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  • Astreos, Tyberwood top qualifiers for Cane Pace Freehold Raceway hosting Triple Crown race on Monday

    Staff Writer By tim morris Astreos, Tyberwood top qualifiers for Cane Pace Freehold Raceway hosting Triple Crown race on Monday Tyberwood and Astreos won the $55,225 eliminations for Monday’s Cane Pace at Freehold Raceway and established themselves as the pre-race favorites in the process. In all, eight horses qualified for the first leg of the…

  • Blewett captures first-ever feature win at Wall Local racers continue to compete for series’ championships

    Staff Writer By tim morris Blewett captures first-ever feature win at Wall Local racers continue to compete for series’ championships JEFF HUNTLEY Freehold’s Harry Reed (No. 14) competes in one of the twin small-block Modified races at Wall Stadium on Saturday. Reed’s two top-five finishes helped him gain ground on points leader Tim Arre of…

  • Manalapan’s DeJesus signs with Kansas City Royals Rutgers star center fielder was fourth-round draft pick

    Staff Writer By tim morris Manalapan’s DeJesus signs with Kansas City Royals Rutgers star center fielder was fourth-round draft pick David DeJesus It took longer than expected, but Manalapan’s David DeJesus is now a Kansas City Royal. DeJesus, drafted by the American League franchise in the fourth round of this year’s major league baseball draft…

  • Manalapan All-Stars win Babe Ruth District title Youngsters take second title in three years

    Staff Writer By tim morris Manalapan All-Stars win Babe Ruth District title Youngsters take second title in three years In what could be their swan song, the Manalapan Babe Ruth League’s 14-15-year-old All-Stars made it an instant classic, winning the District 11 championship. Next year, most of the all-stars will be moving up to an…

  • Urbano’s one-hitter leads Clippers to championship

    The Freehold Township Clippers got hot at the right time. They ended the season on a 10-game winning streak with the ninth and 10th games leading them to the Central Jersey Baseball League’s 15-16-year-old Division championship. A one-hit masterpiece from right-hander Kris Urbano in the final against Hazlet led the Clippers to a 2-0 win…

  • Senior Condo Olympics honors its medal winners

    Senior Condo Olympics honors its medal winners The 2000 Senior Condo Olympics concluded on Aug. 15 with the 12th annual awards ceremony held at Monroe High School in the Richard P. Marasco Performing Arts Center. This year’s games again drew another large contingent of participants from the 10 senior condos in western Monmouth County and…

  • Higgins KAOS goes one-up in softball tourney final

    Staff Writer By tim morris Higgins KAOS goes one-up in softball tourney final JERRY WOLKOWITZ Higgins KAOS first baseman Donna Smith stretches for a throw during a game against Freeman Funeral Home/Matty’s Auto Body Gravediggers last Wednesday. A sense of inevitability surrounded the Freeman Funeral Homes/Matty’s Auto Body Gravediggers and Higgins KAOS all season in…

  • Sports Shorts

    The Freehold Township 12-under Tornado (Black Team) seeks quality players, especially pitchers and catchers, for the 2001 team, prior to an October tournament and the start of practice sessions. A try-out will be held on Sunday, Aug. 27 at Liberty Oak Park from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Field No. 1. For more information,…

  • Marlboro’s ‘awesome’ run highlight of Eastern Regional Junior League stars win twice to make final four

    Staff Writer By tim morris Marlboro’s ‘awesome’ run highlight of Eastern Regional Junior League stars win twice to make final four JEFF HUNTLEY Ryan Glasberg pitches for Marlboro in an Aug. 5 game against Maryland. The Marlboro Junior League All-Stars crashed their own party last week. Instead of playing the congenial host at the Junior…