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  • Freehold Recreation to bring lacrosse to area

    By tim morris MARIE ORTIZ Bill Menzel, 12, of Freehold, takes off with his lacrosse stick during a clinic held at Liberty Oak Park in Freehold Township on Sunday. Lacrosse, one of the fastest games in sport and certainly one of the fastest growing, is coming to Freehold Township. Next spring, lacrosse will be a…

  • Freehold Township squad reaches sectional final Howell Central still in the hunt for Little League title

    By tim morris Freehold Township squad reaches sectional final Howell Central still in the hunt for Little League title Freehold Township is one step away from winning the Section III Little League Junior League Championship. The District 19 champions advanced to the section final, winning a pitcher’s duel against Howell Central, the District 11 champs,…

  • Majewski named to summer all-star team

    Rising Rutgers University sophomore Val Majewski, of Freehold, has been selected as a starting outfielder in the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) All-Star game, set for Saturday, July 29, in Keene, N.H. Majewski, a member of the Eastern Tides, based in Middletown, Conn., is one of the starting outfielders for the East Squad. Majewski…

  • Manalapan bounces back in Legion baseball Young team looks to overcome slow start

    By tim morris Manalapan bounces back in Legion baseball Young team looks to overcome slow start When the American Legion baseball season began, it looked liked Manalapan was continuing the downward spiral of the Braves baseball team. After a red-hot start, the Manalapan High School’s baseball team struggled in late May and June, finishing the…

  • Point Pleasant pair win FARC Summer 5K Series

    It was a Daily Double for Point Pleasant at last Wednesday’s 5K race at Battlefield State Park, Manalapan. Point Pleasant’s Adam Thomas and Jessica Thomas not only were the men’s and women’s winners in the Freehold Area Running Club’s Summer Race Series but finished one-two on top of it. Adam Thomas ran the 5K Battlefield…

  • Local team takes holiday tournament

    The STORM, a 10-under independent travel baseball team took first place in both the Marlboro Memorial Day Tournament, and the Monroe Township Tournament. The STORM went undefeated with a combined record in the tournaments of 8-0. It’s the second year together for the Manalapan-based team. The STORM are Marc Asta, Tom Beradi, Matt Cook, Joe…

  • Clippers’ special bond goes beyond the diamond

    By tim morris JERRY WOLKOWITZ Worldnet Clippers second baseman Ty Ngyuen tries to complete a double play against the Manchester Hawks during a recent game. Anthony Piccola and Trung Nguyen can turn the double play in their sleep. And if it seems like they’ve been doing it all their lives, it’s because that isn’t far…

  • Freehold Township’s Brach wins FARC 5K

    Freehold Township High School grad Brian Brach won the Freehold Area Running Club’s Summer Race Series 5K last Wednesday night. While Brach was running off with the overall title, Monroe’s Jamie Kerstetter paced the women. Brach, coming off a senior year in which he was one of the best distance runners in the Freehold District,…

  • It’s a coach against his former players in JSBL

    By tim morris It’s a coach against his former players in JSBL JEFF HUNTLEY Frank Gualtieri of the Point Pleasant Merchants practices his pitching in preparation for a possible match-up against several of his former players at Freehold Township High School. Frank Gualtieri has a special way of keeping in touch with his former Freehold…