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  • In training

    21-month-old Vincent Ranaudo gets a lesson on hitting the sled from his dad, Virgil, at Sunday’s Freehold Pop Warner Mitey Mites game.

  • Horse Park event helps equines enjoy golden years

    It has been six years since Currency Arbitrage, a New York-bred multiple stakes winner sired by Green Dancer, appeared in the winner’s circle at Belmont Park, Elmont, N.Y., but that does not mean he has lost his competitive edge. The now 14-year-old, called “Curry” by owner Amy Hebert, still maintains the work ethic that helped…

  • Mitey Mites prepare for battle

    PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN At left, Daniel O’Connor (r) and Matthew Bordfeld lead their team onto the field at the Freehold Pop Warner Mitey Mites football game between Freehold and Matawan on Sunday. At right, Noah Powell drags several defenders as he struggles to gain a few extra yards against Matawan.

  • Howell takes a chance on the hook-and-ladder

    Rebels top Manalapan, 21-15, on fourth-quarter play BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer It was a somber halftime locker room at Howell High School Saturday night. Not only were the Rebels being thoroughly outplayed by Manalapan, more than the 15-6 deficit would suggest, but their starting quarterback wasn’t going to be around for the second half.…

  • DeSclafani’s busy summer took him coast to coast

    Colts Neck hurler verbally commits to Florida BY JEFF APPLEBLATT Correspondent What a year for Colts Neck High School’s 17-year-old pitcher Anthony DeSclafani. Anthony DeSclafani Many would say it wasn’t a surprise. He has been impressing teammates and opponents alike since his freshman year at Colts Neck – a freshman campaign in which he managed…

  • Patriots have meshed ahead of schedule

    Freehold Twp. boys undefeated BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Much to Todd Briggs’ pleasant surprise, things have fallen in place quickly for his Freehold Township boys soccer team. With 10 seniors having graduated from last year’s state playoff team, Briggs figured patience would be a virtue. The seniors were being replaced by underclassmen that had…

  • Howell still team to beat with Fobes, Ecklof

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Howell may not catch Shore Conference gymnastics by surprise this fall but it may not matter anyway. Everyone expected newcomers Austyn Fobes (an elite gymnast at the club level) and Brianna Ecklof to have a big impact on the team, but did anyone expect the Rebels to go 11-0 in…

  • Rebels finding their chemistry on the pitch

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The track record says that Howell and Manalapan will see a lot of each other before the soccer season is over. Saturday, all that Howell boys coach Rich Yuro was concerned about was his team finding its footing. With the loss of all-state players Paul Calafiore and Mike Krol hard…

  • Tired of losing, Mustangs are shaking things up

    Marlboro girls off to 3-0-1 start BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer You can say that the Marlboro High School girls soccer team was sick and tired of losing and wasn’t going to take it anymore. A four-win season in 2006 in which the Mustangs lost one game after another was the final insult for the…