Monday, May 14, 2012
Nicolas Vitone to debut boxing skills at Boonton Elks Lodge.
The following was submitted by Chris Cella. If you would like to submit a photo or story about an athlete you know, send it to ariana.cohn-sheehan@patch.com or, if you would like to share athletic accomplishments of a particular team or sport on an ongoing basis, sign up to be a Montville Patch blogger here. When school ends for the day, most high school students head home to relax and take it easy. For 16-year-old Montville Township High School sophomore Nicolas Vitone, the bell signifying the end of the school day simply means the commencement of his boxing training. For nearly a year, Vitone has been working out at Aces Boxing Club, learning the art of the sport while honing his skills in anticipation of his first amateur fight. On May …
Monday, May 7, 2012
Let us know in this week's Readers' Choice poll!
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Monday, May 7
Where do you go when you want to get out, but not go too far? This week's Readers' Choice features places to go for a day without traveling outside Morris County (or Hopatcong, the lone Sussex County community served by Patch). We'd like to know—what's your favorite staycation spot? Where do you go for some time "away" without actually going very far away? Here's the list of local destinations we assembled, so pick one and let us know it's your favorite in the poll below. And if we somehow missed your favorite, let us know in the comments—we'll get it added ASAP. To get your favorite staycation destination some extra credit, click through to its Patch directory listing, and leave a reader review or rating. Voting in the poll below is open …
Montville Black U14 team the first from town to win annual event.
In the first 13 years of the Michelle Fund Tournament has been held, there has never been a winner from Montville. Until now. The Montville Black team U14 softball team, managed by Montville Mayor Tim Braden, defeated the Livingston Thunder 5-0 Sunday evening at Manchester Park to win the championship. The fund's originators, Leo and Theresa Sullivan, parents of Michelle, watched the game from the stands. There were 60 teams that competed in the three-day tournament. Theresa Sullivan said the event and the fund helps keep their daughter's name alive. Michelle Sullivan died in 1993 when she was struck and killed by a motorcyclist at the age of 12. Family and friends celebrated her life last week with a field dedication in her name at …
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Mustangs off to 10-2 start, have high expectations for rest of the season.
The Montville Township High School boys lacrosse team is off to a 10-2 start to the season, including rolling past Wayne Valley on Tuesday.
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Mustangs score 12 in second half against Wayne Valley.
The Montville High School boys lacrosse team broke into The Star Ledger Top 20 last week, taking the 20th spot. After dropping a game to Sparta, the Mustangs got back to winning with a blow out over Wayne Valley Tuesday afternoon, 17-3. For a video of the team, click here. IN SHORT Montville came out slow but exploded after the half, outscoring Wayne Valley 12-2. The Mustangs scored repeatedly on quick transition goals and from the faceoffs, putting in 10 goals in the third period. COACH'S TAKE "We started off slow, and I think that was their plan to slow us down and stop our transition game. We talked about it at halftime. We told them we had to move the ball when we get it and take advantage of the opportunities and any fast break …
Monday, April 30, 2012
Hopatcong's football star consulted those closest to him before making the biggest decision of his life.
It was late, and inside it was loud. The downstairs living room, filled with family and close friends, had grown from a chatty gathering to a party where the conversations were boisterous and predicated on the same question: Where was he going? Outside, the family talked. Because for Joe Martinek to do this, it had to be the same way he made his last life-changing decision—the choice to take a full Rutgers football scholarship after leaving Hopatcong High School as the state's all-time leading rusher. He needed his family's advice. So when the discussion ended and they walked into the kitchen, Martinek went into another room to have a final talk with his agent, Don Henderson. When he emerged a bit later and told his family he had signed …
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Saturday, April 21, 2012
Past presidents return to field for softball and baseball season's Opening Day Saturday.
The Montville Baseball & Softball Association (MBSA) kicked off their 60th anniversary season Saturday with a special opening ceremony that invited several past presidents of the association to centerfield to be honored. All teams paraded to the River Road field from the Robert R. Lazar Middle School and gathered to hear the national anthem followed by the opening ceremony and first pitches of the season. Past presidents from years dating back to 1963 were honored and given MBSA windbreakers and former league players Bill and Joe O'Dowd threw the first baseball pitches while Montville Township Board of Education Member Carmela Novi threw the first softball pitch.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Manchester Park youth baseball field to be renamed 'Michelle Sullivan Memorial Field at Manchester Park.'
In 1993, 12-year-old Michelle Sullivan was walking with some friends on Manchester Road when she was tragically struck and killed by a motorcyclist. This past September, during the 18th anniversary of her passing, the Montville Township Committee unanimously approved a project to rename the Manchester Park baseball field "The Michelle Sullivan Memorial Field at Manchester Park." Now the project, which has been spearheaded by the Montville Baseball and Softball Association (MBSA), is nearing completion and the field will soon be dedicated in Sullivan's name. "I'm very appreciative, my family and I are very appreciative," Theresa Sullivan, Michelle's mother, said. "It's a very, very nice gesture by the town and the MBSA. It's also kind of …
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Mount Olive College Trojans win 21 games; Nick Gaeta reaches base seven times.
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Thursday, April 12
Mount Olive College senior Nick Gaeta, a Montville Township High School graduate, delivered a pair of multi-hit games last week helping the fourth-ranked NCAA Division II Trojans extend their winning streak to 21 games. Gaeta reached base seven times in 13 plate appearances during a three-game weekend sweep of Limestone in Gaffney, S.C. In the opener, Gaeta delivered two hits and two RBIs in a 15-7 win. In Saturday's doubleheader, he was 2-for-3 with an RBI-double, then walked three times and scored three runs in the nightcap. For the season, Gaeta is hitting .400 despite battling nagging injuries. He has 28 RBIs and 17 runs scored.
Monday, April 9, 2012
Opening Day parade and festivities to take place April 21.
The Opening Day for the Montville Baseball Softball Association has historically been a big event for the Montville community. But this year it will be even bigger as the association is celebrating its 60th anniversary on April 21. "In addition to our standard opening day parade and ceremony, we have decided to bring back past presidents along with a few people who actually played in 1952," Scott Van Koppen, president of the association said. "We will introduce the past presidents during the ceremony and have the past players throw out the first pitches." As in years past, vendors will have tables at the event, including a table for Relay for Life where visitors can purchase cupcakes. Several local dignitaries are expected to be in …
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@Atta r I used to go there when I was in day camp in Brooklyn. more ›