Free Basketball Sessions for Kids Next 3 Saturdays at St. James School

The one-hour sessions, grouped by age, will be run by GSP Hoops and overseen by Jersey Shore basketball legend and former Seton Hall All-American Dan Calandrillo.

Monmouth Women's Basketball Team Falls in Opening Round of NEC Tournament

Loss dashes any hopes of NCAA tournament bid for Hawks

Sara English (Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown West [UMass]) had a double-double of 13 points and a game-high 12 rebounds, but the Monmouth University women’s basketball team fell to Mount St. Mary’s, 59-57, in overtime in the Northeast Conference Tournament Quarterfinals Sunday afternoon at the Multipurpose Activity Center. With the loss, the Hawks wrapped up their season at 15-15, while the Mountaineers, also at 15-15, move on to face top-seeded Quinnipiac in the NEC Semifinals on Wednesday. English grabbed six of her rebounds on the offensive glass and added a team-high four assists and four blocks. Alysha Womack (Springfield, Pa./Cardinal O’Hara) scored 12 points to finish her career with 1,496 points, ranking fifth in program history. …

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Fair Haven Girls: Basketball Champs

Girls completed season 13-1

Fair Haven’s U12 girls captured their third Mid-Monmouth Basketball League Championship in the last four years with a landslide 32-18 victory over Howell at the Monroe Sports Complex on Jan. 12. The girls completed their victorious 13-1 season with wins over Shrewsbury, Colts Neck, Manalapan and a hard fought 48-40 victory over Millstone to reach the finals for the fourth consecutive season. Lisa Hyduke, John Gibney and Joe Mc Garvey have led the girls to an impressive 62-14 record over that four-year span.  

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R-FH Basketball for a Good Cause

R-FH student Emily Walsack and family want to raise awareness at a benefit for POTS — a painful disorder.

It's called POTS — postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, a form of a disorder called dysautonomia. It sounds daunting and it is. It's also something with which Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School junior Emily Walsack has had to live. And her mom, Jamie, along with friends and family, has been trying to raise awareness of the disorder, support for her daughter and funding for more research and a cure. As part of that process, George Sourlis has organized a Saturday double-header basketball benefit at R-FH in honor of Emily: first, the girls will play Red Bank Regional High School at 1 p.m.; and then the boys will play Middletown South at 3 p.m. "We will sell t-shirts, have a 50/50, free throw contests, offer information about POTS …

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Rumson Night Lights: B'ball by the River

The summer event for Thursday nights brings sport, food and festivity

It was a slice of suburban life on the Navesink — last night's Thursday Night Lights men's basketball league at Victory Park in Rumson. The scent of barbeque wafted through the air down by the Navesink River as friends and neighbors gathered to support the league, chat and take in the view as the sun set over the riverside. This is the third year of the regular Thursday night summer event that features sports talent from Rumson and the surrounding area. Initiated by R-FH boys basketball coach Chris Champeau, there's music, food and drink at the games that start at 5:45 p.m. "We're just trying to continue to promote basketball in Rumson and have a fun night out of great basketball where families can bring their kids and have a good time,'' …

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Patch Helps Send Off the Nets

The Nets are moving to Brooklyn, but not before letting New Jersey fans say goodbye.

Monmouth and Morris Counties got the first shot at sending off the Nets on Wednesday night, as the team gears up for their 2012 move to Brooklyn. Patch partnered with the Nets to sponsor special county nights at the Prudential Center, and on Wednesday night it was our turn. Thanks to everyone who stopped by our bright green Patch table, we enjoyed meeting everyone and letting you all know how Patch can help your daily life!

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Thursday Night Lights Basketball League Gets Underway

The second season of the "Thursday Night Lights'' men's basketball league kicked off last week at Victory Park with more teams, more big names and more fun.

Now in its second season of existence, the "Thursday Night Lights" men's basketball league at Victory Park in Rumson kicked off on July 8th with more teams and more high-level talent. The seven-team league will have games under the lights at Victory Park every Thursday through Aug. 18 featuring professional, college and high school players. A team from perennial national high school  powerhouse St. Patrick's in Elizabeth is participating, and another team, Undici, that features former St. Patrick's and Villanova standout Mike Nardi. Former Shore Conference stars like Red Bank Regional's Will Sanborn and Matt Pebole and Middletown South's Garret Thiel are featured on the Crazees team, and a host of former Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High …

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5 Things You Need to Know Today: May 31

A round-up of useful information and events happening around Rumson and Fair Haven today.

Here is a list of 5 things you need to know today: 1. Hot and Humid:  Today will be sunny with a high near 78 degrees. Although the temperature is not too hot, the air will be very muggy and thick. According to the National Weather Service, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Alert for Monmouth County. This means that children, people with asthma, heart disease or other lung diseases should avoid strenuous activity or exercise outdoors. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low around 65. South wind between 3 and 8 mph.  2. Big Time Ballin':  When it came to securing a Division I look, RFH Senior Kevin Alter knew that many coaches would simply cross his name off their lists because of …

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