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  • Gagliano stacking up the wins, but impact is more important

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer HOWELL — For John Gagliano, it’s not 100 wins and counting. “Honestly, the 100 wins mean nothing to me,” said Howell High School’s wrestling coach. “The most important thing to me is the impact I have on the kids.” Since taking over the reigns at his…

  • Pats’ ‘Cardiac Kids’ keeping it exciting

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Although it’s only halfway through the 2004-05 basketball season, Freehold Township girls coach John Sciarappa has settled on this year’s theme. “I call them the ‘Cardiac Kids,’ ” he said. “Every game we play seems to come down to the lost shot of the game. I’ve…

  • Historic A North crown for Patriot swimmers

    First swim crown for Freehold Twp. BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer For the last month, Bill Kammenel’s biggest concern was keeping his Freehold Township boys swim team healthy. After beating defending champion Ocean Township, 88-82, in the first meet of the season, Freehold Township was the odds-on favorite to win the…

  • Sports Shorts

    Denny Walling, the ex-Howell High School and Brookdale Community College star who enjoyed an 18-year Major League baseball career, will hold a two-day Batting Clinic at the Lakewood BlueClaws’ FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood, Jan. 29-30. Walling, who was the New York Mets batting instructor the last two years and is currently a roving hitting instructor for…

  • Pats’ ‘Cardiac Kids’ keeping it exciting

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Although it’s only halfway through the 2004-05 basketball season, Freehold Township girls coach John Sciarappa has settled on this year’s theme. “I call them the ‘Cardiac Kids,’ ” he said. “Every game we play seems to come down to the lost shot of the game. I’ve…

  • Sports Shorts

    Marlboro’s Earl Gray got his collegiate track and field career off to a fine start at the Delaware Invitational in Newark, Del. Gray, a freshman at the University of Maryland, finished fifth in the 400 meters (51.34) at the indoor meet. He was first among the Terrapin sprinters. At Marlboro High School, Gray established himself…

  • Burach enjoys best of two worlds

    Ex-Manalapan star playing for Syracuse Orangemen BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Manalapan native Todd Burach has certainly made the most of his time at Syracuse University, studying marketing and accounting, while also finding time to walk on to the school’s national powerhouse basketball team. Todd Burach was sure that his competitive…

  • Defense has Colts Neck playing above expectations

    Picked to finish last, Cougars are leading their division BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer When you’re young and inexperienced, lack size and a go-to scorer, you better be able to play defense. And that is exactly what Lou Piccola’s Colts Neck boys basketball team has been doing this winter. The Cougars…

  • Mustangs in A North title race

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Marlboro’s wrestling team will find itself in meaningful matches in late January because the Mustangs showed all the heart of a winner last week. Trailing Middletown South 32-9 with just five matches remaining, the Mustangs went on a pinning spree to stun the Eagles, 38-32. The…