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  • Cougars’ LeFante chooses University of Maryland

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Colts Neck’s Eric LeFante has put college concerns behind him. The all-state golfer has signed his letter of intent to the University of Maryland. “I wanted to get my decision over with and not have to think about it during the year,” he said. “The pressure…

  • Bloom’s book a personal account of magic season

    Book is story of St. Rose harriers Marc Bloom Marc Bloom has written books on marathoning and the best distance runners in American history. The Marlboro writer has authored a biography on American mile star Steve Scott and is the editor of The Harrier magazine, the country’s top publication on high school cross country. But…

  • BCC’s Krzan named region’s best player; teammate O’Mara, second

    Brookdale Community College’s women’s soccer team had the distinction of having the two best players in Region XIX this fall. Freshman forward Kendal Krzan, a graduate of Middletown South High School, finished No. 1 in the voting of coaches for the region’s top player in 2004, and it was her Jersey Blues teammate Kerry O’Mara,…

  • Born To Run Five-Miler celebrates 20th anniversary

    Race through streets of Freehold Borough is Friday at 11 a.m. BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer FREEHOLD BOROUGH — The Born To Run Five-Miler has turned into a family affair. When the race celebrates its 20th anniversary Friday, race director Hank Bailey remarked that more than half of the field will…

  • Sports Shorts

    Morganville’s Alexandra Salani, a senior at the Ranney School in Tinton Falls, won her second straight New Jersey Independent Schools Athletics Association B Division State Cross Country Championship. The meet was held at the Blair Academy, Blairstown. Salani posted a 20:37 for the 5K race in successfully defending her championship. She is the first Ranney…

  • Seniors spark Cougars to a record-setting season

    Colts Neck volleyball team won record 13 games BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer COLTS NECK — The Colts Neck girls volleyball team came of age this fall. The Cougars made the giant leap from upstart program to winner in just one season. The school record for wins in a season going…

  • Sports Shorts

    The Battle of Monmouth Freedom, an U12 boys team, won their third consecutive Monmouth-Ocean Soccer Association Division title. The Freedom, nicknamed “the Black Plague,” were unbeaten going 7-0-3. During their three-year run as MOSA champions, they have a record of 26-0-4. The Freehold are: Connor Berry, Kristian “Clint” Bendler, Daniel Czarnowski, Ross Caruso, Joey Devlin,…

  • Marlboro falls in double OT in sectional final

    Rancocas Valley prevails, 3-2 BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above, Marlboro’s Jason Gorskie tries to shoot around a three-man wall of Rancocas Valley players during the Central Jersey Group IV final in Mount Holly on Friday. At right, the Mustangs’ Justin Stone hurdles a sliding RedDevil…

  • Forys loses first race in classic finish-line sprint

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Colts Neck’s Craig Forys keeps pace with eventual winner Korey Edwards during Saturday’s Group IV championship race at Holmdel Park. HOLMDEL — For three miles, Craig Forys threw everything he had at Korey Edwards. In the final 10th of a mile of Saturday’s…