• Community Calendar: Dec. 13 edition

    Thurs., Dec. 13    Kids Music Round: 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., Allentown Library, 16 South Main Street. An award-winning family music program for children ages infant through 4 years with an adult. Come sing, dance and explore rhythm instruments! Please register in advance by calling the library at 609-259-7565.    Holiday Lego Storytime: 4 p.m., Allentown…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Jenkins well on his way to his ‘Top Gun’ dream

       Former Hillsborough High student and athlete Anthony Jenkins is one of the few selected to become a Navy pilot.    Following his graduation from the University of Arizona and commissioning as an officer into the Navy this May, Mr. Jenkins will be given a chance to realize his dream in one of the most rigorous flight…

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    Freehold’s Eric Kahana got his college track and field career at Monmouth University off to a flying start. He won the 60- meter dash (7.05) and 60-meter hurdles (8.42) and ran on the Hawks’ victorious 4×400 relay team (3:26.40) at the MAC Classic held at Monmouth’s Multipurpose Activity Center. Monmouth’s men won nine of the…

  • Mustangs were tops again in District girls tennis

    Marlboro High School girls tennis continued to rule the day in 2012. Dave Kretzmer’s Mustangs won the Shore Conference A North Division title for the sixth consecutive season thanks to having quality players at every position. The Mustangs (14-4) were semifinalists in NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV and quarterfinalists at the Shore Conference Tournament (SCT).…

  • Manzi capture’s Freehold’s inaugural Driving Challenge

    Hall of Famer Cat Manzi captured the first-ever $10,000 Driving Challenge at Freehold Raceway on Dec. 8. Manzi started things off with back-toback wins in the first two races of the challenge, followed by a second in the third. For the day, Manzi tallied five wins. Manzi clinched the trophy and the $4,000 top prize…

  • Braves falls to Vikings, 33-22, in CJ V final

    Above: Manalapan High School’s Tyler Leonetti runs for a short gain against the South Brunswick High School defense during the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group V championship game played on Dec. 8 at Rutgers University’s High Point Solutions Stadium in Piscataway. South Brunswick defeated the Braves, 33-22. Below: Manalapan’s Anthony Firkser hauls in this pass from…

  • How to get your sports news in the paper

    If you would like your sports news published, please submit a press release at least two weeks in advance of an event such as team registration or tryouts. Results of youth games and tournaments may also be submitted, as well as collegiate news about former high school athletes. Give complete information, such as dates, full…

  • Bongiorno’s harness racing career is off to a great start

    Colts Neck driver has surpassed $1 million in purse winnings BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer He’s barely 19 and has already earned his first $1 million. Colts Neck’s Joe Bongiorno has taken the harness racing world by storm, becoming the second youngest driver to earn $1 million in purses in this year, his first as…

  • Vikings frustrate Braves in state sectional final

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Manalapan High School’s Saeed Blacknall has South Brunswick High School’s defensive backs diving after him in vain as he turns a short pass from quarterback Mike Isabella into a 45-yard touchdown play during the Dec. 8 NJSIAA Central Jersey Group V championship game, played at Rutgers University’s High Point Solutions…

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