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  • Manalapan Babe Ruth stars fall in regional semis

    BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer What manager Jeff Gheraldi will remember the most about his Manalapan 13-year-old Babe Ruth All-Star Team is its resiliency. "This team never gave in," said Gheraldi. "They had the heart of a lion and were mentally strong. That allowed us to come back and win in…

  • Sports Shorts

    Sports Shorts The Manalapan Eclipse, an U13 Monmouth-Ocean Soccer Association travel team, is looking for a full-time keeper. The Eclipse are professionally trained by UK Elite. The team practices in Manalapan; however, there is no residency requirement to play for the team. To be eligible, players have to be born after Aug. 1, 1991. If…

  • Doctor works behind the scenes at Olympics

    Area chiropractorselected to provide care for American athletes BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Area chiropractor selected to provide care for American athletes BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer JEFFGRANIT staff Dr. Ira Shapiro examines an X-ray in his office in Old Bridge. Shapiro is a chiropractic physician who is in Athens, Greece, where he will be one…

  • Brack keeping journal on Olympic experience

    Sayreville’s A.J. Brack will be participating in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games as a member of the Greek national baseball team. He is keeping a journal, chronicling his experiences at the games, which officially start Friday in Athens. The baseball tournament begins Sunday. Preliminary round games will be played through Aug. 23. On Aug. 24…

  • Freehold Twp. Seniors win Little League title

    Eastern Regionalnext for state-champion all-star team BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Freehold Twp. Seniors win Little League title Eastern Regional next for state-champion all-star team BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The fun continues for the Freehold Township Senior Little League All-Star team. They won the New Jersey Little League Senior League state championship Wednesday with a…

  • Lion Heart captures Haskell by a length

    Record 45,365on hand to see local jockey race to win Record 45,365 on hand to see local jockey race to win JEFFGRANIT staff Chrusciki finishes a nose ahead of Misty Sixes during the eighth race at Monmouth Park Sunday. OCEANPORT — Lion Heart had all the courage he needed in the stretch as he held…

  • Manzi defending champ when Freehold reopens

    Harness trackbegins 2004-05season today BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Harness track begins 2004-05 season today BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff The moving gate speeds away as the fourth qualifying race gets under way at Freehold Raceway on Friday. Cat Manzi has lost none of his hunger to win. That’s not good news to…

  • Sports Shorts

    Sports Shorts Jason Faigin, the ex-Marlboro High School and Rowan University standout, is pitching for the Evansville Otters of the Frontier League. Coming back from Tommy John surgery for his elbow, the right-hander is having an outstanding season. He is 3-2 with one save and 2.48 earned run average. The hard-throwing righty has appeared in…

  • Flores gets first NASCAR Modified victory at Wall

    WALL TOWNSHIP — Veteran stock car driver Keith Flores, who has seen success in full-fendered racecars on both paved- and dirt-track surfaces, experienced another milestone in his career as he won his first ever paved-track open-wheel Modified stock car race Saturday night at Wall Township Speedway. The Jackson resident earned $1,500 for his victory in…