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  • Brookdale men’s team falls in national soccer final

    BCC scores first-evertrip to Final Four formen By tim morrisStaff Writer BCC scores first-ever trip to Final Four for men’s soccer team By tim morris Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY Brookdale Community College’s goalie Emanuel Zeon makes a tough save in the net during a recent practice in the Lincroft section of Middletown. Ten games into…

  • Braves hosting Old Bridge in CJ Group IV opening game

    Freehold Townshipupsets Lakewood for second win of the season By tim morrisStaff Writer Freehold Township upsets Lakewood for second win of the season By tim morris Staff Writer Manalapan’s stumble at Lacey didn’t cost the Braves home field for the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV football playoffs on Saturday. The Braves…

  • Sport Shorts

    Monmouth University freshman Jen Gaffey was named the Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week last week for her record-setting performance at Lafayette College’s (Pa.) Leopard Invitational. Gaffey was the top newcomer at the meet, finishing 27th in a school freshman record 22:05 for the 6,000-meter race. Gaffey placed third among the Hawks harriers, a position…

  • Braves move step closer to a state playoff berth

    Colts Neck also staysin the chase By tim morrisStaff Writer Colts Neck also stays in the chase By tim morris Staff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ Manalapan running back Chris Hegel breaks a Howell tackle during Friday night’s game in Manalapan. Manalapan High School all but wrapped up a state playoff berth Friday night, entertaining a homecoming…

  • Mustangs look to playoffs to make their season complete

    Marlboro boys begin play today at Middletown North in division rematch By tim morrisStaff Writer By tim morris Staff Writer This week’s NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV boys’ soccer tournament is a second chance for Marlboro High School. "We were gunning for the A North title all year and we came within a whisker of…

  • Sport Shorts

    Dan Klecko of Colts Neck, Temple University’s (Philadelphia) senior defensive tackle, earned the third Big East Defensive Player of the Week award of his career on Oct. 21. Klecko shared the honor that week with West Virginia defensive back Angel Estrada. In Temple’s 38-24 win over Connecticut on Oct. 19, Klecko tied the school record…

  • Cougars sweep A Central

    X-country championships By tim morrisStaff Writer By tim morris Staff Writer The cross country hardware is starting to mount up at Colts Neck High School. The Cougar boys and girls both sewed up Shore Conference A Central Division titles with season-ending dual-meet wins at their home course, Bucks Mill Park, on Oct. 29. The boys…

  • Brave harriers capture the A North Division title

    By tim morrisStaff Writer Brave harriers capture the A North Division title By tim morris Staff Writer Back in June, during cross country sign-ups, when Manalapan coach Dion Smith talked to his runners about the upcoming season, he expressed two themes: working together and "carpe diem." "I knew we had no truly outstanding, state-caliber runners,…

  • Forys is back at the right time; Rebel runs pb at championship

    By tim morrisStaff Writer Forys is back at the right time; Rebel runs pb at championship By tim morris Staff Writer Matt Forys is back, and just in time. For the last month, Forys has been battling the lingering effects of a cold. Although he was able to defend his Freehold Regional High School District…