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  • 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…

  • Colonials look to make it happen in postseason

    Field hockey team is 11-2-2 BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer About the only thing that the Freehold Borough field hockey team didn’t accomplish during its two-year run as a division champion was postseason success. Jerry Acevedo’s Colonials went from a winning program to a champion with those back-to-back Shore Conference B…

  • Sports Shorts

    The Manalapan Match Fit Magic, an U13 girls soccer team, won the prestigious WAGS girl’s soccer tournament played over the Columbus Day weekend. The local girls beat teams from Florida, Illinois and Tennessee on the way to the championship. The Match Fit Magic won a dramatic semifinal over Long Island on a goal by Nicole…

  • Brookdale women repeat as GSAC soccer champs

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Brookdale’s women’s soccer team seems to be rounding into form at just the right time. With last Thursday’s 2-1 win over Ocean, Frank Lawrence’s Blues extended their winning streak to nine, but more importantly, wrapped up the Garden State Athletic Conference title for the defending champions.…

  • Hurley, Calloway among coaches at clinic

    Some of the finest minds in basketball will be at Brookdale Community College on Saturday. The college’s athletic department will be hosting the Jersey Shore Basketball Coaches’ Clinic in the Robert Collins Arena, and it will be a “who’s who” of coaching in the tristate area. Heading the group is St. Anthony High School’s Bob…

  • Gym standout Diamond makes commitment to Rhode Island

    Lindsay Diamond was looking for three things when making her college decision, and the University of Rhode Island fit them all. “I wanted to be able to drive to school, compete all-around, and I want to major in physical therapy, and Rhode Island has that,” said the Colts Neck gymnastics star. With Rhode Island offering…

  • Colonials, Cougars, Braves score gridiron victories

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Manalapan quarterback Craig Peterson, who threw five touchdowns passes Friday night, gets off one of his passes just before Middletown North’s Gerald Wexelberg tackles him. The visiting Braves won their third straight game, 49-14. Freehold Borough’s stable of running backs just got deeper.Saturday,…

  • Sports Shorts

    Matt Forys, a senior cross country runner for Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa., finished 15th at the Paul Short Invitational held at Lehigh University. Forys, a graduate of Howell High School, posted a 24:43 for the five-mile course. Bucknell finished ninth (323). Forys was an all-state harrier at Howell, where he won back-to-back Freehold Regional District…

  • Cougars tops, Braves repeat at cross country

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer PHOTO BY MARCO MERCURIO In the early stages of the Freehold Regional District Cross Country Championships, the top three finishers (l-r) Howell’s Matt Cook and Manalapan’s Joe Kreppein and Rob Andrews lead the pack. Kreppein and the Braves prevailed at Bucks Mill Park in Colts Neck.…