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  • Freehold’s title bid ends in final penalty shootout

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Freehold High School’s Kate Pianko, middle, races up the field during the NJSIAA North Jersey, II Group IV final against Summit High School in Freehold Nov. 5. The Colonials rallied twice in the match but lost to Summit on penalty strokes. REBECCA NOWALSKI Long after the season has faded away,…

  • Ex-Colonials great Wold selected to All-ACC Team for fourth time

    Emily Wold Emily Wold is putting her stamp on the University of North Carolina’s field hockey program. The former Freehold High School star has led the Tar Heels to their 20th NCAA Final Four while garnering historic individual honors. Wold, a senior midfielder and team captain, was recently named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    The Board of Directors of the Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey elected Mark Ford as its president at a reorganization meeting held Nov. 16 at the association’s offices in Manalapan. Ford, one of the leading trainers in Meadowlands history, owns and operates the Mark Ford Training Center. He fills the position occupied…

  • Ferraro sparked Manalapan’s return to championship form

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The Manalapan High School girls soccer team has had a long tradition of success. In recent years, the Braves remained highly competitive but had no championships to show for it. Last fall, the team reached its nadir going through a rare sub- .500 season that did not sit well with…

  • Braves push the restart button and advance in state playoffs

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Freehold High School’s Ashante Worthy, right, tries to run around Allentown High School defender Samir Queen during the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV playoff game in Freehold Nov. 14. Worthy scored the Colonials’ touchdown in their 10-7 loss to Allentown. SCOTT FRIEDMAN For the Manalapan High School football team, the…

  • Cougars playing for history after repeat sectional title

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer As the Colts Neck High School girls took their turns sliding in the mud, it was an expression of sheer joy on their part. They had seized their second straight NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III soccer championship, 3-0, over Toms River High School East and got there without losing a…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    The Salvation Army has one annual fundraising campaign, familiar to most, when they see bell ringers outside storefronts encouraging all to make change happen at red kettles. The Red Kettle Campaign will commence Nov. 16 at various stores in the area. Plans for the 11th Annual Red Kettle Classic Basketball Tournament are on their way.…

  • Roche, Hayes advance to MOC; Brannan, Cougars 2nd in Group III

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Holmdel Park personal bests have Freehold Township High School’s Ciara Roche and Howell High School’s Niamh Hayes in a position to be all-state cross-country runners in 2015. Both have qualified individually for the NJSIAA Meet of Champions (MOC) Nov. 21 back at Holmdel Park following strong races at the Group…

  • Patriots win first sectional girls soccer title on late goal

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Lacey Powell and Nicole Whitley were both thinking the same thing. Freehold Township High School’s girls’ soccer team had one last chance to win their NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV match against Hunterdon Central Regional High School in regulation on a corner kick. “When you have an opportunity like that,…