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  • Hennessy’s brilliant run ends at Moravian

    Ex-Patriot star owns all the pitching marks BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Meagan Hennessy did for Moravian College what she did for Freehold Township High School softball – she raised the bar very high. At Freehold Township, Hennessy’s lights-out pitching brought the Patriots a Monmouth County championship, a Shore Conference A…

  • Wall scores late, edges Borough in CJ final

    Forsyth era ends with 1-0 loss BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Freehold Borough’s Christi Lynch looks to connect with a pitch during the Colonials’ win over Ocean on June 2. My kingdom for a base hit. Or a sacrifice fly. Or anything that will bring home a run.…

  • Colonials’ Forsyth now state’s Strikeout Queen

    Breaks record in playoff win over Ocean BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer New Jersey’s new strikeout queen was uncomfortable with all the attention. After all, she had something far more important to do, like win a state playoff game. When the Central Jersey Group III semifinal game between Freehold Borough and…

  • CJ records for Frick, Forys; Higginson doubles

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above, Colts Neck’s Craig Forys leaves the field in his dust en route to winning the 1,600 at the CJGroup III championships in Tinton Falls on Friday. Below, Colts Necks’ Ashley Higginson (r) and teammate Brianna Jackucewicz get a fast start…

  • Mayrose, Brown, Forsyth lead Colonials to CJ semis

    Freehold Borough scores 3-0 win over Hopewell Valley BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Less than 24 hours after absorbing a heartbreaking defeat, the Freehold Borough softball team rediscovered its offense and is moving on. The Colonials beat Hopewell Valley Thursday, 3-0, in a Central Jersey Group III quarterfinal game in Freehold,…

  • Pats, Colonials, Cougars alive in Central Jersey

    Baseball teams advance to sectional semifinals BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer It’s survive and advance time for area high school baseball teams.Leading the way for the locals were Freehold Township, Freehold Borough and Colts Neck. All three advanced to Tuesday’s NJSIAA Central Jersey semifinals. Township in Group IV, while Freehold Borough…

  • Pats master comeback en route to playoffs

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer The mantra of the Freehold Township girls lacrosse team in 2006 was “one team, one goal.” “We didn’t know it would mean one-goal games,” said coach Nikki Hastings. The Patriots proved to be the masters of the one-goal game this spring, winning more than their share…

  • Rebels are fast learners on the volleyball court

    Marlboro continued its progress BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer The true test of the season for the Howell boys volleyball team was what happened when they stopped catching teams by surprise. The Rebels, making their varsity debut this spring, got off to a fast start catching unexpected teams off-guard. Things would…

  • Sports Shorts

    Chris Raniere, of Manalapan, a junior at Alvernia College (Pa.) was named to the All-Pennsylvania Conference Baseball Team’s Second Team. Raniere, an infielder, batted .399 and led the Crusaders with seven home runs. His 59 RBIs ranked 11th in the country, and he had a slugging percentage of .655 and 110 total bases (second best…