Category: sports
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Cougars top Allentown, 57-45, for first victory of 2021-22 hoop campaign
Home cooking was exactly what the doctor ordered for the Colts Neck High School boys basketball team on Dec. 22 against visiting Allentown High School. Coming off a season opening loss to Manasquan in the first round of the WOBM Christmas Classic, the Cougars bounced back in their home opener against the Redbirds to claim…
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Lions roll to 64-41 victory over Lakewood in home opener
Second-year coach Don Connor and his Jackson Liberty High School boys basketball team are ready to take the next step in a rebuilding process as the Lions seek to become a successful program in the Shore Conference. During a 2020-21 season that was impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, the Lions went 8-7. Jackson Liberty is…
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Brackley Beach upsets field to win Preferred Handicap pace at Freehold Raceway
Jenn Bongiorno could not have asked for much better in the Dec. 18 Preferred Handicap pace at Freehold Raceway. Her two entrants, Brackley Beach and Missile Seelster, finished 1-2, with Brackley Beach getting the nod in a 22/1 upset. Missile Seelster, leaving from the inside post position, took control early on and established very slow…
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Howell wrestlers set to continue program’s winning legacy in 2021-22
HOWELL – Team wrestling championships are back in play during the 2021-22 season and the Howell High School grapplers are chomping at the bit to add to their school’s wrestling legacy. Coach John Gagliano and his Rebels have their sights set on winning the Central Jersey Group V state sectional team tournament championship. “I think…
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Monmouth Regional rallies to top Freehold in 2021-22 season opener
Having fans back in the gym this season is an atmosphere Monmouth Regional High School boys basketball coach Jeff Sfraga knows his players are excited to experience again. The 2020-21 high school campaign was significantly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and teams throughout the Shore Conference and the state are hoping for a return to…
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Manalapan defeats A North rival Freehold Township in season opener
MANALAPAN – The renewal of a Shore Conference A North Division rivalry between the Manalapan High School and Freehold Township High School girls basketball teams commenced on the opening night of the 2021-22 season in Manalapan on Dec. 17. The night belonged to the Braves, who used a surge in the second half to defeat…
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Foy ‘excited’ to lead Scotties on the hardwood this winter
BORDENTOWN – There is a big change at the helm of the Bordentown Regional High School boys basketball team entering the 2021-22 season with longtime Coach John Myers stepping away from the program during the offseason. Coming in to replace Myers as the new voice of the Scotties this winter is AJ Foy, who graduated…
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Cougars setting sights on success under new coach Russo
COLTS NECK – There is a new voice at the helm of the Colts Neck High School girls basketball team this winter: former Saint John Vianney High School girls basketball coach Nick Russo. Russo led the Lancers during the Holmdel school’s era of dominance in the 1990s, winning nine state titles, nine Shore Conference Tournament…
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Hail Christian N rallies to win Freehold Raceway feature in harness racing action
The father-son duo of trainer Brett Pelling and driver Jack Pelling teamed up twice at Freehold Raceway on Dec. 11. The Pellings scored together with Reigning Deo in race 7 and then won the featured Preferred Handicap pace with Hail Christian N. Leaving from post position seven in the eight-horse field, Jack Pelling took Hail…
