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Sports Shorts
The Delaware Valley College football team has gotten off to a 2-0 start with Colts Neck’s Matt Murphy playing an important roll on defense. The junior defensive back leads the team in interceptions (two) and pass breakups (three), and is one of the leading tacklers with seven stops to his credit. Delaware Valley (Doylestown, Pa.)…
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First-place Braves are finding ways to win
Manalapan off to 7-0 start BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Above Freehold Township goalie A.J. Hamami makes a tough save in front of a Manalapan player during a game onSept. 22 in Manalapan. At left, the Braves’ Brandon Cohen heads the ball up field. You take every win in the A…
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Freehold Twp. proving it’s not a .500 team anymore
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer As Anne Kuras sees it, her Freehold Township field hockey team has invested too much time into the sport to be anything but a winner. “This particular group of girls has finally gotten to the point where this [field hockey] is their primary sport,” the Patriot…
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Colonials team looking for a repeat
Field hockey team is 6-0 in division at halfway point BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Nothing can bring a smile to a coach’s face quicker than a balanced scoring attack. When Freehold Borough beat Monmouth Regional, 5-0, on Sept. 20 to solidify its hold on first place in the Shore Conference…
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Moreno (who else?) highlights Week Two
Brilliant Middletown tailback continues assault on record book Miguel Juarez staff Middletown South’s Knowshon Moreno broke the state record for career touchdowns on Friday, and will continue in his pursuit for the state’s all-time rushing mark when his Eagles visit Colts Neck this weekend. There was an air of anticipation at The Swamp in Middletown…
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O’Reilly has Rebel offense clicking through the air
Howell off to 2-0 start BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Sean O’Reilly has found a new home as quarterback of the Howell High School football team. At this time a year ago, the junior was a wide receiver/cornerback for the Rebels. That was before coach Cory Davies and the coaching staff…
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Veterans, freshmen lead Colonials to early success
Borough girls are 4-0 after upending Wall BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Heshy Moses has coached many good soccer teams at Freehold Borough High School over the years. Some, were outstanding. The veteran coach knows a good team when he sees it, and his 2005 Colonials, despite youth, could join the…
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Soccer teams looking to repeat past successes
Manalapan off to fast start BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer For the second time in three years, the Marlboro Mustangs boys soccer team played for the Central Jersey Group IV championship. Although they fell in overtime in the rain to state-ranked Rancocas Valley, Dave Santos’ Mustangs again demonstrated that they know…
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Colts Neck, Marlboro teams to watch this fall
Diamond looks to repeat as sectional all-around champion BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Colts Neck’s Lindsay Diamond is among the state’s elite gymnasts once again this year, and will look to lead her team to another state title. All eyes will be on Lindsay Diamond and the Colts…
