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  • Higginson, Clink post quick wins at FARC 5K run

    The high school cross country season is not too far off.Wednesday, Colts Neck’s Ashley Higginson showed that she is ready for what could be a very special season for her and her Cougar teammates when she won the women’s division of the Freehold Area Running Club’s Summer Series 5K held at Battlefield State Park in…

  • Turning two

    JEFFGRANIT staff Michael Marino, 6, of Lavalette, takes the throw from Will Scharnagl, of Freehold Township, during a double-play drill under the watchful eye of Lakewood BlueClaws’ second baseman Abelino Asprilla during a clinic held at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood on Thursday.

  • Sports Shorts

    The Manalapan Parks and Recreation Department will be accepting registration for the fall 2006 tennis instruction program starting this week. The youth program is broken up into novice (ages 6 and 7), beginner (8 and older), advanced beginner/intermediate (8 and older) and teen (11-17). There is also an Instructional Competitive League for ages 10 and…

  • Sports Shorts

    Marlboro’s Tony Giarratano is playing for the Detroit Tigers AA affiliate Eire. The shortstop, a Christian Brothers Academy graduate, is batting .283 (76-for-269) with 19 doubles, five triples and 35 runs scores. He has 16 stolen bases and 19 RBIs for Eire. Freehold Township’s Val Majewski is playing for the Baltimore Orioles AAA team in…

  • All-Star nod points to Marino’s return to form

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Manalapan’s Chris Marino fires a pitch to the plate during Sunday’s ABCCLAll-Star Game at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood. Chris Marino got the boost of confidence he needed.A bout with tendinitis in his left elbow in the spring limited the Manalapan High School graduate…

  • Freehold Twp. National prevails in exciting final

    Wins District 19 Major League title BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Above, Freehold Township’s Nick Smith is mobbed by his teammates after knocking in the winning run during a game against Milltown at the Section 3 Tournament in Tinton Falls on July 19. Below, Freehold Township’s…

  • Mid-Monmouth Babe Ruth teams rule state

    South Division all-stars repeat as champs BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer The Mid-Monmouth Babe Ruth League left little doubt who the state’s dominant program is. At last week’s Babe Ruth League Senior (ages 17-18) State Championships, it was Mid-Monmouth South squaring off against Mid-Monmouth North for the championship, with Bill Ruhl’s…

  • North Howell LL rolls to District 11 Senior crown

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Joe Noble had every reason to expect his North Howell Little League Senior League all-stars to make a serious run at the District 11 championship. After all, only two players had graduated from last year’s squad, which had gotten to the finals. What Noble couldn’t have…

  • Twp. Seniors breeze to District 19 title

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Manager Anthony Cirillo had a well-stocked pitching staff ready to be called into action when needed. Only they weren’t needed. The Freehold Township Little League Senior League All-Stars (ages 15-16) rode four complete games by its two aces, Frank Richardson and Mike Miranda, to another District…