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ON THE GREEN: Video highlights from a rainy Friday night of football featuring Middletown South, Rumson-Fair Haven and Red Bank Catholic.
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
RBR: FRIDAY GAME OFF DUE TO HOLMDEL VIRUS
RBR: Friday's home football game postponed over outbreak of hand, foot and mouth virus among Holmdel players.
Week three video highlights of high school football: RFH, RBC and RBR.
RUMSON: STADIUM SECURITY BOOSTED
RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN: New restrictions on what can be brought into Borden Stadium go into effect following last weekend's metro-area bomb spree.
RUMSON: BATCHLER RESIGNS AS RFH TEACHER
RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN: Former football coach Bryan Batchler, who lost his job under cloudy circumstances, resigns as RFH teacher.
RUMSON: RFH CELLPHONE POLICY CHALLENGED
RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN: Students say crackdown on cellphone use is overreaction to one taking 'upskirt' videos of females in stairwells.
ON THE GREEN: Red Bank Catholic and Red Bank Regional win close games in week two.
ON THE GREEN: Video highlights galore as the 2016 high school football season kicks off.
RUMSON: BATCHLER BACKERS DEMAND ACTION
RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN: Ousted football coach Bryan Batchler wants a public airing as the school moves to strip him of tenure.
RED BANK: RBC FOOTBALL COACH RESIGNS
After seven seasons at the helm and a state championship under his belt, Red Bank Catholic head football coach Jim Portela has resigned. Check out Shore Sports Zone for the full story.Continue reading "RED BANK: RBC FOOTBALL COACH RESIGNS"
RED BANK: BLOCKING AND TACKLING IN CHINA
Mario Williams demonstrating a block to football newbies in China, above. Below, Williams at the Danish Cafe in Red Bank last November. (Photo below by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "RED BANK: BLOCKING AND TACKLING IN CHINA"
RUMSON: BATCHLER WON’T BE PROSECUTED
Former R-FH head football coach Bryan Batchler. (Photo courtesy of Shore Sports Zone. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Ousted Rumson-Fair Haven football coach Bryan Batchler has been cleared of criminal wrongdoing forContinue reading "RUMSON: BATCHLER WON’T BE PROSECUTED"
RUMSON: SCHULTE NAMED BULLDOGS COACH
New head football coach Jerry Schulte at Tuesday’s R-FH board of ed meeting, where his appointment was approved. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) [Correction: This post has been updatedContinue reading "RUMSON: SCHULTE NAMED BULLDOGS COACH"
Six members of the Red Bank Catholic  football squad made or reaffirmed college commitments Wednesday. Shore Sports Zone was there.
Three members of the state champion Rumson-Fair Haven Regional football team made their college commitments official at a signing-day event in Rumson Wednesday. Shore Sports Zone was there to speak with the players.
After a coaching change at Syracuse University, Red Bank Regional standout receiver Sadiq Palmer reassessed his offers to play college football. He was one of three members of the BucContinue reading "RBR TRIO SIGNS FOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL"
RUMSON: BATCHLER CUT AS FOOTBALL COACH
Former Rumson-Fair Haven Regional head football coach Bryan Batchler led the team to its third straight state sectional football championship in December. (Image courtesy of Shore Sports Zone) By JOHN T. WARD SixContinue reading "RUMSON: BATCHLER CUT AS FOOTBALL COACH"
RUMSON: R-FH FOOTBALL COACH PUT ON LEAVE
Rumson-Fair Haven Regional Coach Bryan Batchler celebrates with his team after they won their third straight state sectional football championship earlier this month. (Image courtesy of Shore Sports Zone) By JOHN T.Continue reading "RUMSON: R-FH FOOTBALL COACH PUT ON LEAVE"
Red Bank Regional’s Sadiq Palmer was among the three finalists for Zoneman of the Year as Shore Sports Zone marked the close of the 2015 high school football season withContinue reading "SHORE SPORTS ZONE CAPS FOOTBALL ’15"
R-FH ENDS RBR’S DREAM WITH THIRD TITLE
Quarterback Michael O’Connor, above, led Rumson-Fair Haven Regional to its third straight state football championship as the Bulldogs ended Red Bank Regional’s undefeated string 21-0 at Rutgers in Piscataway Saturday night.Continue reading "R-FH ENDS RBR’S DREAM WITH THIRD TITLE"
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CRASH ON LEIGHTON
The driver of this car was headed north on Leighton Avenue when they it hit an SUV pulling a work trailer headed in south in the opposing la ...
CAR VS STREET SIGN
The driver of this Mercedes hopped the curb and toppled the street sign at the corner of South Pearl and Drs. James Parker Boulevard Wednesd ...
SKETCHES OF RED BANK BY LOCAL ARTIST MICHAEL WHITE
Sketches of Red Bank scenes have been floating around on social media and we thought they deserved some spotlight. First appearing in our fe ...
POLE DOWN
Utility pole falls on English Plaza shop Forge after being struck by SUV shortly before noon. No injuries reported, though 86-year-old drive ...
YO, ADRIAN!
It’s a tough turn for our hero as Rocky Balboa is relegated to the curb for trash pickup on Locust Avenue. We’ll have to go back ...
“EL PALOMO” IS IN THE HOUSE
Jesus Rios, a mariachi singer who performs under the stage name “El Palomo” (The dove) pauses for a moment before entering a bac ...
CROC SPOTTED IN RIVER
Frighteningly hideous and green, a solitary Croc lurked ominously amid the flotsam and foam in the Navesink River alongside the Red Bank Fir ...
KISS ICON REFLECTS ON BROADWALK
A Swarovski crystal-bedazzled self-portrait painting of Paul Stanley, longtime singer and guitarist for the rock band Kiss peers out from a ...
CHISELIN’ AWAY
Marcelo Garcia Lopez works with hammer and chisel on a new feature for his flower garden on Shrewsbury Avenue: a hollow in a carved log in w ...
STORM CLEANUP CONTINUES
  Saturday’s storm sent a tree toppling on this house on Bank Street, damaging the roof. Workers Wednesday could be seen removing ...
SNAPPING IN THE BREEZE
RED BANK: Blustery winds had the flags in Riverside Gardens Park snapping Monday evening.
POWER LINE DOWN
Red Bank firefighters were on scene at Manor Drive dealing with a live power line Monday afternoon. There was no immediate report of fire. T ...
TAR BEACH SOLSTICE
Aldo Quiroz of Ocean Township came ready with his beach chair and found a shady spot to spend his lunch hour in a parking lot off Broad Stre ...
GOING GREY
Workers painting the stone facade of the PNC Bank at the corner of Broad and Harding Thursday morning. An upgrade? Maybe it’s just pri ...
COFFEE & WILDLIFE
RED BANK: The best wildlife show in town can be taken in from a waterfront bench outside the public library, and it's totally free.
FAWNING OVER HER BABY
A mother deer and her fawn were spotted between a row of garages on Hudson Avenue and some trees alongside the Broad Street parking lots. Re ...
EVENING ESCAPE
RED BANK: Sailors in Monmouth Boat Club's weekly racing series found tranquil conditions on the Navesink River Tuesday evening.
PEAK COLOR ON BROAD
RED BANK: A year after they were installed, downtown mini gardens have added to "transformational" improvements, says business owner.
RED BANK: FAIRIES MOVE IN ON WHITE STREET
Red Bank: Girl scouts turns tiny parking lot plot of dirt into a "magical girls sparkle garden."
TRAINING UNDER FIRE
RED BANK: Volunteer firefighters train to cut into pitched roofs under active fire conditions.