Category: sports
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2021 Allentown American Legion squad builds a ‘forever’ bond
The 2021 summer season will always be remembered in the history of the Allentown American Legion baseball program. That is what Manager Sahil Thakur said of the success his squad had this summer by winning the program’s first state championship and advancing to the semifinals of the American Legion Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament. “This team will…
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Trainer Nunn continues to overcome physical setbacks
OCEANPORT – The worst year physically of trainer Doug Nunn’s life is heading toward being his best one professionally. Whether that’s coincidence or just a matter of everything coming together after 29 years as a trainer he can’t say for sure. But he does have a theory. “I think it’s because I’m off the horses…
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Modified twin 30’s and fans Bingo headline Wall Stadium on Saturday
WALL TOWNSHIP – Twin 30-lap feature races for the headlining Modified division and Beach Party Bingo for fans in the grandstands at Wall Stadium Speedway will headline the card on Saturday night, Aug. 14, at the one-third mile high banked paved oval. Grandstand seating will open at 3 p.m., with Beach Party Bingo at 4…
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Marlboro resident wins second martial arts world championship
The sport of taekwondo is something Jason Lewis cannot get enough of. Since he was 5 years old, Lewis has been training in this form of martial arts, dedicating significant time to the sport. Lewis, a Marlboro resident who will turn 19 in September, has seen his hard work and dedication translate into earning a…
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Her World dazzles in debut against colts in capturing Tyro Stakes
OCEANPORT – Her World lived up to the hype – and then some. Touted by trainer Wesley Ward as perhaps the best 2-year-old filly he has ever had at this stage of her career, Her World took on the daunting double task of her first career start coming against colts and in stakes company. She…
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U.S. jumping team, with Colts Neck’s Springsteen, wins silver medal in Olympics final
By U.S. Equestrian Communications Department TOKYO, JAPAN – The U.S. Jumping Team earned the silver medal after an intense jump-off battle with Sweden in the Jumping Team Final to conclude equestrian competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 7. The team of Laura Kraut and Baloutinue, Jessica Springsteen and Don Juan van de Donkhoeve,…
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Millstone-Roosevelt 10U softball team wins state championship
There was no stopping the Millstone-Roosevelt Little League’s 10U travel softball team this summer when it began its quest to qualify for the New Jersey Little League State Softball Tournament. Millstone-Roosevelt advanced to the state tournament by going 6-0 during the District 12 and Section III tournaments. Once the team reached the state tournament, Millstone-Roosevelt…
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Trainer Kathy Ritvo exuding confidence in Roman Poet for $100,000 Tyro Stakes
OCEANPORT – It requires a lot of confidence these days to send out a 2-year-old in a turf stakes sprint when trainer Wesley Ward has one – or more – entered in the same race. So it says something that Kathy Ritvo is making the trip from Florida to do so in the $100,000 Tyro…
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Bettors warming up to Mitchell as veteran rider continues to boot home longshots
OCEANPORT – After seven years of struggling to get live mounts at Gulfstream Park, jockey Richard Mitchell decided it was time to change things up this year. But there was one condition to wherever he headed next: It had to be a track that raced in warm weather. Monmouth Park’s summer meet met that requirement,…
