Tag Archives: basketball

Men’s basketball makes the playoffs

At 17 wins and 7 losses, the Mercer County Vikings men’s basketball team is on pace for its best finish since Coach Howard Levy took the job five seasons ago. With four games left to play in the regular season, the Mercer Vikings are in second place trailing only Essex County in Division II of [...]

REVIEW: Mercer fitness center vs. the competition

  The Mercer fitness center is free to students and staff, costs $35 per month for locals and includes a multi-purpose workout area for strength training and cardio, a swimming pool, and large basket- ball gymnasium. The VOICE set out to review the school’s fitness center and to see how it stacks up to other [...]

Men’s basketball: what to watch for

The 2010-2011 Mercer men’s basketball team finished last years season 16-17, after being eliminated from the post season by Del Tech Stanton in their Regional Tournament championship game. Since then, the men’s basketball team has transferred three sophomores onto for year universities. Jon Jernigan is now at D-3 Delaware Valley College, Anthony Obery is with [...]

Women’s basketball looks to replace three graduates

Last season the Lady Vikings were eliminated in the first round of their regional post-season tournament by Burlington County, resulting in a final record of 18-12. Since then, three of last years girls have moved onto four year schools during the summer. Alexis Sweet, who is the newest member of Mercer’s “Thousand Point Club” and [...]

Q&A with Mercer basketball star who went pro: Mirak Babiraz

Former Mercer Basketball stand-out, Mirek Babiraz, went on to play three years of professional basketball in his native Poland. The following are excerpts from an interview he conducted with The VOICE.    VOICE: What was your dream job growing up as a kid?. Mirek: As a kid it was to play in the NBA. Realistically [...]

SPORTS: Three to watch

Amit Aburmad By: Anthony Willis One of Mercer County Community College’s star soccer players has received a full scholarship to Boston College, where he will transfer to play Division I soccer for the Golden Eagles in the fall. Aburmad, who is a second-year Business major at Mercer was born in Tel Aviv, Israel and plans [...]


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