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  • Kennedy, Gaffey start off indoor seasons with wins Costanzo captures girls’ shot put

    Staff Writer By tim morris Kennedy, Gaffey start off indoor seasons with wins Costanzo captures girls’ shot put The indoor track and field season heats up early this year with the Monmouth County Championships coming up early on Jan. 6 in Red Bank. Freehold area athletes used the Dec. 16 Nick Merli Invitational, held at…

  • YMCA swimmers get season off to good start

    YMCA swimmers get season off to good start The YMCA of Western Monmouth County swim teams have begun their 2000-01 competitive seasons. The campaign began at Princeton University in the DeNunzio pool with the Fall Festival Invitational. In the Gold Division, Martin Harm (10 & under) got the YMCA team off to a golden start,…

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    Greg Legg has been tapped as the manager of the Lakewood BlueClaws, the Philadelphia Phillies Single affiliate that will begin play in 2001. Legg has been a manager in the Phillies organization for the last four years. Last year he coached the Piedmont Boll Weevils of the South Atlantic League to a 90-47 record and…

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    Shawn Levinson, a junior at The College of New Jersey, Ewing, got his indoor track season off to a fast start. The Freehold Township graduate finished fourth in the 55-meter hurdles (7.76) at the Princeton University New Year’s Invitational. Marlboro’s Jon Wong, a freshman, is a member of the University of Rochester, N.Y., men’s swimming…

  • Braves, Rebels, Cougars top seeds for Kuhnert Tourney Freehold Borough boys are defending champions in holiday tournament

    Staff Writer By tim morris Braves, Rebels, Cougars top seeds for Kuhnert Tourney Freehold Borough boys are defending champions in holiday tournament JEFF HUNTLEY Howell’s Mike Sales grabs a rebound during a game against Middletown South on Friday. The Rebels fell to the Eagles 48-34 in both teams’ season opener. The Jack Kuhnert Memorial Holiday…

  • Manasquan, Township top seeds in Kuhnert Tourney Marlboro girls loom as serious threat

    Staff Writer By tim morris Manasquan, Township top seeds in Kuhnert Tourney Marlboro girls loom as serious threat After playing the bridesmaid for years, the Manasquan Big Blue Warriors will be looking to repeat as the Jack Kuhnert Holiday Basketball Tournament champions when play begins Tuesday. Last year, the Warriors finally got over the hump,…

  • Croddick earns a spot on regional All-American team

    Julia Croddick, who helped raise the Peddie School’s field hockey team to new heights during her stellar four-year career, gave the Falcons something else to cheer about. She was named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Mid-Atlantic High School Regional All-American Team. She was one of just 16 players chosen. Croddick, who lives in…

  • Siciliano, Haar, Caruso are district’s tennis aces

    Staff Writer By tim morris Colts Neck, in just its second varsity season, won the Central Jersey Group I Championship beating Metuchen 4-1 in the final, while Marlboro, a given each year as the area’s best, found its pre-eminence under siege. The Mustangs would rally to regain their position as the top team in the…

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    Tom Martin is going bowling. Martin, a red shirt freshman at Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Mass., is going to the Jeep Aloha Bowl in Honolulu, Hawaii, with the Eagles in his very first year. Boston College (6-5) will play Arizona State (6-5) in the annual Aloha Bowl in Hawaii on Christmas Day. The game will…