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  • Mustangs pass first test by beating Rumson, 54-40

    FARRAH MAFFAI Marlboro’s Chakhia Cole (r) and Rumson-Fair Haven’s Chrissy Fisher go up for a rebound during the Mustangs’ win in Asbury Park on Saturday. State’s No. 1 team remains perfect By tim morris Staff Writer Lost in all the flare of the no-look, behind-the-back passes is the Marlboro Mustangs’ suffocating defense. FARRAH MAFFAI Marlboro’s…

  • A North three-peat on the horizon for unbeaten Rebels

    Staff Writer By tim morris FARRAH MAFFAI Howell’s Matt Ingrassia (r) tries to push Middletown North’s Pat Cross onto his back during their 152-pound bout at Howell High School on Jan. 16. Howell’s drive for a third-straight Shore Conference A North Division championship cleared another major hurdle Wednesday night at home when the Rebels dismantled…

  • Cunliffe surpasses coach as Rebels’ all-time top wrestler Howell junior’s 80th win tops Gagliano’s mark

    Staff Writer By tim morris Cunliffe surpasses coach as Rebels’ all-time top wrestler Howell junior’s 80th win tops Gagliano’s mark FARRAH MAFFAI Howell’s Zac Cunliffe and his coach, John Gagliano, celebrate Cunliffe’s 80th career win, the new school record, on Jan. 16. Cunliffe beat Middletown North’s Derek Torchia 17-2 for the record-setting win at Howell…

  • Depth leading resurgence of Marlboro swim team

    Colts Neck, Freehold Twp., Manalapan field squads for first time By tim morris Staff Writer To no one’s surprise, Marlboro’s boys swim team again ranks among the best in the county. The Mustangs tied with Freehold Township at the recent Monmouth County Championships, held at Ocean County College, Toms River. They came in fourth with…

  • Colonials’ Vento, Costanzo claim county track titles

    Staff Writer By tim morris VERONICA YANKOWSKI Freehold’s Debra Vento performs the high jump at the Monmouth County Indoor Track and Field Championships at Red Bank Regional High School on Friday. Debra Vento will certainly remember her first Monmouth County championship. It took a new indoor personal best (5-4), after a duel with Manalapan’s Deanna…

  • Forys second in 3,200m at county championships

    The boys were up first at the Monmouth County Indoor Track and Field Championships on Thursday. Howell’s Matt Forys emerged from the pack during the cross country season to become an all-stater, and if the county championships are any indicator, the Rebel junior is in for a big indoor season. In the first non-relay race…

  • Berra, Smith, Leiter coming to Marlboro for memorabilia show

    Ozzie Smith, the newest member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, and New York Yankee Hall of Famer Yogi Berra will be at Marlboro High School as part of the Pastime Productions-Marlboro Little League The Jersey Classic on Feb. 9-10. The baseball cards, sports memorabilia and collectibles show will help the Marlboro Little League raise…

  • Sport Shorts

    Manalapan’s Kathy Lent was chosen by the New Jersey Gymnastics Coaches Association to its 2001 New Jersey All-State Gymnastics Team. Lent, a senior, was one of two gymnasts selected on the uneven bars. Also selected on the uneven bars was Jessica Oddo of Red Bank Catholic. Lent, a four-year letter winner at Manalapan, led the…

  • Freehold Raceway made some solid gains in 2001

    Freehold Raceway, the nation’s oldest pari-mutuel harness racing track, continues to buck the odds. Freehold recorded solid gains in wagering in 2001 compared to the previous year. Despite a stagnant economy and setbacks in the wake of the Sept. 11 tragedy, the central New Jersey half-mile track realized increases in both on-track and simulcast wagering…