The Monmouth County Park System will sponsor a bus trip to the Jets-Patriots football game at the Meadowlands Dec. 2. The bus will depart from Thompson Park, Newman Springs Road, Lincroft, at 10:15 a.m. The cost of the trip is $96 per person, which includes game ticket, and round-trip transportation. Preregistration is required. For more information, call the Park System at (732) 842-4000. The TDD machine number is (732) 219-9484.
The Central Jersey Hawks are forming an AAU girls 10&U (players cannot be 11 years old before Jan. 1, 2002) basketball team for the upcoming 2002 AAU season. Call (732) 946-4480 or e-mail cennjhawks@aol. com for information on tryouts or any other questions regarding Central Jersey Hawk teams.
The 17th Annual Husky Indoor Soccer League of Matawan will hold registrations Dec. 1 from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Aberdeen Municipal Building, One Aberdeen Square. The league is open to all ages in Monmouth, Ocean and Middlesex counties. One-hour games are played Sundays throughout January and February. For more information, call Art Perri at (732) 566-0154 or e-mail him at huskysport@aol.com.
The Battle of Monmouth Jaguars, a 1986-87 girls soccer team, is looking for one dedicated player to complete its roster for the 2001-02 winter (indoor) and spring season. All girls born after Aug. 1, 1986, are eligible, and there is no residency requirement. Players must have school or travel team experience. The team is trained professionally and plays year round. Call Bruce at (732) 536-6528 or go online at BLABLA1976 @aol.com for additional information.
The Monmouth Power Basketball Club is looking for experienced, dedicated and committed coaches and players for its 13-, 14- and 15-year-olds teams for the 2002 AAU season. For more information, call (732) 833-5020 or e-mail at Icon13@optonline.net .
Jeff Manto, the former major league player who will manage the Lakewood BlueClaws in 2002, is offering hitting instructions over the next few months to area prospects. The lessons will be geared toward the serious baseball player, and will be conducted in the batting cages at GPU Energy Park, Lakewood. Manto will be assisted by New York Mets infielder Joe McEwing.
Manto, who was the BlueClaws hitting coach this past season, played 16 seasons in the big leagues with the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians and Colorado Rockies; he won a pennant with the Phillies and Cleveland. In his professional career, he hit 31 homers on the major league level, and 243 in the minors, retiring as the active home-run leader. Manto, who hit 79 homers in Buffalo with the Triple-A Bisons, became only the third player this summer in that organization to have his number retired.
Lessons will be offered Wednesdays from 4-8 p.m. One-hour sessions will be offered for individuals or groups of three, and interested parties must commit to at least three lessons. Teams of five to 10 people will learn for two hours and would commit to a minimum of four lessons. For additional information and for booking times, contact Director of Media/Public Relations Neil Solondz at (732) 901-7000, ext. 111. More information is available at jaffmanto.com.