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Sport Shorts
Freehold’s Emily Santoro placed seventh in the 12-year-old all-around at the Region 7 Gymnastics Championships held in Fredricksburg, Va. Santoro tallied a score of 37.025 in the AA. Her best event was the vault, where she finished third (9.4). She was sixth on the floor exercise (9.475) and 12th on the bars (9.3). Santoro competes…
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Block notches 200th career win on the baseball diamond
Staff Writer By tim morris When Freehold Borough High School beat Asbury Park, 16-2, in a baseball game last week, the young Colonials were looking to do more than just pick up a win that will help them build toward next season. They were looking to give their coach, Jon Block, a present — his…
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Dexter Cup at Freehold goes to Trainforthefuture
Trainforthefuture was in goods hands with Hall of Famer Mike Lachance in the bike. Lachance let his fingers do the driving as he guided Trainforthefuture to an easy triumph in the $170,513 Dexter Cup final at Freehold Raceway May 11. Trainforthefuture was allowed to choose his stride by Lachance at the start, and he was…
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Patriots to defend Lady Buc title on Saturday Township beats Middletown South to take control of A North
Staff Writer By tim morris Patriots to defend Lady Buc title on Saturday Township beats Middletown South to take control of A North FARRAH MAFFAI Freehold Township ace Meagan Hennessy shows off the form that led to the Patriots’ 2-0 win over Middletown South on Friday in Middletown. Hennessy has dominated opponents this season, and…
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’Stangs fall in S.C. tourney final to No. 1 Holmdel, 3-2
’Stangs fall in S.C. tourney final to No. 1 Holmdel, 3-2 By tim morris Staff Writer Marlboro is getting closer. Two weeks before the Shore Conference Tournament final, the Mustangs lost their first tennis match of the season, 4-1, to the state’s No. 1 ranked team, Holmdel, at the Delbarton Invitational. The same two teams…
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Sport Shorts
Parker Bohn III of Jackson has been picked by his peers as the 2002 Professional Bowlers Association Player of the Year. Bohn, who hails from Freehold and was a graduate of Freehold Township High School, easily out-distanced runner-up Pete Webb with 83 percent of the vote. Webb was second with 10. Bohn had five PBA…
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BlueClaws’ First Energy Park hosts NEC baseball tourney Regular season champion Monmouth
BlueClaws’ First Energy Park hosts NEC baseball tourney Regular season champion Monmouth is No. 1 seed By tim morris Staff Writer Having established the new single-season record for wins in the Northeast Conference (23) while winning the regular season title, the Monmouth University, West Long Branch, baseball team will take aim at higher stakes this…
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Sport Shorts
The Freehold Township Tornado U10 Fastpitch softball team won the Witches Spring Sweep tournament held in Bordentown defeating the West Jersey Witches, 5-2, in the final. With the victory, the Tornado qualified for the PONY National Championships in July in Sterling, Va. Pitcher Renee DeBlasio and catcher Katie Ross were the Tornado standouts in Bordentown.…
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County titles to Burk, Mergenthaler and Diercksen
Staff Writer By tim morris TIM MORRIS Colts Neck’s Jorge Ventura (l) and David Gaines compete in the 800 meters during the Monmouth County Track and Field Championships at Monmouth Regional High School on May 8. When opportunity knocks, you have to take advantage. That was the approach that Freehold Township pole vaulter Paul Diercksen…
