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  • Group II record for Vento;

    Gaines is first in the 800Colonial high jumperdoes 5-10 again By tim morrisStaff Writer Group II record for Vento; Gaines is first in the 800 Colonial high jumper does 5-10 again By tim morris Staff Writer PRINCETON — Jim Schlentz and David Gaines reached a compromise. Schlentz, the head coach of the Colts Neck track…

  • Rebels relish their first win over Brick Memorial

    By tim morrisStaff Writer By tim morris Staff Writer Howell High School’s wrestling team may have lost its A North championship this year, but the Rebels did not surrender their status as one of the elite teams in the Shore Conference. With the Shore Conference Tournament starting up tonight, John Gagliano’s Rebels are one of…

  • YMCA team has perfect season, wins its league championship

    It was quite a first year for coach Larry Siegal and the YMCA of Western Monmouth County swim teams. The combined record of the Y’s four teams was an unbelievable 23-1, with the Boys’ Black, Girls’ Gold and Girls’ Black teams winning New Jersey YMCA Swim League championships after posting identical 6-0 undefeated seasons. The…

  • Local youths claim titles in Mid Monmouth Basketball League

    CHRIS KELLY Marlboro’s Danny Silver drives to the hoop during the Mid Monmouth Basketball League’s Junior boys’ final at Brookdale on Jan. 26. The following are the results of the Mid-Monmouth Basketball League Finals held at Brookdale College on Jan. 26 . The Boys’ Junior Final came right down to the wire. Marlboro jumped out…

  • Sport Shorts

    Howell’s Cicely Warrington has picked up where she left off last year with the Temple University women’s gymnastics team. The 2002 Most Valuable Player for the Owls has been the team’s top scorer. At the recent George Washington University Invitational, Warrington, a graduate of Freehold Borough High School, finished fourth in the all-around (37.675) and…

  • Rebels mounting late push as chemistry clicks in

    By tim morrisStaff Writer By tim morris Staff Writer Howell High School’s girls’ basketball team is poised to make another late-season push that they hope could land them in the state playoffs. After a 0-3 start, the Rebels were less concerned about the postseason than they were about getting a win. But with back-to-back wins…

  • Brave wrestlers wrap up A North Division crown

    Verderosa picks up 100th career win as Manalapan returns to the top By tim morrisStaff Writer By tim morris Staff Writer This may be a very special season for the Manalapan High School wrestling team. The Braves put their first goal of the season, the Shore Conference A North Division, behind them on Saturday, when…

  • Towers powering Borough cagers’ second-half surge

    By tim morrisStaff Writer By tim morris Staff Writer As the Shore Conference division season reaches the halfway point and teams begin the second time around against their rivals, A Central Division opponents better beware of Freehold Borough. Suzanne Libro’s Colonials got off to a slow enough start, 1-4, to make their division rivals feel…

  • Sport Shorts

    Lindsey Gallo scored the first victory of her collegiate track and field career at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, when the Howell High School grad finished first in the one-mile run at the Quadrangular, hosted by Michigan. Gallo posted a 4:56.74 in capturing the mile. Her win helped the Wolverines win the Quad meet…