Category: sports
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Bramble Bay scores in Jersey Girl Handicap at Monmouth Park
OCEANPORT – Whenever trainer Mike Dini needs a pick-me-up for himself or for the 6-year-old mare Bramble Bay he simply waits for the Jersey Girl Handicap to surface on the Monmouth Park stakes schedule. It came up on July 9 and the results were predictable. Bramble Bay, who won the Jersey Girl Handicap two years…
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Jackson Memorial’s Paneque wins Meet of Champions javelin title in senior season
JACKSON – Robert Paneque was a newcomer to the sport of track and field just over a year ago. Today, Paneque, who recently graduated from Jackson Memorial High School, stands as the top javelin thrower in New Jersey following an outstanding senior campaign during which he won the gold medal in the event at the…
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TVG.com Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park draws 19 nominations
OCEANPORT – Nineteen horses have been nominated to the Grade 1 TVG.com Haskell Stakes to be held on July 23 at Monmouth Park, including a pair of horses from nine-time winning trainer Bob Baffert, racing secretary John F. Heims announced on July 7. Baffert, who last won the Haskell Stakes in 2020 with Authentic, nominated…
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Marlboro Cricket Club members thrilled with opening of new field
MARLBORO – With a growing interest in the community for the sport of cricket, the members of the Marlboro Cricket Club saw their dream of having a field they could call their own become reality on June 25. On that day, Marlboro Mayor Jonathan Hornik hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening of…
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Marlboro Cricket Club members thrilled with opening of new field
MARLBORO – With a growing interest in the community for the sport of cricket, the members of the Marlboro Cricket Club saw their dream of having a field they could call their own become reality on June 25. On that day, Marlboro Mayor Jonathan Hornik hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening of…
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I’m Listening seeks another Jersey-bred stakes win in Jersey Girl Stakes
OCEANPORT – The way I’m Listening has been acting and racing lately, trainer Claudio Gonzalez said it’s impossible to tell that the mare is 8 years old. “It’s like she’s 3 or 4 again with her energy,” he said. “You can see that when she races. Her four races this year have all been good.”…
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FTHS distance runner Emma Zawatski adds to family legacy with Meet of Champions victory
During the past two years, two members of the Zawatski family of Manalapan have starred on the biggest stage in New Jersey for the Freehold Township High School track and field program. In 2021, Tyler Zawatski, a junior, won an NJSIAA Meet of Champions title when he captured the javelin championship. In 2022, Emma Zawatski,…
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FTHS distance runner Emma Zawatski adds to family legacy with Meet of Champions victory
During the past two years, two members of the Zawatski family of Manalapan have starred on the biggest stage in New Jersey for the Freehold Township High School track and field program. In 2021, Tyler Zawatski, a junior, won an NJSIAA Meet of Champions title when he captured the javelin championship. In 2022, Emma Zawatski,…
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Holmdel lacrosse team sets record with 13 victories during 2022 season
HOLMDEL – Coach Brendan Quinn and his Holmdel High School boys lacrosse players continued to lift the school’s lacrosse program to new heights during the 2022 season. The Hornets set a program record for the most wins in a season by posting a 13-7 record and completing a fifth consecutive winning campaign. “I had so…
