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  • Tides walk away with win over Team Russia

    The ABCCL champion Jersey Shore Tides capped off their memorable championship season with a victory over the Russian National Team, 5-4, on Saturday at Brookdale Community College in Middletown. In a closely fought game with several lead changes, the Tides needed their last at-bats in the bottom of ninth to secure the victory as Nutley’s…

  • Freehold Township nine in Senior World Series

    Cirillo tosses five-hit shutout in Regional final BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Above, Freehold Township players parade the Senior League Eastern Regional pennant around Union Field at the West Deptford Little League Complex after the 4-0 win over DuBois, Pa., in the championship game Thursday. Anthony Cirillo’s (below) complete game shut-out…

  • Marlboro girls capture District 19 softball title

    Beat Lincroft in three game series BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer After his team went 1-5 the last two years in Little League Softball District 19 play, manager Mike Vitale knew he had to do something different. The answer to his Marlboro 10/11-year-old softball team’s dilemma was experience. The team needed…

  • For McInerney taekwondo runs in family

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer ERIC SUCAR staff Laurie McInerney is the only world taekwondo champion in her family, though her mother, Judy, brother, John, and father, Jack, have also fared quite well in competitions over the years. Laurie McInerney doesn’t like to bring attention to herself. But when you are…

  • Manalapan 9-year-olds win Ripken District title

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer No matter the level of baseball you play at, it’s pitching and defense that makes the difference. Steve Kawa, manager of the Manalapan Baseball Association’s 9-year-old Cal Ripken all-star team, stressed that with his club, resulting in a District 11 pennant and a trip to the…

  • Any Given Saturday steals Sunday spotlight

    Scores impressive win in 40th Haskell Invitational BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer BY DOUG McKENZIEStaff Writer PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Above, Garret Gomes rides Haskell winner Any Given Saturday to victory at Monmouth Park on Sunday. At left, winning trainer Scott Pletcher is all smiles as he leads his colt to the winner’s circle. Below,…

  • Freehold Raceway reopens for fall/winter meet

    $300,000 Cane Pace tops stakes list Freehold Raceway, the nation’s oldest daytime harness racing track, swings back into action tomorrow afternoon. Post time is 12:30 p.m. The highlight of the fall/winter 2007 meet will be the Cane Pace, the first leg of the Pacing Triple Crown, on Sept. 3. This year will mark the 53rd…

  • Eastern Regional next for Freehold Twp. Seniors

    After yet another state championship win BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer If North Cumberland thought it was in the driver’s seat, it was sadly mistaken.Playing close to home at the South Vineland Little League fields and with plenty of fans to cheer them on, North Cumberland’s Senior League (ages 15-16) all-stars…

  • Freehold Twp. National captures District 19

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer With many of the players returning from last year’s District 19 10-year-old championship team, manager Al Molina Sr. knew his Freehold Township Little League Major League 11-year-old all-star team would be good. Indeed, Freehold Township National swept through district pool play without breaking a sweat, going…