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  • Cougars fall in SCT on desperation heave

    Monsignor Donovan edges Colts Neck in semifinals, 55-54 BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer It was a helpless feeling for the Colts Neck boys basketball team. WhenMonsignorDonovan’s Tom ICarter launched a desperation heave from 30 feet away, the Cougars could only watch as the buzzer sounded with the ball in mid-flight. Colts Neck had done everything…

  • Best is yet to come for young Cougars

    BY DOUG McKENZIE Correspondent The Colts Neck High School girls basketball team, led by its brilliant backcourt of sophomores Brooke Hampton and Lauren Clarke, won its first Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) championship on Feb. 23. Following the game, Hampton delivered the bad news for the rest of the Shore Conference when she said, “I feel…

  • Coming out on top in the district

    JEFF GRANIT staff Manalapan’s Ryan McGilvray (left) tangles with Marlboro’s Paul Saraiva in their 135-pound bout in the semifinals of the NJSIAA District 21 wrestling championship at Manalapan High School. McGilvray went on to win in the finals against Jimmy Somma of Colts Neck, 6-5. 2008 NJSIAA District 21 Wrestling Tournament Feb. 23 at Manalapan…

  • Diamond knows pain of colleges dropping sports

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer When Lindsay Diamond was looking at colleges, one of the criteria she used was whether she would be comfortable there without gymnastics. Little did the Colts Neck High School grad know that after picking the University of Rhode Island, that’s exactly what would happen. Diamond, an all-state gymnast at Colts…

  • Howell bowling was a double success

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Howell High School’s bowling teams were a devastating one-two knockout punch in 2007-08. Both the girls and boys teams were outstanding at the same time and brought home a truckload of championships, including the NJSIAA Central Jersey state sectional championships for the first time. “This was by far the best…

  • Fish On

    Striped bass fishing season is just around the corner RON NUZZOLO Offshore fishing still remains an option for ling, sea bass, cod, porgies and even an occasional whiting. This is the week when most anglers take a break and go through a mental checklist. Make sure all your tackle is in order. The new plugs…

  • Freehold hoop battle goes down to the wire

    PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Left: With less than one second left in the fourth quarter, Freehold Borough High School’s Lance McKenzie puts up a shot during a game at Freehold Township High School on Feb. 15. McKenzie made the shot and that was the difference in the Colonials’ 63-61 victory over the Patriots in…

  • Colts Neck, Freehold girls are top seeds in CJ

    Cougars, Colonials point toward success in state tournament BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer ColtsNeck and Freehold Borough high schools are theNo. 1 seeds in their respective girls basketball state sectional groups. The NJSIAA state tournament will tip off next week with Coach John Truhan’s Cougars seeded No. 1 in Central Jersey Group IV and Coach…

  • Bonus points knock Howell out of states

    Rebels fall to Brick Memorial in CJ mat semifinal BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Howell won the match of the night, but it was BrickMemorial that advanced to the Central Jersey Group IV wrestling tournament final. In an anticipated showdown of reigning state place winners at 135, Howell’s Cody Fobes summoned all of his willpower…