Day: March 2, 2011

  • sport shorts 

    Monmouth University will host Drive to the Hoop, a three-on-three, all-ages basketball tournament benefiting Prevention First and the Monmouth University women’s basketball team on March 19 in West Long Branch. Drive to the Hoop is the only major three-on-three tournament held to benefit a nonprofit organization, Prevention First. Drive to the Hoop offers various age-…

  • Marlboro’s Seigel captures Region VI wrestling crown

    Howell’s Shaughnessy, Marlboro’s Leone will join him in Atlantic City BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Mitch Seigel found his purpose at last season’s NJSIAA Region VI wrestling tournament. Seigel, who was a junior at the time, lost the third place consolation match to Freehold High School’s Josh Davis and was denied a trip to Atlantic…

  • O’Neill, Zhang defend swim championships

    BY TIM MORRIS Emily O’Neill Freehold High School senior swimmer Emily O’Neill will be defending her NJSIAA state championship in the 100-yard backstroke this weekend. O’Neill heads into the meet at the Gloucester County Institute of Technology in Sewell with a lot of confidence. In successfully defending her Shore Conference title on Feb. 6, O’Neill…

  • Lapidus playing role for Scarlet Knights

    Marlboro H.S. graduate earns place on women’s hoop squad at state university BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Marlboro High School graduate Brittany Lapidus (10), who was a manager for the Rutgers University women’s basketball team in 2009-10, earned a roster spot on the team in 2010-11. TOM CISZEK/RUTGERS ATHLETICS Every time she suits up for…

  • Ciccotelli leaving Freehold, will coach at Neptune H.S.

    Football coach guided Colonials to a pair of state championships BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Freehold High School administrators will be searching for a new varsity football coach following the announcement on Feb. 24 thatMark Ciccotelli will become the head coach at Neptune High School. Saying that taking the Neptune job “is the best thing…

  • Patriots medal at Meet of Champions

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Manalapan High School’s Thomas Buffone competes in the shot put at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions on Feb. 26 in Toms River. Buffone’s best throw of the day, 48 feet, 10.5 inches, was not long enough to earn him a medal. ERIC SUCAR staff A ll winter, Freehold Township High…

  • business briefs 

    The staff of the Figaro II Barber Shop of Manalapan is hosting a Cut-A-Thon on March 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to benefit the Ashley Lauren Foundation, a nonprofit in Colts Neck that assists children with cancer and their families through financial, material and emotional support. The Cut-A-Thon will take place at the…

  • Dorothy Mogilski

    Mrs. Mogilski, 81, of Freehold, died Feb. 5, 2011, at SunriseAssisted Living, Jackson. She was a clerk for Prudential Property and Casualty Insurance Co. in Holmdel until her retirement in 1991. She was predeceased by her husband, John W., in 2004. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Jack and Marie of Freehold Township; three daughters…

  • Aleksandra Sulikowski

    Mrs. Sulikowski, 96, died Feb. 18, 2011, at her daughter’s home in Manalapan. Born in Poland, she and her family immigrated to the United States after World War II. She lived most of her life in PerthAmboy. Mrs. Sulikowski was predeceased by her husband, Antoni, in 1984; two sons, Stefan in 1997 and George in…