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Mulligan first to the line in Born to Run five-mile race
Tim Mulligan ran away from the field to win the Freehold Area Running Club’s 22nd annual Born to Run five-mile race through the crowded streets of Freehold Borough on Nov. 24. Mulligan, a teacher in the Colts Neck school system who just happens to be the training partner of one Craig Forys, the Colts Neck…
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Braves, Rebels highlight All-District boys soccer
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Kyle Bethel helped lead Howell to one of its finest seasons this fall as the Rebels finished the year 16-2-2. Manalapan stole everyone’s thunder on the soccer pitch this fall. John Natoli’s Braves revved it up in the postseason and captured both the Shore Conference Tournament…
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Johnson, Toreros too much for the Hawks
BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer BY DOUG McKENZIEStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff Monmouth’s Erik Yngstrom, of Freehold Township, chases down San Diego quarterback Josh Johnson during Saturday’s Gridiron Bowl in West Long Branch. Going into Saturday’s inaugural Gridiron Classic, the Monmouth University football team knew what it would take to knock off San Diego. They…
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Blues look to find their identity at Invitational
Brookdale hosting tournament this weekend BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer The Brookdale men’s basketball team is young and searching for an identity. This weekend’s Brookdale Community College Invitational could help Paul Cisek’s BCC cagers find that identity. The Blues are hosting some powerhouse squads – Prince George (Md.), ranked in the…
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CJ Group IV final is next for Howell team
Rebels top Brick Memorial is state semifinal BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Howell wide receiver David Hayes gets tackled just short of the end zone during the Nov. 17 Central Jersey Group IV semifinal in Howell. As he stood at midfield while jubilant Howell fans were celebrating with…
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O’Reilly gets confidence boost from Cerminaro
One of the biggest Howell fans at Friday night’s Central Jersey Group IV semifinal games was wearing a sideline pass. It was Mike Cerminaro, the all-everything quarterback of the Rebels back in the mid-1990s in what were Howell’s glory years under coach Cory Davies. In his junior and senior years, Cerminaro led the Rebels to…
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Pats, Braves, Cougars win Thanksgiving games
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Freehold Township has gotten a head start on the 2007 scholastic football season. After an 0-5 start, coach Dominick Lepore scrapped the spread offense for a more physical attack, and the result was four wins in the team’s final five game, including a big 28-27 win…
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Colonials get their share of a state championship
Freehold Boro girls play 0-0 tie in state final BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Freehold Borough’s Alyssa Mayrose fires a ball at the net during the Group IIIfinal in Ewing on Nov. 18. The silent bus trip back to Freehold Borough said everything about the Colonial girls’ soccer…
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Braves’ historic run ends in Group IV final
Manalapan falls to West Orange in Group IV BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer JEFFGRANIT staff Manalapan’s Erik Illisije tries to knock the ball into the net during the Group IV final in Ewing on Nov. 17. Whenever he talks about the success of his Manalapan boys soccer team, coach John Natoli…
