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Manalapan 11-year-olds win Cal Ripken District 11 title
State tournament begins Saturday in Edison By tim morrisStaff Writer By tim morris Staff Writer After his Manalapan Baseball Association’s 11-year-old all-star team pushed five runs across the plate in the top of the seventh to take a 7-2 lead over Cheesequake, manager Rich Mannino was still uncomfortable. "I didn’t think it was over," he…
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Marlboro’s new football coach Curtin is optimistic
Squad looking to improve on last year By tim morrisStaff Writer By tim morris Staff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ Marlboro High School’s new head football coach David Curtin is excited about taking over a struggling program and returning it to the glory of years passed. One of the first things that Marlboro’s new head football coach…
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Brack gets second chance with New Jersey Jackals
By tim morrisStaff Writer By tim morris Staff Writer TIM MORRIS A.J. Brack warms up prior to a game at Yogi Berra Stadium in Montclair last week. Sayreville’s A.J. Brack was convinced that his baseball dream was over. He was ready to hang up his glove and spikes and was contemplating a return to college…
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Ocean tops Monmouth 7-6 in Legion all-star game
By doug mckenzieStaff Writer By doug mckenzie Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI Manalapan’s Michael Santoro follows a pop-up during the American Legion All-Star Game at Firemen’s Field in Ocean Township on Sunday. With the American Legion baseball regular season wrapping up, the area’s top players gathered on Sunday to participate in the Third Annual Monmouth-Ocean County…
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Former Freehold Township star in for fight of his life
Keith Engelhardt paralyzed in automobile accident By tim morrisStaff Writer By tim morris Staff Writer Keith Engelhardt left shooters in disbelief. They couldn’t believe the saves the acrobatic goalie could make on the soccer field—how sure goals were snatched by his sure hands or deflected out of harm’s way. It left many a stunned shooter…
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Sport Shorts
Freehold Borough’s Debra Vento and Freehold Township’s Maura Burk finished the scholastic track and field season tied with several other jumpers across the country for the fifth best high jump in the nation at 5-10. They both did 5-10 at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions, where they equaled the meet record and tied for the…
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Freehold Township Senior Leaguers win District 19 final
Township beat Tinton Falls to finish first inpool play By tim morrisStaff Writer Township beat Tinton Falls to finish first in pool play By tim morris Staff Writer TIM MORRIS Freehold Township first baseman Brad Bach catches a pick-off attempt as Tinton Falls’ Jonathon Geramino slides safely back into the bag during their game in…
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Manalapan 9-year-olds win Cal Ripken League District 11 title
By tim morrisStaff Writer By tim morris Staff Writer When the Manalapan Baseball Association’s 9-year-old team were down to their last at-bat in the Cal Ripken League District 11 championships, it was fortunate for the all-stars that they had prior experience at coming back. In the very first game of the District 11 tournament, held…
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Sport Shorts
Jersey Nightmare-Teal, a 12-U softball team from the Freehold area, won the 2002 Independence Day Classic Tournament with a perfect record 6-0. The Nightmare-Teal outscored their opponents by a 57-12 margin en route to the championship. The team was sparked by the pitching of Juliana Rivera, who won three games including the championship game against…
