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  • SJV’s Favaloro raises stakes with 14-0 vault

    First to get there in the state this spring BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff St. John Vianney’s Chris Favaloro prepares to take off during the pole vault event at Saturday’s Lion Invitational in Middletown. The race has been on for the state’s best pole vaulters all spring.Since they…

  • Rampino leads Braves to third straight crown

    Hurler’s one-hitter clinches A North BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer JEFFGRANIT staff Manalapan’s Ashley Rampino’s exploits in the pitching circle have led to the Braves’ third consecutive divisional title this spring. When Middletown South and Middletown North beat defending champion Manalapan in back-to-back games, they weren’t doing anyone in the Shore…

  • Cougars’ non-stars shine in capturing District title

    “This gave a chance for the non-stars to shine. It’s what a team is all about.” – Jim Schlentz Colts Neck coach BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Colts Neck left a lot of points at home.Sprinter Dan Sobieski was not 100 percent, and with the season still young, discretion was the…

  • Patriots top Ocean and win first lacrosse title

    FT wins A North with perfect record BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Above, Freehold Township’s Maddie Comfort moves past Ocean’s Lisa Washakowski during the Patriots’ win in Freehold Township on Thursday. Below, head coach Nikki Hastings (center) is surrounded by her players as they celebrate their first team title. The historic…

  • Brookdale baseball team No. 2 seed in Region

    Jersey Blues won GSAC co-championship BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Johnny Johnson has had an entire season to digest what his Brookdale Community College baseball team does best, and what it doesn’t do so well. This week, it will be back to training camp for the Jersey Blues as they prepare…

  • Talent is everywhere for District track meet

    Howell hosting meet Thursday BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Colts Neck’s Matt Sullivan races to the finish line of the 100-meter hurdles race at Saturday’s Lion Invitational in Middletown. The track and field talent in the Freehold Regional District is so powerful that tomorrow night’s District Track and…

  • Mustangs, Colonials chasing tennis crowns

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer In-house competition has made a good Freehold Borough boys tennis team even better. The Colonials return five of the seven starters from the team that won the Shore Conference B North Division championship in 2006. If things stayed as they were, the Colonials would be a…

  • Higginson defends 3K title, Forys splits 4:04.2

    District certainly well represented at Penn Relays BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer With a 113-year tradition dating back to 1895, the Penn Relays are all about history. Last week, Colts Neck’s indomitable duo of Craig Forys and Ashley Higginson put in historic performances that highlighted a big weekend for area athletes…

  • Colonials, minus Forsyth, finding their way around

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Every one knew that Freehold Borough was going to miss Ashley Forsyth this year. How do you replace the state’s all-time strikeout queen? But 10 games into the 2007 season, Jerry Acevedo’s Colonials miss Forsyth’s intangibles as much as they do her pitching greatness. “What we…