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  • Pats, Braves: teams to watch on softball diamond Hennessy, Maltais are two of Shore’s best hurlers

    Staff Writer By tim morris Pats, Braves: teams to watch on softball diamond Hennessy, Maltais are two of Shore’s best hurlers JERRY WOLKOWITZ Freehold Township senior Meagan Hennessy is one of the top pitchers in the state and the driving force behind the Patriots’ bid for Shore Conference supremacy this season. Softball took off in…

  • Hennessy is finding ways to improve on perfection Pitcher has become driving force for softball team

    Staff Writer By tim morris Hennessy is finding ways to improve on perfection Pitcher has become driving force for softball team It would certainly be difficult for Meagan Hennessy to top what she did last spring when she became one of the state’s dominant hurlers. While going 15-4 and leading Freehold Township to its first…

  • Manalapan, Marlboro look to build on ’01 success

    Staff Writer By tim morris Manalapan was the flagship program for the district last year, qualifying for both the Central Jersey Group IV and Shore Conference tournaments. Marlboro experienced one of the great turnarounds of last season, progressing from a three-win team to a contender in the playoffs. Graduation hit the Freehold District hard with…

  • Matrat club to provide more mat time for local wrestlers

    Staff Writer By tim morris The quality and depth of high school wrestling keeps improving with every season. Teams are stronger than ever top to bottom, and winning a state championship becomes more and more difficult each year. Wrestling is no longer a part-time sport and those most aware of that fact are former scholastic…

  • Young Brookdale team jells behind its pitching, defense Blues off to 10-4 start despite rugged early schedule

    Staff Writer By tim morris Young Brookdale team jells behind its pitching, defense Blues off to 10-4 start despite rugged early schedule JERRY WOLKOWITZ Brookdale’s Jon Forte laces a double during the Jersey Blues’ win over Sussex County College on Thursday in Middletown. Brookdale Community College’s baseball team embarked on the program’s most difficult non-conference…

  • Sport Shorts

    The fourth annual Peak Performance and Sports Development Seminar will be held 7:15-9 p.m. Tuesday at Marlboro High School in the school auditorium. Topics of discussion include steroids, supplements, peer pressure, peak performance, goal-setting, sports injuries, sports profiles and résumés, sports focus, and getting 110 percent from the athletes in 2002. Among the scheduled speakers…

  • Impastato, DeCorso, Sheridan top All-District First Team Brown and Schechter round out squad

    Staff Writer By tim morris Impastato, DeCorso, Sheridan top All-District First Team Brown and Schechter round out squad Todd Burach Manalapan Freehold Township started the season as the best boys’ basketball team in the area and remained there throughout the season. Brian Golub’s Pats were ranked higher in the Shore (No. 5 at the peak)…

  • Sport Shorts

    The Freehold Township Tornado, a nationally ranked girls fastpitch travel softball team, is looking for a few players to round out their 10-U and 12-U teams for the 2002 season. Tournament plays begins in April. Call (732) 928-6214 or e-mail [email protected] to arrange for a tryout. The Howell Touchdown Club will be hosting its Fourth…

  • Rumson-FH’s Fisher is Shore’s Player of the Year Wittlieb, Cole and Zoll among leading vote-getters

    Staff Writer By tim morris Rumson-FH’s Fisher is Shore’s Player of the Year Wittlieb, Cole and Zoll among leading vote-getters To the surprise of no one, Rumson-Fair Haven’s Chrissy Fisher was the Shore Coaches Association’s Player of the Year for girls’ basketball. The 6-1 Fisher, who is headed to the University of Maryland, led the…