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  • Colonials move on behind Scalgione goal

    Freehold Borough reaches CJ semis BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer It’s the time of the season when style points don’t count. All that matters is advancing. In a match that was eerily similar to last fall, Freehold Borough girls soccer team advanced to the Central Jersey Group III semifinals with a 1-0 win over visiting…

  • Braves, Cougars, Colonials win cross-country titles

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Of the three cross country division championships won this year by area schools, the least expected was the Freehold Borough girls. Colts Neck’s girls were the defending champions in A North and loaded again. Their win was expected. Manalapan’s boys, while perhaps not the favorites in A North, were at…

  • Fobes wins CJ gym all-around crown

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Austyn Fobes had a pretty good idea what to expect at Saturday’s NJSIAA Central Jersey I Sectional Gymnastics Meet at Manalapan. ANDREW MILLER staff Colts Neck High School’s Danielle D’Elia performs on the beam during the Central Jersey State Sectional Gymnastics meet at Manalapan High School on Saturday. “From the…

  • Useful SC runs for Andrews, Jackucewicz

    Harriers place second; CN girls runner-up BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Manalapan’s Robby Andrews and Colts Neck’s Brianna Jackucewicz threw their hats into the rings as probable state cross country contenders. Although each finished second at the Shore Conference Championships at Holmdel Park on Oct. 29, they came up with competitive efforts. In a clash…

  • Howell, Manalapan win

    Advance to CJ soccer semifinal BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Kyle Bethel had tried the play often this year, but it hadn’t worked until Friday afternoon. “It’s a cross in the box behind the defenders and in front of the goalie,” said the Howell forward. Friday, in the Central Jersey Group IV quarterfinal at Howell,…

  • Forys shines in collegiate cross country debut

    Craig Forys had been looking forward all year for the chance to run in his University of Michigan (UM) singlet. A scholastic national champion at Colts Neck High School, Forys had run two races while unattached for the Wolverines during the collegiate cross country season. On Oct. 28, he made his long-awaited Wolverine debut of…

  • Offensive line powers Freehold Borough

    Colonials win Federal Division Championship BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The look in the eyes of the Middletown South defensive linemen told Freehold Borough offensive linemen all they needed to know. The Colonials were running the ball at will on the Eagles, driving a stake through their competitive hearts. “There was nothing they could do…

  • Braves go to postseason playing their best

    Four District teams in CJ soccer playoffs BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Rick Garretson didn’t age as much this fall. His Manalapan High School girls soccer team had been making it a habit in recent years of putting itself in a deep hole and, at the last possible moment, sneaking into the playoffs at the…

  • Sports Shorts

    The Manalapan Soccer Club was recognized by the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer as the Youth Soccer Club of the Year. The club was involved throughout the year with the Red Bulls in the Red Bulls Training program, club outings, individual outings and promotions throughout the community. Manalapan was chosen from soccer…