SummerHeat Tournament returns to baseball tradition
Switch to wood bats takes game full circle
BY JOHN CANNIZZARO Correspondent
      The Fair Haven SummerHeat Tournament returned to the roots of baseball by switching to wood bats for this year's tournament. "There is a general movement in the baseball community about going back to wood bats," said tournament co-director Mark Kelly. "Wood bats enhance and highlight the techniqu...
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Local athlete will compete in DAAA Games in NYC
      Hazlet athlete Noah Tripolitis will compete in soccer and basketball and play in the golf tournament at the Dwarf Athletic Association of America (DAAA) National Games to be held in Brooklyn, N.Y., July 5 through 8. More than 250 dwarf athletes are expected to participate in track and field, socc...
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Strong base running bolsters Rockets' record
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer
      On the heels of its most successful season, the Raritan High School softball team is looking to become a force to be reckoned with in the Shore Conference. For years, the Rockets fielded a competitive program, but this spring Raritan soared to a 22-7 mark, easily besting the previous school recor...
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Sports Shorts
      Sky Blue FC takes on the Boston Breakers in women's professional soccer July Fourth at 4 p.m. The match will be held at Yurcak Field on the campus of Rutgers University in Piscataway. Free hot dogs will be given to the first 2,500 to come through the gates. For more information, call 888- SBFC-T...
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