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Freehold Clippers win in ABCCL baseball action
The Freehold Clippers exploded for a 9-1 victory over the Jackson Langan Baseball Falcons. The Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League (ABCCL) game was played at Dieter Johnson Memorial Field in Matawan on June 8. In the top of the third inning the Clippers sent eight batters to the plate and scored three runs on four…
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Bluefish there for the taking
FISH ON RON NUZZOLO Another explosive week in the 2010 fishing season as striped bass remain strong. Anglers live-lined bass on bunker in the early morning hours and late afternoons with fish still coming in at the 30- to 40-pound mark. Big fish are still here, from Shark River Inlet, Shrewsbury Rocks and all the…
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Lancers’ ‘special season’ brings state crown
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Kim Lombardi felt so strongly about her St. John Vianney High School softball team this spring that she deemed anything but a state title a failure. “I had a feeling we would have a special season,” the coach said. Lombardi certainly knew her Lancers well because the 2010 season was…
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BCC’s Menna and Archer tabbed as All-Americans
Brookdale Community College sophomores J.C. Menna (Tinton Falls/Red Bank Catholic High School) and Andrew Archer (Freehold/St. John Vianney High School) have been named to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-American Baseball Team. Menna, the Jersey Blues’ ace righty, was named to the NJCAA First Team. Archer, a right fielder, earned a spot on…
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Marlboro baseball team made strides during 2010
BY ANDREW CONSTANT Correspondent In James Ferraro’s second season at the helm of the Marlboro High School baseball team, the Mustangs posted an 11-11 record and made a lot of improvements that impressed their coach. “We went .500 this season and that’s certainly an improvement from last season for us,” Ferraro said. “We play in…
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sport shorts •••
The Freehold Area Running Club’s 28th annual Summer 5K Race Series will begin June 23 at Battlefield State Park, Route 33, Manalapan. The 5K will start at 6:45 p.m.; registration will begin at 5:45 p.m. There is an accompanying Kids’ Summer Nights Running Series at 6 p.m. (registration starts at 5:30 p.m.). The series will…
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Andrews, Higginson gain All-American track honors
BY TIM MORRIS Robby Andrews and Ashley Higginson earned All-American honors at the NCAA Division I Track and Field Championships held June 9-12 at the University of Oregon in Eugene. Andrews, a Manalapan High School graduate who is a freshman at the University of Virginia, placed second in the men’s 800- meter run. Higginson, a…
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Cuneo drafted by Cubs; embarks on pro career
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer From the moment Ryan Cuneo began sending majestic fly balls into the woods at the Tinton Falls Little League Complex during a run to the Little League Senior League World Series, he seemed destined for big things in baseball. Ryan Cuneo, a resident of Freehold Township, recently concluded his collegiate…
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Foundation gearing up to support local schools
BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent The Foundation for Manalapan-Englishtown Regional Schools was recently formed to help raise funds for the K-8 school district that serves children from Manalapan and Englishtown. Patricia Berger, who moved to Manalapan several years ago, spearheaded the formation of the foundation. “I was at a meeting where the superintendent of schools spoke…
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