Author: Jeff Appelblatt
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Barrons’ strong baseball campaign ends in state sectional
By Jeff Appelblatt As great as Woodbridge High School’s baseball season was, the team couldn’t have been satisfied by the way it closed. The second-seeded Barrons (25-6) were beaten, 3-1, by the No. 1 squad from Millburn High School in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) North Jersey, Section II, Group IV tournament.…
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Freehold baseball team falls just short in sectional finals
By Jeff Appelblatt There weren’t too many players Freehold High School’s baseball team would have rather had batting in the clutch than junior Mark Costanzo, and it looked like the .316 batter had the biggest hit of his career in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Central Jersey, Group IV championship game at…
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Patriots’ successful lacrosse season ends in sectional finals
By Jeff Appelblatt Freehold Township High School’s girls’ lacrosse team had one last task at hand when it cruised into the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Central Jersey, Group IV championship game at the end of May. The Patriots wanted to finish off their historic year with one more victory. “The girls are…
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Marlboro among higher seeds to fall in conference tourney
By Jeff Appelblatt Marlboro High School’s softball team had a very good season, but like it was for all the better-ranked teams toward the top of the Shore Conference Tournament, seedings didn’t mean a thing. Ask the first-place team at Donovan Catholic High School. The top-seeded Griffins (27-2) lost at home to the No. 16…
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Manalapan Czajkowski takes first in Group IV triple jump
By Jeff Appelblatt Manalapan High School junior Anna Czajkowski saved one of her best track and field showings for the perfect time of the year. At the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Group IV competition June 2-3 at Egg Harbor Township High School, Czajkowski won the girls’ triple jump with a personal best…
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Patriots’ boys’ lacrosse team proud of accomplishments
By Jeff Appelblatt Throughout the year, Freehold Township High School put teams on fields and courts that have been major contenders. In the fall, the football team tied a season-high in wins. In the winter, the boys’ basketball team won game after game before finishing the year with 25 wins in 28 chances. The boys’…
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Colonials, Cougars close volleyball seasons with tourney exits
By Jeff Appelblatt When Freehold High School’s boys’ volleyball team lost to Colts Neck High School for a second time this season, Freehold coach Ryan Walkiewicz more or less said the Cougars were the team to beat. It was clear that didn’t change when the Shore Conference Tournament began May 15. The Colonials took care…
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Braves, Cougars familiar foes on the baseball diamond
By Jeff Appelblatt Manalapan High School’s baseball team was on a six-game skid when it took a trip to Colts Neck High School May 10. The Braves were shut out for five innings, and then that streak was snapped. Not only did Manalapan come back that day in Colts Neck, ignited by five runs in…
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Patriots, Colonials battle to move on in state baseball tourney
By Jeff Appelblatt Because of the rain, Freehold High School’s baseball team found itself practicing between two of the school’s gyms rather than playing in the second round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Central Jersey, Group IV tournament. There was nothing Jon Block, the team’s coach the last 27 years, could…
