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Quintano, Grinkevich lead Braves to CJ title
Manalapan nips Howell, 1-0, in CJ IV BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Manalapan knew it had to do something different. After losing to Howell in the Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) final, 1-0, coach John Natoli had to find a way for his soccer team to generate more offense. In two of Manalapan’s three matches with…
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Shawnee ends Colonials’ historic run to finals
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer No other Freehold Borough field hockey team had ever won a state sectional title until 2007, and this year’s squad didn’t stop there. It made it all the way to Sunday’s NJSIAA State Group III Championship game at Toms River High School East. Freehold Borough’s goaltender Ali Koch makes a…
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Areas harriers qualify for X-country MOC
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Robby Andrews was doing mathematics while competing in Saturday’s NJSIAA State Group IV cross country race. “I was counting numbers a little more than usual,” said the Manalapan junior. With a place in this Saturday’s Meet of Champions (MOC) on the line, Andrews wanted to make sure that he was…
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Sports Shorts
Craig Forys continues to excel for the University of Michigan men’s cross country team. Sunday, the freshman from Colts Neck High School finished 11th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, helping the Wolverines share the team championship with Wisconsin with both teams scoring 68 points. Forys, who made All-Big 10 First Team his last time…
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Swedish teen finds friends through running
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Running brought Stockholm and Freehold Borough a lot closer for exchange student Linnea Lord. CHRIS KELLY staff Freehold Boro’s Linnea Lord (#228) overtakes Kingsway’s Meghan Gauntt (#441) in the NJSIAA Group III girls race at Holmdel Park on Saturday. Lord, an exchange student from Sweden, has either finished first or…
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Going after the ball
JEFF GRANIT staff Howell’s Kyle Bethel uses his body to fend off Manalapan’s Caner Semen in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV sectional final in Howell. Manalapan went on to win 1-0.
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Sports Shorts
Marlboro’s Ty Jensen was the No. 3 runner for the Brigham Young University men’s cross country team at the Mountain West Conference Championships. With the Marlboro High School graduate running his best race of the season, seventhplace overall, BYU won the conference championship for the fourth straight year. BYU edged New Mexico, 46-51. Jensen ran…
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Fish On
Bass fishing starting to come alive in area RON NUZZOLO Surf reports from Ortley Beach north to the Sandy Hook rips are finally producing some keeper size bass. Wind conditions made it tough to get out but anglers off the surf made up for it. Heavier rods and weight were able to produce bass from…
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Howell, Freehold Boro hosting NJSIAA football playoff games
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Division champions Howell and Freehold Borough improved their state playoff seedings over the weekend. ANDREW MILLER staff Marlboro High School’s E.J. Tucker runs a punt return by the defense of Howell High School’s Jason Amato (r), during Saturday’s game in Marlboro, which Howell won 27-6. Howell topped Marlboro, 27-6, while…
