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10U team wins baseball title
The Manalapan Braves Red, a 10-andunder travel baseball team, captured the Marlboro Memorial Day Tournament B Division title by defeating Marlboro Blue, 7-6, on a game-winning hit in the bottom of the sixth inning. The Braves, who earned a playoff berth by winning all three of their tournament games by a combined score of 38-7,…
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People you know really do catch foul balls at major league baseball games. Kyle Checkett, 8, from Freehold, flashes a smile after catching a foul ball during a May 30 game between the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, N.Y. Kyle’s mom, Jane, said her son caught the…
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Andrews to lead locals at NCAA track meet
Manalapan graduate will pursue 800-meter crown at University of Oregon BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The first time Robby Andrews saw Hayward Field, he was a wide-eyed rising senior at Manalapan High School. He was in Oregon with his father, Rob Andrews, to watch the 2008 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials. Andrews will return…
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Howell softball enjoyed record-setting season
Rebels won 18 games during 2010 campaign BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer With a school record for wins (18) and victories in all three postseason tournaments in which it participated, the Howell High School girls softball team enjoyed its finest season. “It’s been a very nice season,” said coach Laura Savage, whose team’s 2010 season…
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Braves end season with county championship
Manalapan tops Wall to win Monmouth title BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The Manalapan High School baseball team’s 2010 season came down to one game: Win the Monmouth County Tournament championship game on May 29 or end the program’s finest baseball season on a sour note. With that in mind the Braves summoned the will…
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Mezzasalma & FTHS 4×800 win state titles
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer James Faith did not want to give up the lead he had been handed by his Freehold Township High School 4×800- meter relay team. Freehold Township High School’s Rich Fedak (996) and Christian Brothers Academy’s Dan Bailey (881) race for position early in the 4×800-meter relay at the NJSIAA Meet…
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on campus •••
The University of Wisconsin, Madison, has named the following local students to the dean’s list for the spring semester: Sydney Blair Roth of Colts Neck; Alyson Isadora Maugeri of Freehold; Melissa Emily Bachman and Jonathan Ryan Nagel of Manalapan; and Lindsay Elyse Ginsberg and Courtney Starr Sohn of the Morganville section of Marlboro. Misericordia University,…
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Mary W. Coles
Mary W. Coles, 101, of Manalapan, died June 3, 2010, at The Chelsea at Manalapan. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., she lived there for 89 years before moving to Old Bridge and then to Manalapan. She was predeceased by her husband, Raymond, in 1971; and a son-in-law, Anthony. She is survived by a son and…
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Timothy “Tim” Griffin
Mr. Griffin, 60, of Point Pleasant, died May 31, 2010, at Ocean Medical Center at Brick after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Huntington, W.Va., and was raised and had lived in Farmingdale prior to settling to Point Pleasant. He worked for Garden State Precast, Wall Township. Mr. Griffin was predeceased by…
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