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Mustangs provide drama on way to state playoffs
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Say this for the 2007 Marlboro High School boys volleyball team, it provided a lot of drama. The Mustangs literally took their playoff bid down to the wire. Sporting a 7-10 record with three matches to play before the state playoff cut-off date (May 15) to…
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Braves baseball headed in the right direction
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff Manalapan’s Mitchell Litt turns the double play during a recent game with New Brunswick in Manalapan. When coaches look forward to next season, more often than not, it was a rebuilding year for their team. They figure with a year’s experience, their team…
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CN’s Pagliano, Rappleyea break East Coast record
Forys, Higginson anchor victorious CN relay teams BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Jesse Pagliano and Lindsey Rappleyea took turns winning the Shore area’s championships. First, Pagliano (5-4) and Rappleyea (5-2) went one-two at the Monmouth County Championships. At the Shore Conference meet, Rappleyea matched her teammate’s 5-4 in capturing the conference…
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Sports Shorts
Bucknell University’s Matt Forys earned All-Patriot League honors after starring at the league’s track and field championships for the Bison. The senior, who is a Howell High School graduate, won the 10,000 meters (30:55.92) earning First Team All-Patriot recognition and was second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:01.03) earning Second Team mention. He qualified for the…
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As players, coach clicked, Rebels found success
Girls lacrosse team rallies from 2-7 start to make playoffs BY JEFF APPELBLATT Correspondent BY JEFF APPELBLATTCorrespondent The last two Aprils have been a nightmare for the girls lacrosse team of Howell High School. This time around, the team woke up. The 14-8 defeat to Holmdel on the last day of the month dropped the…
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Sports Shorts
The Freehold Borough Little League’s Home Run Derby, sponsored by Century 21, will be held on Saturday at the Little League fields on Fourth St. Registration will be held in the club from 9:30-10 a.m. with the batting contest at 10:15 a.m. All participants must be residents of Freehold Borough or play in the Freehold…
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The Manalapan Knights, a successful U13 boys team that plays in the Monmouth-Ocean Soccer Association, is looking for dedicated players, goalie and field players, to round out their roster for the upcoming season. Tryouts will be held on June 5 on Field C at the Manalapan Recreation Center from 6:30-8 p.m. For additional information, e-mail…
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Colonials join the ranks of the Shore’s elite
Borough boys repeat as B North champions BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Rajat Verman (above) and Jason Goldman (below) are the top two singles players for a Freehold Borough team, which has established itself as one of the very best teams in the Shore Conference. It’s one thing to sneak up…
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Batts’ big throws land her impressive SC title
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Every time Kristen Batts steps into the circle, big throws follow.On Saturday, at the Shore Conference Championships in Neptune, the Marlboro senior surpassed 150-0 in the discus for the first time, unleashing a huge 152-4 that swamped the competition and broke her own Monmouth County record.…
