• Senior League squad advances to state

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Freehold Township Little League’s (FTLL) Senior League (ages 15-16) allstars will take a perfect record into the state championship tournament this week. Freehold Township breezed through its District 19 and Section 3 tournaments with a perfect 6-0 record. Manager Rob Nitti pointed out that his club has had the lead…

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    Open tryouts for New Jersey Youth Soccer’s 2015 Olympic Development Program (ODP) will be held on Aug. 2-3 and Aug. 9-10 at The College of New Jersey. The program, in cooperation with U.S. Youth Soccer, identifies a select pool of boy and girl elite players born between 1998 and 2002 in each age group from…

  • State tournament is next step for Marlboro’s all-star team

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Marlboro Little League’s 10-yearold all-star team is generating a lot to talk about. Last week, it chalked up another triumph for the league. Picking up where it left off after winning the District 19 title, Marlboro added the Section 3 championship to its summer résumé by defeating Clark, 18-6, in…

  • Marlboro Minor League all-stars capture District 19 pennant

    By TIM MORRIS Marlboro Little League’s Minor League (ages 7-8) all-star team didn’t have one misstep on its way to winning the District 19 championship. The team did not lose a game (4-0) and was dominant in all three phases of baseball — pitching, defense and hitting. Marlboro allowed just 13 runs in its four…

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    Two of the Freehold Regional High School District’s legendary high school runners — Colts Neck High School’s Craig Forys and Manalapan High School’s Robby Andrews — are leaving their mark on the European track and field circuit. Forys, who competes for the New York Athletic Club, ran his personal best in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in…

  • Freehold’s Big League falls in state championship finals

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer I t was only fitting that the Freehold Township Little League’s (FTLL) Big League (age 18) all-star team ended its season playing for the state championship. For many of the players on the team, it was their last hurrah with the FTLL. At the end, it was hard to tell…

  • Longest-serving Little League leader steps down in Freehold

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Rich Matteo The only thing that concerned Rich Matteo during his record tenure as the president of the Freehold Borough Little League was “serving the kids’ interest at all times.” Matteo, who served as the league’s president longer than anyone in its 63-year history at nine years, comes by his…

  • A football classic

    Howell High School’s Connor McGlynn, quarterback for Monmouth County, tries to throw the ball downfield before Jackson Memorial High School’s fast-closing Ken Bradley, an Ocean County defender, gets to him during the U.S. Army All-Shore Gridiron Football Classic played at Brick Township High School on July 17. Shore Conference bragging rights were on the line.…

  • Howell’s Jones captures 97th MGA Junior Championship

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Howell High School’s Dawson Jones holds up his award for winning the 97th Met Junior Open, the Mandeville Trophy. I n winning four tournaments during the recent high school golf season, Howell High School’s Dawson Jones became a better closer over final holes of a tournament. It made the difference…

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