• ROBBINSVILLE: Referendum seeks to move May election

    Nonbinding ballot question aimed at gauging voter feedback By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    ROBBINSVILLE — A non-binding referendum on the ballot Tuesday in Robbinsville asks voters whether they want to move the township’s nonpartisan municipal elections from May to November to coincide with other elections.    Supporters of the idea, including Mayor Dave Fried, say the…

  • Braves, Cougars in running for state football playoffs

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Manalapan and Colts Neck high schools scored important football victories over the weekend. The Manalapan Braves delighted a big Homecoming crowd on Oct. 28 with a comefrom behind 23-21 victory over Brick Memorial High School as Mike Caggiano kicked a 37-yard field goal in the game’s final seconds to lift…

  • X-C teams clinch crowns

    Four high school cross country teams wrapped up Shore Conference division championships with dual meet victories on Oct. 25. In the A North Division, coach John Hein’s Howell girls beat Freehold Township, 15-50, to complete another undefeated dual meet season. The Rebels were 5-0 in A North. Running on their 3.1-mile home course at the…

  • Verdon, Colonials rule conference gymnastics

    Verdon wins all-around as Freehold H.S. repeats BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Led by all-around champion Danielle Verdon, the Freehold High School gymnastics team easily defended its Shore Conference team championship on Oct. 29. With Verdon (37.95) and teammate Jenna Crisalli (37.90) finishing one-two in the all-around, the Colonials scored 112.425 points to defeat Red…

  • Senior leadership carries Rebels into state tourney

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer There is a lot to be said for senior experience and leadership and the Howell High School field hockey team has had both of those attributes in 2011. “This year’s team has a huge group of seniors who provide a great deal of leadership,” coach Elissa Connell said. “We have…

  • Shore thwarts Freehold again in SCT title game

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The Freehold High School field hockey team got what it wanted: a rematch with Shore Regional High School of West Long Branch in a contest with the Shore Conference Tournament championship on the line. The Blue Devils defeated the Colonials, 2-1, in last year’s tournament final and the Colonials were…

  • King, Verdon lead Freehold gymnasts

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Danielle Verdon, Jennifer King The Freehold High School gymnastics team will have a distinct advantage as it looks to repeat as the NJSIAA Central Jersey Section I team champion on Nov. 5. With the return of Danielle Verdon to the team, the Colonials have something no other team in the…

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    Accolades are coming to Manalapan High School senior running back John Sieczkowski following his record-setting 425-yard rushing performance against Howell High School on Oct. 21. Sieczkowski was named the U.S. ArmyAll-American Bowl High School Player of the Week for the week ending Oct. 22 after he broke the Shore Conference single-game rushing mark of 420…

  • Galanti, defense lead Patriots to SCT title

    Freehold Township H.S. defeats Wall H.S., 1-0 BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Colts Neck High School’s Rachel Ivanicki (l) and Freehold Township High School’s Nicole Koretsky try to gain control of the ball during a Shore Conference Tournament semifinal match that was played in Neptune on Oct. 26. The Patriots prevailed over the Cougars, 2-0,…

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