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Manalapan’s Corey Earley is playing hockey for the Tri-State Selects, a junior hockey program designed to help players prepare for college placement. Earley, 15, is a 6-5 defenseman. The Tri-State Selects are a part of the Empire Junior Hockey League, a top-level amateur junior hockey organization for players ages 14-20. Earley is a sophomore at…
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Howell’s Zac Cunliffe is wrestling for Rider University. The freshman is competing in the 125/133-pound weight classes for the Broncs, who were nationally ranked during the season. Cunliffe began the 2004-05 season with a big result at the Keystone Invitational. He upset the top seed in the 125 division and went on to take fourth…
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In need of an escape
JEFFGRANIT staff Marlboro’s Nick Parisi looks to get out of Overbrook’s Mark Peiffer’s headlock during their 171-pound semifinal bout in Atlantic City on Saturday. Peiffer went on to claim the state title, while Parisi finished in fourth.
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Freehold Township’s Brad Brach picked up his first collegiate win leading Monmouth University to a 4-2 win over the University of Pennsylvania in Fresno, Calif. Brach, a freshman, went six innings against the Quakers, permitting just two runs and seven hits. The right-hander struck out five as Monmouth (1-3) picked up its first win of…
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Howell rally falls one point short of CJ IV title
Trenton holds on for 53-52 win BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Above, Howell’s Erin Donahue goes baseline against a Trenton defender in the Central Jersey Group IV final on March 9 in Sayreville. At left, Howell’s Brianne Lavin tries to fend off a Trenton defender. This…
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Cougars’ DMR team wins its National Indoor title
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer It’s not a dream anymore. It’s not talk. It’s a fact. Zach Tedoff, Chris Clark, Ryan Jagielski and Craig Forys are national champions. The Colts Neck High School Distance Medley Relay quartet completed a mission that started three years when they won the DMR at the…
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Young Cougars finished way ahead of schedule this season
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer As exciting as the 2004-05 season was for the Colts Neck girls basketball season, John Truhan believes it was a sign of things to come. The Cougars were one of the pleasant surprises of the season in the Shore Conference, sharing the B North Division title…
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Title count rises for Lady Lancers, Colts
SJV girls making return to Tournament of Champions tonight BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer BY DOUG McKENZIEStaff Writer JEFFGRANIT staff St. John Vianney’s Alisa Apo, of Howell, pushes the ball upcourt during the Lady Lancers’ win over Red Bank Catholic on March 10 in Lakewood. It came as a surprise to no one that both…
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BCC players recognized for on-court excellence
Blues Brookdale Community College’s (BCC) forward Sydir Mitchell let his consistent play throughout the basketball season speak for itself. It spoke loud and clear for those voting for the Division III South All-Region XIX and All-Garden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) South Teams. The Jersey Blue’s forward was the top vote-getter for both teams, earning First…
