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  • Marlboro bounces back to win A North tennis

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer After chasing Colts Neck all season, the Marlboro girls tennis team finally caught the Cougars, and then passed them. In the final week of the regular season, Dave Kretzmer’s Marlboro Mustangs captured the Shore Conference A North Division championship. “It’s a nice way to end the season,” said Kretzmer. “Winning…

  • RU football defeats No. 2 South Florida

    Ray Rice’s 181 yards on the ground lead Scarlet Knights to victory BY DOUG McKENZIE Correspondent Rutgers needed this one. After putting together the most successful season in school history a year ago, the Scarlet Knights had seen a little bit of the shine come off their armor this season with disappointing back-toback losses to…

  • Sports Shorts

    Marlboro’s Ravi Gill made his first career start in goal for the Rutgers University’s men’s soccer team a memorable one. The sophomore registered a shutout in Rutgers’ 2-0 win over the University of Pennsylvania last Wednesday. Gill stopped five shots as the Scarlet Knights, playing at home, improved to 6-7-1. “Ravi was fantastic,” said Rutgers…

  • Shore AC harriers shine at Masters

    Individually and as a team, Shore Athletic Club harriers were golden at USA Track and Field Masters National Five-Kilometer Cross Country Championships. Of the 14 medals won by the Shore AC runners at Saratoga Springs, N.Y., host of the event, seven of them were gold. It was in the 70-79 and 60-69 age division events…

  • Marlboro soccer team hot at the right time

    Mustangs make SCT, CJ playoffs BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Marlboro’s motivation in the first round of the Shore Conference Tournament was simple. If the Mustangs wanted to continue their 2007 soccer season, they needed to beat Wall Thursday afternoon. A loss would not only eliminate them from tournament, but end their season as well.…

  • Potential turf health issues do not concern soccer rep

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer MANALAPAN – Concerns about whether a synthetic turf field that is being installed at the Manalapan Recreation Center, Route 522, may present a potential health hazard to the people who will play on it have been batted back and forth in recent weeks. Manalapan Soccer Club representative Larry Sherman added…

  • Despite loss to Wall, Freehold Boro wins B North

    Third straight title for Colonials; SCT is next BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer When Freehold Borough begins defense of its Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) championship this week, the Colonials will be doing it as the B North Division girls soccer champions. They won’t, however, be protecting a perfect season. In the final B North contest…

  • Howell nails down A North soccer

    Rebels win second straight Division title BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer It was tough for Kyle Bethel to watch his Howell Rebels from the sidelines. “It was difficult,” he recalled. “I felt I could have done something.” But, K.B., as Bethel is called by his teammates, healed, the Rebels became less of a team relying…

  • Manalapan ready to make playoff run

    Play of Gilburn has offense clicking BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Manalapan’s coaching staff had taken a look at Jimmy Gilburn playing tight end during the summer. It was an option for them, but with the defensive back such an important part of the Brave defense, it was a move they didn’t want to make.…