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  • BCC women after 11th straight Region title

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer As Bo Scannapieco sees it, the pressure is off his defending national champions. When the Region XIX women’s softball tournament rolls around this week, the Jersey Blues (26-11) could find themselves in a very unfamiliar position, without a first-round bye. Brookdale hosts Cumberland in a doubleheader…

  • Blues get Scannapieco his 600th career victory

    Milestone comes as team begins to come together BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Brookdale head softball coach Bo Scannapieco gets together with his team following his 600th career victory – a 14-5 win over Lehigh Carbon (Pa.) on Friday in Lincroft. There was an extra spring in Bo Scannapieco’s step after…

  • Big wins for local teams at Colts Neck Relays

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff Freehold Township’s Lindsey Mount competes in the javelin during the Colts Neck Relays on Saturday. The Freehold District’s distance running talent and depth were on full display at Saturday’s Colts Neck Relays. The host Cougars won the girls Distance Medley Relay (DMR) and…

  • Marlboro’s Unachukwu learning fast, competing

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff Marlboro freshman Ada Unachukwu is making a name for herself as one of the top sprinters in the state, coming off a strong winter indoor season. Ada Unachukwu is consumed by speed. Foot speed.The kind that takes the Marlboro High School sprinter from…

  • Forsyth records historic 1,000th career strikeout

    First-ever pitcher from Freehold District to reach milestone BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer TIM MORRIS Freehold Borough’s Ashley Forsyth poses with head coach Jerry Acevedo after recording her 1,000th career strikeout during last Wednesday’s win over Monmouth Regional. Like the pitches that she throws by hitters, Ashley Forsyth didn’t see this…

  • Howell building on last year’s lacrosse success

    Boys and girls teams getting stronger throughout District BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Howell’s Margaux Pickell defends against RBC’s Kim Karpinski during a recent game in Colts Neck. Lacrosse continues to be the up-and-coming sport in the area, as well as the Shore Conference. With Marlboro’s boys and…

  • Braves look to score aces with team effort

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer This is the year that A North and the Shore Conference should catch up to Dave Kretzmer’s Marlboro Mustangs. Last year’s No. 1 team lost its first three singles players, including Andrew Sharnov, the first Freehold Regional District player to win the NJSIAA single championship. That…

  • Sports Shorts

    Debra Vento, a junior at Duke University, got her outdoor track and field season off to a fine start, winning the high jump at the Blue Devil Invitational. The Freehold Borough graduate jumped 5-10 3/4. Vento, a national and state champion at Freehold Borough, holds the Duke high jump record at 6-1 1/2. She is…

  • Sports Shorts

    A 13- and 14-year-old sophomore American Legion Baseball team for players from Manalapan/ Freehold/Marlboro/Howell will be holding tryouts on April 18 from 6-8 p.m. All players must be born in the years 1991 and 1992. The tryouts will be held at Dave Gallagher’s Baseball Academy in Millstone. Games will be played during the week and…