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Colonials in position to make state playoff run
Baseball team starts week at 7-5 BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff Freehold Borough’s Steve Morreale connects for an RBI-double during the Colonials’ game with Red Bank Regional on Friday in Red Bank. When you lose your season-opener 15-1, it’s usually not a very good omen for the upcoming…
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Braves’ Gurrieri to play football at Sacred Heart
Four Manalapan gridiron stars make their collegiate choices BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Manalapan’s Eddie Gurrieri has always been told he was too small to play football. “It always made me more determined,” he said. With the Manalapan Braves, all the 5-foot-8 running back did was become one of Manalapan’s all-time…
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Cougars’ DMR team third at Penn Relays
Higginson turns in fast 3K BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer TIM MORRIS Colts Neck’s Ryan Jagielski (l) and CBA’s Peter Glackin run side-by-side during the Distance Medley Relay at the Penn Relays on Friday. The Penn Relays certainly brought out the best from area athletes last week. Although Colts Neck’s indoor…
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District track meet is loaded with top talent
Howell hosting championships tomorrow BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Some of the state’s best track and field talent will be on display tomorrow night when Howell High School hosts the annual Freehold Regional District Championships. Colts Neck’s distance stars Craig Forys and Ashley Higginson are, of course, the marquee athletes, but…
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Goldwater enjoys playing for Atlantic City Surf
Ex-Patriot pitcher still has zest for baseball BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Kyle Goldwater Kyle Goldwater is right at home with the Atlantic City Surf.“It’s nice to come back and know your teammates and the die-hard fans,” he said. Goldwater, the former Freehold Township High School star, is in his fifth…
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With streak behind them Blues seek Region title
Brookdale hosting baseball tournament this weekend BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Johnny Johnson has to feel good about his Brookdale Community College (BCC) baseball team on the eve of the Region XIX Tournament. The Jersey Blues have done everything asked of them and more. Brookdale earned the top seed for this…
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SJV’s Gooch signs with Georgian Court to play soccer, basketball
St. John Vianney’s Katherine Gooch has signed her National Letter of Intent to play soccer for Georgian Court University. Gooch, who lives in Marlboro, starred in soccer and basketball at SJV. She led the soccer team to a 16-4-1 mark in the fall and an appearance in the Non-Public Schools A state final for the…
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Sports Shorts
Manalapan’s Jason Bergmann is relief pitcher for the Harrisburg Senators, the AA affiliate of the Washington Nationals. Bergmann, a former Manalapan High School star who went on to Rutgers University, is starting his third professional season with the Nationals. Bergmann was an 11th pick out of Rutgers by the then Montreal Expos in 2002. The…
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Braves are in control of A North softball race
Manalapan tops Middletown South in eight innings, 2-0 BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Jeanette Bruno’s Manalapan Braves softball team has a firm grasp at first place in the A North Division. The Braves beat Middletown South, 1-0, in extra innings on Thursday to remain undefeated in division play and pull three…
