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Strong Yankee follows breaks and wins the Yonkers Trot
Strong Yankee chose the opportune time to score his first win of the season. The 3-year-old Muscles Yankee sire won the $279,816 Yonkers Trot, the second jewel in the Triple Crown, final on Saturday at Freehold Raceway after opportunity knocked in the first eighth of a mile. Ken Warkentin and Worship, who won their respective…
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Asbury Park 5K attracts over 500 road racers
With cooperation from both the Jersey Shore Running Club and the Freehold Area Running Club, the Shore Athletic Club presented the Asbury Park 5K on a sunny, warm and humid Saturday morning, Aug. 13. More than 500 road racers competed in the two-loop course, which started on the road adjacent to Bradley Park and finished…
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Freehold Twp. juniors dominate Eastern Regional
Locals are off to Junior League World Series BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Above left, Freehold Township’s Anthony Cirillo celebrates as Christopher Bresnahan crosses home plate during his team’s win over Brick American in the Eastern Regional final at Michael Tighe Park on Aug. 11. Above, Daniel Klinsky advances to third…
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Summer hoops league gave coaches a preview
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Scholastic basketball players and coaches got a head start on the 2005-06 season in Freehold Township. The Freehold Township Girls Summer Basketball League, held at Freehold Township High School, was a proving ground for returning players, as well as an audition for newcomers. Games were played…
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Ken Warkentin, Worship win eliminations for Yonkers Trot
The field is set for Saturday’s Yonkers Trot.Ken Warkentin and Worship led the qualifiers for the second jewel of the Trotting Triple Crown by winning their respective $49,635 elimination divisions Saturday. David Miller paced his 3-year-old trotter Ken Warkentin through equal fractions en route to a 1:57.0 win. Strong Yankee (Trond Smedshammer), Maximum Return (Cat…
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Sports Shorts
Manalapan’s Jenna Zietara, 14, won two gold medals at the 2005 Wilmington (Del.) Novice Ladies’ Figure Skating Championships. In addition to the gold medals, Zietara had her named engraved on the Silver Cup, which carries the name of previous winners, some of whom went on to Olympic, world and national glory, as the overall winner.…
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FT American thrived in must-win situations
10-year-olds win District title, reach Section final BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer TIM MORRIS Matt Weiss delivers a pitch for Freehold Township American’s 10-year-old all-star team during the recent Section III tournament in Sayreville. He picked up the win in the 17-7 victory over the host. Freehold Township American’s 10-year-old all-stars…
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Gunned down
CHRIS KELLY staff Freehold Township Little League’s Christopher Bresnahan slaps the tag on a Delaware base runner during a second round Junior League Eastern Regional at Michael Tighe Park on Sunday.
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Howell South makes history with District championship
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Along with the team’s history-making championship, pitcher Jordan Whalen provided the individual highlight for the Howell South Little League 11-year-old all-star team when he no-hit Milltown in the Section III tournament. The hard-throwing Whalen struck out 15 as Howell South rolled, 9-0. Manager Mike Fernandes pointed…
