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  • The Central Jersey Hawks 13-under AAU girls’ basketball team will be hoping that the third time is the charm this week at the AAU National Championships in Orlando, Fla.

    The Central Jersey Hawks 13-under AAU girls’ basketball team will be hoping that the third time is the charm this week at the AAU National Championships in Orlando, Fla. The Hawks, who are composed of players from the greater Freehold area, won their third straight state AAU title to qualify for the national tournament which…

  • Sport Shorts

    Pitcher Greg Dobson of Morganville completed his first season with the Susquehanna University (Selinsgrove, Pa.) baseball team. The freshman appeared in seven games for the Crusaders, compiling a 1-2 mark. He pitched 15.1 innings and had seven strikeouts. The Marlboro High School graduate picked up his first career win in relief against Messiah. In three…

  • Blewett goes 76 laps to win Wall Speedway’s Mod feature

    Staff Writer By tim morris The pole position meant everything in Saturday night’s Marian O’Rorke Memorial 76-lap race at Wall Speedway. Howell’s Jimmy Blewett raced to his fourth win of the season and vaulted into the Modified division points lead after his flag-to-flag win from the pole. Blewett employed an unusual strategy to get the…

  • Junior Golf Circuit under way; Cranbury Golf Course is next

    Junior Golf Circuit under way; Cranbury Golf Course is next The Junior Golf Competition Circuit of New Jersey has completed the first two stops on the 2002 season. There are 12 events on this year’s summer schedule with the next stop July 18 at the Cranbury Golf Course. The young golfers go to Battleground Country…

  • Sport Shorts

    The New Jersey Sire Stakes, which is experiencing a rebirth in the breeding of mares this year, also has had a significant increase in the numbers of pacers and trotters made eligible to compete in the lucrative racing program. A total of 1,306 2- and 3-year-olds have been made eligible by their owners to the…

  • Patriots’ Hennessy had unparalleled pitching career Named the News Transcript 2002 Athlete of the Year

    Staff Writer By tim morris Patriots’ Hennessy had unparalleled pitching career Named the News Transcript 2002 Athlete of the Year JERRY WOLKOWITZ Freehold Township’s Meagan Hennessy was the top scholastic performer in the area this year, capping off a remarkable career with one of the best seasons in District history. The numbers are staggering enough:…

  • 2002 All-Freehold Regional District Boys’ Track and Field Team

    2002 All-Freehold Regional District Boys’ Track and Field Team Anthony Pena Freehold Boro 100-meters Earl Gray Marlboro So. 200-meters Earl Gray Marlboro So. 400-meters Earl Gray Marlboro So. 800-meters David Gaines Colts Neck Jr. 1,600-meters Jorge Ventura Colts Neck Sr. 3,200-meters Matt Forys Howell Jr. 110-meter high hurdles Craig Stivala Colts Neck Sr. 400-meter intermediate…

  • Gray, Ventura, Diercksen, Forys top All-District track

    Staff Writer By tim morris It was a season of transition in the Freehold District with several underclassmen stepping up and establishing themselves as both the present and the future in the District. Leading the underclass assault was Marlboro sophomore Earl Gray, who literally came out of nowhere to takeover the sprints. A year ago,…

  • 2002 All-Freehold Regional District Girls’ Track and Field Team

    2002 All-Freehold Regional District Girls’ Track and Field Team Jenna Nord Freehold Township 100-meters Tanisha Hamilton Manalapan Jr. 200-meters Becky Mergenthaler Colts Neck Jr. 400-meters Katie Cherecwich Freehold Twp. Jr. 800-meters Jenna Nord Freehold Twp. Sr. 1,600-meters Laura Saffer Manalapan So. 3,200-meters Laura Saffer Manalapan So. 100-meter hurdles Debra Vento Freehold Boro Jr. 400-meter intermediate…