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  • Jackson, Howell, Manalapan to vie for District 21 title Cunliffe, Gaeta among defending champions this weekend in Manalapan

    Staff Writer By tim morris Jackson, Howell, Manalapan to vie for District 21 title Cunliffe, Gaeta among defending champions this weekend in Manalapan Loaded. That’s the only way to describe this weekend’s New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association District 21 Wrestling Tournament at Manalapan High School. The 10-team tournament has three of the best teams…

  • Howell girls capture NJSIAA bowling state championship Friscioni’s 657 series leads the way

    Staff Writer By tim morris Howell girls capture NJSIAA bowling state championship Friscioni’s 657 series leads the way Howell’s legendary 1972 unbeaten Group III state championship boys’ soccer team now has company in the school’s pantheon of champions. The 2001-02 girls’ bowling team captured the NJSIAA championship Saturday at Carolier Lanes in North Brunswick. The…

  • Mustangs are top seed in Central Jersey Group IV Marlboro is defending champion

    Staff Writer By tim morris Mustangs are top seed in Central Jersey Group IV Marlboro is defending champion Marlboro’s storybook 2001 season ended just a shot away from the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions The young, upstart Mustangs fell in overtime to Columbia in the Group IV title game at the Dunn Arena, Elizabeth. Since that…

  • Sport Shorts

    The Jersey Spirit U16 premier girls’ soccer team is looking for two players to fill its roster. Anyone born after Aug. 11, 1985 is eligible. The Spirit will play in indoor tournaments this winter and in the Monmouth-Ocean Soccer Association and Premier tournaments in the spring. Call (732) 536-3202, or e-mail [email protected] for full details.…

  • Freehold Township ends tough season with Ocean First-year program off to solid start in competitive Shore Conference

    Staff Writer By chris kelly Freehold Township ends tough season with Ocean First-year program off to solid start in competitive Shore Conference CHRIS KELLY Freehold Township’s Ann Bren competes in the freestyle during the Patriots’ meet against Ocean on Feb. 13. The Patriot swim teams lost the meet to the powerful squads from Ocean, but…

  • Sport Shorts

    Brookdale Jersey Blues Sports Camps are now registering boys and girls ages 5-18 for summer athletic programs at the Lincroft Gymnasium office, parking lot No. 6 or No. 7. Since 1974, the camps have provided specialized instructions in various sports with a 10-1 camper-to-staffer ration. All sessions are held at Brookdale, which offers an air-…

  • Vento sets high jump mark; Saffer doubles at Districts

    Vento sets high jump mark; Saffer doubles at Districts VERONICA YANKOWSKI Marlboro high jumper Earl Gray tries to clear the bar during the Freehold District Indoor Track and Field Championships in Red Bank on Feb. 4. Colts Neck, Manalapan boys tie for first; Manalapan girls win By tim morris Staff Writer The day after winning…

  • Patriots’ Elsbree joins list of 1,000-point scorers Senior is sixth from Township to achieve milestone

    Staff Writer By tim morris Patriots’ Elsbree joins list of 1,000-point scorers Senior is sixth from Township to achieve milestone As the Freehold District’s winningest program, the Freehold Township High School girls’ basketball team is rich in tradition and has produced some of the area’s best talent. Chris McGuire, the finest post player ever and…

  • Mustangs drop first game of year to Our Lady of Lourdes

    Staff Writer By tim morris Marlboro High School will be presented with a whole new challenge Saturday when the Mustangs face another nationally ranked power from New York, Christ the King. Last Saturday at the Shoot-out at the Shore at Mainland Regional High School in Linwood, Our Lady of the Lourdes, from Poughkeepsie, N.Y, ranked…