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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 ereed@fttornado.com to arrange for a tryout. The Howell Touchdown Club will be hosting its Fourth…

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…

Staff Writer By tim morris JERRY WOLKOWITZ Ted Minde, of Manalapan, is very passionate about the sport of luge. Minde worked as an official in this year’s Winter Olympics in Utah. The 14- to 18-hour days at the Salt Lake City Olympics were a labor of love for Manalapan’s Ted Minde. A member of the…

The Rockland Royals Girls’ AAU club is holding a six-team, two-game AAU scrimmage this Sunday at the Hoop Zone. One team just dropped out, and a team is needed to fill the last spot. The cost to play two games will be $65, which will include referee fees and clock operators. The times for the…

Staff Writer By doug mckenzie VERONICA YANKOWSKI Neptune’s Taquan Dean can’t bear to watch the final moments of the Scarlet Fliers’ loss to St. Anthony’s in the Tournament of Champions final at the Continental Airlines Arena on Sunday. Earlier this season, when the Neptune Scarlet Fliers knocked off top-ranked St. Anthony’s of Jersey City in…

Staff Writer By tim morris Rebels, Braves dominate all-district wrestling team Cunliffes, Hilt, Gaeta, Manochio head squad JERRY WOLKOWITZ Manalapan’s Brenden Provow, shown here escaping from the grasps of Howell’s Matt Metta, was one of the main reasons the Braves enjoyed such success on the mats this season. Provow earned himself a spot on the…

Staff Writer By tim morris Justin Haug’s unexpected victory at the Group IV state championships highlighted a track and field season in the Freehold District where no one seemed to take charge. Haug, who had jumped steadily but not spectacularly during the year, captured the Group IV gold because he was mistake free at the…

Staff Writer By tim morris State champion Debra Vento was the headline grabber this year as the Freehold Borough junior high jumper reached heights that earned her a national ranking. Meanwhile, Vento’s teammate, Diana Costanzo, emerged as one of the state’s best shot putters during the 2001-02 season. Equally impressive was the way a young…

DeFilippis, Jackucewicz win Nestlé St. Paddy’s 10-miler VERONICA YANKOWSKI Farmingdale’s Briana Jackucewicz (c), 11, is calm and collected as she prepares to win the women’s portion of the Nestlé St. Paddy’s 10-mile race in Freehold on Sunday. By tim morris Staff Writer It was rush hour in Freehold Township Sunday as a record number of…