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    Local high school head coaches will be conducting a Little League Coaches Clinic at the Ballpark at Farmingdale, 5100 Asbury Rd., Farmingdale, on March 4 from 7-9 p.m. The cost is free. Mike Yorke, the head coach at Colts Neck High School, will speak about practice organization. Eric Johnson, the skipper at Howell High School,…

  • Golden Gloves announces 2013 tournament schedule

    More than 350 boxers will compete throughout the state in the 2013 New Jersey Golden Gloves (NJGG) Amateur Boxing Championship. A tournament schedule includes nine preliminary bouts with ages ranging from 8-34 in their respective age divisions. This marks the first year to include the Junior Golden Gloves division into the tournament so that the…

  • Top-ranked Brookdale cagers go for Region 19 title this week

    BCC hosting tournament BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Region 19 men’s basketball teams know what they are up against this week. Defending champion Brookdale Community College (27-1) is even better than it was last winter when the Jersey Blues captured the championship, and they are hosting the tournament this week in Lincroft. Brookdale is the…

  • Caseys hold off Panthers to win SCT championship

    Sixth conference title for RBC girls BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Red Bank Catholic High School’s Alex Alfano (33) gets to the basket for a shot before Middletown High School South defender Carissa Gray can stop her during the Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) semifinals played at Brookdale Community College’s Collins Arena on Feb. 19. The Caseys…

  • Green Wave wins District 22 wrestling championship

    George, Balina and Pappayliou brothers win individual titles BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Above: Long Branch High School’s Thomas Flannigan (bottom) tries to break free from the hold of Ocean Township High School’s Constantin Poniros during the 113-pound match at the NJSIAA District 22 Wrestling Tournament held at Red Bank Regional High School on Feb. 23.…

  • ‘The Calm … and the Storm’

    “Coy Fish” by Danasia E. The Red Horse Gallery, in conjunction with Freehold Raceway Mall, is exhibiting pre-Sandy Jersey Shore photographs collected from the community, as well as artwork inspired by the Jersey Shore before and after the Oct. 29 storm. Featured artists include students of the Coastal Learning Center in Howell, watercolorist Michael J.…

  • Sniffing out big ideas with Clifford

    The cast of “Clifford the Big Red Dog— Live!” will perform at the State Theatre on March 3. MICHAEL F. O’BRIEN The State Theatre will present “Clifford the Big Red Dog — Live!” on March 3 at noon and 3 p.m. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Scholastic’s beloved “Clifford the Big Red Dog,” the…

  • Lt. Gov. marks Black History Month at Gregory School

    Lt. Gov. Kimberly Guadagno greets students at the Gregory School in Long Branch on Feb. 14. She presented the school with two banners from the King Center in Atlanta, Ga., to celebrate Black History Month. LONG BRANCH — Lt. Gov. Kimberly Guadagno presented the Gregory School in Long Branch with two banners from the King…

  • ‘Paws for a Cause’ to aid animal groups

    A concert to benefit four animal-rescue organizations/animal shelters/pet-adoption centers, will be held March 17 at Rumor 35, 2090 Route 35 north, South Amboy. “Paws for a Cause: Part Deux,” will benefit the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), Eatontown; Whiskers Rescue Inc., Sayreville; Happy Paws, South Plainfield; and Rescue Ridge,…

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