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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Staff Writer By tim morris Marlboro trio heads All-District Basketball Team Elsbree, Higgins, Hein round out First Team JERRY WOLKOWITZ Howell’s Kristin Hein, shown here shooting over a pair of Colts Neck defenders, earned a spot on this year’s All-District Team because of her solid play throughout the season for the Rebels. Marlboro was the…

Marlboro Pop Warner will present Larry Zdilla’s Team Building Football and Cheerleading Camp June 24-28. The camp is for all Pop Warner aged children. The five-day camp will include extensive team building and practice of football and cheerleading skills. Zdilla is a former coach at Marlboro High School where in 1994 he led the Mustangs…

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)…