Friday, April 12, 2013
South Brunswick High School baseball team improves to 5-1.
After just one inning on Tuesday, the South Brunswick High School baseball team found themselves in a 7-0 hole to Piscataway. But the Vikings would chip away scoring four runs the final inning, as senior Ken Drost crushed a walk-off home run for his second hit of the game, to give the Vikings a dramatic 8-7 victory. Austin Morse supplied most of the offense for SBHS, collecting five RBI on two hits. Nick Veglia added two hits, while Chris Huber had three runs scored. On Wednesday, the Vikings would provide no such drama in the rematch. SBHS crushed Piscataway by a score of 9-0. T.J. Perkowski collected two hits, two RBI and two runs scored, along with a stolen base. Morse had another huge game with a grand slam as part of a 9-run first …
Thursday, April 11, 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…
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Vikings capture title with shutout win over North Edison.
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Wednesday, April 10
The 12U South Brunswick Vikings team and parents this year have been working extremely hard to raise money to go to Cooperstown, N.Y. in July. One of the fundraising events was hosting the 2013 South Brunswick Spring Training Tournament, right here at Rowland Park in South Brunswick. The tournament ran from April 5-7 and was for any 12U team looking to participate. The teams that signed up were CYA Gators from Philadelphia, In the Zone from Flanders, North Edison, Readington, Monroe and the South Brunswick Vikings. The weather was a bit cold on the first night, but it turned out to be a beautiful weekend for baseball on the turf fields. The Vikings started off tying Monroe 4-4 on Friday night, where it was a great pitchers duel for both …
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
SBHS improves to 3-1 after back to back blowout wins.
The baseball team at J.P. Stevens High School may be seeing South Brunswick High School senior star T.J. Perkowski in their nightmares. In back-to-back contests against J.P. Stevens, the Vikings senior torched the opposition during two blowout wins. Perkowski went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a triple, three runs scored and one RBI in a 17-4 Vikings win on April 5. Sean Keenan also collected two hits, three RBIs, and two runs scored, along with pitching the Vikings to the win by allowing two earned runs in four innings, while striking out five. Dylan Olsson added three RBIs, while Nick Veglia, Jake Izzo and Chris Huber also added two hits each. The following day in a rematch at SBHS, Perkowski went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and two runs…
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 …
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Lady Vikings crush Monroe 12-4.
The South Brunswick High School girls lacrosse team began their quest for a fifth consecutive Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) championship in dominating fashion. SBHS downed Monroe by a score of 12-4 on Tuesday in the season opener. Leading the way for the Vikings was senior All American Elle Hvozdovic, who scored six goals in the win. Hvozdovic is looking to top her record pace from last season, in which she scored 105 points (60 goals and 45 assists). Her sister, Caroline Hvozdovic was also a key contributor, adding two goals and one assist. Marissa Cavett (three goals) and Kelly Ciabattone (one goal) also found the back of the net in the victory. Setting up their teammates for goals were Alex Datri, Eileen Rolwood and Emily Ryan, who…
A group of Rutgers faculty are calling for the president of Rutgers to step down in the wake of the Mike Rice scandal.
A group of 13 Rutgers faculty members are petitioning for the resignation of university president Robert L. Barchi. According to a report by the Associated Press, the teachers are calling for Barchi to resign over his handling of the firing of head basketball coach Mike Rice, who was terminated Wednesday following the release of a video showing abusive coaching techniques. Barchi issued a public statement on Wednesday claiming that he did not see until Tuesday the video of Rice using gay slurs and abusive language and kicking and shoving players during practices. The video was brought to the university's attention in the fall by a former employee. Discussions about whether Athletics Director Tim Pernetti should be allowed to retain his job…
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. Was it 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 $50,000, for a loss of approximately $75,000 in pay during the suspension, according to NJ.com. Rice was also ordered to attend anger management counseling and was monitored at …
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. Rutgers Athletics said Rice's termination was based on the recent "issues" as well as "a review of previously discovered issues." “I am responsible for the decision to attempt a rehabilitation of Coach Rice,” Pernetti said, in a prepared 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…
South Brunswick High School downs East Brunswick 11-0.
The South Brunswick High School baseball team headed into the spring with high hopes of winning a conference and state championship. If Monday's season opener was any indication, this could be a magical season for the Vikings. SBHS came out with a dominating 11-0 win over East Brunswick behind senior Sean Keenan. The Marist-bound star recorded the shutout for the Vikings, going five innings, allowing two hits with one walk and five strikeouts. Keenan helped himself at the plate by crushing a home run in the second inning, finishing with three RBIs. Rutgers commit T.J. Perkowski helped set the table for SBHS, recording two hits, two walks, two stolen bases and three runs scored. Ken Drost (two hits), Dylan Olsson (two RBIs), and Nick Veglia…
John Christopher
4:15 pm on Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Pernetti was screwed. Also, people need to stop complaining about the salaries. These folks work 7 days a week/ 12 plus hours a day. In order to attract top people, they need to paid fairly. Now, whether or not Barchi is a quality President- we can debate that. more ›