Category: sports
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Freehold Township softball coach praises players for successful season
The 2021 softball season had a chaotic start for the Freehold Township High School softball team. After one game, the Patriots had already dealt with two head coaching changes. Ultimately, Josh Mehl assumed the reins of the team. The coaching changes did not affect the Patriots, who compiled a 19-4 record and won the Shore…
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Toner has high expectations for Seasons in Boiling Springs Handicap
OCEANPORT – Jimmy Toner thought enough of Seasons as a 2-year-old last year that he tried the Tapit filly in a Grade 1 race in just her second career start. And that was Plan B, said the veteran trainer. Plan A was the Breeders’ Cup, a goal that never materialized. Now Toner has the Kentucky-bred…
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Colts Neck plays ‘team baseball’ to bring home first state sectional title
When the 2021 high school baseball season began, Colts Neck High School Coach Mike Yorke knew he had several talented players on his squad. Juniors Colin Kratzer, Anthony Gubitosi and Christian Rice were strong pitchers Yorke and his assistant coaches had seen in action as freshmen in 2019. The coaches believed the young men could…
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Princeton University alum will row for Australian Olympic team
An athlete from the Princeton University Class of 2015 has been named to the Australian Olympic Rowing Team. Tim Masters will row in the eight for Australia in his first career Olympic event, according to information provided by Princeton University. He is the fourth men’s heavyweight alumni to be named to an team, joining Fred…
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Delgado leads tight Monmouth Park trainers’ race
OCEANPORT – After winning with four of his six starters last weekend, Jose Delgado sits atop a tightly contested Monmouth Park trainers’ race with 11 wins after 13 days of live racing. To offset having a stable that is significantly smaller than current co-runners-up Kelly Breen and Wayne Potts (each with nine wins entering the…
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Caravel looking to use Goldwood Stakes as springboard to ambitious summer schedule
OCEANPORT – Elizabeth Merryman isn’t convinced she has seen the best from Caravel, a 4-year-old filly she bred, owns and trains. But she is hoping Friday’s inaugural $75,000 Goldwood Stakes at Monmouth Park is another step toward finding out where the ceiling is for a turf specialist she feels will be the best horse she…
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Bruno remembered for work as educator, coach, athletics administrator
Bill Bruno, a well-known and respected coach and athletics administrator in New Jersey, has died at the age of 68. Bruno, a resident of Howell, died on June 19 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, according to an obituary published by the Buckley Funeral Home, Asbury Park. Bruno had deep ties to Monmouth County.…
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Vigilantes Way scores in Grade 3 Eatontown Stakes at Monmouth
OCEANPORT – Even after 11 career starts, Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey has been saying that the best is yet to come for Vigilantes Way. The Grade 3 Eatontown Stakes at Monmouth Park on June 20 may be the start of that for the 4-year-old filly, according to a press release. Perfectly positioned to…
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Colts Neck caps historic 2021 season with Group III state softball title
Making history and earning the glory that comes with winning a state championship stood three outs away for the Colts Neck High School softball team heading into the bottom of the seventh inning of the NJSIAA Group III state tournament championship game on June 18. The Cougars led Cranford High School, 2-0, in pursuit of…
