Sports Shorts

Colts Neck’s Ryan Aldridge is playing soccer for the Gettysburg College men’s team. Aldridge is a junior and plays defense. The Bullets play in the Centennial Conference, where they last won the championship in 2001, Aldridge’s freshman season.

Aldridge is a graduate of Colts Neck High School, where in his senior year he helped the Cougars win the NJSIAA Group I state championship.

A Monmouth County-based 13U advanced travel baseball team is looking for two dedicated players (pitchers preferred) to compete immediately in fall ball and October tournaments, as well as winter instruction and spring league tournaments. Tryouts will run through the month. Interested individuals should call (732) 845-5346.

The Kean University Coach’s Basketball Chalk Talk will be held Oct. 12 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Kean’s D’Angola Gymnasium. Guest speakers will include Bobby Hurley of St. Anthony’s High School (topic — basketball conditioning drills); Gary Waters of Rutgers University, New Brunswick (topic — transition game); Fran Fraschilla, an ESPN TV analyst and former coach at St. John’s University, Manhattan College and the University of New Mexico (topic — set plays); Don Harnum of Rider University, Lawrenceville (topic — developing your player); Dave Calloway of Monmouth University (topic — match-up defense); Bobby Gonzalez of Manhattan College (topic — pressure defense); Harry Peretta of Villanova University, Pennsylvania (topic — motion offense); and Derreck Whittenburg of Fordham University, New York (topic — 2-2-1 full-court press). The cost is $45 ($55 at the door), and pre-registration deadline is Oct. 8. For any questions, call Michele Sharp, head women’s basketball coach, Kean University, Union, at (908) 737-5458.