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The seniors on the Franklin High School cheer squad were honored in a ceremony on February 24. The five seniors are Jennifer Ayube, Captain/Base; Juliana Ciccone, Captain/Base; Karalyn Cornell, Captain/Flyer; Declan Gordon, Unified Cheer, and Joe Wood, Unified Cheer. Cheer head coach Lauren Francis told the parents assembled in the FHS gymnasium that because this was a challenging year, the …

Lady Warrior Kyierah Dempsey-Toney shoots between two Gil St. Bernard’s defenders during the February 23 game. The Lady Warriors nearly ended the Gil St. Bernard’s unbeaten streak on February 23, but in the end fell just a bit short, losing in overtime, 44-42. With just about 17 seconds left in the game, and the Warriors down 36-34, junior Christina Midgette …

Lady Warrior Morgan Jones was one of four members of the girls basketball team honored at the February 22 Senior Night. The four members of the Franklin High School Lady Warriors basketball team who are seniors were honored in a ceremony before the February 22 game. Fêted were team manager Claire Bochaberi and players Kyierah Dempsey-Toney, Erica Jackson and Morgan …

Christina Midgette powers through a pack of St. Thomas defenders during the Lady Warriors’ February 22 game. Buoyed by a barrage of three-pointers, the St. Thomas Aquinas Trojans handed the Lady Warrior basketball team its second consecutive loss February 21, 68-53. The Lady Warriors had no answer for St. Thomas’ three-point game, with the Trojans scoring nearly half of their …

‘Scuse Me While I Sky – Franklin Warrior Ikenna Eluwa takes to the air as he looks to pass the ball during the Warriors’ February 20 game against Rutgers Prep. It all came down to the fourth period. The Franklin High School basketball Warriors spent most of the previous three frames fighting back from deficits of as much as 10 …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots, the Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, have released their 2021 season schedule. Opening Day on Tuesday, May 4th will mark Somerset’s debut as a Major League-affiliated team and member of the Double-A Northeast League. “Each step closer to the season makes the past few months since the Yankees announcement seem that much …

Christina Midgette powers to a basket amid a group of defenders in the Lady Warriors’ come-from-behind victory against Hunterdon Central. A three-point, game-tying buzzer beater propelled the Franklin High School Lady Warriors basketball team to a 55-49 come-from-behind overtime victory over Hunterdon Central High School on February 17. The buzzer-beating heroics by senior Erica Jackson tied the game at 43 …

Isaiah Cotton goes up for a shot against a Hillsborough defender during the Warriors’ February 16 game. Powered by a stingy defense, the Franklin High School boys’ basketball team handed the Hillsborough Raiders another defeat February 16. The Warriors defeated the Raiders 66-41. If that score sounds a bit familiar, it should; Franklin defeated Hillsborough when the teams first met …

Lady Warrior Christina Midgette drives past North Hunterdon defenders on the way to Franklin’s 53-47 win on February 13. The Lady Warriors looked a little slow coming off a nearly two-week coronavirus quarantine, but still managed to hold off a pesky North Hunterdon Regional, 53-47 on February 13. North Hunterdon was helped by some hot hands, especially from the three-point …

The township Advisory Recreation Council discussed how township park usage could be measured. Responding to criticism leveled at a recent proposed park, the newly minted director of the township Parks & Recreation Department said he wants to come up with a better way to gauge township park use. Director William “Beau” Byrtus said at the February 10 virtual meeting of …