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  • Sports Shorts

    Sports Shorts Rachel Stulberger, 16, of Manalapan, finished first at the National Baton Twirling Association’s North Atlantic Regional and Miss Majorette Novice Pagean in her age division. The competition was held in Pennsylvania. Stulberger has been baton twirling since she was 8-years-old and formerly with Hazlet Thunderettes before moving to Manalapan and competing individually for…

  • Beissinger Hanover wins Dexter Cup stakes final at Freehold Raceway

    Hall of Famer Mike Lachance illustrated that a driver can make the difference in a harness race. Lachance created racing room for his 3-year-old trotter Beissinger Hanover to pull off a big upset in Saturday’s $178,000 Dexter Cup final at Freehold Raceway. Lachance took his trotter straight to the front from the post position one…

  • Sports Shorts

    Sports Shorts Matthew Schoenfeld, of Freehold, a junior at Muhlenberg College (Allentown, Pa.), helped the college’s men’s golf team win their fourth Centennial Conference Championship in the last eight years. Schoenfeld finished in a tie for eighth place individually with a 54-hole score of 236. He carded a 74 on the first day of the…

  • District standouts strike gold at county meet

    BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above, Colts Neck’s Craig Forys holds off Red Bank Regional’s Joe Kingsbery to win the 1,600-meter race at the Monmouth County Track and Field Championships at Monmouth Regional High School in Tinton Falls on Thursday. Below, Howell’s Devin Barnett cruises to a…

  • Colonials, Patriots lead local state tournament qualifiers

    BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Colonials, Patriots lead local state tournament qualifiers BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Friday’s state playoff deadline has passed and several Freehold District baseball and softball teams are headed for the postseason. Teams had to be .500 or better to make the NJSIAA tournament that begins next week. Showing the way are…

  • Underclassmen pace Rebel turnaround on the diamond

    Howell inbaseball playoffsfor first time since BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Howell in baseball playoffs for first time since ’99 BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer When he saw that the 2003 season was a lost cause, Howell High School baseball coach Bill Gallacher tried to get something out of it. He looked ahead to 2004 by…

  • Pats’ offensive balance has lacrosse team winning

    BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Above, Freehold Township’s Tom Heslin checks Howell’s Ryan Marlborough during a game in Howell on May 5. At right, Township’s Chris Jones attacks the Howell goal. Defending the Freehold Township boys lacrosse team has become a pick-your-poison proposition for opposing teams. Steve…

  • Majewski swings his way toward the big leagues

    Former Patriot starin Trenton this weekendwith Bowie Baysox BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Former Patriot star in Trenton this weekend with Bowie Baysox BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Saturday will be a homecoming of sorts for Freehold Township’s Val Majewski. Yes, it will take place at Waterfront Park in Trenton, but family and friends will be…

  • Sports Shorts

    Sports Shorts Courtney Horstman, 8, of Englishtown, broke the state record in the all-around at the USAG-New Jersey State Gymnastics Championships. She scored a 38.250 in winning her age group all-around title and helping Worldwide Gymnastics, Old Bridge, set a state team record with a 116.55 score. Horstman won the vault (9.7), uneven bars (9.65)…