Author: Jeff Appelblatt
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Manalapan girls aim to move past early lacrosse struggles
By Jeff Appelblatt This season is a work in progress for Manalapan High School’s girls’ lacrosse team. The team had no answer for the Cougars in its March 29 opener at Colts Neck High School. Colts Neck jumped out to a 14-2 lead at halftime and finished the Braves off without much of a challenge,…
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Freehold softball team looking for turnaround season
By Jeff Appelblatt Freehold High School’s softball team was set to begin its season April 1, but rain changed that plan. The team knew 24 hours prior and yet, coach Danielle Orender knew it was still necessary to hold its regularly scheduled practice March 31 — even if it was inside the gym because of…
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Freehold baseball team looks past weather in hopes of good year
By Jeff Appelblatt Freehold High School’s baseball team was one of many to have its 2017 opener postponed because of weather, but head coach Jon Block didn’t want to say a thing about weather the day before his team’s scheduled first game. “I’m not going to make excuses. That’s the way it is, so I’m…
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Vazquez, Barrons put on offensive showcase in softball opener
By Jeff Appelblatt Woodbridge High School’s softball team began the 2017 season on fire, and there was nothing South Amboy High School could do to cool the Barrons off. The three runs South Amboy scored in the first half-inning of the game was all Jordan Cinelli was going to give up in the blowout-shortened game…
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Weather issues aside, Mustangs preparing for start of baseball season
By Jeff Appelblatt Middletown High School North’s baseball team could have still bathed a few steps outside of the visitors’ dugout at Marlboro High School, but the game on the field was all that mattered for the two teams in the first scrimmage of the year in Marlboro March 24. The Mustangs hadn’t been able…
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Mustangs ready for Rocket Relays, outdoor track season
By Jeff Appelblatt On April 1, Marlboro High School will be one of 15 schools represented at the Rocket Relays at Raritan High School — an annual kickoff to the spring track and field season. At last year’s event, Marlboro’s Briana Mullan won the girls’ 400-meter hurdles race, Julien Hill finished No. 3 in the…
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Marlboro coach, player on opposite sides at all-star game
By Jeff Appelblatt Coach Mike Nausedas was set to relax. The boys’ basketball season at Marlboro High School was over, but then Nausedas was asked to be one of the coaches at the Shore Basketball Coaches Senior All-Star Game. He wasn’t going to turn that down. And then next thing he knew, one of his…
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Mustangs’ tennis lineup taking shape as season nears
By Jeff Appelblatt The boys’ tennis players at Marlboro High School are still in the midst of showing coach Dave Kretzmer what they’re capable of. The 19-year coach isn’t too sure yet who will be his top players on the court this year. Kretzmer knows his club is quite young, but also full of potential.…
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Rutkowski ready to lead Barrons in final season as ace
By Jeff Appelblatt Luckily for South Amboy High School’s baseball team, it won’t be trying to get hits off Woodbridge High School ace Harry Rutkowski in the season opener in Woodbridge April 1. The Barrons are saving the lefty for the next game at Piscataway Township High School April 3. Woodbridge isn’t trying to do…
