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    Howell’s Cristol Wagner is member of the College of New Jersey women’s swimming and diving team. The junior competed in the freestyle and butterfly events for the Lions. She is a graduate of Freehold Township High School. Last year, the Lions were 6-4 in dual meets and won the MET championship. At the 2004 national…

  • 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…

  • Diamond, CN end seasons on high note at state meet

    Cougars finish third; Marlboro is eighth BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Lindsay Diamond and her Colts Neck teammates accomplished their goals at Saturday’s NJSIAA Gymnastics Championships. Diamond, the Central Jersey Section I all-around champion, was fourth in the all-around at the state finals held at Rutgers University on its Livingston campus…

  • Piners too much for young Cougars

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above, Colts Neck’s Lou Chiappone and Lakewood’s Anthony Plascencia battle for the loose ball during Friday’s game in Lakewood. Below, the Cougars’ Thomas Cholua takes control of a 50/50 ball, while at left, Colts Neck captain Justin Plean comes to the…

  • Novielli not your average goalkeeper

    CHRIS KELLY staff Colts Neck goalie Matt Novielli has distinguished himself as one of the top players at his position in the Shore Conference, and this year, led the Cougars to another stellar campaign. There is a reason that Colts Neck has won Shore Conference division championships the last two years in what were supposed…

  • Colonials back in the mix for another sectional title

    Freehold Borough girls advance to CJ semifinal BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer JEFFGRANIT staff Manalapan goalie Angelica Lyons comes out of the net to try to stop Brick Memorial’s Mallory Baker during the Braves’ state playoff loss to the Mustangs in Brick on Nov. 3. FREEHOLD — November is Freehold Borough’s…

  • Marlboro making another run in the state playoffs

    Mustangs have advanced to CJ semifinals BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Dave Santos has been down this road with his Marlboro boys soccer team before, and he likes where it leads. Just two years ago, his Mustangs got hot at the end of the season and rode that momentum to a…

  • Forys adds SC title to undefeated season

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Ocean County Park provided Colts Neck’s Craig Forys with the opportunity to run fast and he took it. Forys, running the relatively flat Ocean County Park venue in Lakewood, continued with his undefeated season, capturing the Shore Conference Championship in his fastest time of the year,…