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    The NJ Marlins baseball organization will hold tryouts for players ages 9-18 from 10 a.m. to noon on Nov. 6, 13 and 20 at the Manalapan Recreation Center, 120 Route 522, Manalapan; and on Dec. 4, 11 and 17 at the Sports Zone, 4 Farrington Blvd., Monroe. Prospects should go to www.njmarlins.com and fill out…

  • Hawks’ field hockey remains perfect in NEC play

    Junior Michelle Pieczynski’s (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks West) goal in the 20th minute was enough for the Monmouth University field hockey team to defeat Sacred Heart, 1-0, in Northeast Conference play, Sunday afternoon at So Sweet A Cat Field. The Hawks, who out-shot the Pioneers 24-1 in the contest, won their sixth-straight to improve to 12-4…

  • Lancers carrying momentum into SCT soccer tournament

    Girls captured A Central title BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent St. John Vianney The Shore Conference Tournament is set to kick off this week, and the St. John Vianney High School girls soccer team is bringing some momentum into the postseason. The Lancers snapped Middletown South’s six-game winning streak on Monday night, posting a 1-0 victory…

  • Shore AC team wins Masters 5K championship

    The Shore Athletic Club team of Ralph Garfield (Manalapan), David Gross (Marlboro) and Richard Hill (Middletown) won the USATF Masters 5K Championships 70- and-over team championship. The road racing championships were held in Syracuse, N.Y., on Oct. 2. The runners raced over an out-and-back-shaped course. Gross, running in the 70-74 Division, finished fifth (24:49) in…

  • Holmdel field hockey team focused on tournaments

    SCT under way this week BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Holmdel Holmdel High School’s field hockey team, coming into this week with a 10-2 record, had a familiar opponent in the opening round of the Shore Conference Tournament on Oct. 18: St. John Vianney . A year ago, St. John was seeded No. 5 and Holmdel…

  • RBC focused on winning state title, return to TOC

    Tennis team tops Holmdel to win SCT BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent The Red Bank Catholic High School girls tennis team continues to roll along. Coach Lyn DiGioia’s team is 17-0 on the year and is coming off a convincing 5-0 victory over Bishop Eustace in the NJSIAA Non-Public South A final played on Oct. 17. It…

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    Holmdel High School’s Alicia Lai hits a running forehand. Lai and her Hornet teammates captured the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II state sectional title. Holmdel High School’s Caitlin Yip, shown here hitting a forehand, and her teammates captured the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II championship on Oct. 17. The Hornets bested Governor Livingston High School,…

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    Derrick Wiley (l) bops his buddy Liam Gallagher with an inflatable hammer during Matawan Day held along Main Street on Oct. 15 FRANK GALIPO

  • NOTES

    Candidates for the 13th district’s State Assembly will participate in a town hall meeting to be moderated by The League of Women Voters 7 p.m. Oct. 30 at Temple Shalom, 5 Ayrmont Lane, Aberdeen. The district includesAberdeen, Hazlet, Holmdel, Keansburg, Keyport, Matawan, Middletown, Old Bridge and Union Beach. Open to the public. Attendees are invited…

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