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Mustangs make volleyball playoffs for the first time
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer It didn’t take the Marlboro High School boys volleyball team very long to make a name for itself. In just their first year of varsity play, the Mustangs qualified for the state tournament. Coach Marge McNamara said the team’s success went well beyond expectations. “I knew…
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Sports Shorts
The Manalapan Fusion, a Monmouth-Ocean Soccer Association Premier League championship team will be holding tryouts on June 6 for the upcoming fall (U13) season. The tryouts will be held at the Manalapan Recreation Center on Field C from 4:30-6:15 p.m. Interested players must be born after July 31, 1992, and have a high skill and…
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Forys, Dailey, Higginson double at CJ track
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above, Freehold Borough’s Justin Frick jumps his way to a win in the high jump at the CJGroup III meet in Tinton Falls on Saturday. At left, Colts Neck’s Ashley Higginson leads the pack during the girls 1,600-meter race, while below…
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Braves rally to stay alive in Central Jersey softball
Manalapan beats Old Bridge, 2-1, in 13 innings BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer The Manalapan Braves learned their lessons well.Last year, as a softball team just starting to find its way, but with potential, the Braves lost to Rancocas Valley and St. John Vianney, the state’s No. 1 and No. 2…
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Unhittable Forsyth has Colonials in CJ semis
Junior pitches perfect game and one-hitter BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer It’s impossible to top a perfect game, but Freehold Borough’s Ashley Forsyth came close enough. The ace began Freehold Borough’s Central Jersey Group III playoff run on May 24 by tossing a perfect game as the Colonials eked out a…
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Record-setting season for Colts Neck baseball
Cougars won school record 16 games BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer As good as this season was for the Colts Neck High School baseball team, coach Mike Yorke can’t be blamed for looking ahead to next spring. Colts Neck proved to be one of the surprise teams in the Shore Conference…
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Rebels hoping 2005 success is start of winning tradition
Boys lacrosse team achieved many firsts in BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer The real significance of the 2005 season for Howell High School boys lacrosse won’t be determined until next year, according to coach Derek Reichenbecher. “We can’t define this year until after next season,’’ he said. “Either this year was…
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Junior Golf Competition adds spring tour to tourney schedule
The New Jersey Junior Golf Competition, which began in 2000, has added a spring tour to its usual summer schedule. Chuck DiLeo, co-director of the NJJGC, sees the spring golf tour as an early bird . “We’re very excited to give young golfers an early chance to experience competition with the launch of this spring…
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Gallo wins 1,500 meters at her final Big 10 meet
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Lindsey Gallo is going out in style.The University of Michigan fifth-year senior, competing in the final Big 10 championship meet of her career, won her second consecutive outdoor 1,500-meter championship on May 15 at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium at Ohio State University, Columbus. Gallo, a state…
