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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…
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Sports Shorts
The YMCA of Western Monmouth County will host the 2005 YMCA Fall Hoops Clinic at Freehold Borough High School on Nov. 10 and 11. The youth clinic is for boys and girls in grades two through eight. Included in the clinic are fundamental development, drills and defensive breakdown, guest speakers and self-improvement guide. There are…
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Jackucewicz, Higginson one-two in season debut
Forys also impressive at Cougar Invitational at Bucks Mill Park BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Nobody was surprised to see Ashley Higginson and Brianna Jackucewicz emerge as the top two finishers at Saturday’s Cougar Invitational in Colts Neck. Brianne Jackucewicz and Ashley Higginson. Ashley Higginson and Brianne Jackucewicz.…
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Colts look to make impact at Shore Coaches meet
Expectations are high for state BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer The Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) cross country team has been lying low this fall. However, it’s hard to stay out of sight when you are ranked No. 5 in the country and No. 2 in the Northeast Region. Tom Heath’s Colts,…
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Howell nips Brick in OT to get to 3-0 for season
Carrick field goal wins it; Manalapan tops TRN BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Howell High School’s football team went a long way toward answering any critics who may have questioned if the Rebels are for real. If opening the season at 2-0 wasn’t enough to do it, Saturday’s 20-17 in overtime…
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Bergmann gets the call, reaches the major leagues
Ex-Brave now pitching for Nationals BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Baseball has been Jay Bergmann’s escape.When the Washington Nationals called him up from Triple A to make his major league debut, it was the fulfillment of everything the Manalapan native has been working toward from Little League to high school in…
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Fair Haven’s Stypul wins Sprint Triathlon, Gordon repeats as women’s champion
Fair Haven’s Matthew Stypul, swimming in the ocean near him and cycling and running on roads he can use for training, captured the Monmouth County Park System’s Sprint Triathlon. The Sprint Triathlon, held at Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park in Long Branch earlier this month, consists of a quarter-mile ocean swim, 13-mile bike ride and 4-mile…
