach Jim Zarrilli entered a Montclair team made up primarily of Mountie players in the UGALS 17U American Division. UGA
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| | New-look Cougars battle in Newark Academy loop
07/24/2008
Every team is different.
That is a very simple but precise statement when it comes to The Montclair Kimberley Academy boys basketball coach Tony Jones’ philosophical assessment of the natural transition to a new-look team from one high school season to
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| | New development: Raper takes over Cougars
07/17/2008
Jordan Raper, who was named head coach of The Montclair Kimberley Academy’s boys soccer team this past May, hopes his coaching skills and keen sense of program development will carry over to the Cougars.
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| | Mounties put in time now for the hopeful payoff later
07/10/2008
After all, despite being highly touted in past seasons due to boasting veteran-led units coming into a new campaign, the Mounties haven’t always lived up to their championship aspirations, or the prognosticators’ forecasts.
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| | Going big time: Fortunato tabbed for All-America game
07/10/2008
At first, Rob Fortunato thought it was a joke, just one of the countless pieces of spam that buzzes around the Internet these days.
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| | Bears go to bat for members of their community
07/03/2008
The plight of Iowans touched the hearts of Americans, and it didnt escape the notice a group of youth-softball players in Montclair.
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| | Angelo Butch Fortunato, 89, Montclairs loyal son
07/03/2008
Mr. Fortunato was a sportsman and scholar, a politician and loving husband and father.
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| | Rebounding from tragedy to triumph
07/03/2008
In an elegant fete spotlighting her first book, “Standing Tall: A Memoir of Tragedy and Triumph,” Stringer alternated between graciously signing books, which were sold to support Rutgers, and promoting the university’s athletic needs.
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| | Cougars mix young and old well
06/25/2008
Player development is a credo of baseball whether it’s on the high school level, in the American Legion summer circuit or in the professional ranks.
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| | Showcase time: MHS grad Green preps for all-star game
06/25/2008
Tahron Green’s final test before college will be on his patience.
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| | Movin up: Young Montclair team tackles a tough summer slate
06/18/2008
Addition by subtraction is the theme for baseball in Montclair this summer.
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| | A grand finale: Athill fourth at Meet of Champions
06/12/2008
Montclair High junior Shantal Athill knows that the best time to mentally prepare for her senior track and field season is during her senior year.
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| | Two bronzes for Booker at Meet of Champions
06/12/2008
Dominique Booker didn’t know it at the time, but her body was tired heading into the NJSIAA Meet of Champions this past Thursday.
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| | Youthful Cougars caged by Mater Dei
06/12/2008
The Montclair Kimberley Academy’s first-year softball coach John Odell had three final words to say as he closed out a post-game interview following his team’s 11-2 loss to Mater Dei in the NJSIAA Non-Public B State final last Saturday afternoon at To
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| | MKAs drive for five: Cougars seek fifth straight title
06/05/2008
Cara Placentra has started for the last three Montclair Kimberley Academy softball teams to reach the NJSIAA Non-Public B State final, and shes certainly enjoyed the ride to Toms River the first two times.
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| | Fastest in New Jersey? Booker finds out in South Plainfield
06/05/2008
For Immaculate Conception’s Dominique Booker, the wait ends now.
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| | MUSC backers get their kicks at Taste of Montclair
06/05/2008
With more than 1,800 participants and one of the largest volunteer bases in town, the Montclair United Soccer Club (MUSC) is more than just a group that rolls a soccer ball out onto the field. For those involved, it is the backbone of the townships soc
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| | After 34 great years at MKA, Lonsinger set to step down
06/05/2008
Regardless of where an MKA sporting event was, when it came to the quiet yet perennially consistent support of the Cougar athletic teams during the past three-and-a-half decades, Sandy Lonsinger has been a mainstay. And a big part of what has gone on in e
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| | Short end again: Montclair falls to Hunterdon
05/29/2008
For the fourth consecutive year, Hunterdon Central knocked the Mounties out of the NJSIAA State tournament, this year to the tune of 11-7 in the Group 4 semis Tuesday in Flemington.
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| | Mounties can’t come all the way back, 8-6
05/29/2008
The next step in building the Montclair High baseball program, reaching the sectional semifinals, will likely come sooner than later.
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| | Montclair loses despite Fitzgeralds gem, 1-0
05/29/2008
Softball can be a quirky game.
Its a sport in which a team wont allow any hits and have more baserunners - and scoring opportunities - than its opponent and still lose.
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| | Athill leads Mountie jumpers at sectionals
05/29/2008
For the third straight week, senior Shantal Athill was victorious in the long jump. Her mark of 18-4 was a personal best by six inches. Athill’s leaping dominance was not over after the long jump. She took second in the triple jump with a mark of 35-04.
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| | Rolling along: Mounties crush Passaic, 8-0; face Bloomfield next
05/22/2008
One down, and, for the Mounties, hopefully plenty to go.
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| | Leaving early: Montclair falls in State quarters
05/22/2008
After reaching the Group 4 State final following a North, Group 4 sectional title last season, the Montclair High girls lacrosse team dropped its first game of the 2008 playoffs, 10-9, to Hunterdon Central on a soggy Stewart Memorial Field this past Tuesd
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| | Senior-heavy Cougars put together impressive loop
05/22/2008
The Montclair Kimberley Academy golf team is a veteran unit, as balanced as any Cougar links squad in the rich history of the sport at a school which is always in the thick of the upper tier of teams in both Essex County and in the Colonial Hills Conferen
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| | Sideline Chatter: Mounties ready for a biggie
05/22/2008
In the normal course of events, it doesnt take very much to get Ron Gavazzi excited about the game of baseball.
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| | Mounties turn in solid finish at NNJIL meet, ready for counties
05/15/2008
Success in distance races and field events highlighted the NNJIL Championships for the Montclair High track and field team this past Saturday at Clifton’s School Stadium.
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| | Seeking balance: Montclair still searching for 48-minute effort
05/15/2008
The Mounties, who faced Northern Highlands yesterday and its coach, former MHS standout Brian O’Rourke, held a 6-7 record at the NJSIAA’s Monday cutoff. Teams must be .500 or above to qualify automatically for the playoffs, but Montclair applied for a
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| | Cougars drop tough one to Mo-Beard in Prep B, 2-1
05/15/2008
One thing for certain to look for as the 2008 NJSIAA baseball State tournament is about to commence: Figure on The Montclair Kimberley Academy being a tough out for anyone it faces.
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| | Mounties tame Cougars, advance in ECT
05/08/2008
With veins engorged, MHS coach Pete von Hoffmann was the latter. Montclair’s mentor meant no disrespect to the effort MKA coach Paul Edwards’ Cougars exerted in hanging with a team better than they were.
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 | Bills draw their Ace
05/08/2008
As a youngster, Alvin Ace Bowen dreamed of becoming an Olympic gymnast.
But tackles and touchdowns replaced tumbles nearly two decades ago, and Bowen began chasing another dream: to play in the NFL. The 2003 Montclair High graduates route in foo
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| | Montclair back on track
05/08/2008
The Montclair High baseball team lost a heartbreaker in the quarterfinals of the Greater Newark Tournament this past Saturday night, dropping a 4-3 decision to third-seeded Millburn in the eighth inning. Far from a masterpiece, the game was still one of t
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| | MHS-MKA lax still a must-see experience
05/08/2008
Montclair lacrosse still brings out the faithful, such as Fred Schmitt, one of the founding fathers of the junior lacrosse program. Schmitt was on hand Sunday, and others from the Gibbs era who still hold the sport, and, the man, as a special part of thei
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| | After hot start, Mounties cooling off
05/08/2008
The Montclair High girls lacrosse team has relied on the offensive tandem of juniors Catherine Williams and Kayla Ellman to push it to an 11-5 start, its best in years.
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| | Cougars upset Wessex in ECT first round, 9-3
05/05/2008
The signs were not too promising for The Montclair Kimberley Academy heading into the April 23 Essex County Tournament seeding meeting, not coming off back-to-back resounding defeats at the hands of Bergen County power Ramapo and up-and-coming Morris Cath
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| | Montclairs next step: ECT semis?
05/05/2008
When Ron Gavazzi took over the MHS bench before the start of the 2006 season, instilling a measure of respect for the GNT, one of the states oldest and most storied baseball tournaments, was a priority. Winning some games (read: getting to the quarterf
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| | Four-quarter foray
04/28/2008
The Mounties (4-3), over .500 for the first time this year and winners of two straight games, appear to have turned the proverbial corner. MHS coach Pete von Hoffmann sees no reason why the Mounties won’t continue down the path that he knew his team wou
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| | Balancing act: Mounties reach .500 with win
04/28/2008
The head-scratching losses and quality wins have balanced out in the early season for the Montclair High softball team.
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| | Kerrs coaching legacy is lengthy
04/24/2008
Nowadays, Hope Kerr prefers working on her handicap at any of the area golf courses. But, in between her fre-quent rounds on the links, the onetime Montclair High girls lacrosse coaching pioneer still takes in her fair share of lax action around North Jer
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