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Ranney sailors book trip to Mallory National Championship
By Matthew Rocco Ranney School’s sailing team is headed to the Mallory National Championship, placing the Panthers among the 20 best high school sailing programs in the country. The Tinton Falls school will compete in the nationals May 12-14 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Ranney already has a title to its…
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Scoring, conditioning has Bulldogs racking up lacrosse wins
By Warren Rappleyea Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School’s boys’ lacrosse team has won 10 straight matches, and the Bulldogs’ high tempo of play is making life difficult for its opponents. Since dropping a 16-5 decision to Florida-based national power IMG Academy, Rumson-Fair Haven has been nothing short of dominant. The toughest match came against Kinnelon…
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Warriors seeking outright boys’ lacrosse league championship
By Wayne Witkowski New Egypt High School’s boys’ lacrosse team, which is off to a blistering 8-1 start behind scoring dynamo Kyle Prouty, can take a big step this week toward the Burlington County Scholastic League championship that it shared in a three-way tie a year ago. The Warriors, who lead the league at 6-1,…
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Rutkowski leading Barrons on the mound and at the plate
By Jeff Appelblatt Woodbridge High School’s baseball team has nearly made it all the way through the first month of the season sizzling. It hasn’t been all because of upcoming Rutgers University pitcher Harry Rutkowski. The Woodbridge ace has also been arguably the team’s best hitter. After throwing a few scoreless innings in the 15-inning…
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Smith imparts winning attitude on Edison tennis teams
By Jimmy Allinder Edison Some measure a team’s success by its win-loss record. Wes Smith, who coaches boys’ and girls’ tennis at Edison High School, encourages his players to become winners in other ways. Smith has coached the girls since 1995 and the boys since 2000. Both teams have never won a Greater Middlesex Conference…
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Colonials quickly move past roller-coaster game vs. Braves
By Jeff Appelblatt Freehold High School baseball coach Jon Block had his feelings shoot up and down tremendously in the recent game at Manalapan High School. One of his team’s top pitchers, Dan Chiusano, gave the Braves seven runs in the first two innings. The Colonials had Chiusano’s back, though. The team scored five runs…
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Braves’ softball team starting to find win column
By Jeff Appelblatt Time could heal most any slump in sports. Catch a groove, and a few losses could be balanced out with some wins. That’s what Manalapan High School softball coach Christian Erbig hoped for after his team’s first win. The girls opened the season with four losses, but they managed to do most…
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Cougars holding onto unbeaten boys’ volleyball record
By Jeff Appelblatt If exhaustion kicked in from playing each day, the perfect record of the boys’ volleyball team from Colts Neck High School could have been in jeopardy by the time it played its fourth match in four days. The team wasn’t used to daily competition, but when the Cougars took the court at…
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Manalapan strings together win streak with success at plate
By Jeff Appelblatt Manalapan High School had been winning its games with its bats. Freehold High School had been winning with pitching. When it came down to the finish line, it seemed like the Colonials may have beaten the Braves with their own game. However, no deficit is too great for Manalapan. Trailing, 9-7, at…
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