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  • Braves’ captaincy suits the Saunders brothers

    Tom Saundersis fourth brotherto captain football team BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Tom Saunders is fourth brother to captain football team BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff The Saunders brothers, (l-r) Chris, Kevin, Doug and Tom, in front, have all held the captain title for the Manalapan High School football team. Tom is a…

  • Corrections

    Michael Joseph Blum, 14, who rolled a perfect 300 game at Howell Lanes, is from Freehold Borough and not Howell, as was reported in last week’s News Transcript. A photo caption in last week’s News Transcript incorrectly identified Howell’s Christina Rourke. Rourke was the start­ing goaltender for the Howell girls soccer team, where she recorded…

  • Gridiron rivalries will bring season to a close

    BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Gridiron rivalries will bring season to a close BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Thanksgiving Day rivalries will draw the curtain on the 2003 scholastic football season Thursday. Colts Neck (1-8) and Freehold Borough (3-6) will both look to finish off disappointing seasons on a positive note in Freehold Borough. Freehold Township…

  • Boca players continue success at college level

    TOMS RIVER— In the advent of the 2003 NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship, which started play on Friday, the coaches and directors of Jersey Shore Boca soccer have plenty to reflect on as players from their soccer club have made significant contributions during the 2003 NCAA intercollegiate men’s soccer season. Thirty-five Jersey Shore Boca…

  • ‘The Count’ finds his way back to baseball

    Former major leaguer coaching, teaching locally BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff John Montefusco shows Brandon Stakemann, 11, and Tyler Berman, 12, both of Manalapan, proper throwing technique at PlayBall Sports in Marlboro on Nov. 8. John "The Count" Montefusco wishes there had been someone like him to instruct…

  • Cougars top Colonials to win Central Jersey title

    First-everfor Colts Neck girls BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer First-ever for Colts Neck girls BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer PHOTOS BY MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Above, Colts Neck’s Suzanne Witkowski lines up what would be the Cougars’ fourth and final goal during their CJ Group II final win over Freehold Borough on Friday in Colts Neck. At left,…

  • ‘Cardiac’ Rebels edged by Mustangs in CJ final

    Howell falls, 1-0,to Brick Memorial BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Howell falls, 1-0, to Brick Memorial BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Howell’s Tara Gray heads the ball past two Brick Memorial defenders during their CJ Group IV sectional final in Howell on Friday. HOWELL — Laurie Downs’ "cardiac kids" must have run out of miracles.…

  • Patriots string of upsets ends in sectional final

    Brick Memorialtops 12th seed Patsin CJ title game BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Patriots string of upsets ends in sectional final Brick Memorial tops 12th seed Pats in CJ title game BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Freehold Township’s Dan Bautista (r) muscles his way in front of Brick Memorial’s Pete Malkmus during the…

  • Braves spring huge upset vs. Brick in playoffs

    Old Bridge nextfor underdogManalapan squad BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Braves spring huge upset vs. Brick in playoffs Old Bridge next for underdog Manalapan squad BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BRICK — Where to begin? With the defense, which shut the door in the red zone, or the offense, which struck both swiftly and methodically? How…