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Sports Shorts
A state Department of Agriculture farm tour for state legislators on July 31 included a stop at the state’s largest standardbred breeding farm, Perretti Farms in Cream Ridge. The 2005 Harness Horse of the Year, Rocknroll Hanover, now stands as a stallion at the farm. Anthony Perretti is the general manager of the farm. Other…
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Richardson’s mission is to preserve history
State LL director collects Negro League memorabilia BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Howell’s Tony Richardson is doing his part to make sure the contributions of former Negro League players continue to be recognized by baseball fans of all ages. Whenever Tony Richardson makes a presentation in a classroom, the first question…
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Sports Shorts
Manalapan Parks and Recreation is sponsoring the Rising Star Soccer Camp Inc. from Monday through Aug. 17 at Manalapan High School. The camp will run from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each day. Rising Star Soccer Camp Inc. will also be in Freehold Township Aug. 20-24 at the M.W. Errickson School on Route 524. The…
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Marlboro North wins District 9/10 pennant
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer What made the Marlboro Little League North’s 9/10-year-old District 19 championship fun for manager Mike Durso was watching his club jell. “We practiced hard in the beginning and that translated to the team’s play during the tournament,” he said. “It was great to see the boys…
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Coach passes love of game to sons, team
Schirmacher steers Manalapan to District title BY JEFF APPELBLATT Correspondent BY JEFF APPELBLATTCorrespondent One of the biggest challenges for the coach of an all-star team is to get his players to feel like a team. And in baseball, teamwork is essential for success. Bill Schirmacher, vice president of the Manalapan Baseball and Softball Association, knew…
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A sad trend emerging in District athletics
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Imagine being the head coach at a high school for 33 years.You’ve compiled an impeccable record and you are coming off the finest season in school history. Your girls soccer team went 21-1-1 and won the state championship, the first in school history. Now, imagine that…
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Sports Shorts
Lloyd Burman, 13, of Manalapan, participated in the sixth annual Sports Broadcasting Camp held at the Yogi Berra Museum on the campus of Montclair State University, Little Falls. Bruce Beck, of WNBC-TV, and Ian Eagle, a New Jersey Nets announcer and WFAN personality, conducted the camp, which was open to male and female students, ages…
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Colts Neck discovering its depth in summer ball
BY JEFF APPELBLATT Correspondent BY JEFF APPELBLATTCorrespondent Coach Mike Yorke faced a difficult decision at the beginning of the American Legion baseball season. There, on Colts Neck’s roster, were the names Rusbarsky, Hayes and Salvati, three of the four recent graduates that helped the Cougars win their first Shore Conference Tournament title in school history.…
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O’Flaherty, Petersen win FARC 5K race at Battlefield State Park
Freehold Borough sophomore Cody O’Flaherty returned to his winning form last Wednesday at the Freehold Area Running Club’s Summer Series. The Colonial toured the Battlefield State Park’s 5K layout in Manalapan in 18:16 to best Mike Milsen (18:41) by 25 seconds. Manuel Arpti was third (18:52). Randy Spadola (19:00) and Andrew Posen (19:04) were fourth…
