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  • Ackerman, Dreyer, Marko first in Mountain Bike Race

    Ackerman, Dreyer, Marko first in Mountain Bike Race Middletown’s Brian Ackerman took advantage of home terrain to capture Monmouth County Park System’s Woods Hollow Classic Mountain Bike Race held in Tatum Park, Holland Road, Middletown. The race, which took cyclists over the open fields and woodlands of Tatum Park, was contested in two categories: beginner…

  • Hurricanes’ bid for title falls one game short

    Locals fall to Pt. Pleasant in series that went the limit By tim morris Staff Writer Not just yet. That was the message that the Point Pleasant Merchants delivered to the rapidly rising Monmouth Hurricanes last week in the Jersey Shore Baseball League championship series. The Merchants, long the dominating team in the summer baseball…

  • Sport Shorts

    The Freehold Township Tornado’s 14-U Black Team is looking for a pitcher and two experienced players to round out their fall and spring team. Tryouts will be held on Aug. 25 in the evening. For more information or to arrange for a tryout, call Steve at (732) 577-6876. The Tornado 16-U team needs players for…

  • Rutgers’ Majewski continues to shine in Cape Cod League

    Staff Writer By tim morris Val Majewski had two summer jobs. By day, he was working in a butcher shop in Falmouth, Mass., in Cape Cod, spending most of his time in the freezer cutting meats. In the evening, he was playing right field for the Falmouth Commodores in the Cape Cod League, the most…

  • Sport Shorts

    The Jersey Nightmare, a Central Jersey-based girls fastpitch softball organization, will be holding tryouts for the fall and 2002 season for their two 12-and-under teams. One team will consist of 12-year-olds and the other, 11-year-olds. The tryouts are Aug. 26 at noon and Aug. 30 at 6 p.m.. For directions to the tryouts or further…

  • District warns athletes, staff to take precautions in heat

    District warns athletes, staff to take precautions in heat ENGLISHTOWN — Whether or not the hot summer weather will soon come to an end, Freehold Regional High School District administrators are taking precautionary steps to keep student-athletes safe in the face of high temperatures and humidity. District administrators said by providing staff members in all…

  • Sport Shorts

    The Manalapan Fever plowed through the Marlboro Little League 2001 Summer Tournament undefeated in winning the 10-year-old Division crown. The Fever won four straight games as they combined solid pitching, sound defense and a very productive offensive to dominate opponents. The Fever scored 32 runs in their four games, while their hurlers pitched to a…

  • Lacrosse continuing to gain popularity in the area

    Staff Writer By tim morris SARAH McCOLGAN Scott Buchanan, 8, of Freehold, passes the ball at the Freehold Recreation Lacrosse league’s final meeting of the summer on Sunday at Liberty Oak Park. Drills, skills and thrills. That’s the way the Freehold Township Recreation boys lacrosse league describes its activities. Now in its second summer of…

  • Freehold Raceway opens its doors

    Larry Hlavenka of Manalapan shouts encouragement to his horse during Freehold Raceway’s opening day Friday. Freehold Raceway has the Inside Track for sports fans. The $3.2 million facility, located in the clubhouse section of the track offers a little something for every sports fan. Complete with 379 television monitors that are at tables and all…