• Howell hockey team wins Bridgewater Tournament

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The Howell High School ice hockey team was victorious in the Bridgewater Holiday Tournament, defeating Hillsborough High School, 5-0, in the finals on Dec. 30 to claim the championship. This was the Rebels’ fifth appearance in the tournament. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR I n four previous trips to the Bridgewater…

  • How to get your sports news in the paper

    If you would like your sports news published, please submit a press release at least two weeks in advance of an event such as team registration or tryouts. Results of youth games and tournaments may also be submitted, as well as collegiate news about former high school athletes. Give complete information, such as dates, full…

  • Marlboro gets confidence boost with Cougar Holiday Classic win

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The Marlboro High School girls basketball team heads into 2014 with both momentum and confidence. The Mustangs have the momentum from being 3-0, and the confidence was gained from winning the Cougar Holiday Classic at Cranford High School. The Mustangs beat Cranford in the finals, 49-27, on Dec. 28. Haley…

  • District teams to contend in A North basketball

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer COLTS NECK W ith division contests now the focus of the boys basketball season moving into the new year, it would appear that the Shore Conference A North Division is wide open. That means that Freehold Regional High School District teams are in play. Lou Piccola’s Colts Neck High School…

  • Age is served at Freehold Raceway, as two 80-year-olds pick up a win

    Ageless James Porter (center) drove Buenos Aires Lady (1) to victory in a photo finish with Mass Matazz, driven by Chris Scicluna, at Freehold Raceway on Jan. 2. Porter, who turned 80 last November, scored his first win since 2011. He has driven more than 2,100 winners throughout his career. HELENE GREGORY WORLD WIDE RACING…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Former Colts Neck High School greats Ashley Higginson and Craig Forys, who went on to shine in college as well, were nationally ranked in 2013 by Track & Field News. Higginson, who starred at Princeton University, runs professionally for the New Jersey-New York Track Club and Saucony. She enjoyed her finest season, making her first…

  • District track and field athletes show good form at Merli meet

    Howell High School’s Ian Kirk, shown here at the Monmouth County Relays, where he scored the best high jump (6-4), also produced the top mark of 6-6 at the Merli Invitational on Dec. 28 at the John Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex in Toms River. SCOTT FRIEDMAN Fresh off their first cross-country campaigns, Freehold Township High…

  • Gallery features ‘Photography as an Element’

    “Trust” by Gary Dates Each year, the Art Alliance of Monmouth County invites an artist or group of artists to curate its first show of the year in its gallery at 33 Monmouth St., Red Bank. The annual invitational exhibit for 2014 is “Photography as an Element,” curated by Robert and Elisabeth McKay of McKay…

  • Jersey Shore Home Show returns this weekend

    When homeowners get the urge to spruce up the house, the first things they tend to look for are inspiration and expert help. Visitors to a home show receive up-to-the-minute ideas and help from top professionals. The 24th annual Jersey Shore Home Show will take place Jan. 10-12 on the Lincroft campus of Brookdale Community…

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