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  • No surprises as Cougars, Higginson defend titles

    Forys, Krewer go one-two at Monmouth County championships BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer It was business as usual for Colts Neck’s harriers at the Monmouth County Cross Country Championships. Ashley Higginson and the Cougars defended their championships, while Craig Forys picked up his third county title, pacing teammate Brendon Krewer to…

  • Pats will be dangerous team in state playoffs

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Todd Briggs knew that if his Freehold Township boys soccer team could survive the A North Division, they would be ready for anything. “Our goal was to come out of A North at .500,” said Briggs. “I knew if we could get to .500, we’d be…

  • Howell gymnastics wrap up A North crown

    Shore Conference is Saturday at Brick Memorial BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Howell’s Austyn Fobes (above) and Marlboro’s Lauren Jack (left) will be among the gymnasts to watch during Saturday’s Shore Conference Championship meet at Brick Memorial High School. It seemed inevitable. From the start, when newcomers Austyn Fobes and Brianna…

  • Braves take it to the wire, qualify for state tourney

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer By now, it has become old hat for the Manalapan High School girls soccer team. Still, it doesn’t make it any easier on head coach Rick Garretson. For the third straight year, the Braves rallied from a slow start in September to qualify for the state…

  • Rebels following in the footsteps of ’73 champs

    A North champs unbeaten as tournaments begin BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Howell’s 1973 unbeaten state championship boys soccer team has stood as the measuring stick for all the teams that have followed. That great team, which was nationally ranked, isn’t so jealous of its place in history that it wouldn’t…

  • Sports Shorts

    Howell’s Maggie Taverna is the only woman from New Jersey who was selected to play for the USA National U22 Ice Hockey Team. At 19, Taverna is one of the youngest members of the national team. Currently, she is a sophomore at Boston College. Taverna came up through Howell Intramural Roller Hockey Club. She played…

  • Forys smashes yet another course record

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer A perfect storm hit Van Cortlandt Park.”I caught a perfect day,” said Colts Neck’s Craig Forys. “The conditions were great and I knew it was possible. Everyone was running great.” “It” was the hallowed course record at the country’s most famous cross country venue, Van Cortlandt…

  • Colts Neck captures its first volleyball title

    Cougar girls are perfect in A North play BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer JEFFGRANIT staff Colts Neck’s Caitlin Clarke spikes the ball during a recent win over rival Howell in Colts Neck. The Colts Neck girls volleyball team is no longer a contender. The Cougars are champions. “It’s all ours –…

  • Paulucci’s overtime goal secures Colonials’ title

    Freehold Borough girls win second straight B North Division BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Jenn Paulucci didn’t have time to think, just react.”It happened so fast, the ball just came to me and I shot it with my left foot,” said Paulucci. Paulucci’s instinctive goal off a throw-in by Alyssa Mayrose…