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  • Lancers await challenges as defending Non-Public A champs

    ST. JOHN VIANNEY By MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent The St. John Vianney High School girls basketball team, armed with a full slate of returning players, will embark on the new season with high expectations. All of the Lancers who carried St. John Vianney to the NJSIAA Non-Public A title last season will be back in action.…

  • Changes being considered by NJSIAA for non-public schools

    By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent High school football in New Jersey may change dramatically in 2016 as a result of the NJSIAA’s vote to create a separate conference for non-public high schools. NJSIAA members voted, 215-128, Dec. 7, with two members abstaining, to make the change. However, there is a possibility that the decision could be…

  • Field hockey season belonged to district’s Patriots, Colonials

    There is something in November that brings out the best in the Freehold Township High School field hockey team: the state playoffs. For the second consecutive year and fourth in the last five, the Patriots captured the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV championship. This year, they did it the hard way on the road as…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Due to popular demand, the Mansfield University baseball program will host an expanded nine sessions of its Christmas Baseball Clinics this year, including a Mini Camp option for those seeking a more intensified experience. A long-time stocking stuffer tradition, the seven sessions are broken down into age groups of 5-6, 7-8, 9-11, 12-14 and 15-18,…

  • Astarita, Servidio top talented All-District gymnastics team

    Howell High School’s Monica Servidio had another big year for the Rebels. She was second in the all-around at the NJSIAA state sectional and 10th at the state championships. DORINE SHAPIRO The wealth of gymnastics talent has never been greater than it is right now in the Freehold Regional High School District (FRHSD). It could…

  • Roche, Hayes lead pack on district cross-country team

    Freehold Township High School’s Ciara Roche put together one of the finest cross-country seasons in Freehold Regional High School District history. She finished sixth at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions at Holmdel Park. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR The exploits of Freehold Township High School’s Ciara Roche and Howell High School’s Niamh Hayes highlighted another outstanding…

  • Brannan, Cougars’ harriers dominated boys cross-country

    Colts Neck High School’s Jordan Brannan, right, completed his breakout season in cross-country by finishing 13th at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions at Holmdel Park. The junior helped the Cougars retain the Central Jersey Group III championship. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Jordan Brannan and his Colts Neck High School teammates dominated the crosscountry scene in…

  • Politz raised bar high for future Lancers gymnasts

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer St. John Vianney High School’s Kristen Politz, who lives in Marlboro, captured the all-around individual title at the NJSIAA championships. The Lancers’ senior also won the floor exercise. DORINE SHAPIRO Kristen Politz knew she only had one chance to leave her mark in high school gymnastics. St. John Vianney High…

  • Freehold graduate Frick to pursue Olympic gold

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Justin Frick, a 10th grade English teacher at Allentown High School, will be leaving his three-year position to renew his quest for a spot on the U.S. Olympic track and field team in the high jump at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. “I’ve been training for a…