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Manalapan High School graduate Jake Kaminsky is a member of the Hofstra University wrestling team. He is a freshman. Last winter, Kaminsky was an NJSIAA state championship medal winner, finishing in seventh place at 162 pounds in Atlantic City. He won the District 21 title and was runner-up in Region 6. His overall record in…

PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Top: Freehold Township High School defender Jada Colbert, left, wins control of the ball from Ridge High School’s Chrissy Weyrauch during the NJSIAA Group IV championship Nov. 21 at Kean University in Union. The teams played to a 0-0 tie and were declared co-champions. Above: Freehold Township’s Nicole Whitley, right, gains…

By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Colts Neck High School defender Allison Russo heads the ball away from a Northern Highlands Regional High School attacker during the NJSIAA Group III final played at Kean University in Union Nov. 21. The Cougars beat the Highlanders, 1-0, to win their first state championship. SCOTT FRIEDMAN Doug Phillips spent…

By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer It only took the first week of the soccer season for Nicole Whitley to sense that the Freehold Township High School girls’ team was headed toward greatness. “I thought after the first couple of games that we were capable of being the best Freehold Township team in history,” she said.…

By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Freehold Township High School’s Ciara Roche secured all-state honors finishing sixth at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions Nov. 21 at Holmdel Park. Roche’s time for the 5K race, 18:30, is third best all-time among Freehold Regional High School District cross-country runners. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR For Ciara Roche, the high…

The Manalapan American Youth Pee Wee Football team is headed back to the national championships. A come-from-behind win in the New Jersey American Youth Football (NJAYF) playoff finals sent the Braves back to Florida, where they seek a second straight national title. This group of players won at Jr. Pee Wees in 2014. Manalapan defeated…

Mike O’Dowd, a senior at Iona College, won the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Cross-Country Championship this fall. The Colts Neck High School graduate captured the championship at Rosedale Park in Pennington, the home course for Rider University. O’Dowd led Iona to a sweep of the top seven positions, winning the 8K race in 23:44.3. Iona…

By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Marlboro High School’s Melissa Astarita is airborne during her dismount on the balance beam. The sophomore excelled at the state championships, finishing third in the all-around and winning the state championship on the vault. The meet was held Nov. 14 at Montgomery High School. DORINE SHAPIRO Melissa Astarita’s first vault…

By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer All that was left for head coach Katie Miller to do was admire what unfolded on the soccer pitch. Her Brookdale Community College women’s soccer team played flawlessly, just as she had envisioned all year. In the semifinals of the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Division III National Championship…