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  • Lady Patriots have made big strides in lacrosse

    By tim morrisStaff Writer By tim morris Staff Writer After a 1-15-1 season, you have nowhere to go but up. However, the Freehold Township girls’ lacrosse team has taken improvement to a new level. The girls are 8-10 in their third year of varsity play and have given every indication of being a program that…

  • Jersey Blues’ gallant effort leads to 4th place at NJCAA

    Defending championsgo 2-2 at nationaltournament By tim morrisStaff Writer Defending champions go 2-2 at national tournament By tim morris Staff Writer With the season now behind him, Bo Scannapieco has more of an appreciation for what his Brookdale Community College softball team accomplished this year. "Looking back on it, we did well," said the veteran…

  • Sport Shorts

    Sport Shorts Lindsey Gallo has become accustomed to winning Big 10 titles. A junior at the University of Michigan, she helped the Wolverine women’s track and field team win its third Big 10 title of the year at the University of Minnesota May 16-18. Gallo, a graduate of Howell High School, finished third in a…

  • Seniors, team play have Howell team in state playoffs

    Six baseball/softball teams from area qualify for state tournament By tim morrisStaff Writer By tim morris Staff Writer Thanks to a quartet of seniors who didn’t want to settle for respectability, the Howell High School softball team returned to the state playoffs. Once a consistent postseason participant, the Rebels had fallen on tough times the…

  • Patriots’ lacrosse team qualifies for state tournament

    By tim morrisStaff Writer By tim morris Staff Writer When Steve Gibb took his first look at his Freehold Township lacrosse team back in March, he knew an immediate re-appraisal was called for. "At the end of last year, I was just looking for us to win more games than last year," he said. "When…

  • Sport Shorts

    Sport Shorts Nick Pellegrino helped Monmouth University, West Long Branch, finish in second place at the 2003 Northeast Conference outdoor track and field championships in Baltimore by placing in a pair of distance events. The Marlboro High School graduate finished second in the 10,000 meters (32:05.80) and fourth in the 5,000 (14:58.17). Marcus Tepaske, a…

  • SC meet record for Vento; Gaines, Gray, Cole also win

    Brandlein, Meagherpick up conferencetitles as well By tim morrisStaff Writer SC meet record for Vento; Gaines, Gray, Cole also win Brandlein, Meagher pick up conference titles as well By tim morris Staff Writer Debra Vento had an answer for those who thought that all of the jumping she has done over two seasons was catching…

  • Colts Neck golfers capture third-straight division title

    Although Colts Neck’s 35 match winning streak over three seasons came to an end this spring, it didn’t prevent the Cougars from winning another championship. For the third straight year, Colts Neck’s golf team picked up a Shore Conference Division title, A Central, that will go along quite nicely with the Monmouth County Championship they…

  • Braves’ consistency results in A North golf champi­onship

    Manalapan gains firstdivision title since 1978 By tim morrisStaff Writer Manalapan gains first division title since 1978 By tim morris Staff Writer Consistency has rewarded Manalapan High School with its first Shore Conference Division title in 25 years. John Natoli’s balanced veteran golf team beat perennial A North king Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft, twice in…