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  • Brown’s return touchdowns lead Colonials over Piners

    Freehold Boro tops Lakewood 21-13 in opener BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Coaches always spend a lot of time going over special teams. More often than not, they can determine the outcome of a game. Mark Ciccotelli’s Freehold Borough Colonials pay extra attention to the special teams because of returner Brandon Brown. “With Brandon Brown…

  • 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.

  • Youngsters hit the high seas in search of a big catch

    RON NUZZOLO Fish On John and Diane O’Connor from East Brunswick took the family on their first party boat bluefish fishing trip. They went out on the Miss Belmar Princess. Son Max and daughter Jackie caught their first bluefish on jigs. Nephew Mike Crispiano of Staten Island, N.Y., caught his first as well. His sister,…

  • Manalapan hoping to peak in Nov. again

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer After an unprecedented season in which it went all the way to the state championship final, the Manalapan Braves boys soccer team will look to regain that postseason magic in 2007. John Natoli’s Braves peaked at the right time last season, capturing the Shore Conference Tournament and Central Jersey Group…

  • Braves girls looking to contend again in A-North

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Equipped with more depth than recent seasons, Rich Garretson’s Manalapan Braves girls soccer team is looking to rejoin the Shore’s elite. Over the last few campaigns, the Braves have had a habit of getting off to very slow starts, turning things around in the second half and just sneaking into…

  • Colonials ready for upcoming season

    State champions know they are no longer underdogs BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The Freehold Borough High School girls soccer team won’t be looking for respect this fall. They have that and more after winning four championships in 2006, including the NJSIAA State Group III co-championship, the first state title in school history. CHRIS KELLY…

  • Sports Shorts

    Manalapan’s Andrew Robinson, who competes for the YMCA of Western Monmouth County, finished 20th in the one-mile open water ocean swim conducted by Jersey Shore/Manasquan Beach. The swim was held at Manasquan Beach and was the first time that Robinson, who is a lifeguard at Manasquan, participated in an open water swim. With the YMCA…

  • Rebels overcome tough start to top Colts Neck

    Rebels edge Cougars, 28-26, in football season opener BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Until a team faces the pressure, a coach never knows how it’s going to react. All the preseason scrimmages and workouts matter little when the games count. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Colts Neck running back Ashton Jackson dives into the endzone…

  • Manalapan’s Andrews is one to beat in X-C

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The intimidating shadow cast by Colts Neck’s Craig Forys is no longer hovering over the state’s best boy runners. With the Cougar having graduated to the University of Michigan, the race is no longer for second place, but first. Forys put together the finest season ever by a New Jersey…