Mike Ruane

Toughness, instincts and the consistent ability to perform one of football’s most basic tasks: tackling, are what define a great linebacker. Rumson-Fair Haven senior Mike Ruane exhibits all of those traits. The leader of one of the Shore Conference’s best defenses both this season and over the course of his career, Ruane is he 2016 Shore Sports Network Defensive Player of the year for his play in

PISCATAWAY — With a championship hanging in the balance and a history waiting to be embraced, it was only fitting to have Rumson-Fair Haven’s defense on the field to clinch it all. An interception by senior Mike O’Connor with 43 seconds left in regulation sealed the Bulldogs’ 27-22 win over South Plainfield in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III championship game on Saturday night at Rutgers Unive

By Ella Brockway - Student Contributor LITTLE SILVER — After last week’s 28-3 loss to St. John Vianney, Rumson-Fair Haven (4-2, 4-1) needed a statement win this week to prove its place amongst the top teams in the Shore Conference. The Bulldogs, ranked No...

MIDDLETOWN — Middletown South isn’t a team to let outside distractions dictate how it approaches a game, but the Eagles were certainly aware of the notion that, after two subpar performances by their standards, people had begun to doubt their No...

*Photo gallery by Robert Samuels* RUMSON — It’s been 279 days since Rumson-Fair Haven walked off the field at Rutgers University’s High Point Solutions Stadium with its third straight NJSIAA state championship, and after Friday night’s dismantling of Raritan it’s clear the Bulldogs haven’t missed a beat...

*2016 Shore Conference Football Preview Homepage* Rumson-Fair Haven made history last season when it won the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III title, becoming just the fifth Shore Conference team to win three straight NJSIAA state titles. Now, with a roster stocked with talent on both sides of the ball, the Bulldogs are trying to join an even more select group...

Shore Sports Network is proud to unveil its 2015 All-Shore teams and season-ending award winners featuring the top performers from the 2015 Shore Conference football season. The All-Shore teams, along with the players and coaches of the year, were selected by a committee consisting of Shore Sports Network’s Bob Badders, Kevin Williams, Ed Sarluca and Matt Harmon...

Photo gallery by Mark Brown/B51 Photography. PISCATAWAY — History was going to be made one way or the other in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III championship game, and with another magnificent defensive performance Rumson-Fair Haven cemented its legacy in the annals of the Shore Conference’s dynasties...

RUMSON -- Shore being a Class B Central and Group I juggernaut is nothing new, but the questions always seem to linger regarding just how good the Blue Devils are in a given year. Heading into their Thanksgiving Day game against arch-rival Rumson-Fair Haven with 18 wins in a row, two straight division titles and an NJSIAA sectional title they are set to defend next weekend, it's pretty obvious the

RUMSON – The Matawan football team – the No. 5 seed and defending NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III champion – knew first-hand that it would take a total commitment to contain top-seeded Rumson-Fair Haven’s running game when the two defending NJSIAA sectional champions met in the Central Jersey Group III semifinals Friday at Borden Stadium...

Photo gallery by Mark Brown/B51 Photography. RUMSON — Run left, nothing. Run right, nothing. There wasn’t room up the middle, either. Passing the ball didn’t go much better. It was the kind of night where Rumson-Fair Haven’s defense had an answer for everything...