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  • Howell’s Gallo wins three titles at Big 10 indoor meet

    Sets sights on this weekend BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN — Lindsey Gallo has become a star in the Big 10. Gallo, a fifth-year senior at the University of Michigan, led the host Wolverines to the Big 10 Indoor Track and Field Championship by winning three titles last…

  • Forys’ anchor leads Colts Neck to Eastern record

    Cougars win Eastern States DMR in nation BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer With all that Craig Forys has accomplished, he still continues to amaze Jim Schlentz. At the Eastern States Championships at the New York City Armory on March 3, Forys turned in an anchor leg for the ages, leading the…

  • Brookdale baseball team looking to run past teams

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer With pitching depth and loads of experience returning, Brookdale Community College’s baseball team is poised to have a big year. Head coach Johnny Johnson’s Jersey Blues get their season started this week with their annual trek to Florida, where they will play 14 games in seven…

  • Historic MOC track victory for Higginson

    Boro BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer PRINCETON — Ashley Higginson relishes the role of the underdog. “I always like being the underdog,” she said. “I run a little better when I’m relaxed.” Higginson may find it difficult to convince anyone but herself that she is an underdog after Sunday’s impressive win…

  • Sports Shorts

    At the Big East Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships, two area athletes distinguished themselves as the two of the best multi-athletes in the conference. Rutgers senior Greg Ostrowicki finished second to his Scarlet Knight teammate Trevor O’Grady in the Heptathlon. Ostrowicki accumulated 5,006 points in the seven-event competition, with O’Grady scoring 5,168. The best…

  • FARC’s St. Paddy’s 10-Miler March 13 at Tighe Park

    Race celebrating 16th year in 2005 BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Timing is everything, especially if you are a road race director. Sixteen years ago the Freehold Area Running Club decided it was time to promote a race that would be the signature event for the club. Enter…

  • Region playoffs are next for BCC basketball teams

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer The second season begins this week for the Brookdale Community College men’s and women’s basketball teams. For the Jersey Blue women, they hope the Region XIX Tournament is a continuation of a championship regular season, while the men are looking to put an up-and-down season behind…

  • Colts Neck’s Cristino joins career 1,000-point scorers

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Colts Neck’s Cat Cristino recently scored her 1,000th career point, and is rapidly becoming one of the top players in District history. When Meighan Kelly scored her 1,000th career point last winter, she enjoyed the significance of becoming the first in school history…

  • Higgins still reigns as state Senior Softball champions

    Spring will be here soon enough, and when it arrives, the Higgins men’s softball team will be taking aim at a fourth straight senior state championship. Last year, Higgins captured its third straight title by defeating Comcast from Union County, 16-10, in the playoff final. Higgins was 25-4 overall in 2004, capturing both the Monmouth…