Trenton Local Sports

A poet, playwright, therapist and teacher, Maisha Baton had the gift of making connections that nurtured a host of artists and activists.

Submitted by Abena Williams on December 31, 2009 - 7:17pm. Comments Below: 0 A A A A What causes someone to pick up a can of spray paint and damage a dozen signs in two neighborhoods? A A A A What about attacking a church? A A A A That's what people in Dade county are wondering tonight while two people spendA New Years Eve in jail.

The revitalized New Jersey Revolution, whose 2009 season was victim to a failing economy, will kick off a 14-game professional indoor football season in March, with most homes games to be played at Morris County's Mennen Sports Arena, the team announced this week.

Topic: Sports & Recreation Football : Black Wins Power Points Published Online Dec 31, 2009 - 10:54 AM Email this to a friend Dale Black, of Trenton tallied 100 points out of a possible 136 to claim the local $30 prize in this past week's Power Points competition.

Topic: Sports & Recreation Basketball : Trenton Sweeps Maysville Published Online Dec 31, 2009 - 10:53 AM The Trenton High School basketball teams each picked up wins on Wednesday as they defeated squads from Maysville at NCMC's Holiday Hoops.

Topic: Sports & Recreation The Best Of 2009 Published Online Dec 31, 2009 - 10:53 AM 2009 could be dubbed as the year of the final four.

The old iron your great-grandmother used to iron her clothes with would not seem to be of much use or value today, but there are many collectors who want irons and other laundry-related collectibles.

Man killed on train tracks An unidentified male was killed early Wednesday on the train tracks near the Croydon SEPTA station.

Martin's Mary Vowell , 83, won four medals and one ribbon in swimming events for athletes 80 to 84 years old in the 2009 Summer National Senior Games held at the Avery Aquatic Center at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif.

Items for the 'Announcements' section can be submitted online at www.theleafchronicle.com by clicking on 'Submit events' or writing to The Leaf-Chronicle c/o 'Sports Announcements,' P.O. Box 31029, Clarksville, TN, 37040-0018. What: The Clarksville Greyhounds Youth Football League currently has online registration open to players.

As Jersey residents get set to ring in 2010, many are making New Years resolutions.

Usually, when you take a look back at the year in sports, it's the victories that end up standing out.

Sabrina kept herself afloat by diving to the bottom of dumpsters. She survived on soggy scraps and slept under sheets of trash, drowning in a drug addiction that swallowed dreams, then spit them out.

Learn about Jon Sarkin by viewing the story, photos and video. >> PHOTOS MORE STAR-LEDGER PHOTOS >> ARCHIVED STAR-LEDGER PHOTOS >> STAR-LEDGER VIDEO After being down by 12 points going into halftime, Newark East Side came storming back against University High in the second half to win the Newark Public Schools Holiday Tournament.

A New York man has admitted he helped run an illegal offshore sports betting ring that operated in several states, including New Jersey.

A Staten Island man has admitted he helped run an illegal offshore sports betting ring that operated in several states, including New Jersey.

Submitted by Tecumseh Herald on Wed, 12/30/2009 - 2:50pm. Tecumseh Herald Sports Tecumseh High Schoola s varsity girls bowling team won back-to-back state titles to highlight 2009.

A New York man has admitted he helped run an illegal offshore sports betting ring that operated in several states, including New Jersey.

With just under five minutes remaining in the third quarter Tuesday, little seemed to be going Capac's way.

As is customary, before we move ahead we take one last look back at a fraction of the people and events we covered in 2009.