• HILLSBOROUGH: Fear of college tragedy raises concern for him

    To the editor: Tragedies have unfortunately struck various universities around our great country. From Columbine to Virginia Tech, families of the victim have had their lives changed upside down.    Most recently, three students were killed in an off-campus shooting near Auburn University. It is inexcusable and catastrophic to hear this occurring in the news.    As…

  • Streets of Red Bank hosting Sheehan Classic on Saturday

    The annual George Sheehan Classic road race will kick off on June 16 at 8:30 a.m. in Red Bank, featuring its new 5K (3.1-mile) distance. Race Director Phil Hinck said feedback in recent years indicated that running five miles had become too long for everyday runners and that the heat in June can also be…

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    Colts Neck High School’s Emily Mills and Howell High School’s Dawson Jones were named to the 2012All-State High School Golf Team by the New Jersey PGA Section. Mills, a sophomore, led the Cougars to another undefeated dual meet season as well as the Monmouth County Championship. She won the Shore Conference title and finished 12th…

  • Forys second in NCAA steeplechase in last race of U-M college career

    Craig Forys made his final race for the University of Michigan the finest of his career. It wasn’t his fastest 3,000-meter steeplechase, nor a winning race like his Big 10 triumph. But it was his best finish ever at an NCAA Championship. The former Colts Neck High School great finished second in the steeplechase at…

  • Bulldogs combine baseball with fight against cancer

    The Freehold Boro Bulldogs went on the road recently to play in a tournament, but wound up a part of something much bigger. The travel baseball team of 12-andunder youngsters from Freehold Borough journeyed to Virginia to participate in the Kyle’s Kamp Memorial Day Wood Bat Tournament. Before they went on the road, the team…

  • Red Sox pick Monmouth’s Light in major league baseball draft

    Pat Light has become the latest Monmouth University hurler to be drafted by a major league baseball team. The 6-6 right-hander, who lives in Colts Neck and starred in high school at Christian Brothers Academy, was picked by the Boston Red Sox in the supplemental first round of Major League Baseball’s First- Year Player Draft.…

  • Playoff run is sign Braves’ softball is on the way back

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Manalapan High School’s softball team is on the way back. By upsetting their way to the Shore Conference Tournament semifinals, the Braves delivered a message to the rest of the Shore that after a couple of down seasons, they are ready to contend for championships again. “It’s good to bring…

  • Cranford ends Freehold’s historic state playoff run

    Colonials fall in Group III State final BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Freehold High School pitcher Jake Yanez throws a pitch to a Cranford batter during the June 9 NJSIAAA Group III championship game played Toms River South High School. The Colonials were in the state championship game for the first time in school history.…

  • Back-to-back state titles for Manalapan baseball

    Braves top Hillsborough behind Gadaleta’a HR, Serrapica’s shut out BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Manalapan’s Vito Gadaleta runs down a fly ball to left field during the June 9 NJSIAA Group IV championship game against Hillsborough played at Toms River North High School. It was Gadaleta’s two-out, two-run home run in the bottom of the…

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