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Howell girls maintain program’s winning ways
Rebel girls back in state playoffs BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer To paraphrase Mark Twain, rumors of Howell’s demise were greatly exaggerated. After graduating its finest senior class in team history, the Howell High School girls basketball program stood at a crossroads. Were the Rebels headed toward the ranks of the…
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Patriots, Cougars prove District hoops belong
Freehold Twp. has earned its top ranking BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer JEFFGRANIT staff Freehold Township’s Roger Wilmot drives to the basket against Colts Neck’s Craig Perry during a game in Freehold Township on Feb. 1. They played a game between Shore Conference powerhouses on Thursday. It wasn’t played in Lincroft,…
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Rebels still throwing strikes with seventh title
Girls win B Central BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer They changed the division and its makeup, but it didn’t change the outcome. Howell High School’s girls bowling team is still the class of the alleys. Dave Clampffer’s Rebels won their seventh consecutive Shore Conference division title, Class B Central, going away…
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Colts Neck girls dominate county indoor meet
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Let your full complement of distance running talent loose, and sprinkle some sprinting and jumping prowess into the mix, and what you have, if you are Colts Neck High School’s girls track and field team, is an overwhelming triumph. The Cougars piled up 76.5 points Saturday…
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Marlboro junior wrestlers shine at area tournaments
Following up on an outstanding dual-meet season, the Marlboro Mustang Wrestling program enjoyed big success in tournaments. At the recent Edison Tournament, the Mustangs, a Marlboro Recreation youth program, finished second. They did it sending just 33 wrestlers, compared to other teams that sent near 50. Coach Michael Iuliano pointed to the quality of his…
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MGA Cyclones finish first at West Point
The Cyclones boys gymnastics team from Monmouth Gymnastics Academy competed at the 2007 West Point Open in West Point, N.Y. The Level 7 team finished in first place and the Level 5 squad in third. Yuri Aminov coaches the MGA boys. At Level 5 ages 7-9, Michael Luca placed 12th in the all-around, 11th on…
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Fish On
Shad lures taking local anglers by storm Ron Nuzzolo Put away the diamond jigs: a new era has begun.The era of the shad has taken anglers by storm. With the fall bass run continuing into January, I was fortunate enough to take a trip with my father on Capt. Ron’s Fishermen in Atlantic Highlands (no…
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Sports Shorts
The Freehold Borough Little League will be holding registration on Saturday at the American Legion on 62 W. Main St., for the 2007 Little League baseball season from 10 a.m. to noon. Children need to bring a birth certificate and proof of residency with them to the registration. Children ages 5-16 are eligible to play.…
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Braves still with chance to make state playoffs
Freehold Twp., Colts Neck boys are in BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer The pulse may be a little weak, but at least the Manalapan High School boys basketball team has a pulse. With Saturday being the deadline for teams to be .500 or better in order to qualifying for the state…
