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  • Makin’ waves

    PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Freehold Township’s Nick Reed (above) swims the backstroke portion of the 200-yard individual medley at Saturday’s Shore Conference Championships in Toms River. Below, Manalapan’s Jason Poranscki competes in the 200-yard butterfly race.

  • Team records fall during Y swim season

    Paul Florio’s first year as the coach of the YMCA of Western Monmouth County was a complete success by any standard. In dual meets, the Girls Gold Team was undefeated (6-0). The Boys Gold (3-2) and Girls Black (3-2) also compiled winning records. Combined with the Boys Black record (2-3), the Y’s swimmers were 14-8…

  • Township’s Wagner signs with University of Albany

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Kevin Wagner didn’t play football until he took his first steps in the hallways of Freehold Township High School as a freshman. Until then, he has been very active in sports, most notably playing soccer. However, he wanted to give football a try his freshman year.…

  • Lombardi Awards to honor county’s best linemen

    EATONTOWN — Football linemen will take their turn in the spotlight on March 3. That’s when the Rotary Clubs of Monmouth County present the 33rd annual Vince Lombardi Awards Dinner at the Sheraton Hotel, Eatontown. This is the one night that linemen, who usually perform in anonymity, get to shine. The Lombardi Award, named for…

  • Braves, Pats share A North title

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff Manalapan’s Omar Ibraham gets off a three-point shot in front of Freehold Township’s Shane Donohue during Friday night’s game in Manalapan. The fourth quarter belonged to Manalapan, and with it, a share of the Shore Conference (SC) A North public school’s division championships.…

  • Cougars win first division hoops title

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer COLTS NECK — Colts Neck’s two-year project is ahead of schedule. With a team dominated by underclassmen and starting a freshman point guard, Cougar girls basketball coach John Truhan expected his team to take some lumps early, improve as the season progressed and be tough come…

  • Three Colts Neck teams qualify for track nationals

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Jim Schlentz could see things coming together for his Colts Neck distance runners. But he was still surprised by the Cougars’ performance at the Lavino Relays held at the Lawrenceville School Saturday. The Cougars had two relay teams qualify for the national championships, another set a…

  • Brick, Jackson bowlers win Team Challenge titles

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Brick Township’s girls and Jackson’s boys upended the state’s top-ranked bowling teams at the Rebel Team Challenge on Feb. 8 at Howell Lanes. Brick Township A’s girls, ranked third in the state, outscored No. 1-ranked Jackson, 2,884-2,776, to win the event that is hosted by Howell…

  • Hoops titles on the line this week

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above, Howell’s Brianne Lavin drives past a Middletown South defender during Friday’s game in Middletown. At left, the Rebels’ Ali Goldsmith tries to shoot over an Eagle defender. There’s no getting around it. This is championship week for four Freehold Regional…