• Defense drove Rebels to 17 victories on ice

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer On the first day of practice for the 2010-11 season, Howell High School hockey coach Bill Daley and his assistant coaches sat down with the Rebels’ three captains to discuss what the team needed to do to be successful. “We talked about what we needed to work on, and it…

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    Jersey All Sports offers recreational adult (18 and over) sports programs throughout New Jersey: softball — modified pitch and slow pitch programs for men and women in the spring-summer and fall; flag football, basketball, kickball programs will be added in 2011. In Ocean County, an ISA slow pitch coed league plays its games at Patriots…

  • Young grapplers show improvement on mat

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Team Jackson Recreation Youth Wrestling, which won its sixth straight Jersey Shore Junior League team championship and had a win streak in league matches that reached 100, got some fine performances in the state championships, led by Junior Division second-place finishers Sebastian Rivera at 75 pounds and Matt Mc- Gowan at…

  • Grapplers ‘go for it’ at state wrestling tournament

    James Fox (top) of St. Peter’s Prep tries to keep the pressure on Jackson Memorial High School’s Dallas Winston during the 189-pound championship bout at the NJSIAA state tournament at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on March 6. Winston dropped a 7-0 decision to Fox and finished second in the state. Howell High School’s Mike…

  • Late-season troubles hurt playoff hopes

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent The 2010-11 Jackson Memorial High School hockey team appeared headed for an appearance in the postseason, but the Jaguars hit a roadblock at the qualifying deadline. The team needed to win two of three games to clinch its fifth berth in the NJSIAA state tournament in as many years. Instead, the…

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    Anthony Leuck, 18, has his New Jersey Devils jersey signed by New Jersey Devils alumni team member Grant Marshall during the third annual “Shooting for a Goal” hockey fundraiser between the Colts Neck Steeds and the Devils alumni. The game was played on March 13 at Howell Ice World, Howell, and raised funds for the…

  • Warriors claim first girls sectional crown

    BYWAYNEWITKOWSKI that in the first half. They [Haddon Township’s Correspondent New Egypt High School seniors Emily Bausher, HaleyAnderson and Morgan Knigge have been dreaming about this season since they were freshmen on the Warriors’ basketball team. It was a magical ride with a best-ever 20-9 record, the Burlington County Scholastic League Freedom Division title and…

  • WELCOME TO… Treasure of the Jersey Shore

    Atlantic Highlands & Highlands offer all of the charms of seaside towns BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Visitors don’t have to wait until summer to enjoy the many charms of Atlantic Highlands’ First Avenue. Nestled along the Sandy Hook Bay, Atlantic Highlands and Highlands are two small Jersey shore towns that have much to offer.…

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     Free friendly visits and/or telephone calls are provided to homebound residents of Ocean County who are alone and over the age of 60 by Community Services of Ocean County, Lakewood. Anyone who would like to receive company or volunteer to offer companionship to others can call Sally Herrmann, coordinator for the friendly visitor/telephone reassurance…

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