Category: sports
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Altaf handles jump to stakes company by winning Lady’s Secret Stakes
OCEANPORT – No matter what challenges trainer Chad Brown throws at the lightly raced Altaf, she seems to handle each one more easily than the last. Facing stakes company for the first time in her brief career while also trying two turns for the first time, Altaf had no problem with either, rolling to a…
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Pontari, Middletown South top Freehold Township in state sectional tournament
It wasn’t the start Matt Pontari and the Middletown South High School baseball team were expecting against Freehold Township in the quarterfinals of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV state sectional tournament on June 5 in Middletown. Before Pontari, who was the Eagles’ starting pitcher, and his teammates got back to their dugout, the No.…
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Holmdel’s Krause wins 2021 Garden State Classic at Wall Stadium
WALL TOWNSHIP – Defending Modified stock car driving champion Andrew Krause continued his 2021 regular season domination on June 5 by winning the 61st running of the 125-lap Garden State Classic at Wall Stadium Speedway. While the Holmdel speedster’s record is impressive, he had to fight his way to his first Garden State Classic victory…
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Marlboro defeats Manalapan, 7-4; advances to state sectional tournament semifinals
The Marlboro High School baseball team is firing on all cylinders and playing its best baseball of the 2021 season at the perfect time. The No. 9 seed Mustangs (14-7) won their seventh straight game with a 7-4 victory over No. 1 seed Manalapan in the quarterfinals of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV state…
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Allentown defeats Ocean Township, 6-3, to advance to state sectional semifinal
The jury was out on what to expect from the Allentown High School softball team coming into the 2021 season, but Coach Richard Dawson knew his players had the talent to be a winning squad. Dawson had to get his players to start believing in themselves and help them understand they were a championship-caliber team.…
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Trainer Thomas hoping for firm turf for Corelli in $150,000 Monmouth Stakes
OCEANPORT – Five starts after getting Corelli, trainer Jonathan Thomas believes he has finally found the key to success for the 6-year-old gelding. At least he hopes he has. A winner in his 2021 comeback race on April 24 at Pimlico Race Course, Corelli will step up to graded stakes company again when the grass…
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Breen to send out a pair of ‘babies’ as Monmouth holds first 2-year-old races
OCEANPORT – This is the part of training thoroughbreds that runs the gamut of emotions for Kelly Breen, with equal parts of anticipation, excitement and anxiety. Monmouth Park will hold its first 2-year-old races of the year during the June 4 twilight card – a pair of 4½-furlong dashes for Maiden Special Weight fillies –…
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Wall Stadium Modifieds ready for Garden State Classic on June 5
WALL TOWNSHIP – Many of the top drivers in asphalt Modified stock car racing are expected to compete in one of the most prestigious events in Modified stock car racing as Wall Stadium Speedway presents the 60th running of the Garden State Classic on June 5. Plans call for spectator seating to open at 4…
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Hillsborough holds off Livingston to reach sectional quarterfinal
Tensions were high for the Hillsborough High School girls lacrosse team during its first-round matchup against Livingston High School in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Group IV Tournament. Leading 6-5 with 8:49 left to play on June 1, the Raiders were handed a tough blow with Mia Boccippio recording the team’s fourth…
