Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor
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Patriots’ girls head into sectionals with momentum
By Tim Morris This is the time of the season when all high school coaches want their teams to peak. It’s tournament time, with the one-and-done format that can make or break a season. With the NJSIAA sectional tournament, Freehold Township High School’s girls lacrosse coach Patra Aquaviva is certain her team is peaking. A…
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Roche’s triple highlights county track and field championships
By Tim Morris Ciara Roche has a keen sense of history, and that’s why it’s important to her that she leave behind a legacy. “I want to make my mark,” the Freehold Township High School senior said. “I don’t want to be forgotten.” Roche put on a performance at the Monmouth County Track and Field…
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Area baseball players garnered all-conference honors for Felician
With help from area players, the 2016 Felician University baseball team tied a program record by placing nine players on the All-Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) postseason teams. The Golden Falcons saw a school-record eight players elected to the All-CACC First Team and one on the Second Team. In addition, head coach Chris Langan, who…
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Sport Shorts
The Metuchen Municipal Pool (MMP) Swim & Dive Team is now open for registration. The team is a summer recreational program, offering a fun, supportive atmosphere for swimmers from ages 4-18. Swimmers must be members of the Metuchen Municipal Pool to participate. Practice starts May 31 for the swim team. Registration will close June 9. Please visit mmpsdtpa.org…
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Matawan man pleads guilty in ticket scam
MATAWAN- A Matawan resident has pleaded guilty in an alleged ticket scam involving season ticket sales for the New York Giants. John Gorman, 49, of Aberdeen Road in Matawan, pleaded guilty on May 9 to one count of second degree theft by deception after admitting to Ocean County Superior Court Judge Patricia B. Roe that…
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Middletown North’s Reid claims second 400 hurdles county title
Middletown High School North sprinter/hurdler Jenna Reid won her second straight 400-intermediate hurdles championship in 1:02.54 at the Monmouth County Championships in Holmdel May 11. Reid is the oldest daughter of former Marlboro High School standout Lorelei Boggs. The versatile Boggs was a sprinter, hurdler and jumper for the Mustangs. She competed in multi-event competitions…
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Memorial Day events planned
ALLENTOWN – The Allentown Lions Club will serve as the host to the borough’s Memorial Day parade beginning at 10:30 a.m. May 30. Participants in the parade, along with residents of and visitors to Allentown, will pay tribute to those who gave their lives in service to the nation. Parade Chairman Rob Strovinsky said marchers…
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Lancers volleyball team looking forward to state tourney
By Matthew Rocco The St. John Vianney High School boys volleyball team may have fallen one game shy of the Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) finals, but the Lancers are ready to get back onto the court in hopes of making another run at a postseason title. Following a first-round bye, the fifth-seeded Lancers advanced past…
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Matawan looks ahead to conference, state track meets
By Wayne Witkowski Boys outdoor track and field teams only need two outstanding athletes like Matawan Regional High School’s Tom Kalieta in the short distance events and David Alston in the jumps to place high in the team standings for the big meets like the Shore Conference Championships May 21 at Central Regional High School…
