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    Three-time Olympic Gold Medalist Christie Rampone will be onsite to direct the 2013 Citi Christie Rampone Soccer ProCamp. The camp will be held Aug. 20 from 1-4:30 p.m. at St. John Vianney High School in Holmdel. Rampone, who starred at Monmouth University before becoming a member of Team USA and winning a trio of Olympic…

  • Freyre, Molnar lead Jaguars softball

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Jackson Memorial High School’s softball team, bolstered by the hot hitting of .400 batter Sarah Freyre, a senior third baseman, and junior pitcher Kara Molnar, are geared for a competitive season with only two starters graduated from last season. “It’s a young, tight-knit group with room to grow,” said Ryan Williams,…

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    Howell High School shortstop Annemarie Bartow makes a backhand stab at a grounder during the Rebels’ April 5 game against Monsignor Donovan High School. Howell defeated the Griffins, 11-9, in the Together We Believe A Cure Is Possible Softball Classic, held at Manalapan High School. The event, involving 14 teams, raised money and awareness for…

  • New Egypt girls lacrosse still coming together as a team

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent New Egypt High School’s girls lacrosse team feels that once the new players blend with the returning ones, the Warriors can have another season like last spring, when they went 12-6 and made it to the second round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I tournament. Four seniors graduated from last…

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    Howell High School pitcher Bridget Coulahan delivers a pitch to a Monsignor Donovan High School batter during the Together We Believe a Cure is Possible Softball Classic at Manalapan High School. Howell pulled out an 11-9 victory at the event that raised money and awareness for the NephHope Foundation, an organization aimed at finding a…

  • Jaguars make statement with boys lacrosse win over RFH

    Jackson Memorial defeats Rumson-Fair Haven, 8-6 BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Jackson Memorial Jackson Memorial High School’s boys lacrosse team, which reached the Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) finals, welcomes back a solid nucleus that won its first two games under a new coach, but quickly faced a formidable acid test on April 8 at home against…

  • Superstorm proves no match for Keansburg Amusement Park

    A s promised by its owners in the days after superstorm Sandy, the Keansburg Amusement Park was back in business on March 23 — just as spring arrived. Although a large part of the park was destroyed or damaged during the Oct. 29 storm, the Gehlhaus family, which owns the park, seized the opportunity for…

  • Mary Mezzino

    Ms. Mezzino, 88, of Marlboro, died March 31, 2013, at home. Born in Hoboken, she lived there most of her life before recently moving to Marlboro. Prior to retiring, she was a seamstress for Jay’s Manufacturing in Hoboken. She was predeceased by two brothers, Nat and John Mezzino. Surviving are a brother and sister-inlaw, Joseph…

  • Gertrude L. Brown Giarratano

    Mrs. Brown Giarratano, 92, of Jackson, died March 29, 2013, at Bartley Healthcare Center, Jackson. She was a homemaker and also worked as a seamstress. She was predeceased by her first husband, William N. Brown; a daughter, Shirley Ann Pfingst; and a sister, Mary Thomascheck. Surviving are her second husband, Charles Giarratano; a daughter, Elizabeth…

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