Category: News Transcript Sports
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Don’t look now, but here come the Colts
BY GEORGE ALBANO Staff Writer BY GEORGE ALBANOStaff Writer The Christian Brothers Academy basketball team found itself in a rather unfamiliar position coming into this week. The Colts, a perennial Shore Conference and state powerhouse that lost only two games last season and just five the past two years, took a 6-3 record into Monday’s…
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Patriot swimmers in hunt for two division crowns
Boys and girls teams undefeated in dual meets BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Freehold Township’s swimmers have the chance to win a pair of Shore Conference A North Division titles before the month is over. One would not be a surprise; the other would. The boys team has been the surprise.…
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Plenty on the line in Howell-Ocean match
State-ranked teams clash at Ocean tonight BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer It won’t be for the A North title this year, but tonight’s wrestling match between Howell and Ocean Township has all the makings of a championship match. “There’s a lot at stake,” said Rebels head coach John Gagliano. Howell, 10-0,…
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State Group Relays heat up indoor track & field season
Marlboro’s Unachukwu shines at Dartmouth BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Marlboro got a head start on this weekend’s NJSIAA State Relays by competing at the Dartmouth Relays in Hanover, N.H., on Saturday. The meet, held on the campus of Dartmouth College, attracted some of the best scholastic track and field athletes…
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Sports Shorts
Lindsey Gallo was ranked No. 2 in the country for the women’s 1,500 meters/mile for 2006 by the Track and Field News. The former state champion and All-American at Howell High School now runs professionally for Reebok. In 2006, Gallo, who finished second at the U.S. national championships, had a season’s best of 4:07.51 for…
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Colonials were District’s best field hockey team
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Even with graduation chipping away at its core strength, Jerry Acevedo’s Freehold Borough Colonials remained one of the Shore area’s best field hockey teams. On paper, what looked like a rebuilding season was anything but that as the young Colonials surprised even their coach in going…
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Relay record highlights start of YMCA season
The YMCA of Western Monmouth County swim team hit the road recently, splitting its squad to compete at major meets both at Rutgers University and the Nassau County Aquatics Center. Despite swimming at less than full strength, the Eagle Rays had a major impact on both meets, in the process posting over 200 personal best…
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Hawks’ teams picked to win NEC crowns
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Monmouth University mens and womens indoor track and field teams start the 2006-07 as the preseason picks to repeat as Northeast Conference champions. Coach Joe Compagni’s squads, both rich in area talent, have been the conference’s marquee teams in recent years. The men are looking for…
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Patriots, Colonials claim Kuhnert Tourney titles
Second straight for Freehold Township boys; Mayroses lead FB girls BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Above, Freehold Borough’s Shannon Mayrose gets a shot off over Manasquan’s Kelly Rose Gepp during the Kuhnert Tournament final in Freehold onFriday. At left, Freehold Township’s Brian Brikowski defends against Shawnee’s Julian Sanders during the boys’…
