Author: Jeff Appelblatt
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Cougars halt skid with girls’ hoops win over Patriots
By Jeff Appelblatt Colts Neck High School’s girls’ basketball team had lost a few games in a row, dropping the team down to the .500 mark. However, when the team went to Freehold Township High School Jan. 11, the Cougars immediately demonstrated the skid needed to come to a stop. It was their gym, but…
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Kuhnert Classic scheduled for Jan. 19 in Freehold
By Jeff Appelblatt Jack Kuhnert, one time basketball coach and math teacher at Freehold High School, left such an impact throughout Freehold that some of the people he made an impression on in his life want everyone to remember the man who meant so much to so many. When he died in 1997, one of…
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Freehold’s improvement on mats includes Buc Classic win
By Jeff Appelblatt Sitting with four wins in the books, Freehold High School wrestling coach Matt Shepherd was excited. Not only was his team above the .500 mark, but the Colonials also already had one win more than last year’s team. The coach was certain things were going to turn around this season. “We’ve been…
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Manalapan wrestlers aiming for top of Shore Conference
By Jeff Appelblatt Manalapan High School has had a contending team on the mats for years and with the return of most of its lineup this season, the squad hopes it can move up the rankings in the incredibly tough Shore Conference. “We have a pretty good squad; a lot of guys with a lot…
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Marlboro keeps it close in loss to unbeaten Freehold Township
By Jeff Appelblatt Freehold Township High School’s boys’ basketball team had won each of its first 10 games. It won a few games by single digits, but the majority were decided by double figures. Regardless, coach Brian Golub refused to guarantee a victory, especially if his club was going up against another team from the…
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Returning boys’ hoops lineup piling up wins at Woodbridge
By Jeff Appelblatt With a lineup identical to last year, Woodbridge High School boys’ basketball coach Matt Gigliello expected his team to start the 2016-17 campaign strong. And the way the Barrons have looked so far, the team’s coach couldn’t have anticipated much better. The team won each of its first eight games. “It’s been…
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Colts Neck girls’ hoops team looks to get back on winning track
By Jeff Appelblatt It could not have been what Colts Neck High School girls’ basketball coach Glenn Jansen hoped for when his team followed finishing December as winners of three straight with two straight home losses to Toms River High School North and Holmdel High School to open January. Toms River North entered the game…
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Manalapan, Marlboro each looking to contend in A North
By Jeff Appelblatt Manalapan High School was coming off a win, but coach Rick Garretson knew that its rival from Marlboro High School would be a difficult matchup. He also knew his club couldn’t contend with the Mustangs if it was as sloppy as it was in the win a few days prior against Toms…
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Freehold Township boys’ hoops team unstoppable on court
By Jeff Appelblatt The teamwork and camaraderie of Freehold Township High School’s boys’ basketball team has shined magnificently early in the season. It showed in the squad’s game Jan. 7 in Freehold Township, where the Patriots hosted the team from Holmdel High School. The day and time made no difference for Freehold Township, which was playing…
