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Golden Goals bring A North soccer title to Manalapan
Rice BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer They’ve been in control of their destiny from the very first match of the season. But Manalapan coach John Natoli and his players know that the Shore Conference A North Division championship they won last week was not a cakewalk. “A North is a tough…
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Despite youth, Cougars contend for division
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Dave Irvine doesn’t hide the fact that he didn’t anticipate his Colts Neck girls soccer team contending for a division title this fall. “To be honest, I didn’t expect it,” he said. “We’re real young. I have four seniors, one who starts, one junior [starter], and…
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Brookdale women tops in GSAC soccer once again
Blues win fourth straight title, Region XIX is next BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer While Brookdale Community College’s women’s soccer team waited for the offense to come around, the defense held things together. Now, with the offense clicking, the Blues have clinched no worse than a tie for their fourth straight…
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Local ballplayers proving diamonds for men too
Over-30 baseball league thriving throughout area BY ROBERT LAMBER Correspondent BY ROBERT LAMBERCorrespondent On any given Sunday, at the crack of dawn from April to October, men between the ages of 30 to 60 drag their aging bodies from under warm comfortable blankets to participate in a young man’s game. For some, they are getting…
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Sports Shorts
Marlboro’s Ty Jensen, now a sophomore at Brigham Young University, finished seventh for the BYU Cougars men’s cross country team in the season opener, the Autumn Classic. Jensen ran the four-mile Cascade Golf Course layout in 20:48.3. He was BYU’s No. 4 scorer. The Cougars, ranked fifth in the nation, won the Autumn Classic with…
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Mustangs, Braves at .500 with gridiron victories
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Marlboro and Manalapan evened their records at 2-2 with wins on the gridiron last weekend. John Fiore’s Mustangs continued their march toward gaining respectability, with a convincing 47-14 win over Central Regional Friday night in Berkeley Township. Marlboro rolled up 320 total yards of offense, 130…
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Bye week doesn’t translate to a week off in football
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer The bye week in high school football is a misnomer. There is no such thing as a week off for the coaches and players. There may not be a game to play, but coaches are just as busy as ever, watching game film. Only this week,…
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Forys sizzles at invitational; Cougar girls impress as well
Howell girls are solid at Shore Coaches District meet Friday BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer The first big Saturday of the cross country season witnessed some impressive performances from Freehold District harriers. Colts Neck traveled to Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., for the Paul Short Invitational and got everything it wanted…
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Junior golf competition ends year on high note
Ridgewood’s Joe Abernathy was a double-winner at the New Jersey Junior Golf Competition’s (NJJGC) Year-End Championship. With a two-day score of 77-77-154 at Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club in Bedminster, Abernathy not only won the Boys 16-18 Group, but the overall Player of the Year honors. The 2005 NJJGC Summer Tour, which consisted of 23 events…
