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    The Black Knights Bowbenders archery club will hold its first shoot of the year on April 14 at its range off Anderson Road in Jackson Township. This year the club will be hosting three big events. In addition to its annual BigFoot Open (July 13-14), the club will be the site for the Mid-Atlantic Outdoor…

  • Brookdale’s ‘Elite Eight’ wins NJCAA national championship

    First title for men’s basketball team BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer They call themselves the “Elite Eight.” Now the eight members of the Brookdale Community College men’s basketball team can call themselves national champions. The Jersey Blues captured the program’s first National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division III National Championship on March 16, defeating…

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    The 2013 Rutgers Spring Football Game/NFL and Rutgers Players Autograph Session/ Rutgers Day will take place on April 27. Admission is free for everyone, and the events will take place rain or shine at Rutgers Stadium and the surrounding campus in Piscataway. Autographs from the NFL and Rutgers players are free. Don’t forget to bring…

  • Holmdel’s Segal wins St. Paddy’s 10-Mile race

    Craig Segal, the former Holmdel High School state champion, ran away with the 224th running of the Freehold Area Running Club’s St. Paddy’s 10-Mile Race. The event was held on St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) this year. The race started and finished in Michael Tighe Park, Georgia Road, Freehold Township, taking participants around the back…

  • Unger, Dana, Spahn top District girls basketball

    Freehold High School’s Camerin Spahn garnered 1,000 career points this winter and helped the Colonials win their first NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III sectional championship. MATT DENTON Freehold High School’s run to the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III championship highlighted a very strong year for girls basketball in the Freehold Regional High School District (FRHSD).…

  • Braves, Colonials looking to continue diamond success

    Baseball season opens on April 1 BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Brian Boyce The Manalapan and Freehold high school baseball teams had historic seasons in 2012 and will be looking for more this spring. Brian Boyce’s Braves shocked New Jersey baseball when they captured their second straight NJSIAA Group IV state championship. They were just…

  • Firkser, Federici top the District basketball team

    James Sobieski’s emergence as an impact player on both ends of the floor helped Colts Neck High School win the Shore Conference A North Division title this year and go 22-6. LAUREN CASSELBERRY While Colts Neck High School was cruising to the boys basketball Shore Conference A North Division title, the area was also treated…

  • Country Folk Art Craft Show celebrates 30th anniversary

    The 30th annual Country Folk Art Craft Show will be held at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center, 97 Sunfield Ave., Edison. The event hours are Friday, March 29 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday, March 30 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The cost of admission is $8. The craft show…

  • Musicians give and receive Sandy relief

    Upcoming events will help Musicians on a Mission make a difference through music BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer A nyone keeping up with the numerous fundraisers for victims of superstorm Sandy may have noticed that musicians are always volunteering their time to help others, even though they themselves may have suffered losses. Musicians on a…

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