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  • Pitching, Kenney lead Blues back to national tournament Seventh-straight Region XIX title for Jersey Blues

    Staff Writer By tim morris Pitching, Kenney lead Blues back to national tournament Seventh-straight Region XIX title for Jersey Blues FARRAH MAFFAI Brookdale pitcher Dara DeVincenzo fires a strike during the Jersey Blues’ win over Burlington on Friday. It’s become a rite of spring. Brookdale Community College’s women’s softball team is going to the national…

  • Raceway Park to host the Matco Tools Super Nationals Bernstein is Top Fuel defending champion

    Staff Writer By tim morris Raceway Park to host the Matco Tools Super Nationals Bernstein is Top Fuel defending champion OLD BRIDGE — Raceway Park has been good to veteran dragster Kenny Bernstein over the years. During the mid to late 1980s, when he was dominating the Funny Car Division, Bernstein won at Raceway Park…

  • Blewett tops the field again at Wall Township Speedway

    It was another slugfest on Saturday night at Wall Township Speedway, but defending Modified stock car division champion Jimmy Blewett of Howell prevailed, taking his second feature victory of the season, the Coors Light 50. In support competition, Chas Okerson of Freehold Borough took his second Pro Stock feature of the season, while it was…

  • Sport Shorts

    Rutgers University junior Val Majewski earned New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association Player of the Week honors for the week that ended April 28. The Freehold Township High School graduate batted .438 (7-16) in four games, scoring seven times and knocking in nine runs. He was 3-5 for two RBIs in a 16-9 win over Iona,…

  • Marlboro tennis team is among the state’s elite Mustangs earn shot at Shore Conference Tournament title

    Staff Writer By tim morris Marlboro tennis team is among the state’s elite Mustangs earn shot at Shore Conference Tournament title VERONICA YANKOWSKI Marlboro’s Andrew Sharnov competes at second singles during Friday’s Shore Conference Tournament semifinal against Ocean at Holmdel High School. Just how good is the Marlboro High School boys’ tennis team? Good enough…

  • State playoff deadline is Saturday for area teams

    Township girls in position to get No. 1 seed By tim morris Staff Writer It was moving week for the baseball and softball teams in the Freehold Regional District. With the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association playoff deadline this Saturday, the teams on the bubble looked to build a cushion heading into the final…

  • Brookdale baseball’s back as Blues capture Region title Super Region is next for Johnson’s nine

    Staff Writer By tim morris Brookdale baseball’s back as Blues capture Region title Super Region is next for Johnson’s nine FARRAH MAFFAI Brookdale’s Stephen Echevarria is congratulated by teammates after crossing home plate during the Jersey Blues’ win over Sussex on Thursday in Lincroft. It’s never easy replacing a legend, let alone a hall of…

  • BCC softball team is top seed for region tourney Jersey Blues seeking seventh straight title, riding 25-game winning streak

    Staff Writer By tim morris BCC softball team is top seed for region tourney Jersey Blues seeking seventh straight title, riding 25-game winning streak With 25 consecutive victories, the regular season Garden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) and Region XIX championships secured, and the No. 1 seed for this weekend’s Region XIX Tournament, Bo Scannapieco’s Brookdale…

  • Sport Shorts

    The 2002 Junior Golf Competition of New Jersey will have another full schedule of tournament activity this year. Opening day is June 27 at Knob Hill Country Club, Manalapan. The other stops are: Twin Brooks Golf Center, Neptune, July 1; Woodlake Country Club, Lakewood, July 11; Cranbury Golf Course, Cranbury, July 18; Battleground Country Club,…